Posted on 01/05/2022 8:32:28 AM PST by V K Lee
Look again, Warm Blanket #3.
Survival is assumed.(ass, u, me, d)
Buy a mylar survival bag. If stranded on the highway stay in the car to avoid wind. Shut off the engine. Get in the bag. Put your bottle of water and MREs in the bag with you. Put on your wool hat. Wait.
While I have sympathy for those who got caught in this post-New Year Weekend storm, I cannot help but wonder how many are the Blue Washingtonians that regard any mention of ‘survivalist’ as a road to damnation? Remember, their creed is that the government must be mother, the dispenser of all good things and the kisser of all boo-boos.
They are preaching to the choir.
Unless some DU troll stumbles on this thread and posts it over there, liberals will not see this.
Nah, those people you just shout "BOO" and they wet their pants and seek safe spaces..
It is pathetic that people who live in regions where snow does happen, have to be educated about how to prepare for driving in the snow/winter conditions.
Did they ever hear of checking weather forecasts?
Hardly a survival story, but I’ll share this —
I once had a neighbor, who was a general contractor and really should have known better than this. But, his car was stuck in his driveway and he wanted me to pull him out. I said, “Fine, let me walk to my place and get a tow strap.”
He said that wasn’t necessary. He had an electrical extension cord. We could tie the cars together with that, and I could pull him out of the snow bank.
I explained to him that this electrical extension cord was basically copper. Copper has no tensile strength. You can’t pull anything with copper. The thing would snap instantly. He told me I was crazy.
So, it snapped instantly.
And just at that moment, his buddy showed up to help. I said, “Looks like the cavalry is here” and I left. Dumbass.
I have. I also keep an Estwing tomahawk, a machete, 3 MREs, a large thick tarp, and two heavy Swiss Mil-Surp wool blankets by the spare tire. A Get Home Bag lives behind the passenger seat.
On long trips I have a handheld VHF/UHF radio with the GMRS frequencies programmed.
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P>Imagine if those were all electric.
I have an old Army entrenching tool (aka folding shovel) and an older Army rubberized poncho with a poncho line inside as my emergency blanket. It was a nice quick “sleeping bag” that I carried with me in the Army many years ago. Some folks know the Army/USMC poncho by the nickname “Wooby.”
V K Lee :" The list for the sane driving a vehicle using fossil fuel.
If driving an electric vehicle, just bend over and kiss your posterior goodbye."
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine was among a bunch of motorists who were stranded for 20+ hours this week on I-95. Would an EV battery last anywhere near that long in winter temperatures?
While the list of useful/needed things is near endless, a family friend of the northern rockies where feet of snow can sweep in SUDDENLY, confided his WINTER in-car stash of bike-flag, wire-hanger, hose-clamp and 6 feet of vacuum hose. If caught & stuck, the intention was to secure the hose to tailpipe, wire-hanger the hose and bike-flag vertical. He did say that the hose was long enough to make a 'U' at the hanger so that the opening still faced down. Never knew if he used it but I thought the plan workable.
A candle can make enough heat to really affect survival
Learned about this in North Dakota
Suggest a box of long burning
And a can or tin to melt snow for water
Don’t eat snow
See post 7.
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Others need to call their realtor because you can't live among people who come up with failed Democrat schemes that lead to unplowed major highways.
I tell people to get used to this as it's what happens when Socialists crap all over everything, especially themselves.
Yes.
Some commentary on windshield washer fluid for you Southerners.
Some years ago, we were driving north out of GA to see family for Christmas in sleet/snowy conditions. Outside temps as measured by my reasonably accurate outside thermometer built into the car were about 23F.
In using my windshield washer fluid to try to keep my windshield clear, the DAMN FLUID WAS ICING UP! This was a major safety PITA.
What I found was that just about all the fluid available at big box and auto parts stores in GA was +20F rated, and it really didn’t even cover that rating. Further north, KY, everything was -20F rated.
From that day forward, I buy all my windshield washer fluid in KY to get the -20F stuff. Bought 4 gallons worth last late-Summer when we were up that way to restock.
My $0.02
An empty paint can with a roll of toilet paper stuffed in it and a bic lighter.
Kindling, water pot, and the possibility of making new friends!
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