What have done towards your prep?

[Pete Grey]

Yes BP, not much time to get off grid heating, cooking and lighting sorted.

We have gas central heating (electric pump and controls) and a multi-fuel stove/wood burner fitted in our living room. We cook with gas but have a two burner plus grill picnic stove ready in the utility room and plenty propane. Always belt and bracers.

We have friends with a full size gas stove fitted in their garage with three 47kg propane bottles in an outside lean-too. Always belt and bracers.

For lighting, candles, tea lights (six in GHB) good but a possible fire hazard, windup lanterns, rechargeable led lamps, torches with of-the of the batteries recharged by solar panel.

For electricity generation if anyone is worried about how long things will last after TSHTF, solar panels 25+ years, lithium batteries 3000-5000 partial cycles (up to 15 years), lead acid leisure or deep cycle batteries over 1000 charge cycles (but can last 12+ years), all must be used with common sense.

Today’s “Guardian” newspaper tells of of the vulnerability of undersea fibre optic cables that carry communication including the internet around the world. Russia practices cutting these cables so you can bet China also has the capability. Keep your survival info download library up to date.

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