You would only die if you don't have an axe, or live on the front range, or in alamso's desert. I mean you got trees all over, and with an axe... I guess you need a wood burning stove.. I guess I'd plan to live there.....like I plan seasonal gear in the truck....yes there is a chain saw in there now, as even in Texas, we get ice and can have downed trees....truck could likely climb over most, but I have an entire bed to carry stuff to make life easier.
So we plan....we plan.
There is so no point to living on CO at this time. Unless it goes "red" again it will never be worth it again.
My opinion is that you MUST have 3 forms of heat/power in a house.
Gas is good, Electric is ok, Wood is last but also highly preferred. (I really miss having a wood stove). With Wood I can heat the place and make sure my pipes don't pop and I can cook food. So what if I have to read a physical book for a few days while I wait on the power to turn back on?
Well, guess what. CO is/has also been trying to ban wood burning stoves too. Fuck the commie faggots.
Yes, my other comment touches on some of that. Also, just to note, PEX is much more forgiving for not poping when frozen.
If I lived in Kolorado, I'd likely have designed a house half in the fucking ground, and the fireplace would have a thermal wall mass which backed up to the bedroom. I'd still have wood burners, even small ones in the Master.
Side, Side Note: even in Texas, I designed the master large enough to put a wood burner in the corner....it don't have fire block, or reflector, but all that I can drum up if the world goes to shit. "Why don't you throw away those 3 pallets of scrap lumber, they ain't large enough to use" Honey....those will burn when the world goes to shit and we might need them for heat. They take up no room out behind the trees just sleeping till we need them. "oh"
2 coords on the porch...and I have started a fire 2x in 3 years here. propane tank is full. Well House has 2500 gallons of water, that is heated when temps drop to 45, so the thermal mass in there is good enough for short runs (2 days at below freezing) with no power.
If power was to be out more than a day...Genny is sitting there, and I can wire it into the feed and cut the mains.....aint setup for 10 min job, but its doable in likely an hour. gas you say? 10x 5 gallon jugs with no-ethanol. diesel you say? 10 x 5gallon jugs, that is winter gas, not summer (no gel here)
I spent a little time in the cold....I'm ready for Colorado cold, in Texas climate.
All fair points. I am a cold weather person. I prefer cold over heat. If its about 85 I am not very happy. People that have lived in "real cold" think differently about everything. No matter where you live.
You have to be prepared or you may die. The same can be true with heat but just not in the same way.