Does anyone use their charcoal grill as part of their disaster preparedness plan?
In the event of an extended power outage would you be prepared to use your grill to do all of your cooking?
Any tips on what to have on hand, other than plenty of charcoal?
Are there any tricks to boiling water, pan frying etc. using a charcoal grill? I imagine it would be similar to campfire cooking.
I'm a big time prepper! My biggest fear is flooding, as my back yard is literally the Willamette River! With that said, I also live in a small subdivision outside of town, and all of us down here know, we tend to be overlooked when it comes to electricity outrages or anything else. I have a portable 2 burner Camp Chef stove, 3 gas grills with side burners, 2 smokey and a jumbo charcoal, as well as a performer and a OTG. So I'm set, in the heat source dept. for cooking. I also have a vast collection of cast iron cookware, and a Mojoe Griddle and a camp stove coffee pot for heating water as well as making java.
I don't store water, because of the river, but do have a handful of water filter thingy's I got off Amazon, that make for cleaning the water for drinking in short order! I also have a couple of Sears Die Hard Power Packs that have lights, battery charger, air, and usb charging ports for cell phones or laptops as well as 2 a/c plug ins to plug freezer into that supposedly will keep them running for 3 days. I think I paid $150 for each on sale. Well worth the piece of mind, for me anyway.
I also have a back pack full of wind up flash lights and radios in case I run out of batteries. And here's one no one ever thinks about, in case I have to move to higher ground, I also have a fold up toilet seat with a 5 gallon bucket stuffed with toilet paper that the cardboard rolls have been removed for more room.
I also have 2 plastic 32 gallon garbage cans with lids, that are solely used for water, in case a storm blows in, and I loose water for some reason. Just pop them in the bathtub and fill them with the shower head removed. (an old Alaska trick I learned living on a float log camp 36 years ago). Now food...that's a whole different topic, but I have that covered as well.