I have two oil lamps,head lamps,flashlights, and lots of candles for lights. For cooking, I have a propane camp stove which I could use in the mudroom with the door cracked open for fresh air. Plus we have a BBQ. For charging my phone, I can plug it into my van,it may take a bit,but it will do the job.
Uh oh. You should find a way to make coffee without electricity. Even if you have to pour boiling water over coffee in a bandana into a cup. There are coffee pots and coffee makers that fit onto camp stoves. Caffeine withdrawal headaches are nasty. I love your channel.
We have a few oil lamps, LED battery lamps, flash lights and candles. We heat with wood and use the wood stove for cooking if the power is out. We usually have cases of water in the basement and the generator keeps the well pump in operation and we alternative between plugging in our freezer and fridge if the powers out for more than a few hours
I envy the woodstove. Oil lamps are a great idea. I didn't know plugging in a water pump was an option. Prior to the connector installation we alternated between the fridge and freezer too. It works.
Gosh I used to hate when the hydro went out, period. i'm just still thankful that I was in california visiting when ontario and new york had that big blackout in august of whatever year that was.
Yeah, Ontario has had a few major outages in the past 10 years or so. But this is nothing compared to stories of rolling blackouts that certain states are having to endure weekly.
Hello my Canadian friend listening and yes I noticed the CanisteRs and the ChargeR too. I have some supplies and gear here to help out just in case like solar lights, older smart phones as a light source and a lights out kit. Just to add it’s possible to use both rain water and snow for certain things and conserve actual drinking water. take CaRe
I live in a hurricane zone & hurricane season is 6 months of our year, so I stay prepared. I have generator about the size of y'all. It's always hot for hurricanes so i have window unit AC & it runs pretty much everything. I carry a jump starter in my jeep & its also an external battery pack. Flashlights of all sorts that are USB rechargeable. Camp stove.
@@ButtercupAndFernHomestead yes I definitely do, just forgot to mention that. I've been trained my whole life by my parents. I'm 60 now & born & raised in a hurricane zone. Like starting now in Feb I start to try & use or preserve by canning, dehydration anything in my freezer. So during hurricane season I won't lose As much food. June-Nov but August - Oct is usually the craziest.
Good video I like your generator backup System 😊 did you guys have the meter modified or buy the house that way ? I have a 3500/4000 watt inverter generator enough to run my fridge , lights and my pellet( wood) stove. And 900 watts of rechargeable battery power. Candles, lanterns, camping stoves, a BBQ and always at least a half tank of gas in my truck and gas cans on the ready. I don’t like surprises so I am always prepared always a month ahead or more in food and water, myself and the pets. And a separate cabin with a wood stove and lots of fire wood 😊
We had it installed this past summer. If your meter is on the house they add it there. Our meter is on a pole in the yard so it cost us a bit more to have installed. It runs everything, including the water pump and furnace. But what you have will work to keep you warm and fed.
I have two oil lamps,head lamps,flashlights, and lots of candles for lights. For cooking, I have a propane camp stove which I could use in the mudroom with the door cracked open for fresh air. Plus we have a BBQ. For charging my phone, I can plug it into my van,it may take a bit,but it will do the job.
Yes, the vehicle is a good charger and warm room.
We aren't prepared we well, candles flashlight. That's about it. Thanks for sharing ☕️
Uh oh. You should find a way to make coffee without electricity. Even if you have to pour boiling water over coffee in a bandana into a cup. There are coffee pots and coffee makers that fit onto camp stoves. Caffeine withdrawal headaches are nasty. I love your channel.
We have a few oil lamps, LED battery lamps, flash lights and candles. We heat with wood and use the wood stove for cooking if the power is out. We usually have cases of water in the basement and the generator keeps the well pump in operation and we alternative between plugging in our freezer and fridge if the powers out for more than a few hours
I envy the woodstove. Oil lamps are a great idea. I didn't know plugging in a water pump was an option. Prior to the connector installation we alternated between the fridge and freezer too. It works.
Gosh I used to hate when the hydro went out, period. i'm just still thankful that I was in california visiting when ontario and new york had that big blackout in august of whatever year that was.
Yeah, Ontario has had a few major outages in the past 10 years or so. But this is nothing compared to stories of rolling blackouts that certain states are having to endure weekly.
Hello my Canadian friend listening and yes I noticed the CanisteRs and the ChargeR too. I have some supplies and gear here to help out just in case like solar lights, older smart phones as a light source and a lights out kit. Just to add it’s possible to use both rain water and snow for certain things and conserve actual drinking water. take CaRe
Hey CR. Yes I mentioned the rainwater in my old video that I linked. I never thought of saving old cell phone for the flashlights.
I live in a hurricane zone & hurricane season is 6 months of our year, so I stay prepared. I have generator about the size of y'all. It's always hot for hurricanes so i have window unit AC & it runs pretty much everything.
I carry a jump starter in my jeep & its also an external battery pack. Flashlights of all sorts that are USB rechargeable.
Camp stove.
Excellent. It sounds like you are well prepared. Do you have water stored?
@@ButtercupAndFernHomestead yes I definitely do, just forgot to mention that. I've been trained my whole life by my parents. I'm 60 now & born & raised in a hurricane zone.
Like starting now in Feb I start to try & use or preserve by canning, dehydration anything in my freezer. So during hurricane season I won't lose As much food. June-Nov but August - Oct is usually the craziest.
Very informative video. I found your channel from CoffeeWalksandWhatever Thanks for sharing.
Welcome. I hope I keep you entertained.
Good video
I like your generator backup System 😊 did you guys have the meter modified or buy the house that way ?
I have a 3500/4000 watt inverter generator enough to run my fridge , lights and my pellet( wood) stove. And 900 watts of rechargeable battery power.
Candles, lanterns, camping stoves, a BBQ and always at least a half tank of gas in my truck and gas cans on the ready.
I don’t like surprises so I am always prepared always a month ahead or more in food and water, myself and the pets.
And a separate cabin with a wood stove and lots of fire wood 😊
We had it installed this past summer. If your meter is on the house they add it there. Our meter is on a pole in the yard so it cost us a bit more to have installed. It runs everything, including the water pump and furnace. But what you have will work to keep you warm and fed.