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littlemissmartypants

(29,000 posts)
Fri May 16, 2025, 12:32 PM May 2025

Hurricane prep, asking for ideas. [View all]

There are so many people here who are more experienced than I am at so many things. I have been here before asking for help and ideas, and DU has saved my bacon numerous times.

As a matter of fact, I would be utterly alone now that my one half sister I no longer communicate with has lost her mind and is dangerous and my parents are now both making their way through the beautiful eternal cosmos together.

That's why I'm here every day. I think of you as my family. I am fortunate to be able to call some of you, my friends, and I am forever grateful for that!

So, I have been working on my hurricane prep, and these are things that I have never had, but I plan to add to my prep. But I need some help.

1. A weather radio
2. A camp stove
3. Free standing solar power source

Anything else that anyone can suggest, I would appreciate.

I'm working off of the standard hurricane readiness list, but I can tell that it hasn't been updated in a while. I mean, why would I need a two-way radio, which is on the list?

Off topic: but if anyone has any ideas, I would like to get a new not anything fancy turntable with Bluetooth in/out or just out, possibly expandable with speakers.

Thanks so much for everything, DU. I love you.

❤️ pants

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Hurricane prep, asking for ideas. [View all] littlemissmartypants May 2025 OP
Buy a Sharpie Norrrm May 2025 #1
HAH! UTUSN May 2025 #17
Bottled water susanr516 May 2025 #2
I have a home generator LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #3
Hi 'smarty' Quakerfriend May 2025 #4
Some of those solar Rver May 2025 #5
I keep a Jackery rechargeable with solar panels for cachukis May 2025 #6
A tire patching kit. A compressor that plugs into Phoenix61 May 2025 #7
Battery powered fan TBA May 2025 #8
Water wings. Or at least a waterskier's vest. Wellies, waders. marble falls May 2025 #9
small handheld am/ fm radio reciver AllaN01Bear May 2025 #10
We always evacuate taking our important papers (insurance, etc) with us surfered May 2025 #11
Here's hopefully a helpful list, LMSP Niagara May 2025 #12
To all the above I add justaprogressive May 2025 #13
Are you sheltering in place or going to a shelter Alpeduez21 May 2025 #14
I have found the camp stoves using butane canisters are easiest to operate wishstar May 2025 #15
Do you have a well or town water? yellow dahlia May 2025 #16
The worst is a couple of days without power. Cooler, ice, batteries. UTUSN May 2025 #18
A lot of good suggestions made LogDog75 May 2025 #19
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