To Do before SHTF: 1) Get adjsutable DC-DC Boost Regulator 2) Get adjustable DC-DC Buck Regulator 3) Get (not affiliated) Fluke 87V MAX DMM. 4) Get (not affiliated) Chargeit! Mini 75W Dual Port USB-A & USB-C PD Charger w/ PPS & QC4.0 Support 5) Profit
In. Just. Ice... just a quick question ⁉️ don't batteries produce electricity⁉️ 😮 so you never showed us how to charge a phone without electricity 😔 just like going to a website called hot23yearolds but has nothing but dirty old men 😅
Yes, would like to see a series of small DIY projects that one could do around the house. small power charging hacks like this one, s mall light, water filtration, small cooked meals or similar small hacks to do around the house.
Great idea! Also very small, simple solar with just one of those 100 watt 'systems' like Northern Tool & Harbor Freight sell, & what you might be able to do off that small a set up with a basic battery!
if you use electrical tape (probably more common than the office tape) stretch it out a little before you use it, and when it starts shrinking back, it will pull the construction together so won't be so loose.
@@Swearengen1980depends on where your work imo. If it’s a blue collar trade then yes it’ll be common, but if it’s a office type job then yea it won’t be common. But overall I think regular tape is more common vs electrical tape
@@midwestprepper4345 Didn't say anything about a job. Are you building a bugout bag or supplying your survival kits with products you steal from work or buy for home? In the home, you're far more likely to find scotch tape. Most people don't do their own home repairs, electrical work, or even live in a house. Factor in all the condo and apartment dwellers who have no use for electrical tape and it's not even close.
@@Swearengen1980 lol no I don’t steal from my work🤣that’d be a felony. As for my survival bags and bugout bags it’s a mix of stuff I’ve bought and extra miscellaneous items leftover from my time in the army so I put it in my bobs. the reason I brought up jobs was because of where’d you be more likely to find certain supplies like scotch tape or electrical tape in certain workplaces should anyone ever have to search a building for supplies during shtf. I have a question for you what do you think would be the first thing to go in terms of amenities like electricity, water, hvac?
Cool idea! Is this something I'd want to use on a regular basis, nope. But in a pinch, if you're needing the dead phone for an emergency, it's certainly worth the effort.
So valuable. It's as if you read my comment and actually decided to go hands on. Chris please continue to think about other important hacks and DIY tips we can use. I pay attention to a lot of info on prepping and not once have I seen this idea. Please keep posting these types of videos.
Love this - we can't carry everything around with us everywhere all of the time. That's the sort of thing a person can cobble together if caught unawares. Please, more!
Awesome idea!! Would definitely love more hacks like this one. Maybe solar ovens, how to store food, how to easily filter water...thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! Blessings 😊
My range has a battery ignition so it works with electric out....and if you have space...a BBQ grill works without power....They even sell some 'disposable' charcoal grills you can take to any open space and grill.
I think a better version of this would be to sacrifice some old device that takes a 9v battery. One that has a dedicated 9v coupling that snaps onto the battery. Then you would only have to improvise the attachment on one end, the one that leads to the car charger. You would just connect the two leads coming off the coupling to the car charger. Or better yet solder the leads to make this reusable.
What perfect timing!! I am pet sitting just outside the city and the power is out this mirnjng. I had to come back into the city to charge my phone!! This is so handy to know, as I pet sit in the country a lot!! Thank you!.
The thin metal wire in a bread tie can be used. Loop it around the battery terminal then onto the car charger ground (that's the side piece). Then with a strip of tape ready, make the positive connection and tape the battery and charged down to a table. You can also take apart many kids toys that already have a 2 wire 9v battery connection, snip the wires long and wind them up onto the car charger and you won't need tape. You can also use aluminum foil for the connections. With enough AA batteries, you can link them together and start a car too. You can use AAA batteries in things that "Require AA" by filling in the connection gap with aluminum foil. If you have a little battery left in your phone and the service is DEAD like the GRID... you can still call 911. Phones that aren't too old will send the call out on a radio signal iven if you have no active service provider or sim card in the phone.
Great little hack. During the energy crisis here in Europe last winter I was reminding people that they can charge their phones from the USB in their car. Most people don’t have an extra USB cable and don’t know they can disconnect one from the wall plug. Blackouts in Central Europe were avoided due to a warm winter, we’ll see what this winter brings. Regardless, cell towers will go down soon after a blackout, most don’t have backup power.
