[DrPretorius]

Get a propane-fueled Lil Buddy space heater and a couple of large bottles of propane gas for heating a primary living space that you’ve cordoned off from the rest of the house.

Get a propane-fueled gas camping stove for cooking.

Get some lanterns that burn liquid fuel like what you see at restaurant tables for lighting purposes. You should also have flashlights with lots of batteries, but if the poewer outage is of long duration these will likely run out.

Don’t be an azzhole. Make damn sure you have some air ventilation in whatever area you have these things in use.

Get a gasoline powered backup electrical generator to power appliances and maybe some lights, but if the power outage is of long duration you will need to rotate its usage. Always have at least five gallons of pure gas available before the crisis happens.

Have as many 5 gallon jugs of drinking water available as needed for your family before the crisis happens. Have paper plates and plastic utensils for eating.

Get sleeping bags that are designed for extreme winter temperatures. When you’re in the bag strip down to your underwear to let your body heat keep you warm. You can dress up when you get out of the bag.

Get a portable toilet seat with a refuse bucket and refuse bags. Your toilet probably won’t work if everything else is offline.

Get a 12 gauge pump shotgon with 00 buckshot, just in case.

[amorphous]

Have as many 5 gallon jugs of drinking water available as needed for your family before the crisis happens.

Thanks for that reminder! I've got several empty ones above the garage that I need to fill-up.

[A Navy Vet]

"Have as many 5 gallon jugs of drinking water available as needed for your family before the crisis happens."

Most people forget that a modern water heater in their homes has 50 gallons of potable water, with a drain at the bottom. Also, once you know the freeze is coming, fill up sinks and bathtubs that won't freeze over.

[Do_Tar]

> Get a portable toilet seat with a refuse bucket and refuse bags.

You can also just use a refuse bag in the now empty toilet.

[Redcitizen]

What do you do for exhaust or Carbon monoxide concerns?
I dont know anything about using a propane heater indoors.

[lepton]

Get sleeping bags that are designed for extreme winter temperatures.

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Flannel or fleece sleeping-bag liners are nice. If you make it long enough to go over your head, you can keep from directly breathing the cold air. It also traps a lot of little pockets of air.

[waterhill]

Cedar shavings/sawdust are a more pleasant way to keep a bucket dump.