Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Lack of awareness

I've posted many, many times about the need to be prepared. This is an important subject for me, so maybe that's why I'm always shocked by how little the people I talk to or hear about put into it. This is highlighted by an episode on the Highway 402, about 3 hours away from me in a small town Sarnia, ON. Hundreds of motorist were caught off guard and forced to hunker down in their vehicles when a snow storm hit them hard and trapped them.

READ: Globe and Mail article

A YouTuber posted this video about his experiences, stuck for 30 hours on the highway in a blizzard:




So imagine that, over 300 people trapped in a scenario that could easily lead to death. Fortunately, as of right now I've heard everyone was eventually rescued and is back home.

So what happens if this happens to you. Imagine you're stuck for 30 or even 72 hours in the freezing cold. With what you have in your vehicle right now, could you survive? I myself keep the essentials that will keep me alive, hydrated and feed overnight if I ever need it, but can easily stretch the supplies to 3 days if I was forced to. That's the thing about survival, it's not fun, it's not expected, and the price of negligence is death.