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We're in the process of plotting out a hurricane plan and we're trying to decide which would be worse, trying to find a hotel that will allow pony sized dogs or trying to store enough water for these dogs for an indefinite amount of time if we stayed. (The suggested 1 gallon per every 10 pounds equals 25 gallons of water just for the two beasties.) I'm trying to convince my husband that an RV is a necessity in hurricane preparedness for our family.
My preference would be to ride out a low level storm, but between our location and the dogs I don't think it's realistic.
I see that the preferred evac route is up through Summerville. Is there a better route away from the shore for those of us at the very north end of MP? I see all these little roads on the maps, but they make me uneasy.
You might have trouble finding a hotel or shelter that takes dogs so you want to plan that in advance. Do you have friends inland you can stay with. Twenty five gallons of water would be 250 pounds. That's a huge dog.
You might have trouble finding a hotel or shelter that takes dogs so you want to plan that in advance. Do you have friends inland you can stay with. Twenty five gallons of water would be 250 pounds. That's a huge dog.
That's actually the combined weight of the two, although they are only 7 months old and have some way to go.
We left all our friends and family on the West Coast, so staying with family would be a bit difficult. We are in the process now of calling around to hotels to see who would take us in an emergency.
I was joking about the RV, but it actually seems like a good plan the more I think about it.
That's actually the combined weight of the two, although they are only 7 months old and have some way to go.
We left all our friends and family on the West Coast, so staying with family would be a bit difficult. We are in the process now of calling around to hotels to see who would take us in an emergency.
I was joking about the RV, but it actually seems like a good plan the more I think about it.
Good lord an RV in high winds? LOL!
Most hotels relax their pet policy during hurricanes. Everyone I know has pets and those who don't go to shelters (which now take pets), goes to a hotel and takes their animals with them.
Most hotels relax their pet policy during hurricanes. Everyone I know has pets and those who don't go to shelters (which now take pets), goes to a hotel and takes their animals with them.
Thanks, that's really good to know. My dogs are pretty well behaved for (they are just puppies though, so they aren't perfect) but I worry about being turned away due to their size. I hadn't really though about wind and an RV. If we did choose to evacuate I think we would leave early enough to avoid winds, but I guess you never know. Having grown up in earthquake country I can honestly say it does feel good to have some semblance of control over the process of planning, rather than reacting after the fact.
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Sitting in traffic in the even of an evac. shouldn't be a problem if the counties along the main evacuation route have a proper plan in place and reverse the east bound lanes of I26. Doubling the lanes makes a huge difference.
Last edited by Yac; 02-23-2012 at 02:05 AM..
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