I have an emergency solar radio with USB and a hardwire adapter with USB to clamp to any DC battery just in case but the 9v is a good hack, there's a few good ways with the will to survive 👍
Yes, small, easy DIY would be great. It will help me build skills and more importantly my confidence. Thank you so much. I just got a solar cell charger, but love the DIY presented.
You can use a large "cooks matches" matchbox tray as a frame/bracket to hold the car charger and battery together; they are almost the perfect size....
Great video. If I may, I would suggest making this a bit more robust by soldering a wire to the car charger contacts rather than a pen's spring. That way you'd have the base on hand in an emergency rather than trying to gather all this from scattered locations. In addition, I'd suggest using electrical tape or strips of duct table to hold things together temporarily. These are much stickier. Of course you could put all the components in a bag as a kit, too. Keep up the good work!
I’ve done this before but instead of tape I used little pieces of chewing gum. It definitely won’t be mobile but it works. You can also wire in a 9v battery plug to make it a permanent thing and it also makes it easy to swap out the batteries. I made one and have it in my bug out bag.
I love this idea, Kris. Please post more of these! BTW a short length of wire or metallic rod would conduct much better than a hair-thin, wound steel spring.
Wow, this is some good stuff. I just went and bought three solar powered phone chargers. It sounds kind of difficult because I am blind so that this is something I downloaded just in case one of my kids or grandkids need to know this. I am going to test out my chargers today. I probably should’ve just bought one instead of three but oh well, it was on sale .
Very interesting concept - making do with little available items .... I am planning to follow Kris with a hydroponic garden only mine will be next to the patio door inside the house when that video series becomes available. He is right believing growing a garden is going to become more difficult.
Good video Kris "you MacGyver you". Can use any wire, paperclip, bobby pin "scrape off coating", etc. helps if you can clip the wire into the open cuts on the negative side terminal squeezing it together to help hold in place. The key is to think outside the box, people would be surprised what is possible with a little creative ingenuity. I like more of these videos please. Stay Safe & Good Luck
I love videos like this that are easy and approachable. I've been contemplating a solar generator I really have no idea on how to hook it up to appliances in my house. How about a short video on that?
Love the MacGyver mindset… 👍🏻but 9 volts are expensive for just a 1/4 charge… I prefer a small solar kit and battery packs; very common and more affordable.
With prepping, most of us start small and then level up. I keep my old stuff as backups or as portable options. So for example, even though I have a 6,500 watt tri fuel generator and and Ecoflow Delta with solar panels, but I started out with a 15 watt foldable solar panel and then got a 100 watt foldable solar panel. My 15 watt panel is in my bug out bag and I could even drag around my 100 watt one if need be. I have a 30,000mah battery I could charge during the day and use at night. So cool hack no doubt, but I already have a small device charge option.
YES... Now THIS is just the sorta thing that alot of people should know an need an be trained to do. Its the lil advantages such hacks an means to learn them that make huge an dramatic differences when something is sorely needed
To those saying just use duct tape, this is a tutorial on making a makeshift charger and most people have an old charger laying around and more people will have scotch tape than duct tape.
Thanks for the tip. I purchased for less than 20 dollars a 30 watt solar panel with a 5v USB charger on the back. It doesn't charge quick but it does work. Also, most of your 24v tool batteries have an adapter for USB charging.
Hi, thanks for showing us this hack. It’s always better to have a few tricks up your sleeve in a pinch. Please continue doing these type videos. Have a good one.
Good Info! A bit more info for reference... The standard 9V battery has a capacity of 400 mAh of power when full. My phone battery has a 5000 mAh capacity. If the charge was 100% efficient, it would take (13) 9V batteries to fully charge my phone.
This is 100% transportable.... used to use this set up to charge my phone on wildfires when I was gone 14 days at a time.... wont get it to 100% battery but it works better than not having anything
Interesting approach. I have taken apart these car chargers, and wired the 12 volt input to a 9 Volt battery clip. Requires the wires to be soldered. I wire a mini toggle switch in series. The battery then runs the charger unit via the switch. I found all of this inside of a small plastic case. I make a cutout on the case to access the USB charging ports on the circuit board of the charger. I also make a hole to mount the mini toggle switch. I can open the box to change the battery. As like mentioned, the 9 Volt battery will not fully charge the phone, but will allow for some emergency calls. You can get a battery holder that can load 8 AA or 8 AAA batteries and wire it up to the charger circuit board to have 12 Volts at a few Amps. This will charge and run the phone.
