Comments on: Strategic Living Book Festival: Be Ready For Anything by Daisy Luther

By: SGT Preston

SGT Preston — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 10:11:55 +0000

Suggestion: purchase a kerosene heater and stock up on some extra kerosene. We have our heater from years back and it still works whenever we need it. Nowadays, we rely on our solar panels and our Sonnen battery. Works great.

By: SGT Preston

SGT Preston — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 10:09:35 +0000

In reply to Kathy T.

Try solar cells (solar panels), with a battery back-up, or else, purchase a generator for those times when power is out. My wife and I opted for solar panels. They reduce your dependence on the power company. Last storm we had, our neighbors were without power for hours. We still had our solar battery set-up and had electricity for all our essential circuits. It’s an expensive option, but gets less so every year, and is worth every penny

By: Mick

Mick — Sun, 01 Sep 2019 04:36:56 +0000

I recently moved (by myself) to the Smokey Mountains of NC. If there were some kind of “event” my son and granddaughter would join me here. I rented a house which is one of 5 on the mountain. Mine is at the very top and has an elevation of 2850 feet. It’s much cooler here and very few days with humidity. I know that we will all be ok sleeping at night even in the summer with no a/c and I have collected about 6 months of food so far, 2 guns, assorted solar chargers and all kinds of other stuff on everyone’s list but there are things I still need. I don’t think much of anything would make me leave the house even an EMP. It ‘s in a very safe location. You can’t even see the lights from the road below. My main worry is that, although there are some well heeled people who live in this area, most are probably under the poverty line and will not have food and other necessities. If this house were to be discovered I could be in trouble.

By: Sally Luchterhand

Sally Luchterhand — Wed, 17 Jul 2019 21:03:20 +0000

I worry most about the power going out in the winter since I can’t have a woodburning stove (state regulations) and I don’t have a fireplace.

By: Kathy T

Kathy T — Wed, 17 Jul 2019 05:06:41 +0000

A recent severe storm resulted in loss of electricity (and water) for longer than I liked. Our lives are so dependent on electrical power. I’m not as prepared as I thought I was.