I watch the weather every morning, you know how often they get it wrong ?

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Whaaaattt??? you no believe???
If it's on TV it must be true.
I trust Lie Hagi!

Got mres if anyone need $40

I believe the last real power outage we had was the BI Earthquake.      
BI's old generators got their power back on almost immediately but Oahu's "New and Improved" genny's took days to fire back up. 

Yup, that time of year again !

Re-written from old post    https://2ahawaii.com/index.php?topic=19560.0
 
Collected and added comments of others from this post to save some time.

Just a reminder, we're entering Hurricane season.

     Now's the time to rotate your gas supply's, drain, refill  generators (including Fuel stabilizer in both) and fire them up.
Might as well tune up your vehicle ( oil change fuel/injector treatment, check tires, brakes etc...

Rotate your go bag's clothes, food, water, med's, and OTC drugs
Drain, clean and refill your 55 gallon water barrels.
Check your supply of Charcoal, propane, bleach, TP, PT, long term food, water, med's, and OTC drugs.

STANG                                          
Ammo
Batteries
Clean up outside your house.
Trim your trees
Put away or secure loose items outside
Water Bob
Solar powered radio/recharger
Old Fart
Jack daniels
Cigars

Q                                                    
Laundry detergent,  several packets of 78% calcium hypochlorate to make my own bleach solution
- beans and rice from the LDS supply
- bucket of MH dehydrated food
- 3 to 5 bottles propane
- 5-10 cases of water
- shower stuff / toiletries
- ingredients for homemade laundry soap (makes 10 liquid gallons)
- rebuild my emergency washing machine (5 gal bucket, plunger dowel, potato masher)
- 100 to 200 wax firestarters
- 5 or so bic lighters and some naptha gas to refill my zippos some hypochlorate, batteries, coleman propane and 50 cases of water to sell on craigslist for $100 each

New Guy                                     
HAM radio

WhyNow                                         
solar battery charger
kia_killer
I recommend a Reverse Osmosis filter system

Rocky   
   At home and at our BOL, we have Monolithic brand water filters.
Build a Berkey for about $20.00 plus containers.
I splurged for two new 5 gallon buckets w/lids (another $20.00) but you could mount these puppies on 55 gal bbls if you wanted
http://shop.monolithic.com/
https://2ahawaii.com/index.php?topic=12053.0
(I still (2018) have a couple 55 gallon food grade barrels available. PM Rocky if interested)
                                    
 replenish canned goods (veggies, spam  (GOUT) CB and CB Hash, Pink Salmon etc...) 150 rolls TP,  90 rolls PT, razors, toothpaste, soap, shampoo Q-tips (not to be confused with tips from Q) gallons of bleach, dish soap, laundry detergent, Clorox Clean Up, nitrile gloves, 15 gallons non-ethanol gas with stabilizer, big ole bottle of Makers Mark, carton of butts. (QUIT)
   (As yard and storage gets finger printed and organized at  this time, I'm adding stir /shake those old paint cans and get rid of the hardened stuff.)

    My original "Be prepared"  link https://2ahawaii.com/index.php?topic=12053.msg115882#msg115882

passivekinetic
Here is a good page to keep track of storms.
http://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/east-pacific

Don't just survive, prosper.                                 
Survival is just breaking even !   
Semper Paratus !

Oh yeah, 808Huey sez no forget the fleshlights. 

Changed out my water stash and batteries. Checked out my lanterns and radio to make sure everything still works. Checked out my food stores to make sure everything is still within a reasonable date.

Just checked, not enough ammo...... Need to make more!!!

please refer to latest thread (right now 2026 ) for up to date info...

https://2ahawaii.com/index.php?topic=58901.0