After both of the North Sea gas lines have been sabotaged...looks like Germany will not get any gas for heating, even it Russia wanted to turn the gas back on. We are getting our gas from Russia over Romania and Serbia into Hungary, but I am getting another propane tank for emergency cooking and buying the needed exhaust pipes for my wood burning stove in the living room, (which we hardly ever use) and will be making it all fit togther in the dining room/kitchen area which is technically one large room connected to the bathroom on one side and our bedroom on the other.
At the moment we are heating with gas from a small 3 Kw gas heater and it is thrifty and more than enough.
BUT, if all fails we will have to heat with wood or whatever we can find to burn.
I can cook with butane, propane, alcohol, wood or gasoline at the moment and will build a solar cooker this winter in the slow and boring months. Got the glass and insulation already, just need the wood. Have screws and nails, hinges and handles also. A mirror should be no problem either, there are lots of second hand shops nearby.
We just got another 20 glass jars from a neighbor who no longer cans anything and they are now washed and stored for the next batch of whatever. Extra lids are already here and rubber gaskets for the European type mason jars.
We have 14 different ways to cook and heat so I am not worried about this winter, just wondering how the rest of the town is doing prepping wise. Only our direct family know how much we prep and you never know how bad it could or will get soon enough. Live free friends, Gary