Citizens across the state of Texas are coping with one of the worstfloods in recent history. Fortunately, an incredible number of peopleevacuated the flood plains and loss of property has been more prevalentthan loss of life.The unprecedented fallout from HurricaneHarvey is expected to continue as the flood waters rise. “In some ways, Ithink this event is going to far surpass what we saw in Tropical StormAllison,” said J. Marshall Shepherd, director of the atmosphericsciences program at the University of Georgia. “The steering currentsthat would normally lift it out of that region aren’t there,” he toldthe New York Times.All too often the focus is on paranoia of alooming apocalypse, but the prepper lifestyle is incredibly advantageousespecially during a natural disaster. People thought Randy Wagner wascrazy when he drove from Texas to Louisiana to pick up a $8300 Aqua Dam,but after the horrible floods in Texas the investment provedinvaluable.The 30″ tall tube can be filled with water to holdback flood water. According to Wagner, “I was the crazy guy. Everybodywas kinda, y’know, goin’ by laughing at me. But today they’re reallyimpressed with this.” When the floods came, water reached a depth of 27″but never broke through his barrier. Once the cost of flood damage hasbeen taken into account, $8300 seems a negligible price to pay to saveyour home.