Hurricane Harvey

some retard in florida just realized hurricanes are bad

>>1090837
I'm originally from New York

>>1090835

Get a boat

There is thousands of people called the cajun navy, driving directly into that shithole for fun all because they have a boat.

Get a boat.

>>1090835
If you live really close to the water have a place to go.

If not, make sure there are not any trees ready to fall on your house.
If you can, re-tar any loose shingles to avoid the blue tarp shit that happens when insurance cant help fix your roof for 6 months.

get wood for windows if you dont have shutters. Ironically, the cheap pressed chunk wood is better. its made with wood chips and glue and the glue is semi-elastic so it wont snap if hit. Its also a super material (glue with a bonding solid) so its generally really strong. try to get as close to an inch thick on the wood as you can. Have a 6 inch overlap on the outside of the windows and use a hammer drill to put in concrete screws.

dont do the dumb duck tape window bullshit. its a meme and doesnt work or do anything but leave nasty shit on your window.

Get a sawyer mini in case the water situation goes down hill. FEMA will possibly be there after to help but its honestly crazy hard to get through a city after all that debris is thrown about.
Have food for at LEAST 2 weeks. and try to get water for that too. The water will probably work afterwards but it wont be potable so it would need to be boiled.
Get a bunch of coleman propane tanks from walmart. they are about the size of a two leader, and then get the camp stove attachment. Fill any grill propane tanks you have as well.

If you have a generator make sure its bolted down or it will get stolen.

This isnt by any means everything you need to do, but as a rule of thumb just overprepare for it.

oh, and get a gun... seriously... people tried breaking into our house twice the 2 weeks the power was out.

t. went through francis, jeanne, etc...

>>1090844
>Irene

>>1090856
>Sandy

>>1090835
Probably a home far away is the best thing. No gadget or equipment other than a boat will help.
Also: Florida is so flat that something like a tsunami will just wipe it all clean.

>>1090844
Oy vey!

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>>1090835
There seems to be a large difference between Texans and Floridians.

>>1090869
Florida is just a sandbar that will get washed away one of these day.

>>1091108
I actually stood up and put my hand across my heart.

>>1091109

We'll just build our houses on bigger stilts

>>1090848
>Sawyer mini

I have a sawyer and I love it, but it's filtration and in a post hurricane situation you need purification. The big issue is going to be possible septic/sewage contamination of drinking water and a camping filter won't handle that.

UV purifiers are an option, but need batteries or recharging and frankly are sometimes just unreliable. Chemical purifiers are a better option, but the best option is to boil. So make sure you've got a portable stove and plenty of fuel for it.

The key is to be as armed and ready as possible. I recommend owning at least two hand guns, a shot gun, and some kind of semi-automatic rifle or submachine gun, with at least 1000 rounds of ammo for each.

Next you'll need to armor, any plate carrier will do, but make sure you put a "molon labe" patch, or at least an american flag on it, it helps show the looters that you're not to be messed with. On top of that, it doesn't hurt to protect your head; usually a baseball cap with a velcro american flag on the front will do just fine. While acquiring all of this equipment, do your best to grow a goatee.

t. I post in bug out bag threads all the time, I know what I'm talking about.

>>1090844
Go back to new york is what you do if a hurricane is coming. and stay there.

>>1090844
Yankee go home.

>>1090847
Yeah, I was about to drive down there from Virginia but the axle on my boat trailer would probably only make it half way, it would be nice to actually do something meaningful with the boat.

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>It's by far the most powerful country on Earth
>Spends trillions on military budget
>turns to a major shithole every time a significant natural disaster occurs
I seriously don't even know if Americans are just retarded or if it's just the result of circunstancies.
And I'm not saying mine or other countries would fare better.

>>1091535
1. Many of us are aware of how ridiculous our military budget is.
2. I dispute that our country "turns to a major shithole every time a significant natural disaster occurs".
You see the worst of the worst in the media. We are generally a very self-sufficient and resilient people, and there are hordes of volunteers and tons of money pouring in to help those who can't help themselves.

>>1091547
>this
Seconded.

>>1090848
you're supposed to use paint tape, leaves no residue

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>>1090835
Just get the fuck out.

I'm on an Island on the SE coast. We had a nasty tropical storm (formerly hurricane?) come up the west side of Florida and hit us in the back door last year. I decided then I could weather a Cat 1 'cane; anything more and I'm out.

