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This will leave us with:
- charcoal (we\'ve not bought any in 30 years and there is
  no cost/risk to keeping what we already have!) for
  shelter-in-place meal prep (it\'s easier and attracts
  less attention to light a barbeque than fire up the genset!)
  It also helps when I have to burn out stumps (I have two
  in the front yard that need attention, presently)
- propane for plumbing, \"camp stove\" (usable /in situ/ or
  on the road) and \"clean\" genset running both at home and
  on the road
- gasoline for transportation and as a backup for the genset
  (if there is a sudden rush on the propane suppliers *or*
  we\'re traveling and can\'t easily locate a vendor)
Looks like you are planning to equip an army
No. \"Be prepared\". I\'ve a myriad of specialty tools that I
seldom use. But, having them on hand leaves me ready when the
need arises. Whether it\'s a come-along, inside/outside ring
clamp pliers, EZ-outs, etc. a trip into the garage is a lot
easier than hoping to find what you need (when you need it)
on the shelf, *today*.
Where does \"wood burning\" fit into all this?
Two jobs here:
1. Keeping the beer and the food cold (fridge) -> generator.
2. Cooking meals -> wood fire.
3. Emergency comms (in my case ham radio) -> batteries and generator
Anything else is lower priority. As long as one does not run out of
beer
We continue our normal lifestyle during outages. SWMBO does her
artwork, I do my engineering. The meals we prepare are largely
the same (though we will try to plan to let things defrost
naturally instead of accelerating that process with the microwave).
We *try* to be more aware of the time spent with the refrigerator
door \"open\" (surveying the contents). And, won\'t use the garage door
as a way of WALKING in and out of the house (we can use the *real* door
and walk a few extra feet to save cycling the GDO).
I may opt to turn off a couple of workstations (instead of just
pivoting my chair to redirect my attention to whichever has the
tools/resources that I need, now). And, I\'m likely not going to
be doing anything using power tools that can be deferred.
to maintain as \"end of life\" is much closer than \"rest of life\"
(and the survivor having to clean up the cruft that has been
accumulated over a lifetime would be an unkind imposition!)
What would we be without all our cruft?
Free-er? Personally, I\'m very anxious to rid myself of as
much excess cruft as possible, as soon as possible. SWMBO
would curse me to all Eternity if I dropped dead, tomorrow
(and left her with all this stuff to sort out).
Very much the same here
Unfortunately, it takes a lot of time and effort (and no small
bit of \"distress\") to shed that stuff.
And, resist the urge to ADD to the collection! When I brought home
the 5KVA UPS (600 pounds, half-again the size of a dishwasher), the
look that greeted me would have killed a less determined man! And,
trying to explain why I rescued the power washer... or, the *two*
electric wheelchairs...