Todays weather (which i am still watching at 1045 PM ) had me cleaning out my safe room and getting ready
I live on the peripheral border of Moore/Norman and memories of some of the storms in this area are still very fresh --
Saferoom was integrated into my 2012 house build but access is from my back porch - not an interior closet . My thinking back then was most tornado watches are 15-20 minute affairs and Lord willing, mostly false alarms -- and i thought if i was running dogs and muddy mmini pigs in and out - is raher have it on the back porch than ruining my carpet 5 times a year - made sense at the time in theory - but ive only felt compelled to utilize the space a handful of times since then
But --- today i stepped it up and threw a "go bag" of sorts in there with a change of clothes to include some sturdy jeans and a flannel, plus some boots and a pretty comprehensive first aid kit. I used to keep my firearms in there, but quit doing that as i want to always keep the room unlocked if its needed. Theres a mini fridge in there, so a 3 or 4 day supply of cheap light beer and water for my doggies but not much else in the way of preps
Curious what some of my fellow Okies keep in their Fraidy hole
I live on the peripheral border of Moore/Norman and memories of some of the storms in this area are still very fresh --
Saferoom was integrated into my 2012 house build but access is from my back porch - not an interior closet . My thinking back then was most tornado watches are 15-20 minute affairs and Lord willing, mostly false alarms -- and i thought if i was running dogs and muddy mmini pigs in and out - is raher have it on the back porch than ruining my carpet 5 times a year - made sense at the time in theory - but ive only felt compelled to utilize the space a handful of times since then
But --- today i stepped it up and threw a "go bag" of sorts in there with a change of clothes to include some sturdy jeans and a flannel, plus some boots and a pretty comprehensive first aid kit. I used to keep my firearms in there, but quit doing that as i want to always keep the room unlocked if its needed. Theres a mini fridge in there, so a 3 or 4 day supply of cheap light beer and water for my doggies but not much else in the way of preps
Curious what some of my fellow Okies keep in their Fraidy hole