Not sure how the coming attack(s) will materialize.
I have about 3 months of non-perishable food now and continue to add to it. I have assembled a bug-out kit with about a month's worth of supplies. I can evac in 15 minutes, but leaving home is a LAST resort. Depends on the nature of the attack and the wind direction.
Water is not a problem. I main concern now is how to keep the house warm this winter without electricity. We have a 13KW Generac generator, but our LP tank is only 500 gallon and that fuel will be exhausted in about 15 days.
Short of buying a kerosene heater, anyone got any ideas on how to stay warm?
I'm working on LONG term survival now.
Please folks continue to prepare. That traitorous idiot in the WH is going to get a lot of good people killed.
Stay safe folks,
AD
Folks, remember SITUATIONAL AWARENESS!!! Be aware of what's going on around you. When in malls or other large buildings, know where the closest exit is.
TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS!!! If you feel something is wrong, it may be. Leave the area ASAP.
Have to go get another generator ready for delivery now. Hope everyone as a peaceful, safe, and relaxing weekend.
Keep Alert folks!!!
AD
We used to have a cabin up in the Big Horn Mtns., Wy. No electricity, but the old wood stove kept us quite toasty. I think wood pellets could also be used to fuel them.
Do you have a fireplace? If not, it sounds like it's time for you to start researching wood heaters and/or wood stoves.
I've been told that if one loses power during extreme cold weather to immediately fill the tub with water, as well as any buckets, jars, etc., and then to make sure that all your indoor faucets are left open a tiny bit, and finally to turn off the main water valve into your home... let all the water in the pipes empty down the drains.
Water damage from broken pipes can be sever, absolutely horrendous.
From what little I remember, I believe that most people in the horrendous ICE STORM which hit Montreal in the 1990s survived via fireplaces -- anyone without a fireplace stayed for many weeks in community shelters. I think that it took them THREE MONTHS to finally recuperate in Montreal.
Staying warm in a winter emergency power outage, usually means keeping ONE small room of the house above freezing, and utilizing blankets, quilts, sleeping bags to cordon off & "insulate" that one room from the rest of the house... Short of burning wood, I've no idea what to advise you, as I sure wouldn't want to rely on deliveries of fuel...
Let me know if you find out anything more about advice from people who lived through the urban disaster in Montreal -- it's COLD up north!!