Earthquake Preparedness — General Discussion on True Nudists

MemberOriginal Poster

Oct 21, 2013

Not really a nudist topic, but one which cant affect a lot of us. What goes into an earthquake prep kit? What tools would you pack, what modern marvels would you leave behind? I want to make one up, and stash it out in the shed for a just in case precaution.How many of us are prepared to outlast the 72 hours we are told to get ready for?

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Norm
Oct 30, 2013
I have a little solar powered flashlight. good for a 1000 hours or something like that.
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ManOfWicklow
Oct 30, 2013
[img border=0 src="http://www.alt-market.com/images/stories/solarpower3.jpg">

Gas powered generators are unnecessary in long term survival situations, primarily because the amount of fuel they use is impractical and the noise many of them produce could make having electricity a daily temptation of fate. Solar is really the best way to go. Unfortunately, many people assume solar power solutions to be too technical and overwhelming. In fact, setting up a solar power system is so straight forward it makes all the prepper uneasiness a bit laughable.

A simple and comparably affordable set-up would include one 180 Watt solar panel (which can quickly charge your battery bank during the day), one deep cycle battery, a charge controller, and an inverter. This kit can be had for $600 to $1000, is compact enough to fit in a medium Rubbermaid storage bin, and will power almost every appliance and charge every electronic device that would make life easier during a collapse.
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NudeJohnny
Oct 30, 2013
Before you gather all your tempting belongings, go buy several guns and lots of ammo. The UNprepared will be hungry.
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MemberOriginal Poster
Oct 31, 2013
The idea of a solar powered backup energy source is intriguing. I would like to investigate more of this option. As for guns, I have a few hunting rifles, but I would rather allow stealth to hide my survival than to shoot those who are in need.
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Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
Oct 31, 2013
I have my food hidden away. Don't shoot them, let them starve to death.
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DesertRat
Nov 1, 2013
Does anyone have any suggestions for building a reliable solar generator and hooking it into an existing system? Google has 3.5 million answers but most of them are selling junk at a high cost. I'd like to cut through the chaff and get to the real answers.
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MemberOriginal Poster
Nov 1, 2013
I agree, has anyone here had any experience setting up a solar power system? Where does one obtain the components, how difficult is it to set up?
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Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
Nov 1, 2013
Mother Earth News has been the best source of information since 1970.
http://www.motherearthnews.com/renewable-energy.aspx#axzz2jS7n9tit
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Norm
Nov 2, 2013
Thank you Thomas for reminding me of Mother Earth news. I will visit on the web, but I think it will be fun to dig through the crap in my barn. I know I have one of their early catalogs out there. It's off to the way
back machine! I agree it is difficult to sort through the info on solar on the web.

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Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
Nov 2, 2013
Norm, I have every issue of MEN. I subscribed in 1970 and have renewed every year since.
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ManOfWicklow
Nov 2, 2013
[quote]Before you gather all your tempting belongings, go buy several guns and lots of ammo. The UNprepared will be hungry.[/quote]Johnny,we are only talking about 72 hours after an earthquake, NOT survival for the rest of your life from a nuclear attack.
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NudeJohnny
Nov 2, 2013
[quote][quote]Before you gather all your tempting belongings, go buy several guns and lots of ammo. The UNprepared will be hungry.[/quote]Johnny,we are only talking about 72 hours after an earthquake, NOT survival for the rest of your life from a nuclear attack.[/quote]Dear dear MOW, How nice {naive} it must be to live in Tamworth, Staffordshire, population 76,900. You trust and expect all 76,900 people to calmly and politely set and wait for three days without food and water while you eat and drink your unprotected stash. What would happen if the aftermath of the earthquake lasted 73 hours or more? At what point does the old survival instinct kick in? I trust my guns more than I trust the thin veneer of civilization.
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ManOfWicklow
Nov 2, 2013
[quote][quote][quote]Before you gather all your tempting belongings, go buy several guns and lots of ammo. The UNprepared will be hungry.[/quote]Johnny,we are only talking about 72 hours after an earthquake, NOT survival for the rest of your life from a nuclear attack.[/quote]Dear dear MOW, How nice {naive} it must be to live in Tamworth, Staffordshire, population 76,900. You trust and expect all 76,900 people to calmly and politely set and wait for three days without food and water while you eat and drink your unprotected stash. What would happen if the aftermath of the earthquake lasted 73 hours or more? At what point does the old survival instinct kick in? I trust my guns more than I trust the thin veneer of civilization.[/quote]I survived sub zero temperatures in the mountains for longer than that, without food or water and not even a coat to keep me warm. AND, after three days without sleep, I swam across a river half frozen over with ice. I am very adept at survival.
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NudeJohnny
Nov 2, 2013
[quote][quote][quote][quote]Before you gather all your tempting belongings, go buy several guns and lots of ammo. The UNprepared will be hungry.[/quote]Johnny,we are only talking about 72 hours after an earthquake, NOT survival for the rest of your life from a nuclear attack.[/quote]Dear dear MOW, How nice {naive} it must be to live in Tamworth, Staffordshire, population 76,900. You trust and expect all 76,900 people to calmly and politely set and wait for three days without food and water while you eat and drink your unprotected stash. What would happen if the aftermath of the earthquake lasted 73 hours or more? At what point does the old survival instinct kick in? I trust my guns more than I trust the thin veneer of civilization.[/quote]I survived sub zero temperatures in the mountains for longer than that, without food or water and not even a coat to keep me warm. AND, after three days without sleep, I swam across a river half frozen over with ice. I am very adept at survival.[/quote]When the hungry and thirsty villagers are kicking down your door you just tell them that little story. That will make them behave.
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MemberOriginal Poster
Nov 5, 2013
I prefer to believe that an emergency tends to bring community together, rather than bringing out the nasty gunplay that has been suggested. Hard time bring people together.
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Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
Nov 5, 2013
Victim!
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Steve
Nov 5, 2013
The best survival strategy is to know your neighbors.

