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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
Having somehow lived through the middle of three major earthquakes (2 in southern California and the Kobe quake here in Japan, they seem to follow me where ever I go!) we keep a two kits in the bedroom on either side of the bed, one for each of us. Each is in a day pack and has;
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Boots with heavy soles (walking barefoot through ruble is the pits!)
Powerful LCD flashlight
1 Thunderstorm whistle
1 Police style whistle
Triox stove and fuel for three days and two liter cook pot
2 Bic lighters, Firesteel, tinder.
1 liter of purified water plus a bottle of water purification tablets
large folding knife and 600 grit sandpaper for sharpening.
Freeze dried food for three days
nylon poncho and Mylar emergency blanket
pocket radio
$200 cash
First aid kit
(In winter time we add some cold weather outerwear to this.)
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On the veranda, (we live on the 6th floor) I have a waterproof duffel bag holding;
two climbing harnesses and hardware
'Mammut' 10mm climbing rope 60 meters
two pair heavy gloves
There is a rappelling shackle already built into the wall of the building for just such emergencies as when the front door frame buckles and jams, but we need to get down quickly.
Stitchawl
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and you keep those packs solvent and pristine all the time!?
I have a hard time keeping my search and rescue pack packed! and I've been doing this for a lot of years!!!! it's not even a matter of duplicating things! *I really need to get more organized!!!*
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Originally Posted by cassidym
I live in the DC area and the biggest threats there are lawyers and politicians. In fact, in some areas, they outnumber the humans.
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yeah but you had snowmaggedon last year!
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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
It's a wise course of action. We've been through major floods in Malaysia, just missed being captured by pirates on the island of Sipadan by four days. (They held the divers hostage for almost a year!) We left Phuket, Thailand one day before the Tsunami. Our bungalow was right on Patong beach. Life can certainly be an adventure. Often I pray for boredom.
Stitchawl
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how funny!!! I had just said that to someone here in private messages the same thing!