Nice video, I might add a couple of things to the individual kits. (1) A Walmart type plastic grocery bag, weighs almost nothing but gives you a place to put the extra stuff if you have to wear the hat. (2) a small flashlight, so you find a place to use the poop bag at night. (3) some individual wrapped mints, tick-tacks, etc. thanks again for the ideas.
Great ideas! We are thinking about adding a big Ziploc bag. I like to Tic Tac idea too. Our grandkids love those. I do to for that matter. Yep, Belinda just agreed, Tic Tacks are going in our bags! I see no reason not to add the flashlights either!
Love your video and the kits are perfect 👌🏽 I'm from hotter parts of Australia, so for me I would also add: Packs: "Tablet Towels", Mini misting handheld/neck fans, hydrolyte satchets to keep hydrated, jerky, hand Crank Torches or headlamps. For car: UV mini umbrella for windows (deflect heat), window netted shades for air flow and keep bugs out, windscreen UV umbrella, wool blankets, cotton sheets, water spray bottle (dampen window netting or bush shower) & lastly a few fans to rotate the air. Thankyou for keeping them all safe 🧡
Depending on the age of the kids, some sort of ration pack of Tic Taks, Hydrolyte flavoured electrolyte drink powder, not too many they can have laxative or other unwanted side effects, some of that survival chocolate that is not too tasty but not awful, maybe some of the darker chocolates. The idea is to give them just enough mood boosting snacks so that they are making some conscious inputs about how to ration it and input into how the situation plays out.
When I go on a trip I have a 27 gallon tote for seasonal items including shelter. Another tote for food, water and fire starters. I make sure my back up power station, battery jumper and battery banks are with me including solar panels for recharging. I also carry paper plates and plastic forks and spoons that come with salt, pepper and a napkin. I do not do dishes at home and I won't be doing dishes in the field if I can help it. So If I break. down I'm good for at least 10-14 days. I also carry a personal hygiene kit. After all a girl has to look her best at all times.
Good ideas 😊 I love your personality and enthusiasm! ❤ After watching all the way, I love the sealed package idea. I think in order to be seen even more, I will add tin foil or use an emergency blanket to wrap around my head to REALLY catch someone’s attention if I ever am stranded by the side of the road in a snow storm. . Wink 😉 wink. 😊
I took the road and a storm was coming, I prepared accordingly; tank full of gaz, cell phone and charger, hot tea in a thermos, food, diapers, hand warmers, wool blankets, head lamp. I got caught in the ice storm, stopped at a rest area with a gaz station. At times the lights at the rest area would go off because the strong winds. I was dressed warmly; big puffy winter coat, snow pants, winter boots, big wool mittens, toque, hood, scarf. I kept warm. I would start the car every hour for 15 minutes. When the sun rose up , I cleaned the snow and ice, I still had plenty of fuel and arrived at my destination an hour later. I had taken the road because someone in my family had a medical emergency, I didn't arrive before the storm. Fortunately my dad got good care and survived his emergency.
