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I also grew up in hurricane country. You always wanted to have several hundred in cash at the house. The point about small bills is a good one. I was without
by chiph 9y ago
I also grew up in hurricane country. You always wanted to have several hundred in cash at the house. The point about small bills is a good one. I was without power for 10 days after Hugo, so now I keep a week's worth of freeze-dried food and bottled water, plus a backpacking stove to heat the water.
The small backpacker sized solar cells are fairly worthless for charging a modern smartphone - the difference between the current they put out and power draw by the phone is too great, even with a supplemental LiOn battery pack.
- odammit 9y agoI don’t have a way to recharge my phone besides a few backup batteries, which is embarrassing. I do also keep some food and water. I have about 30 days of stored chlorinated water in BPA free containers and a weeks worth of MREs and about two big laundry basket sized tubs of canned food. I backpack a lot so I’ve got tons of random “survival supplies” but two key things are: - little gas stove(1) - can opener (1) - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B4FY8YO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_oKNwFLmLvFi4J https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B4FY8YO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_oKN...
- odammit 9y agoI just went through my “chaos closet” to look for anything else that is an “overlooked necessity”: - ziplock bags (to poop in) - whiskey. I have 10L of whiskey in there
- chiph 9y agoThat is indeed a little gas stove. :) Purchasers should be aware that the fuel cylinders can have either threaded or non-threaded connectors. Buy the one that matches the stove. MREs are fine (the new ones are far tastier than the ones we had in the 80's), but the Mountain House "bucket" of freeze-dried food has a 30 year shelf-life, as long as you don't open the bucket and keep it out of the sun. It's a higher cost up front, but essentially never has to be replaced until you use it. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00955DUHQ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00955DUHQ
- odammit 9y agoOh one other thing I drive a Chevy Volt and own a power inverter so I can run one item off the car’s battery. It’s like the quietest generator. Zombies will never hear it.
- meatmanek 9y agoThere are fairly powerful portable solar cells these days -- I have one that can put out 5V 2.something A, so it can easily charge an iPad in full sun, or a smartphone in overcast weather.