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Candles should be your last choice for lighting during a power outage. Headlamps are brighter, hands fee, and won't sent things on fire.

The War Means Blackouts in Cuba, not the U.S.

Don't get caught in the dark like the Cubans. Learn a layered prepping approach to surviving long-term power outages.
Some people are so wedded to GPS, they can't read a map.

The SOS Economy: Cellular Outages and the Coming Grid Failure

Verizon’s outage was a warning. As a polar vortex nears, learn why you need manual backups in case the grid goes down.
Monday's power outage in Spain and Portugal also knocked out internet and cell phone communication.

Prepper Lessons from the Spanish Grid Failure

Monday's power outage in Spain and Portugal was the biggest grid-down even in the modern cell phone and digital communications era.
After a mass power outage in the Iberian Peninsula, some locals found themselves so unprepared they had to go out and buy candles.

Multi-Country Power Outage Causes Mayhem in Europe

Most of Spain and Portugal, plus parts of France, experienced a total blackout midday Monday. The Internet and phones were also knocked offline.