Well then, not long after, along come hurricane Matthew barreling right straight towards us at Cat 2. I noped the fuck out and drove 700 miles to visit family. Did some real damage but not too bad considering what could have been. I owe my condo association $3k by Oct 1st for the clean up. Fuck.

pic related

>>1090835
radios

better than nothing when there is no cell service

>>1091611
the tape does nothing either way is the point. it doesnt stop windows from shattering into a bajillion pieces.

>>1090835
Still dealing with the after effects. Wish I'd had a NOAA radio with SAME encoding. Also a power bank for my phone and possibly a GPS stick for sending SMS outside a dead cell area.

>>1091479
You cant fix a fucking axle?

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>>1093749
I know, right! Just fell a sapling and trim it to length with your ax, ya turkey.

>>1091547
This is kinda true.

In the past 25+ years, the worst death toll from an earthquake in the US was 60 people in Southern California. And that's a very densely populated area.

An earthquake hit Haiti and 316,000 people died.

Niggers in Houston need shelter because they sold their SNAP card to the crack dealer at the beginning of the month and didn't have any gov'tbux left over to buy bottled water.

Also if you haven't gone outside your whole life, then you probably didn't realize that nigs don't plan for anything and have no thoughts beyond immediate gratification. Therefore they don't prepare for stuff like hurricanes. So whenever a bad storm hits a major US metropolis with a large minority population, CNN will just go film there and it looks like chaos because those people are incapable of common sense and planning.

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bump for Hurricane Irma
I live right in the Splash Zone on both the US and Euro models

what I want to know is, I've heard of filling your bathtub with water. Of course you clean it first, but how long does the water keep?
What if your drain isn't 100% water-tight? How do I keep it from all draining out?

Are the mini propane stoves really worth it?

>>1094259
praying to all that is holy that this just peters out or hits mexico.

>>1094259
You could grab some
http://forthemommas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Essential-Home-17-Gallon-Rope-Handle-Tub.jpg

>>1094316
I was thinking of using a sterilized trash can for holding water

>>1094259
>>1094316
>>1094512
You are really better off getting something that has a seal. Don't let that stop you from filling everything you have though!

When the power is out in my area, which is often, I have jugs of water for stuff like flushing the toilet. That's the type of water I'd use from a tub or trash can, not for potable stuff. I have soda bottles, milk jugs, juice bottles, etc that I've cleaned, bleached, and rinsed with boiled water. I store boiled potable water in those.

Get some iodine tabs for water treatment and learn how to use them. I also have a wood-fired water distiller I can use if things get really hairy.

>>1090844
And you didn't know Florida has hurricanes?

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My God, Floridians get out NOW

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Just evac, Floridians. Make sure your vehicle is gassed and you've got a spare in the back. Back your preparedness kit with your vital documents and make sure you take photos of your place before you leave. Not sure if you want to turn off the breakers.

>>1090835

You should probably just GTFO now.

>>1090835
Fellow Floridian here. Just wanted to let you know that we have a CAT 5 coming our way soon:

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/05/548606014/category-5-hurricane-irma-brings-175-mph-winds-to-bear-on-caribbean-islands

If I'm in Miami where the fuck am I supposed to go to be safe?

We are seriously considering driving the fuck out of here and getting a hotel somewhere but we don't know where.

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>>1094550
>45

Does that mean its a black hole now?

>>1094615
Where is the highest elevation? Maybe you can at least try to escape the flooding.

>>1094615
Ever been to Tennessee before?

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I love how google maps shows everything like this when you zoom way out.

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Old pic, the last one moved up to 150mph instead of 145mph.

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>>1094625
RIP florida

>>1094625
Mom pointed out that a storm had crossed Mexico and is now hanging out over the gulf. If it were to form into a vortex would we still call it a hurricane or a typhoon?

>>1094637

It'd be a hurricane. Pretty sure only asian countries call them typhoons

>>1094623
Yeah, that's not such a good idea considering >>1094259


I think for once I'll have to prepare for hurricane like weather... in Appalachia.

>>1094644
You only need to be xx miles inland for it to not matter. They lose strength very quickly. Tennessee would just be a bit wet, a bit wind blown, and have power outages at the very most. Appalachia would just be in "stay inside with hot coco and a book" mode.

