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DailyDirt: No Electricity? No Problem (Sorta)…

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So many modern conveniences require an electrical outlet or a natural gas line into your house. Sure, there are some nifty gadgets that can generate electricity when you’re out camping or otherwise off the grid, but what do you do if you want some appliances at home — and you forgot to pay your utility bills? Try out a few of these devices.

• The Drumi from Yirego is a portable washing machine for clothes that can clean 6-7 articles of clothing using pedal power. It’s basically a big/fancy salad spinner that you pour detergent into… and the official crowdfunding campaign for it hasn’t even started yet. [url]
• You can build a zeer pot to keep stuff cool without electricity. ICYMI, this is an evaporative cooler that’s been used for centuries in Africa. [url]
• If you want to cook something without lugging around any kind of fuel, you can pre-order a GoSun Grill from this Kickstarter project. It’s completely solar powered, and it includes a phase change material to act as a thermal battery, so you can cook even at night (as long as there was some recent sunlight to charge up the battery, that is). [url]

After you’ve finished checking out those links, take a look at our Daily Deals for cool gadgets and other awesome stuff.

Filed Under: appliances, energy, gadgets, gosun grill, modern conveniences, pedal power, phase change material, solar, washing machine, zeer pot
Companies: kickstarter, yirego