After The Big One

[mrjarrell]

Vice's Motherboard is running a 5 part story about what will likely happen when the Cascadia Subduction Zone in the Pacific Northwest cuts loose. It'll be like the Japanese event, but probably a bit worse, depending on where you are. This piece looks at the events as they unfold in Portland, OR. It's very well done and the author has quite a few footnotes with info.

Five Minutes | Motherboard

 

[mrjarrell]

The author put up a pretty decent list of the things you'd need to survive "the big one". Not a bad list of the basics for a city dwellers preps. A big quake, like he described in the stories would quite possibly be a bug out scenario, if your home was damaged. And, with roads cut off you might be on foot, too. All things to keep in mind.

Everything You Need to Survive the Big One | Motherboard

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

Here in our area, we have the New Madrid Fault and Wabash Valley Fault Zones. Will have a huge impact on Indiana if they ever cuts loose.

 

[indyjohn]

And, with roads cut off you might be on foot, too.

I think this poses a direct threat to many people's bug out plan. I have a lot of preps in my primary dwelling, not so much in my bugout destination. The plan has been load up the trailer and head out. My bug out plan breaks down severely if I don't have a vehicle.

 

[mrjarrell]

I think this poses a direct threat to many people's bug out plan. I have a lot of preps in my primary dwelling, not so much in my bugout destination. The plan has been load up the trailer and head out. My bug out plan breaks down severely if I don't have a vehicle.

That's what happened in the authors story for Portland. The people of the city were basically trapped and, due to coastal roads and mountain roads and bridges and such being destroyed by the quake there was no bug out option. Even though a place like Indiana has different topology the risk of roads being severed in a quake is real. I would be surprised if bridges and the like in Indiana are reinforced for seismic activity beyond basics.

 

[Leadeye]

Makes me glad I'm staying home.

 

[indyjohn]

Makes me glad I'm staying home.

Yes, I will again acknowledge that I am jealous of the setup you have.

 

[churchmouse]

I think this poses a direct threat to many people's bug out plan. I have a lot of preps in my primary dwelling, not so much in my bugout destination. The plan has been load up the trailer and head out. My bug out plan breaks down severely if I don't have a vehicle.

If forced to bug out a vehicle is mandatory. Our plans hinge on this. No way we are packing out of here on foot.

 

[Spear Dane]

Here in southern Miami County (just north of Kokomo) I have felt THREE earthquakes in the time I have lived here, which is since 2001. The New Madrid is definitely on my radar because if it cuts loose again like 1811 we are going to have a region wide disaster and a good chunk of Indiana will be in it.

 

[churchmouse]

Here in southern Miami County (just north of Kokomo) I have felt THREE earthquakes in the time I have lived here, which is since 2001. The New Madrid is definitely on my radar because if it cuts loose again like 1811 we are going to have a region wide disaster and a good chunk of Indiana will be in it.

We have felt a few here in INDY.

 

[bwframe]

Makes me glad I'm staying home.

Hopefully your home survives the shaking. You're down there in the thick of it aren't you?

 

[actaeon277]

I think this poses a direct threat to many people's bug out plan. I have a lot of preps in my primary dwelling, not so much in my bugout destination. The plan has been load up the trailer and head out. My bug out plan breaks down severely if I don't have a vehicle.

Need different levels of bug out.
Some for the car.
Some for a pack.
Primary and Secondary residences are probably needed also.
Obviously you can't plan for everything, or afford it.
You can just increase your odds.

 

[nra4ever]

That will wash those dirty tree huggers clean! Learn to swim.

 

[indyjohn]

Well, for less than $10K you could have one of these like Ub has: (not completely unrealistic)

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...uzibutton-pictorial-presentation-m923-a2.html

 

[churchmouse]

Need different levels of bug out.
Some for the car.
Some for a pack.
Primary and Secondary residences are probably needed also.
Obviously you can't plan for everything, or afford it.
You can just increase your odds.

We have plans for most scenarios. Meet up points and places to Bug out to. The bug out scenario's involve mobility as there are children involved. They are the only reason we are still doing this. It is for their survival not so much our own.

 

[indyjohn]

We have plans for most scenarios. Meet up points and places to Bug out to. The bug out scenario's involve mobility as there are children involved. They are the only reason we are still doing this. It is for their survival not so much our own.

 

[Leadeye]

Hopefully your home survives the shaking. You're down there in the thick of it aren't you?

Yes, but the house is well built, you never really know until it's tested though.

 

[Trigger Time]

I remember feeling earthquakes in Indiana as a kid. Nothing compared to the regular ones I felt in California in the summers. I think now we are a more connected world so you just hear about them more. Many disasters involve loss of power or other infrastructure that would interrupt trade, travel, comms, health care. I think if you prepare for those senarios your going to be ready as best you can. Clean food, clean water or the ability to make water, security, shelter, warmth, meds. Everything always goes back to the basics

 

[Leadeye]

Most of my prep revolves around loss of electricity for an extended time, having grown up rural with unreliable electricity it just seemed the thing to do.

 

[nra4ever]

It's always good to be ready but let's hope it never happens. All joking aside. The destruction and loss of life would be incredible to the United States. It would take a long time to get back to normal. Hopefully an enemy would not set off a nuke to cause the same result.