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Cathy's avatar

The Red Cross has quite a bit of information regarding disaster prep. Many people on social media also have their recommendations. For example, RoseRed Homestead has quite an extensive collection of off grid prep information on yt. The yt bot will direct you to more, obviously. Choose what suits your needs, focus on your weakest link first. The frustration with the current situation (combined with the threat of ever present and ever changing climate related disasters) is this is essentially new territory for most of us. It's hard to plan without knowing exactly what problems will come up, and for how long. All part of their tactics, obviously. Being prepared is good way to defeat them. Having peace of mind that you are well prepared is a good defense tactic. Alas, we can no longer count on our traditional sources of disaster relief to come to our rescue. The more self-sufficient we are, the better. And joining with members of our immediate community goes hand-in-hand with that. Our recent pandemics have given us some practical training, too. We don't have the robust medical community to prevent and control disease outbreaks like we used to, but there is an "alt" community forming. Know where to find reliable information. It sure ain't the government anymore.

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Maggs's avatar

Please consider a generator that is powered by solar energy or getting solar panels installed. A lot of these recommendations are also apt for climate disasters which will also becoming more frequent for all of us

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