Know your home. Is that chimney “real”? Is it safe/operational/lined? Is it set up for gas only operation with a gas line practically inside of it? Before you burn that wood… Know what it is and where it came from. Old pressure treated lumber is a no-no! Burn nothing with zinc! Avoid pine if at all possible! Don’t catch your chimney on fire! What chemicals are you releasing inside your home??? Where are your main/service utility shut offs? Both indoor and outdoor? Need special tools? Precisely how much power do your appliances draw? And when? What kind of start up loads do they have? Do you need a generator… Or just a power inverter hooked to your running vehicle in the driveway? That hood exhaust over your cook range… Does it actually vent outside? Or just back into the kitchen? Are your windows frozen shut? Does this impact your fire evacuation routes? Are you and your family prepared to safely remove the (perhaps multiple) panes of glass? Is that food safe to cook? Bacteria is bad enough… But the toxins they produce might not be removed by cooking. Think twice! Is your well pump 110 or 220? What is the output of your generator? How good is your foot valve? Can you isolate your pressure tank? Should you? Do you even know how that system works? Where is your water heater? If a main water line ruptures… Will it siphon your water tank dry? What happens if it does? Do you have plastic/tarps to cover broken windows? A way to attach them? Are you absolutely certain that propane device is certified safe for indoor use? How old is it? Is it in good condition? Combustion efficiency is key here. No guesswork.. Know for sure. Dry air is extraordinarily difficult to heat. Adding humidity is an absolute game changer for heating a room. Just as removing humidity we will help you cool a room. It’s more or less the humidity that holds the temperature. For the most part. Also,… Visit an RV supply center. Take a look at new and certified used RV appliances. Look for AC/DC/propane refrigerators...and those miniature propane cook ranges.
Hello.. Emergency preparedness includes being creative with what you have. If you need a tourniquet, you can cut the stem out of a punctured bicycle tube, and then cut it in half. Now you have Two Tourniquets. If you are near a stream, you can place meds like insulin in a ziplock, then place that in a fishing basket so it doesn't float away.. (be aware that some streams in winter get much colder than freezing so take precautions) Use Nature to cool your meds to keep them fresh.
If it's a brick chimney it needs cleaning before use, critters love getting into them, birds nest in them and previous owners think they clean themselves.
Texan here also, Chris my husband is now finally on board after last week. I prep hard. Now I'm thanking the long time preppers. Listening to a variety of them have been really a big help . This is now a lifestyle.
RED ALERT: Texans who got cornered into 1000 dollars per kilowatt hour and who also had their accounts set up on autopay are waking up penniless. Reconfigure your life-routine accordingly.
@@50kArchipelagos Are companies allowed to deliberately price gouge during a natural disaster? Seems like it should be something that is outlawed as it is immoral at the very least. Can't see anything like this being allowed to happen here without Govts. doing something about it. Gotta love "freedom."
The cats water bowl froze solid in the house! Keeping the goats, rabbits and chicken water ice free proved impossible. I toted water three times a day with a bucket from the house. Two days before the cold arrived my doe had twins! And then on the night it was -2 below 8 chicks hatched out! We all made it!
I melt cat water bowls on or near heater and switch them with frozen bowls so as not to waste water. Had more frozen bowl days in Pittsburgh this year than before.
I've been doing this for a while. When the pandemic hit, I looked at my wife and said "Still think prepping is weird?". We had enough supplies to not leave our home for almost 4 months. All the while I was out fishing everyday (I live next to a LARGE creek). Can't imagine not being prepared.
One thing that I always remember from backpacking to stay warm is to heat a single walled stainless steel water bottle to boiling before bed. Place it in a sock and put it in the foot of your sleeping bag. It will keep you warm at night and you will have purified drinking water ready for you in the morning
Just experienced 8 days without electricity in the coldest days of the season with single digit temperatures. Water to flush toilet and knowing WHAT to EAT in a house that's hovers in the low 30s, I found to be the most important factors at hand in my situation. I thought caloric dense foods of high fat/protein would be best...wrong. After the meal, we started shivering because we were digesting that type of meal. I found small meals of mainly carbohydrates easier on the system. We had NO sunshine and lots of ice/snow daily. At the beginning of the 8th day, I was beginning to wonder about my and my elderly father's survival (he has Alzheimer's) and I had to stay awake 24/7 so he wouldn't throw off the covers I had him wrapped in. We live very rural and was unable to get off of our property. No generator. I am tough both mentally and physically, but this tested my upmost limits. Having to be responsible for any person who doesn't have the mental capacity to understand the danger and seriousness of the situation added an element of stress that compounded the situation. I am looking to learn everything I can to NEVER be in that situation again.
@Aurora Rose I am so sorry to hear about your difficulties. I have friends in Texas who also endured much difficulty because they did not believe prepping was necessary. They do now. We all need to reassess our prep plans because even odd things can happen in strange places. I would never have thought about prepping for freezing temperatures in south Texas, where my friends are. I think we all need to plan for every contingency. I hope you are doing well now.
