What do you keep for Emergency Supplies?

[Mbroady]

Originally Posted by M Hayden

Generators provide a good sense of security, as long as you remember to do basic maintenance and check that they’re working.

We’re also putting up solar that’ll be switchable off-grid in an emergency.

Good advice. I got it just shy of 6 months ago and had to use it only once so far, when the power went out. I do start it once a month and let it run for about 20 minutes . Will do an oil change every year or sooner based on use. The battery for electric start is always a concern but there’s a pull start if needed.

It won’t run the whole house at once but it does a good job for basic survival needs.

[M Hayden]

Originally Posted by CodeBlueEMT

We're good for a few weeks with generators, fuel, food and water.

My security system during such times is a Standard Manufacturing DP-12.

Go big or stay at home.

Originally Posted by Mbroady

Good advice. I got it just shy of 6 months ago and had to use it only once so far, when the power went out. I do start it once a month and let it run for about 20 minutes . Will do an oil change every year or sooner based on use. The battery for electric start is always a concern but there’s a pull start if needed.

It won’t run the whole house at once but it does a good job for basic survival needs.

That’s all you can ask for. If it runs the fridge and the transformer for the low-voltage LEDs, I count that as a win.

[frankmcr]

Strings, water beads for humidifying guitars, distilled water to hydrate water beads, batteries for clip-on tuners, Allen wrenches to adjust truss rods as the postapocalyptic decades roll by, ten gross Fender medium teardrops, one garagefull Bell's Two Hearted Ale.

[Pitiful picker]

Originally Posted by stokes1971

Cant believe it took 11 responses before someone mentioned a REAL essential.The rest of you guys are ill prepared

Glad someone else noted, LOL!

[tinnitus]

Food, water, water purifier, guns, ammo, first aid, silver ounces, cash, petrol, daily meds, antibiotics, spare eyeglasses, blankets, tarps, lights, blades, cooking fuel/stove, rope, axe, change of clothes and shoes in vehicles, 2 cars and 4x4 truck with never less than 50% gas. Motorcycle and bicycles.

And no matter where I sleep - on vacation, at home, wherever, my shoes are on the floor next to the bed/recliner with pants, shirt and jacket. Coat and flashlight at hand. Too often, seeing news about disasters like fires, floods, quakes and storms, I notice pictures of shoeless victims in jammies huddled under a blanket that some kind soul gave them.

[Dru Edwards]

Today I bought 500 feet of mason line. I have no use for it but it's there if I need it. I also bought 250 feet of polypropylene rope a couple of months which I have no immediate need for.