Category Archives: Alternative Power

Do you need a generator?

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Emily

Have you thought about adding a generator to your emergency preparations?  If you’re just getting started with emergency preparedness, you’ll want to start with more important things (like food and water), but at some point you may wonder if a … Continue reading →

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Preparedness Questions and Answers

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Yonis

Howdy fellow blog readers.  I hope everyone that has been reading my blogs over the last sixteen months have gotten something out of them that has helped them in their lives to prepare for the upcoming disasters.  For my next … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Power, Basic Survival Skills, Communications / Navigation, Cooking Supplies, Disaster / Emergency Kits, Emergency Preparedness, Finance, Food Storage Planning | 7 Comments

Storing Wood or Coal

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Emily

We’ve been discussing fuel storage for quite some time now.  We’ve looked at storing gasoline, propane, kerosene, white gas, and butane.  Today we’re going consider wood and coal as emergency fuels! Wood and coal are still a pretty common way … Continue reading →

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Kerosene, White Gas, and Butane

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Emily

Today we will talk about a few other types of fuel that you may think about storing: kerosene, “white gas”, and butane. Kerosene Although kerosene has become less common in the United States, it is still commonly used in Japan … Continue reading →

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Storing Propane for an Emergency

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Emily

So, if storing gasoline is tricky because of explosive vapors and a short shelf-life, what other sorts of fuels can be stored for emergency usage?  Today we’ll look at another option… Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

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Storing Gasoline?

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Emily

Storing gasoline seems to make a lot of sense.  Gas prices keep rising, and if you believe we’ve hit peak oil—which we probably have—prices could go up exponentially.  Conflict in the Middle East continues, and that could lead to diminished … Continue reading →

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