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Moog
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18 Mar 2011, 6:54 pm

I feel that the best preparation anyone can have is in understanding impermanence, being fully prepared for death. Be light, carry what matters. Bring openness and kindness and compassion with you at all times. They are light, take up no space, and help establish good energy and friendships wherever you are and in whatever situation.

Lose attachment to heavy and unnecessary expectations, emotions and thoughts. The present is light. Bringing the past or the future into the present takes a lot of effort.


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20 Mar 2011, 12:58 pm

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I haven't even started a kit. Is there a cheap way to put one together? At least I have a good supply of undergarments.


A kit doesn't have to cost much. Some things you already have sitting around; a trip to the dollar store will supply many more. A visit to a military surplus, sporting goods or camping outlet should supply those things that need to be good quality--backpack, tools, MRE's, tent (if your kit is that elaborate).

At least one change of underwear is essential, as is sturdy, comfortable footwear. I keep a pair of broken-in workboots for this latter purpose.

Ikonovich brought up the question of weapons. He's right they're important, but I'm a shy guy and not proficient, so I'm depending on a sap, a long sock with keys/coins/rocks tied in the toe. I hate the idea of a weapon that has to be used at close quarters, on the other hand I'm never going to be turned away from a shelter for "packing" a sock.



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20 Mar 2011, 4:33 pm

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With the news full of disasters and disruptions, I've been double-checking my emergency evacuation kit. It seems you never know when you might have to grab a bag and go. (If you're spared in the first place.) Some people could be dumped half-naked on any street in the world and make their way, but I'm not one of them, so I'd better have my basic supplies with me.

Take food, for instance. Even if I were lucky enough to be fed in a shelter, it would likely prove problematic. I'm allergic to milk, which is an ingredient in just about everything. So within a day I'd have the trots in a building with already strained bathroom facilities. It's not a pretty thought. I'd have to carry at least some food--dried fruit, crackers, granola bars, jerky--with me. Then there's medicines. And how about money, with all the ATMs down? And noise--better slip in some ear plugs!

Anybody else pack or at least plan for disasters?


For home emergencies we have canned foods, water and batteries for a week.

We live near a tornado zone and I use an amatuer radio set ( HAM) for the realtime weather reports that these guys do out in the field. It is very helpful to know where these funnel clouds are.



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20 Mar 2011, 4:47 pm

Moog wrote:
I feel that the best preparation anyone can have is in understanding impermanence, being fully prepared for death. Be light, carry what matters. Bring openness and kindness and compassion with you at all times. They are light, take up no space, and help establish good energy and friendships wherever you are and in whatever situation.

Lose attachment to heavy and unnecessary expectations, emotions and thoughts. The present is light. Bringing the past or the future into the present takes a lot of effort.


wise words Moog, but what if a zombie apocalypse occurs..? a shotgun would come in handy.. ;)
sadly i have no firearms and a great fear of death :/



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20 Mar 2011, 5:03 pm

I have enough food stuffs in the cupboard to last me several weeks, live near a mountain river for water and have a good stock of candles.
Any natural emergency affecting life where I live would have to be catastrophic so not worth the energy worrying about.


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20 Mar 2011, 9:47 pm

I do often find myself becoming consumed with worry about natural disasters, international warfare, and the like to an unbearable degree, and it would therefore seem wise to get some sort of survival kit together.

Indeed, this was a prominent goal for me around mid-'09. However, it never really progressed beyond a vague inkling that I ought to stockpile tins of spaghetti hoops. :P



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21 Mar 2011, 2:19 pm

I lived in nyc when 9/11 happened and all shipments into Brooklyn (really the whole island) stopped so stores didn't get anything new like food, newspapers, etc. We were pretty close to the world trade where people were afraid to breathe the outside air and stuff. But even with all that, we were fine when it came to supplies. In terms of preparation there wasn't much we could have done, really. And I'don't think that one event would have warranted me buying (and lugging home) gallons of water on a revolving schedule to make sure it was always potable.

To get home that day I found relying on my sense of direction to be my most reliable resource. It sounds weird, but I didn't really know my way home on the surface streets because I and most other people got around on the subway.

Anyway, lots of words to say I just relied on my common sense to take care of myself and get to safety and that that I see no need for having lots of extra stuff to do just in case the world ends without prior notification.