Another thing you can do is get some of those reflective Tarps (Red or Blue on 1 side, and Space Blanket type surface on the other side. Set a chair or sofa in front of the fireplace or woodstove, and then put the survival Blanket up behind the sofa, reflective side facing the fire. The heat bounces off the reflective material, warming your back as well as your front. This is the HOUSE Version of putting a Space Blanket behind you when facing a campfire. It is remarkably effective!
Implemented a lot of these ideas down here in Texas after the Feb 2021 ice storm. One little tip I'll offer since I haven't seen you mention it in other videos. A little 'hack' for the Mr Buddy Heater. There is a lot of 'waste heat' that comes out of the top from the burning propane. I learned that you can easily rig a wood stove fan to the top which will capture that heat to power it and also allows that heat to be directed into the space. I found this allows me to get better heating on the lower setting, which doubles the amount of time you can use your propane bottles.
@@glenchadwick420 well sir money doesn't just grow. Someone was taxed to pay for their free generator. Obviously not you. But the successful people paid for their freebie. Fertilizing weeds just makes bigger weeds. Sir
Smart people 👌. Glad you were thinking 👍! We live in Texas and two years ago our power went out in the summer for a day. My wife had had enough so went went to harbor freight and bought the 8750 Preditor generator. It powered our entire home. I'm so glad we bought it because last winter when Tx froze over for 7 days no body had electricity in our area. Except us. We kept our power on the entire 7 days thanks to our generator. The stores sold out of generators in no time. We were the only ones in our area that had power. It cost me a couple hundred dollars in gas to run but I would gladly pay that than leave my home.
@@kielerjim You didn't get the same stimulus check as the rest of us🤔??? The government didn't send you a stimulus check??? Did you get yours withheld due to money you owe the government or for back child support? 🤔
@@glenchadwick420 well glen... your name is still glen and that is an undesirable name glen. Just go glen yourself. I took a glen earlier today. The cat left a glen in the corner. The baby took a glen again. I took a test and got a glen. I have a glen sore on my wieiner. Don't be a freeloader and go glen yourself.
Thank you for all of your time and energy that goes into these videos. It seems a labor of of love because you do them so we'll! Blessings to your Family always!
For water: A lot of water bottles/pouches, a water bob, a few 5 gallon water gallon jugs, water straw filters, and water purification tablets. For backup cooking: I have a biolite stove, a rocket stove, an Esbit folding stove, an emergency stove, a solar oven, and Safe Heat fuel. For lighting: I have a Life Gear flashlight/lantern, Goal Zero Solar Lantern, Goal Zero Light A Life Minis, hand crank/solar flashlights, usb flexible lights, solar booklights, regular flashlights, and outdoor solar lights. For power: I have a Marbero generator/power station with 4 ways to charge it (22500 mAh), portable solar panels, Goal Zero Guide 10 battery packs, multiple battery banks, multiple solar chargers, K-Tor hand crank chargers, solar battery chargers with rechargeable batteries, and USB batteries. For Food: I have MRE's, various canned foods, protein/snack bars, beef jerky/beef sticks, peanut butter, etc. For Warmth: I have battery operated heating blankets, 4 season/winter sleeping bags, winter clothing, emergency bivvys, emergency blankets, regular blankets, hand/body/feet warmers, etc. For cleaning/laundry/hygiene: I have Dr. Bonners Soaps, The Scrubba washing bag, lots of buckets, etc. Living in an apartment and being disabled makes prepping a little hard, but I have picked up things little by little.
For cooking, I recently ran across a grt idea to put tea lights in a small cupcake pan & just place your pan or pot rt ontop. btw- thnx 4 all u do, guys!!!
One piece of advice, if you build a mini brick fireplace, put your can of alcohol in the center with a brick over top, you can burn the open flame for 30 minutes at 400*, then add a radiant stove fan and it will move the hot air around the room for free. You can snag a stove fan online for under $30. They work great!
