After ready a few replies on other threads I thought I'd share my ways of having more than one way to prepare meals and not sit in a dark cold house if the power should be interrupted.
I'm not including generators. I'm just talking about older proven ways that have worked for decades.
Most of what I list is generally inexpensive if sourced ahead of time at yard sales, flea markets, etc.
The old hurricane lanterns are still a way to light your quarters. They sip fuel and the wick will last a long time. Do not put candle oil in them, it is paraffin based and will clog the wick. Do use lamp oil or kerosene. That is what they were designed for. Check them before you need them.
coleman lanterns, propane or liquid fuel. buy extra mantles and a generator for it. The generators can be rebuilt if in a pinch. There are videos and forums to help you get familiar with keeping a coleman lantern in working condition. The crown fuel in wally world is cheaper than the coleman brand and works just as good.
coleman suitcase stoves for cooking. You can get a coleman oven that sits on top to bake in. Again they stoves come in liquid fuel or propane . Most of the propane ones can be hooked to a larger tank with a hose adapter.
Do not buy into the duel fuel hype. Every liquid fuel lantern or stove ever built is duel fuel. Duel fuel does not mean coleman fuel or diesel. It means white gas( coleman fuel, crown camping fuel) or gasoline. Gasoline will foul the generator quicker and if left in the fuel tank can gum it up.
Most of these items take up very little space. one drawback is spiders, dirt daubers, bugs etc can build nests in the air tubes and cause problems.
Coleman does produce a kerosene lantern. It works just like the other white gas cousins with one exception. The generator has to be pre heated before lighting.
The older coleman quick light white gas lanterns also need the generator preheated before lighting.
I'm not including generators. I'm just talking about older proven ways that have worked for decades.
Most of what I list is generally inexpensive if sourced ahead of time at yard sales, flea markets, etc.
The old hurricane lanterns are still a way to light your quarters. They sip fuel and the wick will last a long time. Do not put candle oil in them, it is paraffin based and will clog the wick. Do use lamp oil or kerosene. That is what they were designed for. Check them before you need them.
coleman lanterns, propane or liquid fuel. buy extra mantles and a generator for it. The generators can be rebuilt if in a pinch. There are videos and forums to help you get familiar with keeping a coleman lantern in working condition. The crown fuel in wally world is cheaper than the coleman brand and works just as good.
coleman suitcase stoves for cooking. You can get a coleman oven that sits on top to bake in. Again they stoves come in liquid fuel or propane . Most of the propane ones can be hooked to a larger tank with a hose adapter.
Do not buy into the duel fuel hype. Every liquid fuel lantern or stove ever built is duel fuel. Duel fuel does not mean coleman fuel or diesel. It means white gas( coleman fuel, crown camping fuel) or gasoline. Gasoline will foul the generator quicker and if left in the fuel tank can gum it up.
Most of these items take up very little space. one drawback is spiders, dirt daubers, bugs etc can build nests in the air tubes and cause problems.
Coleman does produce a kerosene lantern. It works just like the other white gas cousins with one exception. The generator has to be pre heated before lighting.
The older coleman quick light white gas lanterns also need the generator preheated before lighting.