Comments on: Lessons I’ve Learned From A Recent Blizzard

By: CMKeane

CMKeane — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 01:52:41 +0000

I would be embarrassed to write something like this. Clearly you people will be among the 90% who die in a grid down situation.
Best start reading some of the BASIC prepper information that is all over the internet.
You act as though this sort of thing was new. Good luck.

By: OutOfTime

OutOfTime — Sat, 30 Mar 2024 16:36:47 +0000

Indoor camping is a whole fun sport even in power out and cold weather scenarios. We recently had a power loss at 2 in the afternoon with the outside temperature at 24 degrees. With the lights not back on by 5:00 I knew it was time to prepare for a possible overnight outage. Using available daylight I placed candles where they would be needed and moved one of my generators near the back door with its attendant fuel and lead cords. I have 5 gallons jugs of drinking water and moved them to a handy spot. Extra flashlights were set about the house and a spare propane cylinder for the space heater was also placed in a handy location.
I monitored the indoor temperature of the house and when it fell to 64 I turned on the stand alone propane heater to keep the temperature from going any lower. By keeping the entire house slightly warmer I didn’t have to worry about the plumbing. An extended outage and the pipes would have been drained and the traps filled with RV antifreeze.
Having the right supplies, food, fuel, water, first-aid, and weapons are all important living out in the middle of nowhere (population of nearest community is 250).
A note on generators. I have 4 of them, each one is a different size. Depending on what I need to do, just run the refrigerator and a light or two or run the whole house, I choose the smallest gen set I can to conserve on fuel and keep the noise down to a minimum. Keep in mind that when the lights go out, there are many people who are completely unprepared and might seek to take advantage of your facilities and goods, being guided to you by the sound of your generator.
Today, a nice sunny day here, is the best time to look around and make sure that you have what you need for those days when the sun is hidden, the temperatures are freezing, and the roads are closed.
Stay safe and may God Bless you one and all.

By: scout

scout — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 23:38:07 +0000

hurricane Katrina in 2005 was a wake up call for us on preparedness. a week without water (we got ours from the water heater ). and no power for a month. we had our whole garden in two deep freezers and lost most everything from not having a gen set, it was in September and it was hot here on the gulf coast.
as far as living in primitive conditions my wife and i did just fine. the wife and i have always enjoyed primitive camping in the woods or rivers so we had the tools and knowhow to get by just fine. camping in the house !!!
it was the all the garden food that we lost in the freezers that we missed the most, a whole year and two acres worth of work and money–poof. we put most everything in canning jars now, it’s good insurance for disasters. but it does take up a lot more room in the house so plan on that,
good luck all