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[*] posted on 10-18-2009 at 04:19 PM
beer and wine


I forgot.

the washing machine can also become a very well insulated cooler. fill washing machine with ice, put in beer , wine, soda, etc. cover with blanket, stays 3-4 days and when elec comes back on, turn machine on to drain water.

we did this works great.
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[*] posted on 10-18-2009 at 04:23 PM


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I forgot.

the washing machine can also become a very well insulated cooler. fill washing machine with ice, put in beer , wine, soda, etc. cover with blanket, stays 3-4 days and when elec comes back on, turn machine on to drain water.

we did this works great.


Saving the best tips for last, I see.:biggrin:
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[*] posted on 10-18-2009 at 04:35 PM


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Dehydrated water. A real life saver.

http://buydehydratedwater.com/shop/index.php?main_page=produ...


I was going to add to this the solar flashlight, you know, the one that works great while the sun is shining...

but they really do have a solar-rechargable flashlight.
http://www.solareagle.com/sunmate_flash.html

It only gives you up to 3 hours of light per charge, but it's better than nothing if you have it.

It might have already been mentioned, but the water in the toilet tank will help for animals, etc...assuming you can't flush the toilet.

Did anyone mention candles or lanterns? with waterproof matches or a really good Tupperware container to keep matches dry?
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[*] posted on 10-18-2009 at 04:40 PM


OH YEA! one more thing in the "personal care" section...

a little extra "protection" for when things get cozy after the lights go out and there's nothing else to do but go to bed....;D


:saint::saint::saint:

I'm serious! There's always a plethora of "new arrivals" about 9 months after big power outages........;D

[Edited on 10-18-2009 by BajaNuts]
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[*] posted on 10-18-2009 at 04:49 PM


we have hand crank flashlights and radio, also use outdoor solar lawn lights (remove stakes ) and bring them in doors for lighting. (to avoid falling over the dog and cats ).also have battery operated tv. since the elec goes out all the time here, I bought the biggest apu for my computer I could find. candles tend to attrack bugs,at least here, even with screens, so have bug juice, at the ready.

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[*] posted on 10-18-2009 at 04:49 PM


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Dehydrated water. A real life saver.

http://buydehydratedwater.com/shop/index.php?main_page=produ...


Anyone know how much a capsule makes? Looked everywhere on their site, but may have missed the amounts their products make.




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[*] posted on 10-18-2009 at 05:07 PM


Various size plastic trash bags and zip lock bags to waterproof stuff.....double bag everthing.

Also ce chests make great waterproof containers....just wrap stuff in trash bage, put into ice chests and duct tape the lids closed and around the lid/chest seam.




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[*] posted on 10-18-2009 at 05:10 PM


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEs4A7kXG8w&feature=relat...


Might be nice to have an eyedropper and a small vial of water for the dehydrated stuff:light:
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[*] posted on 10-18-2009 at 05:13 PM


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Anyone know how much a capsule makes? Looked everywhere on their site, but may have missed the amounts their products make.


I researched the product and found that three caps will fill a medium size hot tub. Twenty for a swimming pool.
Pretty amazing stuff.
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[*] posted on 10-18-2009 at 08:39 PM


how do you spell vodka?....an obvious oversight...



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[*] posted on 10-18-2009 at 10:15 PM


I think you spell it "vokda" and when you've had a few vokda's, it appears to be VODKA!

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[*] posted on 10-19-2009 at 06:48 AM


although Ricky is mellowing out after a big party weekend...he's still in a foul mood and so we are wishing all our amigos and everyone down round the tip suerte...be safe...ummm....oh and by the way...IF anyone has alot of damage and wants to bail out of their baja casas....please please PLEASE consider selling me one of those BAthTUBS you are all talking about....sheesh...my kindgom for a bath!!!!!



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[*] posted on 10-19-2009 at 07:36 AM


Shari, the closest thing I have to a bathtub is a watering trough I bought after Jimena to wash mud out of the clothes....sigh...oh, for a bathtub! Looks like Mulege will be spared this time around...hope...hope
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[*] posted on 10-20-2009 at 05:28 AM


Thanks for sharing your lists. I'll take note of it since the weather here is still not good. I hope there will be no more coming storms in the future.





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[*] posted on 10-20-2009 at 02:01 PM


What's that Shari? Juan hasn't got that hot tub built yet?
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=37940#pid4048...
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