cannon beach pineapple express survival

I made it back fine first week weather a couple of storms. but on Monday early Morning we had a monster storm. we heard about it Friday and on Sunday My dad and I went to seaside safeway for provisions ( peanut butter, jelly, bread. water) bought some flashlights because our power already went out from a smaller storm. so we hunkered down for the hurricane force winds making sandwiches buy flashlight. we bundled up with blankets and extra clothes hats mittens no heat. I had my B.O.B with me thank god and all of your suggestions it saved us. the Hurricane hit with winds up to 129 mph s I just stayed put in my bed. after a couple of days of more of the same in terms of eating and staying warm. we adventured out to see the damage we were supposed to leave that day but was trapped in town by fallen trees and floods. ate free food at a gromet restaurant and drove downtown and hundreds of big huge trees down roots and all never seen that much damage in my life. Still no power for 3 days now just huddled by the fireplace to stay warm. made it out back to Washington saw allot of flooding and thousands of trees just down. oh and no phone service whatsoever not even 911 so when they say to have stuff you need for 72 hours they mean it we were very much on our own but we made it. we also had a good sense of humor through the whole thing which is very important. thank you les and all the people at the forums for all your good advice Very Happy after 4 days without hot water I now know why Les is so excited about drinking or eating warm food and water the ground squirrel les ate in the canyon lands utah looked very good to me at that point. thanks you guys for helping me put together my B.O.B it came in handy my family was very impressed with me and my bag
Very Happy

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I just heard something big crack�.. holy crap!-Les Stroud

better to fail at something you love then to succeed in something you hate.

Wow linsleyk that sounds like some bad storm. Im glad you fared well & family.
Glad to hear your B.O.B saved the day ! lol. It so pays to have knowldge of things like what to have & how to prepare for such a ordeal. It can make or break how you come out of a situation like a bad weather storm.
Knowledge is Power !! Smile

Nothing beets a real life situation to test your skills & awareness.
Glad you kept a cool head & came out on top Very Happy

Great stuff. Cheers.

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A Knifeless Man is a Lifeless Man
Canadian To The Core
Carry Less by Knowing More
Knowledge Weighs Nothing

^Everything he said. Smile

Glad to hear you made it okay. Cool

Having a B.O.B. can save your life. Surprised

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The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. - Psalms 53:1

Crazy story, glad you guys are OK now...

Btw... what is a B.O.B.?

	Bob Loblaw wrote:
	Crazy story, glad you guys are OK now... Btw... what is a B.O.B.?

>> Bug Out Bag << Cool

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A Knifeless Man is a Lifeless Man
Canadian To The Core
Carry Less by Knowing More
Knowledge Weighs Nothing

thanks

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I just heard something big crack�.. holy crap!-Les Stroud

better to fail at something you love then to succeed in something you hate.