On 10/15/2015 12:41 AM, HerHusband wrote:

If the power goes out completely, we have a woodstove. It easily heats
the entire house, we can cook on it if needed, and we can boil a pan of
water for bathing purposes. It even provides a bit of light.

I've not used the woodstove in a few years, but it is comforting to know
I can fire it up at any time. It had a griddle on the top so we can
cook directly on it if desired. I like opening the doors though, to
grill a steak.




I have a wide assortment of battery powered lighting and battery backup
for the computer and other devices.

The LED lanterns are great. They last 40+ hours on a set of batteries
and are very bright.




The longest outage we have had in 30+ years was two days.

Hurricane Gloria, 2 1/2 days in 70 years. Next to that, maybe 12 to 14
hours. Longest in winter was only a few hours.