I've had this feeling that we might get hit hard here in the rockies this winter...or possibly something else sooner. I can't put my finger on what it is exactly. We lost power last year a few times last year due to snow, but this coming winter is supposed to be a lot worse. This nagging feeling got to me and I picked up a few things while out today.
I got about 20 pounds of chicken that I'm going the pressure can today and tomorrow into broth and chunked meat.
10 pounds of apples that i'm going to turn into apple sauce.
A water purifier (portable) - This was about $30 at walmart
Canned veggies and fruits
4 propane tanks for our little camping stove
6 taper candles that I plan to use with our mason jar holder - This here:
http://www.amazon.com/Mason-Jar-Taper-Candle-Holder/dp/B006U6EV1W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1379365658&sr=8-1&keywords=mason+jar+tapera package of 16 votives
oil for our lamps
powdered whole milk for the kids
jars to can our concords when they are ready in a couple weeks
case of diapers - for when I can't wash our cloth
I haven't been able to shake this feeling that we need to prepare. I feel a lot better now that we have some things stocked up. I still need to get warm jammies for the kids, some flats of drinking water, and some snow pants for the kids.
My biggest hurdle is heat. We were without heat last year due to a broken furnace that took about 2 weeks to replace. That was awful and we even had some space heaters going 24/7. If we lose power, we wouldn't even have that. It was 45 - 50F in our house during that time. We don't have a fireplace or a wood burning stove or anything. Not many options there.