How long can you keep the freezer running if there's no power?
Those optics have been getting kinda noisy around here tooI have no out of town land and don't varmint hunt much as a result. Why the heck is a thermal or IR optic calling my name. Dangit - from what I read - $700.00 is the going rate for a serviceable unit. Anyone want to talk me out of it? Where else could I better spend the $? Otherwise, I feel we have prepared fairly well to stay home when things get crazy.
Our setup is similar re gens/foodpreps. No big solar here, we're more EMP ready.We've been prepping for about 12 years. we have a separate walk-in closet with all the canned and dry goods we consider "preps".
We go through it once every couple of months, rotate out what we normally use with our normal usage and replace with newer.
Also have 20 to 25 year freeze-dried cans of various food by Auguson Farms and Emergency Essentials.
For frozen preps, we have 2 freezers in the garage stocked with meats and pre-made meals.
Since we have a solar system with battery backup, if the power does go out for a while, we're in good shape (unless an EMP hits, in which case we're just as screwed as everyone else), so that will keep the frozen food frozen. Also have a gasoline 4k generator we got before the solar, but it's just a secondary backup in case something happened to the solar (like a few really stormy days with next to no sunlight).
Take what? Aren't beto voters the ones assuming the government will fix the problem should one arise? They'll assume you're their door dash delivery driverI have a small cache, beyond that I'm just going to utilize my "Beto Sign In Yard" spreadsheet to take what else I need.
I have a bow saw, but I also have a Dewalt 20v chainsaw (the only saw I used last year and so far this year), also a bunch of batteries and a 2nd Dewalt NIB for backup.That reminds me, I need to get a few extra blades for my bow saw.
I don't have full backup for my "big solar", but I do have some panels and a couple controllers and inverters in storage for EMP backup.Our setup is similar re gens/foodpreps. No big solar here, we're more EMP ready.
Also have two large pressure canners and dedicated qt jars/lids, to quickly process over a wood fire, the meats out of the freezers - IF, depending on the situation, it looks like fuel replacement will be nonexistent.
My understanding is anything it reaches that has a chip.I don't have full backup for my "big solar", but I do have some panels and a couple controllers and inverters in storage for EMP backup.
It's really not very clear how much small tech an EMP would take out, anyway.
It depends on many factors. The distance from the EMP, the source of the EMP, the intensity. Then depending on those factors, it depends on what the device has as far as it's circuitry. Generally speaking, the denser the circuitry on a chip, the more susceptible it is to an EMP. A TI calculator from the late 70's might get by, but a smart phone would be bricked.My understanding is anything it reaches that has a chip.
Take what? Aren't beto voters the ones assuming the government will fix the problem should one arise? They'll assume you're their door dash delivery driver
Soylent Green with Heinz 57.Great!! They'll be nice and plump from the fast food and sedentary lifestyle for my BBQ pit.
There goes my pacemaker.My understanding is anything it reaches that has a chip.
Cholula and TabascoSoylent Green with Heinz 57.