Any preppers on ATOT?

[Vic Vega]

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[spidey07]

this is the most common mis-step, not having a water source
and the easiest way to ensure good water, is a stream/river/spring
but it takes moving to the right home, so you have to be serious/realistic

the one prepper episode had a woman living in Houston and showed how she planned to hike out of the city etc etc. to me, if she was serious, she wouldn't be living in a large city, that is just suicide

My pool is quite large and apparently I can drink it. Need to filter first. Since I BBQ/grill a lot I have stacks of wood and charcoal. There is a very large creek within 1/2 mile. I really learned a lot from the big power outage, I mainly learned what I didn't have/couldn't do. Realistically, after the first month it would start getting tough - I'd be able to eat, cook and drink, but that's about it.

What amazed me was the stories of all the people that were going to starve if the restaurants didn't have power and the food in their fridge went bad after just day 2-3 (HELLO! It's winter, throw your food in the snow!). There's a sizable portion of the population that if they don't eat out, they likely don't eat. There were also many deaths from people burning gas/charcoal grills and propane heaters in their home.

I'm likely going to have shelf in the basement 8 feet high, 3 feet deep and 16 feet long with nothing but food and water.

 

[Texashiker]

There were also many deaths from people burning gas/charcoal grills and propane heaters in their home.

After hurricane Rita passed through a few years ago, a certain family was worried about their generator being stolen, so they brought the generator inside the house.

Carbon monoxide fumes from the generator killed the whole family.

 

[spidey07]

After hurricane Rita passed through a few years ago, a certain family was worried about their generator being stolen, so they brought the generator inside the house.

Carbon monoxide fumes from the generator killed the whole family.

Thankfully I had plenty of battery and crank powered radios so I listened to the reports. You actually had the major begging people "do not burn things in your home, it will kill you!" And then you had the constant biggest concern from people - how can I charge my cell phone without power? Yep, that was their biggest concern, not food, not water, but their cell phone.

It never occurred to them to use their car to charge it. I will never give up my hardline.

And why a large majority of the population simply must have heat to survive is beyond me. The concept of extra blankets, thermals, cold weather gear was just beyond their comprehension.

 

[Jeff7]

I live about 2.5 miles from a grocery store. That's my prep plan. I do have a gallon jug of water for when the water mains in the area rupture, which happens about twice a year.


I don't know what all would go on where I'm at, short of a very unexpected and severe earthquake from some deep, ancient faultline.
- Storms usually bring plenty of warning, and I bet it would take a hell of a snowstorm to get people up here in a panic. Multiple feet of snow.
- I don't think there's much of a severe flooding problem here, unless you live in a ditch by the street.
- What else? A plague of rabid chickens falling from the sky? I guess I've got no contingency plan for that.


If we're talking doomsday scenario type stuff, well, "doomsday" is usually the kind of thing that's not really going to give a damn about how much food, water, or ammunition you've got stored away.

 

[spidey07]

I live about 2.5 miles from a grocery store. That's my prep plan. I do have a gallon jug of water for when the water mains in the area rupture, which happens about twice a year.


I don't know what all would go on where I'm at, short of a very unexpected and severe earthquake from some deep, ancient faultline.
- Storms usually bring plenty of warning, and I bet it would take a hell of a snowstorm to get people up here in a panic. Multiple feet of snow.
- I don't think there's much of a severe flooding problem here, unless you live in a ditch by the street.
- What else? A plague of rabid chickens falling from the sky? I guess I've got no contingency plan for that.


If we're talking doomsday scenario type stuff, well, "doomsday" is usually the kind of thing that's not really going to give a damn about how much food, water, or ammunition you've got stored away.

Well we had a hurricane knock out power for a month. In northern KY/southern IN...a hurricane. And if a big snow storm is predicted your grocery store is going to be picked clean before it even gets there. Bread and milk! I must have bread and milk!

How about a few nice cases of canned spam, tuna/chicken and soups/veggies? Some rice, dried beans, pasta, canned tomatoes? Nope - bread and milk and the bottled water because everybody knows you can't drink snow, it doesn't come in a bottle.

 

[FoBoT]

my hint of the day

know where the nearest walmart distribution center is
living near one is a plus

just sayin'

 

[irishScott]

Well we had a hurricane knock out power for a month. In northern KY/southern IN...a hurricane. And if a big snow storm is predicted your grocery store is going to be picked clean before it even gets there. Bread and milk! I must have bread and milk!

How about a few nice cases of canned spam, tuna/chicken and soups/veggies? Some rice, dried beans, pasta, canned tomatoes? Nope - bread and milk and the bottled water because everybody knows you can't drink snow, it doesn't come in a bottle.

Well for most people a snow-storm, even a bad one, isn't going to close things down for more than a week. Usually no more than 2-3 days. In that context Bread and Milk make perfect sense.

 

[lxskllr]

I like keeping a gallon or so of shelf milk around. I prefer real milk, but soy will do. Whatever I can get for $1 a quart. Not so much for a disaster, but if I run out of milk, and want a bowl of cereal. I suppose that's a disaster of sorts :^D

 

[spidey07]

Well for most people a snow-storm, even a bad one, isn't going to close things down for more than a week. Usually no more than 2-3 days. In that context Bread and Milk make perfect sense.

Meh, we had a snow storm that closed the roads/interstates for two weeks. Doctors couldn't get to hospitals, travel was virtually impossible without high clearance 4WD, etc. The UPS hub is here, let's just say they were a little pissed and said "if you don't ensure that never happens again, we're leaving"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Storm_of_the_Century

 

[Jeff7]

Well we had a hurricane knock out power for a month. In northern KY/southern IN...a hurricane. And if a big snow storm is predicted your grocery store is going to be picked clean before it even gets there. Bread and milk! I must have bread and milk!

Maybe where you live. Lake effect snow region here.
I don't remember seeing the shelves picked clean ahead of storms. But then, I generally don't panic-buy either, so I don't tend to see that sort of thing.
And in any case, a hurricane type of storm isn't something that can sneak up on you out of nowhere anymore, unless you're really off-grid - no TV, no Internet, no radio.

Out for a month - a rural area?


Yeah well...guess I've never encountered anything like that before. The worst I've seen was no power for about 5 days during a bad ice storm. The wood stove kept the house warm, and also served to melt snow for flushing toilets.

How about a few nice cases of canned spam, tuna/chicken and soups/veggies? Some rice, dried beans, pasta, canned tomatoes? Nope - bread and milk and the bottled water because everybody knows you can't drink snow, it doesn't come in a bottle.

Yeah, I suppose having a few canned things around wouldn't hurt though.

Bread and milk....nah.