@@areuaware6842 ...let's not get into name calling. Everyone has a different learning curve and life experiences. Let's be kind to our fellow brethren.
I'm a Texan as well. We lost power for a day and a half. Thankfully we live in the country and have 5 cats and 2 dogs. They helped keep our house at 43 degrees during the coldest time. Our little propane heater was out in the well shed keeping our pipes and my husband's parents pipes from busting.
(1) Put on your clothes. People have clothing they wear outdoors during the winter, so put on some socks, shoes, a sweater, coat, shoes, a hat, gloves, etc as needed. If you can be outside, you can be inside. Put on more if necessary. You might feel silly in three pairs of socks, two shirts, a sweater, and a coat - but you will be warm. Add more BEFORE you get cold. It is easier to stay warm than it is to warm up once chilled. (2) Move into one room (the whole family), sleep in one bed, keep that room as closed as possible. You want to be in a "one room house" if possible. If you can, put all your functions into that space. You can only flush the toilets once, so make it count (but don't risk a clog you can't clear). Be prepared to use alternatives (put solid trashbag into a 5 gallon bucked or similar trashcan and, if possible, have some cat litter on hand - it works for human waste too). (3) So long as you are warm, fed, watered, and have waste under control you are good for the duration. At that point, it is about waiting it out - read those books you have been putting off, have extra batteries for the kid's games, play those board games you keep meaning to have family night with, etc. (4) Go to be early - it saves on your lighting sources and makes the time pass. (5) Ration by thirds. When you have consumed 1/3 of your supplies, cut your consumption to 2/3. When you have consumed 2/3 of your supplies, cut your consumption to 1/3. That way if you have 18 days of supplies, after 6 days you would still have 12. After 9 more days you would still have 6 days worth. That last 6 days would drag you out for 15 more days of misery and 1 final day of full rations (because that is the day you are leaving, as your position is no longer tenable). That is 31 days from your 18 days of supplies.
Excellent advice. I live alone. I would put blankets or tarp over the dining room table like a kids fort. Fill it with blankets and pillows for me and my dog. I bought a bunch of dollar store solar yard lights. .They can be brought inside during power outage.
Keeping a hat or cap on will help keep your body heat in. Keep socks dry and doubled. These were two things we would do on winter camp outs that really helped us stay warm at night along with other suggestions mentioned.
I'm in Texas. I lost power for 3.5 days and had to turn off the water for two because of a broken pipe in the laundry room. Fortunately, I am a prepper and had everything I needed. I did run into one issue I had not expected. One of my fur babies was anxious and isolated herself upstairs where it was very very cold. We kept the propane heater in the main living area downstairs. I had a small kid tent that I assembled for her upstairs and put her bed and blankets in so she could stay reasonably warm. I slept upstairs with her at night in a sleeping bag I threw on my bed. Before bedtime, I used a small power station upstairs to plug a heating blanket into that was under my sleeping bag. Once the bed was warm and toasty, I unplugged the blanket, plugged in my phone and tried not to come out of my sleeping bag until morning. I had to grab my beanie out from under my pillow a couple of nights and put it on my head in the middle of the night but I knew how much better off I was than most of my fellow Texans! I was able to help multiple families during those very cold days because I was prepared and I am grateful for what I had. Please please prepare people!! It's insurance for times that are inevitable. Also, my solar generator was fully charged and ready to go but I was not able to recharge with the solar panels because the sun eluded us for several days. Luckily I had another battery to chain in power as well as a gas generator! I used A LOT of my supplies over those 5 days and everyone was shocked I had so much but I couldn't stop thinking about the people who were not ready.
Robert, you wrote, "the lost of the BSA..." (thinking you mean "loss") -- but the BSA is still around and my troop anyway, is doing great. Still teaching the same Scout Oath & Law, and the Be Prepared motto it's known for. What's disappointing, is that more kids are not involved. But today, there are many more competing activities, like team sports, that vie for limited time.
@@HarryLHeckler Thanks harry, Glad to hear your still trying to do the right thing.Single Mom epidemic is the main reason for the disappointing number of Boys in the BSA..(IMHO). The bankruptcy, the forced acceptance of females and the many sexual misconduct lawsuits is what I was referring too when I said that. Good Luck, and remember those boys will be better men because of it.
@@HarryLHeckler My two oldest sons just joined Boy Scouts recently- at ages 13 and 11- and they reported after their camping trip that the troop leaders brought their gas grills to cook on. They didn't even cook over a campfire! Some of their leaders have said they don't see a need to learn how to survive in the "wild"- or without modern, store-bought supplies. As long as they have their backpack with stuffed with store-bought supplies, they think they're prepared enough for anything.
@@carolinecynova7837 Thanks for your reply -- my troop does both -- some locations where we camp either don't allow fires or we need to follow Leave No Trace principles. But there are some wilderness survival type adventures as well. Maybe you can get more involved and offer to organize such an adventure for your troop?
