As a former Midwesterner, I’m just glad you’re safe. I was fortunate enough to never be hit but others in town were not as lucky.
What does your shelter kit consist of? I still have a decades old hand cranked radio/flashlight that’s been through 4 tornado scares. I should definitely go replace the batteries though.
It was woefully inadequate. It was always just an after thought that was a bonus that was already installed and not something I was really concerned about when house hunting. I liked having it as a small peace of mind but like most people assumed I would never actually need it.
I had a flashlight. Case of water. Bucket with dogfood, some snacks and a desalination survival pump that I already owned in there. In my mind I thought of it like a SERE kit for survival. What it should have been was a go bag. Change of clothes, phone chargers and copy of drivers license.
I wore flip flops down because I genuinely didn’t think it was touching down anywhere near my house. They ripped climbing over the rubble and I walked miles barefoot to get around the downed power lines to where the roadblock was set up.
Also, whenever you get your house set up the way you like it, new furniture, rearrange your gaming desk, clean for company etc, take reference photos. Have current-ish photos of every room at all times. I have most of my stuff documented in one way or another, but usually because my dog did something cute and it doesn’t quite show the full picture of the room.
As a former Midwesterner, I’m just glad you’re safe. I was fortunate enough to never be hit but others in town were not as lucky.
What does your shelter kit consist of? I still have a decades old hand cranked radio/flashlight that’s been through 4 tornado scares. I should definitely go replace the batteries though.
It was woefully inadequate. It was always just an after thought that was a bonus that was already installed and not something I was really concerned about when house hunting. I liked having it as a small peace of mind but like most people assumed I would never actually need it.
I had a flashlight. Case of water. Bucket with dogfood, some snacks and a desalination survival pump that I already owned in there. In my mind I thought of it like a SERE kit for survival. What it should have been was a go bag. Change of clothes, phone chargers and copy of drivers license.
I wore flip flops down because I genuinely didn’t think it was touching down anywhere near my house. They ripped climbing over the rubble and I walked miles barefoot to get around the downed power lines to where the roadblock was set up.
Also, whenever you get your house set up the way you like it, new furniture, rearrange your gaming desk, clean for company etc, take reference photos. Have current-ish photos of every room at all times. I have most of my stuff documented in one way or another, but usually because my dog did something cute and it doesn’t quite show the full picture of the room.
I feel that. You never need it, until you do. You just reminded me that I have some really old emergency food that should probably be replaced.
Climbing through the rubble barefoot does not sound fun.