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Author: RichardRichard Date: Jun 8, 2008 20:40
Well, since I have lived here eight years now, and hurricanes hit Hawaii
about every ten, I figure the odds are catching up, so I'm beefing up my
emergency supplies. Logic would seem to dictate the primary worst-case
need for self-sufficiency would be in the event of earthquake or
hurricane. (I live near the top of Punchbowl)
In light of recent images from China and other catastrophes, and
considering prior responses to relatively minor events here on Oahu, my
confidence in the C&C and utility companies is pretty low. As a result,
I have accumulated sufficient canned and boxed food supplies for 30
days; water for 10 days, which will be increased to 20 days of stored
tap water and supplemented in the event of a hurricane watch with
bottled water for a total of 30+ days; medical trauma supplies for
larger wound cleaning and bandaging (flying debris and collapsing
buildings are primary concern) as well as some burn treatment
capabilities. The new blood clotting agents for packing large wounds
seems like a sensible expense (around $35 per pack)... will order soon.
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Author: Jerry OkamuraJerry Okamura Date: Jun 9, 2008 14:30
"Richard" hawaii.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Well, since I have lived here eight years now, and hurricanes hit
> Hawaii
> about every ten, I figure the odds are catching up, so I'm beefing
> up my
> emergency supplies. Logic would seem to dictate the primary worst-case
> need for self-sufficiency would be in the event of earthquake or
> hurricane. (I live near the top of Punchbowl)
>
> In light of recent images from China and other catastrophes, and
> considering prior responses to relatively minor events here on
> Oahu, my
> confidence in the C&C and utility companies is pretty low. As a
> result,
> I have accumulated sufficient canned and boxed food supplies for 30
> days; water for 10 days, which will be increased to 20 days of stored
> tap water and supplemented in the event of a hurricane watch with
> bottled water for a total of 30+ days; medical trauma supplies for ...
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Author: RichardRichard Date: Jun 10, 2008 08:05
Jerry Okamura wrote:
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> Don't know what you mean by fire starting tools, but I would think you
> need
> to be able to heat your food, and perhaps have the ability to boil
> water, in
> case you need to do that. One problem...
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Author: Jerry OkamuraJerry Okamura Date: Jun 10, 2008 10:15
"Richard" hawaii.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Jerry Okamura wrote:
>
>>
>> Don't know what you mean by fire starting tools, but I would think you
>> need
>> to be able to heat your food, and perhaps have the ability to boil
>> water, in
>> case you need to do that. One problem with a camping stove it would
>> seem to
>> me is fuel. I do not know how long you can use a camping stove on one
>> gallon of fuel, but having enough fuel seems to me to be an important
>> consideration, unless you can heat your food with a campfire, which of
>> course requirees wood. I would think anything that depends on a
>> battery has
>> a limited lifetime, so things like a radio, you might consider one of
>> those
>> emergency radios which you can crank to get enough juice to operate ...
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Author: Maren at googleMaren at google Date: Jun 11, 2008 08:10
On Jun 8, 5:40 pm, Richard hawaii.rr.com> wrote:> Well, since I have lived here eight years now, and hurricanes hit
> Hawaii
> about every ten, I figure the odds are catching up, so I'm beefing
> up my
> emergency supplies. Logic would seem to dictate the primary worst-case
> need for self-sufficiency would be in the event of earthquake or
> hurricane. (I live near the top of Punchbowl)
OK, I've lived here 21 years and haven't been hit by a hurricane yet,
though
Flossie (last year?) came close and sheared in half when it got here.
We had an earthquake that night. I was in the kitchen, expecting the
power to go out but it didn't.
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