Posted on 10/18/2016 11:04:08 PM PDT by Fai Mao
For those of you who don't live in a typhoon or earthquake prone area you don't have to do this but anyone in a typhoon or earthquake prone area should keep three days worth of non perishable food and bottled water in an emergency closet so that if the power goes out and travel is difficult or impossible and the stores are closed, there is something to eat and drink until the storm passes.
I have such a closet but, because I'm lazy and ate the stuff rather than going to the grocery store (I guess I could say that I rotated my stock to keep it fresh) I restocked my typhoon closet today. I added a couple of boxes of Triscuit because one of the big problems with emergency food is that you can't cook it so noodles are out and regular bread won't keep. The shelf consist of things like canned vegetables, beans and fruit. A box of raisins and prunes, a couple of easy open cans of Ravioli and Hormel Black Label canned ham and other long shelf life items that do not need refrigeration. All of it is stuff I don't mind eating cold in an emergency.
There are also batteries and a couple of disposable flashlights, candles, matches , a first aid kit - including medication for my allergies and arthritis and a wind up clock. I keep a couple of unread paper-back novels in the box to pass the time. Lastly I keep some basic tools like a hammer, a cheap screwdriver and a machete, some concrete nails and a roll of heavy plastic to cover broken windows in the closet as well
Question: given the way that the Obama administration and Hillary Clinton appear to want a war with Russia should I add some Potassium Iodine pills to counteract radiation? About 1/3 of Guam is covered by military bases and this would be a prime target. Or, am I just getting paranoid in my old age?
Hillary carries her emergency closet wherever she goes.
Maybe I’m paranoid.
3 days doesn’t seem like a lot .
I have 6 months for at least 4 people. Some aren’t going to like the foods either. Hell, I hate ravioli and Spam but, they’s cheap.
OTH, I have plenty of foods they should be able to tolerate.
I also have 1 gallon of pepper, 5 gallons of salt/garlic salt, Lemon Pepper and tons of seasonings and herbs.
Should be able to make even ravioli taste good.
If not, I got enough Tabasco sauce in all the flavors to cure anything.
Oh, and cup-0-noodles and tons of Ramen.
The trick to Ramen, if you can’t cook it is merely time. If you let it sit long enough the noodles will absorb the water.
And for that I have two “Lifesaver” 6000 and two Berkey, with a bunch of extra filters. Also have a couple dozen of the straws that purify as well.
That and clean underwear.
I am set...
There are plenty of ways to cook emergency food.
http://www.forgesurvivalsupply.com/store/c/33-Emergency-Cook-Stoves.aspx
Just stay away from the island flipping beaches....
Being paranoid does not mean that you are wrong.
Better to have and not need then need and not have.
Godliness
All the big grocery stores here have generators so even without island wide power they’d reopen.
Three days is enough here because at worst I would only need long enough until the airport reopens. Two years ago there was a huge typhoon that hit Saipan. It completely devastated the island. The electrical power was out for months but the airport reopened within 24 hours after the storm moved out. Since my wife is in Hong Kong and we have a flat there I doubt I’d need more than three to five days to catch a flight.
Also, if it isn’t a radiological issue there are mango, coconut, papaya, banana, citrus and breadfruit trees everywhere here. I have all of those except for citrus breadfruit in my yard and they are constantly bearing. After the last typhoon here I picked up 650 pounds of mangoes! Those would, in an emergency feed us for a while. I have fishing tackle and it is only a mile to the beach. It takes some time but a 25 pound skip-jack makes a good meal.
This is not suburbia on the US mainland.
If you are paranoid, then so am I. I have potassium iodide tablets in one of my SHTF kits. After the Soviet Union imploded, and they lost control of some of their nuclear stockpile, I felt that we were more likely to face a radiation issue than at any time in my lifetime.
My eighth grade history teacher taught Civil defense classes and so we had a week of study on preparation. Later, Hubby taught Civil defense classes, and we had intended to put a shelter in a corner of the basement. There always seems to be some other priority for dollars to spend.
We are far enough away from nuclear targets that we can probably make do with a makeshift shelter built quickly, and we always have plenty of food storage, since we have frequent electrical outages.
My house here is 8 inch thick poured concrete walls and roof. It is a bomb shelter! The building codes here require very strong buildings. The house is built to withstand 300 mph winds (except the windows) and a magnitude 8.5 earthquake. I’d pull the typhoon shutters closed over the windows and retreat to the interior hallway.
I agree totally - 3 months is not enough. You forgot to list toilet paper and soap.LOL
I also have sterno and sterno stoves that I use when the electricity goes out and I heat the water to make coffee using the melnita one-cup drip system. It’s a handy little thing. I also gave a stove and sterno to my daughter to put in her trunk as she commutes 150 miles every day, in case of car trouble in the winter.
I have a year’s supply of coffee, but in 2008, I bought several cases, and just used the last one this year, so the 1 year supply is less than I usually stock.
Is the roof also 8 inches of concrete?
3 days ?
most people routinely have 3 days of food at home.
My guess is that if the coming war goes hot you will not need the pills.
Yes. The roof is 8 inches thick poured reinforced concrete
Saltines, PB&J.
I see you are in Guam....is there still a Brown Snake problem?
Given your location and the scenario you posit in your question, do not bother to waste your money on KI pills. You should use that money for yoga classes to increase your flexibility, because if it comes to a serious weapons exchange, you can kiss your butt goodbye.
See my previous. I believe we concur.
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