Reddit mentions of Etekcity Ultralight Portable Outdoor Backpacking Camping Stove with Piezo Ignition (2pack), Survival Kit for Emergency, Hurricane, Earthquake

USE SUNSCREEN. Wear a hat. Wear sunglasses, bring extras. Bring several pairs of comfortable shoes, flip flops or worn out shoes are going to be a bad time. Carry extra socks with you, amazing how refreshing it is to change your socks in the middle of the day.

Earplugs are a must, for loud music areas and for trying to sleep.

Bring a larger tent than you think you need. Room is nice. also bring a luggage lock - a small combo lock that can fit through your zippers and make it a bit more secure (but lock real valuables in your car.)

In addition to your tent, bring a 10x10 canopy like this to shade your tent or the area in front of your tent. It will keep the sun off of your skin while chilling, and if used over your tent can cool it off inside.

Get some solar powered lights to put in or around your camp. Find a way to put the solar charger outside, outside lights can help you find your tent, light the interior on under the canopy I suggested, and makes it look pretty cool.

If you are worried about juicing your phone, clip one of these to your backpack as you walk around all day. A good one can keep your phone topped off pretty well. Get one per phone, they aren't that heavy. Beats having to visit charging stations.

I posted elsewhere about using a camping stove, these are really good - make sure to get some JetFuel for each one. Bring old pots and pans, a kettle to make hot water, and butter cooking spray is the bomb to keep things fairly non-stick. To make coffee, use a simple pour over device with cone shaped paper filters. Bring reusable cups for each person.

Bring bags for garbage. Try to reduce the amount of plastic you throw away.

If you don't want to pay for showers, bring one of these camp showers. I also bring another 5-gallon container to refill your bag and for washing dishes etc, and a folding wagon to carry it in because I'm too old to struggle.

You can cut out a lot of weight by upgrading your big three: tent, sleeping bag, and backpack. Those are all at least 1lb heavier than necessary. There’s a lot of options out there in your budget, especially if you hunt the second hand items or the budget cottage companies.


You can save 1.5lbs by changing stoves and fuel canisters. Try something like an Etekcity canister stove: (Orange, 2 Pack) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZA39W6U/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_pI-PAbVDY3R6Y

Items you can use in your daily life that can translate to prepping:meat slicer-to cut bulk meats, a sealer to seal the slices of meats for longer periods of time(sealed items stay fresh longer than un sealed items and can be stored in the freezer until you need them)

At least one copy of every type of identification that you have birth certificate, drivers license, passport,renters lease,home deed a photo of you in your home.

At least three days worth of food beyond what you use on a daily basis and try to have a 6-8months of money saved up in the bank and 1-2 months worth in cash hidden at home.

Start learning about the area you live in where the congestion points are. the main exits for your city and work areas. are there urban trails that would help you evacuate if necessary?

What are the common disaster/events that you would need to prepare for in your area? And any extreme disasters that you may be able to overlap your preparations for.

Now the other stuff a sleeping bag rated to 10 degrees less than you areas coldest temp, a portable stove see here a tent along with a backpack

Don’t worry about having all this immediately take one step at a time and eventually you will find yourself where you need to be

I love this one:

https://www.amazon.com/Etekcity-Ultralight-Portable-Backpacking-Ignition/dp/B00ZA39W6U/ref=sr_1_17?keywords=camping+stove&qid=1557541454&s=gateway&sr=8-17

At $11, it's just a bit more than the dehydrated meals.

Ideas for those in this sub that are close to florida, in florida, or in Texas, and are in need of help or assistance:

• portable water filter/bottle. Own one of these and taking it camping all the time. Could be useful
  
  
• camping stove good for emergencies. Again I have one that i use when i am in the woods for a couple of days. Could be a life saver.
  
  
• portable solar panel another great purchase.
  
  OP, I am good. Don't need anything! Just making some suggestions for those that could be in need after Harvey or Irma

It's an off-brand version of the etekcity one.

The Jetboil is nice because it is super efficient, which saves fuel and thus weight over a long trip. The efficiency comes from the pot which has a built in heat exchanger. You can get close to the same performance by getting an Olicamp XTS pot which also has a heat exchanger, but it won't be as efficient as the Jetboil. However it does take practice to be really efficient... for larger groups where you may be cooking real food and heating multiple pots of water, you may end up needing a large canister so fuel efficiency may not be critical.

The MSR Pocket Rocket is ol' reliable, been used by a lot of people over the years. But nowadays it's heavy and bulky, the pot supports don't fold up that much so it won't nest inside any smaller pots. The MSR Pocket Rocket 2 is lighter and more compact so you can fit it inside a pot with the canister, makes it much more convenient to pack.

While MSR is a long trusted brand, there are other stoves out there that are much cheaper and have been very reliable. There's the Etekcity stove which is pretty cheap and reliable. You can buy them individually for a few bucks more, but if you go in with a friend you'll save some cash. Another very popular stove is the BRS-3000T, which is extremely light; however, being so small and light it's not nearly as stable as larger stoves like the MSR PR2. If you just want to heat water in a small Ti pot, it's great, but if you want to try to fry up some eggs and bacon on a frying pan, you'll need to pay attention since it won't hold up the larger pan.

You can buy a cheap Stanley stainless steel pot for $10, it's a little heavy but works fine for boiling water. Amazon just started selling a version of the popular anodized cookset if you only bring the pot it's not that heavy, and the hard anodized surface works pretty well for actual cooking if you want to do that in the future.

edit: fixed link.

I got one of these last year to save space cause I flew up to BC and it worked great! They’re super tiny and you just have to get a thing of propane at Walmart for like 6 bucks and you’re set :)

Etekcity Ultralight Portable Outdoor Backpacking Camping Stove with Piezo Ignition (2pack), Survival Kit for Emergency, Hurricane, Earthquake https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZA39W6U/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_MIgtDb49ZSWFN

The pocket rocket style stoves rule supreme for boiling water though. My alcohol stove set up does good with a wind screen but not as fast as the $15 amazon propane/butane stove I used. This one I think:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZA39W6U/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

$18 for a two pack. No idea why it's so cheap but I've used it 3 times and worked like a champ.

If you can have an “open” flame around and have $20, a portable camping stove work fantastic with an isobutane container (about $3 at Walmart) and last up to two weeks if you don’t go crazy with it. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZA39W6U/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_AtNzDbXGKNF4Z

Otherwise perhaps a small crock pot in the car or break room when at work to get a night worth of beans, stew, soups ect hot. And it’s easy to just mix in vegetables or whatever you have left to make a hodge podge!

These are what I do when I don’t have access to conventional hot meal methods, it’s kind of a PITA but it beats cold food or being hungry by a mile.