Surviving an Extreme Weather Event in the Wild

[Talyn]

Extreme weather is unwelcome at home, but it’s even worse when you’re in the wilderness/woods, etc.

Surviving an Extreme Weather Event in the Wild: What You Need to Know

Surviving an extreme weather event is no small feat and we tell you everything that you need to know in order to do so so you can stay alive.

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[Ascout]

When I lived & traveled the Rockies years ago I kept a few items in my company van for road closures or blizzards in Winter (apart from a good blanket).
An empty coffee can, full roll of toilet paper & a liter of methanol. Put TP in the coffee can, soak lightly with MeOH & light for a rapid heat source. And keep at least a half tank of gas onboard (you never know how long you might be stranded).

 

[Bassbob]

When I lived & traveled the Rockies years ago I kept a few items in my company van for road closures or blizzards in Winter (apart from a good blanket).
An empty coffee can, full roll of toilet paper & a liter of methanol. Put TP in the coffee can, soak lightly with MeOH & light for a rapid heat source. And keep at least a half tank of gas onboard (you never know how long you might be stranded).

A metal bowl filled with rocks ( like 1” clean) and a few cans of denatured alcohol will provide a nice heat source for several hours too.

 

[belladonna]

When I lived & traveled the Rockies years ago I kept a few items in my company van for road closures or blizzards in Winter (apart from a good blanket).
An empty coffee can, full roll of toilet paper & a liter of methanol. Put TP in the coffee can, soak lightly with MeOH & light for a rapid heat source. And keep at least a half tank of gas onboard (you never know how long you might be stranded).

We used to heat ice fishing shacks (back in the day before people got these fancy rigs on wheels) using a tobacco can (Canadian tobacco cans would hold a TP roll perfectly), TP, and methanol. I always carried a kit like that in my vehicle up north, in case of emergency.

 

[Shibadog]

We keep a basic survival kit in a 50 cal ammo can in each vehicle. Contains space blankets, 100 hr candle, weatherproof matches, water purification straw, metal cups/one with lid, survival food bars and water. If you get stuck in snow, off road, because of a traffic accident stopping traffic, etc. it can make the difference between being inconvienced and being in potentially serious trouble.

 

[3L120]

I tend to backpack, not the Pacific Crest type backpack, but just a few days to a week. Other than a tent ( I hate rodents and getting wet), a light sleeping bag, couple of MREs, several methods of starting fire, a titanium cup, various snacks, 2 liters of water, quality knife and firearm ( 9mm minimum). Sh.t, I am ready to go. Short dog of bourbon is nice, but not necessary…get some.

 

[Talyn]

Last week we had a BIG event in the form of a large storm front resulting in very high winds, rain and lightning.

Many trees down, power outages & some building damage.

It would have been a handful if one was out in the woods.

 

[The Night Rider]

The only time I've ever been stuck out in what  I would call an extreme weather event was when I was in the Army.

I remember one night we were at the tent city at the Vilsek training area.

In the middle of the night a windstorm blew up. The Tent City was GP mediums but they were on steel frames.

The wind came in and ripped those tents right off the frames.

We spent all night trying to get them back on the frames.

I've been through a couple hurricanes in Florida but we knew those were coming.

I don't even know how many tornadoes. I grew up in Nebraska but again we knew those were coming.

When I was in Germany we went to the field for a month at a time in the winter. We had shelter.

But I promise you the temperature was well below zero.

I ended up sleeping outside one night in an M1948 Mountain Sleeping Bag

I ended up covered in the snow and slept right through it. Is near as I can tell this thing is the old army extreme cold weather sleeping bag but it's got a canvas cover that goes over it.