Hurricane Relief - What Would You Bring?

andyring asks: "In a few weeks, I will be going with a group from my church down to some of the hardest-hit areas in Louisiana and Mississippi to volunteer in the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. We will be there six days, and have 10 people going so far. At this point, I don't know much more than we'll be in either Slidell, La. on the northeast shore of Lake Ponchartrain, or Pass Christian, Miss., right on the Gulf Coast near Gulfport/Biloxi. Not knowing what we'll be faced with, and having somewhat limited room for supplies, tools and equipment (probably a U-haul trailer), what would you bring on a journey such as this? Any Slashdot readers between Lincoln, Neb. and the New Orleans area interested in contributing to our effort, such as donations of equipment/supplies/tools/etc?"

Comments

Re:Boots not shoes.

[maggard]

Domes are great - in theory. However most furnishings & furniture are rectangles and so don't fit up against the walls, thus there is lots of wasted space, and construction techniques on domes aren't nearly as well developed as they are for 'traditionial' homes. Couple that with difficult local codes and the stigma of living in the 'wierd poor house' and they're mostly a non-starter. Concrete seems to be a good direction to go these days, and pre-made modular concrete homes are slowly becoming widely avaialble. With advances like insulating concrete and the like they can create quick, solid, reasonably cheap homes that 'look normal' and folk are comfortable iving in.