Well, it's That time of the year again.

Hurricane time.  Not that NOAA seems to think we're going to be in trouble.

Being prepared never hurts.

I just need to get more rice, toilet paper, Spam and dog food.

Wife is off on Monday and Holiday Tuesday, I can sees a Costco/Sam's Club run.

Got LOTS of empty Sweet tea gallons to fill with drinking water.

Just need to clean C & C refuse bins for toilet water.

Got lots of blue tarp, Skill saw, hammers and case of nails

Not to mention Honda generator.  Did monthly test. Always have unethanol gas on hand

And since this is a gun forum. adequate supply of guns n ammo.

What about you guys?

Want to see how to prepare for hurricanes?  Travel to Guam or ask someone from Guam about being prepared, in their case typhoons.  Power being out for weeks after isn't uncommon.  They are right in the center of typhoon alley in the Pacific.  It's a common track that also seems to route storms to Okinawa. 

Myself, I buy canned foods, make sure I have extra batteries, water, etc throughout the year.  Not sure if I am the most prepared, but I am not totally unprepared. 

Glad you brought this up...i'm a little prepared, not near as much as I'd like to be, generator hasn't been started in almost a year

The trash bins for toilet water storage is a great idea! 

Thank god more gas stations are offering ethanol free gas. FYI the new Aloha Gas station in Ewa has it. 

Rice and ramen from costco

Funny Guam should come up.

I have a good friend from there, his parents have a 2 story Concrete home.

Made it thru 5 cyclones one after each other.

I think gun people tend to be More prepared than others.

Watch out for those bags of brown rice from Costco. I had one that I had partially used and kept under the sink for about 2-3 months and opened it to a bunch if creepy crawlies!  As in thousands!!!

Funny Guam should come up.

I have a good friend from there, his parents have a 2 story Concrete home.

Made it thru 5 cyclones one after each other.

I think gun people tend to be More prepared than others.

I've been there a handful of times for work and it's amazing to see ALL (or at least most) of the utility poles are concrete and tons of concrete houses.  I'm actually headed back there at the end of this month.  Hope no typhoons! 

I have heard of a man who buys cases of spam and Vienna sausage just before each hurricane season. Each December he donates all of it to the food bank.

In contrast to this good man, there are people who hoard batteries, bottled water, toilet paper, canned food, etc. as soon as a disaster warning is made. Once the danger has past, these same people will immediately try to return all of these supplies that they just bought. There should be a law against this type of behavior.

I always try to have enough food and other essentials on hand just in case. Can you imagine the chaos there would be on Oahu if the docks and airport got destroyed by a hurricane or tsunami? 

before star supermarket closed, they instituted a policy when people hoarded before a rumored dock strike that there were no returns on rice and certain other items

I have heard of a man who buys cases of spam and Vienna sausage just before each hurricane season. Each December he donates all of it to the food bank.

In contrast to this good man, there are people who hoard batteries, bottled water, toilet paper, canned food, etc. as soon as a disaster warning is made. Once the danger has past, these same people will immediately try to return all of these supplies that they just bought. There should be a law against this type of behavior.

I always try to have enough food and other essentials on hand just in case. Can you imagine the chaos there would be on Oahu if the docks and airport got destroyed by a hurricane or tsunami?

Watch out for those bags of brown rice from Costco. I had one that I had partially used and kept under the sink for about 2-3 months and opened it to a bunch if creepy crawlies!  As in thousands!!!

It probably has little to do with being from Costco...Brown rice just doesn't store well. An unopened/properly sealed bag should last 4-6 months. But once opened, you only have a few weeks before it starts to go bad.  Next time, try breaking it down into smaller bags and store in the fridge and freezer.

In contrast to this good man, there are people who hoard batteries, bottled water, toilet paper, canned food, etc. as soon as a disaster warning is made. Once the danger has past, these same people will immediately try to return all of these supplies that they just bought. There should be a law against this type of behavior.

