Are you prepared for an emergency?

[Further]

At work (OHSU) this week there have been red cross tables all over selling radio/light/medical kits and all sorts of other goodies for emergencies. They suggested that everyone have food and water at home for at least three days. It got me thinking about how I am really unprepared for any catastrophe. I have watched shows like Doomsday Preppers on TV and think that those people go way overboard in being ready for an emergency, but there has to be a good middle ground.

Do you have goods and plans for emergencies? Do you think you should prepare more, are just right, or have gone a little overboard? What do you suggest people have at a minimum? Firearms?

 

[3RA1N1AC]

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

i have a red backpack from the red cross. that's about it.

 

[ABM]

Can sterno boil water? if so, then I'm good to go!

 

[barfo]

i have a red backpack from the red cross. that's about it.

Is there a little label in it that says "Packed by PapaG"?

barfo

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Is there a little label in it that says "Packed by PapaG"?

barfo

NO.

 

[maxiep]

Here's a good link for information: http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/preppers-supply-list-for-economic-collapse/

 

[crandc]

I live in California and have an earthquake kit. Food, water, cat food, spare glasses, cash, flashlight, toothpaste, first aid kit, etc. I keep blanket & water in my car - if I'm stranded somewhere due to natural disaster, I can get by for a day or so with those two items.

However, in a really strong earthquake, I might not be able to get to my earthquake kit. And I live on the Hayward fault. In an old house that was never retrofitted. The ground shifts so much I still find in the garden shit the previous occupant threw out (and I've lived there 14 years) that comes up to the surface periodically.

But you never now how you will respond until the emergency happens. Prepare as best you can, know there are things you just can't be prepared for.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I never did until I moved to the Houston area. Now we have a "hurricane kit." Our consists of

Water - at least 1 gallon daily per person for 7 to 10 days. Don't forget some for your pets.
Food - at least enough for 3 to 7 days
non-electric can opener
cooking tools / fuel
paper plates / plastic utensils / paper cups
trash bags and duct tape
An ax
Blankets / Pillows, etc.
First Aid Kit / Medicines / Prescription Drugs
Toiletries / Hygiene items / Moisture wipes
Bug spray, Cortisone for bug bites
Sunscreen & Lotion
Tarp to cover holes if needed.
Bleach
Water purification tablets
Waterless soap
Flashlight / Batteries
Radio - Battery operated and NOAA weather radio
Battery operated television, with extra batteries.
Cash
Toys, Books and Games
Important documents - in a waterproof container. Keep important phone number here. You may know them, but a loved one may not.
Gun (ABSOLUTELY)
A pocket knife
Vehicle fuel tanks filled
Pet care items
proper identification / immunization records / medications
ample supply of food and water
a carrier or cage
muzzle and leash

We also have a generator as well, so during Ike we were one of the more popular houses on the block.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

My neighbors are prepared and I own guns so it's kinda like I'm prepared too.

 

[donkiez]

Im not as prepared as I should be but I've done a lot of research on this subject and have plans. Costco offers some good emergency food in their online store, anywhere from a couple hundred servings to a couple thousand. If you want to save money hook up with the Mormons, they preach being prepared and actually have centers set up for their members where you can buy bulk food and can it for low cost, they have days that they will let non members in their facilities or if you have a mormon friend you can go with them whenever its open. Most people overlook water also, so dont forget to add some sort of water to your plans.

 

[crandc]

You can also contact Red Cross, they have low cost (sometimes free) emergency kits and do classes.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Remember if you are white you are legally allowed to "forage" local businesses for items during times of disasters.

 

[Denny Crane]

At work (OHSU) this week there have been red cross tables all over selling radio/light/medical kits and all sorts of other goodies for emergencies. They suggested that everyone have food and water at home for at least three days. It got me thinking about how I am really unprepared for any catastrophe. I have watched shows like Doomsday Preppers on TV and think that those people go way overboard in being ready for an emergency, but there has to be a good middle ground.

Do you have goods and plans for emergencies? Do you think you should prepare more, are just right, or have gone a little overboard? What do you suggest people have at a minimum? Firearms?

Are you threatening some disaster?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I'm just going to stab some crackaz and live in their house.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I'm just going to stab some crackaz and live in their house.

And I get called racist when I cross the street when a group of black kids is walking towards me

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

And I get called racist when I cross the street when a group of black kids is walking towards me

damn. that's pretty bad!

 

[speeds]

My zombie apocalypse survival kit is severely lacking.

 

[speeds]

And I get called racist when I cross the street when a group of black kids is walking towards me

Maybe you're wearing the wrong kind of hoodie.

 

[donkiez]

wait a minute, I just realized this is a trick..... Dont do anything, the government will take care of us right?

 

[jlprk]

This is new info to the cell phone generation. Before you could just phone your way out of an auto breakdown in the wilderness, everybody kept some tools in the trunk. When I inherited my Utah grandfather's car, it contained camping equipment, spare tire sealant, etc.

Until Reagan irresponsibly laughed it off, there was widespread fear of nuclear war. In the early 60s I kept things in my parents' station wagons, as the media recommended. I changed the water and food periodically. People on Oahu knew that it had many military bases and would be incinerated.

 

[RR7]

Maybe you're wearing the wrong kind of hood.

 

[RR7]

I've just got a shit load of cigarettes. Those people will be so desperate for a smoke, I'll just trade them for stuff I need.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

the day it goes down im gonna grab my guns and knock over every pharmacy around

when someone gets an abscess tooth, they will trade me their daughter for some penicillin and painkillers, believe that

 

[BrianFromWA]

like "the girl who owned a city"?

 

[3RA1N1AC]

heres an interesting philosophical question

say you and your family are in a bunker with alot of supplies, and there is another family next door with supplies but not as much as you.

sooner or later, they will run out and come to you looking for a handout, and then when the handouts end and they get desperate, they will likely try to take your supplies by force, and you will be forced to kill them

does it not make more sense to just go over there the first day and kill them preemptively?

 

[Denny Crane]

heres an interesting philosophical question

say you and your family are in a bunker with alot of supplies, and there is another family next door with supplies but not as much as you.

sooner or later, they will run out and come to you looking for a handout, and then when the handouts end and they get desperate, they will likely try to take your supplies by force, and you will be forced to kill them

does it not make more sense to just go over there the first day and kill them preemptively?

Would you have room in your bunker for supplies, or would you have to dump some roofies to make room?

 

[3RA1N1AC]

who needs roofies, i got guns bitch

 

[crandc]

No, I'd rather start by sharing supplies in exchange for services. Maybe they can fix something I can't.

I always figured if an emergency blocked access to grocery stores the whole block would be seeking help from my enormous vegetable garden.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

whole block would be seeking help from my enormous vegetable garden.

or they would just take what they wanted