As thousands of Floridians flee to inland areas, some storm-hardened coastal residents are preparing to ride out Hurricane Irma in their own homes.

“I’m staying because of the family, house and office — in that order,” explained Harvey Shiffman, a dentist who lives in Parkland, Fla., which was not in a mandatory evacuation zone as of Friday morning.

Shiffman and his wife, Robin, lived in Broward County during hurricanes Andrew and Wilma — and said their current home is more equipped to weather the storm.

“It was a little stressful then,” he explained. “In this house we are equipped with shutters and hurricane windows and doors. We have three large closets with concrete outer walls on the ground floor.”

They also have a well-stocked liquor cabinet.

“We are stocked with beer, wine and lots of alcohol,” Shiffman said.

Palm Beach resident Norm King and his wife, Michelle, had trouble deciding whether to stay or evacuate but ultimately found the bumper-to-bumper traffic on Florida highways too daunting.

“Traffic is slow or backed up on major highways from here in Palm Beach to Atlanta, Georgia, and the Carolinas from this view on Google maps traffic,” he said. “I think I’ll sit this one out.”

Their safe room is a bathroom on the first floor of their home. They also have hurricane shutters and “enough beer and water to drown indoors,” King said.

Hurricane Irma is projected to hit South Florida by early Sunday and could cause catastrophic damage to coastal areas.