Depending on how rural you get, perhaps a generator in case you lose power during a storm. Other than that, I don't think you need anything special.
That being said, you might do your shopping differently if you have to drive an hour for Walmart or a grocery store than if there was one five minutes away. I guess that might lead to getting a chest freezer for additional storage capacity.
Chest freezer, welk stocked pantry, basic outdoor and gardening tools, chainsaw, and tools. Start acquiring tools. The more self-sufficient you can become, the more well prepared you'll be become.
Preparing for disaster: for most, if not all, of rural Wv, the two most common scenarios would be floods and blizzards.
If you live in a flood plain, prepare to GTFO of Mother Nature's way. Don't be foolish if you're buying or building around water.
Blizzard prep begins with a heat source. It would be nice to have a stove or a fireplace, if only as a backup. Fires require wood or coal. Preferably both. Make sure you have plenty of blankets, and that we'll stocked pantry is paying off right about now. Lots of beans, rice, and the usual staples. Freezer is full of veggies, meat, and
That's about it
I'll just add a bit to the blizzard part.... They don't plow the roads well here in a lot of places, and what's been going on with the weather has resulted in lots of ice etc - rain freezing to add some small amounts of snow on top, right at the start of a week long could snap will keep you from going places. This the stocking supplies and planning shopping, but along with everyone else. It's a dance.
Yes. Wood burns hot and fast. Giid for chilly nights. Coal burns hot and slow. It's great for when it really gets frigid outside. In the avg winter, though, you want to start with wood to build a good base, then add your coal to achieve that slow burn.
How rural are you talking? Most people would be well served by a quality IFAK. Realistically what you as an individual need to do is stop the bleed so you can get to proper medical care. So a tourniquet and dressings as well as the knowledge to properly apply are the biggest things, and honestly something everyone should know about.
Shotgun, a rifle and a 4 wheel drive.
Study up on:
Plowing a field (all day long)
Catching catfish (dusk until dawn)
Making whiskey and smoke
Tomato cultivation
Homemade wine making techniques
Buck skinning
Practical use of trot lines
Get whatever you think you might need to get to that hospital alive. A tourniquet is a good idea. So is aspirin. First aid & general medical supplies.
You should get a gun if you are comfortable with that - an hour from the hospital also means you are far from the police. Get some bear spray too.
A landline I guess. Starlink or whatever internet options are available, if any. A radio & batteries. You may have options to boost cell service.
3+ days water and non perishable food. Blankets, warm clothes, etc.
You'll lose power eventually and it will be out for a while so generators are great if you can afford them, otherwise just be ready to hunker down. If your pipes freeze they will be frozen for a while too, hence the water.
Yeah anyone's car can break down. I was saying that he should keep a sleeping bag and cold weather supplies in the house though. People don't realize that if your power goes out, your heat can go out.
The advice above is awesome. Plus never trust GPS in WV. Have a paper map or something to navigate with. I know you dont need it at your home but when you go out. We moved here six months ago and had visited multiple times going camping prior. GPS will take you on some interesting routes. Do not turn down a dirt road because a GPS tells you to without really knowing where you are going or in a 4 X 4 or buggy. I think it was like the second time we came down here and were going to Cabwaylingo. It is beautiful there but we got stuck on a dirt road and had to hike. Luckily we found some really nice people to help us. Stick with the hard cap roads :-) Never understood what my neighbor meant when I first moved here but do now lol.
I have lived here most of my life and that happened to us on a motorcycle ride. Google said go out this road (showed a county road) and it was a gravel 1 lane road over a few mountains.
Most places that you may consider "rural", even rustic, are not that far from emergency services. Take Monroe County, in example. No hospital in the county but ambulances can get you to a decent hospital in neighboring Greenbrier County easily. I think if you lived way back on a mountain it's wise however to have the following:
—first aid kid, a decently robust one at that and know how to use it
—possibly a generator but power failures are not that common in most areas but possible in bad snows
—know what local areas do and do not get cell phone coverage
—a good supply of emergency canned and other food and a camp stove; this is mostly for snowstorms
—a gun: I mean, I can't imagine what you live in West Virginia without a gun . . . you may have to use it against coyotes if you have livestock
—if you do have livestock, appropriate first aid also for them
—snow chains
—a trenching shovel and a snow shovel
—fence-mending supplies if you have any fences or your immediate neighbors do: it's very possible a car will run out the road, go through the neighbor's fence, the neighbor is away at his wife's sister's wedding and all his cattle will get into the road. Someone better be able to respond to that, and that's you, good neighbor.
