Just a few of the ones I liked....

Your dog has more Emergency Rations than 95% of the U.S. population.

You've ever been on a Soviet "Potential Threat" list.

SWAT has ever asked to borrow a few of your guns.

Your home and property are more secure and better lit than Fort Knox or Area 51.

You can recognize the sound of a generator from four blocks away, but you also can tell the brand, horsepower and kilowatts per hour that it is putting out.

You stock up on kerosene and firewood in 102 degree summer heat.

Your scanner includes the frequencies of every law enforcement agency within 100 miles, including the ones that don't officially exist.

You have a key fob that says, "What Would John Wayne Do?"

You know the news three days before it hits the mass media.

You've ever bought antibiotics for human use through a vet or grains for human consumption through a feed store.

You automatically choose the heavy duty flatbed cart upon entering Sam's or Costco.

You've ever considered digging an escape tunnel from your basement to the nearest stand of trees.

And my personal favorite....

You have a backup generator for your backup generator, which is a backup for your solar energy system. 8) 8) 8)

http://thesurvivalmom.com/2009/09/15/you-might-be-a-survivalist-if/

Quote from: Solars Toy on January 03, 2011, 06:36:31 PM
Just a few of the ones I liked....

Your dog has more Emergency Rations than 95% of the U.S. population.
I don't have a dog and I have more "Emergency Rations" for a dog. LOL

You've ever been on a Soviet "Potential Threat" list.

SWAT has ever asked to borrow a few of your guns.
No but they ask for my wife sometimes.

Your home and property are more secure and better lit than Fort Knox or Area 51. 

You can recognize the sound of a generator from four blocks away, but you also can tell the brand, horsepower and kilowatts per hour that it is putting out.  I do know the sound of a generator when it is running from 1/2 mile away.

You stock up on kerosene and firewood in 102 degree summer heat.
I have move movable Propane Tanks that will last me 6 months if needed.

Your scanner includes the frequencies of every law enforcement agency within 100 miles, including the ones that don't officially exist.
3 scanner.

You have a key fob that says, "What Would John Wayne Do?"

You know the news three days before it hits the mass media.

You've ever bought antibiotics for human use through a vet or grains for human consumption through a feed store.

You automatically choose the heavy duty flatbed cart upon entering Sam's or Costco.
LOL 90% of the time. 

You've ever considered digging an escape tunnel from your basement to the nearest stand of trees.

And my personal favorite....

You have a backup generator for your backup generator, which is a backup for your solar energy system. 8) 8) 8)
I have 3 generator now.  ;D

http://thesurvivalmom.com/2009/09/15/you-might-be-a-survivalist-if/

She forgot about the backup, backup, backup gen down at the creek with one of 6 extra propane tanks, four 25 gal a 55 and a 500 gallon on the top of the property, but I still have my eye out for a 2500 gallon tank.

The end is near REPENT!
Screw repenting, let your neighbor repent, I'll be the one ready. ::) ;D

Quote from: Solar on January 04, 2011, 06:20:17 AM
She forgot about the backup, backup, backup gen down at the creek with one of 6 extra propane tanks, four 25 gal a 55 and a 500 gallon on the top of the property, but I still have my eye out for a 2500 gallon tank.

The end is near REPENT!
Screw repenting, let your neighbor repent, I'll be the one ready. ::) ;D

LOL 2500 gal tank, now your talking.   ;D

Quote from: walkstall on January 04, 2011, 10:57:51 AM

LOL 2500 gal tank, now your talking.   ;D

It's way back in the forest, but when the guy brought in in 40 years ago, there was a nice road, now it's all over grown and I don't know how I could get it out.

But boy if there is a way? ;D

Quote from: walkstall on January 04, 2011, 10:57:51 AM

LOL 2500 gal tank, now your talking.   ;D

Yeah, but who's got 7 or 8 grand lying around to fill the dang thing?

I wonder what those propane delivery trucks hold...

Quote from: tbone0106 on January 04, 2011, 04:39:31 PM
Yeah, but who's got 7 or 8 grand lying around to fill the dang thing?

I wonder what those propane delivery trucks hold...

The ones we get out in our area are 3000 gallon tank unit trucks.
In town units trucks are 2600 Gallon.

For home use.

                     150 gallon  250 gallon  500 gallon  1000 gallon 
Length           85"             92"            120"           190"
Diameter       25"             30"            37"              41"
Weight          320 lbs.      485 lbs.      950 lbs.       1750 lbs

I have a propane furnace, a propane wall heater, and a propane cook-stove. I haven't bought propane in over a year, and I plan to keep things that way!

We run the cook-stove with one of those little gas bottles you can exchange at any convenient store or Walmart. One of those bottles will cook for us for MONTHS.

Winter heat is wood-fired all the way. We have a portable kerosene heater that we use when the temps dip REALLY low, and there's the odd electric heater for, well, odd use.

That ugly ol' cast iron woodstove has saved me more thousands of dollars than I can count.

Quote from: tbone0106 on January 04, 2011, 05:37:11 PM
I have a propane furnace, a propane wall heater, and a propane cook-stove. I haven't bought propane in over a year, and I plan to keep things that way!

We run the cook-stove with one of those little gas bottles you can exchange at any convenient store or Walmart. One of those bottles will cook for us for MONTHS.

Winter heat is wood-fired all the way. We have a portable kerosene heater that we use when the temps dip REALLY low, and there's the odd electric heater for, well, odd use.

That ugly ol' cast iron woodstove has saved me more thousands of dollars than I can count.

My BIL made me a 7/16" iron woodstove.  You could put a 24" log into it.  It took about one hr. getting hot.  But once it was hot at could drive you out of the house if you over did it.  We could even burn coal in it.  Talk about a hot fire.  When we moved I let my other BIL have it for his log home he made.   Wood is all he is using for heat now. 

Quote from: tbone0106 on January 04, 2011, 05:37:11 PM
I have a propane furnace, a propane wall heater, and a propane cook-stove. I haven't bought propane in over a year, and I plan to keep things that way!

We run the cook-stove with one of those little gas bottles you can exchange at any convenient store or Walmart. One of those bottles will cook for us for MONTHS.

Winter heat is wood-fired all the way. We have a portable kerosene heater that we use when the temps dip REALLY low, and there's the odd electric heater for, well, odd use.

That ugly ol' cast iron woodstove has saved me more thousands of dollars than I can count.

First let me say - Your wife is awesome....

Solar and I too heat with a wood-stove just the front great-room..  I don't like the kitchen being heated as I can leave jars of pickles and things out.  The bedroom has a small propane wall heater which Solar turns on sometimes when he feels bad for me at the end of the day.  But at bedtime it is off and the window usually open.

As to cooking...propane all the way.... 8) 8)