As of today I am all set. I have been off the electric grid all day. My trifuel generators are ready to go. My default fuel is natural gas but I have backups including gasoline, propane, lamp oil, denatured alcohol and wood. My new Ecoflow Ultra battery system is now operational and tested. I am living life normally without grid power. My two refrigerators, two freezers, gas stove hot water, lighting are fully operational. At 8:00pm I will start one of my generators for one hour to charge up my batteries to last another day. Then I will shut it all down until needed.
That's why in Cold climates you should always have a source of heart other than electric heat with wood enough to last all winter. At least 10 cords of wood. And connected to a well for water.
These conditions described in the first minute sounds like days when I would clear the driveway, and depending on my age, go to work, go to school or having retired walk the dog. Blizzard of 78 that shut down the state of Massachusetts being the only time I didn't go to work due to weather. And that took a governor announcement. I've got clothes that will keep me comfortable outside after dark with wind chills to -60. The dog loves that stuff. We get some of our best walks during those 7 meager hours of sunlight. Ah, the blizzard of 78. Hurricane force winds drifting snow to the third floor windows in the city. ?On the roads, traffic stopped for miles, cars abandoned on the interstates. In town, some sidewalks blown bare of snow, others a narrow path shoveled out by some hero. We volunteered to work with the civil defense for that storm, in the basement of the old auditorium, we took messages, directed heavy equipment and military deuce and a halfs to emergencies, getting people to hospitals, shelters, forty hours in two days, just a couple naps. Then the walk home. And when work opened back up I got the job of shoveling out the fire hydrant. That took a nine hours to clear out. 80 feet, four feet wide, and four feet deep driven snow, cleared by hand. Yah, I've seen over 60 winters. Been without power for most of a week, slept 4 to a bed, now have two generators and all the rest. But I still walk the dog every day.
this part of the country is still pushing 100F temps. hot for this time of the year. we have had multiple snow storms in early sept. and No snow till feb. normal is about turkey day. today was ( (about 11:pm now) sept 30 2024.
I live down south I'm ready to go to wood stove plenty of wood in the back don't need nothing from nobody got oil lamps and propane 1000 gallon tank let it come
3 months supply of food? Where do you live that’s going to be snowed in for that long? I’ve lived in heavy snow areas and have NEVER needed that much stored food. Insulation and back up heating and lighting are just common sense but let’s not get silly about pre-storm prep. Generators should be in well ventilated areas as well as the fuel that runs them.
The issue is that you may be without power for a week or more but if something happens to the Internet then your plastic may not work at all and stores may not get shipments in. Helene is a good example. Roads and bridges won't be repaired for months.
With the strikes of the ports and them calling for low shelf capacity in the grocery stores it's probably a smart idea and then theirs the war they keep talking about sounds like it's becoming reality.
My chimney is old and not safe for fires. I’m asthmatic so the smoke would be bad for me anyway. It would be exciting in my younger days but I’m disabled now. Just take me out and shoot me 😂
SPoken like a true Politician .. ya jerk! .. "Endless Heat 1.0 & v2.0" are quick solutions for Weeks At A Time. These two builds are on RUclips but you didn't even Mention Them!!!
@@prepping4tomorrow I really would appreciate that. Not only because of the fact that you will ease up on that, but mostly and foremost because you are a youtuber that really seems to connect with viewers. That is rarely the case. Thank you for that!👍👍👍
As of today I am all set. I have been off the electric grid all day. My trifuel generators are ready to go. My default fuel is natural gas but I have backups including gasoline, propane, lamp oil, denatured alcohol and wood. My new Ecoflow Ultra battery system is now operational and tested. I am living life normally without grid power. My two refrigerators, two freezers, gas stove hot water, lighting are fully operational. At 8:00pm I will start one of my generators for one hour to charge up my batteries to last another day. Then I will shut it all down until needed.
So why are you telling me ?
Can you accommodate a family of four? I didn't so😂
TMI, Friend. Don’t you know the guvment monitors U Tube, especially, channels like this one. Nobody cares what you have, but, the guvment does. 🤔
That's why in Cold climates you should always have a source of heart other than electric heat with wood enough to last all winter. At least 10 cords of wood. And connected to a well for water.
