I use Sta-Bil and change out the gasoline every two years.
I'm in hurricane alley.
Used Sta-Bil at double recommended rate on 50 gallons of fuel. Ran fine in my car 2 years later. Stabilized that gas back in 2008 when the banks were dropping like flies. Used it in 2010.
Is Stabil available in local stores like Walmart or auto parts stores?
So do we. It works just fine. Better if you start with premium or regular unleaded without alcohol. Date the gas containers, use it up before it degrades and replace in small amounts as you go.
We also keep 4 20# propane containers. I use them in my business, so I usually have 2 full and I refill the others as they run out. You an get an adapter for these for about $8 and then use them to run a propane heater such as a Coleman Black Cat. My concern is no electricity in the middle of winter and an unheated cellar when it is 30 below outside. You can also run the Coleman heaters on the little bottles of propane that sell 4 for $10. Each one lasts 4-7 hours. My goal is to increase the number of propane containers of both sizes and double the number of heaters, for redundancy.
The little LED camping lanterns that run on AA batteries are safe, give off good strong light, have a red mode and a red flashing mode. Rotate the batteries, like you do gasoline. We keep adding rechargeable batteries for as long as we have a generator/gas. Batteries last 2 years and can be stored in the freezer to extend that.
We also have a store of 120-hr glass enclosed hurricane candles.
ottbmare, aren’t you a horse person? That is good alternative transport.
That’s what I do for a limited amount of genset gas I keep on hand. And I buy premium. I swap it out about every year by using it in the cars. I mix it when I’m at about the half-tank level.