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Old 10-14-2010, 07:28 PM   #30
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Originally Posted by Pookeysgirl View Post
I lived in Toronto during a 4 day blackout in August 2003. I was 6 months pregnant, lived in an apartment building (still do, but a different one) and it was hotter than hell. Now I make sure I have at least 3 working fans, flashlights, candles, canned goods, and a full tank of propane for the barbeque.

I'm also terrified of blowing a tire on the highway and being stranded waiting for a towtruck, so I always have a good jack and stand with a spare tire and extra tools.
what would you do with said fan during a blackout?

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Originally Posted by SameOldStory View Post
For those with a BBQ grill you can get one of these ($20 or less).
Propane Bottle Refill Kit (That's all you get - there is no "kit" about it.)
that looks handy!

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Originally Posted by Angst View Post
I have two kits. One for home and one for the car.

First aid - minor kit + big bandages + quickclot
FireStarter - Matches/lighter + tinder + stove
Meals - 5 year shelf life emergency rations, water purification tablets.
Knife - plus assorted tools.
Odds and ends - duct tape, para cord, emergency ponchos, flares, etc.

The only exotic item I have in my collection is Potassium iodide. It's used if there is a danger of radioactive fallout. I added it after 9/11. Quickclot isn't that common, but it's been known to stop arterial bleeding.

I've never had to use it, and never expect to, but for $50 and 1 hour/year it gives me peace of mind.
how much food do you have set aside? super glue is also a good addition to emergency kits

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Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson View Post
In our old house we had a well-stocked disaster kit that got destroyed in a house fire.
More up-to-date: we have supplies of non-perishable food. For heating and cooking, we have a wood stove and endless supplies of wood. We also have a gas barbecue that's a lot easier to cook with. A large rainwater-supplied water tank. A wind-up radio and torch.

Although we live in the Shaky Isles, we're in the part that doesn't get earthquakes, and we're high enough up not to get flooded (although we do sometimes have the road closed by floods).
go figure huh?
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