Emergency Supplies

[ravan]

The problem with emergency supplies is that you have to store them somewhere. Finding a place that won't get smushed in an earthquake (our biggest risk out here) is not easy. If they're indoors, they become part of the rubble.

I try to keep my stuff outdoors, in sheds that aren't likely to get crushed by falling trees, or near the front of the garage. But there has to be a way to stash stuff in less "at risk" locations as well.

Then my mind wandered to geocaching. People have encouraged me to get a GPS, for the navigation and geek factors. If I could do hiking, geocaching sounds like fun. What about geostashing? A nice solid plastic bin, make it watertight if possible, put everything in plastic, and a light mound of dirt over the top to protect it from wind, and *presto* small food and water stash! Bury these at N XX nn.911 x W YY mm.mmm or something like that. Or even make it a regular geocache, with a "take food/water, leave food/water" type setup. Geostashing anyone?

Comments

[weofodthignen]

Sounds like a good idea--I've been thinking the same thing myself. But our hills are likely to slide, and will we ordinary folks be allowed to hike into them in the aftermath of a disaster? We've been seeing that unfortunately the one aspect of government that works well in such situations is shooting and threatening to shoot people who try to move about . . . so I think in one's own yard sounds better to me.

M