I’m back and needing to prep!
Wow, I can’t believe I’ve not written anything here in over a year. So much has happened.
I moonlight as a Flood Adjuster and last August I deployed to work Hurricane Harvey. What a mess. The saddest thing I’ve ever seen.
The destruction was unbelievable. But I’ll get into that another day.
This past year was a whirlwind. When I was deployed, we sold our house, bought property in SE Texas, built a small cabin (went from 2,500 sq. ft. to 1,000 sq. ft.), and we have been working on the homestead ever since. Now I find myself ready to deploy again. This time to work Hurricane Florence.
When I worked Harvey, I was living outside of Houston, so logistics wasn’t a problem. I could drive home every night. We never lost power nor did we flood, Thank God.
I’m facing a different situation this time. I will be traveling over 1,000 miles from my home, so my preps have to be in place and I must prepare for every contingency I can think of.
My preps for my long deployment:
I’ve thought long and hard about what I’ll need for this trip and I’ve asked a few of my Facebook friends in prepper Facebooks groups for additional advice on what I take. This is what we’ve come up with.
- Gun (all states I’m traveling through and to are gun friendly)
- Ammo
- 2 Knives
- 4 Cases of Water
- 90-day supply of non-perishable food
- Batteries
- Flashlight
- Alternate charging devices for my phone, laptop, etc.
- Sanitation wipes
- Toilet paper
- Gasoline (Two 2-gallon gas cans, filled)
- Paper map/Atlas
- Compass
- Hiking boots
- Vitamins
- First Aid Kit
- Cash (at least $500)
- Winter clothes (NC can get some cold snaps)
- Disposable gloves
- Masks
- Bug spray
- Tent
- Sleeping bag.
- And of course, my Bug-Out-Bag which has all of my survival tools and supplies I will need if I should have to walk out of the area. Hey, you never know.
This will be the first time I’ve traveled alone from home to a strange area, so I want to be as prepared as possible.
I will try to continue to post throughout my trip to give updates, but I must warn you; the schedule of an outside flood adjuster is brutal. Usually 14-16 hour days but I’ll do my best.
If you see anything on this list that I may have left off, please feel free to comment and let me know. I’m always up for advice.
God Speed everyone and as always, stay prepared.