But... if you live in a coastal zone, the van is a great escape pod. You don't need enough gas to get across the country, just up a hill. Then you have a self contained wee house. Despite the weight penalty, I have some canned food and basic gear in the van at all times.
alistair
On 16-Mar-11, at 6:12 PM, B Feddish wrote: > I always keep a good amount of "survival" stuff in my van including > the book > "How to Survive in the Woods" but it's all for minor emergencies. > > As Steven posted below, if there was real disaster we aren't going > anywhere > in our vans. When we had a major storm here about 7 years ago and > lost > power everywhere for days there was no where to buy gas as all the > stations > were closed. I had to drive 40 minutes away to buy gas for our > generator. > I used all my camping gear to live at home, including the outdoor > shower > stall, Zodi shower, propane stove, etc. > > Soooo, in a disaster, we may need to find ways to survive at home.... > > Bryan |
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