But somewhere I would draw the line with regards to risk/reward. Wait until some real unexpected unforeseen type of emergency hits.

I know it will be more than I bargained for, but my city is where they send those evacuated during a hurricane, it is one of the safest cities in Florida for them.
– South Carolina Gov. Or, simply turn on one of your portable fans, which runs on battery power. Hallway (safe room) is ready with air mattresses, etc. It was a Cat 5.

next year make sure to check your geni before hurricane season starts. Flat roof, interior walls, heck even the kitchen cabinets were from poured concrete.

Yup good news indeed. I had to place the tan donut gasket on the filter, took a small bath a couple of times until I got the technique down, slow but works, should have used a turkey baster, but this time brute force wins over niceness.

Wait and in a few hours filtered water is ready.

Still have family there, good luck to them and all in harms way. Letting Earth’s fury have a chance at us, just seems fair.

Think, Pray and do not react in fear, you are in Gods Hands.

Water: one gallon per person, per day (3-day supply for evacuation, 2-week supply for home). Fill a small Styrofoam or plastic cup almost full of water.

We barely even got any wind yesterday as Haleakala blocked it from our location.

If the electricity is out the machine will not be operative but the land line will. Almost everything that could be eaten without electricity was gone, bare shelves. Put a trail camera facing your house in a tree.

Yet we see people (the sheep) still have to run to the store to buy a little water, a few batteries and TP – and saying we are safe FEMA is on the way. Then the next door neighbor asked if he could piggy back off my generator…I explained it was to small for that. A hurricane preparedness checklist will provide reassurance that you will have thought of the essentials. A lot safer and easier to store. The person who built that house had access to leftover concrete from the Fla Keys water pipeline build. Every little bit helps to lessen the chance of sever injury. First run or so maybe contaminated with filter dust so Re-filter and move on.

Tommyboy;

Go out in the yard and dig and fill. Normally I use old tires for spares, the best one or two of the set that was taken off last time I changed them out, but even a used tire on a junkyard rim will work just fine – at least until you have the time to get your flats fixed. Both of us have faced death more than once. Although they might not blow away flooding could carry them away so keep them in the garage if you have one.

Hahaha! KM in nc, it’s always interesting to discover the mindset (or lack thereof) of one’s neighbors…, Unbelievable isnt it,,,

Goes to show, being ready for one disaster gets you prepped for many types! Please be safe!!!!! They think they can roll into the store and get everything they need at their convenience – and then complain to the reporters camped out in the area that it’s the stores’ fault for not having enough supplies for everyone when the shelves are empty. Just read that Andrew destroyed 63,500 houses and left 65 people dead…, I’ve never understood this… If it becomes confident that one’s home is going to be in wind fields of 130 mph (just an example), why is it that most apparently stay home, to possibly die. I heard one man in conversation on his phone, while he looked at pop tarts, he asked “what flavor do you want?” He said to the party on the phone, ” we can eat them with no electricity”. It would be hard to leave (a psychological thing). If looters show up to your house, maybe you can get their license plate and some pictures. Kim, Our police department will not accept surveillance camera video as evidence. Probably won’t for long. I, for one, marvel at the power of natures fury. Ohhhh and let us not forget the Martial Law that will probably be declared afterwards, plus the loss of liberties that accompany it. I have a feeling it might be due to the News always hyping up a storm into a end-of-the-world frenzy, and when it doesn’t come to pass in such a devastating catstrophe, eventually people become conditioned?

2) Make sure you have at least two (2) spare tires for the car/truck you plan to ride around in after the storm.

Looking down…..

HAHAHAHA, Impressive satellite images this morning of Hurricane Michael about to hit Florida Panhandle (Category 4, 145mph!). Bogan good points about roofing nails and cheap tires.

Just a comment. For some reason I thought a previous comment implied near the coast.

Dont have a primer, should i soak the black filters in a container before sticking them in the chamber? Thoughts and prayers are with everyone in the path of this storm. I look forward to actually using my preps for the power outage I expect, and figure I can spend time sweating on my back porch reading an actual book, as I wait for the power to come back on. I will pray for you and look forward to hearing from you as soon as you get internet again.

Are stocked and ready to stay or go as the need arises!!

It was a good reminder for me.

