What a perfect time to begin preparing for the upcoming 2005 hurricane season.
Feeling the Upper TX Coast may visited by a major hurricane its time for me start planning. After seeing Florida being pounded and watching Mark Sudduth's and the WXVine DVDs one must be ready. Hopefully we will escape the 2005 season but its been many years since Alicia back in 83.
Perhaps this can be a thread where everyone can post tips/ideas on hurricane preparation. Especially of help will be the tips and ideas provided Floridians who experienced the wrath of hurricanes last year.
I have been pricing tarps which are extremely important for protection should you experience roof damage.
2005 Hurricane Season Readiness Planning
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2005 Hurricane Season Readiness Planning
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The following post is NOT an official forecast and should not be used as such. It is just the opinion of the poster and may or may not be backed by sound meteorological data. It is NOT endorsed by any professional institution including storm2k.org For Official Information please refer to the NHC and NWS products.
Preparing now allows picking up real bargains
About those tarps... our local "odd lots" store tends to have good tarps at amazingly low prices periodically--and we stock up! We're talking about heavy duty huge tarps for almost nothing... Check your odd lots store for bargains.
If "disaster planning" is sort of permanent and ongoing, then you can stock all non-perishible stuff when you find exactly what you want at bargain prices. And if you "double up" "disaster planning" with camping, etc. then you get a nice system in place.
Consult your planning lists and see what you need and then stock up off season. Not only do you save money, but you get EXACTLY what you want at a price you can deal with. You don't just find "a" camp stove, but the "best" one for you. You don't just find a "manual" coffee pot, but a Faberware Stainless Steel 8 cup coffee pot for $1.50. Etc.
If "disaster planning" is sort of permanent and ongoing, then you can stock all non-perishible stuff when you find exactly what you want at bargain prices. And if you "double up" "disaster planning" with camping, etc. then you get a nice system in place.
Consult your planning lists and see what you need and then stock up off season. Not only do you save money, but you get EXACTLY what you want at a price you can deal with. You don't just find "a" camp stove, but the "best" one for you. You don't just find a "manual" coffee pot, but a Faberware Stainless Steel 8 cup coffee pot for $1.50. Etc.
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What I advise after seeing Ivan is plastic sheathing. If you're about to be hit, spread the plastic over everything you can. This way if you lose shingles or a part of your roof, your furniture, TV's and other items are much less likely the get wet. Trust me, I've seen it too may times where the sheetrock got wet and fell though. So many homes in Pensacola had water damage to items that could have been saved if covered. It would also help to elevate furiture a few inches if posible. Pensacola got around 15 inches of rain during ivan and that pours into your house really fast.
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