If you have to evacuate, what of your audio gear do you grab?

[Kvn_Walker]

If I had time to pack, I'd take my 4 speakers and my PC. Everything else can be replaced. It helps that we have an extra vehicle.

 

[Danzilla31]

This is an easy question I'd grab ALL OF IT!!!!

 

[lovinthehd]

This is an easy question I'd grab ALL OF IT!!!!

How much time would that take, tho?

 

[BMXTRIX]

If I was forced out of my home, I would grab my Plex PC which has way too many videos on it. I would grab our home PC with photos on it. And my laptop.

That's about all I would really consider 'must haves' in terms of my electronics. My amps, speakers, TVs, and projectors just are things that can be replaced, and can be replaced rather easily. Kinda like clothes, and furniture. Thankfully, I live in an area where natural disasters are super rare.

 

[Trell]

How, exactly, do you all plan to power this (these?) essential audio gears of yours after your evacuation?

 

[highfigh]

How, exactly, do you all plan to power this (these?) essential audio gears of yours after your evacuation?

It's an attempt to save them, not to use. Nice if there's time to allow it and someone has a way to move everything, but in the end, they're just things.

I would hate to lose all of the data that I have stored- aside from that, losing my things has become less of an issue for me over time, especially knowing several people who have lived through hurricanes, wildfires and other disasters.

I wouldn't like to lose the speakers I built, but I know the part numbers & cabinet dimensions for the drivers and still have the schematic for the crossovers- as much as I like it, nothing else in my system has any sentimental value. My guitar amp is another story, but even that will be leaving in the near future.

 

[Trell]

It's an attempt to save them, not to use. Nice if there's time to allow it and someone has a way to move everything, but in the end, they're just things.

I would hate to lose all of the data that I have stored- aside from that, losing my things has become less of an issue for me over time, especially knowing several people who have lived through hurricanes, wildfires and other disasters.

I wouldn't like to lose the speakers I built, but I know the part numbers & cabinet dimensions for the drivers and still have the schematic for the crossovers- as much as I like it, nothing else in my system has any sentimental value. My guitar amp is another story, but even that will be leaving in the near future.

I think you conflate things here.

A modern backup does not a need a power source for your purposes. Not quite true for NAND, but close enough for an extended solitary stay on an island.

For the rest of your list: Good luck driving that from a battery.

 

[Trell]

It's an attempt to save them, not to use. Nice if there's time to allow it and someone has a way to move everything, but in the end, they're just things.

I would hate to lose all of the data that I have stored- aside from that, losing my things has become less of an issue for me over time, especially knowing several people who have lived through hurricanes, wildfires and other disasters.

I wouldn't like to lose the speakers I built, but I know the part numbers & cabinet dimensions for the drivers and still have the schematic for the crossovers- as much as I like it, nothing else in my system has any sentimental value. My guitar amp is another story, but even that will be leaving in the near future.

So all of this thread was about saving audio for prosperity, and not dragging along your complete Atmos setup powered by mono class A amplifiers.

OK, so sue me!

You can try to collect after doomsday, or something. Before your tiny powerbank runs out of juice.

 

[highfigh]

So all of this thread was about saving audio for prosperity, and not dragging along your complete Atmos setup powered by mono class A amplifiers.

OK, so sue me!

You can try to collect after doomsday, or something. Before your tiny powerbank runs out of juice.

Car batteries and inverters work if the power goes out but I think survival is a bit more important.

If I end up on an island, something went horribly wrong- I'm near the coast of one of the Great Lakes and the closest island is over 150 miles to the North.

 

[Trell]

Car batteries and inverters work if the power goes out but I think survival is a bit more important.

If I end up on an island, something went horribly wrong- I'm near the coast of one of the Great Lakes and the closest island is over 150 miles to the North.

Yeah, multiple mono class A 2kW into 2 Ohms are not on my list.

 

[highfigh]

Yeah, multiple mono class A 2kW into 2 Ohms are not on my list.

Not on mine, either.

If being on the grid stops being practical or possible, car stereo amplifiers will be a good option and many are excellent. Some have a multi-band crossover in their DSP, too.

 

[Danzilla31]

How much time would that take, tho?

If I could turn back time
If I could find a way
To save my gear
Or my a$$ goes up
In flames

Such a beautiful song!!!

 

[cpp]

I just saw this thread and as someone that lives at the beach and has had to evacuate 3 times in 10 years, audio gear is the last thing I pack up. You take your home files, medical documents, insurance doc's, financials docs, external hard drives ( and laptop) that contain information, like home documents, pictures other personal files, passports, money if you have any stored, medicine you need, yes possible music,, pet and its supplies. Then it's clothes you could need for an extended stay, and items that could be destroyed by moisture, if you have room in your vehicles ( we take both) like my guitars (only that go, and a few wall art hangings), a camera for documenting what you come back to and some of the wife's jewellery, phone charger, fire extinguisher, flashlights and batteries, water ( as much as you have room for) and if room some food stuffs ( canned, dry food). Most stuff is covered by special insurance ( IF YOU HAVE IT) riders away from basic home owners or flood insurance. Special insurance riders can cover stuff like musical instruments, art work, jewelry, audio equipment. And most important, clear recent pictures of your inside and outside of your home including the protection you provided your home, shutters, sandbags etc.. and SN's for any electronic devices you own ( TV's, audio equipment). Cause when you come home you might find this around your home , yes my home , thankfully we were 1 1/2 ft higher than the storm surge.

 

[Teetertotter?]

I grab no audio gear as covered under homeowners. I have pictures of all contents of our home and in a safety deposit box along with other important papers. We have a rider on our policy.

 

[MrBoat]

I evac to other friends homes in other states, or other parts of my own. I can stay there as long as needed. They would likely have electricity. If I packed all of my important things, I would still have plenty room for my fav speakers and an amp, my fav fishing gear and whatever else I could fit.

Very few of my prized things are available at a store. My family was around for the making of these things and they became somewhat legacy items along the way. These passions are what have helped define me. I would love to have things that my own parents held dear now that they are gone. Listening to high performance audio on a pair of speakers a father or brother had built would be priceless.

All the consumer stuff I have otherwise, could go away. I have very little attachment to that, other than a couple things that are also audio related.