That’s some McGuyver stuff right there!! Cool video. I guess it could help in a pinch but finding tape, 9 vault batteries and a pen (especially the pen) is always a challenge individually let alone together. You’d have to buy these things and store them for this specific case
Brilliant. I mean I have many USB powerbanks (including a solar one), but as a musician most of my instruments have 9Vs in them so I have a lot of them at various states of charge. I use 600mAh lithium rechargeable 9Vs. Of course, I could also go into any convenience or drug store to get these supplies to charge my phone if I'm stuck somewhere and then MacGuyver my way to victory lol I would stretch/uncoil the spring to make taping it to the contact easier, and then wrap tape around the back side of the car charger and battery to keep it more secure for charging. Thanks for sharing!
Electric alligators are a good solution to this and many connections such as flashlights, batteries, telephones, etc. They're a good idea to have in your toolbox, and they're cheap, too.
Yeah it works in an emergency if that is all you have but power banks are not too expensive & can charge your phone many times over so are worth including in your prepping kit.
interesting way to fabri cobble.....the important take away should be the mindset needed to fabricate a solution from what you have available. as i watched i thought of at least three options for what to use, paper clip, duct tape and tin foil......good video demonstrating a mental exercise. More of these would be great. I call this skill building, a very good thing.....
This is a good video, I enjoyed it. I will also suggest, as someone else did, using electrical tape. Since it will stretch you can use it to put pressure to keep the "wire" in place, etc.
And that is why I got long distance two-way communication handhelds and got one to each of my family members. They have a 5 mi radius that I have checked out and it can go that far and it was not all that expensive. A package of four of them was like 65 bucks
An easier way is to keep a power brick stored away that is fully charged. These bricks are so cheap now a days, it doesn't make sense not to have one set aside. I have a number of them that have been upgraded over time and they are all still usable just doesn't have as much power. A 6000 maH brick will recharge most phones to full charge one time or maybe more.
Episode idea: i once saw a guy on TH-cam make a solar panel out of a bunch of a certain type of CDs (perhaps DVDs?) and some aluminum foil and then mount it all on a picture frame, so that it could angled at the sun. The premise was the CDs could convert some of the sunlight into an electrical charge and with the aluminum you had a positive and negative terminal and circuit. If i recall the CDs had to have a certain level of reflective surface and a silicon content of certain amount, so it won't work with just any normal kind but the idea you can DIY a solar panel seems like info our community would like to know. That's if you haven't already done it lol, hopefully you know what i mean, if it interests you. Whilst the conversion rate isn't as high as a real solar panel, once it's set up it's renewable, perfect for off-grid scenarios and if i recall correctly there is technically no limit as you can just keep adding more discs as and when you find them. It probably wrecks the discs in terms of memory storage but in an emergency it might be possible to turn your old CD/DVD collection into a Solar Panel.
kris this was awesome for while I always love your news videos and reporting. I think that this is also something else that could really help us out in meeting basic needs such as charging our devices, cooking food on the road, purifing water in the wild, showing us sweet deals you've found on affordable prepping supply's, and other valuable small projects that may think of. Though really kris you always do a good job and make me feel like each prep i do helps me prepare just a little more for whatever is heading our way. great job man and stay safe out there.
DUCT TAPE :-) Great video, thanks, batteries will be GOLD in the very near future! Make sure you backup all your prep .pdf and other survival files on your laptop and when you are reading "how to build a log cabin", this battery trick will help to keep you reading that manual 🙂
Would love this type of series, i will try it with electric tape though, think it would hold better but not stick too much like duct tape would. Love it though! Thank you!
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That is electricity. Your title is wrong. You should have said, "grid down."
In. Just. Ice... just a quick question ⁉️ don't batteries produce electricity⁉️ 😮 so you never showed us how to charge a phone without electricity 😔 just like going to a website called hot23yearolds but has nothing but dirty old men 😅
Yes, please, continue with more in this series. THANK YOU!