I've seen these people too, but really can't fault them for "working the system".  Merchandise return laws protect the consumer. In Hawaii it is 60 days unless posted by the retailer and most have 30 days with receipt policy.



Anyone planning to stock up on rice should hit Foodland...20# bags are $8.99 today only.

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Can cook over propane type fire. That's what we do when we go camping. Gotta make sure you put extra water and you need some practice getting it right.

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Want to see how to prepare for hurricanes?  Travel to Guam or ask someone from Guam about being prepared, in their case typhoons.  Power being out for weeks after isn't uncommon.  They are right in the center of typhoon alley in the Pacific.  It's a common track that also seems to route storms to Okinawa. 

Myself, I buy canned foods, make sure I have extra batteries, water, etc throughout the year.  Not sure if I am the most prepared, but I am not totally unprepared.

Have spare supply of cash so that you can visit the massage parlors to pass the time?

Was thinking about propane, but in a disaster situation, might be inefficient to use propane to cook rice, no?

An open fire, a bbq grill, etc. all work.  Basically if you can boil water, you can cook rice.

It probably has little to do with being from Costco...Brown rice just doesn't store well. An unopened/properly sealed bag should last 4-6 months. But once opened, you only have a few weeks before it starts to go bad.  Next time, try breaking it down into smaller bags and store in the fridge and freezer.
I've seen these people too, but really can't fault them for "working the system".  Merchandise return laws protect the consumer. In Hawaii it is 60 days unless posted by the retailer and most have 30 days with receipt policy.



Anyone planning to stock up on rice should hit Foodland...20# bags are $8.99 today only.

I hope no one on this site is one of those people. We all end up paying for this type of behavior. BTW if you add some bay leaves to the rice bag the rice will last longer.

An open fire, a bbq grill, etc. all work.  Basically if you can boil water, you can cook rice.

Exactly. Basically, bring the rice to a boil over high heat, then when water drops down level with the top of the rice or a little lower, turn the heat down and let it steam until it's fluffy and the water's gone.   
Before automatic rice cookers, kids all across the islands would  cut their afternoon play short, saying, "gotta go home, cook rice."

Have spare supply of cash so that you can visit the massage parlors to pass the time?

Locals, not the guys stationed at Navy Base or at Andersen.   

No mo' electricity, gotta say Aloha to my electric rice cooker.   

Anybody actually had any success with cooking rice on a fire?

The key good people of 2aHawaii is just like making sushi rice - pre-soaking!   15 or so minutes so the inner nacre is softened, then you can cook it in just minutes    don't even need a big raging fire, canteen cup just fine.  fry the spam or portagee sausage in the canteen cup too after, add furikake shakes -  ONO trail or hurricane meal!

Watch out for those bags of brown rice from Costco. I had one that I had partially used and kept under the sink for about 2-3 months and opened it to a bunch if creepy crawlies!  As in thousands!!!

as mentioned on another thread, bugs can come in many prepackaged food stuffs already.  cereals, bread crumb products, pasta, rice and grains.  best thing you can do is freeze the product immediately, then seal away with O2 absorbers (unless you have a vacuum can sealer then do that).  otherwise possible to get the shock in the future and right when you want the stuff - discover the infestation and have to toss whole thing     smaller bundles should help the odds.    save and reuse those clear peanut butter jars!   

The key good people of 2aHawaii is just like making sushi rice - pre-soaking!   15 or so minutes so the inner nacre is softened, then you can cook it in just minutes    don't even need a big raging fire, canteen cup just fine.  fry the spam or portagee sausage in the canteen cup too after, add furikake shakes -  ONO trail or hurricane meal!

That looks pretty damn good!  Way better than the Wise foods samples that I've tried so far.  I mean it's food, but I wouldn't choose to eat it. 

I haven't made rice on a fire/stove since I was little when we'd go camping.