We have all seen how bad it was down south. How well are you prepared for if the fit hits the shan in your area? Do you have a route planned to get out of Dodge? Meeting points with family durring the day in the city if you cant get to home? What type of emergency gear do you have in your vehicles?

I am thinking of putting together a backpack for my truck and for my girls car with some basic survival stuff. MRE's, space blanket, water... you know basic survival stuff. You just dont know if you will even be able to use your car/truck if it really gets bad like we have seen. I know it kinda sounds extream, but can you imagine how valuable a 3 day portable supply of food/water would have been to the people in NO area? I guess portable water would be iodine pills if nothing else. Food - MRE. Change of cloths from work cloths to something more rugged. Places to meet up out of town if nessicary. Decent local maps. I figure 30-45lbs pack should do it with some good prethinking and it would get you a good three days if you really needed it. Am I being a bit too parinoid? I live in the DC area so who knows.

 

Maybe, maybe not
Forecasters: Another hurricane could hit

It is always a good idea to have a plan and a few supplies ready though.

~Rob

 

Always good to be prepared. Noah was probably laughed at and criticized by his peers when he started building the ark. I bet they stopped laughing when they realized there was no higher ground and it was STILL raining.

 

Exactly, not to mention living in this area you have terrorists to worry about a bit more then elsewhere.

 

Maybe splurge for some radios also that have changable channels. Some way of contacting loved ones. You can buy cheapies that work for a 3 mile radius, and then you can get more expensive ones that will go way on out. Up to you. When we take a trip at church, we use the little cheapies to communicate back and forth with the convoy of vehicles,makes the trip more enjoyable, cause everyone you would like to talk to can't always ride with you.

 

I've been giving more thought to "evacuating in place." Considering all the turmoil that goes with getting on the over-crowded highways, I think my family will be safer at home. So far I have an emergency power system fed from a large underground propane tank, a well, large supply of firewood, woodstove, etc. My house is brick with a full finished basement and built very strong. If I remove some trees near the house I will have a pretty safe place to face a storm. The first thing that happens in my area during hurricanes is that the roads become blocked immediately by blown down trees. I also have lots of non-perishable food and camping gear. Am I missing something critical?

 

Ammo. Lots of ammo.

You never know when you might have to shoot your neighbor's dog for food.

JUST kidding folks...just kidding.

 

That's right. We all know it's cats that you should shoot for food.

~Rob

 

My Uncle wants to just stay in place for 3-5 days if the fit hits the shan then move out on foot. Still need a way to get from work/school to home if the roads are not viable for vehicles. With as many people in this area if they all decide to try to leave at once the roads would block up really quick.

As for ammo... I have plenty of .40S&W and my uncle has plenty of .45

 

Actually, the plan is to get INTO the Dodge, not out of it.

Tornados are our big threat and well, you just learn to live with them. But my stores consist of about a dozen bottles of pepsi, 150 rounds for my 7mm Mag, 300 for my 9mm and around a thousand for my .22 LR, box of matches, sharp knives, and a magnesium block. If I can kill it, I can grill it.

 

A backpack full of MREs, 10 gallons of water on the saddle bags and a dirtbike full of gas.

It gets you somewhere...

Honestly, a dual sport dirtbike would be about the best thing you could have. (Preferrably a desert model with lots of gas, and nothing that can be EMP'd) For yourself, anyways, that's what you'd want...
Traffic be damned, if it boils down to it I'm getting out of Dodge quick!

And of course a pistol, radio and some camping gear would be some good stuff to have as well.

 

Same here... I keep the a stock of 3 days worth of food( MRE's) ,
several gallons of water and a roll of toilet paper( very important for when "it" hits the fan) and first aid kit, flashlights ect in the "shelter" area of the basement. 'Round here, there isnt enough warning to wait and get that stuff together when its happening......

 

Now thats a good idea, dual bike.

 

think i will just stay put. roads in my area have a problem with rush hour. aint no way they will handle 3 shifts. have enough stuff to survive quite a while. power for about 2 weeks. food ammo and water should not be a problem.

 

Two generators (four if you count my two brothers who live next door and down the street), fully fueled gas tractor, aux tank in back of 53 IH is full, plenty of water (well plus pool), enough ammo to finish any altercation that might arise, chainsaws, and plenty of TP for the wife's delicate bum. Lots of venison in the freezer and a topped off 500 gallon propane tank means I will eat well

I consider myself ready enough although no one can be too prepared. After listening to my uncle's tales from riding out Hugo in Charleston and the aftermath I still think I like being 150 miles inland.