TOPIC: Survival Tips

Tornado strength is measured by the Fujita Scale. Help with Survival Equipment and Planning, survival Shelters, or Red Cross advice on surviving hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods is available. Tidal Waves along coastlines are a concern. Troubled Times members have begun thinking about techniques that would help both man and his technology survive.

• Avoiding hurricane winds, hail and firestorms in a Survival Trench, Buried Bug, or Sand Bag shelter
• Bracing the sides of a house against hurricane winds with Tire/Mud Bracing
• Laying Low to survive tornadoes
• Enclosed in a metal Pipe Shelter, a Propane Tank, a series of Water Tanks, or under a cast iron Cauldron for firestorm protection, or using a Metal Roof
• Using Storm Pipes for a personal enclosure
• Creating a Safe Room in the home, or having a No-Window Dome
• Personal protection in Protective Clothing, or a Shallow Trench
• Keeping away from Fuel Supplies