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Reply to: (Official discussion) Emergency preparedness checklist: Prepping for beginners Posted October 17, 2019

our main hole was differentiating med supplies as home use vs BOB use. second was was hip straps on GHB/BOBs – somehow it never clicked that carrying around heavy things on our backs without support would be problematic even though all of our day hiking backpacks have at least a thin hip and chest strap. we are looking forward to the coming update! i had guessed that it fell outside of the 80-20 rule for most people. we had been planning to use kitty litter (since we always have at least 10 lbs of it on hand), what are your thoughts on that as the ‘sealed’ layers vs saw dust? we have pump sanitizer and a dedicated camp soap to cover our waste cleansing needs, both human and feline. keep up the great work!

Reply to: (Official discussion) Emergency preparedness checklist: Prepping for beginners Posted September 16, 2019

first, thanks for this thorough guide! my partner and i have been preparing for emergencies in the sf bay area for over 5 years but this still pointed out some decent sized holes our in setup. i was a bit surprised that nowhere in home supplies did u mention how to deal with human waste if the water is knocked out. living in an apartment, we cant just go dig a hole in our backyard. and many urban preppers are in a similar boat. we have a 5gallon bucket with an attachable toilet seat lid, and portaquick NASA kits that (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B… in our home supplies. i’m interested in your thoughts on the matter

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Reply to: (Official discussion) Emergency preparedness checklist: Prepping for beginners Posted October 17, 2019

our main hole was differentiating med supplies as home use vs BOB use. second was was hip straps on GHB/BOBs – somehow it never clicked that carrying around heavy things on our backs without support would be problematic even though all of our day hiking backpacks have at least a thin hip and chest strap. we are looking forward to the coming update! i had guessed that it fell outside of the 80-20 rule for most people. we had been planning to use kitty litter (since we always have at least 10 lbs of it on hand), what are your thoughts on that as the ‘sealed’ layers vs saw dust? we have pump sanitizer and a dedicated camp soap to cover our waste cleansing needs, both human and feline. keep up the great work!

Reply to: (Official discussion) Emergency preparedness checklist: Prepping for beginners Posted September 16, 2019

first, thanks for this thorough guide! my partner and i have been preparing for emergencies in the sf bay area for over 5 years but this still pointed out some decent sized holes our in setup. i was a bit surprised that nowhere in home supplies did u mention how to deal with human waste if the water is knocked out. living in an apartment, we cant just go dig a hole in our backyard. and many urban preppers are in a similar boat. we have a 5gallon bucket with an attachable toilet seat lid, and portaquick NASA kits that (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B… in our home supplies. i’m interested in your thoughts on the matter