Cheryl J
Chef Extraordinaire
Way back when I was young and the earth was cooling, I was into wilderness camping. I would sling on a backpack, and go wandering into the woods with my dog. I learned a lot from that. Most of all, I learned just how little a person needs to survive.
You learn that the first time you carry sixty f--ing pounds on your back. The next trip, it's 40 pounds, and it just keeps getting smaller.
I am not an armageddon, end times, whatever kind of person. But, it does make sense to be prepared for a few days of inconvenience -- like my parents who live in hurricane country.
The most important thing you need is clean drinking water. I had a state-of-the-art filter back in my backpacking days. My parents have gallon jugs of water stashed in closets and cabinets during hurricane season. Thats the low-hanging fruit of survival prep. Drinking water.
I live in Tornado Alley. If a tornado hits my house, it won't matter how much stuff I have stored away, because all that stuff will be scattered across two counties. I have my shelter, and if I need to go to that shelter, my wallet, with credit cards, will be in my pocket. I figure a wallet full of credit cards will get me through a few days in a hotel.
CD
But not if the machines are down in the hotels and they can't run the credit cards, though....