I agree!!
Love this!
Yes, would like to see a series of small DIY projects that one could do around the house. small power charging hacks like this one, s mall light, water filtration, small cooked meals or similar small hacks to do around the house.
Agree 💯. 👍🏻
Agree
Great idea! Also very small, simple solar with just one of those 100 watt 'systems' like Northern Tool & Harbor Freight sell, & what you might be able to do off that small a set up with a basic battery!
There's plenty that show you how to create your own grid in the earth.
This channel showed up on my feed right in the middle of dealing with a Florida hurricane. I so appreciate it. I'm forwarding to my whole family.
Great hack! Everybody has a junk drawer full of these odds and ends! Thanks so much and please continue this series!!
if you use electrical tape (probably more common than the office tape) stretch it out a little before you use it, and when it starts shrinking back, it will pull the construction together so won't be so loose.
I agree.
I'd completely disagree that electrical tape is more common than office tape. Not even close.
@@Swearengen1980depends on where your work imo. If it’s a blue collar trade then yes it’ll be common, but if it’s a office type job then yea it won’t be common. But overall I think regular tape is more common vs electrical tape
@@midwestprepper4345 Didn't say anything about a job. Are you building a bugout bag or supplying your survival kits with products you steal from work or buy for home? In the home, you're far more likely to find scotch tape. Most people don't do their own home repairs, electrical work, or even live in a house. Factor in all the condo and apartment dwellers who have no use for electrical tape and it's not even close.
@@Swearengen1980 lol no I don’t steal from my work🤣that’d be a felony. As for my survival bags and bugout bags it’s a mix of stuff I’ve bought and extra miscellaneous items leftover from my time in the army so I put it in my bobs. the reason I brought up jobs was because of where’d you be more likely to find certain supplies like scotch tape or electrical tape in certain workplaces should anyone ever have to search a building for supplies during shtf.
I have a question for you what do you think would be the first thing to go in terms of amenities like electricity, water, hvac?
Hey Kris! I love the McGyver hacks! Please keep them coming!!! Thank you!!!
Cool idea! Is this something I'd want to use on a regular basis, nope. But in a pinch, if you're needing the dead phone for an emergency, it's certainly worth the effort.
So valuable. It's as if you read my comment and actually decided to go hands on. Chris please continue to think about other important hacks and DIY tips we can use. I pay attention to a lot of info on prepping and not once have I seen this idea. Please keep posting these types of videos.
Hurricane Helene has ruined our power here and I'm glad I found this! Thank you!!
Love this - we can't carry everything around with us everywhere all of the time. That's the sort of thing a person can cobble together if caught unawares. Please, more!
I did a video a few years ago, and instead of an ink pen, you can use a key from your keychain! Use what you have .😊
Awesome idea!! Would definitely love more hacks like this one. Maybe solar ovens, how to store food, how to easily filter water...thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! Blessings 😊
My range has a battery ignition so it works with electric out....and if you have space...a BBQ grill works without power....They even sell some 'disposable' charcoal grills you can take to any open space and grill.
I think a better version of this would be to sacrifice some old device that takes a 9v battery. One that has a dedicated 9v coupling that snaps onto the battery. Then you would only have to improvise the attachment on one end, the one that leads to the car charger. You would just connect the two leads coming off the coupling to the car charger. Or better yet solder the leads to make this reusable.
My thoughts exactly. You could always have that setup stored away in case you need it
Thank you so much for your amazing support and encouragement!
What perfect timing!! I am pet sitting just outside the city and the power is out this mirnjng. I had to come back into the city to charge my phone!! This is so handy to know, as I pet sit in the country a lot!! Thank you!.
The thin metal wire in a bread tie can be used. Loop it around the battery terminal then onto the car charger ground (that's the side piece).
Then with a strip of tape ready, make the positive connection and tape the battery and charged down to a table.
You can also take apart many kids toys that already have a 2 wire 9v battery connection, snip the wires long and wind them up onto the car charger and you won't need tape.
You can also use aluminum foil for the connections.
With enough AA batteries, you can link them together and start a car too.
You can use AAA batteries in things that "Require AA" by filling in the connection gap with aluminum foil.