>>1094637
>>1094640
Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons are all the same weather phenomenon; we just use different names for these storms in different places. In the Atlantic and Northeast Pacific, the term “hurricane” is used. The same type of disturbance in the Northwest Pacific is called a “typhoon” and “cyclones” occur in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean.

tfw your mom is too headstrong to evacuate a hurricane, even if it's a category 5

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>>1094687
pic related, wew

hello lads

My pet uromastyx needs a 160W lightbulb for light and heat. Is there any other way to keep something sort of hot and bright for him ~7 hours a day without buying a gnerator?

It's pretty expensive

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>>1094615

Drive up to the Adirondacks and camp bro. I'll point you in the right directions.

>>1094727
Ask on here: >>>/an/2459333

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>tfw mexican
>tfw living in a tropical area where it rains like hell on earth
>tfw literally invulnerable to hurricanes

Git gud

>>1094745
Gotta love the Adirondacks, only thing to worry about is snow and cold half of the year.

>>1094562
Fucking hell, I read that the warm waters around Florida may boost Irma to a higher category, once it has lost energy trashing land (likely Florida after Bahamas and Northern Cuba).

This can mean a double-tap with the second phase probably landing around Louisiana. I guess Texas is safe no matter what.

But sheesh, Louisiana. Katrina wasn't that long ago and now a potential for a new one cat 5.

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>>1094727
If the shit hits the fan will you eat him to save yourself?

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>>1094811
>snow and cold for months EVERY YEAR
>some rain and wind once a decade
I'll take #2

That being said, I'm gonna get rekt.

>mfw I'm going to get hit dead-on by a category 5 hurricane
>mfw my university hasn't even canceled class Friday

just another day in Florida

>>1094883
Hasn't cancelled class, quit crying faggot.

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>>1090835
Am I fuk'd?

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>>1094990
seems like you're going to get hurricaned

>>1091547
100% accurate. The media fishes for the worst of the worst situations and sob stories to put on the air because they want it to look as dramatic as possible for people to be glued tot he screen and giving ratings. They don't have a moral compass when it comes to compass because at the end of the day, they answer to their boss who answers to the corporations.

However, while it's true that they make things look worse than it might be, they do also push more people to provide aid to relief funds for natural disasters and whatnot.

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not sure where else to ask, but in light of Harvey and now Irma, would nuking a hurricane work in theory?

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>>1094995
>kill thousands of fish
>probably cause some absurd seismic activity we've never seen before
>possibly disrupt some underwater shit we've not discovered yet or cause mutations

>>1094995
No it would just be a great way to irradiate everyone

>>1095009
>>1095003
Would it not also cause a strong EMP from the height?

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>>1094687
Same with my dad.

Literally fucking DEMANDED that I stay behind

>>1094995
It'd just cause a bunch of radiation and shit to spread around. The hurricane is able to regain the energy (and then some) lost from the nuke hitting it in about 20 minutes.

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>within a week's time, there may be anons on /out/ who are homeless and posting from a shelter's internet

>>1094995
>http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/C5c.html

so if 200,000 people's homes are destroyed, how do the insurance companies have all the money to pay for 200,000 homes and their contents

>>1095035
this has always been the case anon. I just hide those threads.

>>1095187
1. they themselves are insured against such financial downturns and
2. even small insurance companies are all owned by and handfull of yuge companies and they have yuge endowments that can handle yuge downturns and
3. when they have to they're loaned payout money from the Federal Reserve and pay it back over several years as a loan

>>1095187
That's a drop in the bucket for insurance companies. Maybe $20 billion payout compared to their market cap of over $ 1 trillion.

However, they will use this as a reason to raise rates so their profits will acktually go up, according to crooks like Warren buffet who made his money in insurance

>>1090848
>two leader
Nigger what

>>1093749
It's not that I can't fix it, it's because the trailer itself isn't a boat trailer it's just a utility trailer that I've retrofitted with bunks, it wasn't designed for saltwater, originally when I finished building the boat I was just going to use it once to bring it to the water and then I had a boat trailer lined up to transfer it to but a tree fell on the boat trailer and totaled the frame so I've just planed on using the other trailer until it rusts out.

Although hey, with the way Irma seems to be going I might just have to go to NC/SC.