Emergency

I have a large gun safe , probably store the collection in there if times get rough..

If I lost all mine, I would just start over with a cob and some Carter Hall.

All I worry about is WWIII, other than that I have everything under control. God forbid a house fire and I lose everything, I’d be so broke I’d buy 3 Cobs and Sutliff ERR Match and Amphora Original and I’m good to go👍

It would have to be like the film Armageddon with a moon-sized rock headed for Earth to bother me in Pittsburgh. Burglary could be an issue.
Can one at the very least insure a collection?

   Wise man

My plan is to head to Sablebrush’s house and smoke old Barling’s while I lament my losses.

That is the reality of it.

Much as I love my pipes, I don't own anything irreplaceable. And my meager cellar is just a consequence of too much impulse buying.

I do own several mandolins that cannot be replaced, and i often think of them in the context of an emergency.


But yea, getting out and getting safe is the important thing. 

Though my pipes and tobacco stash are treasures I think they would be on the bottom of my list of things I’d try to save.

AJ

my wife and kids...my dogs... anything else is a bonus..

This. And, currently, my kid's blankies. They'd get over them being lost, but they have BOTH carried their blankets everywhere, and it would break my heart for them to lose such a sentimental item.

Pipes and tobacco? I don't have anything old enough, or expensive enough to worry about. Even then, that would probably be the last thing on my mind.

If your worried by the possibility of fire and a large enough fire safe isn't in the budget there are other ways to build a fair degree of protection.
Using alternate layers of fire resistant drywall and cement backer board (used for tile under layment) start with the cement board to the exterior, you need at least 1" the more the better, that will make box. For the door build in the same manner scaled to fit snug inside the opening. Attach the door to a piece of plate steel to fit with about an inch of over lap, add lock/handle and steel hinges. Line the interior of the steel overlap with expanding fire proof tape. Depending on fit and design this can give you 10 to 20 minutes of protection to over 500*F. The less combustible material near the exterior the better. ymmv but where there is the will

Considering I dont own much of anything I'm able to pack up fairly quick.

With the hurricane I was able to take all of my pipes and tobacco since I had more than a 3 day warning. I actually packed up everything that couldnt be replaced, important paper work, etc.

If there was an immediate emergency, a fire because an earthquake is very unlikely here, I would grab a jar or 2, a few pipes and that's it. My concern would be the pets, the things that cant be replaced from my grandparents and my papers. If time permitted, I'd throw stuff out of the window before I made my escape to safety.

It is always a good idea to have a bugout bag that you can grab and leave the house with...a weeks worth of necessities and some cash. A friend of mine once posed the challenge: "a cop is driving down the street on his PA (Public Address Speaker), a chlorine tanker derailed a few blocks away, you need to get out quickly, what do you grab?"

That caused me to think through the wife's meds and copies of the most important paperwork, and firearms for both of us. If you have a chlorine tanker leaking, you do not want to be that last car leaving the neighborhood, you want to be the first....I don't live near the railroad, but it is better to have the bar higher than you think you need.