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This part of the forum has me thinking and re-thinking a lot about many things! USMC's posts about barter items and HAM radio stuff, CG's post about a SHTF buddy to other posts about medical kits and the like are just a few things I hadn't thought of.
My original plan to bug out would be to head to my folks in TX but after reading some stuff that may not be possible. Down south we have access to shelter (both above and below ground), some food/water, enough ammo and hardware to make princess have a stroke and other friends who aren't scared of much. However, if things went bad quick this journey might not be an option. If it's winter and the roads are impassible then we are stuck. If there's a mass exodus, we are stuck due to highway congestion etc.
Part of my plan was to grab everything that would fit in one car and go. Pets, documents, firearms, ammo and the like. This stems from the years I spent living in the tornado capitol of the world...Oklahoma. Living there you develop a plan to get to the safest part of your house if a twister was bearing down on you. Leaving your house would make you a prime candidate for the Darwin awards. In your safe room one should have water, flashlight with extra batteries, a battery operated radio, first aid kit of some sort, pillows, blankets and other cushions, perhaps a whistle, toilet paper and other items as you think are needed. I added a bit to this by developing a drill of sorts. Say you have all the above items stored and a tornado is bearing down on your house. The local meteorologist tells you to take your tornado precautions immediately. You have five minutes or less to grab anything else you might want, get your loved ones and you to the safe room. Important documents, pictures, firearms, family keepsakes, you name it. What would you grab in five minutes? You don't have to post your answer but just something to think about to yourselves.
Just something I thought might add to this part of the forum.
FYI: In case of a tornado the safest part of your house is the lowest level, most interior room in the house with NO WINDOWS OR DOORS! The more walls you have between you and the outside the better. Bathrooms work well as you can take shelter in the bathtub.
In the six years we lived there we only came close a few times. The craziest of which was one afternoon when three tornadoes touched down within a few miles of our duplex within about an hour and a half of all three.
Ok, now back to rethinking my emergency plans, lol!
My original plan to bug out would be to head to my folks in TX but after reading some stuff that may not be possible. Down south we have access to shelter (both above and below ground), some food/water, enough ammo and hardware to make princess have a stroke and other friends who aren't scared of much. However, if things went bad quick this journey might not be an option. If it's winter and the roads are impassible then we are stuck. If there's a mass exodus, we are stuck due to highway congestion etc.
Part of my plan was to grab everything that would fit in one car and go. Pets, documents, firearms, ammo and the like. This stems from the years I spent living in the tornado capitol of the world...Oklahoma. Living there you develop a plan to get to the safest part of your house if a twister was bearing down on you. Leaving your house would make you a prime candidate for the Darwin awards. In your safe room one should have water, flashlight with extra batteries, a battery operated radio, first aid kit of some sort, pillows, blankets and other cushions, perhaps a whistle, toilet paper and other items as you think are needed. I added a bit to this by developing a drill of sorts. Say you have all the above items stored and a tornado is bearing down on your house. The local meteorologist tells you to take your tornado precautions immediately. You have five minutes or less to grab anything else you might want, get your loved ones and you to the safe room. Important documents, pictures, firearms, family keepsakes, you name it. What would you grab in five minutes? You don't have to post your answer but just something to think about to yourselves.
Just something I thought might add to this part of the forum.
FYI: In case of a tornado the safest part of your house is the lowest level, most interior room in the house with NO WINDOWS OR DOORS! The more walls you have between you and the outside the better. Bathrooms work well as you can take shelter in the bathtub.
In the six years we lived there we only came close a few times. The craziest of which was one afternoon when three tornadoes touched down within a few miles of our duplex within about an hour and a half of all three.
Ok, now back to rethinking my emergency plans, lol!
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