How The Nokero SunRay Pro Power Solar Charger Saved My Skin & My Sanity During Hurricane Sandy

When Hurricane Sandy hit last week and the power in my lower Manhattan apartment went out, my first thought, as I dug around for candles and LED lamps was “Well this will be a fun little off-grid adventure!” I naively harbored some romantic notion of the coziness of eating dinner and playing board games with my family by candlelight, and even actually enjoyed the first 24 hours without electricity for the chance to disconnect. However, when my gadget batteries started to die one by one, the water dried up, the food in the fridge started to spoil, and contact with the outside world began to shut down, the novelty started to wear off and the reality of the situation finally began to hit me....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/how-the-nokero-sunray-pro-power-solar-charger-saved-my-skin-my-sanity-during-hurricane-sandy/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

Iwan Baan's famous, stunning photograph on the cover of New York Magazine this week, showcasing the diving line between a blacked-out lower Manhattan, and an electrified uptown, during New York City's recent Hurricane Sandy blackout

The day after Sandy, Manhattan residents crowded around Starbucks trying to get a wifi connection and a charge for their phones. Photo by <a href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/34645546222/the-starbucks-is-closed-but-the-wifi-is-working">This Isn't Happiness</a>

Giving much deserved praise to my <a href="http://store.nokero.com/SunRay-Pro-Power-Panel-p/p102.htm">Nokero SunRay Pro Power Solar Panel</a>!

The complete <a href="http://store.nokero.com/SunRay-Pro-Power-Panel-p/p102.htm">Nokero SunRay Pro Power Panel kit</a>.

Days after Sandy, Manhattanites continued to hang around buildings looking for a way to charge their cell phones and keep up to date on the latest post-hurricane news. Photo: <a href="http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20121031/midtown-east/lower-manhattan-residents-trek-uptown-recharge-their-batteries-spirits/slideshow/popup/298907#ixzz2Bfnls240">DNAinfo.com/Jeanmarie Evelly</a>

The <a href="http://store.nokero.com/SunRay-Pro-Power-Panel-p/p102.htm">SunRay Pro Power Solar Panel</a> was even able to charge my old Blackberry!

At just $39, the <a href="http://store.nokero.com/SunRay-Pro-Power-Panel-p/p102.htm">Nokero SunRay Pro Power Panel</a> will provide you with a lot of peace of mind when disaster hits.

A simple and compact design makes this device easily storable and portable.

Nokero also makes ingeniously designed <a href="http://store.nokero.com/Crestone-Solar-Light-Bulb-p/n200.htm">solar powered LED lamps</a>, which are great for camping, emergency and disaster situations, and just general low-footprint, cutting-your-energy-bill, being-green-at-home applications.

Manhattan near pitch black - something we hope to never see again. Photo: ©Lori Zimmer/Inhabitat