Abstract: A portable wind up DC generator includes a housing with support elements and a carrying element. The housing may contain mounted therein and/or carried thereby a power input interface, a power output interface, a rechargeable battery, a wind up DC generator, a CPU, a memory, a removable flashlight, a light, a tape player, a CD player, a radio, a GPS receiver, and an antenna communicatively interconnected via a communication bus. The housing may also carry spare battery(s), a set of jumper cables; a portable tool, as well as any other utility items. The radio may receive AM, FM, marine band, shortwave, weather, aircraft, UHF, VHF, ham radio, or CB radio frequencies.