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madville

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24. I'm in hurricane country

Tue Mar 12, 2024, 01:18 AM

Mar 12

About 10 miles from the coast on 6.5 acres. We’re set up pretty well, always have enough food and fuel on hand to make it at least a month, probably two, with no utilities. Have a generator that will power the whole house including AC, two smaller generators if we just need minimal power at times like to run the freezers a few hours a day or just a small portable AC in one room. Have a shallow hand pump well and can purify water from that if needed without electricity. Have a septic system so sewer service isn’t an issue.

I do want to get a solar system with battery storage at some point, would be much less dependent on the gas generators. Also need to be better about having extra dog food on hand, I let that dwindle down pretty often but she could always just eat people food for a bit in a pinch.

Been also kicking around Starlink internet because the Xfinity cable internet here has gone out during hurricanes here in the past since the lines are overhead on the power poles.

Nothing wrong with being prepared and just being in the habit of rotating and replenishing your stockpile of food and fuel.

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Can you survive one month without any outside support? Then you are a prepper says this article [View all] Demovictory9 Mar 11 OP

I feel safe... ret5hd Mar 11 #1

You reminded me that I need to get new water filters. NanaCat Mar 11 #13

re water filters: ret5hd Mar 11 #19

Kind of a loose definition there. That makes me one Sympthsical Mar 11 #2

One earthquake that destroys the road NanaCat Mar 11 #7

Well, that's a new paranoia unlocked Sympthsical Mar 11 #14

But you could chop down the post if you had an ax BlueSpot Mar 11 #15

Pfffft Sympthsical Mar 11 #20

Was just making a funny on your earlier post BlueSpot Mar 11 #21

they were just having a laugh m8 Celerity Mar 11 #22

Just making a joke Sympthsical Mar 11 #23

We got the joke and it was funny. You're fine. yardwork Mar 12 #30

Single access roads for communities are dangerous. haele Mar 12 #37

Huh? NanaCat Mar 11 #3

Add Prepper to Eat The Rich? IA8IT Mar 11 #4

no, no. "Pepper" Arthur_Frain Mar 11 #11

I can but don't consider myself an actual "prepper" Raine Mar 11 #5

A lot of minorities have ALWAYS been "preppers". Caliman73 Mar 11 #6

My experience as well NanaCat Mar 11 #12

Are none of you aware of "ghetto?" cachukis Mar 11 #8

On the other hand, if you can't survive for a month without Uncle Joe Mar 11 #9

that guy was in American Werewolf in London prodigitalson Mar 11 #16

Too many articles like this are written from an exclusively upper-middle-class perspective. surrealAmerican Mar 11 #10

"Surviving for month" equals more than just eating for preppers Demovictory9 Mar 12 #29

I'd draw a distinction between people who are stocked up for an emergency and preppers. meadowlander Mar 11 #17

Well Timewas Mar 11 #18

I'm in hurricane country madville Mar 12 #24

JFC, it has nothing to do with the implied idea of "safe". A blizzard that niyad Mar 12 #25

My wife did a 2 month "Pantry Challenge" last year underpants Mar 12 #26

We could. Bettie Mar 12 #27

Covid Johnny2X2X Mar 12 #28

By that standard, I come from a long line of preppers TheKentuckian Mar 12 #31

I just got back from Costco... BluesRunTheGame Mar 12 #32

When I think of a prepper, I think of some guy with an insufferable personality, a rat's-nest beard, Aristus Mar 12 #33

Stocking up on supplies before the election might be a good idea. If they take power Hotler Mar 12 #34

"Preppers" prepare for TEOTWAWKI, elocs Mar 12 #35

1 month? Happy Hoosier Mar 12 #36

Thats smart Demovictory9 Mar 16 #38