Electricity Power Failure

[Coldicote]

The news is disturbing that so many homes are without electricity following recent storms. How are those unfortunate people managing? I live in the south-east and so far have been very fortunate in that my home has not been flooded and electricity has not failed - yet. This leads me to think how I would cope for days with no electricity. The least one would need is the means to boil a kettle for a hot drink and be able to fill a hot water bottle. Can anyone suggest a simple device for doing this?

[Zacs-Master]

A camping stove. (?)

[Barmaid]

A portable gas ring which you can pick up from most camping shops for about a fiver and a saucepan.

[boxtops]

We have a small Calor ring which OH uses when he's away in his truck, to boil up water - a camping stove type of thing.

We too have been lucky - not so many miles from this corner of Kent, people are still without electricity.

[EDDIE51]

Camping gas stove?

[Coldicote]

Thanks for your replies - they are all possibilities. I'm interested in finding the smallest possible gadget for the job.

[gness]

If you want the smallest, Coldicote then I have it.

When I was a guide, many moons ago, we had to make a tripod of matches on an old penny and set fire to it. We then had to heat a thimble full of water over any flame we managed to make.......never had to use it since....☺

[Stephen_G]

Check out Argos, Coldicote. This mini stove is £14.99, and you can buy the replacement gas bottles too

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/9278534.htm

[shoota]

http://www.outdoorgb.com/p/campingaz_bleuet_micro_plus_stoves/?utm_source=froogle&utm_medium=directory&utm_content=GBR&currency=GBP&;country=GBR&SelectedBundle=164923&;gclid=CJj0_d2s1rsCFSKWtAodtnAAcw

[shoota]

Getting cheaper:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Campingaz-Instaflam-190S-portable-camping-fishing-hiking-backpacking-gas-stove-/270909296650?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3f1373d00a

[DaisyNonna]

How stupid is stupid? Have a gas fire which requires electricity to light it.

[Peter Pedant]

Have two sources of heating
gas and elec ?

[seadogg]

Lot of folk now using wood burning or multi fuel stoves but no good as a short term measure. The smallest bit of kit is a Tommy Cooker which uses solid meths. Cheap enough to throw away after a period of use

[humbersloop]

these work

http://www.nauticalia.com/uk-info/outdoor_living/get_cooking/frontier_stove_heater/91446.html

[DTCwordfan]

I used to work for Camping Gaz......