I sense STW artisan coffee fans are already stashing smug-roasted, Four Horsemen’s blend in a suitably ambient nook of their kitchen. 😉Â
Is no one else planning to hit up the local drug dealers hoise and try everything once?
We lived in Auckland, NZ for a number of years. Our emergency kit was in the attic. Â
Although Auckland wasn't so much in the earthquake risk area, it used to get plenty of knocks and rumbles. Main concern was the overdue pop-up volcano.
The idea of putting it in the attic was that if the (wooden) house fell down all the stuff would be on top of the pile of sticks, not buried under it. We had stuff to cook, something to cook on, water and a rain collection/purification kit. Tarps and tents to make shelters from, ropes, string, gaffer tape and tie-wraps etc. Stuff to keep ourselves clean and healthy. Radios, torches and batteries...
The main hassle was the annual turn over of perishables as Kiwi houses don't generally have easy access to the loft space.
Still have slight fetish about this and keep a couple of rucksacks with the absolute bare minimum in them for a get out of the house for a couple of days situation.
It's standard for Queensland because there's a storm season each year. There's increasing risk of fires and floods and other weather ****ery.
I've a fire pump, thousands of gallons of water. Face masks (for smoke) and food and medical kit etc etc.
