Survival?...

[gnihcraes]

coleman 1850 portable generator, transfer switch on the house, few gallons of gas on standby at any given time. Has worked well in the past. I was without power for about 48 hours one spring ice storm a few years back. Was able to keep the furnace running and the kitchen, alternating to lights and tv as needed.

Have propane heaters and propane usually on standby too. Various candles and white gas lamps for light if needed.

House is natural gas operated, so if I got a spark, I can usually keep the furnace and stove running too.

[cbs]

you can always burn the neibors house

[Beprepared]

Ah heat. A tent in the house can help retain alot of heat. Add a candle and your good to go. A hot water bottle in the bottom of sleeping bag will get you through half the night. Wake up drink/dump cold water and pee in your bottle(don't repeat) gets you through the other half.

[theGinsue]

A hot water bottle in the bottom of sleeping bag will get you through half the night. Wake up drink/dump cold water and pee in your bottle(don't repeat) gets you through the other half.

So, would you then use the hot water bottle in the same manner the next night? Ewwww!

[vegas976]

you can always burn the neibors house

my thoughts exactly, but i don't like my neighbors anyways.

[theGinsue]

you can always burn the neibors house

Well, for a while at least that would give you both heat and lighting. I suppose it's all a matter of perspective; eh?!

[Irving]

I've already planned to disassemble the wooden gate surrounding all the dumpsters in my complex if I ever needed heat that badly. Well, assuming everyone is dead and no one is going to care about the missing gate.

[jerrymrc]

you can always burn the neibors house

It does increase your field of fire.

[cbs]

buffer zone BABY!!!

[vegas976]

I have yet to see mentioned aluminum foil being packed in the SHTF bags. It works great for cooking meat/veggies, is very lightweight to pack, reusable, can be used for signaling, made into a spear/hooks for fishing, and worst case scenario it can be made into a nifty little hat so BIG BROTHER can't track your brainwaves (not to mention stylish). Any thoughts?