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DMCakhunter:
Primarily candles and / or goal zero lighthouse lanterns. We do have a few kerosene wick lamps as well but don't use them outside of winter. We also have a number of Ryobi 18volt power tools and have a number of hand lights, lantern and power supply that use the same batteries.

JohnyMac:
All good stuff folks.  :thumbsUp:

Jackalope:
    We have backups to the backups.  Primary would be led lighting running off of our solar system or led lights running off rechargeable batteries.  We have kerosene lamps, and finally candle lamps.  We went with Dewalt tools, and have the 12vdc battery chargers which can run off our solar system, plus we have lights and inverters which can run directly off of the Dewalt batteries.

Sir John Honeybucket:
and remember, your car or truck is an alternate energy system, even if not drivable.  A solar panel on the battery ( think charge controller) makes it a heavy, but useful source of high Amperage 12 vdc, useful for radios, invertors for 110 VAC &etc. for using 'normal' chargers and more.  We have a 'golf cart' with a huge battery bank that I might just add a 4x 12volt solar 'roof' to , to make a mobile solar power system.  48vdc invertors can REALLY crank out a lot of power.

dr Si John Honeybucket

Felix:
Hope this is correct section forum for question regarding "headlamps".

Please, thoughts on rechargeable versus battery handlamps, how many lumens needed/desirable.

Am still at load inventorying-decision making for solar system sizing- hope to have sufficient A/C to run critical items by this time next year (God willing that so much time can even be allotted).
Currently have a mix of battery and rechargeable items (mostly dog training and hand-held flashlights)
Also, brands of rechargeable  batteries to buy or avoid?
Thanks!

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