These conditions described in the first minute sounds like days when I would clear the driveway, and depending on my age, go to work, go to school or having retired walk the dog. Blizzard of 78 that shut down the state of Massachusetts being the only time I didn't go to work due to weather. And that took a governor announcement.
I've got clothes that will keep me comfortable outside after dark with wind chills to -60. The dog loves that stuff. We get some of our best walks during those 7 meager hours of sunlight.
Ah, the blizzard of 78. Hurricane force winds drifting snow to the third floor windows in the city. ?On the roads, traffic stopped for miles, cars abandoned on the interstates. In town, some sidewalks blown bare of snow, others a narrow path shoveled out by some hero. We volunteered to work with the civil defense for that storm, in the basement of the old auditorium, we took messages, directed heavy equipment and military deuce and a halfs to emergencies, getting people to hospitals, shelters, forty hours in two days, just a couple naps. Then the walk home.
And when work opened back up I got the job of shoveling out the fire hydrant. That took a nine hours to clear out. 80 feet, four feet wide, and four feet deep driven snow, cleared by hand.
Yah, I've seen over 60 winters. Been without power for most of a week, slept 4 to a bed, now have two generators and all the rest. But I still walk the dog every day.
I'm ready for winter, just got my last 200 gal of propane, full 1000 gal tank.
You mean, "Hope you're prepared"?
this part of the country is still pushing 100F temps.
hot for this time of the year.
we have had multiple snow storms in early sept. and No snow till feb. normal is about turkey day.
today was ( (about 11:pm now) sept 30 2024.
Exactly. Expect the unexpected. The World as you know it is over.
O and i live below the snow line.
i went to reno today. there is still some snow up high, not much but there.
so if you are going to live in these places you have to be self reliant or you deserve to freeze
I've lived my life 100 % off grid over30 years and I am prepared for hell..😊
I live down south I'm ready to go to wood stove plenty of wood in the back don't need nothing from nobody got oil lamps and propane 1000 gallon tank let it come
And, do you have a safe water source? ie. your own well?
Worst fear ever. ❄️🥶🌨️☃️ being trappred with no heat or power 🔌 or food 🌯🥘🥗🥙🥩🥒🌶️🥕🥔🥬🥦🥜🥐🥖
Did it with kids for 5 days, looking at a useless fireplace. Never again. That sucked.
3 months supply of food? Where do you live that’s going to be snowed in for that long? I’ve lived in heavy snow areas and have NEVER needed that much stored food. Insulation and back up heating and lighting are just common sense but let’s not get silly about pre-storm prep. Generators should be in well ventilated areas as well as the fuel that runs them.
The issue is that you may be without power for a week or more but if something happens to the Internet then your plastic may not work at all and stores may not get shipments in. Helene is a good example. Roads and bridges won't be repaired for months.
With the strikes of the ports and them calling for low shelf capacity in the grocery stores it's probably a smart idea and then theirs the war they keep talking about sounds like it's becoming reality.
You do you.
It’s really that simple.
*You're
My chimney is old and not safe for fires. I’m asthmatic so the smoke would be bad for me anyway. It would be exciting in my younger days but I’m disabled now. Just take me out and shoot me 😂
. . ."YOU'RE" . . .
Thank you
SPoken like a true Politician .. ya jerk! ..
"Endless Heat 1.0 & v2.0" are quick solutions for Weeks At A Time. These two builds are on RUclips but you didn't even Mention Them!!!
Not in the uk. We don’t get snow , which I really miss
Look at 1947. 1963. 1982 just some bad winters
Dude I love your channel....i really do. But PLEASE stop the: "not only survive but thrive"
I can't hear that sentence anymore. Such a cliche
Thanks for watching and I will ease up on that, thanks again
@@prepping4tomorrow I really would appreciate that. Not only because of the fact that you will ease up on that, but mostly and foremost because you are a youtuber that really seems to connect with viewers. That is rarely the case. Thank you for that!👍👍👍