tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15401787.post5481658333535265882..comments2023-06-13T07:22:18.039-04:00Comments on Letters From The Bush!: Beat The Flood! Take That Power Outage!Dragonquillcahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08570703922492149586noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15401787.post-63844597088150388322012-03-23T13:15:06.210-04:002012-03-23T13:15:06.210-04:00I've given this some thought, and while I thin...I've given this some thought, and while I think we're okay for food and water (I keep a stash around all the time), I'm a bit stymied in terms of cooking the food. We have a patio, though, so I've been considering whether it might be worth getting a camp stove or volcano stove and keeping some fuel on hand, or maybe even making a rocket stove.<br /><br />By the way, I like the sheer curtain idea. I tend to see them at thrift stores too (where I do pretty much all of my shopping, both because I'm frugal and I like reusing things), and that could be a really good use for them. While I'm totally guilty of being at least a bit of a pack-rat, I just like to think of it as trying to make the best and fullest use of what I have.Jennhttp://notherethenwhere.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15401787.post-67675421149985256012012-03-23T10:32:24.683-04:002012-03-23T10:32:24.683-04:00We are blessed with a gas stove- the old school ki...We are blessed with a gas stove- the old school kind that doesn't require power so it works even when the power is out. But we also have a portable butane burner that uses replaceable fuel cannisters and it's really handy because you can useful anywhere!CallieKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991717349717389292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15401787.post-51270349631480136112012-03-23T09:46:48.909-04:002012-03-23T09:46:48.909-04:00Thanks for the reminder, I forgot those!Thanks for the reminder, I forgot those!Dragonquillcahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08570703922492149586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15401787.post-85179966260837696042012-03-23T08:43:15.333-04:002012-03-23T08:43:15.333-04:00Something many people fail to consider is morale.....Something many people fail to consider is morale...or how deprivation, even temporary, can put people at each other's throats.<br /><br />My suggestion? Books, board games, cards, crafts and hard candies that won't melt or go bad if it's hot.The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.com