When power goes out for a period of time, people can start to panic. It's important to know your options during these situations so you can maintain a sense of control.

With an aging and extremely vulnerable electrical infrastructure, blizzards in winter, major summer thunderstorms, tornadoes and many other potential causes of power disruption, chances are at some point, you will  experience a SHTF moment and lose power.

When that happens, it is critical to have an alternative source of power at your fingertips.

In cold weather, no power means no heat. In warmer weather, no power means your refrigerated and frozen foods are on a countdown to spoilage. For many, no power also means no water and obviously no communications beyond the battery life of a cell phone.

In the aftermath of snows in Boston this winter, some were without power for almost ten days. If we ever suffered a massive power grid failure, it could be weeks.

That is why you must have a robust way of keeping the power running, even when the main source goes out.

To find out which game-saving alternatives are available, head over to the next page.

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