I appreciate the videos. Here is one problem I am noting: If one 'draws down' to keep only small areas human habitable, than one runs a risk at one's water supply freezing very quickly. If one has a temperature stable basement, that makes life easier but most people do not. So one will need to rotate water out regularly
The possibility of a temp stable basement had never accured to me until now. The biggest part of my heating concerns with a power outage were keeping my pipes from freezing but now I'm thinking that there is a good chance that my basement is heat stable enough for that to be unlikely under our normal coldest weather conditions. I'll have to experiment and shut off the heat to see what happens, my wife will love it! Lol
If you have kids get rid of the candles and go get some solar walk way lights but them out side in a six pack bring them in the house when the power stops and hand them out they cost 2$ each at the dollar store even buy one a week
I like the fact that you actually use your preps! There’s a lot of emphasis on “gathering up stuff” in the prepper community, but not nearly as much emphasis on USING that stuff. I’m lucky that our house has a propane range (with a 100-gal tank) that does NOT require electricity to light. Some propane stoves have a safety mechanism in them that keeps them from lighting (even with a match or lighter) if the electricity is out. But this one can be lit with a lighter if the power goes out. We also have a wood stove and lots of wood (this is how we heat the house - we don’t have another system in place). So in the case of a winter power outage, cooking and heat don’t change for us at all. HOWEVER! I thought I’d do a dry run the other night where I turned off all lights (and fans that we use to distribute the heat), and tested things out. 😬😬😬 We’d have to camp out next to the wood stove to stay warm. I didn’t realize JUST how much the fans helped distribute the heat! Also, even with multiple lanterns and such, it was *DARK* compared to normal. DARK, DARK, DARK. That quick dry run (an hour!) really helped me see where my preps were lacking. I thought we were doing so well! So, back to more prepping…
@@Linsky17 - Thank you for the suggestion! I actually have three of those running on top of this stove, lol!! That’s part of why I thought we’d be fine if the electricity went out - we have this line-up of fans across the front that work simply with rising heat, and so will work when the power goes out. (Side benefit: They are completely free to run too, so other than the cost of the fans themselves, no operating costs after that. 😄) But unfortunately, although they help distribute the heat a little bit, they’re nothing like the fan that comes with the wood stove. That fan can really push the air out and greatly helps distribute it. These little heat-driven fans? They just don’t work as well. 🤷🏻♀️ They’re better than nothing, but… Anyway, I already own two battery-powered fans; I’m going to buy a few more, since the batteries on these fans only last three hours or so. I need to be able to rotate them in and out so I can recharge them. But yeah. That test run was eye opening, and SUCH a good way to find what’s missing in my setup!
Bought a very small pot belly stove to insert in my fireplace .It will heat a room and you can cook on it. Bought some oil lamps and extra wicks for light
👍🏻 power is something that we depend so heavily on. It's good to be reminded to make a point to assess our systems. Thank you for sharing your expertise! (I'm working on convincing my husband to build a little off grid guest cabin on our property. Someplace our visitors could enjoy but could provide our family an option for a power outage. Smaller space to heat, fully equipped to be completely of grid, including composting toilet and wood cook stove. I think I might be able to convince him 😉. Might have to sell it as a trappers shack😜 Lots of folks around here have fully off grid cabins and hunting shacks. I think it would not only be a fun addition but it would provide a level of security and give us more options. I could just watch a couple Provident Prepper videos and be set up like a pro 😁
The Provident Prepper wouldn't that be fun! If I can get this thing on the project list you can be top on the reservation list 🤗 I've been researching the structure some. I think a little tiny house cabin in the woods would be fun. And could definitely come in handy if things get tough. Not to mention it would provide additional accommodations. It would be much more practical and probably more cost effective than trying to implement additional systems into our 2800 sq ft house. That is an awful lot of house to fortify. We already have many off grid items that we have from our other outdoor adventures and from our camping property. It's kinda cool how prepping and riffing it outdoors overlap. I had no idea that my lifetime of staying at off grid locations and camping on remote islands was going to provide the added bonus of being more prepared for things I never really thought about up until the last few years like grid failures and supply issues. I think both communities mutually benefit from one another. Different purposes but essentially the same goals, being able to live without reliance on the systems.
