For the zombie apocalypse. Kidding. Just for emergencies in general.
I'm from CA. We don't have hurricanes or much in the way of massive storms. We have earthquakes, but it's been a while. (The last big one I was in was 94, and we didn't have much, but it was fine. I was a kid, so I don't know all the logistics, but once the scary part was over, it was an adventure)
I'm curious to see what others have. Friday I spent 24 hours with no power and shitty cell service since we live by the mountains. We made do with nothing but candles and our one flashlight, but life was definitely a lot easier when my neighbor came over with his contractor grade lighting equipment and multiple flash lights.
We have: flashlights, candles, batteries, a battery-operated small radio, propane and a camp kitchen, canned food, dried food, tons of water, a first-aid kit, a small bag of dog food, some cash, towels, blankets, and a bottle of MH's meds. We keep everything in big storage tubs so that we could grab them and stick them in the car if we had to leave suddenly.
We always had an earthquake kit growing up, so it's just kind of second nature to me. I'm sure we need more than we have, but I feel pretty prepared should something happen.
ETA: we also have a can opener and a knife as @poppyc8 mentioned. But I try to buy the canned goods with the pull tab opening.
My old neighbors were preppers. They let us know that they had enough emergency food for them AND our family for 30 days stores under their home. Multiple guns, tons of ammo. (This is NOT normal for where we live.)
I figure there has to be a happy medium somewhere.
In our cars we both have -first aid kid -flash light -jug of water -blanket -phone charger -compass. -Swiss army knife.
At home we have -a backpack that I bought that is a pre-made emergency kit. I think it includes a first aid kid, water drops (to make polluted water safe to drink) canned food, dehydrated food and can opener. I haven't looked at it in a while. -jug of water -flashlight -gas can with extra gas.
I'v read somewhere that you are supposed to have some cash on hand in the house in case ATMs are temporarily down and you need to buy gas. I haven't organized that yet
Flashlights and first aid stuff. That's about it. I live the north east and we don't really get natural disaster beyond snow storms, but even those mostly just slow us down, not stop us.
We do plan on getting a generator at some point, it's just been low on our list. We have underground utilities so losing power is rare too.
Post by wheresmyspatula on Feb 19, 2017 10:49:12 GMT -5
I live in tornado country and there is always the possibility of a freak snow ir ice storm knocking out our power (fortunately that hasn't happened since we have lived here but it was out for 4 days in December a few years ago).
I keep the pantry well stocked with canned goods and bottled water. We have a spare freezer so that is usually fairly stocked as well. If we were just homebound or without power we could easily make it a week after that it would be pretty random foodwise, but we could probably last another week.
We have flashlights, lanterns, spare batteries for all, some candles. I have a tupperware container in the garage with spare outlet and car chargers for all of our devices.
I keep an extra propane tank for our grill. It has a side burner so if we did lose power that would be our main cooking option.
My parents also live 20 minutes away and have a whole house generator so we coukd always go over there.
Our fireplace runs on natural gas and I learned how to light it if there is no electricity. it has a battery back up.
Jumper cables First aid kit Flash light Phone charger Seatbelt cutter and window breaker Machete MRE's Case of water Change of clothes for all of us Blankets Rope Flashlights
Home 18 cases of water More MRE's First aid kits Camping stove Propane tanks Wipes Paper plates Plastic cups and flatware Gas cans
We cleaned out a section of our yard and will be putting a 10x20 shed in and we will store more MRE's, water, and other supplies. Also going to get several water tanks that hold about 500 gallons each.
We have a pretty solid stockpile of dry goods/pantry items (rice, beans, pancake mix, instant coffee, canned veggies, tinned meat, etc) emergency radio, solar charging panels, and water barrels in the basement.
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We went through a 5 day period without power a few years back and at the time we were on well water so we also had no water. Since then we have a back up generator, some dry goods, a small camp stove, candles, flashlights, batteries, many cases of water. That might be it. We have a large storage area in the basement where we keep it all. Knock on wood we haven't had to use it. We should probably check on the dry goods, I'm guessing they may need replacing.
