Solar Superstorm

[Scythe13]

Solar storm could very well just pop the mechanism in the freezer. So using a system to charge it might be folly.

Best off working with what you know.


BOOM, solar storm screws all electrics in the home, generator...fried. Solar panels.....fried. Turbine...fried. Batteries....fried (I think, but not 100% sure on the batteries).

First thing you should be eating, the entire contents of your fridge, slowly, but surely. You'll want to empty a whole shelf at a time. Whatever's on that shelf, tough luck, you're eating it. The fridge contents will be the first to go bad. The longer that door is open, the sooner it all goes bad. So, to minimise time with the door open, grab a shelf and pull it out. That'd be the wisest thing to do.

Next up, once your fridge is empty, you're on to your freezer. Same basic process really.

This is why so many people are keen on salting food and stuff like that. It doesn't need to be in a fridge to keep fresh.

As for running propagators, really don't see that being feasible. I'd stick to candles for light and heat, then silverfoil around the propagator to keep in the heat and reflect back as much light as possible. If it works for drug-dealers growing weed, it works for tomatoes.

As much fun as all this sounds, it's the most logical route to go down.

Having back ups, like generators, solar power, a battery banks, etc, are all great. But if a solar flare hits, it could well fry it all.

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The fridge should be empty within a 2 day period. The freezer should be gone by about day 7 of no power.