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Old 07-05-2008, 03:31 AM   #19
Icarus
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Big thing is food and water - I would recommend MRE's - you can get entire cases of these for cheap online, and they have a huge shelf life.

All the other recommendations around here have been good - computer backups, etc, etc. I don't remember seeing medical supplies on there - make sure you're stocked up with medical supplies... and not just band-aids either. Go online and get some professional-level dressings (large trauma dressings, pressure bandages, etc.)

Finally (and I know this will stir up some problems around here).... **if you are comfortable with it**, have a defensive weapon on hand, especially if you will be camping out in your house for a while. A good 12-ga shotgun would work here, and a handgun for if you need to be mobile. A lot of people seem to loose all sense of morality in a disaster and those of us who that hasn't happened to need to be prepared to defend ourselves and others. Just my $.02
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