Powers Out! How long will the food last in the fridge?

With all the crazy storms, high winds, rain, flooding, lightening, tornadoes, trees down, blown transformers and power outages means no electricity. Oh no the refrigerator! The food! Is it still good once the lights come back on? I've got the break down for you right here.

I have heard that a full freezer is better but I forget exactly why it's a better choice for your pocket book. To this day I have frozen water in large plastic containers to keep a full freezer. If anyone reading this has any idea why a full freezer is better. Please let me know what you know. And does that also go for the refrigerated part, too?

Moving on to the information about how long the food will last.

• A full freezer maintains temperature for about 48 hours after shut off. Keep door closed.
• The bottom of fridge is the coolest part of the fridge. Makes sense to move the food down.
• Keep the door closed and the food will stay cold for approximately 4 hours.
• According to the FDA, food that remains below 40 degrees Fahrenheit is safe to eat or be refrozen.
• Those large plastic containers that I mentioned earlier will come in handy if you have to use a cooler. You can pick the size of container that works best for you but remember the larger the ice chunk is, the longer it will take to melt. Once it melts you have drinking water.

The above tip will serve you well when packing a cooler for a camping trip or a long day at the beach. And I thought of a few more tips that are sure to come in handy.

• A dime size amount of dish soap can be used in the place of shampoo or even body wash.
• Tennis shoes will dry by morning if you put wadded up newspaper in them.
• Regular under arm deodorant rubbed on a mosquito bite will bring instant itch relief.

I'm going to ask for your help again. There's got to be more tips for camping or a day by the water that you can share. Please leave them in a comment. It would be very much appreciated.