Over the last several years, I’ve been build it up some disaster preparedness on the cheap. Like, $50 a year cheap. I can spend a bit more now, but I’m still in the “hey, flashlights and extra water are a good thing to have around” camp rather than the “fortified compound in the hills with my own power supply and five years of canned food” camp. I’m aiming at getting ready for a “3 weeks without power” type event, rather than the full-bore zombie apocalypse. Heck, I don’t even think the economy is going to collapse completely when the Euro blows up, we’re just going to be in store for some Carter-era inflation for years on end.
For fellow cheap preppers/survivalists, I just wanted to point out that Sam’s currently has a two pack of the Kidde 3-pound fire-extinguishers (the metal canister type, not the plastic ones) for $14. That’s less than I think I paid for a single one a few years ago. Now I’ve got one on each floor and in the car. I wouldn’t try to put out a wildfire with it, but having one around could stop a small stove or fireplace fire from spreading.
Anyway, it strikes me as a good enough deal that you might want to take advantage of it if you have a Sam’s card…
We got the chance to break into the “survival” supplies last week when we had a water line break. We were without water while the repair was drying (PVC Pipe). So, we broke out the 2.5 gal water bottles and used that water to wash up after digging a hole and sweating and used bottled drinking water to cook dinner. Good excuse to exercise the preparedness muscles.