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Every Day Carry
Every Day Carry

My EDC, while hopefully helpful in an emergency, is limited to items that I actually use often.

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COVID Air Defense System
COVID Air Defense System

Protect everyone in the room by removing viruses from the air. https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2021/08/17/diy-air-filters-for-classrooms-experts-are-enthusiastic-and-a-citizen-scientist-makes-it-easy

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“I’m looking for non-PVC stuff that won’t off-gas in a hot vehicle in summer, and make me sick in the long term.” I don’t know about PVC and toxicity, but maybe there’s a different way to look at this problem… Would it help if your car didn’t get so hot in the summer? I live in Florida, so I know the feeling of opening a car door and feeling that wave of hot air hit you in the face. But I also found a solution. Tinting the windows prevents the car from heating up. It’s all the benefit of parking in the shade without the trouble of actually finding shady parking spots. Check out this thread where I spoke more about car window tinting. You’ll also find alternatives there such as carports. https://theprepared.com/forum/thread/can-a-carport-help-me-protect-my-car-from-the-heat/

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FEMA’s National Risk Index is a good resource for thinking about what risks are worth preparing for in your area. https://hazards.fema.gov/nri/map There’s lots to explore in this map, but I especially recommend everyone try out this one exercise: Zoom in on your part of the map. Click the place on the county where you live. A sidebar on the right will show some information about your county. At the bottom of that sidebard, click on “create report” to create a report for your county. Scroll down the report to the section called “Expected Annual Loss for Hazard Types”. These rankings are based on expected monetary damages associated with each type of disaster. The top few risks on that chart deserve extra attention in your preparedness plans, because those are the disasters that you and others in your community are likely to actually face.

Reply to: How to develop realistic scenarios to prep for? Posted 3 weeks ago

Which scenarios to consider? Start with the most likely scenarios. If something has happened to you or your neighbors before, or is happening right now, those are the best places to start. Unemployment, common health problems, natural disasters that actually happen in your area. Listen to your neighbors about what has actually happened to them or their friends, and be ready to face the same yourself. Check top 10 lists for how people are killed, injured, or end up on the streets. “More extreme weather events” Here in USA, FEMA and Risk Factor are good resources for what natural disasters are important in each region. FEMA covers a broader range of disaster types. Risk Factor  distinguishes current risk vs 30 years from now risk across some key disaster types and also distinguishes risk of your particular home rather than just the broader area.

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What role should specific scenarios play in preparation? While specific scenarios shouldn’t be the main focus, they do have several important roles to play. 1) Use specific scenarios to check if your general preparations are effective. Take one scenario at a time and check if your general emergency kit and plans would help with that scenario. If not, what can you improve that would help with several very different scenarios? 2) Create smaller supplemental kits and plans as needed for the most important scenarios. 3) Specifically prepare for one scenario that is imminent. When a hurricane is on the way, of course everyone in Florida should focus on ironing out hurricane-related preparation for a few days. And in early 2020, it was time for everyone to improve their readiness for a pandemic.

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Reply to: Non-toxic stuff Posted 2 weeks ago

“I’m looking for non-PVC stuff that won’t off-gas in a hot vehicle in summer, and make me sick in the long term.” I don’t know about PVC and toxicity, but maybe there’s a different way to look at this problem… Would it help if your car didn’t get so hot in the summer? I live in Florida, so I know the feeling of opening a car door and feeling that wave of hot air hit you in the face. But I also found a solution. Tinting the windows prevents the car from heating up. It’s all the benefit of parking in the shade without the trouble of actually finding shady parking spots. Check out this thread where I spoke more about car window tinting. You’ll also find alternatives there such as carports. https://theprepared.com/forum/thread/can-a-carport-help-me-protect-my-car-from-the-heat/

Reply to: News for the Week 2023-11-13 Posted 3 weeks ago
Reply to: How to develop realistic scenarios to prep for? Posted 3 weeks ago

FEMA’s National Risk Index is a good resource for thinking about what risks are worth preparing for in your area. https://hazards.fema.gov/nri/map There’s lots to explore in this map, but I especially recommend everyone try out this one exercise: Zoom in on your part of the map. Click the place on the county where you live. A sidebar on the right will show some information about your county. At the bottom of that sidebard, click on “create report” to create a report for your county. Scroll down the report to the section called “Expected Annual Loss for Hazard Types”. These rankings are based on expected monetary damages associated with each type of disaster. The top few risks on that chart deserve extra attention in your preparedness plans, because those are the disasters that you and others in your community are likely to actually face.

Reply to: How to develop realistic scenarios to prep for? Posted 3 weeks ago

Which scenarios to consider? Start with the most likely scenarios. If something has happened to you or your neighbors before, or is happening right now, those are the best places to start. Unemployment, common health problems, natural disasters that actually happen in your area. Listen to your neighbors about what has actually happened to them or their friends, and be ready to face the same yourself. Check top 10 lists for how people are killed, injured, or end up on the streets. “More extreme weather events” Here in USA, FEMA and Risk Factor are good resources for what natural disasters are important in each region. FEMA covers a broader range of disaster types. Risk Factor  distinguishes current risk vs 30 years from now risk across some key disaster types and also distinguishes risk of your particular home rather than just the broader area.

Reply to: How to develop realistic scenarios to prep for? Posted 3 weeks ago

What role should specific scenarios play in preparation? While specific scenarios shouldn’t be the main focus, they do have several important roles to play. 1) Use specific scenarios to check if your general preparations are effective. Take one scenario at a time and check if your general emergency kit and plans would help with that scenario. If not, what can you improve that would help with several very different scenarios? 2) Create smaller supplemental kits and plans as needed for the most important scenarios. 3) Specifically prepare for one scenario that is imminent. When a hurricane is on the way, of course everyone in Florida should focus on ironing out hurricane-related preparation for a few days. And in early 2020, it was time for everyone to improve their readiness for a pandemic.

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