It was fun to see the LuminAID lantern! I bought the warm-light version a couple of weeks ago and am loving it. The little solar panel on the top is so dang cool. 😄
Many homes today have carbon monoxide detectors. However, the majority of these need electricity. We purchased a battery powered unit and store it with batteries along with our battery powered lanterns and emergency radios. Just in case.
We learned a lot no power for 3 days after hurricane. We are now in better shape. I agree the small battery banks are handy and they charge back up easy solar or in car ect. We have two small solar batteries that come in handy when the power goes out.
To get any useful heat or light put in three candles, will last 1/3 of forever, lol. Seriously, in my own test a 1 lb Crisco can, with three candles(actually used one 10 inch candle divided into three pieces) stuck in , burns fairly cleanly with usable light and heat for just under two days. Please remember, it can not be overstated that when using an open flame for heat and light use caution against fire and asphyxiation hazzards!
High Property Peppers I just want to make sure when it comes to the stove it has to say (Sterno Butane Stove) and fuel to cook safe indoor NOT (Camping Stove)?
heating: one 6 000 BTU nat.Gas fire and gas stove. drink water: 8 gallon jugs. utility water: eight 5-gal. buckets with rain water roof runoff. food: two bulk dried food; and a pantry of ready to eat food. or heat and eat. power: USB battery packs; engine jump starters; a generator with fuel. the usual clothing... candles and flashlights/torches, and supplies from the USA's Fema, and Sweden's office of preparedness web sites...
What kind of tent is that that the children are in and do you have any recommendation for a good space heater? Just when I think I've seen it all you come up with another video. I'm binge watching now and taking notes.
awesome video.. thanks for taking the time and effort to bring this to us. yep better get ready.. i think a lot of people will encounter this very soon.
Great information! I live in SLC and was excited to go to the prep show last spring, but Covid messed that plan up! So, it's cool that I just happened across your channel, so I am now a new subscriber.
I love these videos where they waste your time with gabbing about crap you have no interest in before they actually talk about the reason why you clicked on the video.
So what’s safe in an apartment to cook & concern about carbon monoxide 🤔❓❓ I don’t want to get the butane cooker . I can use candles . No little children here .
Very interesting on the solar! I know almost nothing about solar and didn't even think of some of it being grid tied! I thought that was a reason to have solar- to not be dependent on grid!
I have a number of charged rechargable USB battery banks like hikers used that can be used to recharge my usb devces such as my rechargeable headlamp and my smartphone. You mentioned larger household battery banks but I think the smaller portable ones aren't to be disregarded as useful to have.
@@TheProvidentPrepper Actually, I'm hitting on YOU through your husband, LOL! Naaaa, I have retired from hitting on anybody. Just saying those glasses sure do look swell.
Does anyone know if those propane heaters give off carbon monoxide? We have very little ventilation but gotta stay warm inside somehow and this would be perfect.
A lot of our camping equipment can do double duty during a power outage. We normally stock fuel for our dual fuel Coleman two burner stove and propane for our Mr. Buddy heater. We have a Goal Zero power station with a 100w folding solar panel. Several different sizes of lighting with batteries that can be recharged using the goal zero. The goal zero will also charge our small handheld electronics, and run my cpap. We have a large Yeti-style cooler that can be used as a normal cooler or used as a residual heat cooker in a pinch. At some point I'd like to add a camp oven and a small generator for faster charging of our power station when the solar panels are not optimal.
Great information as always from yall. Im pretty sure that winter test was the first video from yall i watched. Ill still go back and watch it every now and then still pack full of great information. Glad yall talked about lighting. Any challenges for this year?
