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If you're planning on doing any kind of cooking or heating indoors, be sure to educate yourself on the dangers of CO poisoning. Just because a propane heater says "indoor safe" on it doesn't mean it doesn't emit CO. [b]Be sure you have a quality CO alarm, along with a smoke alarm.[/b]

I've got a pickup camper that's used for a hunting shack, and I've learned by necessity what needs to be done to keep CO levels down. It's totally off-grid, so it's got battery electric and propane heat. The original furnace wasn't adequate for winter use, so I got a 5000/10000 btu indoor safe heater. I could only use it for a few hours before my CO alarm went off (50-60 ppm). I ended up going with a larger vented propane furnace to solve the problem.

Also, cooking a meal over the LP range will cause the CO level to spike like crazy, so you've really got to watch it.

If we lose power for an extended period, and cant run a generator, well be retreating to one of the small upstairs rooms in our house with cold weather sleeping bags. The risk of fire and CO poisoning is too great to leave a heater on overnight. Our cooking will be done over a camp stove in the garage.
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Which brand of CO alarm did you end up with?
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Original Message What you need when the power goes out in winter.
Because of what happened with Sandy when the power went out for days our friends in NJ realized with no fire place they had no heat - nor electricity to cook food. Others had no water being pumped in for their toilets to function and were left defecating in the halls of their apartment buildings. And there were millions with no light as well. With a little forethought and not much money this scary situation can be modified where one can survive in relative comfort.

Propane heater
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Hurricane lamps and oil
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Candles and matches
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Portable Butane Stove
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Butane: [link to www.amazon.com]

Electric: [link to www.amazon.com]

Portable Toilet for where electricity is needed to pump water into toilet
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Musical instruments, books, art supplies along with games to pass the time are good. A deck of cards works great.

Any of these items are easy to obtain and would make great gifts for Christmas. Think smart - keep safe. Winter has already begun and these items are essentials when dealing with power outages of longer durations then a few hours. If there is no heat one needs to be able to be pro-active.

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