tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post3831049039352862880..comments2024-03-28T14:48:50.858-05:00Comments on PRACTICAL PARSIMONY: Helicopters and ambulances and sirensLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-6476394495943911642011-05-09T21:42:42.784-05:002011-05-09T21:42:42.784-05:00Wendy, on one of the prepper blogs, I read about p...Wendy, on one of the prepper blogs, I read about people who filled their survival bags with clothing bought at a thrift store.<br /><br />Almost two weeks later, water in bottles and jugs is plentiful. Loss of water would be a disaster in my home. However, since I sometimes wash the car in the rain, maybe I could just bathe in the rain. I could make something to hide behind and strip and soap up and rinse. Well, only in summer would that work.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-68535564332585644102011-05-09T07:01:41.077-05:002011-05-09T07:01:41.077-05:00I think we'd be ok in any natural disaster as ...I think we'd be ok in any natural disaster as long as we didn't have to leave our property. Water would be a minor issue after a few days, but there's a natural spring not far from here. Just hauling it home would be a pain, but doable by horse if need be.<br /><br />Our biggest 'natural disaster' situations would be loss of hydro for extended periods, getting snowed in for days, or a possible roof cave in due to excessive snow. Then there's the risk of forest fires, and we are not remotely prepared to have to be evacuated. I keep meaning to pack emergency bags for everyone, but haven't in years. The kids outgrew everything so fast, and I was always donating clothes that had never been worn when I refreshed their bags, it seemed wasteful. <br /><br />Nothing in their bags fit, and there wasn't enough of anything either, to survive more than a day or two, when we had our house fire. Emergency funds were what we needed.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557512606416161272noreply@blogger.com