It’s blowin like a sumbitch in western Kansas and our electricity just went out. What are your hacks?
We run as much water as we can in the tub and use a 5 gallon bucket to pour in the top of the toilet for usage.
We have LED lights that are always plugged in and automatically go on when the electricity goes off. They are handy flashlights too.
It’s cold so the garage makes a huge walk in freezer.
Everyone adds layers of clothes.
I am soon buying a big generator and a MM plug-in to plug into my 220 volt plug in. Must turn the main breaker off so no electricity gets backed down the line and kills some poor lineman !
Originally Posted by FlaChief58:
It's an annual routine for me here to be prepared for power outages.
1. Buy enough drinking water to last 2 weeks
2. Buy enough non perishables to last 2 weeks
3. Go through the generator to make sure it's working.
4. Check/charge power banks, and flashlights.
5. Make sure to have propane for the grill, camp stove and lantern.
6. Stock up on batteries
7. Fill gas cans.
When there's a storm headed our way
1. Fill tub, buckets and pots with water
2. Put anything that isn't bolted down outside in the garage/ shed.
3. Freeze as much water as possible
4. Fill gas tanks
Tell me you live in Florida, without telling me you live in Florida....LOL [Reply]
Originally Posted by notorious:
I have a tractor pto driven generator that can allegedly run my entire farm.
Hope I never need to find out.
Thought about just biting my lip and going the route HCF has. Whole house generator that kicks on automatically ran off of natural gas.
Mine is a Generac. We have switches on all major circuits and the computer monitors load. I pay for a checkup every 6 months and thats a bargain. Its on a 500 gal LP tank and they estimate its good for 8 days [Reply]
Originally Posted by FlaChief58:
It's an annual routine for me here to be prepared for power outages.
1. Buy enough drinking water to last 2 weeks
2. Buy enough non perishables to last 2 weeks
3. Go through the generator to make sure it's working.
4. Check/charge power banks, and flashlights.
5. Make sure to have propane for the grill, camp stove and lantern.
6. Stock up on batteries
7. Fill gas cans.
When there's a storm headed our way
1. Fill tub, buckets and pots with water
2. Put anything that isn't bolted down outside in the garage/ shed.
3. Freeze as much water as possible
4. Fill gas tanks
6900 gallons of water in three storage tanks.
My own well.
Transfer/isolation switch at house that allows me to plug in 1 of 3 generators to power some lights and well pump.
Fuel storage
Propane tanks for bbq's, stoves.
Natural gas. Gas will keep flowing unless zombie apocalypse/ world war.
Portable solar panels.
Propane/ battery operated lanterns.
Food storage for 7 months.
Plenty of guns and ammo in case it is not just a power outage and it is the zombie apocalypse....
Oh, and 5 horses, chickens,cats and dogs. If power is out for more than 72 hours, my wife's horse dies first for meat. [Reply]
Originally Posted by FlaChief58:
It's an annual routine for me here to be prepared for power outages.
1. Buy enough drinking water to last 2 weeks
2. Buy enough non perishables to last 2 weeks
3. Go through the generator to make sure it's working.
4. Check/charge power banks, and flashlights.
5. Make sure to have propane for the grill, camp stove and lantern.
6. Stock up on batteries
7. Fill gas cans.
When there's a storm headed our way
1. Fill tub, buckets and pots with water
2. Put anything that isn't bolted down outside in the garage/ shed.
3. Freeze as much water as possible
4. Fill gas tanks
My list as well, living on the TX Gulf Coast.
I also make sure to fill my extra car's gas tank and ten 5 -gallon gas tanks to have enough gas to run the generator for 2 weeks if need be. I can't stand dealing with gas lines, because when the power's out you've got to drive pretty damn far to find working pumps, and they always have long lines. No thanks. [Reply]