My apartment has no place to brace for a tornado. Seriously, there is no place safe in the apartment itself. There is a basement, but there are several major drawbacks. This is in no way where I want to spend the rest of my life.
As far as supplies. I'm doing okay. I probably have 30 days worth of food and cat food (dry). Not enough water though. The problem with water however is that it takes space to store, something I'm lacking in the apartment. Although I do have three days of water in the apartment.
I don't have an emergency bag yet. But I plan on putting one together. Definitely: meds, water, pet food, granola bars, batteries, light, pills to clean water (or one of those filter straws, etc)
I waiver on owning a gun.
Whenever we're under a tornado watch, I always get the cat carriers out and put them in the front room. (1) It lets the kids get used to the idea of them. (2) Allows for a quick grab and shove. When we had the fires in LA, I actually crated them up and got a running sack ready.
One can never be truly prepared for an emergency, but it never hurts to think about this sort of thing.
Thirty days of food is impressive! Of course I have more cat food than human food on hand, so at least we know Miss Maddie would be in comfort :). But I have no water saved and I have the room, so bad on me. I worry about keeping warm (ice storms are the greatest threat here) and not being able to have contact with the outside world, hence the hand charger for the phone. Sad that I think about some way to access tech more than I think about food to live on. I really need to examine my priorities.
You might consider buying a couple thick quilts. Those puppies are amazingly warm.
For years I had a super thick comforter (can't remember where I got it now), but I swear I could wrap that thing around me and survive in the Antarctic naked. Ended up giving it to my son who wanted it for his survival gear.
But in case of an ice storm, if you have a few really thick blankets, you might consider making an igloo sort of thing. Your body heat and Miss Maddie's will keep it nice and toasty inside.
Just make sure you have food that you don't have to heat to eat.
Next time you're at the store, simply buy a couple of gallons of water. They usually cost around a buck a gallon. Buy 5 and keep them in your basement (or in your laundry area). Just be sure to change them out every once in a while.
My apartment has no place to brace for a tornado. Seriously, there is no place safe in the apartment itself. There is a basement, but there are several major drawbacks. This is in no way where I want to spend the rest of my life.
As far as supplies. I'm doing okay. I probably have 30 days worth of food and cat food (dry). Not enough water though. The problem with water however is that it takes space to store, something I'm lacking in the apartment. Although I do have three days of water in the apartment.
I don't have an emergency bag yet. But I plan on putting one together. Definitely: meds, water, pet food, granola bars, batteries, light, pills to clean water (or one of those filter straws, etc)
I waiver on owning a gun.
Whenever we're under a tornado watch, I always get the cat carriers out and put them in the front room. (1) It lets the kids get used to the idea of them. (2) Allows for a quick grab and shove. When we had the fires in LA, I actually crated them up and got a running sack ready.
One can never be truly prepared for an emergency, but it never hurts to think about this sort of thing.
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For years I had a super thick comforter (can't remember where I got it now), but I swear I could wrap that thing around me and survive in the Antarctic naked. Ended up giving it to my son who wanted it for his survival gear.
But in case of an ice storm, if you have a few really thick blankets, you might consider making an igloo sort of thing. Your body heat and Miss Maddie's will keep it nice and toasty inside.
Just make sure you have food that you don't have to heat to eat.
Next time you're at the store, simply buy a couple of gallons of water. They usually cost around a buck a gallon. Buy 5 and keep them in your basement (or in your laundry area). Just be sure to change them out every once in a while.
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