FamilyCamping wrote: 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?
Just hook up a vehicle with jumper cables and charge the TT batteries.
Preferably a GAZ vehicle, about a buck cheaper than DIZZLE.
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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part of living in earthquake country is you have to be prepared to take care of your family for at least a week, maybe two. the stores will empty and water will be scarce as people hoard. it will take the government that long to mobilize and bring water, food, and meds. we keep the toyhauler filled with water, gas, and propane. we also have 30 gallons in the hot water heater, and about 6 gallons in the toilet holding tanks.
Mike and Trina
2 Kids
'04 Chevy 3500 dually diesel
'06 Weekend Warrior SL 30' 5th Wheel
Reese 16K Signature Series Hitch
Honda CRF 450X
Honda TRX250EX Quad
Honda CRF230F
Kawasaki Mohave 80 Quad
Ocotillo Wells, Class of 1968
Y-Guy wrote: 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.
Lets see now:
1. The shuttered Hanford Breeder Reactor
2. Washington Nuclear Power Unit 1 (formerly WPPSS and otherwise knows in the industry as, whoops!)
3. Lots of spent fuel rods
4. Tons of high level radioactive waste.
Although I feel you're pretty safe from any of that stuff in Richland, It's still a good idea to be ready in case some fool or Al Qaida makes it a problem for all of us.
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