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With solar, you can at least be getting on with something else while waiting for batteries/devices to charge. There are some higher quality alternatives: Texenergy infinite orbit or Ex-military clansman crank generators, which come up on eBay fairly regularly. I'd rather try a small wind turbine, do...

Anyone know of a 18650 tester that tells you immediately what % of capacity it's at? I have a charger that tells you, but I charged the batteries in the radio, put them in the charger, and started counting up from zero again! I was scared of overcharging as the radio said they were already full, so...

Regarding "best" NiMh Cells, this website is good for comparing like-for-like (when the cell you're interested in has been tested): http://aacycler.com/ For Li-ion rechargeable cells (e.g. 18650 cells which have been mentioned), and battery chargers, I like this review website: https://lyg...

Very much in favour of both rechargable and disposable cells, on a case by case basis. Your current options* (until a new battery chemistry is invented) are: Disposable: Akaline batteries: 1.5v per cell + good capacity at low currents (clocks, TV remotes, etc) + reasonably cheap. - poor ability to d...

If you've a lot, all of the above suggestions might be necessary.

For usable tin's, you could try donating to charity:

https://communityrepaint.org.uk/

If you have a pressure cooker then dried bean/pulses become a lot more practical as they dont have to be soaked first although soaking cuts the cooking time time. We keep both dried & tinned beans. The tinned ones are for quick and lazy meals or for camp/emergency cooking where I want to keep t...

I found this site useful when shopping for a pair of binos for a holiday a few years ago: https://www.bestbinocularsreviews.com/ . Various categories (price, use etc) to chose from, some for insane prices, but I guess that's the cost for top spec optics There's a list buried in the site where the re...

Not an ideal set-up as the 6 cells which are wired in series, should be kept balanced, else you've (eg.) 4 cells at 1.5v and 2 cells used (in, say a torch), at 1v. I believe (tough I've never tried), you could use one of the 1S lithium charging module boards to charge 3xAA in series, it would reduce...

Blimey, you lot love UCO candles!

How'd you cope with the fridge/freezer with no electric?

Length of time to pay back in savings is a key back of the envelope calculation I like to do in order to work out whether something really is saving money... For example, I love the look of those Mr D thermal cookware pans, but I wouldn't ever 'save' money using them because the initial cost is so h...