I saw a blurb somewhere in the last week. I don’t recall if it was a social media site or one where intelligent people write the articles. It must have been on a social site because it made no sense to me. Among the things you should and should not keep in your car for emergencies, power banks to power your phone was included in the ‘do not keep in your car’ list.
I rely on my phone so much that I live in mortal fear of finding it less than 50% charged. I have a power bank in each car, the one in my daily driver a solar powered bank so it is constantly charging and ever ready (umm, that’s a description, not a brand), on my desk, and on the catch all table just inside the front door. Those are in addition to the corded charges in the office, living room, and bedroom.
It might be an unnecessarily pessimistic thought, but of all the things you”d want in an emergency in your car, an emergency source of power seems to fit that list. Some might say it’s because they are fire hazards. Uh huh. So it the gasoline, diesel, or battery packs powering the car. You don’t see anybody saying don’t keep gas in your car. Of course, speaking to the point of safety, that would make it difficult to get into trouble. It would make it difficult to get anywhere!
To be honest, it probably is a good idea otherwise not keep extra ignition sources in a closed vehicle, but I will continue to keep a power bank in the phone. I’m a rebel that way. I also will continue to have a bedtime snack, watch TV in bed before sleep, read in dim light, eat the occasional ultra-processed food, skip a meal now and then, and occasionally fail to signal a turn. Those things happen. In general though, I try to do the right things.
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Trying to do the right thing is a heady objective. Keeping a power bank for your phone in your car just shows you’re a man who is prepared for an emergency. And emergencies happen. Like getting stuck in traffic for over an hour because of multiple accidents (which happened yesterday) or forgetting to plug your phone in at night (I do that all the time). I value your preparedness. I also don’t demonize sweets, eat an occasional processed food item, and watch TV in bed. We’re messy and deliberate in our actions, are we not? And you continue to find fun and snark in it. That is something I definitely appreciate.
Thank you Dayle for letting me know I’m not the only one satisfying late night sweet tooth cravings nor succumbing to bedtime television sirens. And thank you for enjoying when I make fun of myself. I might not always do the right thing but I always have battery life in my phone and am able to tell people I don’t always do the right thing!
Isn’t that the right thing? Just saying.
You are 100% on the money. Ignore this silliness about not keeping a power bank in the car. Don’t put it on the dashboard in direct sunlight (the trunk is a good place) but it can be exactly what you need to get you out of a jam.
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Yeah…there’s a one in a million chance of ignition. But there’s also 5 gallons of gas in the bed of my pickup which would not be helpful in a collision either. But it’s always there with me!
There are more things I’d be worried about in a collision than “I wonder if that gas is going to be safe back there.” All of life is a risk and we can never do “the right thing” all the time (mostly because either changes with everybody’s idea of ‘the right thing”), but we can be safe and happy and still have a halfway decent chance of making it to tomorrow.
There are many things you can keep in a grab bag instead of the car. We did keep power things in the car. And they were stolen from one rig. I’m also paranoid about keeping my phone charged. And I don’t use it all that much! I’m always startled when a friend says she’d got 10% left. I cannot imagine keeping in contact with that many people or doing that much on mine. The worst thing about keeping things in the car is needing to update them. Kids sometimes don’t like what happens to be in the bag in the car or the one in the house–I thought you donated that shirt mom! And snacks can change …consistency.. in the advent of heat and cold!! Gummy worms are a very bad idea to leave in your car in the summer. Unless you enjoy gummy shapes the size of a hand! Note: leaving a package of pop tarts on the dash in summer is a great idea. mmmm!
I now what you mean about being paranoid keeping the phone charged. I break out in a panic at 50%. Now I know where to store my PopTarts. That sounds like a good idea!
What is a “power bank for your phone” and why should I have one? Not familiar with that term.
I’m sure you do. Maybe I’m calling it something different. One of those external battery packs that you charge cup and then can use that to charge cell phones, tablets, anything with one of those batteries.
I don’t have one of those, anywhere. I’m never up-to-date when in comes to techie things.
You’re probably far ahead of the rest of us who do try to keep up with the techie things. They get too confusing!