IMA SOL MAN
Flashlight Enthusiast
You betcha! Been enjoying all the voices of experience. I seldom suffer a prolonged power outage, but anything can happen. We recently had a stupid SNAFU at our water works, and that was a major inconvenience. The city hauled in truckloads of bottled water, but you had to pick them up yourself--no address delivery.@N8N I'm glad that you brought this back up top. It's a thread that's great for passtime reading, and full of insightful ideas.
@IMA SOL MAN apparently you've been reading it from start to finish. I appreciate the likes you have given me, it causes me to reread sections. Someday, I'll reread the entire thread.
I'm fortunate to have two good fireplaces--one upstairs, one downstairs, and an abundance of wood, so no heat worries. However, a summer outage will be life threatening. I have three window A/C's that I could install, and maybe run them off a portable genny, but I don't have one. I would rather get a whole house genny, as my house is all electric--no natural gas, no propane, no heating oil. Lookin at solar, but not a total answer to the situation, as the battery bank would have to be huge. I have plenty of room for arrays, though.
I want to drill a well, but money is an obstacle, and possibly permits, too.
Anyway, enjoying the thread and getting ideas.
Best regards.