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Voluntary Blackout
I urge everyone here to do a "Voluntary Blackout" or VB.
Definition:
VB basically means to turn off the electricity at the panel, and turn off the water supply to the house before you go to bed one night. In the morning, you must fend for yourself in all manners.
If you have a generator, I urge you not to use it, simply for the fact that if you were in a true emergency-type blackout where all power and water was cut, you would reserve your generator use for emergencies - Basically because getting fuel for it could become difficult or life threatening if SHTF.
Basic rules for a VB:
You must NOT use any electricity in your home for the duration of the blackout.
You may NOT use your phone, unless necessary for family functions. (school calls, family emergencies, doctor appointment follow-up, etc.)
You are limited to the supplies you have on hand. (No running to Wal-Mart for something during the VB)
You may NOT order food for delivery. (kinda defeats the purpose)
This will test your preparedness level. Food in the fridge will have to be preserved somehow, there's no power. The water is off, so you can't simply turn on the faucet to fill a glass.
Hopefully by doing this, you will get a sense of how far along you are with your preparations, and maybe you'll learn something in the process.
Definition:
VB basically means to turn off the electricity at the panel, and turn off the water supply to the house before you go to bed one night. In the morning, you must fend for yourself in all manners.
If you have a generator, I urge you not to use it, simply for the fact that if you were in a true emergency-type blackout where all power and water was cut, you would reserve your generator use for emergencies - Basically because getting fuel for it could become difficult or life threatening if SHTF.
Basic rules for a VB:
You must NOT use any electricity in your home for the duration of the blackout.
You may NOT use your phone, unless necessary for family functions. (school calls, family emergencies, doctor appointment follow-up, etc.)
You are limited to the supplies you have on hand. (No running to Wal-Mart for something during the VB)
You may NOT order food for delivery. (kinda defeats the purpose)
This will test your preparedness level. Food in the fridge will have to be preserved somehow, there's no power. The water is off, so you can't simply turn on the faucet to fill a glass.
Hopefully by doing this, you will get a sense of how far along you are with your preparations, and maybe you'll learn something in the process.
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