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Originally Posted by look 171
We buy those small non Ethanol gas canisters for our small construction equip from places like garden supply places. Anyone use them?
I have nothing but a couple of 2 gallon water jugs. Not too much food except for what's inside our pantry.
We seem to talk about stuff like this in the US lots, how about our neighbor up north? Are you guys prepared for such event. What type of disaster do you fear most?
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Not earthquakes, not saying it couldn't happen but if one did (and it was big enough) the ground would liquefy and swallow everything. So there's no worrying about that till the ground thaws in June.
A natural gas pipeline exploded a couple weeks ago. It effected places South East of here and down into Minnesota. They were without gas for 3-4 days. People adapted by using more electrical power to heat their homes.
Electrical outages rarely happen. Maybe every two years power goes out for 2 or 3 hours. Usually in the summer after a thunder storm. I have 4 generators and usually 10 gals of gas in storage. I can access another 50+ out of the motorhome or the cars if needed.
Water: We get our water from a lake 97 miles away. The system is gravity fed. Pressure is built up at local pumping stations which run on electrical power and natural gas generators for back up. So we won't run out of water, just might loose pressure if everything goes apocalyptic.
Defence: I'm a firm believer in if you have enough ammo you can get what you want. To that effect I have just under 17,000 rounds of ammo split between .22, 12g and .30-06 With several dispensers for each caliber. I also have a 2-3 year supply of TP. It never goes bad and you always need it.
My only concern is dog food. I have just over 150 lbs on hand which will last till mid May. I buy 300-400 lbs at a time. Twice a year.