Power Outage/Survival Prepping · Society of Ordinary Gents

Power Outage/Survival Prepping

EDIT: This is a cross-over post from the GentZ Lobby (originally, and now brought to new S/OG); thankfully my power has been on reliably since this original post in mid-Feb.

I've often mentioned my "hobby" of emergency/survival prepping in comments, and figured I'd save a post about it for a literal rainy day like this.

Power is currently out due to some awful driver (they're plentiful here in CA) hitting a power pole. I can't work, my child is in school, I've already exercised and eaten, and can't really work on other hobbies.

However, it's days like this I'm glad I'm prepared. In this case with:

3 solar USB power banks,
a small solar Jackery generator,
a Li-Ion rechargeable LED torch flashlight,
a rechargeable LED lantern, and
several other items.

Usually, living on a city grid is more reliable than where I previously lived rural in the foothills. Where some snow-induced outages would last multiple days to even 2 weeks at one point, and even a month during fire evacuations. It was a privately-owned road, so you better have a snow-thrower and plenty of fuel to get out.

However, I was prepared. I had my go-bag ready, and several mobile supplies on-hand. I had a plan of where to go, and an estimate of how much money I'd need. I regularly stock up on supplies, and back then, I had a dual-fuel (gasoline and propane) generator with interlock transfer switch in my power box to run the whole house sparingly.

This subject is a very deep rabbit hole with lots to learn (especially if you plan to invest in a fallout shelter), but the moral is, it's always better to have and not need. And when you do need those supplies, you aren't caught off-guard. Especially when you have others to support.

I'll probably post here and there about various survival skills/emergency prep as time goes on, but figured an intro post was warranted.

After all, what greater gentlemanly skill than being prepared for situations such as this, to provide for and protect yourself and loved ones?

Most people (especially city/suburb-dwellers) are caught off-guard, and all scramble at the last minute, panicking, and losing all self-control. Even over things as minor as a temporary power outage. Don't get caught in that trap. Think ahead and be prepared, as a gentleman would.

City Prepper YouTube Channel

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