What did you neglect in your preps?

[Klif]

limit one case of a product, per day
my prepping cave is loaded with this stuff!!!
Good stuff!!!
wish they had a larger product line...
I think food buckets=#10 cans, however I do not like speaking for other peopleView attachment 7865663View attachment 7865664
credit/debit only

I've got a bunch of the LDS boxes, starter boxes with #10 cans of rice, beans, hard red wheat and I don't remember what else. Got boxes of their beans and oats and other stuff. Got it for Y2K at a good price then with free delivery. Have opened some over the years and it has been perfect every time. You did good picking up those boxes.

 

[BLIP]

Need a small solar setup……..but damn they aren’t cheap

Harbor frt.

 

[rbstern]

Looks like I'm headed toward Milton.

My mom is in central FL. She's alone, and in the early stages of Alzheimer's. Her ability to make decisions, particularly under stress, has declined quite a bit, so I don't want her riding out a hurricane, even in a solid house with a backup generator.

Gonna go fetch her. Plan is to get there pre-dawn Tuesday, get her house secured, and be right back on the road, hopefully during a lull in evacuation traffic.

Gas is already short in Florida, but my SUV can go 500 miles without a fill-up. I'll top off along the way, and carry an extra 14 gallons with me in a caddy.

Here's my go list. Any additional ideas, please pipe up.

fuel (14 gallons)
small generator
case of water
non-perishable food
cooler with ice
change of clothes
first aid kit
rain jacket
work gloves
flashlights/camping lights
Ryobi batteries and inverter
phone charger and USB cable
laptop
tool kit
axe
crow bar
rope
vehicle tow strap
battery powered chainsaw, 3 batts, extra chain
handgun and spare ammo

Edited to add:

Hand winch
Jumper cables
Hand saw

Operation Rescue Mom was completed successfully. 1000 miles in about 19 hours. 8 hours down, 45 minutes at her place, 10.25 hours back.

Very light traffic southbound. Some 18 wheelers. Lots of pickup trucks hauling tree cutting gear and generators.

Northbound, I-75N was heavy the entire way. We merged on at the Florida Turnpike. Every exit with a gas station was overwhelmed with overflow traffic. Gas station lots were full with very long lines, overflowing into the streets. Dozens if not a hundred or more big rigs lined the ramps and shoulders near every exit. Rest areas were beyond full.

The result was a slowdown to a crawl at most exists, for more than 100 miles (turnpike to Lake City and beyond).

Traffic was allowed to use the left shoulder for travel. A bit hairy at times, but still helpful.

Passed scores of cars in the grass with hazards flashing, most likely out of gas.

Greatful to have her out of there, and praying for those in the path of that hurricane.

 

[aFarewellToKings]

I keep one of those portable battery jump-starters in my vehicles. It also has usb ports so you can use in a pinch to charge your phone.

Gotta make sure you keep them charged.
I have a small car, so wasn't real worried about that. Lent it to someone with a dead Corvette battery, wasn't enough - killed the battery even more. And since that car has electronic door latches, it locked him inside! (It was new-to-him, but he eventually found the emergency handle.)
This despite the charger display saying it had 90% remaining. Now I charge it every month.

 

[Bushwick100]

Operation Rescue Mom was completed successfully. 1000 miles in about 19 hours. 8 hours down, 45 minutes at her place, 10.25 hours back.

Very light traffic southbound. Some 18 wheelers. Lots of pickup trucks hauling tree cutting gear and generators.

Northbound, I-75N was heavy the entire way. We merged on at the Florida Turnpike. Every exit with a gas station was overwhelmed with overflow traffic. Gas station lots were full with very long lines, overflowing into the streets. Dozens if not a hundred or more big rigs lined the ramps and shoulders near every exit. Rest areas were beyond full.

The result was a slowdown to a crawl at most exists, for more than 100 miles (turnpike to Lake City and beyond).

Traffic was allowed to use the left shoulder for travel. A bit hairy at times, but still helpful.

Passed scores of cars in the grass with hazards flashing, most likely out of gas.

Greatful to have her out of there, and praying for those in the path of that hurricane.

I'm glad you and your mother are fine, your a good son!

 

[Timber Cruiser]

Best $60 you can spend on comms

Amazon.com

What’s the range? 8 miles or so? I know nothing about HAM radio.

 

[NewLeaf]

What’s the range? 8 miles or so? I know nothing about HAM radio.

We talked to Folks all over the world when my Paw In Law was into the radio thing. They’re a lot bigger though..

 

[Timber Cruiser]

Whole house generator lined to 500 gallon propane tank. Well, gas logs, 90 days of freeze dried food, 90 days of jarred food, cash, ammo. I guess I need water storage in case of the well running dry. And maybe more gas cans for chainsaw. I usually keep 15 gallons of gas and 5 gallons of diesel on hand.

 

[Timber Cruiser]

Not prep, but unexpected good news,
Monday morning, the yard crew contracted by our cul-de-sac HOA (yes, we are blessed by being under the umbrellas of TWO HOAs) showed up, business as usual. The neighborhood was littered with downed limbs and covered in leaves. Didn't expect much on storm debris cleanup, but when they left it was like "what storm". Every yard looked just like any other Monday when they left, and every fallen branch, twig, leaf and moss beard was gone. Everything picked up, carted off, and leaf blown.

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Might be the only good thing I’ve ever heard about an HOA. That’s awesome.

 

[Timber Cruiser]

I also keep a lot of common meds and all common antibiotics on hand. Def need some sort of comms but no family or friends close by.