one thing I would point out, if you have an extra few minutes, its probably worthwhile to just pull the hard drive out of your computer it reduces the amount of space wasted 100 fold and because a lot less likely to be stolen then an entire computer.mamabearCali wrote:Depends on the situation. If it is a Cat 5 hurricane---and that would be AMAZING considering I live 150 miles inland---, or a forest fire, or a rising flood (another amazing feat considering where we live). We grab the kids, bug out bags, computer tower, wedding albums, throw it all in our 12 passenger van and head out of harms way but preferably not on the major roads. I am not dying for my cans of beans. These are short term plagues and are acute not chronic conditions.bnc wrote:So with your house full of canned food, MREs, clean water, generators, and crank radios, what do you do when the authorities come by the clear the neighborhood?
If it is a chronic condition, such as a financial melt down then I doubt anyone will come around to clear out neighborhoods. If they did they would just be laughed at.
I have found this thread fairly informative, I have always wanted to get myself to a point where I could be ready for some kind of natural disater / ect.. but so far have not been able to stockpile more then just ammo
