Posted on 10/23/2024 5:29:50 PM PDT by End Times Sentinel
Folks, advice needed:
I live in South Philadelphia, the heart of the inner city.
Some non-negotiable things: I’m not moving, I won’t surrender the ownership of my home, no surrender.
So, in anticipation of the Election, I’ve stocked up on batteries, lanterns, charcoal, matches, canned goods, fire extinguishers, cash, gold, candles, ammo, non-firing weapons, first aid supplies (wife is a Nurse) and gasoline.
Anyone better versed in this than I am have suggestions which I may have overlooked?
Make sure you have a few decent manual can openers, in case one goes kaput, plus a decent knife sharpener, and some decent knifes.
Buy a WaterBon, they’re reasonably inexpensive.
WaterBob
Door and window fortifications.
Fire extinguishers.
That cat litter advice is great! Thanks!
Lots of good ideas here.
You might want to consider a solar generator depending on your residence logistics. They can be charged in the house or by solar panels.
Lots of options $500-$3000 depending on your need. They can help keep your fridge / freezer going, a room heater, appliances, phones etc. They can be used in the home without any toxic fumes,
Downside is putting your panels outside where they can’t be seen when charging via the panels.
Good Luck!
Cat litter is a great I idea! I read it somewhere, maybe on something posted by Tilted Irish Kilt. I suppose that you could also use cedar shavings or rice hulls too.
I filled the bathtub for that reason and also to wash face and hands when power went out decades ago in Northern California.
That’s the way to be. You don’t wanna be the lone nut that the neighbors hate and point out to a pissed off mob as a way to protect their own place.
Better to have them in the tent pissing out, than outside the tent pissing in.
Fire extinguishers.
For those reporting bathtub leaks (with or without a pug in the tub), I used to live in an apartment with a leaky tub. Laying a sheet of saran wrap (food storage plastic film) over the plug when the tub is about 1/4 full of water and opening the drain to let the water out for a moment, usually sucks enough plastic under the edge of the plug for me to close the valve, trapping the plastic and sealing the drain. I’m not saying let the plastic go down the drain, but open the drain enough to suck plastic under the edges of the plug and then close the valve to trap the plastic there. That usually created a very good seal for storing water.
1) Extra pair of fire resistant gloves for each person in your home
2) Heavy full length coat for each person - "poor man's turnout coat"
3) Everybody has a flashlight attached to themselves
4) Goggles, helmet
5) Old fashioned "iron" telephones operating on each floor and in each structure
6) Printout list of local and regional fire departments, police departments, state police departments; and post the list at each "iron telephone" location
7) Bucket of water in each room, with nearby, substantial bath towel that you soak and wrap around your neck
8) Plan and practice, how to get out of and down to ground level from, each upstairs window
In general, in a fire, you need "cover" that takes the heat - instead of your skin, particularly your head, face, and hands, feet.
I worked in a hi-rise building, and I required people to be prepared to be able to survive getting to the ground floor.
In a panic, a lot of people . . . panic . . . and with bare hands will grab for a HOT handrail. Need those [insulated] leather gloves. They may get very HOT, but they limit what may happen to your hands.
You will be glad that you had a bucket of water into which, you dunk the bath towel . . . and you wrapped that around your neck. Thus, easy to adjust and raise up over nose and mouth.
In a fire, the smoke - filled with ash - will surprise the un-familiar.
All the above, is about being prepared to get people out, alive. Pronto. In addition to, the "HELP" phone numbers. In the city, if chaos, you can reach an outer ring "who is aware that there is trouble in there."
Tins can be opened by forcefully rubbing against a concrete block.
There's a saying something like, "If you don't have to go to a gunfight, then don't go."
The corollary would be, "If you don't have to go to a riot, don't go".
You should spend a lot of time contemplating just how you might feel if outnumbered and outgunned by a mob of crazies.
That would not be the right time to decide that you made a mistake and should have relocated.
In my case, I live in a rural area with open space around my house. I can hide near the house, prepared to act in defense of my home, but if an incident becomes imminent, I will have choices.
If you are inside your home and it is attacked, you may not have any good choices. Kyle Rittenhouse got himself into a situation where he ran out of choices. Does he have regrets? It wouldn't surprise me if he did.
That is the most helpful response yet, by sheer volume.
2 questions: What do you mean by helmet? Also, Iron telephone, I’m not sure what that is.
But thank you so much for your sharing your wisdom on this topic!
Maybe I'm missing your point, but the riot would be coming to me.
I'm not asking anyone else to stand our ground, but running away from danger isn't in our family's ethos. I'll be damned if a mob takes over my home without my using lethal force, and I'm at peace with that.
Everybody should wash off after defecation, if not in a bidet then in a shower.
Prepper ping
Plywood to cover broken windows with?
But not for drinking. Cleaning out old milk bottles is tough.
Also, plastic 5 gallon buckets for water. You can often get them free from grocery store bakeries. They'll probably need cleaning but are most space efficient than gallon bottles.
My sister was prepped for Helene, and told us that she did fine except next time she fills the tub fuller. she underestimated how much water they needed.
ETS, do you have a basement to store stuff in? It's also good to keep it out of sight and not talk about your preps.
Agree with the advice about neighbors. Think the Rooftop Koreans during the LA riots.
And keep short accounts with God. Eternity is a long time.
I tend to agree with this.
I understand not wanting to let myself get pushed around, but there’s only so much one person can do. Even if you plan to stay, have a back up plan in place.
Part and parcel with that would be to pack up ANYTHING and EVERYTHING that is of personal value to you that you would HATE to lose, and get it to a remote, safer location that you can bug out to.
You can always retrieve it later, but if your house is targeted for arson, they will burn it to the ground and you lose EVERYTHING.
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