Special Offer - GoalZero Solar Power Kits

We are pleased to announce that PrepareDirect is offering ChrisMartenson.com members a special discount of 5% off all GoalZero Components and kits.

GoalZero offers portable, expandable, and affordable backup and off-grid power solutions for lighting, communications and small 12V coolers. It's also great for powering smaller electronic devices when traveling, camping and backpacking. The GoalZero product line offers entry-level resilience building opportunities for your backup power needs.

Specifically, PrepareDirect is offering us:

• A 5% additional discount on all GoalZero Power Products and Kits
• Free shipping on orders $99 or more

Click here to take advantage of this offer and use Coupon Code: CHRISGOAL5, exclusive to ChrisMartenson.com readers. Offer will be valid through the month of February, 2012.

There are many occasions presented to us throughout the year where having a reliable and renewable backup power solution is not only prudent but necessary.  From storms in the winter that bring down power lines, to summer brownouts and blackouts, our public power systems can suddenly become unavailable for hours -- sometimes even days and weeks.  Here are just a few examples from 2011: 

• Massive power outage hits San Diego - 1.4 Million Customers without power. (LA Times)
• Three-quarters of a million people from Pennsylvania to New Hampshire remained without power on Thursday after a deadly October snowstorm pummeled the Northeast and caused widespread outages. (Reuters)
• Major power outages hit Pacific Northwest (CBSNews)

We encourage you to evaluate your current energy usage and determine what the critical functions you need power are and develop a strategy for providing emergency backup power to meet those needs. Review the WSID Guide for a discussion of Power, Heating, and Communications and the other areas to look at in emergency situations where a lack of power might leave you unacceptably vulnerable. 

We hope you continue to find these offers on essential resiliency items a welcome addition to the news and other articles on the site. We look forward to providing updates to the WSID Guide and Series in the coming year.  

cheers,
Jason

Full disclosure: Based on our existing relationship with PrepareDirect, ChrisMartenson.com will receive a small commission if you purchase through this special offer. This will not impact the price you pay (in fact,as the offer states, you're getting an exclusive price discount not available to the public-at-large). The proceeds we receive will be immediately invested to fund new features and functionality for this site.

We’d also love to hear any feedback based on your first-hand experience with the products and vendors that we recommend through these special offers (and elsewhere on this site). Our goal is to ensure that we’re doing our utmost to offer the best guidance for utility, value, and service.