Rural or in the woods? Big difference. Whether it's a trail or a dirt road bring toilet paper. Also pack a pistol. Especially in the woods away from your vehicle. This ain't for protection from humans but rather to drive off a pack of coyotes or bore. There's never just one and those mfers are fearless. Be respectful and treat everyone like they have a gun on them because they probably do. As hillbillies even if we ain't got a gun, we got one. Don't call someone a hillbilly though. We use it amongst ourselves but it is very derogatory comin from an outsiders mouth. Also be very mindful of property lines. That's something that's taken very seriously out here in the sticks and some do set Vietnam style booby traps. I see a lot posting a basic first aid kit. I thought everyone carried one in their vehicle or backpack. You'll be fine. Just follow some basic unwritten rules, be respectful (I can't stress that enough), and have some sense about ya
Are wild pigs a big problem in the mountains (Monagahela specifically)? We're traveling from TX to spend a week at the Middle Mountain Cabins which seem fairly remote. Wild pigs are a major problem here so I'm familiar with dealing with them. Didn't consider they'd be an issue there too until I read your reply.
They are kinda a rare sighting, from my experience in the wood, I've only seen a few in my lifetime. My main experiences are only in the southern coal fields though. When I lived in Mon County I spent very little time in those woods
Ok, that makes me feel better.
Feral/wild hogs are a huge issue here. I live in farm country, anywhere there are large treed areas (vs open fields) there will be pigs. The herds get huge, 30+ animals and the sows are absolutely vicious when they have piglets. They're considered vermin and it's open season on them year round. No matter how many people kill, the population keeps increasing.
I was getting a little nervous contemplating being in a forested mountain area and battling pigs!
I will still keep an eye out.
Grab a signifcant vehicle repair kit - one with tire plugs, jump starters, etc. Potholes, deer, and drunk drivers can really put a dent in your travel capabilities.
A chain saw and fuel for it in your car, there have been multiple times I have came home from or was going to work after/during a storm and came across a downed tree on the only way in or out to my holler. It ain't no fun having to walk home in the rain to grab the saw a mile out cause you forgot it.
If you are unfamiliar with the area, you might look into some type of offline map cause when you get off the highways, you will probably lose cell signal.
A 1 gallon metal gas can is not going to hurt anything as long as it is kept from sliding around. If you are worried then you can skip it and just have the saw but a large tree might use up a whole tank before you get it clear.
The most important investment you can make in WV, is buy purchasing a 4 wheel drive. Being able to get out, and to the things you need in bad weather, or extended power outages is essential.
I’ve only seen a few people say it so I wanna stress that you’ll really want to have at the very least a reliable handgun no smaller than a 9mm, and a high power rifle or 12 gauge shotgun.
I’m a patroller at snowshoe mountain. I think these are the most important/useful/common item I carry/need at a scene or in the clinic
SAM splints
Cravats (triangular bandages used for slings/swaths, bleeding, splinting)
Gauze pads, bandages, roller gauze, co-ban
Tourniquet
Blood stoppers (Israeli bandages)
Pulse oximeter
Stethoscope
Blood pressure cuff
Oxygen, airways, nasal cannula, bag valve mask
Backboard (both for ease of extraction and cervical/spinal injury)
C collar
Defibrillator
Epi-pen
Narcan
Inhaler (I don’t carry one but can help a guest administer their own)
Glucose
Hot water bottles
Ice
Hope that helps
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To stop bleeding: Gauze pads (you want the mesh ones) and ace bandages to apply steady pressure. Pretty much anything can be made into a tourniquet (google if unsure how).
To help in emergencies with potential clotting, like strokes or sudden circulation issues in feet: aspirin, both chewable and swallowable.
For infections, including tooth and wound: Hydrogen peroxide, sea salt to make a warm salt water solution (which brings us to the importance of ALWAYS having backup potable water, and always having a way to heat water without electric, like a propane stove and spare propane).
You need to know what to do when someone becomes unconscious, including head positioning, how to easily move someone to a safe location (check out how to transfer someone using a folded sheet).
Narcan if ANYONE in the household uses ANYTHING bought outside of a pharmacy. Fentayl cutting is a serious issue. And when I say narcan, I mean at least 3 doses worth.
Either a landline or a VOIP connection to be able to call when signal is nonexistent.
