Things I need to remember to get before the next storm
- even MORE batteries (probably spare bricks from costco just for emergencies)
- even MORE coleman cannisters
- ANOTHER coleman lantern
- lots more candles
- a nicer battery powered fm radio
Things I learned this time:
- you can cook rising crust pizza in a gas barbeque
- a fridge can keep your food safe for only 24 hours
- you can light up our gas fireplace without any power
- the day after a storm, shelves in stores will be completely stripped of everything you need.
- kids go into media withdrawal for 24 hours, then get creative and have fun.
Not sold on a generator yet...we're doing ok as is.
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How much food did you lose and what was the cost of that food? How many storms (how much food loss) would it take to pay for a generator that could power the fridge?
Any thing else a generator would have been good for?
-A message from the generator council.
We learned you can get the libery wood stove up to 500 deg and then toss in a frozen steak and some spuds, wrapped individually in foil, and they cook awsomely in just 12-18 min.
Also learned I needed a Freeplay radio. Another Coleman lantern, extra mantels, and oh yea, don't put the kerosen lantern on top of the wood stove (duhh) And Jet fuel is a great substitute for kerosen and cheaper.
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