Thoughts On Disaster Survival

[Superbee]

Found this on another forum but I believe it is informitive.
The follow information was provided via several emails by a friend heavily involved in the New Orleans disaster of hurricane Katrina. I highly recommend that you read it and pay attention to the lessons therein.

First Post

I've had over 30 people staying with me since Sunday, evacuating from New Orleans and points south in anticipation of Hurricane Katrina. Only two families were my friends they told other friends of theirs that they knew a place where they could hole up, and so a whole bunch arrived here! I didn't mind, because there were six RV's and travel trailers, so we had enough accommodation. However, I've had the opportunity to see what worked - and what didn't - in their evacuation plans and bug-out kits, and I thought a few "lessons learned" might be appropriate to share here.

http://www.frfrogspad.com/disastr.htm


One of the most interesting statement was "Expect rescuers (including law enforcement) to enforce a distinctly un-Constitutional authority in a disaster situation".

[agita]

That's an excellent essay. I found Fr. Frogs around a year ago. It's an great site, although the content is somewhat stagnant.

[BillCA]

As the author pointed out, concealing the bulk of your food supplies may be prudent in a bug-out situation.  If you have a bug-out bag, it might be wise to designate a large exterior pocket for the "freebies distraction ploy".  The way I see it, is that if you find yourself approached by someone demanding food you can easily deploy something like a Kraft Cheese & Crackers packet before trying to move off.  Those half-size cans of (ugh) Spam^TM would work equally well (as well as serve to bait traps).

One thing learned from military experience is that if you have one person begging for food, watch out for others lurking. In other countries a child or young girl is sent to beg for food and if it looks like she'll get some, out come a flock of people to surround the vehicle and take everything they can.  Often times it's just that other kids see a success and flock to that spot.  Being able to toss one or two items out to cause confusion might be the thing that saves you from unpleasantness.

Given the tone of the article linked above, it would seem prudent for most folks to conceal their firearms from the eyes of Gov't officials.  A quality shoulder holster and a good IWB (In-WaistBand) holster for your pistola should help keep a low profile. 

[agita]

Low profile all the way. I make it a point to not stand out.

[Cave Dweller]

Good read, thanks for sharing.

[Superbee]

As the author pointed out, concealing the bulk of your food supplies may be prudent in a bug-out situation.  If you have a bug-out bag, it might be wise to designate a large exterior pocket for the "freebies distraction ploy".  The way I see it, is that if you find yourself approached by someone demanding food you can easily deploy something like a Kraft Cheese & Crackers packet before trying to move off.  Those half-size cans of (ugh) Spam^TM would work equally well (as well as serve to bait traps).

  Being able to toss one or two items out to cause confusion might be the thing that saves you from unpleasantness.

A friend said they used to throw MRE's out to the kids that were chasing the truck. He said they would stop and get into fights over the MRE's. This techniqe should work well as a distraction.

[HanzoSteel]

Stickied, I think everyone can gain something from this.

[HanzoSteel]

Great survival stories via PopularMechanics.com

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/worst_case_scenarios/4331486.html

[Daelith]

Great article, thanks for sharing.

[Paul]

I don't keep all my eggs in one basket. I am lucky enough to fill several baskets and do plan on sharing as much as I can with as many as I can. Splitting my baskets up allows me to show some but not all of my preps. Seeing smaller caches keeps people from going hog wild and bringing in people from the four corners of the planet to steal your food.