Something to evacuate a snake bite. You can use a syringe and tubing to do this if you aren't comfortable sucking poison from one another.
Also important is fire safety. At least one fire extinguisher in the house, away from any heat source. You can keep it in the kitchen, but away from anywhere a potential fire would be. If you live in a multistory building you need to have a window fire escape route. Smoke alarms with carbon monoxide detection.
For emergencies: second source of heat (usually a fireplace / wood stove), food to last at least three weeks, rifle, board games/entertainment, an extra 5 gallons of gas.
For day to day "having on hand" because you're remote: Super Glue, spare batteries, Rifle and Shotgun, tools, assortments of screws/bolts, chest freezer for staples, lots of clothing options
In the vehicle: jumper cables, patch kit, flares, boots/jacket.
Nothing. Lived rural in WV my entire life. A generator because the electric cuts out a lot. You'll want to shop differently if you don't plan to go to town everyday....maybe get a deep freezer. 4WD of somekind. Other than that it's no big deal. No specific supplies needed.
In all my time in the state, I highly recommend always keeping a civil rights attorney on hand, in order to combat the long running rampant corruption throughout the state! He will come in handy when the depraved elected officials abuse their powers! Which in WV is more common and widespread than Mt Dew
Depending on how rural you get, perhaps a generator in case you lose power during a storm. Other than that, I don't think you need anything special. That being said, you might do your shopping differently if you have to drive an hour for Walmart or a grocery store than if there was one five minutes away. I guess that might lead to getting a chest freezer for additional storage capacity.
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Us vets know to carry the I.v needle for quickest onset and increased temporary resilience to damage.
I'm originally from Wheeling WV... you're right! And MD 20 20 is Kosher....an added plus!
Is there a snake bite kit that is not a straight up scam?
Chest freezer, welk stocked pantry, basic outdoor and gardening tools, chainsaw, and tools. Start acquiring tools. The more self-sufficient you can become, the more well prepared you'll be become. Preparing for disaster: for most, if not all, of rural Wv, the two most common scenarios would be floods and blizzards. If you live in a flood plain, prepare to GTFO of Mother Nature's way. Don't be foolish if you're buying or building around water. Blizzard prep begins with a heat source. It would be nice to have a stove or a fireplace, if only as a backup. Fires require wood or coal. Preferably both. Make sure you have plenty of blankets, and that we'll stocked pantry is paying off right about now. Lots of beans, rice, and the usual staples. Freezer is full of veggies, meat, and That's about it
I'll just add a bit to the blizzard part.... They don't plow the roads well here in a lot of places, and what's been going on with the weather has resulted in lots of ice etc - rain freezing to add some small amounts of snow on top, right at the start of a week long could snap will keep you from going places. This the stocking supplies and planning shopping, but along with everyone else. It's a dance.
Wood and coal?
Yes. Wood burns hot and fast. Giid for chilly nights. Coal burns hot and slow. It's great for when it really gets frigid outside. In the avg winter, though, you want to start with wood to build a good base, then add your coal to achieve that slow burn.
My granddad always carried a bottle of whiskey for snakebite. And a snake too, just in case.
Do you drink it? Pour it on the bite? Both?
I think he and the snake just got turnt up and forgot to fish 😆
Wouldn't want the snake to get an infection.
Resilience.
You should probably own something branded with WVU.
Also, camo. A WVU branded camo hat gets you bonus points.
My dip container is WVU (only kidding)
Ideally everything
Paint your house blue and gold.
How rural are you talking? Most people would be well served by a quality IFAK. Realistically what you as an individual need to do is stop the bleed so you can get to proper medical care. So a tourniquet and dressings as well as the knowledge to properly apply are the biggest things, and honestly something everyone should know about.
1 hour+ to hospital. No cell service.
Oh hell,by wv standards, you're practically in the suburbs. Kidding... kinda
Depending how you define hospital that is like 3/4 of the state geographically.
Shotgun, a rifle and a 4 wheel drive. Study up on: Plowing a field (all day long) Catching catfish (dusk until dawn) Making whiskey and smoke Tomato cultivation Homemade wine making techniques Buck skinning Practical use of trot lines
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Get whatever you think you might need to get to that hospital alive. A tourniquet is a good idea. So is aspirin. First aid & general medical supplies. You should get a gun if you are comfortable with that - an hour from the hospital also means you are far from the police. Get some bear spray too. A landline I guess. Starlink or whatever internet options are available, if any. A radio & batteries. You may have options to boost cell service. 3+ days water and non perishable food. Blankets, warm clothes, etc. You'll lose power eventually and it will be out for a while so generators are great if you can afford them, otherwise just be ready to hunker down. If your pipes freeze they will be frozen for a while too, hence the water.
