Boondocking in a natural disaster

[mountainborn]

Events last week have Betty and I talking about how we might have been better prepared and we are wondering how others might have handled our situation. Here is a link to the photos, story and the channel 11 news report. Your input would be great !

Campers cut off on the lakehttp://olivertraveltrailers.com/big-storm-on-the-lake/

[CavemanCharlie]

Is that you in the videos? Your a TV star now. Can I have your autograph?

I have my TT set up with 2 deep cycle golf cart batteries. I have plenty of water and food in there for a week or so. Maybe more but, I'd get tired of eating things like canned beans by the end of the week. I usually don't have more then a 3-6 day supply of meds in there though. Around here where I go camping if I'm stuck for longer then that it means the world as we know it has come to a end and nothing is going to matter anymore anyway.

[mikebreeze]

I think that having a supply of long life foods, a weather radio and some water in your tank is all that you really can do. Also, try avoiding areas where bad storms are predicted. I saw some of those pics of the Cherrystone Campground in eastern VA. If a tree decides to come down into your rig in a campground, that's not something that you can really prepare for.

[Golden_HVAC]

My buddy bought a large package of oatmeal from Costco, and rotates it into the house every 3-5 months. He also has some granola bars, and other long lasting food in his motorhome all the time.

We live in Earthquake country, so we are always concerned about the big earthquake that might take out our fresh water supply, electricity and natural gas.

It is not like it would surprise us if it happens, during the Martin Luther King day earthquake in 1994, my cousin lost natural gas supply for 2 weeks, and no electricity for a few days. It was not all that bad though, he lives in Northridge, and works in Santa Monica, where he could go to any restaurant, or shower at his wife's work.

Without chain saws you would have been really stuck, but at least someone had the equipment to start clearing the roads. At least those in RV's with a full fresh water tank need not panic, they have just about everything they need to stay an additional week or two.

Fred.