what did you do this week to prepare

My question was a serious one. Bugging in, or sheltering in place is my preference, but I realize that there may be times when I have to bug out. For me, I consider bugging out to be leaving quickly, and being gone anywhere from a few hours to a week or so. An example of a brief stay away from home might be - a chemical spill. A longer stay might be a hurricane. For your situation, not knowing the elevation of where you live, I can see where a tsunami warning must be taken seriously. If the potential wave is tall/strong enough to take out the bridges, is it tall/powerful enough to reach you? If so, and there is ample warning, bugging out (leaving until the danger passes) might be wise. If it fizzles, or is not too destructive and leaves the bridges in place - you bug out may only last a few hours or up to a day. If it is in fact a bridge killer, then you must be prepared to be away much longer.

And bugging out might also be a consideration depending on the advance notice you receive. An hour or more passed on the Christmas tsunami before it hit in some locations. Not much time but it might be enough to get out of Dodge. Would you be able to get all your gear together and vamoose in an hour? That's where a bug out bag would be needed.

As Crash said a chemical spill, a meth lab or any number of man made events could force you out of your house and off the island. What if an earthquake makes living on the island impossible?

To your question for sheltering in place, here are the basic categories you need to consider.

1. Individual Needs
2. Special Needs (Baby, Child, Disability)
3. Money and Documentation
4. Sanitation
5. Food and Water
6. Tools
7. Communications
8. Vehicles
9. First Aid
10. Pets and Animals

You don't have to fix or fulfill each of them today. Pick one or two and start to work on them as time and resources permit.

Just curious: How many people would rather stay-put in an emergency or flee? I guess I'd considered myself prepared for both, but more so for staying-put (if circumstances allow it). Maybe I should re-examine my flee plan, huh?

I think most here would prefer to stay in place. I would, but am prepared to leave if needed.

i bought three knives and 5 dozen ear of corn and dehydrated it

I went through my BOB this afternoon and migrated everything over to the MOLLE packs. Rotated the APAKs in the BOBs and made out a list of items I'd like to add. The weight is a little high for where I'd like to be; 40lbs on mine and 30 on my wife's. I think different sleeping bags will bring that weight down three or four pounds. Our current bags are 7.5 pounds. I added a .357 to my BOB along with ammo. Still some changes and adjustments to make but it's an ongoing process.

I installed the first layer of insulation into the floor joists of the new cabin.

I bought another 300rds of .22LR, 200rds of 9mm, and I hand-loaded another 50rds of 150gr SPBT for my .308 Win...

Next week is turning about 50lbs of deer meat into jerky and sealing it up.

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I installed the first layer of insulation into the floor joists of the new cabin.

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What type of insulation do you use - batten, rigid, other? I'm curious what works best for the temps that you experience.

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What type of insulation do you use - batten, rigid, other? I'm curious what works best for the temps that you experience.

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Both. I just but the fiberglass batts in, and later I'll put 2" rigid under that.

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I got a feeling that wood burner is going to seem like it puts out a lot "more" heat - and theres going to be a lot "less" wood splitting :)

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I hope so, it will have three (3) types of heat (Wood stove, Stove Oil Toyo, and Electric)

I assume you going to have a similar issue with venting the Toyo as you had with the waste pipe with regard to snow and ice? I don't know that's why I'm asking.

I gathered several dozen yucca stalks to practice my bow drill and hand drill with as well as horse weed. Also updated my knowledge of local plants that may provide an ember.

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I assume you going to have a similar issue with venting the Toyo as you had with the waste pipe with regard to snow and ice? I don't know that's why I'm asking.

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NO. The Toyo stoves are direct vent, they vent horizontally out a side wall, and the exhaust vent is INSIDE of the air INTAKE which pre-heats the combustion air from outside.

Well that's a clever set up. I'll bet it saves fuel by preheating it. Which of the three is going to be your primary source of heat?

I have been working on physical conditioning so every night before I go to sleep I do 3 sets of 30 push ups and 3 sets of 50 sit ups. I have also been stock piling cans of food in the bush land of my Nan's farm and I and going to start going growing fruit trees next to where I am storing the supplies.

Keep a close eye on the cans. They will rust just from humidity. If they can get wet they will rust much faster.

I bought myself a new thermos bottle. "Retki Prosteel, 0.75l." Seems pretty good. It is the thermos the FDF Special Forces use, so I'm pretty confident. It has 5 year heat keeping guarantee. When you pour in boiling liquid (100C) it will be 80C after 6h and 65C after 12h, which I feel is pretty good. Nice way to carry hot drinking with you. Especially during winter!

I also reminded the forums that I hate Mora with a passion.

Well, there you go. It's those long winter nights that have you messed up. If you lived in a place where daylight and dark were "normal" then you'd have an appreciation for a great knife instead of that puko...poco...whatever that dull bladed thing is.

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I also reminded the forums that I hate Mora with a passion.

