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Panic buying before a disaster

Kevin — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:00:16 +0000

When the public has and kind of advanced warning of a disaster - such as a hurricane or pandemic disease - people go into a panic buying mode. Keep this one thing in mind - if you do not have it before the panic buying kicks in, you will not be able to get it. These images were taken as Hurricane Ike was approaching the Texas coast in September of 2008. The list of items that disappears off the shelf first is rather short, but still long. It includes canned foods, bottled water, camp stoves and camp stove fuel, bread, flashlights, and other odd and end items.

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Questions about survival gear

Kevin — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:18:02 +0000

If you have a question about survival gear, then visit the survival gear forum. Regardless if your looking for candles, flashlights, bug out bags (BOBs), alice packs, molle packs, or anything else, the community is there to help you. It does not matter what kind of disaster your preparing for – whether its a hurricane,…

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Plans for 2009

Kevin — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:34:39 +0000

As I look back 0n 2008, I also look forward to 2009. Over the past few months I have not been my usual self. Korey (my son) got a deer this hunting season, and so far that is all we have gotten is that one deer. Tomorrow is the last day of regular deer season,…

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The winner of the presidential election is

Kevin — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:02:24 +0000

I would like to be the first to announce the winner of todays election, and its Twiddle Dumb. Lets all give him a warm welcome as our new Supreme Leader. Under his reign you can expect 4 more years of: Higher taxes The continued bail out of the banking system The continued bail out of…

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Day Hike in October

Kevin — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:23:59 +0000

On October 4th, 2008 my son and I went on a day hiking trip. Before we left the truck I got out the Garmin GPS and the topo maps and saved the truck as a waypoint. We also brought along a rifle for protection against wild hogs, snakes and coyotes. Bears have been reported in…

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Barricaded store fronts during a disaster

Kevin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:31:36 +0000

When some type of disaster occurs, the owners of a store will take measures to protect their business and their property. A lot of places like wal-mart will stack bales of compressed cardboard in front of the doors. These blocks of compressed cardboard act as a barricade to help stop people from driving cars or trucks through the front doors. Most of the time the front doors of these large stores will be made of glass - which offer little to no protection from a car or truck. During the Rodney King riots, some store owners also used these blocks of cardboard as bullet stops. Its kinda difficult for a bullet to penetrate 3 - 4 feet of compressed cardboard. The store owners were able to band together behind these blocks of cardboard, and stop the crowds of looters from destroying their stores . This video was filmed just before Hurricane Ike made landfall in Galveston, Texas.

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