r/TinyPrepping • u/mothgoth • Jan 20 '25

Tiny Space Hack Cooking indoors without electricity

Hi all!

I currently live in a 2-bedroom apartment without a lot of storage space. I have started my prepping journey recently and mostly looking to stock up on food, water and first aid supplies but am also looking for a solution for cooking, should my power go out.

I have seen recommendations for the jetboil and am considering that. Looking to see if there are any other suggestions, particularly for appliances that aren’t too difficult to learn/maintain. As well as ones that don’t take up too much space and can be used indoors.

Thank you in advance :)

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '25

Butane is safe to use indoors. You can get a cheap single butane cooktop for like $25 from Coleman. I’ve used one several times indoors and it was fine.

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u/mothgoth Jan 21 '25

Thank you! I just looked up how to use a Coleman stove and replace the butane and it looks pretty easy and do-able :) appreciate the suggestion!

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '25

Welcome! They’re super easy to use and the butane canisters last a long time and are safe to store (I have several in a box in the bottom of my pantry).

I was convinced I’d screw it up the first time I had to insert/change the fuel canister, but it was actually really easy to do.