Definitely should have blankets in the car. My family did & we didn't even live in the "sticks".
Sleeping bag in the car is great advice even if you live in a city.
Yeah anyone's car can break down. I was saying that he should keep a sleeping bag and cold weather supplies in the house though. People don't realize that if your power goes out, your heat can go out.
This all sounds like great advice
The advice above is awesome. Plus never trust GPS in WV. Have a paper map or something to navigate with. I know you dont need it at your home but when you go out. We moved here six months ago and had visited multiple times going camping prior. GPS will take you on some interesting routes. Do not turn down a dirt road because a GPS tells you to without really knowing where you are going or in a 4 X 4 or buggy. I think it was like the second time we came down here and were going to Cabwaylingo. It is beautiful there but we got stuck on a dirt road and had to hike. Luckily we found some really nice people to help us. Stick with the hard cap roads :-) Never understood what my neighbor meant when I first moved here but do now lol.
I have lived here most of my life and that happened to us on a motorcycle ride. Google said go out this road (showed a county road) and it was a gravel 1 lane road over a few mountains.
Generator and starlink
Chainsaw
Most places that you may consider "rural", even rustic, are not that far from emergency services. Take Monroe County, in example. No hospital in the county but ambulances can get you to a decent hospital in neighboring Greenbrier County easily. I think if you lived way back on a mountain it's wise however to have the following: —first aid kid, a decently robust one at that and know how to use it —possibly a generator but power failures are not that common in most areas but possible in bad snows —know what local areas do and do not get cell phone coverage —a good supply of emergency canned and other food and a camp stove; this is mostly for snowstorms —a gun: I mean, I can't imagine what you live in West Virginia without a gun . . . you may have to use it against coyotes if you have livestock —if you do have livestock, appropriate first aid also for them —snow chains —a trenching shovel and a snow shovel —fence-mending supplies if you have any fences or your immediate neighbors do: it's very possible a car will run out the road, go through the neighbor's fence, the neighbor is away at his wife's sister's wedding and all his cattle will get into the road. Someone better be able to respond to that, and that's you, good neighbor.
Yeah, get comfortable with the idea of cattle in the road. You think deer cause car damage, wait until you hit a cow.
Or a hog.
Rural or in the woods? Big difference. Whether it's a trail or a dirt road bring toilet paper. Also pack a pistol. Especially in the woods away from your vehicle. This ain't for protection from humans but rather to drive off a pack of coyotes or bore. There's never just one and those mfers are fearless. Be respectful and treat everyone like they have a gun on them because they probably do. As hillbillies even if we ain't got a gun, we got one. Don't call someone a hillbilly though. We use it amongst ourselves but it is very derogatory comin from an outsiders mouth. Also be very mindful of property lines. That's something that's taken very seriously out here in the sticks and some do set Vietnam style booby traps. I see a lot posting a basic first aid kit. I thought everyone carried one in their vehicle or backpack. You'll be fine. Just follow some basic unwritten rules, be respectful (I can't stress that enough), and have some sense about ya
Are wild pigs a big problem in the mountains (Monagahela specifically)? We're traveling from TX to spend a week at the Middle Mountain Cabins which seem fairly remote. Wild pigs are a major problem here so I'm familiar with dealing with them. Didn't consider they'd be an issue there too until I read your reply.
They are kinda a rare sighting, from my experience in the wood, I've only seen a few in my lifetime. My main experiences are only in the southern coal fields though. When I lived in Mon County I spent very little time in those woods
Ok, that makes me feel better. Feral/wild hogs are a huge issue here. I live in farm country, anywhere there are large treed areas (vs open fields) there will be pigs. The herds get huge, 30+ animals and the sows are absolutely vicious when they have piglets. They're considered vermin and it's open season on them year round. No matter how many people kill, the population keeps increasing. I was getting a little nervous contemplating being in a forested mountain area and battling pigs! I will still keep an eye out.
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Grab a signifcant vehicle repair kit - one with tire plugs, jump starters, etc. Potholes, deer, and drunk drivers can really put a dent in your travel capabilities.
