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by wsc981 182 days ago
Luckily I haven't had any emergencies. But in Thailand recently there's been flooding in the south, many people stuck. And in eastern part many people have been evacuated due to border tensions with Cambodia.

I live in the north-west Thailand, close to the border with Myanmar. An area known as the Golden Triangle [0].

About once a month or so we don't have electricity for a about 10-12 hours or so.

I also experienced a quite big earthquake here about a year ago.

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[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Triangle_(Southeast_Asi...

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Seems like an electric vehicle that could serve as an electricity backup might actually be more useful for you than not.
That's a need that can also be met with a towable trailer that locks up tools, carries batteries, and supports panels for charging, eg:

* https://www.solarbatterywarehouse.com.au/solar-battery-shop/...

In an emergency you can leave the house in regular vehicle leaving trailer behind to power the freezer.

In other times it's handy for powering tools away from a main supply.

It's also a honeypot of nickable stuff so it'd be good to invest in quality locks and towball / wheel locks.