Old Fuel

[Mortblanc]

I think that after last year we all realize that the revised concept of SHTF involves immediate shut down of travel, so a huge reserve of fuel is a meaningless prep.

Especially when moving around in a "no travel" world makes you a target for both scavengers and the government. Predators always notice movement.

I do store fuel in the sense that I have a LOT of petrol powered machines around the house and there is a constant demand for fuel. That demands the two 20L containers be kept full for chainsaws, gen-sets and other tools.

As a secondary consideration my vehicle has an 80L fuel tank. That is always at the half way level or above and can be allocated to other uses if needed.

There is also the fact that I have the motorbikes and they extend my range of travel/gallon by a great margin. My scooters give me 125m/g by your gallons and my big cycles give me 100 m/g. So transferring the fuel from the Jeep to the scooters would give me 2,000 miles range with nowhere to go anyway.

I have no diesel vehicles or equipment but I have always considered that liquid an excellent cleaner, light lube and solvent. Additionally it can be used in paraffin or hurricane lamps and works well in improvised lamps. It also takes the guesswork out of fire starting.