Remember Manly Men don't need can openers if they have ammo on hand.

 

Remember Manly Men don't need can openers if they have ammo on hand.

 

shoot it first.....  then eat it!  Lol

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/double-trouble-hawaii-braces-hurricanes-iselle-julio-n173756

Look at the tweet from HI Civil Defense.

It's wrong!

It says 1 gallon per person for every 7 days?!

BS! It's one gallon per person PER DAY.

Remember Manly Men don't need can openers if they have ammo on hand.

 

Oldie but goodie can opener

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   Was talking to one of those NIMBY types new to Hawaii  who was not preparing or worrying at all.
She said she was not even clearing/securing yard furniture, pots, lumber etc... as " how bad can 40-60mph winds be ?"

   I told her to put her lawn chair, bar-b-que, etc... on the hood of her car and do 50 mph.
If if it breaks the windshield, it should be tied down ! 

NOTES: 
Make a copy (flashdrive) of your home /renters insurance.
If your copy blows away with the house, it will save you a bunch of grief when you try to make a claim. 
Other copies of gun registration, car insurance/title, marriage license and other inmportant docs should also be on this flash drive.
Keep it around your neck or in your GB

  Another tip for those with no Genny.
Put all of your frozen goods into Zip-loc Gallon Baggies.
Saves you the trouble of scrubbing all of the blood and such out of your freezer if it goes down and everything thaws.

https://2ahawaii.com/index.php?topic=4995.msg47708#msg47708
Suggestion from personal experience: If you keep a P51/P38 on your keyring, and if you carry your keys in your pants pocket, use a piece of duct tape to tape it shut.

      

The girlfriend was all in a panic when she went to Walmart yesterday and saw all the water was bought out.  She had to begrudgingly admit "Maybe all your zombie Apocalypse stuff is good" in reference to my preps.  A small victory, but I'll take it.

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   Was talking to one of those NIMBY types new to Hawaii  who was not preparing or worrying at all.
She said she was not even clearing/securing yard furniture, pots, lumber etc... as " how bad can 40-60mph winds be ?"

   I told her to put her lawn chair, bar-b-que, etc... on the hood of her car and do 50 mph.
If if it breaks the windshield, it should be tied down ! 

NOTES: 
Make a copy (flashdrive) of your home /renters insurance.
If your copy blows away with the house, it will save you a bunch of grief when you try to make a claim. 
Other copies of gun registration, car insurance/title, marriage license and other inmportant docs should also be on this flash drive.
Keep it around your neck or in your GB

  Another tip for those with no Genny.
Put all of your frozen goods into Zip-loc Gallon Baggies.
Saves you the trouble of scrubbing all of the blood and such out of your freezer if it goes down and everything thaws.

Good call on the ziplocs.

But note that at least for my insurance it does NOT cover hurricane. Won't post name of the company here because everyone's is different and I am sure I can buy if I pay additional. Read your fine print.

But note that at least for my insurance it does NOT cover hurricane. Won't post name of the company here because everyone's is different and I am sure I can buy if I pay additional. Read your fine print.

Majority of home policies don't cover floods either.  You have to get it added to your policy.

So, for those not running gennies, here's a quick question.  Are you better off leaving your foods in the refrigerator/freezer, or transferring them into coolers?

A refrigerator is usually quite well insulated as a matter of energy efficiency. So it is a large cooler.
If well packed (few spaces), a refrigerator can keep food cold for a long time.
You can even wrap the entire fridge in thick blankets, to reduce the ambient heat getting into the fridge.

Random Thought:

Just last week I went camping with my family on the North Shore. We do this at least once or twice a year.
There are many reasons why everyone should do this on a regular basis.
1-Unwind...Get away from normal civilized life
2- Outdoor activities
3- Family bonding and memory building
4- Familiarization with basic camping techniques

#4 applies now because if you get blasted by the storm, your life might resemble one big camping trip.
Your kids are less likely to freak out when the electricity drops out and the water faucets cease to work.
Simple meals cooked on a gas stove don't seem so foreign.

Here is another survival tip that I just thought of:
If you installed solar yard lights, you can pull them off the stake at night and bring them inside your house at night.
I notice that the 8 lights I have are pretty darn bright  They could easily light up the entire inside of a house all night long.
Then put them back outside in the morning. No need to use batteries and flashlights!

A refrigerator is usually quite well insulated as a matter of energy efficiency. So it is a large cooler.
If well packed (few spaces), a refrigerator can keep food cold for a long time.
You can even wrap the entire fridge in thick blankets, to reduce the ambient heat getting into the fridge.

   +1,
but don't wrap the fridge till the power goes out or it will trap heat from the compressor.
If have a decent fridge and you don't open the fridge door, you'll be good for ALMOST 2 days.
Jackup (down) your fridge/freezer thermostat a day before the expected outage
Freeze some small buckets of water if you have room and it will help keep the freezer side frozen and they can be transferred to the fridge side if necessary.
Best if they are covered so you don't get that defrosty thingy going on.
If you get enough of them frozen, you can stash them well packed in the coolers and best case scenario, you have more water !

If you have an old 12 V car battery, wire up some brake light bulbs to it.
Their pretty bright.
Works even if the battery is bad and does not have enough amps to turn over the engine, but still holds some voltage.   

If u got 55gal  trash can, put the outside, line it with a few trash bags, full it up with rain water, now u got water for flushing toilets if shtf case scenario, I clean my 2 blue ones from c&c trash can as well their about 150 gal each of water

I've posted this site several times, but I'm doing it again because it has relative info to our situation.

http://www.theplacewithnoname.com/blogs/klessons/index.html
 

Go to the "How to use this site" link to navigate the site.
The Listenning to Katrina is also a VERY good read based on those who experienced Katrina.

So, for those not running gennies, here's a quick question.  Are you better off leaving your foods in the refrigerator/freezer, or transferring them into coolers?

A refrigerator is actually better than a cooler. Ice may be hard to get in the event of a long term outage. I'd keep the coolers full of water.

Looks like our BI brothers and sisters are going to get hit with hurricane force winds and rain.   Please Take Care!!!