lets discuss preps for disasters

[Garandman]

I've tried all our cars: no dice. I top off two motorcycle tanks so I have 8 gallons there along with fuel cans.

 

[MossRoad]

Siphoning gas from vehicle tanks gets more complicated when they have the blowback ball in the line.

Don't have to suck. Just put ones thumb over the end of the tube and pull up. Release the thumb and push down and repeat the process. Works well.

There's no ball in that line. Its all valves in the squeeze bulb.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I needed some gas for a saw a year or so. Tried siphoning it out of a Honda FIT. That thing wouldn't let me have a drop! I could not even shove a skinny ridged hose in there. Wish someone made a Diesel saw!

 

[sea2summit]

Fuel line goes to the engine and it's pretty basic to Hotwire a fuel pump with any 12v power source. You're gonna be there a while but slow gas is better than no gas.

 

[Garycw]

The expedition flex fuel doesn't even have a gas cap behind the door. . Bet you couldn't just shove a garden hose down it though.

 

[GaryLock]

I use one of these for faster fuel flow rate

Except, I use it more for rotating my fuel from the stabilzed cans into my vehicles for use. I then fill up the cans. I have 5 gallon cans, and my generators run off the 12 gallon Attwood boat fuel tank.

On ebay, I have found these

for $170. 30 gallon storage. I want to get one or two for gasoline and one for diesel. I like the pump and handle design.

I have a lot of water storage right now. I want more, but not so much storage. I was thinking that on municipal water, once the pumps go down, I will still have plenty of water pressure for a quite a while. I was thinking of (4) 55 gallon food grade drums. Hook them together. Have an inlet and outlet. When and if the SHTF, you use the washer hook up in the house to fill the 4 drums with water, and you get an additional 220 gallons of water to use. I have two WaterBobs for an additional 200 gallons. Plus my 100 cases of purified water, and I think that would be good for quite a while.

Food and booze is covered. 13 cords of wood presently. Gives me a feeling of some security at least.

 

[Egon]

There's no ball in that line. Its all valves in the squeeze bulb.

Moss, the ball is in the line between the filler cap and fuel tank.

 

[Egon]

There's no ball in that line. Its all valves in the squeeze bulb.

Moss, the ball is in the line between the filler cap and fuel tank.

https://www.google.ca/search?q=fuel...hWED3IKHeeZBqwQ_AUIBigB#imgrc=2KjtEQFho-6WNM:

 

[rockarosa]

There is an inhalable insulin that's been on the market now for about a year. It's called Afrezza made by Mannkind Corp. It does not need to be refrigerated. People are having incredible A C ! readings with no side effects. There's some video on Youtube about it.

 

[MossRoad]

Moss, the ball is in the line between the filler cap and fuel tank.

https://www.google.ca/search?q=fuel...hWED3IKHeeZBqwQ_AUIBigB#imgrc=2KjtEQFho-6WNM:

Ahhh, gotcha. I thought you were talking about a check valve in the siphon hose. Thanks.