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Whether it’s a nuclear holocaust, a deadly plague, the perfect storm, or a large-scale terrorist
attack, when a cataclysmic event goes down you can guarantee one thing: the power will go out.
And while you don’t need electricity to be a hunter-gatherer for the rest of your life, if you want to
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There are many options available, from the amateur to the extreme. Here are a few great ways to
enjoy modern technology after the shit hits the fan. Note: In this article I don’t go into great detail
on any of the methods. Rather, I’m just letting you know what your options are.
1. Hydroelectric Power
One of the most reliable ways to generate electricity is by harnessing the power of a river or
stream. While this isn’t always the most practical means (if you live in rural Utah you might want
to try a different option), hydroelectric power is a surefire way to have a steady stream of
electricity without having to worry about storing surplus energy in battery cells. Hydroelectric
options will require a little maintenance as well, considering its mechanisms will be constantly
moving and getting wet.
The first thing you will need, obviously, is a source of flowing water. If you don’t have access to a
river or stream, try a different option or consider uprooting your life and moving. If you do have
this source of flowing water, locate the steepest point possible. Here you will build some kind of
frame to hold your generator in place, unless you can find someone who will volunteer to hold it
forever.
Of course, to build the actual generator you’ll need a water wheel, gears, coils of wire, and
magnets. Since you can’t exactly find these growing in the backyard, it’s best to prepare and have
these materials ahead of time. Consider also that some rivers and streams dry up in the hot
season, making your hydroelectric source of energy just another great lawn ornament in the
summer. If this happens, you’ll need to supplement your power with one of the following.
2. Solar Power
Solar power is generally a good option. Quiet, environmentally friendly, and not entirely able to be
self-sufficient, it works great when the sun’s out, but not so much in cloudy weather or in the dark.
Considering that most of the world is dark half the time, solar power probably won’t be your only
source of electricity. It’s a great part of your power plan though, because at some point you’re
guaranteed to have sunlight (unless the apocalypse starts because the sun imploded).
Solar power is another source of energy you’ll have to prep for; harnessing the energy from light
isn’t something you can do with a couple of matches and some parachute cord. Purchase solar
panels and rechargeable batteries ahead of time. You can spend anywhere from $500 to $1
million, depending on whether you’re powering your wilderness shanty or an entire village.
3. Wind
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Wind power, like hydroelectric power, can provide an excellent, year-round solution to your energy
needs. The process is practically the same, except wind powers the turbines instead of water.
People have been harnessing the power of wind for centuries, using windmills to grind grain and
spruce up the Dutch landscape. A great benefit to wind power is that there is no limit to how many
wind turbines you can build. You could have a thousand of them, all side-by-side and generating
enough power to last a lifetime.
As anyone who has been stranded and died in a sailboat will know, the drawback to wind is that it
is less predictable than a flowing river. If the wind ceases, you’ll need an additional power option.
On the bright side, building a wind turbine is easier than constructing say, a nuclear power plant.
4. Manpower
Manpower will never go out of style. Even if you’re holed up in a place with no wind, no flowing
water, no sunlight, and no materials to burn, you can use manpower to generate electricity—
although at that point you should probably just make sure you can survive the night. If there is still
breath in your body and energy to pedal a bicycle, you can generate your own electricity anytime,
anywhere, and get some solid cardio in while you’re at it.
The method for harnessing manpower is the same as any other method: you’ll need a generator
or the means to build one and you’ll probably want batteries to store that energy. The
disadvantage of this type of energy is that there is only so much force a human body can
generate. While a mighty river can power Las Vegas and then some, one guy can power only a
couple dozen slot machines. If you’re on your own though, this might be a perfect option.
5. Steam Power
Steam power is a great way to use the elements around you, specifically wood and water, to
supply your life’s electricity needs. The power of water-turned-to-steam is amazing and can
generate tons of energy. Unfortunately, it is also hard to control. A boiler heated by wood has the
capacity to explode and therefore has to be monitored 24/7. Unless that guy who volunteered to
hold your hydroelectric generator is available to do this forever, you will probably want this only as
a temporary solution.
Fortunately, in the event that the shit hits the fan, there’s a lot less you’ll have to buy ahead of
time. Particularly if you have a few rudimentary metalworking skills, the scraps that a decimated
society will leave in its wake can make for all the materials you’ll need, and steampunk fans
everywhere will have their wildest dreams come true (if they live to see it).
6. Gasi cation
Gasification is a cool way to harness the power of burning wood without having to use the
unreliable steam method. Basically, burning wood or charcoal produces wood gas, which is a
syngas that can be cooled and filtered to use in an internal combustion engine. If it seems too
good to be true—burn some wood and make engine fuel?—it just might be unless you’re well-
prepared.
Gasification requires some pretty technical know-how and some very specific pieces. You can’t
exactly build one from bamboo and coconuts like the professor on Gilligan’s Island, but if you’ve
prepared well and learned the ins and outs of the process, you may have yourself a lifetime of
sustainable energy for you and your loved ones, provided all of you happen to be the tiny minority
of people who will survive a worldwide zombie outbreak.
7. Generators
Last but not least, fuel based generators are another way to generate power after a disaster. I had
to mention this one since this is what most people think of when they hear the phrase, “generate
power.” Simply put, generators convert fuel into electrical power (usually AC, although many of
them have DC which you can use for charging batteries).
Most generators run on gasoline, but there are some that run in diesel, bio-diesel, propane, and
natural gas. Generators are very convenient and a great thing to have during a temporary
disaster. The only downside is that unless you have a way to make your own fuel, you’ll have to
stockpile an incredible amount if you want to have power for more than a few months.
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grannyo says
January 24, 2017 at 8:20 pm
What about an anaerobic digesting generator? We’ll have to dispose of human and
animal waste. I heard that the Detroit zoo maybe building an anaerobic digesting
generator to take care of all the animal waste and produce their own electricity for the zoo
but I haven’t seen or heard anything beyond the comment made by someone (employee)
at the zoo when we took the grand kids there last summer.
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