@@TheProvidentPrepper luckily covid hasnt hit our family so i hope sam and they rest of your family recover well and stay safe. I completely understand not wanting to add to the stress. The no water no sewage sounds very interesting. But i would much rather live without power than sewage lol Right now were doing the living with triplets challenge. 5 months in and were making it. Cant wait to see what your future videos hold
All the propane stoves designed for indoor use that I have seen are for restaurant use only, where air circulation is typically far better than in a residence. Especially if you have the house sealed up to keep the cold air out. I have never used the "Safe" Sterno version, so don't know whether they are appropriate for home indoor use. If I were to use any open flame cooking appliance, except for my wood stove, I would use it under my stove hood - but I would verify that there was actually a draft up the hood vent first. Even then, I would rely on foods that can be consumed cold as much as possible. I avoid all those risks by having a free standing, flat topped wood stove. It works fine for cooking and CO risk is quite low. I also have a CO monitor/alarm that I consider essential whenever I use the stove.
i have a city gas cooking stove and a gas heater i have flashlights and candles as well as a lamp oil lamp i have a solar pack for our phones ps i have no kids just my babies dog and cats
@@TheProvidentPrepper ok thanks. I do have 2 20 gallon tanks of propane for my outdoor gas grill. I've always stored them outside by my grill. I have a 3 gallon I think container of gas for cars in my garage but not sure how safe that is in the summer (I'm in southern Arizona). I also have a gallon of lantern kerosene in a closet in my house. And in the car I have a few of those caterer fuels along with a small back packing burner, and a butane burner with one can of butane. I have a whole camping set up in my car that I leave there permanently for camping trips and emergencies. So I don't know about the butane in my car and the gas in the garage. My butane was in my stove but turned off, but one day I heard it hissing so I disconnected it from the stove and put it in my cooler.
@@TheProvidentPrepper oh the tea lights would melt in the car and end up a big mess even if they were in a container. I tried keeping a small container of petroleum jelly and put it in a plastic bag and it ended up a big mess inside the plastic bag. After that I decided to put the petroleum jelly on the cotton balls and put the cotton balls in a container rather than having them separate. That seems to have worked out much better.
I’ve been interested in the buddy heater you mentioned, but I’m wondering if it’s safe to fall asleep with it in a small bedroom. If not, is there safe non-electric heating options that is safe to fall asleep with if you didn’t have access to a generator. The idea of having all your kids in one room is lovely, but I don’t want my whole family not waking up in the morning. And what product is that square solar light?
Another thing you can do is get some of those reflective Tarps (Red or Blue on 1 side, and Space Blanket type surface on the other side. Set a chair or sofa in front of the fireplace or woodstove, and then put the survival Blanket up behind the sofa, reflective side facing the fire. The heat bounces off the reflective material, warming your back as well as your front. This is the HOUSE Version of putting a Space Blanket behind you when facing a campfire. It is remarkably effective!
Implemented a lot of these ideas down here in Texas after the Feb 2021 ice storm. One little tip I'll offer since I haven't seen you mention it in other videos. A little 'hack' for the Mr Buddy Heater. There is a lot of 'waste heat' that comes out of the top from the burning propane. I learned that you can easily rig a wood stove fan to the top which will capture that heat to power it and also allows that heat to be directed into the space. I found this allows me to get better heating on the lower setting, which doubles the amount of time you can use your propane bottles.
My husband and I used our stimulus checks to purchase a solar generator! Love all your videos!
So we owe you a generator?
@@glenchadwick420 well sir money doesn't just grow. Someone was taxed to pay for their free generator. Obviously not you. But the successful people paid for their freebie. Fertilizing weeds just makes bigger weeds. Sir
Smart people 👌. Glad you were thinking 👍! We live in Texas and two years ago our power went out in the summer for a day. My wife had had enough so went went to harbor freight and bought the 8750 Preditor generator. It powered our entire home. I'm so glad we bought it because last winter when Tx froze over for 7 days no body had electricity in our area. Except us. We kept our power on the entire 7 days thanks to our generator. The stores sold out of generators in no time. We were the only ones in our area that had power. It cost me a couple hundred dollars in gas to run but I would gladly pay that than leave my home.
