I think I would have a hard time knowing when fight and when to just pack up and visit the in-laws.
Most likely send the wife and kids to some relatives and stick it out looking after the house.
I got pretty good at prepping for hurricanes living in Virginia. Have since moved to Michigan, but I still have our 7000 watt generator, and (10) 6gallon gas cans. My old F250 held close to 40gal of fuel and could siphon if need be. Longest power outage was 13 days.
That thought crossed my mind too. If that is the case, what would be even worse is if desperate folks buy his 900w generators thinking that the units will be able to power their refrigerators and such.
Sounds like everything needed for a good first date
Nido in the Hispanic food section of the grocery stores is a good powdered milk substitute. It tastes better to me at least.
Since finding BLF and the “modern” lights, I can say that the importance of light as a survival aid is easier than ever. The AAA lights like the Astrolux A01 have a moonlight mode that will run for a weeks worth of nights on a single battery, simply amazing. Even having less than a lumen on all the time in a power out situation provides as much comfort as a tarp to keep the rain off your head.
Safety wise, not breaking a toe on a piece of debris, or stabbing a hole in you from seeing where you are going only takes 10-20 lumen to keep you safe. An AA light like a JetBeam MK gives you 9 hours of 30 lumen light. This is easily a weeks worth of bathroom runs, generator refills, and cooking on a single AA. Again, simply amazing to me.
Stay safe if you have to be in the path, use your lights to keep safe as well…
+1
Don’t forget the plastic drop sheets and garbage bags! 
Throw a few cases of bottled water into your freezer. It'll add a little thermal safety net as well as providing extra water if you need it.
Do not underestimate the effects of having enough ground coffee to make for your neighbors just in case.
OH NO! My coffee grinder! I forgot! It’s electric! :cry:
Ziploc and a blunt object. Or mortar and pestle. been there.
Gas companies say this:
SRS2000 thanks. I don’t have gas, having seen houses reduced to slabs it just strikes me as a good idea to turn off the gas at the source - hopefully below ground, but if the gas company says that’s the wrong thing to do I’ll take their word for it.
Mmmm, I don’t see a shovel in that list…
edsg don’t need no stinkin shovel! He’ll make a boat out of the tarp, duct tape, broom handles etc. and take his date for a row…
I’ll show myself out :person_facepalming:
For the members in the path of the storm how are the preparations going?
“2 go in, only 1 comes out.”
I don’t have a propane BBQ but I have a gas stove. It has an alternate hook up so I keep propane on hand for cooking. Check the back of your stove first you may need a fitting of some sort. Don’t forget matches or something, your auto ignition isn’t going to help if the electricity is out.
If you’re using a bathtub to store water you might want to cover the tub. Try using a garbage bag split at the seams to keep bugs out.
I know we have lights covered but I don’t use lanyards for EDC lights. All of my lights that are dedicated to emergency lighting have theirs attached. My kids/wife know my theory on them, use them on low and hang them on the door knob when you’re done. If your lanyards are all in a box next to your spare O rings maybe you should dig a few out.
This one sounds a little weird at first but after earthquakes, tornadoes and hurricanes one of the most common injuries is from people stepping on nails in the rubble. Consider a bottle of fish-mox or another aquarium antibiotic. It may be a while before you can get seen for something like that. I’m no expert but it’s my understanding that these pills are marked the same as 500mg amoxicillin for humans and the FDA won’t let them mark them that way unless they are the same purity etc.
Good luck
I have a manual coffee grinder for such emergencies and camping.
I hope rowing a boat is code for something a little extra? Like shes real good at rowing the boat lol 
BTW, do you know how a (let´s say collected rain water for example) boiled waters compares to active carbon filtered water?
Are they both “as clean”? Ofcourse you have to filter a bit the rain water first even if boiled.
But I guess the active carbon filtered water should be germ safe or am I right?