Hi there

[anonym0us]

Not a prepper "per se" but some of what I'm doing does overlap with prepppers

As I decarbonise my house, I both make myself more resilient but vulnerable at the same time (specifically related to heating / cooking)

That does then mean that I think "Well in the event of a power cut I could run most of my house but not these high power appliances like the cooker / heating" Or technically I could but I'd rather conserve power, so I could go say a week without power. Using not so clean sources in that sense, can be a more efficient use of power

[pseudonym]

Hello and welcome to the Forum.

I hate to say it, but it sounds like you are indeed a prepper.

No need to be ashamed there are support groups but the first rule of Prepper Club is.......

[Arzosah]

Welcome to the forum! I think a growing number of us are linking preparedness with environmentalism, it's a good thing! Enjoy

[PPrep]

Hi, and welcome to the forum.

To provide sufficient electricity to power an electric cooker or indoor heating would need a relatively large and expensive solar setup. Better to consider a gas camping stove, perhaps.

Whole - house heating is probably out of reach for most people. Bio - ethenol, such as that used in fake fireplaces burns relatively cleanly, and I made a stove to suit for local heating. It uses quite a lot of fuel though, but the idea may be worth considering. A combination of lit candles under an arrangement of earthenware flower pots could be considered. There are many videos on Youtube on these topics.

I've experimented with home made "rocket" stoves, but the are twig - burners and can't be used indoors (but possibly in an empty open fireplace, venting up the chimney)?

Ventilation is required, and relevant safety precautions need to be taken.

[jennyjj01]

To provide sufficient electricity to power an electric cooker or indoor heating would need a relatively large and expensive solar setup. Better to consider a gas camping stove, perhaps.

I've experimented with home made "rocket" stoves, but the are twig - burners and can't be used indoors (but possibly in an empty open fireplace, venting up the chimney)?

I was daft enough to experiment with a rocket stove indoors, albeit with doors and windows wide open and with cooker hood fan running. It was madness and the soot went everywhere.

To compare, a single camping gas stove sat on the ceramic hob was brilliantly successful and cheap to run. My fiver's worth of gas cartridges would easily have cooked simple meals for a week or maybe a month.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adventure-Peak ... hdGY&psc=1
No smoke or obvious problems.

[GillyBee]

The one gotcha for the little bistro stoves is that the cannisters have no pressure when the temperature drops so you need to either warm them up or just use the first half and use the other half when it is warmer.

[PPrep]

The one gotcha for the little bistro stoves is that the cannisters have no pressure when the temperature drops so you need to either warm them up or just use the first half and use the other half when it is warmer.

Quite right; a propane - butane gas mix if available in your type of stove cylinder will help as the propane enables the gas to work at lower temperatures.