Great video! Lot of well thought out ideas and excellent execution, especially with the vacuum sealed hat kits! I keep a couple of additional items in my car for these types of events. The first is a jump starter battery device. Basically, it is a giant phone charger battery like your Anker with metal alligator clip attachments to jump start your car battery, I am sure you have seen them. I never thought they would actually jump a car until a tow truck driver pulled one out and jumped my 8-cylinder engine, which uses a huge car battery, so I was totally impressed and bought one for myself. Cost is around $80. The device also has USB outlets to charge phones and other devices. I keep it in the car as a dedicated jump starter, but in an event as you have described in this video, it can also be used in conjunction with your Anker to provide many hours of cell phone charging. The second item I have is a small battery/USB powered fan. You can find these on Amazon for around $8-$10 or much larger nicer models for around $20. You are well set up for cold weather, but in the event you are trapped on a steamy hot day, you would be surprised how much comfort one of these little fans provides. I used mine on a terrible hot night at a campground hooked to an Anker-like battery on low and it lasted all night. For four people, probably ought to have two, one for the front seat, one for the back. If their internal batteries run out, you can use the jump starter and Anker to keep them going (at the cost of future cell phone charges, there is always a trade off). I am also wondering if you have a dedicated vacuum sealed medical kit for the car? With four people eating foods they may not be used to in temperatures they may rarely experience for long periods of time, a kit with some aspirin and other minor pain relivers, some antacid or calcium tablets for digestion issues, and the standard boo-boo treatments might be very handy. I like your food preps. I was doing some research and found the average American is consuming around 3,500 calories per day, which is nearly double the 2,000 every food nutrition label bases its numbers on. For emergencies, I like to plan on 3,000 calories per day as a "comfortable living" number, knowing I can reduce this almost in half for absolute survival situations. When planning for 4 people trapped in a car for a single day, this would mean you should have about 12,000 calories prepped, which would also translate to 4 days of decent living for a single person, so if you do have to utilize your Get Home Shoe pack, you have all the food you need to make the journey. If walking home and you are concerned about the weight or space of the food, eat a day's worth before you set out! The human waste bags are genius, especially if kids are present. The orange hats are exactly the right color for the anticipated event. You might even add an orange vest for each person, which are light and cheap and would be extremely beneficial if you had to abandon the vehicle and walk a road on which some vehicles still operated. I am sure you have a flashlight in the car, but a glowstick or two per person might not be a bad idea. If their cell phones are charged, they can always be used for light, but at the cost of running out the battery. Final thought for this long comment (I appreciate you reading my ramblings) is an emergency rain poncho for each person. Even if you don't leave the car or it is not raining, if you have ever worn one, you know they trap a tremendous amount of heat, so in a cold weather scenario huddled in the front and back seats, and coupled with your hand heaters, ponchos would punch up the comfort level for each person, especially if you had to sleep overnight. I enjoy seeing how much thought and care you put into your preps plus the fact you are considering and prepping for those who might be with you.
Wow! What a great comment. I will comment on this later. We made a mistake when setting up our RUclips channel. I watched videos that gave me bad info and I didn't do enough research. We are trying to put out a video on what happened next Sunday. I just want to tell you now since you put in such an effort with your comment. Here is what is happening. We need to upgrade our RUclips Account. When we do this, All of Normal Prepping's replies, likes and hearts will go bye bye. I plan on doing screen shots and give access to them. Most likely nobody will care, but we do! So we will be updating our replies later. I am just glad we caught this early.
I think I fixed our channel so I can reply now. You are correct on the 3,500 calorie requirement. I learned that in training I took. They figure that is for people under stress working and moving around more than usual. As far as the car supplies, we will do one on that in the future. I have and have used my little battery jumper with a light and usb's to start my truck a few times. One time I was on a backroad that nobody in their right mind goes on. I parked my truck for 2 nights as I went backpacking, when I got to my truck, my battery was dead. I would have been in a world of hurt if I had not had that cleaver device. Actually now I am so paranoid I carry two in my truck. We keep one in each car. A lot of the other items we keep in our get home bags. I forgot to mention that I love the idea of keeping a little USB fan in the vehicles. Now that is smart. Thanks for all your suggestions! We honestly appreciate them.
@@daveagar5594 That is a good idea. I am so use to just using them on their own and not sitting because I use them backpacking. I like the idea of a bit of comfort. I am sure most people would agree.
Hej från Sverige. Watched your vid on the shoes and good info, would of put the items in the socks etc but all is good. Now watched this and i am thinking of buying a machine so i can do the same for my car. Good tips. So liked and subscribed to you also
SUGGESTION..Since all I see are guys talking about putting these kits together I do want to point out a glaring omission in your reps. That omission is the lack of Feminine Hygiene Products. If it makes it any easier for you to add these into your kits think about these products as not only first aid but tinder for starting fires but whatever makes it easier for you men to even consider these items. If you have women in your family and have not included them then who are you really prepping for. These items are essential if you have women in your family and if not they are essential items for your first aid kits and fire starting kits. so guys start putting them into kits.
I like this because you thought outside the normal box of survival items
Thank You!
Nice video, I might add a couple of things to the individual kits. (1) A Walmart type plastic grocery bag, weighs almost nothing but gives you a place to put the extra stuff if you have to wear the hat. (2) a small flashlight, so you find a place to use the poop bag at night. (3) some individual wrapped mints, tick-tacks, etc. thanks again for the ideas.