I’m in upstate NY my first winter off grid in my cabin only a woodstove and a generator I use every couple days to charge stuff we made it through -25 f and 3 feet of snow lol.
My brother and his family were without power and running water for almost 2 months in Puerto Rico after hurricane Maria. I think looking as to how people survived there for such an extended period of time is helpful People shared how to do things the old fashioned way like washing clothes by hand, cooking over a fire outside, keeping food from spoiling with no power etc.
I experienced Hurricane Maria and we were without electricity for three months in San Juan area. Some areas in the country are still recuperating. I have experienced many hurricanes but never like this one, and I realized I needed to better prepare. It was very trying, but I was lucky enough to have prepped somewhat and have a generator which helped two other families. Yet the amount of strength and know-how to survive and help neighbors was exhausting. Getting gasoline daily and the long lines in the heat were almost unbearable, but I had a 92 year old neighbor to care for and feed. Propane gas stove folks👍If you don’t help one another, it’s way harder. I am still using so many ways of economizing and survival daily. I had my cel phone functioning as well as my land line and also water. That was truly a blessing. Earthquakes, Covid, and hurricane season just months away we don’t stop prepping 🙏
I started prepping, mostly food ,water and first aid supplies right before the pandemic hit the U.S. but when that storm hit Texas and they lost power, it made me realize that I hadn’t really thought everything through. True, here in So Calif we don’t get real cold weather but still, it made me look at my preps and see a lot of holes and now I’m working on those holes.
I think Texans weathered the power outage very well. They have guns, but no one killed each other for food. They relied on each other to get through it. Kudos to the gun toting Texans who media is trying so hard to paint as wild and crazy people. They turned out to be hardy Americans who were very level headed when faced with a catastrophe.
HEB, which I personally prefer over wal mart, gave out groceries when families couldn't afford it during the power failure. Now I avoid WalChina mart and give HEB my business always.
I am Latin American, when I immigrate to the USA, I arrived in Miami .. Nooo... Miami just to vacation, then LA a big NOOOO. My husband is Texan and he told me to decide to live in Los Angeles or Texas .... the best decision of my life TEXAS!, a husband and two wonderful children that God has given me and as a bonus in texas, I love this wonderful state.
You make a great point. I've seen numerous natural disasters and everyone comes out to support each other. I've come to the conclusion that those who think we're 3 days from chaos really just have a bad opinion of humanity. It's a Rorschach test. Some see butterflies and others see skulls. Usually there's a bit of prejudice involved.
I live in Dallas. I admittedly wasn’t that prepared. While I had plenty of food, and a gas fireplace and stove, the way my house is built my bottom floor was in the 30s. One thing I never considered until a friend suggested keeping large pots of water heating on the stove was how dry it was! Having those pots going made it bearable. In my case, I was able to keep warm, but the stress of not knowing if my pipes would burst really got to me. The shut off valve in front of my house wouldn’t turn and I didn’t have a key to the water meter. Thankfully a neighbor did. I’ve learned my lesson. I am doing research now and seeing what I can do/buy to survive an emergency. I already had some stuff due to tornadoes. I never expected a cold emergency.
I have several 5 gallon water jugs (don’t forget a pump)and an antique stand, pitcher and basin for basic hygiene like the old days which made it easier when needed.
Thank you for all of your valuable information! We had an ice storm just before Texas got hit with their storm. I didn't have power for 5 1/2 days some people still don't. Preps that helped were extra blankets, plastic to cover the windows and block some of the cold air, hiking boots and boot chains, flash lights and lanterns, ready to eat food and drink. I used my car to charge my phone and to get a short break from the cold once each day. Things I learned that I need to get are a stove I could use inside and using a tent in the house.
Both my husband and I were raised by parents, who were born during the depression, the start of WW2, so they even as little kid's learned by their parents, it seems to me too many people, are depending on 24 hour supermarket's, and thinking the lights and water will always be on its time for the American people, to wake up.and start helping yourself and get with like minded friends, to help each other out it just seems like many people, are still asleep at the wheel...
You tend to rehash things you've already covered but I appreciate it. People learn through repetition. You always put these nuggets in with new information allowing for a memory map networking. Thanks for your contributions.
Please don’t overlook dominos, playing cards, physical books, art supplies for kids, and board games during these times. Keeping entertained is secondary to actual survival, of course...but the ability to stay level headed and active mentally may save you from needlessly worrying. Chris, your delivery is excellent!
I completely agree. A lot of people overlook this aspect, and only focus of "pure" survival-related things, some people even go as far as to "scold" others for even considering these "ephemeral" stuff instead of thinking only how to survive, but, in reality, "morale" can be a deciding factor of if and how you make it out of shtf. In fact, city prepping himself made a video a long time ago about "10 ways you will die in shtf" and one of those causes was giving up, having a negative attidute, being overly stressed and depressed... instead you need to try and stay relaxed and take your mind off stress even (and expecially) trough hard times... so yeah, plenty of room for "silly" morale items in my preps :)
And the number 1 GUNS AND AMMO For all the anti gun people including the video guy who forgot this one...all what you got to prepare for a disaster is meaningless if you can not and are not willing to defend your life and your stuff...in time of crisis people will kill you to survive.
