Home 02 Sep 2005 10:13 pm
Jump bags
It’s reasonable to speculate that, should the Big One hit Seattle in the foreseeable future, we’ll be on our own for quite some time as far as the federal government is concerned. And our local and state government may well be entirely overwhelmed.
It makes you think more carefully about emergency preparedness. Josh and I plan to put together some jump bags this weekend. (Link via Making Light.)
on 02 Sep 2005 at 10:50 pm 1.Adrian said …
A few months ago, for no particular reason, I got on a kick where I was reading survival books and websites. Its kind of an interesting problem to think about in the abstract, but more than a little frightening to think about considering the situation in New Orleans.
The books on the subject seem to vary widely in quality. I should look over the pile and see which ones are worthwhile.
While on the kick, I ended up putting together something more or less like the jump kits. One in the car, and one at home. Even have a mini kit I throw in the tankbag on the motorcycle.
on 02 Sep 2005 at 11:14 pm 2.Anonymous said …
Cool. I’ve been looking for something like this. But I also want to find a list of supplies for staying at home in the event of an emergency.
on 02 Sep 2005 at 11:16 pm 3.Cam Sculpin said …
Yeah, me too. That’ll be the next project. The Los Angeles Fire Department’s Earthquake Preparedness Handbook looks useful.
on 02 Sep 2005 at 11:42 pm 4.Adrian said …
Actually, now that I think about it, it was this thread at Ask Metafilter that got me thinking about it. It’s also a pretty good resource for more info on the web.
on 03 Sep 2005 at 12:05 am 5.Cam Sculpin said …
Good information. Thanks.
on 03 Sep 2005 at 5:37 pm 6.Wim said …
I’ve been meaning to do something like that for a while (spurred on by the same Making Light post, probably) but my disaster preparedness is generally pretty haphazard.