Emergency planning - escape route/go bag

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We have a 4 bed 2 bath cabin on 7 acres in the mountains of Madison County, Va, backing up to Shenandoah National Park.

It has a well, septic tank, two wood stoves, a generator, a tractor and any tool you could ever need. I always have about 100 pounds of propane and 50 gallons of gas in the run in shed, as well as rifles and handguns in a safe.

It's not an escape house as much as it is a weekend home that can function very well as a hideout.

It was built to be as self sufficient as possible. Neighbors on three sides are all large landowners so we are extremely well isolated.

No one will stumble upon us. And if they do, God help them.

Where is your primary home in the DMV? Is your plan to walk there in an emergency?

That's what Parisians did when hitler invaded.

Sure this may be an option. A lot can happen on a long walk. Luck will play a role in your success.

[Anonymous]

Gun necessary

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Being ready to need to go to your safe place isn't a terrible back up plan to have. Pretty much the only thing I would have ready in that case is some cash.

Purchasing guns is ridiculous (and I'm not necessarily completely anti gun). And if you're at the point of needing filter straws, it's probably too late to get out of the DMV.

If we’re at the point of needing filter straws and you have them, I would use my gun to acquire your filters without blinking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a 4 bed 2 bath cabin on 7 acres in the mountains of Madison County, Va, backing up to Shenandoah National Park.

It has a well, septic tank, two wood stoves, a generator, a tractor and any tool you could ever need. I always have about 100 pounds of propane and 50 gallons of gas in the run in shed, as well as rifles and handguns in a safe.

It's not an escape house as much as it is a weekend home that can function very well as a hideout.

It was built to be as self sufficient as possible. Neighbors on three sides are all large landowners so we are extremely well isolated.

No one will stumble upon us. And if they do, God help them.

do you have any seeds?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Being ready to need to go to your safe place isn't a terrible back up plan to have. Pretty much the only thing I would have ready in that case is some cash.

Purchasing guns is ridiculous (and I'm not necessarily completely anti gun). And if you're at the point of needing filter straws, it's probably too late to get out of the DMV.

If we’re at the point of needing filter straws and you have them, I would use my gun to acquire your filters without blinking.

DP. I will use my cash to buy som... Oh.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody is going anywhere in an emergency. Roads will be completely gridlocked. Best hope is to shelter in place.

As I said earlier, I think you could get out of the area on a dirt bike. Although, someone would definitely open a door into you.

If you have to get across a bridge even a dirt bike might be hard. I do agree that in general this could be your best bet, though you’d likely need a weapon (and know how to use it) to protect it and yourself.

It's been 40 years since I rode a motorbike. But, it's like riding a bike. About one week since I last fired a gun.

DW told me we should just steal a boat.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We have a supply of Potassium Iodide Tablets for everyone in the house. It’s more about having it in case of a nuclear plant having issues, and less about a bombing (also hoping we would quickly die in that scenario). But it’s peace of mind to have them. They last like 10 years and just sit in the medicine cabinet. I’m an emergency, the government is supposed to distribute them but I would rather trust myself on that one.

I like your thinking. Bullet to the head has always been my thought, but potassium iodide would be calmer and less messy.

I can't quite tell if you are missing the point or I am missing your joke. But just in case:

https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/use-of-potassium-iodine-for-thyroid-protection-during-nuclear-or-radiological-emergencies

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What exactly does your husband think is going to happen in which he needs filter straws and guns?

OP - pretty sure he thinks the water is going to be poisoned and that all the Republicans with guns will be coming to get Democrats. OR we will actually be at war with a foreign adversary on US soil.

Plan is to get the hell out of dodge and go to our family house by the Canadian boarder.

How are you going to get that far on a tank of gas?

[Anonymous]

We lived in Houston during the Rita evacuation. It changed my mind a lot about the realities of getting out of a major metro area by car (or dirt bike). Not likely to happen. Add in anybody who is medically fragile to your group and the sh** can hit the fan really quick. We are now shelter in place people.

DMV we're most likely to get hit by some sort of dirty bomb (so very localized and no notice). Shelter in place would work for this kind of scenario. Obviously if we got hit by some sort of ICBM that is a different matter, but, there will not be enough notice to "evacuate." Your outcome will depend on where you are relative to the blast zone. I'm hoping it is a big blast to take me out quick, rather than lingering illness for 30 days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op - we do have a whole house generator on natural gas so hopefully our house would continue to have power even if the power grid was out.

That's what the gun is for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op - we do have a whole house generator on natural gas so hopefully our house would continue to have power even if the power grid was out.

That's what the gun is for.

Op - we have enough food for probably a month or two. Maybe longer if we rationed it. What else should we think of to have in place if we had to shelter in place?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a 4 bed 2 bath cabin on 7 acres in the mountains of Madison County, Va, backing up to Shenandoah National Park.

It has a well, septic tank, two wood stoves, a generator, a tractor and any tool you could ever need. I always have about 100 pounds of propane and 50 gallons of gas in the run in shed, as well as rifles and handguns in a safe.

It's not an escape house as much as it is a weekend home that can function very well as a hideout.

It was built to be as self sufficient as possible. Neighbors on three sides are all large landowners so we are extremely well isolated.

No one will stumble upon us. And if they do, God help them.

By the time you get there squatters will be there ready to defend their ground.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op - we do have a whole house generator on natural gas so hopefully our house would continue to have power even if the power grid was out.

That's what the gun is for.

Op - we have enough food for probably a month or two. Maybe longer if we rationed it. What else should we think of to have in place if we had to shelter in place?

What are you prepping for? There are lots of websites devoted to this that have far better information than DCUM. Most of these sites will sell you the supplies as well. Easy peasy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We lived in Houston during the Rita evacuation. It changed my mind a lot about the realities of getting out of a major metro area by car (or dirt bike). Not likely to happen. Add in anybody who is medically fragile to your group and the sh** can hit the fan really quick. We are now shelter in place people.

DMV we're most likely to get hit by some sort of dirty bomb (so very localized and no notice). Shelter in place would work for this kind of scenario. Obviously if we got hit by some sort of ICBM that is a different matter, but, there will not be enough notice to "evacuate." Your outcome will depend on where you are relative to the blast zone. I'm hoping it is a big blast to take me out quick, rather than lingering illness for 30 days.

That's because it is a MAGA town. If we ever had to evacuate the DMV, the council of governments would hold an emergency meeting to create a committee that would creae an evacuation plan. People would obviously be evacuated by need instead of privilege.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We lived in Houston during the Rita evacuation. It changed my mind a lot about the realities of getting out of a major metro area by car (or dirt bike). Not likely to happen. Add in anybody who is medically fragile to your group and the sh** can hit the fan really quick. We are now shelter in place people.

DMV we're most likely to get hit by some sort of dirty bomb (so very localized and no notice). Shelter in place would work for this kind of scenario. Obviously if we got hit by some sort of ICBM that is a different matter, but, there will not be enough notice to "evacuate." Your outcome will depend on where you are relative to the blast zone. I'm hoping it is a big blast to take me out quick, rather than lingering illness for 30 days.

I was going to say something like this, as a journalist who covered hurricane Katrina. We knew power would be down so my editors sent me with wads of cash. But all money became meaningless. Nothing to buy. No gas to get out.