@@lrodriguez6691 that's a pretty stupid comment, clearly you haven't done your homework. the "video guy" is most certainly pro-gun, he stated it in multiple videos not to mention that he is former military himself. Reason he doesn't talk about guns so much in his video is 1) he's clearly not a nutjob like many pro-gun like you, people like you make us responsable gun owners look bad, and 2) by not making the channel strickly "gun related", his content can appeal to both pro and anti gun, and also be useful to those who live in countries where unfortunately you can't have guns.
@@commiesnzombies No we won't. We are gonna need to be trained and disciplined with guns ourself, and we are gonna need people who are the same, around us. We most certainly don't need gun enthusiast nutjobs who live under this illusion that, because they have 63 rifles and 50000 rounds of ammos, they are on top of the foodchain. Those may bring us more trouble than they are worth. Food for toughts, guys, food for toughts.
If people can afford it, I would recommend getting green grow lights and two solar generators. You could plug in the green growing lights into the one generator and recharge the other generator solar panels. This would also help to be able to grow vegetables if needed.
I thought about doing that, said nah, So now I have 14 big batteries and will have 16 in 2 weeks, and a 2000 watts Aims inverter/charger, running off 600 watts until I get my other two 100 watt panels that I've bought...they're back ordered...but by Christmas I'll have 18 batteries so that's what I did...kind of crazy but it takes a lot to run that many down...they are still mostly charged when the sun comes up so there's what I call " coffee power" until the amps kick in...so I didn't get one of those...I could charge one off my 19 kwH battery pack, though, so I could always get one I guess ... but I probably wouldn't use it ...it's like wading in the lake up to your knees, I just dove off in there...this guy told me once, the batteries are your bank, that's how much you have to spend...well it'd be my luck I'll find an old gal with expensive tastes, so I just get the $20 bills out and get 2 more batteries...one of these days I'll find out how much the 20 mule team can pull... it just seemed more solid of a plan for me...I thought about doing it like you said, then I was like yeah then it'll be cloudy for a couple days and things won't work out...one of them won't get charged right that day...so, I guessed at how many watts I needed and have been buying stuff for months.. I think I'm about to get enough to run my little bit though...when i got tires I got 8 ply ones on the back in case I have to move my batteries...I'm in a temporary room in my uncle's barn...by winter I'll have 865 amp hours @25 volts or 21,600 watt hours...I guess that might be enough....how much longer can I get a
Id like to see you do a video on dental emergencies - temporary fillings/possible tooth extraction. Not taking care of these issues could become serious in an extended no power situation.
I began my career in orthodontics 10 years ago and learned as much as possible about extractions, cavities, herbal medicine, etc. specifically so I could be knowledgeable when this happens. Everyone is a badass until they have a toothache. It’s an overlooked thing, and it makes you quite valuable in this situation.
Unless you have a tankless water heater, NEVER forget you have tens of litres of water in your tank if power is out long enough to reduce or eliminate water pressure.
Mikiness Analog' true, but folks also need a small hose. most outlets on the new tanks are at the very bottom, it will be hard to drain water in to a container, most humans will waste a lot of water trying to get the water out.
I live in a small apartment in No. California with two other adults and a child. Had a hard time getting the other two onboard but we have enough stock on hand for 3 months. Back up water for 1 month which is the hardest to store in a apartment. Multi-fuels for cooking and power along with a gas generator and and three different sizes of solar generators. Your channel has kept me focus on the directions of our preps. Thank you.
That’s impressive. Do you have any backpacking water filters. I have a Ketadyne Pro. I try to buy extra filters as I have money. I live in S. California. Took me awhile for my wife to get on board. I have over the years have pointed out disasters to my wife and asked her what we would do in that situation. I also started to tell her we live in a state that has earthquakes and it is best to prepare for the big one.
Another timely upload, Kris! 👍🏾 Everyone needs to understand that in a protracted power outage, you specifically are not the priority response call. Hospitals, pharmacies, major warehouses with critical resources, etc. are going to be afforded the prime attention of LEOs and firemen. You have to be proactive in safely retaining your preps, as well as having a plan to stretch them out as needed until you can acquire more. Do not procrastinate on this. It will be too late to prep if lights start to flicker and the phenomenon is nation wide.
I live off grid. I have a 24 in. wide 4 burner stove with an oven. I cook a lot. one 100 pound propane tank lasts me almost three years because the stove is my only propane appliance. I have five tanks. This could cover my cooking needs for the rest of my life. This tank can be kept on any balcony, outside the garage, or house, and have it piped into the house with 3/8 copper tubing. It's an easy install.
