How to save DVDs from a Hurricane?
 

Ok, say you live exactly where this says a hurricane is about to destroy:

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And say you have a massive amount of DVDs... 2000+ or so. What would you do? Would you box everything up and load up the truck? Would you open them all up and put the discs into big binders for easy travel?

Just curious as to everyone's thoughts if they were faced with impending doom.

ahhhh....doom and gloom, my fave subject.:D

well, if I were to live in the south, which I would never do, I'd load up my moving truck(26') and remove as much as possible....and I'd make for the hills. saving the dvds would be down the list however...like right after I load up and move the dogs.:p

Bulldoze you house, and then use the timber to make a giant, waterproof box to put all your DVDs in. As added benefit, you can ride out the hurricane on the box.

Seriously, though? I don't know. I'd probably just cry.

Ziploc freezer bags . . . and flee.

Sell your DVDs off and move up North. :up:

what if you woke up and there was smoke everywhere and your house was burning down!!! id carry all my dvds out since i only have about 80 lmao they all sit on this rack id just carry the rack out :)

put little life jackets on them

Simple - move to Arizona. Not a lot in the way of hurricanes there, I hear.

Well I'm in Miami and during the last hurricane, it didn't even RAIN here. These things are unpredictable. It is still too far away to tell where it's going to hit directly. And unless you are going to be hit by it's "eye," you shouldn't worry.

Put them in a strong, concrete storage facility (indoor if possible) which can withstand hurricanes. I'm not talking about you buying a storage facility. I'm referring to your local businesses that rent out security storage rooms/garages for such purposes.

Well, assuming you have them in a bookcase type strcture, I would tape a piece of cardboad to the front to keep everything from falling out and then flip the bookcases face down onto the floor.

If your area is prone to flooding I'd put them, and anything valuable that you can't take with you, up as high as you can manage.

Hurricane season started in June... you shoulda been planning this back in May :):p

Man I feel so sorry for you.. I have never even thought of something like that!

I think the suggestion made by BigPete is a decent one

But if the hurricane is gonna hit allll around you theres no point loading up truck.. and if your dvds arent on a book case style thing id probably stack them all and build a wooden cover over them and maybe fill any spare space with spare carpet and sheers anything to stop such a harsh impact if one comes.

These are just off the top of my head ;)

Good Luck..

HEFTY garbage bags, a shovel and a very deep hole. Just remember where you buried them.

I was just thinking this same thing today...I also worry when there are storms that a tree will fall and hit my dvds...am I selfish or what? :)

Shrink-wrap the shelving with the DVDs still on. Then just move however many shelves you have. You can even stack up the shelves in the back of a van or U-Haul. That would be the simplest thing in my mind. I'm down in Pompano Beach, and I'm watching this thing very closely.

I live in upstate SC so it wont be bad here except for a little rain. My suggestion is for you to send them to me so I can keep them safe.

It's the only way.

If one were supremely worried, get all the absolutely irreplaceable ones (OOP stuff, etc) and get them to a friend or relative for safekeeping. Any of the other suggestions work for the replaceable ones.

Oh, and make sure they are insured in some way (homeowner's insurance, or I've even heard of a seperate "antiques insurance" back when I collected baseball cards. I'm sure there are such policies for DVDs.)

It might be helpfull to take some pictures of your collection also.

Ship them to my house ASAP!!!!!

Take lots of pictures and wait for the insurance adjuster.

Buy several of those plastic containers with overlapping interlocking lids and start packing. And then throw'em in your vehicle.

Invest in a large metallic safe and place as much of your DVDs in there.

There's nothing you can do.

Well, that's not true. You can seal 'em all up in large plastic garbage bags, tied up with 300 mph tape, and place them high atop the largest shelf in a room with no windows.

But if you're smack dab in the path, there ain't SQUAT that's gonna come between mother nature and your collection of Michael Bay and Stephen Sommers films.

Just make sure you're massively insured. MASSIVELY. Take lots of pictures of your stuff and keep the photos with you when you flee. FLEE I SAY! TO THE MOUNTAINS!!! Of which there are none in Florida.

Sincerely,

The guy who lost 90% of his massive and largely irreplaceable vinyl collection in Hurricane Andrew, August 24 1992. Including his prized copy of the Beatles Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow with the original and quickly discontinued "butchers, meats, and disembodied dolls" cover :(

I'm starting to hate Florida. :( Being in Central Florida and getting knocked around by Charley. Having no power for over a week.. makes khai a crazy crazy man. And Frances... heading straight towards Central Florida a few weeks later. SOMEBODY STAB ME WITH A BLUNT OBJECT.

Granted where I live isnt exactly out of the woods, but I dont know why people always want to live in places like Florida...especially old people. Talk about things I dont want to deal with when Im 70.

ahhh dam i hope it doesnt hit us..

ENDContra, what are you talking about??!! The last Hurricane that actually hit Miami was "Andrew" in 92

Hurricanes suck, good luck man, maybe you can ship them to a relative or something to definitely be safe...but damn..to think I was thinking about moving to Florida a few months ago, I think I'll just stay here in NYC, I Can deal with the blizzards

Why would people want to live in Florida?

Barely-legal topless Brazillian girls in thongs lying around on public beaches is a good start. Also, orange juice.

There is always something. Nature (wind, fire, water, earthquake, heat, time, ...), People (family, friends, lovers, nut cases, kids, thieves), and Pets. Keep records, have insurance (too many people living in apartments don't have insurance). Don't be so attached that you go into a depression if something does happen. Think of the fun you will have buying them again, this time leave out the weeds :) .

I was robbed of about 300 of 600 a few years ago. I got back most at a local Pawn shop and the kids were captured (all from the neighborhood). I didn't get back my Limited Edition Disney's but now I don't keep them with the rest. Live and learn.

The first thing I thought of was to take pictures and let the insurance company take care of it if something happens to them.

:hscratch: there's a lot of Brazilians in Florida? I know that there are a lot of Cubans but I didn't know about Brazilians.

No income taxes, low taxes, beautiful weather other than the occasional hurricane, and beautiful women with ridiculous bodies. Hek I wanna move to Florida :D

Oh yeah, to the OP, have insurance and just take the rare OOP ones with you when you flee. The rest can be replaced easily.

there are alot of cubans in florida..actually,miami..but miami is a culture shock so youll find people from everwhere there..miami rules dude..

holy crap, there are topless beaches in miami (packs bags and goes to florida)

TONS of 'em. And thank god for that, because they and the Colombians are the two most beautiful people on the planet.Can I get an Amen?!?!

And some plywood for my windows?

I am right in the path of Frances.

Although I have a small collection I don't want to lose it. I took lots of pictures and printed my dvd profiler collection.

Now I'm leaving town and hoping for the best.

Yikes, the name of your town is Hades?

If it is truely a big hurricane, you try and save your life. My mother was a survivor of the 38 hurricane that hit New England.
During the storm the water flowed across Long Island from the Atlantic to the Long Island Sound. The water flowed from the East River for 5 blocks into Manhatten (This was on the weak side of the storm and 70 miles from the center). After the storm the sand was piled for 1 to 3 floors next to building in the city of Long Beach (about 30 miles east of the center and on the weak side). When the storm hit you could detect the vibrations on earthquake equipement in Alaska
Austin

Amen :)