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VIDEO: What to Include in Your Lights Out Box

VIDEO: What to Include in Your Lights Out Box

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What is a lights out box?

It's a survival kit for a very specific situation — namely, a power outage.

You might not think of a power outage as a “survival” situation. After all, most power outages are not going to put your life in danger. Still, at the very least you will be inconvenienced, and you need to be prepared.

After all, you don't know how long it will be before the lights come on again.

The following video teaches you how to put together a “lights out box” equipped with supplies to help you get through a power outage.

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Check it out below.

What to Include in Your Lights Out Box

Want to learn more about prepping for a power outage? Check out these related articles:Emergency Lighting: Candle PowerNational Power Grid Outage: What's the Greatest Threat?What to Do When the Power Goes OutSave

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