Great ideas! We are thinking about adding a big Ziploc bag. I like to Tic Tac idea too. Our grandkids love those. I do to for that matter. Yep, Belinda just agreed, Tic Tacks are going in our bags! I see no reason not to add the flashlights either!
Love your video and the kits are perfect 👌🏽
I'm from hotter parts of Australia, so for me I would also add:
Packs: "Tablet Towels", Mini misting handheld/neck fans, hydrolyte satchets to keep hydrated, jerky, hand Crank Torches or headlamps.
For car: UV mini umbrella for windows (deflect heat), window netted shades for air flow and keep bugs out, windscreen UV umbrella, wool blankets, cotton sheets, water spray bottle (dampen window netting or bush shower) & lastly a few fans to rotate the air.
Thankyou for keeping them all safe 🧡
Cool personal kits! Kind of like an emergency prize package!
Realtor good share. Great video
Subscribed.
Hope to see many more videos on your channel.
Depending on the age of the kids, some sort of ration pack of Tic Taks, Hydrolyte flavoured electrolyte drink powder, not too many they can have laxative or other unwanted side effects, some of that survival chocolate that is not too tasty but not awful, maybe some of the darker chocolates.
The idea is to give them just enough mood boosting snacks so that they are making some conscious inputs about how to ration it and input into how the situation plays out.
When I go on a trip I have a 27 gallon tote for seasonal items including shelter. Another tote for food, water and fire starters. I make sure my back up power station, battery jumper and battery banks are with me including solar panels for recharging. I also carry paper plates and plastic forks and spoons that come with salt, pepper and a napkin. I do not do dishes at home and I won't be doing dishes in the field if I can help it. So If I break. down I'm good for at least 10-14 days. I also carry a personal hygiene kit. After all a girl has to look her best at all times.
Good ideas 😊 I love your personality and enthusiasm! ❤
After watching all the way, I love the sealed package idea. I think in order to be seen even more, I will add tin foil or use an emergency blanket to wrap around my head to REALLY catch someone’s attention if I ever am stranded by the side of the road in a snow storm. . Wink 😉 wink. 😊
Thank You!
I took the road and a storm was coming, I prepared accordingly; tank full of gaz, cell phone and charger, hot tea in a thermos, food, diapers, hand warmers, wool blankets, head lamp. I got caught in the ice storm, stopped at a rest area with a gaz station. At times the lights at the rest area would go off because the strong winds. I was dressed warmly; big puffy winter coat, snow pants, winter boots, big wool mittens, toque, hood, scarf. I kept warm. I would start the car every hour for 15 minutes. When the sun rose up , I cleaned the snow and ice, I still had plenty of fuel and arrived at my destination an hour later. I had taken the road because someone in my family had a medical emergency, I didn't arrive before the storm. Fortunately my dad got good care and survived his emergency.
Great video! Lot of well thought out ideas and excellent execution, especially with the vacuum sealed hat kits! I keep a couple of additional items in my car for these types of events. The first is a jump starter battery device. Basically, it is a giant phone charger battery like your Anker with metal alligator clip attachments to jump start your car battery, I am sure you have seen them. I never thought they would actually jump a car until a tow truck driver pulled one out and jumped my 8-cylinder engine, which uses a huge car battery, so I was totally impressed and bought one for myself. Cost is around $80. The device also has USB outlets to charge phones and other devices. I keep it in the car as a dedicated jump starter, but in an event as you have described in this video, it can also be used in conjunction with your Anker to provide many hours of cell phone charging. The second item I have is a small battery/USB powered fan. You can find these on Amazon for around $8-$10 or much larger nicer models for around $20. You are well set up for cold weather, but in the event you are trapped on a steamy hot day, you would be surprised how much comfort one of these little fans provides. I used mine on a terrible hot night at a campground hooked to an Anker-like battery on low and it lasted all night. For four people, probably ought to have two, one for the front seat, one for the back. If their internal batteries run out, you can use the jump starter and Anker to keep them going (at the cost of future cell phone charges, there is always a trade off). I am also wondering if you have a dedicated vacuum sealed medical kit for the car? With four people eating foods they may not be used to in temperatures they may rarely experience for long periods of time, a kit with some aspirin and other minor pain relivers, some antacid or calcium tablets for digestion issues, and the standard boo-boo treatments might be very handy. I like your food preps. I was doing some research and found the average American is consuming around 3,500 calories per