Ma Worthless Survival Advice
Feb. 16th, 2021 09:32 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lsandersonFree and worth what you paid for it!
While it's nice to have an extra house in the Caribbean, full geothermal heat systems, and backup generators that self-test every month, most of us live a little lower on the hog, so what makes for a survival kit that you probably can't buy at Neiman Marcus?
1. Heat -- A backpacker alcohol stove and a gallon of denatured alcohol or ethyl if you can afford it. Sterno is a good solid fuel alternative but it has a shorter shelf life -- the alcohol evaporates.
2. Sleeping -- Enough mummy sleeping bags for your pod.
3. Light -- LED tea candles and a couple larger LED lights.
4. Communications -- Charged battery cellphone chargers and a cellphone.
5. Entertainment -- Playing cards, chess, checkers, or other games.
6. Food -- Pantry supplies like soup, crackers, canned beans.
7. Water -- Something to store water and some source of drinkable water.
Note: This list ain't gonna keep your pipes from freezing, it's not shrimp on the barbie, and yes, a landline is better, but if the power is out and you ain't got a landline, you probably ain't going to get one put it right now.
While it's nice to have an extra house in the Caribbean, full geothermal heat systems, and backup generators that self-test every month, most of us live a little lower on the hog, so what makes for a survival kit that you probably can't buy at Neiman Marcus?
1. Heat -- A backpacker alcohol stove and a gallon of denatured alcohol or ethyl if you can afford it. Sterno is a good solid fuel alternative but it has a shorter shelf life -- the alcohol evaporates.
2. Sleeping -- Enough mummy sleeping bags for your pod.
3. Light -- LED tea candles and a couple larger LED lights.
4. Communications -- Charged battery cellphone chargers and a cellphone.
5. Entertainment -- Playing cards, chess, checkers, or other games.
6. Food -- Pantry supplies like soup, crackers, canned beans.
7. Water -- Something to store water and some source of drinkable water.
Note: This list ain't gonna keep your pipes from freezing, it's not shrimp on the barbie, and yes, a landline is better, but if the power is out and you ain't got a landline, you probably ain't going to get one put it right now.
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Date: 2021-02-18 05:04 am (UTC)Handcrank radio also good. Keeps the kids busy.