I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a hand-crank emergency radio? I'd like to have something that works well & isn't extremely expensive. Also it seems like there's a difference between brands in the length of time you have to crank & the amount of time that the radio will play. If anyone has a hand-crank radio that they like, I'd appreciate hearing about it. Thanks!
Cindy T
Bill Adams said
04:49 PM Mar 12, 2011
Unless we have a massive nuclear attack I think a spare set of batteries would be your best choice for an emergency radio. Of course, if we really do have that massive attack I doubt there will be anything to listen to on the radio!
Sorry, off topic. I'm just saying.....
Racerguy said
08:05 PM Mar 12, 2011
Bill makes a good point,batteries and a standard emergency radio will be much easier to find.
rjenkins said
08:41 PM Mar 12, 2011
agree with the two posts above. with todays technology you have so many backups and as mentioned, spare batteries go a long way. another option is smartphone with data plan where you can access radio stations across the country, as long as cell towers are up and running after a disaster.
RVRon said
07:32 AM Mar 13, 2011
The survivalist mentality is that the world is coming to an end and we have to be prepared to live in caves. In the real world you'd still be in your RV and have battery power or generator to listen to your onboard radio. We live in the hurricane zone and I've often thought of our RV as the ultimate survival equipment. We can just drive away from disaster!
Cindy T said
07:59 AM Mar 13, 2011
I don't think I mentioned anything about the world coming to an end or living in caves, which I wasn't thinking about at all. We boondock all the time in a small trailer so I'm conscious about conserving energy. I did a little more looking around & found that the "survivalists" over at the Red Cross have come up with some battery/solar/crank radios that look interesting. If anyone else is interested, here's the link http://www.redcrossstore.org/shopper/prodlist.aspx?LocationId=111
RVRon said
08:57 AM Mar 13, 2011
Cindy T wrote:
I don't think I mentioned anything about the world coming to an end or living in caves, which I wasn't thinking about at all. We boondock all the time in a small trailer so I'm conscious about conserving energy.
Actually not a bad idea for boondocking and energy conservation. Sorry I took your post to in incorrect apocalyptic end, Cindy!
Cindy T said
09:27 AM Mar 13, 2011
No problem, Ron. Perhaps my subject line of "emergency radio" is the issue. That's how's I've heard people refer to this type of radio. I think it would be fine to have in an emergency, but I was really thinking about boondocking. I've been known to go camping & forget batteries so I thought that a radio that didn't need batteries would be a good idea. I didn't even know there was such a thing as a solar powered radio until I looked at the Red Cross website. I think that's even a better idea. The radio could be sitting outside charging while I'm off hiking, then it's all ready to listen to when I get back. Sounds pretty handy to me.
53 Merc said
04:38 PM Mar 13, 2011
Doggone it, where is that "tongue in cheek "smilie? Can't find it. Anyway, if the hand crank radio were needed for an apocalyptic end of the world, we wouldn't need a radio, all trhe radio stations would be off air.
Understand the desire for an alternative source while boondooking. Every time I need batteries for something, I am fresh out. DRAT!!!
RVRon said
07:13 PM Mar 13, 2011
53 Merc wrote:
Doggone it, where is that "tongue in cheek "smilie? Can't find it. Anyway, if the hand crank radio were needed for an apocalyptic end of the world, we wouldn't need a radio, all trhe radio stations would be off air.
Ken, the smiley is the "redface" one on the More Emoticons page.
Good point about not needing radio at the end of the world. We just watched 2012 the other night and no radio transmissions world wide meant the end of civilization as we know it.
We have had great service for several years from a solar powered flashlight. We just leave it near a window and it's always ready. Guess a radio would do just as well.
53 Merc said
09:04 PM Mar 13, 2011
I thought the redface was for embarrassed. Oh well, live and learn.
Cindy T
Unless we have a massive nuclear attack I think a spare set of batteries would be your best choice for an emergency radio. Of course, if we really do have that massive attack I doubt there will be anything to listen to on the radio!
I didn't even know there was such a thing as a solar powered radio until I looked at the Red Cross website. I think that's even a better idea. The radio could be sitting outside charging while I'm off hiking, then it's all ready to listen to when I get back. Sounds pretty handy to me.
Good point about not needing radio at the end of the world. We just watched 2012 the other night and no radio transmissions world wide meant the end of civilization as we know it.
We have had great service for several years from a solar powered flashlight. We just leave it near a window and it's always ready. Guess a radio would do just as well.