@@kielerjim You didn't get the same stimulus check as the rest of us🤔??? The government didn't send you a stimulus check??? Did you get yours withheld due to money you owe the government or for back child support? 🤔
@@glenchadwick420 well glen... your name is still glen and that is an undesirable name glen. Just go glen yourself. I took a glen earlier today. The cat left a glen in the corner. The baby took a glen again. I took a test and got a glen. I have a glen sore on my wieiner. Don't be a freeloader and go glen yourself.
Thank you for all of your time and energy that goes into these videos. It seems a labor of of love because you do them so we'll!
Blessings to your Family always!
For water: A lot of water bottles/pouches, a water bob, a few 5 gallon water gallon jugs, water straw filters, and water purification tablets. For backup cooking: I have a biolite stove, a rocket stove, an Esbit folding stove, an emergency stove, a solar oven, and Safe Heat fuel. For lighting: I have a Life Gear flashlight/lantern, Goal Zero Solar Lantern, Goal Zero Light A Life Minis, hand crank/solar flashlights, usb flexible lights, solar booklights, regular flashlights, and outdoor solar lights. For power: I have a Marbero generator/power station with 4 ways to charge it (22500 mAh), portable solar panels, Goal Zero Guide 10 battery packs, multiple battery banks, multiple solar chargers, K-Tor hand crank chargers, solar battery chargers with rechargeable batteries, and USB batteries. For Food: I have MRE's, various canned foods, protein/snack bars, beef jerky/beef sticks, peanut butter, etc. For Warmth: I have battery operated heating blankets, 4 season/winter sleeping bags, winter clothing, emergency bivvys, emergency blankets, regular blankets, hand/body/feet warmers, etc. For cleaning/laundry/hygiene: I have Dr. Bonners Soaps, The Scrubba washing bag, lots of buckets, etc. Living in an apartment and being disabled makes prepping a little hard, but I have picked up things little by little.
Wonderful video! I love my Big Buddy heaters by Mr. Heater :-) Thanks for the tip about the Sterno brand butane catering stove!
I so appreciate you putting this together for all of us. God bless you!
Super like! This truly came in handy during the TX winter snap last week
Great to watch again.
I greatly appreciate your time and effort putting this together. A+ work and information. 🙂👍
For cooking, I recently ran across a grt idea to put tea lights in a small cupcake pan & just place your pan or pot rt ontop. btw- thnx 4 all u do, guys!!!
One piece of advice, if you build a mini brick fireplace, put your can of alcohol in the center with a brick over top, you can burn the open flame for 30 minutes at 400*, then add a radiant stove fan and it will move the hot air around the room for free. You can snag a stove fan online for under $30. They work great!
I appreciate the videos. Here is one problem I am noting: If one 'draws down' to keep only small areas human habitable, than one runs a risk at one's water supply freezing very quickly. If one has a temperature stable basement, that makes life easier but most people do not. So one will need to rotate water out regularly
The possibility of a temp stable basement had never accured to me until now. The biggest part of my heating concerns with a power outage were keeping my pipes from freezing but now I'm thinking that there is a good chance that my basement is heat stable enough for that to be unlikely under our normal coldest weather conditions. I'll have to experiment and shut off the heat to see what happens, my wife will love it! Lol
I have my natural gas heater up and running have bought a few candles planning on buying more preps on Tuesday.
If you have kids get rid of the candles and go get some solar walk way lights but them out side in a six pack bring them in the house when the power stops and hand them out they cost 2$ each at the dollar store even buy one a week
@@gavinchurch6109 I don't have kids and my candels are for emergency cooking buying flashlights and batteries for emergency light at night.
I like the fact that you actually use your preps! There’s a lot of emphasis on “gathering up stuff” in the prepper community, but not nearly as much emphasis on USING that stuff.
I’m lucky that our house has a propane range (with a 100-gal tank) that does NOT require electricity to light. Some propane stoves have a safety mechanism in them that keeps them from lighting (even with a match or lighter) if the electricity is out. But this one can be lit with a lighter if the power goes out.
We also have a wood stove and lots of wood (this is how we heat the house - we don’t have another system in place).
So in the case of a winter power outage, cooking and heat don’t change for us at all.