day, which is nearly double the 2,000 every food nutrition label bases its numbers on. For emergencies, I like to plan on 3,000 calories per day as a "comfortable living" number, knowing I can reduce this almost in half for absolute survival situations. When planning for 4 people trapped in a car for a single day, this would mean you should have about 12,000 calories prepped, which would also translate to 4 days of decent living for a single person, so if you do have to utilize your Get Home Shoe pack, you have all the food you need to make the journey. If walking home and you are concerned about the weight or space of the food, eat a day's worth before you set out! The human waste bags are genius, especially if kids are present. The orange hats are exactly the right color for the anticipated event. You might even add an orange vest for each person, which are light and cheap and would be extremely beneficial if you had to abandon the vehicle and walk a road on which some vehicles still operated. I am sure you have a flashlight in the car, but a glowstick or two per person might not be a bad idea. If their cell phones are charged, they can always be used for light, but at the cost of running out the battery. Final thought for this long comment (I appreciate you reading my ramblings) is an emergency rain poncho for each person. Even if you don't leave the car or it is not raining, if you have ever worn one, you know they trap a tremendous amount of heat, so in a cold weather scenario huddled in the front and back seats, and coupled with your hand heaters, ponchos would punch up the comfort level for each person, especially if you had to sleep overnight. I enjoy seeing how much thought and care you put into your preps plus the fact you are considering and prepping for those who might be with you.
Wow! What a great comment. I will comment on this later. We made a mistake when setting up our RUclips channel. I watched videos that gave me bad info and I didn't do enough research. We are trying to put out a video on what happened next Sunday. I just want to tell you now since you put in such an effort with your comment. Here is what is happening. We need to upgrade our RUclips Account. When we do this, All of Normal Prepping's replies, likes and hearts will go bye bye. I plan on doing screen shots and give access to them. Most likely nobody will care, but we do! So we will be updating our replies later. I am just glad we caught this early.
I think I fixed our channel so I can reply now. You are correct on the 3,500 calorie requirement. I learned that in training I took. They figure that is for people under stress working and moving around more than usual. As far as the car supplies, we will do one on that in the future. I have and have used my little battery jumper with a light and usb's to start my truck a few times. One time I was on a backroad that nobody in their right mind goes on. I parked my truck for 2 nights as I went backpacking, when I got to my truck, my battery was dead. I would have been in a world of hurt if I had not had that cleaver device. Actually now I am so paranoid I carry two in my truck. We keep one in each car. A lot of the other items we keep in our get home bags. I forgot to mention that I love the idea of keeping a little USB fan in the vehicles. Now that is smart. Thanks for all your suggestions! We honestly appreciate them.
Use the zip lock that the earplugs are in to reseal the hand warmers. They are air activated and can be prolonged if placed in an airtight ziplock.
Thanks! that is a good idea.
Store your hat kits in a LG coffee can. Then the people with you could use their wag bags in the coffee can.
Dang, that is a smart idea!
Or within a 5 gallon bucket with a pool noodle that fits on like a seat.
@@daveagar5594 That is a good idea. I am so use to just using them on their own and not sitting because I use them backpacking. I like the idea of a bit of comfort. I am sure most people would agree.
Hej från Sverige. Watched your vid on the shoes and good info, would of put the items in the socks etc but all is good. Now watched this and i am thinking of buying a machine so i can do the same for my car. Good tips. So liked and subscribed to you also
@@addictedtotreasuretrash108 We are glad you are going to try it! The possibilities are endless.
I was recently stranded and had to sleep in my car overnight. Would have killed for a toothbrush!!
Great idea!
SUGGESTION..Since all I see are guys talking about putting these kits together I do want to point out a glaring omission in your reps. That omission is the lack of Feminine Hygiene Products. If it makes it any easier for you to add these into your kits think about these products as not only first aid but tinder for starting fires but whatever makes it easier for you men to even consider these items. If you have women in your family and have not included them then who are you really prepping for. These items are essential if you have women in your family and if not they are essential items for your first aid kits and fire starting kits. so guys start putting them into kits.
Duct tape!! For keeping your kids' mouths quiet.