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A lesson from our last big ice storm in southern Missouri---Ventless gas heaters are relatively inexpensive, use no electricity to operate, are easy to hook up, and put out a lot of heat. Smaller, portable sizes can run off a 5 gallon propane tank(same one a grill uses).
Lesson learned at the same time: 1)pellet stoves are great, as long as you have electricity; 2)always have a well-functioning chainsaw with >1 sharp blade(icy tree limbs = downed power lines and closed roads); 3)tractors (or nearby friends that own tractors) are invaluable for a lot of purposes, including making electricity.
Lesson learned a couple of weeks ago---blower function on a shopvac works well in thawing frozen water lines if you have a way for it to inhale >32degree air.
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