💦 Don’t Drown Like A Dumbass – Flood Prep Starts NOW

🌧️ Know When The Water’s Gonna Hit

• 📻 Check Your Risk: FEMA flood maps, weather apps, and your local paranoid neighbor who always watches the sky—listen to ‘em all.

• ⚠️ Alerts Save Lives: Sign up for flood warnings via NOAA or your county’s alert system.

• 🧭 Map It Out: Know your elevation, flood zones, and escape routes. Especially if you sleep lower than the squirrels.

🧰 Build A Flood-Proof Battle Plan

1. 🏠 Fortify The Homefront:

   • Sandbags ain't sexy, but they save drywall.

   • Install backflow valves and waterproof basement walls if you can swing it.

2. 📦 Stash High & Tight:

   • Food, ammo, and med gear go on shelves—not the floor, genius.

   • Store water containers where they won't get polluted if the sewer gods erupt.

3. 🏃‍♂️ Bug-Out Ready:

   • One go-bag per person, waterproofed like a duck's back.

   • Include a USB battery brick, dry socks, and a damn map—not just your phone.

4. 🐕 Don’t Forget Fido:

   • Pets need a bag too. Water, kibble, leash, and a copy of their rabies papers. (Zombies ain’t the only threat.)

🧠 Mental Prep: Water Can Kill Quick

• Panic drowns people. Train now. Know how to swim, how to float, and how to think.

• Practice your evac drill like it’s game day. Make it a family contest—winner gets the dry sleeping bag.

🥇 Pro Tip From Bear:

Stuff your gear in contractor trash bags inside your bug-out pack. Waterproof like a pro and dirt cheap.

😎 Until Next Time...

If it smells like fish and flows like a freight train, it’s not just “heavy rain.” Prep accordingly.

Stay Paddlin’, Stay Prepared,
Conrad “Bear” Becker

P.S. Ever had a flood mess up your preps—or save your bacon? Hit reply and tell me your worst (or best) flood tale. I might feature it in next week’s issue.