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TOS: What's in your Emergency Stash?
Posted on 1/29/14 at 1:29 pm
Posted on 1/29/14 at 1:29 pm
I've only got a couple days of non-perishable food, I will never forget going 4 days without power in 2009 when we got a freak snow storm in Athens that wasn't forecast.
I have 3 of the mini-bottle of propane and a camp stove, along with a full size propane burner and tank, but those I don't keep full so I don't consider them emergency ready.... just the mini ones.
I figure if another freak ice storm or something else happens that keeps me without power, and the inability to go to a store because they won't have power, I'll have a couple of days of food already in the kitchen just as a matter of normal life, plus a few days more.
6 packs of ramen
2 cans of chef boy r d
2 cans of chicken
1 can of spam
2 boxes of rice a roni
2 mini-cans of propane
2 acres of wooded land on which to gather firewood for the woodburning stove
No water stashed. I can't imagine a situation where Athens water loses pressure or becomes otherwise contaminated in such a way that I wouldn't at least be able to boil it clean.
Deep cycle marine battery on a trickle charger with inverter to keep cell phones charged in case internet is still available from ATT wireless.
If anything happens that has me without power or transportation for more than a week, I'm fricked.
I have 3 of the mini-bottle of propane and a camp stove, along with a full size propane burner and tank, but those I don't keep full so I don't consider them emergency ready.... just the mini ones.
I figure if another freak ice storm or something else happens that keeps me without power, and the inability to go to a store because they won't have power, I'll have a couple of days of food already in the kitchen just as a matter of normal life, plus a few days more.
6 packs of ramen
2 cans of chef boy r d
2 cans of chicken
1 can of spam
2 boxes of rice a roni
2 mini-cans of propane
2 acres of wooded land on which to gather firewood for the woodburning stove
No water stashed. I can't imagine a situation where Athens water loses pressure or becomes otherwise contaminated in such a way that I wouldn't at least be able to boil it clean.
Deep cycle marine battery on a trickle charger with inverter to keep cell phones charged in case internet is still available from ATT wireless.
If anything happens that has me without power or transportation for more than a week, I'm fricked.
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Posted on 1/29/14 at 1:33 pm to deeprig9
We have gas stoves and water heaters so I'm not worried about that. Do have lots of water and food in the basement mainly for extra storage, but would be used in case of emergency
Posted on 1/29/14 at 1:38 pm to deeprig9
There's no way I could keep an emergency stash like that, because all it would take is one weekend where I get really really fricked up and starving and I'd just start eating out of the stash.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 1:42 pm to deeprig9
I don't have much of anything for an emergency stash, but I've recently been thinking about stocking up on some things just in case. I'm woefully unprepared for a disaster right now. The only thing I've got a fair amount of is ammo.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 1:44 pm to WG_Dawg
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TOS: What's in your Emergency Stash?
-the phone number to the mayor's office.
-three bags of Chowderpuffs.
-an orvis yuppie hat with a pocket on the side that holds a miniature pair of scissors.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 1:47 pm to FooManChoo
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I don't have much of anything for an emergency stash, but I've recently been thinking about stocking up on some things just in case. I'm woefully unprepared for a disaster right now. The only thing I've got a fair amount of is ammo.
The inspiration for me wasn't zombies or communists. The 2009 storm started as I was finished up a boston butt, so we had that to eat for a few days. Had I not cooked that butt that day, I would have been eating sweetgum balls and chewing honeysuckle vine off my fence.
The Federal Government recommends at least a 3 day stash, 7 days if you can. The authority has told you, so there's no excuse. If a disaster hits your area, there probably won't be any kind of a panic or run on grocery stores and gas stations and pharmacies, because the department of homeland security has made an announcement that you should have 3-7 days of food and medicine on hand.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 1:48 pm to deeprig9
Reefer
Posted on 1/29/14 at 1:49 pm to retooc
7.5 g
This post was edited on 1/29/14 at 2:02 pm
Posted on 1/29/14 at 1:49 pm to retooc
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Reefer
That's smart. My neighbor at the time had a bunch of reefer, and he was mister popular. He didn't have to have anything stashed... people brought food and whiskey to him.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 1:50 pm to retooc
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Reefer
Posted on 1/29/14 at 1:55 pm to AmericusDawg
Bullion
Posted on 1/29/14 at 2:01 pm to FinleyStreet
Box of MREs
5 gallons of water
Spam can of 7.62x39
Spam can of 9mm
That should get me out of town to the ranch
5 gallons of water
Spam can of 7.62x39
Spam can of 9mm
That should get me out of town to the ranch
Posted on 1/29/14 at 3:21 pm to retooc
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Reefer
ridin' out da storm
Posted on 1/29/14 at 5:38 pm to deeprig9
Generator, gas, all the canned stuff, extra propane tank, rifles, ammo and a spotlight to be used along with them
Posted on 1/29/14 at 6:13 pm to MeatCleaverWeaver
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rifles, ammo and a spotlight to be used along with them
Spotlight gives away your position. Didn't you see Crocodile Dundee II?
Posted on 1/29/14 at 6:16 pm to deeprig9
I thought we were talking power outage stuff not Red Dawn. 
Posted on 1/29/14 at 6:33 pm to deeprig9
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1 can of spam
No, can't do spam. My father in law gave my wife and me a big bucket of long life military rations just in case. I always keep meat in the freezer so I would grill that and I am buying a second propane tank for extra gas for the gas grill and I always keep at least one bag of good charcoal in the garage for the charcoal grill. If you have meat your OK.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 8:03 pm to Remington Dawg
When the tornados hit and we were without powe for 5 days I had 2 propane tanks for the grill and meat in the freezer. We had 3 lbs of cajun turkey and 3 loaves of bread, lots of coffee and I keep three 5 gallon cans of water under the house.
We cooked breakfast and dinner on the grill, kept coffee going, and simply sat on the deck until the power came back on. Read several books and played cards.
We cooked breakfast and dinner on the grill, kept coffee going, and simply sat on the deck until the power came back on. Read several books and played cards.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 8:04 pm to deeprig9
4 cases MREs
case of preserved fruit
dry rice and soups
cans of spam, chicken, and ravioli
propane stove
volcano stove
solar/hand-crank 2 way radio
3 solar panels with storage battery
3 solar lights
squeeze crank flashlights
solar shower
fels-naptha soap (washes people and clothes)
power inverter for car
3x water purifiers
biolite stove/power generator
multiple trauma kits (since my big risk is earthquake)
tarps to cover broken windows
extra food for dog
cases of bottled water
assorted trade goods
assorted sporting goods for protecting all of above
case of preserved fruit
dry rice and soups
cans of spam, chicken, and ravioli
propane stove
volcano stove
solar/hand-crank 2 way radio
3 solar panels with storage battery
3 solar lights
squeeze crank flashlights
solar shower
fels-naptha soap (washes people and clothes)
power inverter for car
3x water purifiers
biolite stove/power generator
multiple trauma kits (since my big risk is earthquake)
tarps to cover broken windows
extra food for dog
cases of bottled water
assorted trade goods
assorted sporting goods for protecting all of above
Posted on 1/29/14 at 8:06 pm to FaCubeItches
I should look at increasing solar products but I usually spend discretional income on ammo and firearms 
Got about 1500 rounds. Working on 10k or so assorted rounds
Got about 1500 rounds. Working on 10k or so assorted rounds
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