If you have a little battery left in your phone and the service is DEAD like the GRID... you can still call 911. Phones that aren't too old will send the call out on a radio signal iven if you have no active service provider or sim card in the phone.
Great ways to be extremely resourceful! Thanks!
Really great feedback! Thanks for this. 😀👍 Combining your tips with Kris's video...terrific!
Yes Please, keep these DIY's coming.
Used your hack on how to cook noodles and save fuel. Works Great!
Many Thxs Kris for this hack! Yes, would like to see more videos like these. I miss your regular “closing”. “As always, stay safe out there!” 😊
Absolutely interested in this series!
Great hack. Absolutely any tricks of the trade to get a person out of a bind are always helpful
Great little hack. During the energy crisis here in Europe last winter I was reminding people that they can charge their phones from the USB in their car. Most people don’t have an extra USB cable and don’t know they can disconnect one from the wall plug. Blackouts in Central Europe were avoided due to a warm winter, we’ll see what this winter brings. Regardless, cell towers will go down soon after a blackout, most don’t have backup power.
I have an emergency solar radio with USB and a hardwire adapter with USB to clamp to any DC battery just in case but the 9v is a good hack, there's a few good ways with the will to survive 👍
Yes please do a series on ideas like these. They would be invaluable for everyone especially those of us who are not that clever.😊
A series covering lil tips like this would be AMAZING! Thank you city prepping ❤
Great information definitely needed in this day and age
Yes, small, easy DIY would be great. It will help me build skills and more importantly my confidence. Thank you so much. I just got a solar cell charger, but love the DIY presented.
Which solar cell charger do you have? I bought two from some survival company and they were both doable in a matter of months.
You can use a large "cooks matches" matchbox tray as a frame/bracket to hold the car charger and battery together; they are almost the perfect size....
Take note folks , learn every hack you can because time is getting short.
Great video. If I may, I would suggest making this a bit more robust by soldering a wire to the car charger contacts rather than a pen's spring. That way you'd have the base on hand in an emergency rather than trying to gather all this from scattered locations. In addition, I'd suggest using electrical tape or strips of duct table to hold things together temporarily. These are much stickier. Of course you could put all the components in a bag as a kit, too. Keep up the good work!
I guess you didn't understand the point of the video
I love the McGyver hacks! I would love to see more of them.
I’ve done this before but instead of tape I used little pieces of chewing gum. It definitely won’t be mobile but it works. You can also wire in a 9v battery plug to make it a permanent thing and it also makes it easy to swap out the batteries. I made one and have it in my bug out bag.
Would love a series like this.
I love this idea, Kris. Please post more of these!
BTW a short length of wire or metallic rod would conduct much better than a hair-thin, wound steel spring.
Oh hey, thanks, I just realized I have very thin crafting wire and it definitely would make this easier!
Wow, this is some good stuff. I just went and bought three solar powered phone chargers.
It sounds kind of difficult because I am blind so that this is something I downloaded just in case one of my kids or grandkids need to know this. I am going to test out my chargers today. I probably should’ve just bought one instead of three but oh well, it was on sale .
Very interesting concept - making do with little available items .... I am planning to follow Kris with a hydroponic garden only mine will be next to the patio door inside the house when that video series becomes available. He is right believing growing a garden is going to become more difficult.
Good afternoon from Syracuse NY brother and thank you for sharing your facts and truth and the battery is a outstanding fire starter
Agreed, a nine volt battery and a small piece of steel wool is a great fire starter.
I love MacGyver hacks. Looking forward to seeing more of them. Thanks Kris.
Thanks for creating this video. Stay blessed 💜🙏
Would definitely love as series like this. That's so cool! Plus all the helpful comments from it too.
Thank you so much all the way from Detroit, Mi! We had a horrible storm yesterday and the power is out😩🤦🏾♀️ This was a life saver!!!
This is an awesome idea to do with the kids! Give them the pieces and have them figure it out!
More of these please. Small DIY hacks are great.
This is what I have been talking about. Skills!
Good video Kris "you MacGyver you". Can use any wire, paperclip, bobby pin "scrape off coating", etc. helps if you can clip the wire into the open cuts on the negative side terminal squeezing it together to help hold in place. The key is to think outside the box, people would be surprised what is possible with a little creative ingenuity. I like more of these videos please.