I bought the LDS handbook! They are the most prepared entity in the world! I highly recommend the handbook. Start with a baseline of where you are on your preps. Then create goals to keep adding to your preps! ALSO: electric blanket is key and can run off a small solar battery generator. Very low watt draw! Also LED string lights only consume 12 watts an hr. 24’ string!
The LDS are not prepared. At the storehouse I shop at, the LDS employees have told me that most of their sales go to non-LDS customers (Catholics, Protestants, and non-denominational). I have a raised bed vegetable garden, grow herbs, small greenhouse, and raise chickens on a half of an acre of land. My LDS neighbors (high up in their church) refuse to develop their own vegetable gardens. They are among those who will get serious when the lights finally go out. By then it will be too late.
We’ve used the new low wattage blankets for years. Grew up with the old ones. Just be careful and watchful. I ck the cords periodically to see if they are overheating. No kinked cords etc etc. I’ve never had trouble.
@@fawn1785 Think ! About what you are saying . Your comment is misleading. You did say that the storehouse where you shop sells to non LDS , probably because individual LDS families have been prepping for years already . So if they don’t shop there it’s because they don’t need to. Your neighbors are but a few.. they don’t define all LDS people.
Our leaders have been counseling us for literally decades over and over and over about what most people call prepping (the Church refers to it as ‘provident living’). Unfortunately many members don’t take it very seriously, but the ones that do have more than an abundance of resources to use to get started thankfully.
From needless to say I learned a lot I was already prepping but now know it not enough you guys whatever you think you need double it I have 3 small children 5/2 and 3 month old baby and I was able to keep them warm thru my preps I taped a Mylar blanket on my window in my bedroom I live in a 2 bedroom apartment but we all moved into mine that right away warmed the room also I had a hot water heater in my closet that runs of gas it was warm so by opening the closet door it warmed the room but my main source was denatured alcohol that was key for me my mom live 20 mins away and I couldn’t get to her she had no lights and had to sleep next to bbq pit now she’s prepping
@@stijn2472 yes we’re doing good now I was trying to get on here during everything that was happening but even my phone was down only able to call couldn’t even text crazy
What was the denatured alcohol for? I went through it to n wasn't very prepared for the cold survival but I am now. Also I have 3 boys n did a video on prepping
@@Finchersfarmstead I used it to keep warm I put a toilet paper roll in a paint can after I removed the card board in the middle then I poured in denatured alcohol about halfway and lit it it warmer my small bedroom fast with less worries of carbon monoxide also gave me a way to heat up some Campbell’s soup make hot cowboy coffee and lasted for about 4 hours I only had to refill it a few times before lights came back in but I also had a small rocket stove and wood but the denatured alcohol was how I stayed warm
I'm in Texas... I've heated my house with wood for more than 20 years, but when I needed to heat my well house, I did it with electric. When the electric failed, I didn't expect it and my well pipes froze. I could have used my generator, but it's not automatic. I now have an alarm for when power fails, and a propane heater for the well house. And, I'm thinking about how I can add wood heat to my well house.
Gary, Houston here.... I was able to see some “holes” on my prepping, last week. We have started making the changes to fill in those holes. That’s all that matters.... we learn from it.
I hope you guys tell other people near you to prep because if you don't they will bring their problems to your door and may raid you and use lethal force. Then all your prepping will have been for nothing and people will use your resources. While it may be dangerous to tell people you are a prepper it can be just as dangerous as not telling people around you to prep. People will be desperate to feed their families and will do absolutely anything to live. So be very careful with what you do now.
8 Kw solar panels, that is like 24 panels of 350 watts / panel (50 lb/panel). That is 1200 lb more on one side of your roof. Make sure the structure is strong enough.
This is a really good starter video. Love how you reference other videos for more details. I plan to share this with some friends who don’t live with a mindset of preparedness. It will be helpful and thought provoking which is where we need to start! Thank you!
One thing to mention that most probably already know is, have tools and materials to fix things that could break around the house. Be able to repair broken water lines for whatever type of water pipes you have. Have the knowledge on how to make the repair as well. Have a torch to be able to heat the pipes that are already frozen to make the repair. Also, many people don't realize it doesn't take much heat to keep something from freezing. A small candle in a room can do more than you think, as well as the little sterno cans. They're cheap too.
Im from germany and allways concerned about a power outage Especially after the austrian army said there will be a major power outage the next 5 years And the risk is at 100%
@@matztertaler2777 Nette Überraschung ein Deutschen hier zu treffen. Wirtschaft denke ich erst ende dieses oder nächstes jahr Was sind sonst deine szenarien?
@@matztertaler2777 Ein offenen Krief zwischen den Großmächten finde ich eher unwahrscheinlich. Meine Sorge ist eher ein Blackout und die Wirtschaft Ja da hast du recht wenn so etwas passiert wären die Städte innerhalb von tagen von panik und plünderern zerstört. Ich habe meine Fluchtroute aus der stadt und trainiere regelmäßig das Fluchtszenario Leider hab ich keine gruppe Aus welchem bundesland kommst du?
