First Things First: Key Questions Facing The Beginning Prepper

SHTF Plan ^ | 5-15-20124 | Mac Slavo - Norse Prepper

[MrB]

Check out the youtube channel of “LDSPrepper”.

He has some stuff on the HF solar panels.

[blam]

"Also, once they are 12 years old, they can’t legally be refilled, but if you find one that’s 11 years old, you can probably get it for a good price (”It’ll be unfillable in a year - only good for scrap metal - give ya a buck for it.”), fill it one last time, and store it."

That's my MO.

[MrB]

The author asked about the problem of the definite smell of woodsmoke from his chimney making him a target.

There are a couple of wood burning configurations that minimize the smell and smoke, because they burn the smoke, and leave an exhaust temp at less than 200 degrees.

The “rocket stove” (see permies.com) and the masonry heater (mha-net.org) both use the same principles of high draft, high temperature burns to get huge efficiency out of the wood (low smoke), then the flue gases are routed through heat absorbing material and exits cool.