#197435 - 03/07/10 06:16 AM
maybe "preparedness doesn't sell" here either
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In the London Telegraph today: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopi...rvival-kit.htmlnot to pick on the Brits, some things are just universal.
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#197453 - 03/07/10 04:07 PM
Re: maybe "preparedness doesn't sell" here either
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The kits, which cost £100, have to be bought by residents themselves and are being recommended in case of hurricanes or floods. So do they HAVE to be bought or are they recommendations  I can understand people being pissed about being FORCED to buy something. If that's not the case then never mind.
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#197548 - 03/08/10 06:01 PM
Re: maybe "preparedness doesn't sell" here either
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100 British Pounds sounds pretty steep. I'd better that they could do better by getting a good checklist and buying the goods on their own.
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#197769 - 03/11/10 07:43 PM
Re: maybe "preparedness doesn't sell" here either
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£100 is still only about $150US.
A half decent sleeping bag, boots and a camp stove would take a big bite out of that.
As the story points out they are thinking most people would have most of the kit already in their household supplies.
A lot of things can be used to substitute for recommended items too.
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#197775 - 03/11/10 09:27 PM
Re: maybe "preparedness doesn't sell" here either
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To have a camping stove is maybe a bit extreme, but the other items we think are just common sense. These are kind of things people would have in their homes How can they say having a camp stove is a bit extreme? I have two in our house, 1 butane and 1 Coleman fuel
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#197777 - 03/11/10 09:52 PM
Re: maybe "preparedness doesn't sell" here either
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Is that all?
I, too, have camp stoves (propane, white gas, and alcohol), I am not sure just exactly how many (at least nine, four of which are alcohol), but we live in a fairly outdoorsy section of the country.
I'll bet that few than 50% of households in the US have something that could pass for a camp stove. Think of all those huddled masses in urban ghettos (in places like Chicago).
There must be a site on the internet that has this info....
Edited by hikermor (03/11/10 09:55 PM)
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#197779 - 03/11/10 09:57 PM
Re: maybe "preparedness doesn't sell" here either
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Very good, CD, let's see your small ones now......
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