… were positively Baltic. We were out of firewood, propane. The house had zero insulation and there was frost on the northern bedroom walls an inch thick. The water froze, the toilet shattered, and we had a half-mile lane with a sharp turn halfway so that no matter which way you went, it was snowed over and impassable.
Just saw this post on facebonk and I think it could’ve saved our lives if we hadn’t finally been able to cross the cornfield (with a baby inside my jacket!) to reach the road:
Living off the Land
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This saved our family during the ice storm of 2023. I have a large master bedroom and this kept our bedroom at 65 degrees the entire time the power was off. It’s a crock pot liner. Two three wick candles and two large cans. I hope this helps people who can’t find a heat source in case the power goes out.
—Jesse Mann
Do not solely rely on this, but it can certainly be helpful if you have no other option. A cast iron dutch oven / large pot would work even better!
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