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flotsam

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5. I'm very fortunate in that regard

Reply to hunter (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 19, 2021, 04:06 PM

Jul 2021

It seems I have two advantages-first I live in a coop mobile home park-all homes have a quarter acre or more of land and buried all utilities including electric. Also we seem to be on the same powerline as the local emergency hospital. In a quarter of a century I don't believe power has been out for more than 6 hours.

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Flameless Cooking [View all] flotsam Jul 2021 OP

does the mr. spock left eyebrow raise . my building is all electric . hot water included . AllaN01Bear Jul 2021 #1

Can't be used indoors... flotsam Jul 2021 #2

We always use our grill or camp stove for cooking when the power goes out. A sterno stove FSogol Jul 2021 #3

Cheap and not a bad option. flotsam Jul 2021 #9

In the good old days electric utilities did everything they could to avoid outages... hunter Jul 2021 #4

I'm very fortunate in that regard flotsam Jul 2021 #5

We live on the same electrical circuit as the local trauma center hospital. hunter Jul 2021 #7

Or maybe just have food on hand that can be eaten cold? Klaralven Jul 2021 #6

I enjoy "cold meals" of many canned goods like pork 'n beans, various fruits and stewed abqtommy Jul 2021 #8

This sounds like a variant of the flameless ration heating packs used in military MREs JHB Jul 2021 #10

Cobb grill. Outdoors. Very portable. Requires charcoal. NCjack Jul 2021 #11

Kicking essme Jul 2021 #12

I have an alcohol stove. scipan Jul 2021 #13