Let’s talk about staying warm without power….

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1. Hi Scottie;
   I like Beau, but I imagine that he is quite exasperated doing such a video. He does video’s on “go bags”, “daily carry emergency supplies” etc. In a recent effort to develop my own oh-shit bag I’ve run into two main problems: what to plan for and how to afford the cost. (Strongly!!! recommend a go bag for every adult)
   There is something inherent about the whole thing, though, and that is our complacency. We have grown accustomed to always having electricity available. Heat is expensive, but there at our beck and call. And, for you southerners, air conditioning. Clean water is at the move of a simple tap lever. etc.
   Complacency is expecting things will be just fine when a virus cuts loose on the world. Complacency is expecting everything will be just fine when a maniac tries to take over the government. Complacency is expecting everything to be fine because 99.5% of the time it is absolutely just fine. It’s that last .5% that really sucks.

   Oh, and my solution for loss of electricity and heat: Hotel Room somewhere warm and accepting. 🙂

   hugs

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   1. It sounds to me like he’s describing VERY severe conditions (possibly like the people in the east who lost power during the very, very cold snowstorm). Ordinarily, I think such severe/drastic actions that he describes would be overkill.

      But I do agree that complacency can kill. That’s why we have supplies to meet pretty much any emergency (water, food, lights, blankets, first aid, clothes, toilet paper, etc., etc.)

      IMO, the problem arises if/when a really bad emergency happens and your NEIGHBORS, who are NOT prepared, come to you door and want to take advantage of YOUR preparation. However, this does not mean you shouldn’t help others who may be incapable of preparing ahead.

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      1. Hello Nan. He was reminding people of the survival things to do if the heat goes out and you are in freezing cold, specifically for Texas. He made a big video on it last year and this was the reminder because Texas is again without electricity in the cold of winter. Things like set a tent up in an inside room as it is easier to keep small places warm, use a table draped with blankets if you have no tents. Heat stuff outside and bring in never start a fire inside. Really great ideas. He also has a to go bag set up for cars, emergency boxes every home should have, stuff like that. He is just sharing his training. But to Randy’s point so many of us are complacent. We have the stuff we need but it is scattered all over the house and sheds. Like I have a whole case of chargeable batteries and a chargers that I should be checking and keeping the batteries charge, but I have not checked them in a long time. We used to have all our important documents in clear bins with tops ready to grab and throw in the cars. But they are not kept ready now. We have forgotten how bad it can be and how rushed you can get.

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         1. Yes … that last part about not having things easy to grab is probably common to lots of people.

            Sometime back, the AAA magazine we receive talked about using a closet to store the emergency supplies you need. While we have things stored elsewhere as well, we’ve put some of the essentials in a hall closet (dried food, medical supplies, blankets, short-wave radio, batteries, portable light, etc.). Of course, our biggest concern is that massive earthquake that will one day happen off the coast of Oregon. Of course with earthquakes, one never knows how strong or how long.

            Anyway, I think you and Ron would do well to consider pulling stuff together … while you can. 🙂

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   2. Hello Brother. You are so correct. Ron and I have the same problem. We use to have all the vital important papers in clear bins already to throw in the vehicle in case of hurricane. We use to have the option of going to the hospital for hurricanes but now we would have to go somewhere and get a hotel. Mobile homes are mandatory evacuations and a smart thing to do even for a class 1. In our brick and mortar home I would stay home up to class three. It was really well built. But not a mobile home. But we have bags of extra cat food, jugs of water, extra cat litter, our important documents as I said, and extra cash. Do not forget that last one. You need to have two weeks cash for food and lodgings. That is our hurricane ready to bug out. Throw the stuff in the cars, Ron takes one and I take the other. Head out. We have the big generator so when we get home we have power. Need a back up batter for his C-pap, which reminds me I have to get a car charger for his new one. We are pretty set. It wont be fun but it is do able. The trick is to know where the hurricane is going to hit and not be in that spot. If it is hitting near us just go to the other coast, turn around and drive home. If it is going to hit on the other side and cross either go low towards the keys or go high toward the upper part of the state. Now having wrote all that could we be better prepared. yes. Have a great week Randy.

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