HOWEVER! I thought I’d do a dry run the other night where I turned off all lights (and fans that we use to distribute the heat), and tested things out.
😬😬😬
We’d have to camp out next to the wood stove to stay warm. I didn’t realize JUST how much the fans helped distribute the heat!
Also, even with multiple lanterns and such, it was *DARK* compared to normal. DARK, DARK, DARK.
That quick dry run (an hour!) really helped me see where my preps were lacking. I thought we were doing so well! So, back to more prepping…
There are eco fans that work by the heat of the wood stove. There are some on Amazon.
@@Linsky17 - Thank you for the suggestion!
I actually have three of those running on top of this stove, lol!! That’s part of why I thought we’d be fine if the electricity went out - we have this line-up of fans across the front that work simply with rising heat, and so will work when the power goes out.
(Side benefit: They are completely free to run too, so other than the cost of the fans themselves, no operating costs after that. 😄)
But unfortunately, although they help distribute the heat a little bit, they’re nothing like the fan that comes with the wood stove. That fan can really push the air out and greatly helps distribute it.
These little heat-driven fans? They just don’t work as well. 🤷🏻♀️ They’re better than nothing, but…
Anyway, I already own two battery-powered fans; I’m going to buy a few more, since the batteries on these fans only last three hours or so. I need to be able to rotate them in and out so I can recharge them.
But yeah. That test run was eye opening, and SUCH a good way to find what’s missing in my setup!
Bought a very small pot belly stove to insert in my fireplace .It will heat a room and you can cook on it.
Bought some oil lamps and extra wicks for light
Hi thx for sharing! Im looking for one as well, but cant find a good one... which one did u go with?
@@Sean-hy8kg I found it used on OfferUp .
👍🏻 power is something that we depend so heavily on. It's good to be reminded to make a point to assess our systems. Thank you for sharing your expertise! (I'm working on convincing my husband to build a little off grid guest cabin on our property. Someplace our visitors could enjoy but could provide our family an option for a power outage. Smaller space to heat, fully equipped to be completely of grid, including composting toilet and wood cook stove. I think I might be able to convince him 😉. Might have to sell it as a trappers shack😜 Lots of folks around here have fully off grid cabins and hunting shacks. I think it would not only be a fun addition but it would provide a level of security and give us more options. I could just watch a couple Provident Prepper videos and be set up like a pro 😁
The Provident Prepper wouldn't that be fun! If I can get this thing on the project list you can be top on the reservation list 🤗 I've been researching the structure some. I think a little tiny house cabin in the woods would be fun. And could definitely come in handy if things get tough. Not to mention it would provide additional accommodations. It would be much more practical and probably more cost effective than trying to implement additional systems into our 2800 sq ft house. That is an awful lot of house to fortify. We already have many off grid items that we have from our other outdoor adventures and from our camping property. It's kinda cool how prepping and riffing it outdoors overlap. I had no idea that my lifetime of staying at off grid locations and camping on remote islands was going to provide the added bonus of being more prepared for things I never really thought about up until the last few years like grid failures and supply issues. I think both communities mutually benefit from one another. Different purposes but essentially the same goals, being able to live without reliance on the systems.
It’s also worth checking restaurant supply stores or Asian grocery stores for butane canisters
Yes! I've gotten a fair few pep from my fav Asian market
Thank you for all you do to share with others.
It was fun to see the LuminAID lantern! I bought the warm-light version a couple of weeks ago and am loving it. The little solar panel on the top is so dang cool. 😄
ALOHA NO WORRY ABOUT FREEZING 🏖️🌻🌈🙏🤗
Stay safe and healthy! Supplies are thinning out, prices are getting higher!🌴👵🏽💟✝️😎🌸🙏
Many homes today have carbon monoxide detectors. However, the majority of these need electricity. We purchased a battery powered unit and store it with batteries along with our battery powered lanterns and emergency radios. Just in case.
This was so comprehensive. Thank you!
