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Originally posted by Kenrichaed
What kind of disasters is the normal person likely to face? Earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, tornados...I don't see a pantry helping with any of these.
I think a better thing would be to make sure you always have a full tank of gas and your phone recharged so in the event of a small disaster you can get somewhere safe.
Originally posted by tovenar
Originally posted by Kenrichaed
What kind of disasters is the normal person likely to face? Earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, tornados...I don't see a pantry helping with any of these.
I think a better thing would be to make sure you always have a full tank of gas and your phone recharged so in the event of a small disaster you can get somewhere safe.
If there is an earthquake, do you seriously think you can get in your car and outrun it? The pavement will be buckling, power lines will be falling across the road, and traffic will become hopelessly snarled. Do you want to get in line for that?
The REAL disasters tend to be ones you may not be able to outrun: hurricanes, earthquake, epidemics, etc.
If its NOT TEOTWAWKI, then emergency response will probably reach you within 10 days. (They did in Katrina, Fukashima, etc).
If it is TEOTWAWKI, then every pre-packaged meal you have will increase your survival chances.
And if you are leaving in your car anyway, you probably have some room in your trunk....
Originally posted by rickymouse
reply to post by Kenrichaed
Maybe if you have nothing of value in you're house you can leave. My stuff isn't that valuable but lot of it has been in the family for a couple of generations and I don't want someone breaking in when I'm gone. The not-so-honest seem to take advantage of times like that. We had a 60 mph windstorm last summer which took out much of the counties power for 3-5 days. We found that we weren't even prepared for that. The thing I learned was have more water and to run the dishwasher if there is bad weather coming. I'm not a storm chaser but I don't run from things either. If a meteor hits my house I'm going to sell it. They are worth a lot.
edit on 8-2-2012 by rickymouse because: (no reason given)edit on 8-2-2012 by rickymouse because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by mamabeth
You really need to keep your stocked pantry a secret.
If people know you have a lot of food stored in your house.
When SHTF happens,they will head straight to your place.