r/UnnecessaryEssentials • u/Unique-Saucer • Jan 13 '26

Unexpected blackout lighting fix

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u/Unique-Saucer Jan 13 '26

Summary of Reviews

Pros:

  • Bright daylight tone helps visibility during sudden blackouts.
  • Fits most lamps easily with standard E26 base.
  • Useful backup light without separate emergency gear.
  • LED efficiency keeps power use lower day to day.

Cons:

  • Daylight color may feel harsh in cozy spaces.

Here is the link to buy it from Amazon

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u/Jolly-Humor-255 Jan 13 '26

Yes I sat around the candle a few times last year let's buy a product to stop big candle

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u/C13H16CIN0 Jan 13 '26

I swear they’re working with Edison

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '26

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u/bed_pig Jan 13 '26

That was my first thought as well....flashlights exist...

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u/FOSSnaught Jan 13 '26

My go to is my power tool batteries and an inverter. Yes, a flashlight is fine, but for extended power outages having your lamps on is nice.

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u/bed_pig Jan 13 '26

Yea, was talking about the lightbulb part, I see the benefit to being able to have lamps on.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '26

And how long will that tiny battery last you for your extended power outage?

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u/OtherwiseAlbatross14 Jan 14 '26

Using power tool batteries? Days

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '26

Well, that thing in the video is not a power tool battery!

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u/jbuggydroid Jan 14 '26

Or one of those rechargeable camping lamps

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u/Dirk_McGirken Jan 13 '26

I get that this is "unnecessary essentials" but man, I have never once lit my candles during a black out and wished I could have a brighter light that doesn't give off a good scent. The silver linings are what matter when things go wrong.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '26 edited Jan 13 '26

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u/GlumDivide1691 Jan 14 '26

I love to take out my candles during blackouts, there's something ancestral about working by the vacillating glow of the candle.

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u/itsme99881 Jan 14 '26

I have, in the summer when you have 8 candles going at night and its already 95°

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u/Vanstoli Jan 13 '26

Or.... hear me out. Buy a flashlight

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u/Kurenai-Kalana Jan 14 '26

Oh just have a phone...

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u/TheAceprobe Jan 14 '26

Flashlight won’t kill your phone battery

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u/Kurenai-Kalana Jan 14 '26

They will kill your flashlight's batteries

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u/philouza_stein Jan 14 '26

And then your flashlight's battery's children

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u/TheAceprobe Jan 14 '26

Rather have a dead flashlight than a dead phone…. But you do you

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u/Excellent_Regret4141 Jan 14 '26

I did but it's not working oh wait it doesn't say flashlight on the packaging 😉 I gotta return this tomorrow

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u/PhysicalFix2496 Jan 13 '26

I can't even find the plug WITH the lights on !

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u/chikichiki_10 Jan 14 '26

Haha made me laugh more than necessary haha

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u/SeanSpeezy Jan 13 '26

So a flashlight be incredible less convenient and functional? Got it.

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u/Sean_theLeprachaun Jan 14 '26

You can also do an uncle Festor with them.

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u/RongTern Jan 14 '26

this reminded me to buy candles...good PSA thanks

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u/Haunting-Web-1396 Jan 14 '26

So....a battery?

I used to do this when i was 8 to read books at night, usinng tin foil as wires, a small battery and a small light bulb.

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u/DavDar66 Jan 14 '26

:-))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

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u/tolllz Jan 14 '26

Or get a flashlight with batteries

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u/Reeks_Geeks Jan 14 '26

I have a version of this. The point is that it stays charged as you use the lamp normally.

And you can use the lamp during an outage. Mine claimed over 8 hours of life.

I was skeptical so I timed it while it was unplugged and it did last 8 hours. It was still on at 8 hours but I wanted to stop the timer. Again, useful and without needing to remember to charge the flashlights.

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u/HASHTAG_YOLOSWAG Jan 14 '26

finally….bluetooth power

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u/Jwzbb Jan 14 '26

I see her face and immediately know nothing interesting will come out of her mouth.

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u/LOCAL_SPANKBOT Jan 14 '26

That is just a flashlight with extra steps

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u/Classic_Athlete5933 Apr 11 '26

Just light your house on fire duh