What would be most important if an outbreak came loose?

[DaRkGrEeNwALL]

Would you quickly have your family and friends gather with weapons and secure a perimeter in high ground? Would you gather food and supplies by raiding nearby grocery stores or even go to the closest gun shop around. Fill your bathtubs with water for a source of H2O? What would you do stare  

[Stoic Socialist]

The first thing I'd do?
Change my trousers.

Second?
Probably load the firearms + backpacks.  

[Sabotabby]

I'm one of those survivalist nuts. I never say excatly what we have here but we can survive power outages, snowed in or flu outbreaks for a while. It's really pretty easy to do. Just start picking up a few extra items every pay check (a can of veggies, pack of towels, first aid kit, ammo, gun cleaning patches, or whatever) and before you know it you have nice little stash of goodies.

So if the zombies attack .... all I have to do is bring the critters in. This place is on a hill, easy to see all sides and has a stream on it. There are no places (grocery stores or shops) close to here to raid. The neighbors are gun people and keep extra supplies also. Neighbors helping neighbors is the way it is out here.

Also filling the bathtub with water is a good idea but be sure it is sealed well. You can buy bladders to put in a bathtub that work well. Hot water heaters and the back of the toilet also have safe water in them. But having extra bottled water for cooking is nice. We had the well go out recently and spent two days without running water. It took a lot of melted snow to make enough water to flush the commode. The trip to the stream in the 7 inch deep snow was a disaster. So we melted snow on the wood stove in pots. Bottled water was for cooking only. Also have some hand sanitizer or alcohol around to clean your hands instead of using water.

For food storage - SPAM has a long shelf life but is very salty, spaghetti, lentils, beans and rice last a long time when kept dry. MRE's are easy to find right now but expensive in my opinion. Just store what you will eat not stuff you don't care for.

Also when raiding places ... be careful. Some people will protect what they have ...... better to have at least a small supply of stuff before hand! I just ordered Iosat pills yesterday. Pray we never need them but they are cheap insurance. And have a shelf life until 1014.

Don't forget blankets, flashlights with rechargable batteries or shake lights or glow sticks, lamp oil, solar recharger for your batteries, wicks for lamps, first aid supplies (anti-diariaha meds, pepto, asprin, etc), books on what to do (homesteadign books) for when the disaster is over and its time to start again. The list goes on. Just sit and think about what you use in a day and what you don't want to be without. How many times do you grab a paper towel or pick up an ink pen to write in a day?  

[DaRkGrEeNwALL]

Sabotabby

I'm one of those survivalist nuts. I never say excatly what we have here but we can survive power outages, snowed in or flu outbreaks for a while. It's really pretty easy to do. Just start picking up a few extra items every pay check (a can of veggies, pack of towels, first aid kit, ammo, gun cleaning patches, or whatever) and before you know it you have nice little stash of goodies.

So if the zombies attack .... all I have to do is bring the critters in. This place is on a hill, easy to see all sides and has a stream on it. There are no places (grocery stores or shops) close to here to raid. The neighbors are gun people and keep extra supplies also. Neighbors helping neighbors is the way it is out here.

Also filling the bathtub with water is a good idea but be sure it is sealed well. You can buy bladders to put in a bathtub that work well. Hot water heaters and the back of the toilet also have safe water in them. But having extra bottled water for cooking is nice. We had the well go out recently and spent two days without running water. It took a lot of melted snow to make enough water to flush the commode. The trip to the stream in the 7 inch deep snow was a disaster. So we melted snow on the wood stove in pots. Bottled water was for cooking only. Also have some hand sanitizer or alcohol around to clean your hands instead of using water.

For food storage - SPAM has a long shelf life but is very salty, spaghetti, lentils, beans and rice last a long time when kept dry. MRE's are easy to find right now but expensive in my opinion. Just store what you will eat not stuff you don't care for.

Also when raiding places ... be careful. Some people will protect what they have ...... better to have at least a small supply of stuff before hand! I just ordered Iosat pills yesterday. Pray we never need them but they are cheap insurance. And have a shelf life until 1014.

Don't forget blankets, flashlights with rechargable batteries or shake lights or glow sticks, lamp oil, solar recharger for your batteries, wicks for lamps, first aid supplies (anti-diariaha meds, pepto, asprin, etc), books on what to do (homesteadign books) for when the disaster is over and its time to start again. The list goes on. Just sit and think about what you use in a day and what you don't want to be without. How many times do you grab a paper towel or pick up an ink pen to write in a day?

I am too...Lol  

[Old Lord Brocktree]

During the early stages of an outbreak you want to stay put, everyone will be trying to run and they'll be jammed.

While you wait gather supplies.

Then you move.  

[exploding-waffles]

get gas tanks with fuel, a party assembled, breif them on what to do, means of transport, equipment, eat all of food and water/drinks i couldn't carry, then sleep until it was time to leave.  

[Rommel_Desert_Fox]

Old Lord Brocktree

During the early stages of an outbreak you want to stay put, everyone will be trying to run and they'll be jammed. Make sure to grab a megaphone and yell about how you told them the invasion was coming for about 15 minutes.

While you wait gather supplies.

Then you move.

Be an example to your men,
in your duty and in private life. Never spare yourself,
and let the troops see that you don't in your endurance
of fatigue and privation.

Fix'd

Always be tactful and well-mannered and teach your
subordinates to do the same. Avoid excessive
sharpness or harshness of voice, which usually
indicates the man who has shortcomings of his own to hide.

 

[Floyd]

I'd make sure I'd read something like the following linked site and picked the most common sense suggestions and recommendations offered within long before they're needed.

These guys may not be to everyone's liking, but their take on all things medical and emergency related are well worth reviewing.

http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/