I'm preparing to pay a lot more to heat my house this winter. What I'm hoping is that there won't be actual shortages, where I can't get the fuel I need from any source. If that does happen, I've got a woodlot and a woodstove for emergency use. I'm thinking about buying some electric heaters, so that if there is a fuel shortage, I can still use electricity. There's already one electric heater installed in my house, but it's not enough to heat the whole house.
Heat is not the biggest problem. At worst, all you need to do is keep your pipes from freezing, and that doesn't take much heat. The bigger problem would be a loss of electricity, because my furnace works on electricity. If that went out for any length of time in the winter, it would be more difficult.
I would expect all energy bills to skyrocket.
I wish I had a wood stove, but unfortunately it's impossible for me right now.
check out homemade alcohol stoves for survival situations. rubbing alcohol is pretty cheap and you could always make your own.
I checked them out and they would be great for cooking, but wouldn't be enough to heat my home.
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