But... if you live in a coastal zone, the van is a great escape pod.
You don't need enough gas to get across the country, just up a hill.
Then you have a self contained wee house. Despite the weight penalty,
I have some canned food and basic gear in the van at all times.

alistair

On 16-Mar-11, at 6:12 PM, B Feddish wrote:

> I always keep a good amount of "survival" stuff in my van including
> the book
> "How to Survive in the Woods" but it's all for minor emergencies.
>
> As Steven posted below, if there was real disaster we aren't going
> anywhere
> in our vans.  When we had a major storm here about 7 years ago and
> lost
> power everywhere for days there was no where to buy gas as all the
> stations
> were closed.  I had to drive 40 minutes away to buy gas for our
> generator.
> I used all my camping gear to live at home, including the outdoor
> shower
> stall, Zodi shower, propane stove, etc.
>
> Soooo, in a disaster, we may need to find ways to survive at home....
>
> Bryan