We're bugging in

[funkymonkey1111]

-environmental issues aside, what about paper plates and bowls? Trust me on this: if you ever have to deal with an honest to goodness natural disaster, you will have plenty of time on your hands. Washing a few dishes or coping with disposing of paper plates/bowls will not debilitate you.

Take the time and drive out to Longmont to buy a few 16gl water barrels (larger than that become difficult to move). They are not expensive, and there's no harm whatsoever in having a little extra water on hand.

where in longmont?

[Omicron]

I think you're on the right track, and agree with everyone's advice. I'd advise you work on doubling your supplies, twice, so you wind up ultimately with at least 30 days worth for both of you. Also a couple of LED headlamps are extremely useful and will last forever on a few sets of batteries, just don't store them with batteries in them.

[Great-Kazoo]

I think you're on the right track, and agree with everyone's advice. I'd advise you work on doubling your supplies, twice, so you wind up ultimately with at least 30 days worth for both of you. Also a couple of LED headlamps are extremely useful and will last forever on a few sets of batteries, just don't store them with batteries in them.

buy a bunch of these. They are not great Illumination, but at least you will be able to see around your dwelling w/out wasting batteries.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mixed-Solar-...item20d3530ee8


and a few of these. Apt or not. you can set them up outside windows and even the hallway once power goes down. NOTHING is needed to maintain them. So you have an almost unlimited light supply for cost of lights them self.
http://www.lampsplus.com/products/wh...ht__t4487.html

[MED]

Here are my recommendations:


1. Camping gear: tent, sleeping bags, gas stove, mess kit, first aid kit, hatchet. shovel, cutting tool, fire starting tool, rope, paracord, tarp. (should be what you need to bug out if necessary, but could also sustain you if you bug in without heat in your house). I would also have two packs that you and your wife could take it out on foot along with food and water as well as appropriate clothing and gear. (If you buy this stuff, just keep in mind that you might have to bug-out with it...so what can you reasonably carry?)

2. Gas grill with three to five extra tanks (propane space heater). This is not out of place in your rental house and extremely useful.

3. Generator and/or solar panel kit, deep cycle battery, and AC converter. extra batteries for flash lights, radios, etc. Keep at least two five gallon containers of gas in the garage and rotate them out every six months.

4. 50 Gallons of water (minimum unless you live by a water source and can purify it). The blue drums are great, but the 6 gal green plastic containers work well if they need to be moved once filled.

5. Food for 30 days that is rotated in your daily supply.

6. Hand gun for both you and your wife; a rifle; and a shotgun plus at least 1000 rounds of ammo. Holsters and slings to pack them out.

7. Solar power lighting, radios, etc. are extremely beneficial.

8. Waste disposal plan and equipment of some sort.

[hatidua]

where in longmont?

http://www.coloradotankandbarrel.com...FUdo7Aodw0IA1Q

[Zombie Steve]

You don't HAVE to have it, but a short hose gives you easy access to the 40-50 gallons of water in your water heater.

[Wulf202]

You don't HAVE to have it, but a short hose gives you easy access to the 40-50 gallons of water in your water heater.

Yeah? Try it sometime. You'll probly jam up the spigot with the calcium and trash at the bottom of the tank.

Get a pipe wrench and a small tube so you can siphon from the top.

[jerrymrc]

You had talked about heat. Take a look here. http://www.ar-15.co/threads/19976-Th...ighting-thread Yes Aladdin's are not cheap but one will heat a room. Also for cheaper a few wick type lanterns will help with light and heat. I am a fan of LED's for summer use.

[68Charger]

Yeah? Try it sometime. You'll probly jam up the spigot with the calcium and trash at the bottom of the tank.

Get a pipe wrench and a small tube so you can siphon from the top.

Depends on the hardness of your water- my water is so hard that I have a water softener, so I HAVE tried this and it's clear, because the WH only sees softened water.
But the water softener has it's own issues- I need to keep salt on hand for it to work.

but living here has it's own challenges, I have access to unlimited water, as long as I have power... so I need generator and fuel- then I have water. even just running it 5 minutes will fill my pressure tank in the house with 50gal of water.

[Wulf202]

I've pulled literally thousands of water tanks, all had sediment in them.