MountainWitch ⛤:flag_bisexual: on Nostr: I said in a different post a while ago that it is really important for us to learn ...
I said in a different post a while ago that it is really important for us to learn from the people experiencing natural disasters right now before something similar happens to us. I have been reading blog posts, watching instagram and youtube reels and videos that are coming out now from WNC. Most people are saying the same things.
For those folks that lost their houses and everything they own, there is not much they could have done to prepare for that. But many, many people there have their houses mostly intact but have no power, clean water or road access and are out there making do, helping each other and heading into a very uncertain winter. This is a short list of what I have been hearing (it all makes a lot of sense) but I encourage you to read and watch what these people on the ground have to say for yourself. The people living through disasters know best what they should have had or did have that made all the difference.
The things that people are saying that are the most important to stockpile and keep in your preps:
water backup systems and a way to filter it- number one
chainsaws with chain oil, 2 cycle oil, gas, files, extra chains etc.
gasoline- lots of gasoline, in the vehicles and in containers
generators
fuel for those generators (gasoline, diesel, solar panel)
extension cords
power packs you can charge off the generator or solar panels
propane and camp stoves, bbqs, buddy heaters etc.
flashlights and lanterns, rechargeable and/or lots of extra batteries
lighters (the long ones)
cash in small bills
high quality alternative communication (quality ham radio, FSR, etc.)
a way to do laundry by hand
med kits
downloaded books, manuals, school work, etc.
Some other things to keep firmly in mind:
Information isn’t intelligence if you can’t verify it. Communication is extremely important.
Good hygiene and high quality hot food are essential to not only physical health but mental health as well.
Long term thinking in what is coming next, which season is ahead and what are those needs going to be.
Being strong in yourself is the only way you can effectively help anyone else.
Establish a network of friends and neighbours that you can and will contact for support going in both directions. It’s also important to have this kind of support to help make decisions in times of stress. Knowing when to go saves lives.
#prepping #GetPrepared #Homesteading #hamradio
For those folks that lost their houses and everything they own, there is not much they could have done to prepare for that. But many, many people there have their houses mostly intact but have no power, clean water or road access and are out there making do, helping each other and heading into a very uncertain winter. This is a short list of what I have been hearing (it all makes a lot of sense) but I encourage you to read and watch what these people on the ground have to say for yourself. The people living through disasters know best what they should have had or did have that made all the difference.
The things that people are saying that are the most important to stockpile and keep in your preps:
water backup systems and a way to filter it- number one
chainsaws with chain oil, 2 cycle oil, gas, files, extra chains etc.
gasoline- lots of gasoline, in the vehicles and in containers
generators
fuel for those generators (gasoline, diesel, solar panel)
extension cords
power packs you can charge off the generator or solar panels
propane and camp stoves, bbqs, buddy heaters etc.
flashlights and lanterns, rechargeable and/or lots of extra batteries
lighters (the long ones)
cash in small bills
high quality alternative communication (quality ham radio, FSR, etc.)
a way to do laundry by hand
med kits
downloaded books, manuals, school work, etc.
Some other things to keep firmly in mind:
Information isn’t intelligence if you can’t verify it. Communication is extremely important.
Good hygiene and high quality hot food are essential to not only physical health but mental health as well.
Long term thinking in what is coming next, which season is ahead and what are those needs going to be.
Being strong in yourself is the only way you can effectively help anyone else.
Establish a network of friends and neighbours that you can and will contact for support going in both directions. It’s also important to have this kind of support to help make decisions in times of stress. Knowing when to go saves lives.
#prepping #GetPrepared #Homesteading #hamradio