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Originally Posted by ken0042

Since getting a travel trailer I have been keeping a lot of emergency provisions in there. That was the one thing that struck me with the Slave Lake disaster; a lot of people with RVs just went "camping" for a couple of weeks. While the beds in my trailer are not the most comfortable; it sure beats a cot in a school gym.

I make sure we have 4 days worth of non-perishable food and water, a couple of changes of clothes, and enough blankets etc.

The other thing I do for inside the house is make sure I keep my old camping water jug full; and change the water every 3 months to keep in fresh.

I picked up an LX470 (aka Toyota Land Cruiser) in the spring and keep it loaded with our camping stuff, 20L of water and a full tank of gas. This is more so we can head out offroading quickly after work on friday but would give me 600km range and all the provisions we need for 3 days on short notice. In the winter time I will keep it unloaded but keep most of the gear in the garage.

Originally Posted by Sliver

I used to have a backpack ready to rock with survival crap in it. I put a US Military survival guide in there as well. The skills were probably useless without practice, but I figured it would be better than nothing.

I have a copy of the SAS Survival Guide that I picked up while I was a Boy Scout Leader. Full of useful information, cheap and fits in a pocket.

Originally Posted by Sliver

I think if you're serious about this you should get a gun. I don't have one, but I think that would trump everything else in a SHTF scenario. In the States everybody has a gun so it kind of wipes out the advantage; however, in Canada if you had a gun it might give you a leg up.

Originally Posted by To Be Quite Honest

You can never be too prepared.
Having a weapon is a good idea. Knives, bow and arrows, pellet guns (the look of them might change someones mind and you don't need a permit... I think), nunchucks if your super cool.

I really don't think a weapon will be all that useful in all but the most dire situations. And when the SHTF how effective are you really going to be with it? Maybe CC can give us an idea of what is likely to happen to some guy with a 12 gauge or a 30-ought-6 trying to protect his suburban home against a group who really wants him removed.

In those situations evasion would seem a strategy that would offer a greater life expectancy and if not evasion, compliance.

IMHO Having something like this would be fun

But probably not all that effective for the costs involved.

Originally Posted by To Be Quite Honest

Anyway, great post. I have been planning to do something like this for a while. There has been a food shortage for a while now. Disasters do happen and can happen here.

Do you have your plan to where you will camp out and several routes to get there?

Keep a copy of these in your car:

Plus I have family in BC, Southern AB and Montana where I could rendezvous if need.

Originally Posted by Young-Sneezy

what movie are we talking about again?

I come by some of this culturally (raised LDS) as well it seems to run in the family. My brother recently self-published a novel regarding the aftermath of an EMP attack on the United States. While I don't agree with him on a lot of things politically or philosophic it is a terrific summer read and worth picking up for your e-reader.

Originally Posted by sclitheroe

Nobody has mentioned a small battery powered AM/FM radio yet, add that to the pile. AM/FM ain't sexy, but it ubiquitous and likely to be used to broadcast emergency information.

You could also consider something like this which wouldn't require batteries and would also charge a cell phone.