What are your plans for electricity post SHTF?

[j.swartz]

Solar recharging battery banks and generators after I raid the gas stations.

 

[PistolBob]

I think a family will have to be very careful using light or a thing that make noise.

because you will be telling people you have something they want.

your power will need to be covert,what do you think?

That really depends on what your SHTF scenario is.

Natural Disaster - weather, quake, flood?
Civil Order Breakdown?
Total collapse of the US government?
Drone attack?
Natural Gas Explosion?
Out of Beer?

So I'd say it depends.

 

[templar223]

Lister engine plumbed to an old natural gas well.

Produces plenty of gas to run the lister indefinitely.

Yes, it's a cool setup.

 

[ThrottleJockey]

Lister engine plumbed to an old natural gas well.

Produces plenty of gas to run the lister indefinitely.

Yes, it's a cool setup.

Sounds neat, I'm always keeping my eyes open for one of these at a decent price: The Farm Light Plant - The Official Delco-Light Plant Collectors Site
I found one several years ago with the original glass batteries with wooden tops, still being used but couldn't convince the owner to part with it

 

[cbowman75]

I plan on using wind power for battery bank charging. I am currently in the process of making my own.

 

[CountryBoy19]

I plan on using wind power for battery bank charging. I am currently in the process of making my own.

Don't hold your breath... the energy capacity of wind in IN is very low... You may get some power from wind, but you won't get near the capacity of any wind-turbines...

I also plan to build my own, but it won't be my only solution. Summertime for sure has very few winds strong enough to generate any amount of power and the few winds that do occur are during a storm. So your typical summertime generation will be nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, then 30 minutes of extremely high winds that will wreck most turbines, then back to nothing again...

You will need a turbine that can take advantage of the storm winds without wrecking itself.

 

[Valvestate]

I've seen a video out there on building them from used brake rotors. Very cool stuff.

 

[shibumiseeker]

Would it surprise anyone if I said I had experience with wind turbines?

 

[armedindy]

what electricity? all of mine is at the bottom of a lake

 

[ThrottleJockey]

Would it surprise anyone if I said I had experience with wind turbines?

NO WAY! You've GOT to be kidding!

 

[churchmouse]

Would it surprise anyone if I said I had experience with wind turbines?

No....................

 

[Indyerick]

That's really interesting; I didn't think about the residue it would leave.

I've only seen plans for the crude ones. Essentially a barrel within a barrel, with a condenser. When are you planning on building yours? If I have some free time I might even try lending a few free hands to the project, if you wouldn't mind some extra help.

Where did you see those plans that sounds very interesting. I can offer a another set of hands if someone needs help.

 

[.45 Dave]

A generator to be used sparingly, kerosene heaters for winter until the the kero runs out and then we burn zombie bodies for warmth.

 

[churchmouse]

A generator to be used sparingly, kerosene heaters for winter until the the kero runs out and then we burn zombie bodies for warmth.

They will be hard to lite and the smell...oh man the smell........

 

[ThrottleJockey]

They will be hard to lite and the smell...oh man the smell........

I know, kerosene stinks....OH, you mean the zombie corpses....

 

[ironstarr]

Mmmmn.. I love the smell of zombies in the morning

 

[ironstarr]

I plan on running on a treadmill day in and day out, just so my girl can watch reruns of rock of love...

 

[showpare]

A 4kw Champion generator, a deep cycle battery, and a 100w inverter. Plus a supply of gas to run the generator for a length of time and to get me to work. Sometimes a SHTF is not the end of the world.

 

[finnegan]

This may work for short term SHTF scenarios (two weeks or so).
Its a wood burning camp stove that charges your electronics, and itself. I wish they made the larger one available to the public.

BioLite CampStove - BioLite Stove

 

[ThrottleJockey]

This may work for short term SHTF scenarios (two weeks or so).
Its a wood burning camp stove that charges your electronics, and itself. I wish they made the larger one available to the public.

BioLite CampStove - BioLite Stove

On the bright side, the price has certainly come down and they seem to have made some nice design updates since I saw them a few years ago!