Emergency kits?

[tcraighenry]

(Not babies!)

The post about a cooling mat got me thinking again about what to do if our power goes out or the AC stops working over the summer. Not that it's a huge concern right now (IT WAS SNOWING THIS MORNING!) but I like to be prepared!

Our current plan is to get some ice packs, keep them in the freezer and if the power goes out and it's 70+ line the bottom of the cage with them and cover in fleece. We have a big slab of marble in there already.

We also keep a tray of bottled water ice cubes for her.

What do you think?

This looks kind of cool (ha!)
http://www.amazon.com/ProSelect-Cra...?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1332220120&sr=1-6

These look good but are expensive! They have a very specific temperature though.
http://www.amazon.com/Phase-Change-...s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1332220221&sr=1-79

These are cheap!
http://www.amazon.com/Flexi-Freeze-...GO5A/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1332220569&sr=8-3

Do you have chin emergency kits? What's in them?

 

[Mt. Zion Chins]

my emergency 'kit' is a generator - actually 2

 

[tcraighenry]

We're apartment bound

 

[Pikaia]

Here is the list for an emergency kit:

http://www.chins-n-hedgies.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26

Hope that helps!

 

[Sandi]

I don't have a generator either but if I were to lose electricity for a long time, I have a back-up plan as well as 2 back-ups to the back plan ). I'll pack up my chins in their carriers plus their supplies and emergency kit and take them to my mom's house who lives 20 minutes away. If she were not to have power either, I have a breeder friend with a generator who could help me out with the chins as well and another backup is going to a hotel.

 

[tcraighenry]

The hotel is a good idea! We don't have a car but we have quick access to them. (We use ZipCar!)

I know the gal from qualitymutations is busy but we're hoping we can use her as a backup eventually.

We also have a portable air conditioner in case the HVAC in the apartment goes out and it isn't power related.

Finding hotels that allow pets in advance is a good idea.

 

[Spoof]

Your complex should have a basement, why don't you talk to the manager and ask about access to it if you were to lose power? Often times the furnace room is encased in concrete and will stay at 68 or lower year round up there.

I did that in WA since we didn't run the furnace during the summer.

 

[tcraighenry]

Not necessarily. My mom's house only has a crawl space, for example. Our last place did so it's kind of luck of the draw.

Ours doesn't have a basement, we're one floor off street level and the bottom is a garage. It's a little cooler but open on one side (totally stupid, I don't get it.)