My guns are loaded and my wife and I take turns sleeping in shifts with the trailer hitched, fuel tanks full and the engine idling. We're prepared to run anyone over who jumps in our way, no matter how much pleading for help they are doing. Ain't quake gonna git me! I've left the toys at home and instead loaded up the toyhauler with livestock for continued sustainment. Of course it now stinks inside, but we have to get use to living with sacrifices after the big one hits.
Granted I live nearly 1600 miles from Los Angeles, but you can never be too safe.
We have also included the 5'ver in our disaster plan as well. But the question I have is how long 150 gallons of water will last in the tank or how often should the tank be flushed to keep the water supply safe?
I guess I'm lucky since my home is built on a 5 acre lot and there is no way my neighbor's house will cause a problem with the trailer. I have about 18,000 gallons of continuously treated water in the swimming pool, so there won't be a problem with showers and flushing the toilet. Even though it's treated, there are still a lot of suspended solids in the pool water which may cause problems if you drink much of it, so I also have a small Still that I would use to purify the pool water for drinking. Heck, I guess if I had some Mash, I could make something else as well.. We have plenty of MRE's as well, so I'm guessing my wife and I could hold out for several months if necessary. By the way, we are located about 15 miles from the San Andreas Fault, so I suspect there will be some damage to the house, no matter how well built it is.
Lets see I live less then 20 miles from a Nuclear Power Plant and 40 miles from a stockpile of VX/GB-Nerve Gas & Mustard Gas. So yes we do keep the motorhome and previous the Toy Hauler fueled up, stocked with water and food and ready to go. We keep keys in both of our vehicles so we don't need to go home in order to take off.
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We keep our TH ready at all times. All the tanks that should be empty are empty and those that should be full are full. We have clothing, blankets, sleeping bags etc as well as food and liquids for a week or so. Also keep all the toys fully fueled as well.
When the TH is home (except from May through to Sept while it's at the river) it's always full of water and gas (120 gallons water/36 of gas). We're a little more lazy on the propane with both bottles being full....but at the very least, one is full at all times. I have enough food for a week in it (no wonder hubby gives me a hard time for how heavy it is) but I also have two small milk crates that are stored in there when home then take out when we travel. There's always blankets, clothes, shoes, etc in it that match up with the season. I keep forgetting to pack extra dog food in there! It's on my list.
As for the summer when the TH is at the river, I have two 55 gallon barrels full of water on the side of the house and still keep about a week's worth of food easily accessible. The gas cans are always full now. All the camping gear is in the garage (tents, sleeping bags, camp stove, lanterns, etc) so hopefully we'd be able to dig it out if need be. I'd like to have a shed out back some day so all of that stuff would be away from the house and easier to get to....but oh well, the darn money tree isn't blooming...in fact, I think I killed it...lol
I keep forgetting to pack extra dog food in there!
Be careful with the dog food, the mice/rats/ants love it, at least the dry stuff.
I had some extra out in the garage/shed, in a plastic trash can with a lid, the bag was unopened.
A mouse ate a hole in the plastic trash can and bag!!
Just a suggestion
Bob J
2008 GMC 2500HD 4X4 Dizzle CC LB
2004 Thor Wanderer Wagon 247WTB
2006 TE450 Husky
2007 Rhino Sport Edition
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I think T H people as well as most RV people are much better prepared than the "average Joe"
I went thru a Disaster preparedness drill at work, came home with a list and a bunch of questions, guess what, We had them all covered except for some extra Meds/etc.
I am NOT worried about the "Big One", I was worried about the tornadoes that blew thru here last week, the truck and train cars that flipped over near the I215 were about 2 miles away!!
Now, that might creat some issues, if it flipped the Mobile Home and T H!!
Living in an earthquake area (Bay Area CA) we have always considered our travel trailer to be a good earthquake emergency place to live if needed. Ours only(?) holds 40 gallons of fresh water, but we usually have about 2 cases of bottled water in it too.
Right now the truck has 3/4 tank diesel (need to mortgage house to fill it up)
Our problem would end up the batteries would run down after a few days cause we do not have a generator yet. The kind of gen I could afford everyone on here says are too loud! (Kragen $299 4kv W/RV plug). Although I guess if its an emergency who cares if its a little noisy huh?
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. We have plenty of MRE's as well, so I'm guessing my wife and I could hold out for several months if necessary. By the way, we are located about 15 miles from the San Andreas Fault, so I suspect there will be some damage to the house, no matter how well built it is.