Post by sandandsea on Feb 19, 2017 11:29:16 GMT -5
We have an earthquake kit in the garage with water and food for a family of 4 for 2-4 weeks. I can't remember which. It has other stuff too like a utility knife and waterproof matches, fire starter things, first aid kit, etc. I bought it on Amazon for under $100 just in case. We have flashlights in every bedroom and the main hallway in our house and three lanterns (mainly used for camping). We have camping gear too I guess we could need. Generally I have food we could eat in the pantry too and the grill and fire extinguishers. Dh is considering a generator for other reasons but it could be handy.
We have basic first aid stuff, jumper cables, flashlights and candles. I found a transistor radio at my MIL house recently so I brought that home.
Cocomama, I ask this with with no snark, what are you preparing for?
I live in a big city so I guess I consider myself pretty sheltered. No hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes. Occasionally a storm will knock out power for a few hours.
We have basic first aid stuff, jumper cables, flashlights and candles. I found a transistor radio at my MIL house recently so I brought that home.
Cocomama, I ask this with with no snark, what are you preparing for?
I live in a big city so I guess I consider myself pretty sheltered. No hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes. Occasionally a storm will knock out power for a few hours.
Prepping for a major earthquake since it's been so long since CA has had one.
ETA the car prep is if we're out and stranded due to an earthquake, crazy protests, or a horrible accident happens we are prepped with tools to get us out and put out fires and to help others if need be.
We are a scout family so are always prepared for a lot of things. The Boy Scout troop trailer is stored at my house so I'm also prepared for lots of extra people for temporary housing in tents and camp stoves for about 60 people in an emergency.
Here in Phoenix our two biggest worries would be palo verde nuclear power plant going critical unfortunately the wind almost always blows right toward us. Or flooding cause the normally dry river bed is less than a mile from my house.
Both of those are get out of dodge events and that is where we'd hit the conundrum of Phoenix is in a valley and has fairly small freeways to get out of town. I usually have 20 gallons of gas extra to help but I don't have 4wheel drive anymore so we can't just take off across to desert ignoring the roads We do have go bag but they become outdated so fast with expired food and too small of cloths
Now in case of zombie apocalypse we would probably be ok to hunker down. Most yards in Phoenix are fully fences which would slow down zombie movement. We are fenced chain link all the way around and would have to cover the Windows but I have extra plywood and nails for that from building large chicken coop.
We get irrigation so as long as someone leaves the main canal gates open before turning into a zombie we'd be able to access cleanish water a short distance away in the large canal. Also the dry river bed less than mile away also always has some water running to access. We have water filters and purification tablets as well as propane stoves to boil water. And my pantry is almost always fully stocked.
We have guns and ammo -my Dh is a hunter and Olympic level target shooter As a young adult. And after watching walking dead run out of ammo I'm reassured that we know how to reload the ammo just need a bit of fresh powder which I told Dh he might should go buy some after some of the stuff going on recently
For political shit hits the fan civil war prob do more like zombie apocalypse and shelter in place.
My biggest fear is shit becoming bad and one kid is half hour one directions and other is an hour the other direction
Oh and if you lost any food from the fridge or freezer take a picture and send it to pg &e and they will reimburse you!
Nothing lost. I sent DH to the store to buy dry ice when I realized it was anticipated to be at least 24 hours without power. I could care less about losing our food, but the 800 oz milk in the freezer.. no way Jose.
Winter gloves My seatbelt cutter/window smash knife Blankets Change of clothes for DS Hats Paper towels Crank flashlight Flares and triangles
At home we have a good stock of dry goods/canned goods Extra blankets if we lose heat in the winter Grill with side burner and extra cookie sheets/pots to cook with
We really need to remember to restock our water since we use a well
We don't have a single thing. I'm sure I could find candles if needed. It's honestly never been anything we've thought of. I'm making a list now for some basics.
We have: 1. Sleeping bags for everyone in the family that go to -30. 2. Sleeping blow up mats 3. Gas masks 4. Regular masks 5. Enough water for the entire family for 5 days 6. Canned food 7. Rice cakes for 3 months (celiac) 8. Medical kit with iv and bags saline 9. Solar battery chargers for phones, laptops 10. Tablets to clean water
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