⚡ Blackout and power kit
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Household · blackouts lasting hours to days · Rough budget: 430–620 €
Light, power and a safe way to cook when the grid goes down.
Open the kit in the app (works offline)What to buy
- EcoFlow River 2, 256 Wh power station × 1LiFePO4 battery (thousands of cycles) for the router, lights and phones for days.
- BigBlue, 28 W folding solar panel × 1Charges phones and power banks over USB in good sun.
- Lepro, rechargeable LED lantern × 1Lights a whole room with no fire risk, unlike candles.
- Lepro, 2 rechargeable headlamps × 1 packTwo headlamps for the price of one, with more than 20,000 reviews.
- Solar and hand-crank emergency radio × 1FM/AM with no batteries: it charges from the sun or by hand, and doubles as a flashlight and charger.
- Anker, 20,000 mAh 87 W power bank × 1Enough for several days of phone use, and it can charge a laptop.
- Duracell Plus AA, 12 batteries × 1 packLong-life alkalines for storage; the most common size.
- Campingaz Bleuet 206 Plus, camping stove × 1The most widespread camping stove: canisters in any hardware store. Only use it outdoors or with the window open.
- Campingaz C206, 3 gas canisters × 1 packSpares for several days of cooking and boiling water.
- X-Sense, carbon monoxide detector × 1Essential if you use a camping stove, heater or generator.
- Newaner, rechargeable arc lighter × 1No gas or flame: the wind doesn't affect it.
From the supermarket or at home
- Food you can eat without cooking for the first day
- A notebook with the important phone numbers
What to do: "Blackout" guide →
The budget is our own estimate in euros, based on typical prices. Products reviewed on November 15, 2026.