When most preppers imagine all the ways that a collapse of the power grid
could hurt civilization, they usually think of our food distribution
networks, water systems, financial networks, and the internet. But one
thing that usually isn’t at the top of that list of concerns, is the
heating and cooling of our homes.
That’s
probably because we know that human beings have lived in extremely hot
and cold climates for generations, and many of us just assume that if
the grid goes down,
we’ll find a way to deal with the temperature outside. This is no small
matter however, especially when it comes to air conditioning. If it
weren’t for the invention of AC, there would be tens of millions of
people who never would have bothered moving to the Southern US or the
Southwest. A city like Phoenix would never have 1.5 million people
without affordable AC units in every home. If the grid went down now, a
large swath of the American population would be living in a climate that
they have no idea how to deal with.
And
unlike heating, there really aren’t any comparable non-electric
alternatives to cooling your home. If you lived in the northern climbs
of the US, then you probably aren’t far from sources of firewood, but
non-electric cooling methods never work as well as an AC unit. Swamp
coolers work really well and use very little electricity, but that’s
about as good as it gets. Plus, they only work well in low humidity
environments.
While unpowered cooling methods simply can’t compete with AC units, there are still some methods of cooling your home that can take the edge off the heat. One of the newest methods involves ...Read more https://www.patriotdirect.org/keep-house-cool-grid-goes/
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