Thanks!

Good subject.

I am preparing for the possibility of :

- Disruption of utilities
- Loss of one of the kids (such as lost in a big city)
- Chaos and loss of social order ( temporarily after a disaster )

How about you ?

1. utility disruption
2. big storms

I primarily plan for wilderness survival. I have limited recourses and figured that enough of my wilderness survival prep (light weight food, camping gear, etc) overlaps with survival prep for disasters that I should be ok. Worst case scenario, I figure I?d just head for the hills. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

1. Car breakdown in adverse conditions (TX heat, cold)
2. Stuck in wilderness (lost during camping activity, etc.)
3. 72 hr assignment as part of county amateur radio emergency response.

Fortunately, preparing for item 3 covers about all of item 1. Item 2 is largely covered by a much smaller kit.

Flood (marooned with water around, but not flooded here)
Toxic spill (RR /highway near)
High winds/power outages
Unusual heavy snow/power outages
Earthquake
Volcano eruption (just ash here)

So much of the needs overlap that most plans aren't separated as to cause.

Sue

Lost and/or injured in wilderness.
Vehicle stuck/broke down in backcountry.
Criminal activity directed at me.
Blizzard.
Earthquake.
Chemical spill.

Things I worry about but do not "prepare" for as such would include avalanche and lightning. Not much to do about them except avoid them in the first place. As far as Deep Impact events go, you can't really do a lot to avoid them so why worry? <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Most of my preps center around cold weather at the moment because of where I live. Slick roads, loss of power and heat. I keep wool blankets, food, tarp, fire kit, extra clothing and an ax and shovel in the car. In my dorm I keep a sleeping bag and bivy sack (which also go in the car for long hauls or trips to the mountains) and a king sized Hudson Bay blanket on my bed. I suspect a fire would be more dangerous then cold in my small room. I figure if I'm prepared for spending a couple of days to a week with out powerr in the snow I have most other situations pretty well covered.

I also prepare for day to day dangers esp. other people and I carry kit when I go hiking.

[What scenarios do you prepare for?]

Here in central New York, taxes and politicians <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Oh, and jaw-dropping lake effect snow blizzards. Three feet, snowed in for a week...happens.
Injury during hiking (lots of gorges)
Fire in the homestead
Lots of other common stuff
No earthquakes, hurricanes tsunamis, wildfires here.

Just the local concerns here in Seattle:

Earthquake
Volcano
Snow

Cameron