Bugging In

Please remember that if you make your rooms too air tight and are using wood or gas to heat, that you run a very high risk of carbon monoxide poisoning!! Be careful and educate yourself so you don't kill your entire family while you sleep.

We get a lot of deep snow, I am thinking If I make a sturdy wiki-up out of small trees and braches with my tent inside, lined with mylar, emergency blanket material, it will make a nice warm snow cave shelter. A grandma cave LOL

PS run a power line to wiki-up for laptop LOL

Good point!!

We get a lot of deep snow, I am thinking If I make a sturdy wiki-up out of small trees and braches with my tent inside, lined with mylar, emergency blanket material, it will make a nice warm snow cave shelter. A grandma cave LOL

PS run a power line to wiki-up for laptop LOL


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What a GREAT idea!! We don't get much snow (Puget Sound area) but still great for those who do. At least we have a wood stove and gas for water and cooking. We DO lose power for hours at a time (usually from wind storms or those SUV drivers who swear that their vehicle will make it safely down those icy roads, then prove that those thoughts were false, and they take out the powerlines.

Last Edited by LindaE on 10/05/2014 02:37 PM

We get a lot of deep snow, I am thinking If I make a sturdy wiki-up out of small trees and braches with my tent inside, lined with mylar, emergency blanket material, it will make a nice warm snow cave shelter. A grandma cave LOL

PS run a power line to wiki-up for laptop LOL


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What a GREAT idea!! We don't get much snow (Puget Sound area) but still great for those who do. At least we have a wood stove and gas for water and cooking. We DO lose power for hours at a time (usually from wind storms or those SUV drivers who swear that their vehicle will make it safely down those icy roads, then prove that those thoughts were false, and they take out the powerlines.


I am on the other side of the state, but spent most of my life on your side of the mountains.

Another thought I just had - air mattresses.

You can pick up twin size ones for about $15 (and get a manual air pump). Those along with couch and chair cushions, all your bedding, and a blanket or two over the door, can make a kitchen a nice comfy spot if you're relying on the oven for heat.

Air mattresses would also be disposable if used for the sick people. Keep the comfy beds for the healthy.

A cheap alternative since they're all on sale now - go clean out the swimming rafts from the clearance section. Not as good as air mattresses but still better than the hard floor. Lined up against the wall and you have something softish to lean against.


Also, books. Books can be used for insulation when stacked in windows or against doors. And those pesky drafty patio doors. Actually really look around your house to see what you can use for sealing off drafts. A sofa in front of the patio doors is also a good draft stopper and in front of the front or back door a pretty sturdy intruder blocker. Dressers, bookcases, etc.

For those of us with limited income or who don't live in houses...we just have to get really creative and use our money for simple, cheap solutions.

I invested in a large roll of mylar. It is good for so many reasons.
I had some that I used to cover the plants in the garden, they are the only ones that did not die from the early cold snap.

So I decided to get a lot of it.

It will keep you warm without other heating. Put it around the room or make a sleeping bag out of it.

It reflects light for growing food indoors.

Keep your canned goods and other foods from freezing.

I am using some in the barn to help keep livestock warmer.

Maybe use it to keep an emergency shelter warm.



????? I am wondering if it puts out any toxic VOC/ gasses, anyone know?

Take note, some kinds are flamable / melt, Others do not.

I got a 100' x 5' roll for around 50$ online.

I am also using it in the pump house for the well. Save on $ to heat it and keep the pump from freezing when the power goes out.

[link to www.hydrogalaxy.com]

50" x 100' Standard 2mil Mylar 111100
111100 1 $58.98 USD

This was the best buy I found, do post if you fine a better deal.

Once your preps are complete, get rolls of barbed wire and horseshoe nails for the INSIDE of your windows and doors. Once any single or group is tangled trying to get in they're a nice casual shot. Body tangled hanging out the door or window will serve as the warning to others like heads on a pike used to.

Barbed wire on the outside is a sign you got stuff of value.

Yeah at this point don't get rid of anything. I was cleaning out closets and started to get rid of old blankets,comforters ect and something told me you better hold on to them. Remember old cotton tee shirts can be torn up and used as bandages. I guess they were not kidding after 911when they said make sure you have duct tape and plastic. Stock up on alcohol,hydrogen peroxide,and antibiotic cream. These are inexpensive along with Advil and Tylenol.

Some really good ideas! I have a bag of emergency mylar blankets, but I didn't know of the other uses.

I was thinking of boarding up windows, but I like the idea of barbwire if that isn't possible. I don't know how much my 2 year old will like it though. Haha.

This is so true. I sell antiques, and other vintage items. I had to stop for a while due to other priorities, and I keep trying to get rid of the excess but I know some of it could definitely come in handy in a SHTF scenario. For example, I have a whole tub of vintage playing cards. I never play cards, but I bet I would if there was nothing else to do :)

All great ideas! Especially the air mattresses! Then you could all sleep in the same room if you had to. Thanks!! :)

A few days of calm, and then today. Who knows what tomorrow may bring. I think it's time to top off the preps.

Mistakes? You make it sound as if this isn't the plan.

It's not the Ebola that scares me it's the marshal law, that is when you bug out and head for the countryside, I'd rather take my chances in the wilderness than in a camp