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landodk t1_j0urt2q wrote

“I want to live in the country”

“Why is it so hard to get services in a remote area?”

Obviously it’s nice when it’s nice… but it isn’t always

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IndefinableMustache OP t1_j0vm6zh wrote

You seem to be reading more into it than needed. I love where I live, I'm just tired of melting snow so I can flush my poop

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JerryKook t1_j0wfgn2 wrote

How many 5 gallon buckets of snow are required for a flush? I ask because we were with out power for a short period. Before the power came back on, I was wondering how many buckets would be needed.

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v3rmin_supreme t1_j0wgpy3 wrote

In my experience, a half full 5 gal bucket poured slowly until the toilet flushes should do the trick. Might get a couple flushes with half a bucket if you’re lucky.

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FantasticGuidance236 t1_j0vkvbv wrote

I am absolutely flabbergasted by the number of people that do not have generators but live in the woods. Plan ahead people!

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IndefinableMustache OP t1_j0vlwka wrote

I did have one, but it's battery died. Shit happens, have an open mind.

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anothervtcouple t1_j0wf6rx wrote

Go buy a new battery? It doesn’t have a pull start?

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sad0panda t1_j0xfqls wrote

Yeah, "dead battery" has never been a reason my generator won't start. Heck, I never even connected mine, the pull start is easy on mine and I've never needed the electric starter.

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FantasticGuidance236 t1_j0wmpuy wrote

That wasn’t necessarily directed at you. I work for a power company and we get a lot of calls for extended outages where people have lived here for years and never get a generator. But those are the same people that call back 15 times a day demanding their power get restored immediately. In a state like VT, we really are at Nature’s mercy and people need to know that and be prepared.

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somedudevt t1_j0ypo7a wrote

Ahhh the Jackery “Generator.” Battery packs are NOT GENERATORS. They may advertise them as off grid power supplies, or falsely as battery generators, BUT generators create electricity and battery packs do not. A generator with gas or diesel will continue to create electricity as long as there is gas or diesel in it. The jackery or whatever other brand has a finite amount of stored power, usually enough to power a few lights for a few hours, but a 100ah battery pack only has enough juice to run a dryer or toaster or refrigerator for 1hr. Once the power is gone it needs electricity to be replenished

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How_I_wish_ t1_j0y4zzq wrote

Not everyone can afford a generator. But it only takes a gallon to refill the back of modern toilets after a flush, and 100%…plan ahead :)

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somedudevt t1_j0ypzl3 wrote

Generators are mad cheap. If you can afford to Reddit you can afford a genny. 4500w generators start at like $350. You can get a harbor freight China brand small one for like $80 that would be enough to run a heater blower and a household water pump. 4500 is more what would be needed to run refrigerator and lights and water and heater blower

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