tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681840922010817231.post3742201391497639593..comments2024-01-30T22:22:22.666-08:00Comments on Getting Out Alive: It's The Details That Will Get YouRich Johnson:http://www.blogger.com/profile/11550302398107628863noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681840922010817231.post-91420922261585998042010-09-28T08:39:54.974-07:002010-09-28T08:39:54.974-07:00I've learned over the years that it's not ...I've learned over the years that it's not wise to have a combination fridge/freezer. If something goes wrong with it or if the grid goes down everything is in jeopardy. <br /><br />I go with a basic fridge and a good chest freezer.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681840922010817231.post-82526097501747220912010-09-27T18:49:36.575-07:002010-09-27T18:49:36.575-07:00Being a preparedness-minded individual, our friend...<i>Being a preparedness-minded individual, our friends bought a power generator capable of keeping the refrigerator and freezer cold and the lights glowing in the house. Proud as a new mama, Denise showed me her acquisition, tucked securely in the corner of the garage just waiting for the next power outage.</i><br /><br />I like my little comforts, no question about that, but I can and have lived without them, I actually enjoy living that way. <br /><br />I make my own LED lights but I use bulbs that put out a nice white light, not the blueish light most of the crap in the stores put out.<br /><br />I wire them to run on 12 volts because there are always car battery's around. The one over my computer desk runs off of a converter but if the power here went out for a week I'd still have lights here. <br /><br />I could use it for a week and my truck would still start. <br /><br />I have an issue with generators, if the grid is down for very long, it's going to get very expensive running one of the size most folks buy.<br /><br />I just have a small 600 watt generator, it will run my small chest freezer if I start it up a few times a day for a while. <br /><br />And they should buy generators that run on propane, too often folks don't need a gas one and when they do it won't start because the gas in the carb has gone bad and gummed it up.<br /><br />An exception is if they are wise enough to shut off the flow and drain the carb so there isn't any gas in it.<br /><br />I have a small propane fridge that I can get by with. Maybe you didn't see my post about the couple that had lived on a sailboat all their adult lives, without refrigeration, it's doable.<br /><br />And I have enough propane here to get by for some time if I need it.<br /><br /><i>The words “advanced” and “preparation” are nearly identical, because if you don’t do it in advance, it isn’t preparation. It’s panic, it’s scrambling, it’s confusion, it’s a lot of things but it is not preparation</i><br /><br />I pretty much live it, the responders can go help others because I won't need their help. <br /><br />If the grid here was down for a month I would just find it interesting. <br /><br />And if the internut was working I would just switch to my laptop that I can recharge off a battery. <br /><br />I have four inverters and a solar panel. How many inverters and solar panels do you have?BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681840922010817231.post-13937423123632046192010-09-27T18:48:11.858-07:002010-09-27T18:48:11.858-07:00Being a preparedness-minded individual, our friend...<i>Being a preparedness-minded individual, our friends bought a power generator capable of keeping the refrigerator and freezer cold and the lights glowing in the house. Proud as a new mama, Denise showed me her acquisition, tucked securely in the corner of the garage just waiting for the next power outage.</i><br /><br />I like my little comforts, no question about that, but I can and have lived without them, I actually enjoy living that way. <br /><br />I make my own LED lights but I use bulbs that put out a nice white light, not the blueish light most of the crap in the stores put out.<br /><br />I wire them to run on 12 volts because there are always car battery's around. The one over my computer desk runs off of a converter but if the power here went out for a week I'd still have lights here. <br /><br />I could use it for a week and my truck would still start. <br /><br />I have an issue with generators, if the grid is down for very long, it's going to get very expensive running one of the size most folks buy.<br /><br />I just have a small 600 watt generator, it will run my small chest freezer if I start it up a few times a day for a while. <br /><br />And they should buy generators that run on propane, too often folks don't need a gas one and when they do it won't start because the gas in the carb has gone bad and gummed it up.<br /><br />An exception is if they are wise enough to shut off the flow and drain the carb so there isn't any gas in it.<br /><br />I have a small propane fridge that I can get by with. Maybe you didn't see my post about the couple that had lived on a sailboat all their adult lives, without refrigeration, it's doable.<br /><br />And I have enough propane here to get by for some time if I need it.<br /><br /><i>The words “advanced” and “preparation” are nearly identical, because if you don’t do it in advance, it isn’t preparation. It’s panic, it’s scrambling, it’s confusion, it’s a lot of things but it is not preparation</i><br /><br />I pretty much live it, the responders can go help others because I won't need their help. <br /><br />If the grid here was down for a month I would just find it interesting. <br /><br />And if the internut was working I would just switch to my laptop that I can recharge off a battery. <br /><br />I can run my desktop off of a battery also but it would be harder on the battery so that doesn't make much sense.<br /><br />I have four inverters and a solar panel. How many inverters and solar panels do you have?BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.com