Are You Prepared?
If there was a massive power outage, tornado/hurricane, flood, fire, terrorist attack or other major disaster in your area of the country, are you prepared? If you had no food, water, or heat for several days or weeks, would you be able to survive? What if you had major health issues that had to be attended to on daily basis? What would you place in your survivor packet or box in order to be prepared for the worst?
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Well, the heat thing would not be a problem, I am well used to standing around in some forest on a cold winter weekend, so I would put those clothes on. Water? There should be enough in the cold tank for a good while, and I have a pond and water butts in the garden if it comes to that.
Food? We always have some tins in the cupboard, but it would be sensible to eat everything in the fridge first, before it goes off. Then the stuff in the freezer. We can cook over a fire outside, there's plenty of wood, paper etc in the house, or I could go to the common and scavenge some.
At worst we have always said we could survive on the dog food that we buy in bulk - we'd come out of it with lovely shiny hair.
Can you tell I am not that worried?
answered 10 months ago
I'm not the least bit prepared, and I don't intend to start. I had a power cut for 3 hours about a month ago and the trauma is still fresh in my memory! I had 12 candles burning on my coffee table and I still couldn't see well enough to read a book. After 2 hrs I was on the verge of driving to the next town to sit in a pub I was so bored and cold and thirsty.
The thing is, what are you preparing for? You could envisage numerous scenarios and prepare for everything, and by the time you had yourself all sorted you'd be a paranoid wreck. If you had as you suggest, no food water or heat for several weeks you would die, and that's all there is to it. You can survive without food, but you can't survive more than about 4 days without water. What are you going to do? Store loads of water? Where? And for how long before it goes a bit yuck and you have to buy a whole new lot? I think if you asked people who have lived through major disasters if there was anything they thought 'oh if only i had *** things would be so much easier' they'd probably say something like 'a thermos of tea/coffee', 'more clothes on' etc. Your quality of life will not be improved by worrying what could go wrong next - much better to live a good life now and hope for the best. If disaster strikes, it strikes and you will either live or die. What if an earthquake happened and you got trapped by the legs in an air bubble under tons of rubble? All the preparations in the world wouldn't be any use to you then. I think the best thing you could put in your survivor packet/box would be a bottle of your favourite alcoholic drink and a copy of some good old singalong songs, so that when you knew the end was near, you could get absolutely bladdered, sing loudly and fall asleep.
answered 10 months ago
I am a woman of simple means. I grew up in Detroit, Mi. I found that city life doesn't suite me. When I moved to Florida, I opted for a simpler life. I now have a huge teepee (very comfortable, and economical- anyone interested in more on that, leave me a shout n I'll put you in touch) I chop my firewood daily, I have a sizeable garden, the lake is spring fed,I have 4 or 5 cast iron skillets.... Anyway, I live comfortable. The main problem I'd have is no power! I'd get a little crazy without my wifi, and my tv. When it rains, I'd have to can o' beans it as my microwave would go down. BUT, on the bright side of it all, If we lost power for extended time- I could toss out the tv, microwave,radio, and make more room for my canning jars (now stored in a shed) More room for cut flowers, or the beautiful driftwood I found yesterday. I wouldn't have a problem. It would make a lot of other people a lot more humble, though!
answered 10 months ago
Food- We're Mormon we have enough to feed the whole state we live in. Clothes as well. Water, is continually filled up in our tank, we could survive off of it for 3 months that includes showers, food, etc. Clothes is not a problem- we have some extra of that as well. We have a huge first aid with batteries that could last a year flashlights, band-aids, peroxide, you name it we have it.
answered 10 months ago
I'm part Indian, and a real Old Time Florida Cowboy! In the army I leaned extreme survival. The saying was the Rangers live in the trees and eat bugs, back then!
However if you put the three together you have a survival Expert!!! So I can and will survive! I know Indian tricks that would blow your mind!
However, in just a little bit, I'll be retired and living on a sail boat in the Caribbean with VA benefits and a hospital in Puerto Rico and enjoying life even though my retirement is a Disabled one, I'm still a survivor KID!
Nothing is out there I can deal with, KID! LOL :):)
answered 10 months ago
If a major disaster was to happen right now I don't think I would be prepared but if I had to put things in a survivor box I'd probably put some clothes,some basic medicines,band-aids,an emergency light,tinned food since it lasts longer...umm and of course a can opener with it!well that's about it:)
answered 10 months ago
I would trust God to take care of me. But I could get water from the river or rainwater, I can cook over a fire or on a wood stove in the shop and keep warm there too. Food I would have to buy or trade for is flour, sugar, eggs, and milk. I could trade firewood.
answered 10 months ago
I have been through army ranger style survival training (with paintball guns of course!). I know that I could take care of myself and survive fairly well, but it would definitely be difficult to survive and keep my family alive in this overpopulated area.
answered 9 months ago
Here are some important things to remember to keep in a safe place should you need to leave your house very quickly. At the top of the list should be insurance policies and visual inventory (DVD or video tape) of your home and its contents. Follow that with photo IDs, health cards, social security cards, birth certificates as well as marriage and military records. But rather than keeping these items in a bag by the door, you should consider investing in a home safe that is both fire and heatproof. If you make it a habit to keep all of your important papers and documents in the safe, they will survive even a wildfire
answered 10 months ago
You have the right idea. Do what you can and don't worry about the rest. Hope your dog doesn't mind sharing his dogfood..lol
comment made by Desertkid 10 months ago
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