Get a 50 gallon barrel full of something like these for your TP prepper needs:
https://www.amazon.com/Towel-Durable-Tube-Packaging-Pieces/dp/B005JWQY40 > On Jan 4, 2019, at 3:18 PM, <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote: > > If the sh*t really hits the fan, better already have your food. Rice and > beans are cheap. 5 gal buckets. Store a year’s worth really easy. Water > will be the #1 concern, then guns to protect your beans and rice. > I have solar that pumps my water now. My house is foam/concrete. It really > never gets super cold in the basement. I can move into my theater room and > survive nicely without extra heat. Beans and rice will eventually get soft > in cold water. Toilet paper would be my next big concern. I have plenty of > books. > > I guess I need some more TP and a tripod mounted 50 cal machine gun for my > balcony. > Land mines anyone? > > From: justsumname <> > Sent: Friday, January 4, 2019 2:45 PM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Y'all out there? > > oh if only I were doing something as exciting as building a tower site in a > glacier on top a big mountain in Utah...! > > I just happened across a 'deal' on 4 12v 100aH AGMs (Universal Battery) and > added them to my 'prepper' stash. (disclaimer: a real prepper would call > me a beginner or a moron, depending upon my politics). > > Having successfully survived this long, I have made it down my list far > enough to "get prepared for more than a few days outage". I own a gasoline > generator and I've never used it, but, if the sun burps wrong and we lose > 'the grid' forever, "we" will eventually run outta gas. Either way, I won't > be runnin-and-gunnin' my way to the gas station. And it seems awfully damn > handy to have at least SOME electricity when the world has NONE. It's much > too pricey to put the entire house "off grid", but maybe I could put ... oh > ... the freezer and fridge off the grid. Or something. And maybe have an > outlet to spare. > > Turns out, my 2017 freezer and 2012 fridge together use an average of 74watts > according to the KillAWatt gadget (which is in series with grid power at this > time). It's rather depressing that my 4 batts will power those two only > for a day+ with "no sun". I own a 100w mono panel and a cheapo eBay PWM > charge controller, but I've been going mental trying to pick an inverter and > charger and it sounds like I need more panels and possibly the smartest > charge controller I can find (probably not MPPT as I gots no trees nearby). > > It would be much less expensive to just go ahead and die, but that just > doesn't seem right. Living without any electrical power will be quite an > adjustment, but if I can hunt food and store it, cut and burn wood (electric > saw) and collect rainwater (and clean it up)... this computer nerd might just > live long enough to see what comes next. > > --- > > > On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 3:28 PM <[email protected] <>> wrote: >> No but it can totally shut you out of accessing the system. >> >> From: Ken Hohhof <> >> Sent: Friday, January 4, 2019 1:19 PM >> To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <> >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Y'all out there? >> >> I find once the battery voltage gets to 10.5 volts or whatever it is where >> the LVD kicks in, it starts dropping pretty fast. So I don’t think the LVD >> costs you a lot of runtime. >> >> From: AF <[email protected] <>> On Behalf Of [email protected] <> >> Sent: Friday, January 4, 2019 2:02 PM >> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected] <>> >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Y'all out there? >> >> Not a fan of LVD. If the site is terribly remote and there are frequent >> outages then an LVD will make your batts last longer. But it still sucks >> as a solution. Buy a generator instead of an LVD. I have never been glad I >> had an LVD in the sites where I had LVDs. >> >> From: Adam Moffett >> >> Sent: Friday, January 4, 2019 12:49 PM >> >> To: [email protected] <> >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Y'all out there? >> >> >> Yeah that math checks out. >> >> The devices I have with LVD stop me at 80% depth of discharge though. I >> also assume that batteries will get weaker over time....I realize they might >> not if they're stored in perfect climate control and never get discharged, >> but I *assume* they do get weaker. So I build for twice the runtime I >> actually want, knowing I'll actually get the runtime I want even if we add >> another device or the batteries don't age well. >> >> So I would consider that a 26 hour system, and in the back of my head I know >> I'd really get 52 hours out of it at the day of installation. Some people >> (McCown I think) have advised to put the load directly on the batteries or >> otherwise disable/bypass the LVD function because downtime is more expensive >> than damaging their batteries....and that's a valid perspective too. >> >> >> On 1/4/2019 2:39 PM, justsumname wrote: >>> I'll hijack this thread for something barely worth a thread. I just need >>> a 'reality check', ... I think. >>> >>> So my Kill-a-Watt says 24KwH over 324 hrs. Does that mean it's showing a >>> 74watt device? Which means what .... 1800-ish watt-hrs per day? >>> Which means that my 12v-100aH times 4 AGM batteries will power it for >>> something like 32 hours stopping at a 50% discharge level? >>> >>> Thanks ...that is all. >>> -- >>> >>> On Mon, Dec 31, 2018 at 12:20 PM CBB - Jay Fuller >>> <[email protected] <>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> I thought ya'll broke my email :) >>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: David Coudron >>>>> >>>>> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >>>>> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2018 6:25 AM >>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Y'all out there? >>>>> >>>>> Just waiting for someone to start the next volley 😊 >>>>> >>>>> Happy New Year everyone. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> David Coudron >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> From: AF <[email protected] <>> On Behalf Of CBB - Jay Fuller >>>>> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2018 11:00 PM >>>>> To: [email protected] <> >>>>> Subject: [AFMUG] Y'all out there? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Did everyone find something better to do than post here today? 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