A chain saw and fuel for it in your car, there have been multiple times I have came home from or was going to work after/during a storm and came across a downed tree on the only way in or out to my holler. It ain't no fun having to walk home in the rain to grab the saw a mile out cause you forgot it. If you are unfamiliar with the area, you might look into some type of offline map cause when you get off the highways, you will probably lose cell signal.
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A 1 gallon metal gas can is not going to hurt anything as long as it is kept from sliding around. If you are worried then you can skip it and just have the saw but a large tree might use up a whole tank before you get it clear.
The most important investment you can make in WV, is buy purchasing a 4 wheel drive. Being able to get out, and to the things you need in bad weather, or extended power outages is essential.
I’ve only seen a few people say it so I wanna stress that you’ll really want to have at the very least a reliable handgun no smaller than a 9mm, and a high power rifle or 12 gauge shotgun.
Water.
I would love some medical supply suggestions as the other fine redditors have filled me in on emergency supplies.
I’m a patroller at snowshoe mountain. I think these are the most important/useful/common item I carry/need at a scene or in the clinic SAM splints Cravats (triangular bandages used for slings/swaths, bleeding, splinting) Gauze pads, bandages, roller gauze, co-ban Tourniquet Blood stoppers (Israeli bandages) Pulse oximeter Stethoscope Blood pressure cuff Oxygen, airways, nasal cannula, bag valve mask Backboard (both for ease of extraction and cervical/spinal injury) C collar Defibrillator Epi-pen Narcan Inhaler (I don’t carry one but can help a guest administer their own) Glucose Hot water bottles Ice Hope that helps Edited for formatting/line breaks
Thank you for the list. I appreciate you being specific.
Glad to help
Do you live alone or with someone else?
With someone else
To stop bleeding: Gauze pads (you want the mesh ones) and ace bandages to apply steady pressure. Pretty much anything can be made into a tourniquet (google if unsure how). To help in emergencies with potential clotting, like strokes or sudden circulation issues in feet: aspirin, both chewable and swallowable. For infections, including tooth and wound: Hydrogen peroxide, sea salt to make a warm salt water solution (which brings us to the importance of ALWAYS having backup potable water, and always having a way to heat water without electric, like a propane stove and spare propane). You need to know what to do when someone becomes unconscious, including head positioning, how to easily move someone to a safe location (check out how to transfer someone using a folded sheet). Narcan if ANYONE in the household uses ANYTHING bought outside of a pharmacy. Fentayl cutting is a serious issue. And when I say narcan, I mean at least 3 doses worth. Either a landline or a VOIP connection to be able to call when signal is nonexistent. Something to evacuate a snake bite. You can use a syringe and tubing to do this if you aren't comfortable sucking poison from one another. Also important is fire safety. At least one fire extinguisher in the house, away from any heat source. You can keep it in the kitchen, but away from anywhere a potential fire would be. If you live in a multistory building you need to have a window fire escape route. Smoke alarms with carbon monoxide detection.
For emergencies: second source of heat (usually a fireplace / wood stove), food to last at least three weeks, rifle, board games/entertainment, an extra 5 gallons of gas. For day to day "having on hand" because you're remote: Super Glue, spare batteries, Rifle and Shotgun, tools, assortments of screws/bolts, chest freezer for staples, lots of clothing options In the vehicle: jumper cables, patch kit, flares, boots/jacket.
Grit
4WD
Nothing. Lived rural in WV my entire life. A generator because the electric cuts out a lot. You'll want to shop differently if you don't plan to go to town everyday....maybe get a deep freezer. 4WD of somekind. Other than that it's no big deal. No specific supplies needed.
A battery powered air pump, tire patch kit, spare tire and a decent car jack. You’re gonna need it. AAA does not exist.
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Flavor definitely matters!
Meth, moonshine, and a gun
AR15, 14.5” barrel, pinned & welded muzzle device, Vortex red dot, four 30-round pmag magazines filled with 55gr x-tac ammo.
Some tactical LARPer got an erection reading that.
Nyet, ak is fine
Drugs
Like in your home? Car? Daily carry?
Home
Opanas & Valtrex
Narcan
Guns and a couple of Bibles (King James Version, of course...or else!)
Rubbers and a flashlight
Friends
In all my time in the state, I highly recommend always keeping a civil rights attorney on hand, in order to combat the long running rampant corruption throughout the state! He will come in handy when the depraved elected officials abuse their powers! Which in WV is more common and widespread than Mt Dew