# Batteries before the power station

> A box of the right batteries keeps the lamp and the radio useful. The station can wait.

Part of the [Power](https://bordernest.com/silo/power.md) guides.

Open the battery door. If it says AA, a 24 pack of AA belongs next to that device, inside the house, not in a hot garage. If it says AAA, this pack is the wrong one. The walkie talkies in the other room say AAA batteries are not included, so do not buy this brick for those radios.

**Energizer: Energizer MAX AA Batteries, 24 count.** Twenty four AA cells. Only for devices that say AA.

Twice a year, spend the older pack on a remote so the stash stays newer. See Light, a radio, and enough power for a short list for the overview. Check the battery size before you buy a brick of them if you are staring at two packs and guessing.

**Energizer: Energizer Vision HD+ LED Headlamp.** The lamp these batteries are for, if the page matches.

**Midland: Midland ER310 Emergency Crank Weather Radio.** The radio still matters more than a bigger battery. It also cranks.

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## Related guides

- [Light, a radio, and enough power for a short list](https://bordernest.com/blog/power-hub.md): The lights go out and you need to hear the weather, see the hallway, and keep a phone alive without burning its battery on a bright screen.
- [What to power first when the lights go out](https://bordernest.com/blog/what-to-power-first-in-a-blackout.md): Hear the weather, see the hallway, and tell someone you are fine. The fridge is a different project.
- [An apartment blackout when a generator is not an option](https://bordernest.com/blog/an-apartment-blackout-without-a-generator.md): An apartment hallway is no place for a generator, so the plan shifts to a crank radio, a battery lamp, and food you can eat cold while the power company works the outage.
- [How to get through a blackout without wasting the only battery](https://bordernest.com/blog/how-to-ride-out-a-blackout.md): A kitchen at dusk with the breaker off and a headlamp on the counter, learning how to spend a small battery on the right things instead of the wrong ones.
- [Crank the weather radio before you shop for watts](https://bordernest.com/blog/crank-the-radio-before-the-watts.md): Ten minutes on a normal day: crank it, find the weather channel, and put it back where you can reach it. The radio is the warning; the power station is a later battery for phones.
- [A NOAA weather radio, tested on a quiet day](https://bordernest.com/blog/a-noaa-radio-on-a-quiet-day.md): A quiet afternoon is the cheapest time to confirm a NOAA weather radio actually receives its local station. The test is hearing the weather voice before you need it, not after.
- [Buy the radio before you buy the power station](https://bordernest.com/blog/midland-er310-and-a-300-watt-station.md): A weather radio earns its place before any battery box does, because a warning you never heard is the same as no warning at all. The station comes second, sized to the short list of devices you actually need to keep alive.
- [Check the battery size before you buy a brick of them](https://bordernest.com/blog/check-battery-size-before-the-brick.md): A flashlight drawer and a radio drawer, side by side, and the moment you realize AA and AAA are not interchangeable. Readers learn to read the device first, then match the brick to the label.
- [Put the spare batteries where you will see them](https://bordernest.com/blog/spare-batteries-where-you-can-see-them.md): A spare battery on a shelf is a battery you forget. We walk through where to park your AA stash so the cells stay fresh and you actually use them before they age out.
- [A headlamp when the job needs both hands](https://bordernest.com/blog/a-headlamp-for-both-hands.md): A flashlight occupies a hand. A headlamp leaves both hands for the sink, the panel, or a child.
- [One night of phones and a lamp, written down](https://bordernest.com/blog/one-night-of-phones-and-a-lamp.md): A kitchen table scene where you write down exactly which phone and which lamp get charged, so the small power station covers the night instead of trying to run the whole house.
- [What 292 watt-hours will not run in the kitchen](https://bordernest.com/blog/what-292-watt-hours-will-not-run.md): A 292 watt-hour power station fits on a kitchen counter, but the number on the listing is the real limit. Phones and a small lamp fit inside it, while a fridge, a space heater, and a microwave do not.

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