Stay Safe & Good Luck
Yes please continue doing this 😊 love life emergency hacks! without having to buy anything expensive you are the beat!
I love videos like this that are easy and approachable. I've been contemplating a solar generator I really have no idea on how to hook it up to appliances in my house. How about a short video on that?
Love the MacGyver mindset… 👍🏻but 9 volts are expensive for just a 1/4 charge… I prefer a small solar kit and battery packs; very common and more affordable.
With prepping, most of us start small and then level up. I keep my old stuff as backups or as portable options. So for example, even though I have a 6,500 watt tri fuel generator and and Ecoflow Delta with solar panels, but I started out with a 15 watt foldable solar panel and then got a 100 watt foldable solar panel. My 15 watt panel is in my bug out bag and I could even drag around my 100 watt one if need be. I have a 30,000mah battery I could charge during the day and use at night. So cool hack no doubt, but I already have a small device charge option.
What a cool idea. Thanks for the video. I'm always looking for alternatives to the wall plug. The more options the better.
Thank you so much for this video, extremely useful tip to have in an emergency situation.
YES... Now THIS is just the sorta thing that alot of people should know an need an be trained to do. Its the lil advantages such hacks an means to learn them that make huge an dramatic differences when something is sorely needed
To those saying just use duct tape, this is a tutorial on making a makeshift charger and most people have an old charger laying around and more people will have scotch tape than duct tape.
Thanks for the tip. I purchased for less than 20 dollars a 30 watt solar panel with a 5v USB charger on the back. It doesn't charge quick but it does work. Also, most of your 24v tool batteries have an adapter for USB charging.
Hi, thanks for showing us this hack. It’s always better to have a few tricks up your sleeve in a pinch. Please continue doing these type videos. Have a good one.
When MacGyver meets prepping = CityPrepping.
Fantastic video, Kris!
Good Info! A bit more info for reference... The standard 9V battery has a capacity of 400 mAh of power when full. My phone battery has a 5000 mAh capacity. If the charge was 100% efficient, it would take (13) 9V batteries to fully charge my phone.
You see, thaaaats a good video that teach me something without more scaring! Thanks, keep the good work!
This is great Kris and yes please more stuff like this would be great!
I'd love to see more videos like this, this is awesome
Thanks for this video MacGyver you got a new subscriber.
This is 100% transportable.... used to use this set up to charge my phone on wildfires when I was gone 14 days at a time.... wont get it to 100% battery but it works better than not having anything
I did this when we lost power during a hurricane. It works!
Necessity is the mother of invention. Good hack.
Yes please continue. This is very helpful information.
Interesting approach. I have taken apart these car chargers, and wired the 12 volt input to a 9 Volt battery clip. Requires the wires to be soldered. I wire a mini toggle switch in series. The battery then runs the charger unit via the switch. I found all of this inside of a small plastic case. I make a cutout on the case to access the USB charging ports on the circuit board of the charger. I also make a hole to mount the mini toggle switch. I can open the box to change the battery.
As like mentioned, the 9 Volt battery will not fully charge the phone, but will allow for some emergency calls. You can get a battery holder that can load 8 AA or 8 AAA batteries and wire it up to the charger circuit board to have 12 Volts at a few Amps. This will charge and run the phone.
Kris MacGyver! That's a great hack...I'm going to make up a couple packages for my MAG. Thanks!
Flatten the spring on the non battery side with a random rock. Then the spring will make better contact. Great kit for hikers. Thanks.
Love this! Such a simple solution for a huge problem that most of us will have to consider.
That was really interesting... I would never have thought of this! Keep these types of hacks coming!
That’s some McGuyver stuff right there!! Cool video. I guess it could help in a pinch but finding tape, 9 vault batteries and a pen (especially the pen) is always a challenge individually let alone together. You’d have to buy these things and store them for this specific case
That’s the point ie. to make one or more small emergency kits “Beforehand” if at all possible! It is part of Being Prepared! 😮😊
I love it. I wonder if you can use a bigger battery
Brilliant. I mean I have many USB powerbanks (including a solar one), but as a musician most of my instruments have 9Vs in them so I have a lot of them at various states of charge. I use 600mAh lithium rechargeable 9Vs.
