kensnelling
Elite Member
Another option to canning and freezing is dehydrating. Combine that with a vacuum sealer and you can have good shelf life for fruits and vegetables along with keeping good flavor.
Ken
Ken
We have had many outages but that was the longest by a few days. You are right you need to be prepared. I started keeping from 75 to 125 gallons of diesel fuel on hand. I also ordered a 15KW PTO generator to back up my 6.5KW diesel stand alone generator. Previously my backup was a gas unit. I have water if I have power. We also keep a supply of canned food on hand. We have a coleman gas stove if we need to cook and can heat with wood.My belief is you cannot count on outside resources during an outage. Gas stations can't pump gas without power, roads are blocked by trees wrapped in power lines, food spoils at grocery stores, generators and parts for them are sold out quickly, etc.
You probably need to run your refrigerator and freezer more than 2 hours a day to keep them cold. My experience shows 12 hours a day. If it is cold where they are it may be a lot less.