Newsletter: Which Emergency Fuel Should I Use?

Published: Wed, 02/20/13

"FUEL THE FIRE" February
Welcome to the February Food Storage Made Easy Newsletter!  You are receiving this newsletter because you signed up for our BabyStep Checklists or our Monthly Newsletter list :)

This month we did a fun feature on the blog called "Fuel the Fire" February where we talk about all kinds of emergency fuels and which fuels you would want to use in which types of stoves and ovens.  We even worked out sale prices on all of the fuels and stoves we are talking about so you can try them out at the lowest prices with free shipping!  Make sure to check the sale on the Fuel Disk Bundle that includes a FREE cube stove.
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COMMON FUELS
The most common fuels people store for powerless cooking are:
  • Wood
  • Charcoal
  • Propane
  • Butane
  • Kerosene
  • Alcohol

There are many considerations when you determine which fuels to store such as: storage limits, using indoors versus outdoors, storing indoors versus outdoors, what types of cooking appliances you can use, etc. For an overview of a lot of these common fuels please check out our Cooking Fuels Overview handout from our Powerless Cooking Class

READYFUEL GEL
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This is a new product from Lindon Farms. It is a gel that can be used indoors or outdoors, and won't freeze, evaporate, or melt. It's very light and each packet contains a little metal sheet that can be turned into a holder for your pot. It's a great little fuel for camping or small cooking needs like boiling water.
INSTAFIRE EMERGENCY FUEL
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If you've followed our blog for a while you will know that we think InstaFire is a great product. It can be stored inside in convenient buckets, it burns in any kind of weather, and will even burn wet wood. It is handy to use in any kind of portable stove or even just on the ground. It's a nice supplement to go along with your other fuels.
FUEL DISKS
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Fuel pellets or disks are highly efficient fuels that can be used in stoves such as the Firebox, or Cube Stove . The easy to burn disks can be re-used since one disk will last for one hour of cooking. They must be used outside but store easily and conveniently indoors or out. We are featuring a HUGE sale this week on a bulk pack of Fuel Disks including a FREE cube stove with purchase!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR FUEL DISKS OVERVIEW
SOLAR POWER
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If you can find a way to harness the sun, solar power can be a great FREE and renewable fuel source for you. We have loved using our Sun Ovens whenever weather permits to conserve other fuels for cloudy days. With the new dehydrating racks you can also have a source for dehydrating fresh foods in a powerless emergency.
COOKING STOVES
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We're ending off Fuel The Fire February with a quick overview of some stoves you may be able to use with the different fuels we have talked about. While this is only scratching the surface on cooking stoves, we thought you may be interested in a few options such as Make Your Own, Firebox, Cube Stove, and Volcano.
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Don't forget, all of these great fuels and stoves are ON SALE at our Food Storage Made Easy Store this week so make sure to check out the low prices and free shipping we are offering!
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We hope you enjoyed this little online class on fuels and stoves.  We know it can be intimidating to get started with powerless cooking so just remember, take it in BABYSTEPS and just do something small to get started!

Sincerely,
Jodi and Julie