Cool and warming later. Probably getting all the way to hot and sticky. It’s cooler at night and in the morning, but still getting well into “Summer” by most peoples’ standards.<\/p>\n
I got a very early start yesterday getting D1 to her activity. I eventually picked her up a little after midnight. Long day for the kid but they took 3rd place out of 23 schools. Pretty good considering their size and lack of resources.<\/p>\n
I spent the morning at my non-prepping hobby, which was nice. Good turn out and a fun day. I napped and read for the rest of the day. I was wiped out. I’m not as good at going without sleep as I used to be. Even just 15 years ago I could still push through an all nighter and be functional the next day. Not ‘normal’, but functional. I don’t think I could do that now, even though I seem to need less sleep overall.<\/p>\n
Today I’ll let the kid sleep in as she didn’t get much more than me, and then later we’ll head to the BOL. We won’t be taking her friend with us, but there is already one extra kid there. <\/p>\n
I’m debating taking the new 12v cooler and leaving it there as backup. I can make the case for using it here as backup or using it to transport food from here to there. I’ve got a couple of smaller 12v thermoelectric coolers there, but this would increase capacity. I’ve already got one bigger cooler here, and several of the smaller ones.<\/p>\n
If you have something that needs to be kept cold to keep you alive, like meds, I think you should absolutely have a small 12v cooler as a minimum prep. On the other hand, a solar panel and inexpensive inverter, with a car battery, will keep most 3 and 7 cubic foot freezers running and you get to keep the freezer full of food…<\/p>\n
Whatever your solution and the scale of it, having a way to keep stuff cold is a critical prep.<\/p>\n
Stack what you need.<\/p>\n
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Cool and warming later. Probably getting all the way to hot and sticky. It’s cooler at night and in the morning, but still getting well into “Summer” by most peoples’ standards.<\/p>\n
I got a very early start yesterday getting D1 to her activity. I eventually picked her up a little after midnight. Long day for the kid but they took 3rd place out of 23 schools. Pretty good considering their size and lack of resources.<\/p>\n