Hurricane Gear!

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rainermh12

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Well hello forum,
As I sit here at my laptop waiting to lose power, the question that most interests me at the moment is: what is your hurricane/severe weather gear? I'd like to see knives, coats, boots, guns, whatever ya got :D

My stuff:

North Face Resolve Rain Jacket
Windbreaker from REI (name unknown)
GI combat boots
Levi's 505s
SAK

Post pics if you can. Hope everyone on BF is safe and sound.

-Rainer
 
I take it this is gear for when you might find yourself caught out in a hurricane?

I'd add a storm hat, a flashlight and a good pair of goggles. Sand or rain moving anywhere near 100mph are no fun.
 
rainermh12 said:
Caught in a hurricane or preparing for one, either way works.
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I'll see if I can get a photo of the contents of my shtf bag in the next few days. It's meant as a hurricane go bag/post storm comfort bag but also has some basic survival components as well. I'm pretty sure that most people who have seen it think that I'm nuts. :D But I'm just getting started. Eventually I intend to have a very large pelican case, the sort that will float with 300lbs in it or on it, stocked in the house.

Consider comfort items too. When you have an already stressful situation, no power and the roads are flooded, a pack of cards, portable radio and harmonica (or whatever floats your boat) are just about magical.
 
my hurricane "clothing" is typical hot Florida wear....nylon shorts, poly wicking shirt, poly wicking socks, ball cap....you are going to get wet, so wear clothing that dries quickly....GoreTex or GI poncho, and Fla Power Corp brimmed hard hat if I have to venture out (goggles are a good idea, but I wear glasses)....having some footwear like Teva sandals that allow you to get out of wet shoes is a must....I keep about 10gal of water stored year around, plus 50gal in the hot water heater...5gal Sawyer .1micron filter as backup

I have a GHB in the car with a case of water, but most of my smaller dedicated hurricane supplies (wx radio, digital TV, solar panel, adapters, single burner propane stove and bottles, mess kit, battery powered fans, batteries and chargers, SRK and Vic multitool, chem lights, extra kerosine and denatured alcohol for the Trangia is a Sears rolling plastic tool box with extendable handle...2 burner stove, first aid kit, sleeping bag, and blue tarp with cordage sits on top....2 Coleman 5 day coolers store some clothing....25# propane bottle and adapter for the 1# bottles on the back porch...16inch carbine with Trijicon 1.5x14 and G34 would probably accompany a temporary relocation...I live on the west coast of Fla, and plan on staying home up through a Cat 3 storm....we had 90mph sustained and 125 gusts in 04
 
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For me, gear has to be weatherproof.
17" Maine hunting boots from LL Bean, Israeli military pack with lots of extra dry clothes, Class 3 High Visibility rain coat, hard hat, 16" Stihl 029, Maglight XL100, Filson double tin coveralls, Stihl chainsaw chaps, large Spyderco Dyad, ammo cans for saw tools and such, a couple hundred feet of rope, some chains, and a Leatherman Supertool.
 
I'd ditch the Levis... ...wet Levis are heavy, miserable things to wear. Even some 65/35 poly/cotton BDU type pants would dry quicker and still be pretty tough.
 
Not much call to prepare for a hurricane in Missouri, but I think we're pretty well-off in general. We keep 5-10 gallons of water, plus the water heater, if it comes to that. We have plenty of gasoline to run the generator. Probably at least a week's worth of food. And, to make sure we keep it all, a couple of 870's and quite a few 1911's, not to mention all the blades we have.
 
I have a Kadadu Nelson jacket. It is an Australian, waxed cotton jacket styled like the old British Barbour and Belstaff foul weather motorcycle coats.

My favorite piece of hurricane gear, however, is my generator. I'm on day five of no power, and it is not expected until the 6th...
 
Foilist said:
My favorite piece of hurricane gear, however, is my generator
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I agree, 100%. I couldn't care less about being in the dark with no TV or computer, but there's nothing like being able to keep your refrigerator running and cell phones charged up on multi-day stints with no power.
 
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alpine0000 said:
I agree, 100%. I could care less about being in the dark with no TV or computer, but there's nothing like being able to keep your refrigerator running and cell phones charged up on multi-day stints with no power.
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Not to mention having running water (we have a well). We got our power back today, finally!
 
rainermh12 said:
Just got power back Friday...I believe a generator is on my wishlist this year.
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Great time to look for a used generator,
after an emergency.
Lotta people selling it thinking they wont need it again,
others are selling for a unit with higher output.
check your local craigslist.
 
Our power came back on Saturday afternoon and our small generator made the seven days bearable. For about four hours twice per day, I was able to run the well pump, refrigerator, TV and a couple of lights. Being able to take showers really helped.

After this episode, I decided to streamline our disaster gear and keep it all in one or two containers instead of flashlights here, candles there, batteries over there etc. I'm thinking a couple of rubber crates with all the essentials and then next time, just grab them and we're set.

Anyway, from reading all the suggestions I started a list of things I hadn't thought of and will try to acquire everything over the course of the next coupla weeks.

Oh, one thing I need to get......a small generic fuel pump with alligator clips to be able to access the gas in our vehicles. They make for good storage containers in addition to five gallon gas cans.

Really enjoying this thread..............
 
Being from Houston and having lived through hurricanes in Galveston, my hurricane kit is much less "conventional."

I bring the following:

1 pack Camel Lights
1 Bic lighter
1 Streamlight Strion
1. CamelBak MULE
1 6-pack Coors Light

It has done me well so far. I also have my EDC which I will post later.
 
brizbane...an option you might consider.... I fashoned a squeeze bulb type hand pump (like found on small boat fuel tank) on a section of 5/16" fuel line (3/8 would probably be more practical) and a double barb brass connector to adapt it to a 1/4" line that fit the fuel inlet of the carb on my generator... that way I can start the siphon action with the bulb, and obtain fuel directly from a 5gal container without having to fill the tank on top of the hot engine.... can access fuel in the car and mower if necessary
 
Les Snyder, I like your idea.

Another thing I am considering....a conversion so that the generator will run on gas and propane.
 
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