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Lol! Just think of all the knife sharpening practice your missing out on!!:sneaky2: I am giving a Mora a second try because I said in a post I would. To be honest, this stainless one has proven to be pretty rugged. That said, I cant wait to destroy it so I can go back to my real knife!

Just for that we're going to banish you to Finland and force you to use a Puukko from now on!

Now, I'm giving it a fair try and I am faithfully carrying it instead of my handmade knife every weekend outing. It might make bird season on my side this year as well. I think that I am holding up very well for a knifemaker!

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I bought myself a new thermos bottle. "Retki Prosteel, 0.75l." Seems pretty good. It is the thermos the FDF Special Forces use, so I'm pretty confident. It has 5 year heat keeping guarantee. When you pour in boiling liquid (100C) it will be 80C after 6h and 65C after 12h, which I feel is pretty good. Nice way to carry hot drinking with you. Especially during winter!

I also reminded the forums that I hate Mora with a passion.

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It'll keep stuff hot for five years? Now that's impressive.

I had never heard of Retki before. They make some nice gear.

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It'll keep stuff hot for five years? Now that's impressive.

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Was the explanation really that bad...:blushing: I do still get lost in translation every now and then. What I meant is that the heat keeping values mentioned in my post have guarantee of staying on that level for five years.

@Rick: Googled them, didn't you? I have other stuff from the same company. And I must say that I really like them. Only thing from them I have so far managed to break was a headlamp. It didn't seem to like me stepping on it...

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Was the explanation really that bad...:blushing: I do still get lost in translation every now and then. What I meant is that the heat keeping values mentioned in my post have guarantee of staying on that level for five years.

@Rick: Googled them, didn't you? I have other stuff from the same company. And I must say that I really like them. Only thing from them I have so far managed to break was a headlamp. It didn't seem to like me stepping on it...

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Nah, you did just fine. Sometimes, in order to appreciate my humor, you need to have a love of Swedish knives.:innocent:

Ok, adding this item to the to-do-list and checking the chance of succes:

Item No. 184: Learn to appreciate all of crashdive123's humor by learning to like Swedish knives.

Chance of success: 0%.

Reason: Fully rational and well argumented hate towards Swedish knives.

Arrr ok man thanks for the advice i will put a tarp over and around them ot keep the water off.

Cheers alec

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Ok, adding this item to the to-do-list and checking the chance of succes:

Item No. 184: Learn to appreciate all of crashdive123's humor by learning to like Swedish knives.

Chance of success: 0%.

Reason: Fully rational and well argumented hate towards Swedish knives.

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LMAO. Good stuff.

Added 12 pairs each of cotton and wool socks for wife and I to our emergency gear. As well as went to warehouse store with a friend and I picked up 50# each of sugar, salt, dry beans, rice. Also 3 gallon size "jugs" of honey.

Started putting up produce. Froze some, canned and some dried some.

Bought some canned fruits, harvested 'shrooms, dehydrated 'shrooms, sharpened knives, tested firekit, watched Dual Survival on You Tube, Planned a hunting trip for this fall and sharpened the hatchet.

I am driving into Anchorage today to pick up a Wall tent from Alaska Tent and Tarp. They manufacture gear made for Alaska and have the tent I want in stock (the last one). I also want to get another Sheepherders Packer stove to heat it. They sell those also and temporarily out of stock but they are expecting a shipment before noon so I will get there about One Oclock and hope they have it.

Wall tents are good as a means to transition into developing a home. In a few hours poles can be cut to support tent and a nice camp set. The next day I can cut up enough lumber with my chainsaw to build a frame and floor to make it a permenent structure that would see me through an Alaskan winter. The next day I use the same pole structure that supported the wall tent and through a trap over it for cook shack. Then I build a larger pole structure and tarp and begin building cabin under it. Weather does not stop progress. I have everthing else I described in the "Basic Comforts of life" http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...ad.php?t=10960.

I hardly expect anyone to take anything I say to heart with so much information to the contrary about survival but of all I have said "The Basic Comforts of life" is the best advice I have to give. That and potatoes has seen me through some lean times. Not as interesting or entertaining as other discussion but factual enough for me to bet my life and the lives of my family on. I've been there.

DW and I have been "putting food by" canning, drying, freezing.......

Major cleaning and re-aranging of basement "shop" in prep for winter.

Packing/re-packing gear/checking truck for fall hunting.

Bought a Halti Green 65 Backpack.
Link to details

Got it for 140e (that's about $183) I've been after a good ergonomic backpack for a while and this is it. I tested it with about 110lbs of weight in the shop before buying, and it was really good to carry! I doubt I'll never go over 60lbs with it, but it's nice to know I have the capability.

I can go over 60 pounds with my pack, too. That's why I carry a chain in the truck. I can drag it wherever I go.

I bought 26# buckets of wheat at Walmart for $10.

Seriously?! Did they have them in the grocery? On sale?

They were on the baking aisle. I don't think it was a sale or anything, got one a few weeks back too.

I guess I'm heading to Wally Wonka tomorrow to see what they have. Thanks.