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It's not a bad idea to fill up empty jugs or bottles with water and freeze them. If we lose power, it'll keep the temperatures cold in the freezer longer, and thawed can be used as a source of water.
As for doing it as special storm prep, we're in the dead of winter - if you lose power and you're concerned about anything in the freezer, toss it in a cooler and put it outside. QUOTE]
This. I love all the people that whine about losing the fridge when its 20 degrees out.
- Put some wax on the shovel (keep the snow from sticking!)
That's brilliant. I have a can of silicone spray I use for the snow blower, but I never thought to put it on the shovels.
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Last night's prep: 25 gallons of gas for the brand new Generac.
You beat me to it! I'm cooking a few things that will just need to be reheated quickly (big pot of chix soup and a couple other hot dishes). This isn't a SHTF situation (yet) so I don't want to plow through my stores if things get a little tight. I'd rather use a little propane to reheat a pre-cooked meal than a lot of propane to cook a meal from scratch. And don't forget to bake a batch of cookies while you're at it!outside = freezer
basement bulkhead = fridge (mine is just the right temp!)
Basement = dry storage
Only other prep to do is cook some chicken tonight--I usually cook chicken twice a week. I know I won't want to man the grill in the snow. Plus it's just so much easier to have cooked food ready if the power goes out.
outside = freezer
basement bulkhead = fridge (mine is just the right temp!)
Basement = dry storage
Only other prep to do is cook some chicken tonight--I usually cook chicken twice a week. I know I won't want to man the grill in the snow. Plus it's just so much easier to have cooked food ready if the power goes out.
It's generally a good idea to keep the freezer and fridge as full as possible to reduce it's power consumption. Every time you open the door, you loose any free air that's in it. Water makes a great ballist to hold thermal mass inside the fridge/freezer and reduce your electricity consumption.
As for doing it as special storm prep, we're in the dead of winter - if you lose power and you're concerned about anything in the freezer, toss it in a cooler and put it outside. Or fill some gallon freeer bags with snow and pack the freezer after you lose power. You're better off having that water as liquid water on the counter than frozen in the freeze as "special storm prep" -- If this were a summer storm, totally different ball game.
You're assuming we all live in houses, for those of us with apartments with no area outside to store food, it's more important to be able to keep what's in the freezer, in the freezer. I have plenty of water already, but securing liquid water 'on the counter' is as easy as melting/boiling snow if it every came down to it.
If news of a major storm causes you to make preparations, you have bigger problems than the storm.
Stick the food in your car...
for those on a well, wash all your dishes... real kick in the balls beating on your generator for that.
Eggs.Milk and bread. What else do you need?![]()