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Hurricane Katrina Comments and Questions 2257

Hurricane Katrina Comments and Questions 2258
TooManyTools I buttume you're referring to simply walking away from the affected area. This question...

A number of backpacker water purification-filter units are available. They brag that you can turn toxic waste into clean drinking water. The one I own weighs less than a half liter of water and will filter many liters before one needs to change the filter. One could also add water purification tablets to the filtered water.

The scenario involved a "bug-out pack". This implies you are bugging out. If I was to sit on a roof in the middle of a disaster, the cell phone won't work until I got off the roof and moved away from the disaster. If you are walking-driving out of a disaster area, you would eventually get in range of a repeater.

Hurricane Katrina Comments and Questions 2259
buttuming a Camille-type hurricane with wind gusts to 200 mph, mbuttive storm surges, and being below sea level, it would be foolish to stay put...

The radio I have uses only 2 AA batteries and they last for many hours. A couple extra batteries don't weigh a lot. I don't typically use a flashlight because they interfere with my night vision. You'd be surprised how well you can move about in the dark once your eyes get adjusted. I also have several tiny LED flashlights, which weigh next to nothing and the battery lasts for dozens of hours, for reading maps, etc. in the dark.




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