Date:         Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:10:27 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Natural Disasters and Westys. Does anyone have a prep sheet?
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One of the most important things you can keep around the house is a tankful
of stabilized fuel in portable containers. Other than that, I have, as
others have, my stuff on shelves to quickly grab. I have my camping, family
and business travel checklists on an iPod app called SimpList. It's free or
nearly. At a glance I can tell what I need to grab for what, without
thinking about it. Things get checked as they go in the camper and checks
turned off as it is unloaded. I use it dozens of times each year, and if I
obey the list I don't mess up. I haven't created an emergency checklist yet,
but after following this post I am prompted to.

If the roads are totally messed up, well, that's a whole different deal.
Around here we aren't going to have any Tsunamis. Probably no earth quakes.
But tornados, yes, so I should add a chain saw and gas to an emergency
checklist.

Jim

On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 6:13 PM, Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@gmail.com>wrote:

> I suspect that in most disaster cases, the camper will be inaccessible or
> will not be useful
> as fuel supplies will be little or none and roads will be so messed up that
> driving would be
> perilous at best.    Look at all the cars floating around Japan....
>  Imagine
> loading up your
> camper for bear only to have it run out of gas with no where to refuel.  To
> me, the best
> prep is to plan for the absolute worst and get yourself in the best shape
> possible (yeah...
> right)  Well, at least I won't starve to death first...  "gulp"....   So a
> good stash of rice, beans
> and water and hope to god no one discovers your stash and steals it or it
> doesn't get
> infested or destroyed......
>
> Steven
>
> On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 8:37 AM, Al Knoll <anasasi@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > There are lots of pointers to BOBs (Bug out bag,box or whatever)  also
> > under
> > "Git Box"  Interesting, what people consider necessities.  We have
> > squirreled away cat food among other things.
> >
> > One thing to remember, others who did not have the foresight to prepare
> for
> > themselves will covet your equipment.  Best not to flaunt it.
> >
> > Try camping in your driveway to test your survival mechanisms.  Easy
> escape
> > to fresh sheets if you need to.
> >
> > (In some locales camping in your driveway can be very unpleasant)
> >
> > Rotate the stock in the van periodically.  If you have a westy you can
> buy
> > outboard motor fuel tanks ~5.5 gallons that fit very well into the well
> > above the cab.
> >
> > Should the mud hit the mixmaster, you likely will need to "camp out" for
> > several days.  Just like camping, eh?  Except for refueling and
> resupplying
> > which may be in question depending on circumstance and location.
> >
> > Remember the motto of Club 642.
> >
> > pensionerd
> >
>