if shit hit the fan how will you be cooking!?

[Tizzie]

We have 2 briefcase stoves, lots of gas canisters 1 single camping gas stove. Should we run out then we could dig a hole in the garden and make some kind of fire pit or we have a square rubbish burner we could use, just need to obtain some metal grilling to put on top to put cooking utensils on.

[poppypiesdad]

Electric whilst the grid is on , electric generator when off, when fuel runs out , lpg when electric goes off , wood when lpg runs out .

[Jotnarjager]

What? No BBQ? What sort of men are you lot?

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Charcoal

Make your own charcoal and cook in an ordinary BBQ. Job sorted!

[ForgeCorvus]

Mains supply for as long as
I've also adopted the shotgun approach with my gas cartridge stoves, I think I've got at least one camping stove to fit all the common disposables
Got meths, bio-eth, surgical spirit, hexi and paraffin. Have a Coleman currently setup for petrol, but I've also got a paraffin generator (I think thats what that bit is called) for it.
I have a two-burner that runs on returnable bottles (with a grill, because sometimes toast is important )
The paraffin is for the Optimas and I can always burn wood, charcoal or coal in the wide range of hobos and other tree-crematoria that lurk around the shed..... I've even built Hangi in the past.

[Yorkshire Andy]

Forge ..

In the Coleman I use this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B009M4J ... ot_redir=1

http://www.outdoorsmagic.com/forum/gear ... 14730.html

[Arzosah]

We have 2 briefcase stoves, lots of gas canisters 1 single camping gas stove. Should we run out then we could dig a hole in the garden and make some kind of fire pit or we have a square rubbish burner we could use, just need to obtain some metal grilling to put on top to put cooking utensils on.

Tizzie, in an emergency you could use a shelf from the oven as the metal grilling over the rubbish burner.

[Wulfshead]

Jotnar,
You just reminded me that I need to buy up a fair bit of charcoal.
Remember when we chucked that last bag of charcoal on the fire at the last night of the camp ?
I got thinking back then that charcoal out performs wood in so many ways.
It kept us warm for so much longer than normal wood and kept a more regular heat.
I may just weld up that oven I was planning just for the hell of it so I can try a charcoal oven.

If you are coming over tonight we'll add that to our chat topic list

Wulfshead

[Tizzie]

I love the sharing of everybody's knowledge and ideas. The sheer simplicity of Arzosah's suggestion for using a shelf from the oven, brilliant.

Thank you,

Tizzie

[unsure]

i went out to the army surplus shop today and picked up a swedish army triangia stove for £8.50 .
my thinking is that these can be used with chafing dish fuel , which has no harm full emissions when in use so its safe to use in doors or even in tent .
also more stable to carry fuel for as its a gel not a liquid so there should be no limit on gthe amount you can store or shelf life to worry about .
whats every ones opinion on them .

http://www.militarymart.co.uk/index.php ... uct_id=393

[Decaff]

FREEZE ANY DRY GOODS ... FOR AT LEAST 72 HOURS TO KILL THE CRITTERS

Do you freeze before or after sealing in mylar? Shouldn't the oxy absorbers kill all the critters? Is freezing a case of belt and braces? Don't get me wrong here - nothing wrong with belt and braces, but I'm curious that there doesn't seem to be a consensus about the details of mylar storage.

Sorry family emergency on Friday so first chance to reply. I freeze all dry goods as soon as I get them home, put inside ziplock bags in the original packaging, freeze for at least 72 hrs then remove and stand to get back to room temperature and then put into final storage box or bag etc. Watched a video where rice had been stored in jar with oxy absorbers for long term and when she got it out to use it was crawling with black insects.... Belt and braces is worth it for the sake if your food. I had a problem a while back with dry cat food that arrived full of nasties and it was a nightmare to get rid if them as they spread like mad through the kitchen cupboards. Worth doing for Sanity's sake.