Emergency Power From Goal Zero Yeti 150

When the lights go out at home, we reach for the flashlights and then look for the candles which are buried for just this situation. But, when the power outage runs longer than a few hours, it is time to try and get back to some sort of normalcy by using technology to see what is going on. We need a power source to keep using that technology. And, if you have been in a disaster as was experienced this past week, you may be on your own for a while. You need to have something that you can rely on to charge up devices and even provide you with some light during that time. There are a variety of ways to get that and a recently released one is the Goal Zero Yeti 150.

The Goal Zero Yeti 150 was announced last January at CES and while the site is showing it as not available, we were able to locate it over at Amazon. At a price of $199.99 is is much cheaper and smaller than the larger Yeti 1250 which is over $1,000 and weighs 103 pounds. At that weight, you need two people to carry it or wheels to be able to move it around. The Yeti 150 weighs 12 pounds making it a much better choice for an emergency or even taking with you camping. And as you would expect, the life between charges is going to be less.

The Yeti 150 is a little larger than a car battery and contains a 150Wh battery to meet your needs. It measures 7.8 by 6.8 by 5.8 inches making it a compact enough for transporting. And with the low weight, just about anyone can carry it. With this smaller weight, you are not going to be able to connect up a large number of items. But, you can run your laptop on this for about a week. There is USB connection for charging up your tablet or smartphone. And while using your laptop, you can plug in a light to see what you are doing. The more things you plug in, the faster the battery will drain.

Goal Zero wants to pair the Yeti 150 with their Nomad 13 Solar Panel ($159.99). And with the Solar Panel attached, it can completely charge up a drained Yeti 150 in 15 hours. For the size of the battery, that sounds very impressive. To charge up the battery when plugged into a wall outlet will take 4 hours.

In a disaster situation, the Goal Zero Yeti 150 and Nomad 13 Solar Panel will provide you with power until power begins to return to your location. In the mean time, you can use the Yeti 150 to communicate with the outside world because you do not have to worry about charging up your devices.

The Goal Zero Yeti 150 is available at Amazon for $199.99 and free shipping right now. And you can pick up the Nomad 13 Solar Panel at Amazon for $135.61.