Bruce
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That is a lot of snow most anywhere but especially so down in VA.
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Rammy
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Yeah, I keep stuff on hand for when the power goes out, namely extra batteries, charged up battery back ups, way to cook if need be. Its called being prepared. Not alot of people are and wont be when the SHTF. Lets just say Im well on my way to being comfortably stocked. Have plans to add an outdoor oven so I can cook that way. I have found a few free ads online for free firewood. Might go pick them up if still available. Just have to stack it behind the house. I have all electric house, which sucks when the power goes out so I cant cook. I have considered getting a propane tank and a stove to replace the electric one, just have to figure out if its worth it since I may end up moving in a few years when or if my parents pass away. They already have gas at their house. A gas line isn't available at my place and no plans for the city to install one.
Save a few bucks Rammy and buy a simple/basic propane camp stove. It will be more than adequate to cover you for a day or a week or more if you need to use it. Many grills today have a side burner, you can kill 2 birds with one stone... grill the food as it thaws out in your freezer, and heat stuff on the burner (like water for tea). I have an infrared "sear" station (instead of a burner) on my grill but it boils water just fine. I also have a big turkey fryer burner and a 50,000 BTU 2 burner camp stove. I keep several full propane bottles and as they get used, when I get down to one reserve, I get the empties filled.
Rammy
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My Mom bought a campfire stove from Amazon. You can bake in it, too. My neighbir has one of those camp stoves you mentioned. You can use propane or another type fuel if you need to. I think I'll get that.
Senile_Texas_Aggie
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Miss @farmerjan,
Just took a look at Lexington, VA forecast:
Hope you and your son can stay warm and dry.
Just took a look at Lexington, VA forecast:
Hope you and your son can stay warm and dry.
RollingAcres
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Do you have a grill? Even if you get one of those little camp stove and a little propane tank, you could at least cook something small.
We have a turkey fryer burner, so we'd use that when the power goes out (and if we have propane
). If not then we will the grill. We have both propane and charcoal grills.
Mike CHS
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We have a two burner propane Camp Chef stove that we use for all of our canning so we can do it outside. We didn't have a stove or an oven for the first three years in our house but we had a camp oven that sat over the camp stove for biscuits and that type of thing. Living in Pensacola made a believer out of me having a stocked pantry.
RollingAcres
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Guess I should have read all comments first, I just suggested camp stove as well. Great minds think alike!
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After Hurricane Ike when we were without power I used a camp stove for all meals for daaaaaayyyyysss. It worked great but one of my best gadgets was a French Press for coffee... sooo simple and sooo good!
Before I started using the camp stove one of our most basic hurricane preps was charcoal...lots of charcoal!
Before I started using the camp stove one of our most basic hurricane preps was charcoal...lots of charcoal!
Living south of Houston has definitely got me on the same brain wave!
Rammy
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I have an outdoor grill for cooking. Bought it just for that reason. Got it from CL for $20.
I thought about the other camp stove just to hsve one inside to use and bake in in case the power went out long term. I have two 20lb bags of charcoal for backup. Just trying to decide what else to get just in case.
I thought about the other camp stove just to hsve one inside to use and bake in in case the power went out long term. I have two 20lb bags of charcoal for backup. Just trying to decide what else to get just in case.
