Resources

Over the years, we’ve shared many of our favorite tools for thriving in Puerto Rico. Unfortunately, this information is scattered across several posts. Therefore, we thought we would consolidate what we consider to be the best-of-the-best on one page to make the information more accessible.

General

Amazon Prime	You need this to receive free shipping in Puerto Rico
Amazon Prime Card	5% cashback helps soften the blow of sky-high sales taxes

Pest control

Mosquito Magnet	This allows us to sit on our balcony in peace
Lurex3 Attractant	This makes the Mosquito Magnet more effective
Mosquito Racket	We keep these around to zap any stragglers
BugZooka	This makes dealing with big spiders less stressful

Backup power

1500w inverter	We connected this to our car battery to keep our fridge running after the hurricane
Camping stove	We have an electric stove so we need this to cook when the power goes out
Jumpstarter	We generally keep this in the car, but it’s a great charger for our devices in an outage
100W solar panel	This is powerful enough to charge my laptop and laptop backup battery
Power companion	Backup battery for my Dell laptop
21W solar panel	We use this to charge our USB devices
LTE Hotspot	Indispensable for keeping us connected during internet AND power outages

Backup water

Handheld showerhead	Combine this with a stove and bucket to always have access to a hot shower!
2-gallon beverage dispenser with metal stand	We keep this by our kitchen sink to always have running water for washing dishes
1-gallon beverage dispenser	We keep these in each of the bathrooms for washing hands and brushing teeth.

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