@@matztertaler2777 Gut das ihr die Kinder mit einbezieht. Man sollte immer was zu tun ist ohne in Panik zu verfallen. Ich komm aus Bayern. Aber es ist schwer eine Gruppe zu finden in meinem Alter
I'm surprised that so few people mention inflatable solar lights (Luci and Goal Zero are my favorites). I store them in the window of each room so they're always charged. They will light up a room (with multiple settings) all night, they're super lightweight, and cheap at $15-20 each.
North Texan here. The best thing that came out of that storm was that I got to really test out some preps. I found holes and fixed them when the power came back on a week later. I also found stuff I liked and have bought more of since. Texas forever. ❤️
I'm watching from Nova Scotia. I lived in the US most of my life before moving back home. I'm pretty well set up for about 6 months with food, water and many other things. I just recently bought a solar generator which I love and I do have a gas generator too. Thanks for all your tips and time in making these videos.
Something my dad taught me growing up is always have a backup plan. In the 70's we had the largest game bird farm in the state of Oklahoma. I remember having 3 incubators going 247 and if the power went out we lost everything including the quail that was dependent on the heat lamps. So we had a generator that could run all the necessary items. Since then I learned to always have a backup to the backup plan. Things happen have multiple ways to filters water and disinfect it. Multiple power sources solar, wind, generator and power inverters. Different forms of heat wood stove, buddy heater propane heaters. Just remember what you have in a SHTF scenario is all you got. So better to have it and not need it then wishing you had it when you really need it.
Hi! I'm Prepper Zan & I've been documenting what we're going through here in Houston Tx., it's been horrifying! Food shortages, water contamination, dealing with freezing cold weather with no electricity! I'm trying to get the word out to all of the Prepping community so we as Prepper can further sharpen our skills as Prepper's & be prepared for the worse case scenario! This has been like the Apocalypse!
Hi Prepper Zan, I'm new to prepping and am having trouble finding like minded ppl here in central texas. Would you be so kind as to point me in the right direction to look? I'm 62 n know I won't make it very long on my own. Thanks, God bless
In the event of a prolonged power outage you'll likely lose the items in your refrigerator, including mayonnaise, mustard and ketchup. Individual packs, think fast food condiments, can be ordered in bulk. Split cases with family/friends. Gotta have my mustard. Stay safe and keep sharing
For food losses. All member card grocery store purchases are archived by store corporate offices. Useful data for filing insurance loss claims. 8 days without power in 2012 Hurricane Sandy. Lost all meats, dairy, food from 2 fridge/freezers & deep freezer. We requested printouts from 3 grocery stores for a year's worth of foods purchased. Corporate emailed us the info. Checked off losses & submitted claim to our home owners insurance. Also had photos. Hard lessons learned. Ramped up preps & never stopped. We continue assessing gaps & closing them. Especialy gas powered/solar energy generator backups & alternative cooking sources.
Dallas area resident. We fortunately replaced our windows and sealed drafts so we believed it kept the house insulated to where it only got to 50 degrees at it's lowest. Also we used a butane stove and fuel that we got at Sam's club which costs $26 and $6 (pack of 4) respectively. Wanted to avoid using propane indoors. Will be looking into getting a chimney insert this year because most chimneys are only 35% efficient...with the insert it will bring that number to 75%...even without the use of blower we can still use ambient heat to keep the house warm.
Boy that stupid freeze! After that hit us, I started to PREP like no other! It sucked soooo bad I guess because certain parts aren't used to being so cold, esp down here by the coast. And then to find out ERCOT shut the grid down on purpose smh. The pipes froze so bad in my father's old home that it was almost irreparable. He is now living in a "smart home" (really what is that?) but it has solar panels so I guess that's ok. The one thing I can say is at least I had a small generator so I was able to still cook with my electric skillet and I was able to plug in some lamps and a heater. It wasn't too bad because I was prepared. All the freeze did was help me step my prep game up. Stay safe out here. Stay alert.
As always great info! Even though I live in a townhouse, I am seriously looking at propane generators. Enough to run the furnace, a few lights & my wife's oxygen generator. If I was in a house, I would have the generator already.
When i started looking for my bug-in place, I bought a house built in the 1840's in the deep south but 90 miles away from the coast. While that might seem a bad idea (though I did a modern re-wire and insulated it), the house was built without air conditioning or electricity in mind. As such, it is actually livable in the summer With a proper fireplace insert and double-walled insulated liner in the chimney, we weathered the power outage and 13 degree weather from Monday to Thursday no problem. With a hand-pump well augmenting our water supply and the fact that it weathered Hurricane Katrina (where we were without power for weeks in the summer), we experienced both cold and hot weather emergencies and came through well.
