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10-30-2012, 02:30 AM
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Kind of in he same boat as you as far as the well water and storing gasoline...
This makes sense especially if you're on a well, anyone who is knows what happens when the power goes out...  Ya can't flush the toilet with air and I ain't poopin' in the woods!! anymore 
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Power goes out, run the genny just long enough to fill 'er up, cut if off and save gas for next time. You have drinking, cooking, cleaning and flushing water.
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10-31-2012, 11:47 PM
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Ya can't flush the toilet with air and I ain't poopin' in the woods!! anymore
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LOL, but you CAN flush it with water from a bucket that you got from a stream or pond....more importantly, I want to be able to take a HOT shower. So, we need the water heater up & running.
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10-31-2012, 11:56 PM
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LOL, but you CAN flush it with water from a bucket that you got from a stream or pond....more importantly, I want to be able to take a HOT shower. So, we need the water heater up & running.
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Or build a passive system that will use the sun to heat water? 
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10-31-2012, 11:58 PM
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No,no, HOT, LONG shower........does a system exist that can do that?
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11-01-2012, 12:41 AM
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After reading your initial question and then the replies you have given to the offered suggestions, I think you are one that wants his cake and eat it too. I understand wanting to not be uncomfortable in any way but if ,and its a big if, things really go to hell, a nice long hot shower will be farthest from your mind. Eating , drinking, and surviving will be foremost. If you have the money to set yourself up to ride out the worst to come in comfort , my congrats to you.
But I digress,,,,,,, heres my suggestion...... If you dont want to hear the answer then don't ask the question.
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11-01-2012, 01:23 AM
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Anyone that's interested in being self sufficeint could really get some good pointers from this man http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Proenneke. He lived alone in some remote Alaskan wilderness for 30+ years in a 11 x 15 log cabin he built himself. Now granted ,ost of us will never do that but the lessons learned from his experience could be helpful someday.
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11-01-2012, 02:08 AM
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Anyone that's interested in being self sufficeint could really get some good pointers from this man http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Proenneke. He lived alone in some remote Alaskan wilderness for 30+ years in a 11 x 15 log cabin he built himself. Now granted ,ost of us will never do that but the lessons learned from his experience could be helpful someday. |
They show that on PBS every once in a while and I love it every single time! There were two different movies made separate from the original that I have yet to see. I believe the cabin is now a historical landmark!
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11-01-2012, 02:54 AM
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CAN you be off the grid- and still have a good, hot, LONG shower? Sure. However, it probably will not involve your standard home utilities. A 55 gallon drum of water, drum painted flat black, inside a glazed, isulated box, WILL make hot water. So will a home boiler, so will a wood stove with a device called a waterback.
Can you EASILY power an electric water heater? Not unless you have your own wind farm, or a hydroelectic power plant.
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.
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11-01-2012, 03:02 AM
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If one has a LOT of money, one can afford to buy all their prep supplies and simply get rid of the old stuff as you buy new.
On a budget (almost everybody), one has to be willing to make changes to their actual lifestyle.
-Every time to the store, buy a few extra items and put them aside.
-Find different hobbies that might be useful, such as camping or hunting or knot-tying.
-Sometimes eat can food and storage foods, perhaps even very often, so as to rotate your stock.
-Save up for larger items, often bought on the classifieds...always be looking for items that you may need.
-You need to look at storage space with a different eye...how best to maximize that space.
The list can go on and on. My point is that preparation isn't instantaneous and involves a mindset even more than a list.
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