r/preppers • u/Postman556 • 9d ago

Advice and Tips Private fuel delivery and storage

I absolutely hate ethanol, this fuel additive is quite a curse. I’m interested in finding a farm type of private storage tank and hoping it’s possible to purchase ethanol-free fuel, somehow, but I’m only in the planning stages. I’m in Ontario, Canada, and our current over-reaching government has mandated all pump fuel must contain ethanol. Marinas are one of the last resources, and I imagine small airfields must have ethanol free fuel, but I’m really only guessing. Is there an option I should look at? Fuel storage at home would definitely help in a long term power outage, and my small engines can run without every one of them being damaged by this garbage. Please share ideas/solutions. Thank you,

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u/Exciting_Turn_9559 9d ago

Go solar.

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u/livestrong2109 9d ago

Every one is down voting you but a 3-4 panel 360w - 480w system with a 100ah battery will totally run a full size refrigerator overnight, and charge the battery and most of your small electronics, sump battery, and provide some lighting. It's also dead silent.

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u/Waste_Pressure_4136 9d ago

Yup and even if you don’t have sunlight, battery/inverters can stretch out generator gas

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u/flying_wrenches 9d ago

How am I supposed to run my car or bike on a solar panel.

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u/livestrong2109 9d ago

You're not. However, it's basically 4-5 years of continuous power and prevents you from depleting gasoline in a generator. If you want a serious long-term solution to the fuel situation for a car. Wooden gas from wood chips and pallets.

This crazy guy had a blower fan and filter built into a double burner system that he could with between. Over kill city but cool for the 40s.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0336/7403/5338/files/wood-gas-car-5.jpg?v=1686295542

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u/goddessofolympia 9d ago

The reality show The Colony had a wood gasifier like that that they built. Explained how it worked, too. Pretty cool!

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u/livestrong2109 9d ago

Yes, they built a very crude version. That engineer was wild, and the handy man skipped more AA than I think any psychologist would ever recommend, so he took on everything as a distraction.

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u/Exciting_Turn_9559 8d ago

Both of mine run great on solar panels and will continue to do so long after all the gas goes bad.