During the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, my home was under attack for the second time in recent times. Living right at the foothills of the mountains, I could see literal rings of fire creeping closer and closer. The entire neighborhood was powerless. Downed power lines. Pitch black. No traffic lights. It truly felt like pre-electricity times.

My first concern was my fridge, trying to keep everything fresh. I didn’t know how long the outage would last, so I pulled out every EcoFlow power station I had at the time: Delta OG 1300, River Pro, River 2 Pro, River 3, and River 3 Plus.

I knew my fridge couldn’t last long on a single power station, but evacuation orders were in. So I daisy chained a system together where one power station would charge up the next station. Yes, I’d incur a huge AC inefficiency loss, but I wouldn’t be there to swap out power stations.

I chained them all up and hooked them to my fridge, then got the hell out of Dodge.

Unfortunately, the outage lasted longer than all the valiant EcoFlows could manage. If they had lasted maybe another 10-12 hours or so, I think I would have made it. I had a chance to return home as evacuation warnings downgraded (but power still out), but it slipped my mind that my EV could recharge my EcoFlows, which I could have brought back to the fridge.

Nevertheless, I was grateful for all my power stations. But it did kickstart me into the Delta Pro Ultra and Smart Home Panel 2 whole-home backup system. Now I’m prepared for the next emergency, as well as everyday electrical rates arbitrage.