Just how prepared are you?

**Edbear** · 5th October 2010, 20:07

Originally Posted by Grasshopperus

You guys are all idiots; I rate your ideas and kits as a 1/10 for zombie apocalypse survival purposes.

Zombie apocalypses being far more likely now than another earthquake.

LOL!!! I'm on heaps of drugs and I don't think I can get close to this one!

**Edbear** · 5th October 2010, 20:26

Just thought you'd like to see what you're getting...

Look at the 2620 Headlight and the 2410 Stealthlite. http://www.firemaster.co.nz/products...l-torches.html

The Nemo 4100N. http://www.firemaster.co.nz/products/pelican-nemo.html

The generators. http://www.firemaster.co.nz/products/generators.html

Fire Extinguishers. http://www.firemaster.co.nz/products...inguisher.html

Anything they stock I can get.

**scracha** · 5th October 2010, 21:31

Generator - check
fuel - check
4 x 4 vehice - check
$50 under sunvisor - check
freezer full of meat - check
lots of wood - check
200l rain water catcher - check

All I need now is a shotgun and lots of ammo to keep the baying hordes of townies at bay. Works on zombies too I hear

Originally Posted by edbear

ust as an example of the price and quality, the Pelican 2410 Recoil LED torch is a dive torch, watertight to 500', guaranteed unbreakable for life and retails at $193.2o. It uses the latest recoil LED technology. The headlight, the Pelican 2620 retails at $118.45.

I'll sell you a box of matches and some large sticks for half that price. Won't be much use at 500ft underwater mind you.

**Brian d marge** · 5th October 2010, 21:57

Down to me last 4 beers ...... i dont know if I will survive

Stephen

**EJK** · 5th October 2010, 22:27

Originally Posted by scracha

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$50 under sunvisor - check
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YEH BOI!

**Oakie** · 6th October 2010, 08:07

Consider these: http://www.survive-it.co.nz/ds_produ...products_id=77

I did a preparedness exercise for work 8 months ago and got some of these as a last option, 'keep you alive' measure for our emergency food store. They are the emergency rations that are put in lifeboats. (SOLAS standard ...SOLAS = Safety Of Life At Sea)

Part of their blurb: "Our food ration packs are purpose designed for survival situations and produced by a specialist Survival food manufacturer in the USA. This product is called Mainstay 3600 and has a 5 year shelf life. It provides 3 days of emergency food rations for one person and contains all the nutrients required for survival."

The pack is about 15cm x 25cm so they don't take up much room. $17 on this site but I did get some for $13 from another supplier.

**Oakie** · 6th October 2010, 08:22

Originally Posted by Hitcher

In your emergency kit also put $50 cash in a plastic zipper bag. If there's a major power outage, cash machines and EFTPOS won't work and you may need to buy something.

Good point and the value was proven in the immediate aftermath of the quake here.

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Also let your neighbours know where your emergency supplies are. If you're not able to get home or are killed or hospitalised, chances are they may be able to make good use of your stuff.

Nah. I would share with neighbours if they were short but desperation changes people so I'd rather not give them the temptation to flog my stuff by telling them in advance what I have and where it is. It's hard-nosed but that's the reality of survival.

**Edbear** · 6th October 2010, 09:29

Originally Posted by scracha

Generator - check
fuel - check
4 x 4 vehice - check
$50 under sunvisor - check
freezer full of meat - check
lots of wood - check
200l rain water catcher - check

All I need now is a shotgun and lots of ammo to keep the baying hordes of townies at bay. Works on zombies too I hear

I'll sell you a box of matches and some large sticks for half that price. Won't be much use at 500ft underwater mind you.

LOL!!! Yeah, my kits are based on what I have long thought about what I would have in my "dream" kit. And being skeptical of so much cheap rubbish around I wanted quality.

Have you considered how long the freezer will work for if the power is cut? If unopened they can last a while, but itf you're opening it to get meat out regularly, you may want to consider a generator, great for fridges and freezers. I can get diesel powered generators as well.

**Edbear** · 6th October 2010, 10:16

Originally Posted by Oakie

Consider these: http://www.survive-it.co.nz/ds_produ...products_id=77

I did a preparedness exercise for work 8 months ago and got some of these as a last option, 'keep you alive' measure for our emergency food store. They are the emergency rations that are put in lifeboats. (SOLAS standard ...SOLAS = Safety Of Life At Sea)

Part of their blurb: "Our food ration packs are purpose designed for survival situations and produced by a specialist Survival food manufacturer in the USA. This product is called Mainstay 3600 and has a 5 year shelf life. It provides 3 days of emergency food rations for one person and contains all the nutrients required for survival."

The pack is about 15cm x 25cm so they don't take up much room. $17 on this site but I did get some for $13 from another supplier.

Good link, thanks for that. Quite cheap really!

**no_8wire** · 6th October 2010, 10:46

Have 3 weeks food (mix of canned and dried) stored along with a few thousand litres of water if planning on staying in the house.

In grab and run kit have 6 days food and 3 days water, water tablets, stove, fuel, dynamo torch radio, waterproof gear, complete change of clothes (warm), hiking boots, shovel, knives, snares, billy, fishing gear, matches/lighters, whiskey, and I forget what else...

Not to heavy either, weighs in at about 15kg.

**neels** · 6th October 2010, 11:23

I couldn't believe how many people were rocking up to the gas station up the road after the earthquake wanting to buy petrol and other stuff and pay by eftpos while the power was off.

So yeah, some cash is a really good idea.

Another must have is an old fashioned telephone that gets it's power from telecom not the mains, we asked a few people out our way if their phone was working, there answer was that they didn't know because the power was still off.

We don't really have a grab and run kit, but after the earthquake we were pretty much fine between what we had in the house anyway, and the camping gear. If we did have to leave it wouldn't take more than about 5 minutes to empty the pantry and the camping gear into the 4wd and do a runner.

Finishing the rainwater collection system at home has shuffled up the list a bit too....

**Usarka** · 6th October 2010, 11:29

WTF some insightful posts

I've got a water container with a bit of bleach added, but i did this a few years ago. Anyone know how long that will take to go off?

**Edbear** · 6th October 2010, 11:43

Originally Posted by neels

I couldn't believe how many people were rocking up to the gas station up the road after the earthquake wanting to buy petrol and other stuff and pay by eftpos while the power was off.

So yeah, some cash is a really good idea.

Another must have is an old fashioned telephone that gets it's power from telecom not the mains, we asked a few people out our way if their phone was working, there answer was that they didn't know because the power was still off.

We don't really have a grab and run kit, but after the earthquake we were pretty much fine between what we had in the house anyway, and the camping gear. If we did have to leave it wouldn't take more than about 5 minutes to empty the pantry and the camping gear into the 4wd and do a runner.

Finishing the rainwater collection system at home has shuffled up the list a bit too....

Good advice! Every home should have a basic plug-in phone! Notable was that the cell-phone towers were on battery power and people were being asked to avoid using their cell-phones!