I have alot of this in place- praise God!- but I appreciate this straightforward, plain experiential presentation. I have/ will share this video ❤️
Thanks. Just in time for the dark winter
@Nurse Rachet It was intentional for what’s happening now
We learned a lot no power for 3 days after hurricane. We are now in better shape. I agree the small battery banks are handy and they charge back up easy solar or in car ect. We have two small solar batteries that come in handy when the power goes out.
Love you guys... keep the faith.
Excellent advice as always
@@TheProvidentPrepper I look forward to it
Can of crisco put candle in middle last foever
To get any useful heat or light put in three candles, will last 1/3 of forever, lol. Seriously, in my own test a 1 lb Crisco can, with three candles(actually used one 10 inch candle divided into three pieces) stuck in , burns fairly cleanly with usable light and heat for just under two days. Please remember, it can not be overstated that when using an open flame for heat and light use caution against fire and asphyxiation hazzards!
High Property Peppers I just want to make sure when it comes to the stove it has to say (Sterno Butane Stove) and fuel to cook safe indoor NOT (Camping Stove)?
@@TheProvidentPrepper Ok thank you ❤️
heating: one 6 000 BTU nat.Gas fire and gas stove. drink water: 8 gallon jugs. utility water: eight 5-gal. buckets with rain water roof runoff. food: two bulk dried food; and a pantry of ready to eat food. or heat and eat. power: USB battery packs; engine jump starters; a generator with fuel. the usual clothing... candles and flashlights/torches, and supplies from the USA's Fema, and Sweden's office of preparedness web sites...
What kind of tent is that that the children are in and do you have any recommendation for a good space heater?
Just when I think I've seen it all you come up with another video. I'm binge watching now and taking notes.
Love my butane cook stove.
I'm no butane expert, but I'm betting the only difference between the outdoor stove and the catering stove is the warning label...
I have a wonder bag coming!
Thank you so much! Such great info. If you can link a place to buy Safe Heat online, I would be most grateful. I haven't had luck yet locating it yet.
Solar lights at $ tree
awesome video.. thanks for taking the time and effort to bring this to us. yep better get ready.. i think a lot of people will encounter this very soon.
How very right you didn’t even know you would be... Feb 2020, Texas snomageddon.
My husband has Asthma…so there’s lots we can’t do. He is also on oxygen..any ideas would be a help.
This is awesome 🙏🏾 thank u
Thank 3!!!!
PETS need SWEATERS or COATS also.
For pets get the cushions or mats that reflect body heat,cheap and sold on Amazon.My cats and dogs all love them
Great information! I live in SLC and was excited to go to the prep show last spring, but Covid messed that plan up! So, it's cool that I just happened across your channel, so I am now a new subscriber.
thank you!!!!
I love these videos where they waste your time with gabbing about crap you have no interest in before they actually talk about the reason why you clicked on the video.
I have heard of a heater/cook stove that uses safe heat and is safe to use inside. Does anyone know the name of it and where to buy it?
So what’s safe in an apartment to cook & concern about carbon monoxide 🤔❓❓ I don’t want to get the butane cooker . I can use candles . No little children here .
@@TheProvidentPrepper .. Thank you so much I value your response 😇
6,000 for a stove….omg great video
Very interesting on the solar! I know almost nothing about solar and didn't even think of some of it being grid tied! I thought that was a reason to have solar- to not be dependent on grid!
Most expensive solar systems without batteries go down along with the grid.
I have a number of charged rechargable USB battery banks like hikers used that can be used to recharge my usb devces such as my rechargeable headlamp and my smartphone. You mentioned larger household battery banks but I think the smaller portable ones aren't to be disregarded as useful to have.
I just noticed.... those sure are some sexy new glasses, Johnathan!
@@TheProvidentPrepper Actually, I'm hitting on YOU through your husband, LOL! Naaaa, I have retired from hitting on anybody. Just saying those glasses sure do look swell.
Does anyone know if those propane heaters give off carbon monoxide? We have very little ventilation but gotta stay warm inside somehow and this would be perfect.
