The Zombie Squad reminds us that many areas of the United States are expected to get some serious Winter weather soon, so be sure you have a cold weather contingency plan in place and be ready to activate it. The kind folks at the Centers for Disease Control have done us a favor and posted some tips. Check it out from the link below. Note there is a single downloadable file containing the checklists and information.
Extreme Cold: A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety
I am up in the mountain lair, and have done about all I can to get ready for a snowpocalypse, although if we actually get one I’ll be stunned. I do expect it to get damned cold again. The person who designed this house and used a heat pump needs to be located and beaten with rods. Thank goodness I have LPG back up heat and a fireplace with plenty of wood. That leaves me covered with regards to environment, food/water and medicine. Back up electricity sources will run my comfort items like the laptop and will even keep the internet connection going as long as the lines stay up. Even if the power goes I will only eat a cold meal if I choose to.
People laugh at the ZSquad Car, but I have good comm gear in it: UHF transceiver, multi-band scanner, NOAA weather & AM/FM/Shortwave. It even has a DC/AC inverter so I can use it for electrical power in a pinch.
Tags: disaster preparedness, Snowpocalypse, winter weather, Zombie Squad