A one-burner butane stove can be safely used indoors on a kitchen counter top. Treat the butane burner with the same level of caution you would treat one of the burners on a gas cooktop. The butane stove's flame ring can be adjusted up or down depending upon how much heat you want under the skillet or saucepan. A solar oven can be used outdoors for baking or roasting or even for sanitizing rainwater, produces zero smoke and very little cooking odor. The Sun Oven brand has been around a long time and is of very good quality. The tilt of a solar oven needs to adjusted every 30 minutes or so in order to keep the reflectors aimed at the sun. A solar oven will work as long as there is enough sunlight to read by. A solar oven will work even when there is snow on the ground as long as the sun is shining. The recipes designed for a vintage original size Rival Crock Pot work well for solar ovens. A rocket stove is for outdoor use only, is very fuel efficient and can even use strips of cardboard and dry twigs for fuel to cook meals. A rocket stove will only produce smoke until the chimney fully heats, after that it is smokeless. The basic version of the Stove Tec brand rocket stove is sturdy and portable and has been distributed by missionaries to the poor in third world countries.
I am from Texas! I was prepare a week ahead of time before the 10 degree cold snow hit us! I watch the news and saw the 10 degree and going to snow I knew we were in major trouble! I bought everything to survive even fill up gas to all my car! I know so many people who were not want to stock up supplies these people have money to buy supplies but decides not to buy any supplies these people just learn a hard lessons!
I still find it extraordinary that the most advanced civilization on earth is built on such fragile foundations. And that there is no expectation that a government should always provide and protect. That so much should be down to the individual. Interesting.
I NEVER expect the government to "provide and protect". It needs to be down to the individual. Who cares more about your survival more than you do? NO ONE and certainly not the government.
@@donnaleeclubb119 I agree, all citizens should be prepared. But you don't think a government has a moral or legal responsibility for the welfare of those that elected it then? Or for those not in a position to look after themselves? Cheers
@@runninblue9415 just because they have an obligation doesn't mean a damn thing at the end of the day unless they get something out of it. They will do it to maintain their power and position, and it will be done when they feel like it. In my lifetime I've watched the government fail horribly at Katrina, and fail with Puerto Rico. Mind you plenty of times the government performed fine with Texas and Florida hurricanes and a litany of other disasters. The government is quite slow to respond though unless your local government is on top of things. But average people stepping up to help others really goes much further early on then the federal government. local governments and state governments make a difference too. Puerto Rico being a huge example of inept and corrupt local government impeding a recover. You British or?
I found out my 6 gallons of water and three cases of bottled water that I keep on hand for an emergency was not enough. Once the snow melted I had no more water to boil. We went from from Monday 2/15/21 till Friday 2/26/21 without usable tap water.
What worry me most would be when electricity is off, the security system goes down with it. If that persists and people start to freak out because of the lack of resources that comes with the grid-down...
@@michellesimmons3150 I am not in the US and it is illegal to own a gun in where I am at...I live in HK where the population density is high (next door is literally rite next to your door in an arm's length). Here's still a semi-police state and even carrying an army knife could cause myself trouble currently. Apart from the possibilities of being looted by neighbors/mobs, it is the armed forces and local triads that make me worry. Don't let anybody take away your rights to own guns and weapons...
@@Guiltless765 see. ......this is one of the main reasons the world will END. They told Noah the same thing ... NOBODY BELIEVE that the water was coming..... Fire is coming......and see no one believes.... Hogwash is what Jesus will remind you of on Judgment day ...OK... REMEMBER THAT WORD.....and bring ice water
I've been a prepper for long time , in 2005 when hurricane Katrina hit us in south Mississippi my wife finally understood why I was a proper and become a prepper also.. anyone who thinks they prepared should turn off their electric to the house for 3 days and see how much it will effect there lives . Not go to store or buy anything for 3 days.. just survive only on what you have now for 3 days with no help or purchasing anything. Sounds easy ? Try it and see ...
Due to the TX. Situation. My wife no longer looks at me wierd as i mention preping. She even suggested another lower caliber shothgun due to a past surgery i had on my shoulder.
I am planning on doing long distance backpacking. Much of the preparations are similar. I have some camping gear that will help us survive a disaster. I am now focusing on a three month prep.
Yep, all that camping gear really comes in handy, from the stoves (I have 3, propane and butane, but no solar) to the tent to the down sleeping bags to the dehydrated foods to the battery-operated radio.
As always, I appreciate your time and help with getting our Prep's together. Watching your videos and paying attention,has helped me with doing it correctly and affordably. I only watch your channel and two others that I have trust in. You have to be careful who you get your info from, and do your own research. Once again, thanks for your help and sharing this information. Stay safe my friend , my blessings to you and your family.👍🇺🇸
When I was a kid I used to enjoy power outages. It was like a holiday or a camping trip. We’d be tuned out from tv and just bond conversationally as a family. Light a fire in the fireplace, tell stories and so forth. Of all the apocalyptic scenarios I think chronic blackouts are the biggest blessing in disguise. People need to be reminded what real life is after being saturated in internet BS for nearly two decades.