Of course, I could also go into any convenience or drug store to get these supplies to charge my phone if I'm stuck somewhere and then MacGuyver my way to victory lol
I would stretch/uncoil the spring to make taping it to the contact easier, and then wrap tape around the back side of the car charger and battery to keep it more secure for charging.
Thanks for sharing!
Electric alligators are a good solution to this and many connections such as flashlights, batteries, telephones, etc. They're a good idea to have in your toolbox, and they're cheap, too.
Yeah it works in an emergency if that is all you have but power banks are not too expensive & can charge your phone many times over so are worth including in your prepping kit.
This is the kind of prepping stuff I like, but don’t see enough of. Nifty knowledge
That was interesting. I would love to see more Kris. Thank you.
I just carry 20 potatoes and jumper cables to start my car
J.K. love the vid Kris!!
Lol
Looks like this will be a great series.
Cool! I'm going to buy a 9vdc battery connector and a power plug adapter and do a little soldering!
Absolutely love this video, and yes, would love to see more of these. Thank you so much.
More to come!
interesting way to fabri cobble.....the important take away should be the mindset needed to fabricate a solution from what you have available. as i watched i thought of at least three options for what to use, paper clip, duct tape and tin foil......good video demonstrating a mental exercise. More of these would be great. I call this skill building, a very good thing.....
WOW!! Thank you for this...i've passed it on to a few people!!!
Ditch the pen and go for some paperclips, it will be far less frustrating than dealing with a pen spring!
Excellent point!
Keep up the good work, Chris. In this series, I'd like to see you demonstrate a Zeer pot.
This is a good video, I enjoyed it. I will also suggest, as someone else did, using electrical tape. Since it will stretch you can use it to put pressure to keep the "wire" in place, etc.
And that is why I got long distance two-way communication handhelds and got one to each of my family members. They have a 5 mi radius that I have checked out and it can go that far and it was not all that expensive.
A package of four of them was like 65 bucks
Yes please I enjoy learning new things and thank you have a blessed day
An easier way is to keep a power brick stored away that is fully charged. These bricks are so cheap now a days, it doesn't make sense not to have one set aside. I have a number of them that have been upgraded over time and they are all still usable just doesn't have as much power. A 6000 maH brick will recharge most phones to full charge one time or maybe more.
Passed this on to my teenagers. They so needed this yesterday
Episode idea: i once saw a guy on TH-cam make a solar panel out of a bunch of a certain type of CDs (perhaps DVDs?) and some aluminum foil and then mount it all on a picture frame, so that it could angled at the sun.
The premise was the CDs could convert some of the sunlight into an electrical charge and with the aluminum you had a positive and negative terminal and circuit.
If i recall the CDs had to have a certain level of reflective surface and a silicon content of certain amount, so it won't work with just any normal kind but the idea you can DIY a solar panel seems like info our community would like to know.
That's if you haven't already done it lol, hopefully you know what i mean, if it interests you.
Whilst the conversion rate isn't as high as a real solar panel, once it's set up it's renewable, perfect for off-grid scenarios and if i recall correctly there is technically no limit as you can just keep adding more discs as and when you find them.
It probably wrecks the discs in terms of memory storage but in an emergency it might be possible to turn your old CD/DVD collection into a Solar Panel.
Thank you for the information. I really didn’t know about it. Yes keep them coming please 😊
kris this was awesome for while I always love your news videos and reporting. I think that this is also something else that could really help us out in meeting basic needs such as charging our devices, cooking food on the road, purifing water in the wild, showing us sweet deals you've found on affordable prepping supply's, and other valuable small projects that may think of. Though really kris you always do a good job and make me feel like each prep i do helps me prepare just a little more for whatever is heading our way. great job man and stay safe out there.
So simple and brilliant.. great for emergencies
DUCT TAPE :-) Great video, thanks, batteries will be GOLD in the very near future! Make sure you backup all your prep .pdf and other survival files on your laptop and when you are reading "how to build a log cabin", this battery trick will help to keep you reading that manual 🙂
If the grid goes down my phone is useless anyway, i don't care if it's charged but that's one heck of a trick 🤔 thanks for the lesson
Gotta love this Gentleman thank you GOD BLESS
Would love this type of series, i will try it with electric tape though, think it would hold better but not stick too much like duct tape would.
Love it though! Thank you!
Thank you. Yes to more videos like this please.
Good stuff. I would enjoy a series like this