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Will need light and heat, as we'll be working indoors in the winter.

What else?



Do you happen to have an outlet outdoors that is connected ahead of
that big main breaker, or a subfeed to a garage or other shed? If you
do, you can run a heavy extension cord into the house for lights, and
if you use a heavy cord #14 or #12, you can wirenut a cord on the
furnace wires to get heat.

CY: I doubt it. I've suggested Tim ask a neighbor to let him use power, but
he's going to use a gasoline generator for power, instead.

I've taken 100 ft. (or other length) of
romex and put a plug on the end to make such a cord if I did not have
a suitable cord. This will work for temporary situations. If you
dont have an outdoor outlet or shed, maybe feed from a neighbor's
house.

CY: One fire department I was in, used a 250 foot roll of Romex, plug on one
end, four socket junction box on the other end, for temporary power to the
pavillion.

If none of these are an option, they make decent LED work-lights for
around $30 and when they get dim, plug them into your car's
cig-lighter to recharge. I've even run wires from my car battery into
a building to operate a 12V work-light. Of course you may need to run
the car at intervals or you'll be calling a friend to junp start it.

CY: I've got assortment of various jumper packs and such. I'd been thinking
propane lantern, for heat and light.

Those portable kerosene or propane heaters will help keep you warm,
but be careful to get enough ventilation to avoid carbon monoxide.

CY: Do also have a propane infared heater, if starts to get cold.

LED worklights are easy on the car battery compared to the 12v
incandescnt bulbs.

CY: So true. Thank you for some good ideas.