Been a while since I’ve been in a Hurricane zone. Buncha retards, “The Aftermath” might be yet another category of preparedness.

Made for interesting remodels.

How To Know If Your Freezer Thawed And Froze Again When You Were Away, Goes to show ya I haven’t read ALL the articles on this web site.

Additional supplies might include towels, plastic sheeting, duct tape, scissors and work gloves. Didi out of there ahead of the horde.

Even if my roof flies away…I can still occupy my ground without having to obtain anything more..for months.

Sitting here watching folks sit in line for 6-8hrs for 10 filled sandbags. Mother’s, Father’s, Grandparent’s Day, Etc. About Last year when Hurricane Michael hit just outside Panama City as a cat 5 it was a fast moving hurricane.

A list will greatly reduce the likelihood that you will forget something during the stressful time immediately before a potential hurricane disaster. So should your position in the house.

I did intend to buy a few batteries, not because of Florence, but because I exhausted a set a few nites ago after a storm when I was out till 4 am. Another mentioned they would just get a hotel downtown if the power went out..? answer was NO Mornin all, http://www.redcross.org/get-help/prepare-for-emergencies/be-red-cross-ready/get-a-kit. L.P. company is coming to top off the tanks and BBQ bottles tomorrow morning. Landscaping can be redone. Keep your supplies in an easy-to-carry emergency-preparedness kit that you can use at home or take with you in case you must evacuate. Like my neighbor that said she didn’t need a Berkey..she has a whole house filter!!!
Since we are eternally prepared for any disaster we have no list. (I’m sure you’re used to it though – unlike me who lives about 1500 miles north of you…). Stupidity. If water is frozen and quarter is gone, your kids have been in the fridge. Yesterday, I made my monthly trip to town, stopped at the big store as much as I hate to, but choices are limited here. Here’s more: I know you Old Folks may have some issues with that.. LOLOL It was still a cat 3/ cat 4 some 60 miles inland from the Gulf Coast. I bet there are many in Florida that may not have a hardened house against the hurricane, now wishing they had that RV option. Your preppers and so I expect that basics are well covered. Still have power.

I think I will be okay…but, I will still have a black marker around.

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I think Dorian is going to be pretty bad, as it is a SLOW mover.

Hurricane Kit Checklist. The heavier winds will start in a couple of hours. This will help with the adjusters after-the fact. Find it at: https://www.thehousewifemodern.com/shop/life-organized-binder/.

Tommyboy;

Last year 24 hours before Erma Governor Scott Came on TV and announced that he was suspending CCW Laws basically anybody can carry open or concealed. Now the word is starting to emerge that this might be a Category 5. I appreciate it and I hope you enjoyed the free Budgeting Binder.

Ohhh yeah, I forgot to add, you fill the Upper Tank, not the Lower one… HAHAHA I said yes to all. Lastly to NRP: Are you sure you are not pregnant? Never forget the sounds of that freight train.

Hurricane Safety Hurricane Safety.

It was probably a forest before the storm hit. With a can of spray paint so you can write something on the plyboard like “damm you Dorian”. A lot of good EMS will suffer keeping their sorry A$$es alive to be just as stupid next time. – yes, thanks for the comprehensive list, Ken –, “Pretend, assume, presume that a major hurricane is going to hit right smack dab in the middle of South Carolina and is going to go way inshore… ”

Take care. Hurricane Preparedness. Just like the time management on them sandbags. Store the boards under mattresses. Mother nature!

If the storm blows out a door, or window, or takes off the garage door…it will probably destroy most of my stuff…as I huddle with my wife in my hardened walk-in closet, hoping the roof doesn’t vanish above us.

AC &ACDH.

He left this morning in his RV to visit the grandkids in Tennessee and Texas. No water left at all!!

Of course NOT, that would make me one of those crazy people…lol.

Timely and time-proven good advice, deja vu all over again. Sorta a tongue in cheek comment as i know he has had to dig people out of piles of debris.

I dont even have a reply for that one.

Very timely post. Why? I figure if Dorian gets me, when I am in the middle of the state, in a newly constructed cement, single story, home…it will have gotten thousands…not just 63. There was some disagreement when I suggested that some people were buying RV’s for mobile temporary shelter when the SHTF.