Posted on 09/24/2005 11:04:48 PM PDT by bad company
Well, what are you gonna do? We have seen two natural disasters hit this country and lets face it, too many people are patheticaly unprepared to take care of themselves, much less their families in anything outside of anything but the most basic domestic conditions.q
What are you gonna do? Have you assesed possible emergency situations that may arise in your life? Do you even know what dangers might befall you? How far do you live from the nearest Nuclear plant? How close are you to the rail road tracks? Someone makes a mistake and you've got just a few minutes to get yourself together.
What are you gonna do? Do you live in tornado alley, as I do? Hurricanes? Earthquakes? Blizzards? These are when, not if situations.Can you keep your family alive? People in New Orleans went a week or more before getting help. How long can you go before wondering where FEMA is?
What are you gonna do? How many empty hotels do you think there are in Texas right now? Beyond driving away from the danger (the ones that are at least competent enough to do that) what then?
What are you gonna do? I wonder what the store shelves look like along the evacuation path. Bet the store employees aren't looking foreward to stock day right now. There's probably not a can of dinty moore beef stew to be had in all the state of texas right now.
What are you gonna do? Dinty moore beef stew is pretty rancid tasting cold. How are you going to get the can open. Please tell me that you can at least get the can open.
What are you gonna do? Lows for Dallas texas are going to be in the 60's this week. Little rain and that's going to be a bit chilly. What are you gonna do?
What are you gonna do?
Manual can opener might be useful.
Ya sure have it plan'd out well!
You did however forget ta mention self protection weapons!
Shotgun at least!
No really, I have a box, actually a plastic "rubbermade" tub with a lid, not water proof, but secure enough to keep rain water out. In it I have the following items, (this is off the top of my head), Propane cook stove, 3 2lb propane bottles, flash light, hatchet, saw, rope, bungee cords, duct tape, radio, batteries "d" "c" and "AA" cell, water filtration system, 500 rounds of .22 cal, dish soap, handi wipes, cargo straps, machette, "handy talkies- with NOAA", plastic cups, bowls,plates. Tongs, spatuala, knives, forks and spoons. Band aids, cotton balls, red tip matches, rubbing alcohol, salt, pepper and garlic powder. 4 qt pot, 2 qt pot, fry pan.
That's my "get away", and live box. On top of that but not in the box, 8x 12 tarp, and a 5 gal water bag.
Food box: 12 cans of "delvils food meat stuff" ,12 cans of tuna, 4 boxes of granola bars, 1 bag of snickers "fun size", ritz, peanut butter, 2 cheeze wiz, speghetii noodles, canned vegies 4 each corn, green beans,4 cans evaporated milk, one small can of crisco, small "PAM" cooking spray, slim jims, jerky, 12 ramen noodles, 2 kool aids instant, lb sugar, 5lb of flower, box of bisquick, beef bullion cubes, 4 boxes of rice a ronie, instant coffee. Water is stored in the fridge, 24 12oz bottles.
Tents (2) and sleeping bags are ready to grab and go.
I sleep with my boots on, never take my hat off, and I'm always clean shaven.
You're right. The cans in my BOB are all pull ring type for simplicity, but I do keep a p-38 can opener or five in my kits.
I did sneak a shotgun in there. I've always considered my mossberg500 in .12 the theoretical "one gun". From squirrel to deer to bad guys it'll get the job done. a bandoleer and belt filled w/ammo comes too. If I have tome I'll bring the mini-14 (handguns are always in the trucks) and the .22 and .308, but the mossberg is the one I know I can count on to do the most jobs adequately.
Bad boys, bad boys
Whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do
When they come for you
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