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2 yrs ago we were without power for a few days because of a ice storm, other than that I can't remember the last time we lost power for more than an hour or two. I'm not very prepared at all.

We've had 2 instances this year where we've been without power for a bit. The first time a semi took out about 4 power poles and that was during a severe thunder storm line. That was about 12hrs. The next one was a burnt up transformer on each block for 4 blocks caused by I don't know. Lightening I can only guess. That was 36hrs. That was the only time I actually used my generator for no power and i'm good with that.

Originally Posted by firebird77clone

This just in:

We each have a water pump with an independent power supply.

Just hook the inlet side of your water pump to the well, and crank the engine. After the glycol purges, you have potable water. Save the glycol mix in a couple buckets to put back in later.

It's not convenient, but it is an option.

That sounds good, but your water pump is a circulating pump, designed to pull water from the radiator and push it through the engine in a closed system. I'd be really surprised if it would lift water more than a couple of feet (if that) without cavitating. If you're pumping from a positive suction head, the water's going to flow through the engine and come out quite hot, too, and you can't choke back the flow without overheating the engine. Not sure that's really a viable option.....

We're quite well prepared.
With forty years or so of camping and hot-rodding we've accumulated quite a bit of camping equipment, gas hobs, gas stoves, gas lanterns, and several gas (lpg) bottles.
We've also got a small generator that would (and has,) keep the freezers frozen.
As for water: we've got four 30,000 litre tanks full. Sufficient for twelve months if used wisely.

The most worrying thing would be the beer supply. I usually buy a dozen bottles or so when needed...maybe I should get in a twelve month supply!



(Although I think She Who Must Be Obeyed might get a wee bit septic about that...)

We could go for a couple of months with no problem, except I would need a generator for the freezers, no meds as of yet so thats no an issue, my kids on the other hand...day to day groceries, can`t understand that...

Originally Posted by 406Rich

We could go for a couple of months with no problem, except I would need a generator for the freezers, no meds as of yet so thats no an issue, my kids on the other hand...day to day groceries, can`t understand that...

We do weekly groceries. Day to day would drive me mad. I couldn't go to any grocery store every day without loosing my mind. Groceries are crazy. We spend around $180-$240 each week on groceries. There is why I don't have a newer truck anymore.

But neither of my two kids were raised that way, not sure what happened..