Ya'll just amaze me. 👍🇺🇸✌🙃
A lot of our camping equipment can do double duty during a power outage. We normally stock fuel for our dual fuel Coleman two burner stove and propane for our Mr. Buddy heater. We have a Goal Zero power station with a 100w folding solar panel. Several different sizes of lighting with batteries that can be recharged using the goal zero. The goal zero will also charge our small handheld electronics, and run my cpap. We have a large Yeti-style cooler that can be used as a normal cooler or used as a residual heat cooker in a pinch. At some point I'd like to add a camp oven and a small generator for faster charging of our power station when the solar panels are not optimal.
Think about this. What's the difference between being powerless and being without grid electricity? Language can be weaponised
Why not use what catering use instead of candles
We tried the buddy heater camping . I didn't like the smell. So didn't trust it
Great information as always from yall. Im pretty sure that winter test was the first video from yall i watched. Ill still go back and watch it every now and then still pack full of great information. Glad yall talked about lighting. Any challenges for this year?
@@TheProvidentPrepper luckily covid hasnt hit our family so i hope sam and they rest of your family recover well and stay safe.
I completely understand not wanting to add to the stress.
The no water no sewage sounds very interesting. But i would much rather live without power than sewage lol
Right now were doing the living with triplets challenge. 5 months in and were making it. Cant wait to see what your future videos hold
Thank you for this! I’m wondering, where did you buy the Safe Heat? I can only find other brands that list fuel that I’m not sure is indoor safe.
Amazon has some
AND ,IF THE POWER IS OUT,GAS STATIONS CAN NOT PUMP
All the propane stoves designed for indoor use that I have seen are for restaurant use only, where air circulation is typically far better than in a residence. Especially if you have the house sealed up to keep the cold air out.
I have never used the "Safe" Sterno version, so don't know whether they are appropriate for home indoor use.
If I were to use any open flame cooking appliance, except for my wood stove, I would use it under my stove hood - but I would verify that there was actually a draft up the hood vent first. Even then, I would rely on foods that can be consumed cold as much as possible.
I avoid all those risks by having a free standing, flat topped wood stove. It works fine for cooking and CO risk is quite low. I also have a CO monitor/alarm that I consider essential whenever I use the stove.
i have a city gas cooking stove and a gas heater i have flashlights and candles as well as a lamp oil lamp i have a solar pack for our phones ps i have no kids just my babies dog and cats
I'd like to know what fuel source I can safely store in my car and my detached garage
@@TheProvidentPrepper ok thanks. I do have 2 20 gallon tanks of propane for my outdoor gas grill. I've always stored them outside by my grill. I have a 3 gallon I think container of gas for cars in my garage but not sure how safe that is in the summer (I'm in southern Arizona). I also have a gallon of lantern kerosene in a closet in my house. And in the car I have a few of those caterer fuels along with a small back packing burner, and a butane burner with one can of butane. I have a whole camping set up in my car that I leave there permanently for camping trips and emergencies.
So I don't know about the butane in my car and the gas in the garage. My butane was in my stove but turned off, but one day I heard it hissing so I disconnected it from the stove and put it in my cooler.
@@TheProvidentPrepper oh the tea lights would melt in the car and end up a big mess even if they were in a container. I tried keeping a small container of petroleum jelly and put it in a plastic bag and it ended up a big mess inside the plastic bag. After that I decided to put the petroleum jelly on the cotton balls and put the cotton balls in a container rather than having them separate. That seems to have worked out much better.
Did you experience any water pipes freezing and breaking in your home with no heat in the winter?
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I tried the lunar oven
..it did not heat at all
There is very few solar stoves, and from what I've seen very expensive.
Kerosene heater...
I’ve been interested in the buddy heater you mentioned, but I’m wondering if it’s safe to fall asleep with it in a small bedroom. If not, is there safe non-electric heating options that is safe to fall asleep with if you didn’t have access to a generator. The idea of having all your kids in one room is lovely, but I don’t want my whole family not waking up in the morning. And what product is that square solar light?
Mr. Buddy Propane Heater still gives off carbon monoxide
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Should have fought Texas