A personal locator beacon or an iPhone that can text by satellite if there's no cell signal.I'm not much of a prepper but after hearing stories from Hurricane Helene, I'm thinking having some emergency necessities on hand could be worthwhile.
First simple step is that I hardly ever keep cash at home or on me. But I'm hearing some areas hit by Helene are without internet / cell reception now and some groceries stores are only accepting cash. How much cash is good to store in a home safe?.
2nd thing I'm thinking about is water and food. I'm a camper/backpacker so have different camping stoves and propane to heat food. Should I get some MREs? There's also a small stream by me and I have portable and large water filters. I also have tablets to treat water - although should check where those are and if they expire.
3rd thing is electricity. I'm not ready to buy solar or a generator, but have a lot of battery packs to charge phones and run LED lights. I also have an EV and ICE vehicle so could charge using those at least for some time if worst came to worst.
4th is comfort - I have cold weather sleeping bags so am good there. Also have camping fans but probably would not use unless I was really suffering. I usually don't allow my toilet paper to get too low either. I also have some shower wipes - although the last thing I'd probably be thinking about is smelling good / being clean it could be nice if water is out for an extended period.
5th is transportation - I have a couple cars and bikes so probably good as can be there.
6th is friends & neighbors - I have a pretty good network nearby so feel good about that
Maybe I'm in better shape than I thought (with all the camping stuff) and I don't want to go over the top and turn my house into a bunker, but what do you like to keep on hand -- especially in terms of cash and food?
Statistics: Posted by hudson — Tue Oct 01, 2024 8:48 pm — Replies 40 — Views 1657