Alternative Cooking

• Dutch Oven / Volcano: stewing, grilling, baking, broiling. Can cook virtually anything.  Outdoor use only.  Charcoal storage issues.
• Backpacking stoves: portable, lightweight, great for 2-4 people, limited to boiling / frying.  Fuel storage issues.  Carbon monoxide. White gas vs. butane vs. propane vs. multi-fuel (white gas, gasoline, aircraft fuel, kerosene, cooking oils)
• Butane camp stoves: 2 cases of fuel sufficient for family of 4 for 1 year. fuel storage issues.  Indoor use.
• Open camp fire: fuel storage, least efficient, fire hazard
• BBQ gas grill, Camp Chef burner: fuel storage.  Outdoor only.
• Fuel cubes.  Outdoor only.
• Rocket Stove.  Outdoor only.
• Sterno.  Outdoor only.
• Stove-in-a-Can.  Outdoor only.
• Buddy Burner.  Outdoor only.
• Alcohol Stove: denatured alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, HEET fuel line antifreeze.  Needs ventilation.
• Solar Oven / Cooker: DYI or commercial.  If you can see your shadow, you can cook.  Subject to weather and time of day.
• Parabolic Stove / Cooker: Sol Source.  Intense heat, free energy.  Subject to weather and time of day.
• Wood Gas.  Outdoor only.
• Biolite Stove: charge your cell phone while cooking food.  Outdoor only.
• Kelly Kettle. Outdoor only.

Considerations:

• How much fuel can you legally and safely store?  Check local regulations and homeowner insurance policy.
• Will starving roaming marauders or hungry neighbors be attracted by the aroma / open flame?
• Do you have alternative options in case one method fails?
• Is it portable?
• Is your energy source renewable / replenishable?
• What is your cost of investment? …of operation?
• Does everyone in your family know how to (safely) operate it?
• Can it be dual purpose?
• Can you use it indoors?

Alternative Heating

Choose your favorite flavor of disaster. Earthquake, EMP, blizzard, prolonged unemployment, tornado, grid-down, TEOTWAWKI. Power is down. Furnace won't work. Now imagine that it's the coldest winter in 20 yrs. What are you going to do to keep you and your family warm? Do you want to burn every stick of furniture that you've invested in over the years? Are there even enough trees in Utah to supply everyone's home that is now in the same deep freeze as you? Here are a few ideas that can provide some warmth aside from snuggling the whole family together in one bed.

• Mr. Heater, Big Buddy, Little Buddy: safe for indoor use. Fuel storage issues
• Coleman tent heater: carbon monoxide? Fuel storage issues
• Propane / Kerosene space heaters: carbon monoxide? Fuel storage issues
• Foam clothing: the shelter & bedding that you wear. DIY or purchase.
• Heat only limited living spaces. Close off unnecessary areas. Layer clothing.
• Wood stove / fireplace: it literally takes a woodpile the size of your house (or living space) to heat for one year.
• Pellet stove: fuel pellet storage. Will it run in a power outage?
• Wood Gas / Rocket Stove: requires proper venting
• GeoThermal
• Solar Water Heater: a warm shower or wash water is wonderful.

Considerations:

• Before you go wild, keep in mind that it is easier to hide the fact that you still have food than it is to hide the fact that your have a way to keep your house warm.
• How much fuel can you safely and legally store?  Check local regulations and homeowner insurance policy.
• Can you use it indoors without risk of carbon monoxide poisoning?
• Is it portable in case of evacuation?
• How cold is the worst-case scenario?  How long might the worst-case scenario last?
• How large an area do you really need to heat and for how much of the day?
• What type of shelter are you heating: home, a room, a small space, tent, tarp, trailer, cave?
• Does everyone in your family know how to (safely) operate it?

Iwatani Butane Stoves

Our bulk order of stoves and fuel is on it’s way and should be here in about a week. Those receiving this email will have first crack at however much you need.

1 Stove + 2 cases of fuel = $70.00

1 Stove + 4 cases of fuel = $110.00

extra stove = $28.00

extra case of fuel = $21.00

Iwatani Stove Website

Don’t worry about prepayment for stoves, fuel or popcorn poppers, you can pay when you pick them up.

Derek Haynie

derek@MapletonReady.org

+1 (801) 491-1111