The best earthquake preparedness strategy is to live in a house that's not heavy enough to kill you, and if that's not possible, then one that's thoroughly anchored to the ground and screwed together. Some drinking water would be good. An earthquake will not stop crops from growing, and you can get along without food, if need be, for a week or so while delivery / distribution problems are sorted out.
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Keith
Nov 6, 2013
Dont live in an Earthquake zone.as mentioned by "Rockhound" here in Australia emergencies or disasters do bring communities together. Emergeny support including food and drinking water and accommodation is always quickly on the scene no mater what the event.However loss of Electricity and some forms of communications for multiple days would be a major concern to many.
Re solar power a simple system is easy to put together. The best would be a stack of PV cells, a regulator, batteries, and an inverter to convert the DC from the cells and batteries to 110- 240v AC, try camping stores to see what is available..Here in Aus our Governments provide assistance payments to install house systems so we pay about $1000 per Kilowatt for our systems and if we generate excess power it can be fed back into our supply grid to offset the power bill from the utility company.
I feel sad that you people in other countries fear so much that you have to resort to firearms instead of compassionYes we get looters moving in areas where people have been evacuated from, but our police are always prepared for that and come down hard on the cretins.

Unless you live in a multi-storey complex not everything is totally destroyed. Not like a bush fire or flood where nothing is left.
Take care and Stay bare,Cheers Keith
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MemberOriginal Poster
Nov 10, 2013
I tend to believe in the power of community, the idea of people helping people. If I need a gun to remain alive, that means I have to be prepared to shoot anyone who wants what I have. I would not have an issue sharing what I have with those who are in need. We all come together during disaster and adversity, and I think the gun part of the scenario is not going to be a part of my plan.
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Tom === Thomas S. Tierney
Nov 10, 2013
Now here's an idea. You do gooders spend your money laying in supplies. Then when an earthquake hits place a sign on your lawn saying "FREE FOOD and WATER"
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Keith
Nov 11, 2013
One only has to look at the plight of those suffering after the typhoon in the Philippines. and the breakdown in society as people try to survive, Guns as one shopkeeper found out, cant stop the people ransacking places looking for food and water to drink just to stay alive.
A link for those who might like to see a news article by Australian news reporters
http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/19770708/scenes-of-apocalyptic-destruction-after-super-typhoon-haiyan/[url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/19770708/scenes-of-apocalyptic-destruction-after-super-typhoon-haiyan/][/url]

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Member
Nov 11, 2013
[quote]I tend to believe in the power of community, the idea of people helping people. If I need a gun to remain alive, that means I have to be prepared to shoot anyone who wants what I have. I would not have an issue sharing what I have with those who are in need. We all come together during disaster and adversity, and I think the gun part of the scenario is not going to be a part of my plan.
[/quote]In the Phillipines, the prisons were opened by the storm and criminals were on the loose. I would have guns for hunting, for humane destruction of injured and sick animals, and to keep criminal behavior at bay. I would share food and water with innocents, but part of serving in the community in such a situation also requires security for when thugs or rabid animals appear.
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ManOfWicklow
Nov 11, 2013
NudeJohnny protecting his bubble gum supplies

[img src="http://www.funxite.com/media/338-angry-cat.gif">
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NudeJohnny
Nov 11, 2013
If the brits had known how to protect their bubblegum the yanks wouldn't have had to save it for them.
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