Now that sounds interesting. So what are all the things you are running on batteries? Is this only for power outages, or are you using it all the time now to keep electric bills down?
Do you have a well? If not, what are your plans for replacing water supplies.
I was just thinking the other day about ice, and how we used to have an ice house in town. Never knew where those blocks came from, and wondering if the grid went down long term ,if stuff like that would make a comeback.
Make a hole in the side of a hill. Line it with logs and a log floor and roof. Cover with fill material.
In the winter, set out square wooden boxes, open at the top with water.
Put the ice blocks in the hole, after you line the hole with straw.
Make your mint juleps in July as required.
I actually used 5 gallon buckets when I did it.
It's like all the rest of it. It sucks.
Modern technology is great.
I just found the directions to make a refrigerator out of two pottery pots. I'll take these directions and go to Lowes close to me and have someone there help me pick out the right kind pottery pots - can't be glazed pots. I'll make two or three of these refrigerators. Bigger and smaller.
Here's the link to the pottery refrigerators:
Have 55 gal. water barrel connected to diverter in downspout. Have two plastic kiddie pools to put on deck to catch rainwater.
Have 15,000 gallon swimming pool here in our townhouse group and it's right across our street in front of my house behind the house there.
Have Big Berkey that will purify even water in a ditch. Have 2,000 big coffee filters to filter out crap in water before putting it through the Berkey.