[frank ballenger]

They used to snicker and laugh at “survivalists”.

Now neighbors come over sheepishly and try to call in old favors like lending a lawn mower that time two years ago, old pal, old buddy.

[Billthedrill]

They used to snicker and laugh at “survivalists”.

Won't be much of that coming from Texas for a very long time, I'm guessing. This one only lasted a week or so, thank God, and a lot of eyes got opened.

[beef]

“They used to snicker and laugh at “survivalists”.”

Survivalists that go on TV and tell the world what they got stashed deserve to be snickered at.

“Now neighbors come over sheepishly and try to call in old favors”

Sorry, buddy, I’m in the same pickle you are.

[Alberta's Child]

After witnessing what life was like after several major storms in the Northeast over the last ten years, my whole approach to coping with a disruptive situation like the one in Texas has changed completely.

If I need to survive for 3 days to 3 weeks in a situation like that, I'd pack my camping gear into my truck, hit the road, and stay away from the area for as long as necessary. I can drive over 700 miles on a full tank of gas, and there are plenty of state parks, campgrounds and other places in that radius where I could hunker down for a week or two.

For a hypothetical scenario involving an East Coast hurricane, I'd simply head west on I-80 or I-70 until I reached an area where the power was on and the businesses were open, and find myself a campsite.