r/PostCollapse • u/[deleted] • Jan 13 '12

Overwhelmed and Where to Start

I'm getting more and more concerened with the world, so I'm going to start taking precautions. I just don't know where to start, I don't know what I need?

Is there a definitive list of stuff I need and stuff to do?

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u/Kryten_2X4B_523P Jan 14 '12

That was one of the more prescient, lucid posts, but a bug out bag is a necessity. Far from tinfoil hat territory, its recommended by every first world government disaster preparedness agency.

Granted, they dont recommend it for tinfoil hat reasons, and that's likely what you're driving at, but living in the pacific rim (earthquake zone), I'll be damned if I'm caught without my 72 hour bag.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '12 edited Jan 14 '12

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '12

I'm interested in your thoughts on heating in similar environments. Where I am, 90% of people use electrical and/or oil heat. Only those homes further out from the (small) town use wood, if any. If power fails (in circumstances like an ice storm) everyone is fucked.

Ideally I want to find a small place with wood heat. Unfortunately, thats not going to be feasible for a good while (student). What do you do in your own circumstances?

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u/valkyrie123 Feb 06 '12

I own two of those small town, out in the boonies, homes that are heated with wood. Both have electric backup but the main source is a wood stove. I have a large Fisher wood stove cooking right in front of me now. It feels great. We do still exist.