A camper trailer is great to have in a grid down situation, propane stove, propane fridge and heat along with a couple deep cycle batteries for lights and a small dual fuel generator. All the comforts of home. Depending on the outdoor temperature you might even be able to use the water system. If it’s below freezing use a 5 gal. water cube with a spout and a Thetford portable cassette type toilet.
Don't forget dry fruits. Cashews, almonds etc etc (though expensive) pack a lot of calories. And can be safely stored for months (they may go a little soft by the end of it). Those are great for hikes and trails too. And they fill you up pretty quickly. Raw unprocessed honey, if available, should be stored as a food source. Raw unprocessed honey never goes bad. Like never.
Reading is an easy way to become informed.BUT it is vital to implement the tools that you have learned in the books. I know from first hand experience.
@@CityPrepping Do you BELIEVE in God and salvation for the soul? I mean Because Seriously this is NOT our problem..... AMERICA is turned from God and have been DECEIVED for a long time...... Just as In the days is Noah It is here again ...and people focused on the wrong thing. I hope you do as I strayed and this world is in chaos Because f Of SIN..... RUSSIA AND OR CHINA will COME.... it won't matter the supplies and etc....If you don't have Jesus and know what is really going on IT IS SAD ... The Elite been setting up for New world order and SATAN been busy .... Many don't believe in. God sin Or hell or Heaven. Too bad Because that is all humanity was made for ..**** Spiritual war ... DECEIVED the real agenda
Our power and water was out for 5 days here in Austin during the storm. When covid started last winter, I began food prepping and I’m so glad I did. While other people were frantic, we were prepared.
Where I live in Michigan we experience regular 6-8 hour outages during winter and spring storms. Every 3-4 years we will have a 2-3 day outage. I could go a couple of weeks without power before I start to worry. I hope I don't have to go that long but I feel more frequent and longer outages are coming.
We are preppers and have been for years, but living here in Texas (& very new to Texas as well 😅) . Our biggest concern was water. Still looking for something to compensate for water until we get our well dug. You can only store so much water you know? We were fine. We did great. But had it last two weeks, that might’ve been a different story.
I have two small solar powered systems that charge on cloudy days. They keep my phone and lights going. I happened to store enough fire wood for two weeks, thinking I would have enough to last a month because we don't usually have that many days of extreme cold weather. Next winter I hope to have the wood pile built up to take me through the whole winter, and I plan to have a better heating system in place. Still, I had more resources ready than most people did.
Our power just went down because a raging brush fire destroyed a line of poles and transformers. I live in Northern Oklahoma so not only do we deal with brush and grass fires throughout the windy months, we have tornadoes to deal with
I looked into a generator but was not viable due to cost, maintenance and storing fuel. I went the propane route and now have 2 weeks backup for myself and my family for about $200 Propane heater Propane stove Propane tanks Propane light Water 30 day food supply
Rural OR. After the freeze here downed trees and lines and no power for 2 1/2 weeks. Couldn’t leave our driveway for a week due to not being able to lift a giant top of an oak with power lines wrapped in it. As much as I like to think I’m a prepper. We were NOT prepared for that. I thank god for friends who could help out. And now know where my gaps in prepping are. We couldn’t find 1 dang flash light as soon as trees started falling. Now I know not only about what you have, but organizing where you have it.
You need to make a decision now on whether to stay with that person or shed the dead weight when the real shtf situation presents itself. Their lack of concern, forethought, inability to read the environment, and flat-out lack of cooperation could mean the difference between YOUR life and death. It is one thing to carry the burden of prepping in a non-supportive environment, it's something else to have to fight against them (while trying to support everyone else) in a shtf situation.
Why do you stay with someone who Hinders You in every effort?? Love?? I think Not!! I will bet your spouse will be ready to eat the food you had to fight to put away. So Thankful and Happy I'm Single. I wouldn't have one of those "Peskey Males" anywhere near me.
Taking steps to keep your loved ones safe, fed and happy is not hard, but sadly most people are just too lazy to do anything. I hope the events on TX get people to realize how fragile things are. Have multiple ways to do things. Things never go as planned, stuff breaks. The only way to know what will or won't work for you is to test your ideas. This channel usually has good advice, it's a good place to start, but watching a video isn't going to save you, you need to take action.
I saw this coming and was a prepared Texan. My roommates were not prepared and we asking me “How much food/ water/etc We have?” We 😂?! They gaslit me for months now they want my essentials! Nope, not today!
That's like my uncle...when he asked once how many batteries I had, I said 12, and he did an eyeroll like I'm nuts...well less than a week later his power went off for about an hour and he had his small generator with a propane carburetor half installed and the big one didn't want to start, so he had to carry his food out to the freezer on the garage...about the time he got it all in there and when he shut the freezer the power came back on, lol...he said didn't you notice that the grid went off? I said, oh, no, I was air frying a pizza, and I didn't want to burn the crust so I was watching it....well after that he had to come look, and he said, pretty nice electrical system you have there, I may have to do something like that only smaller, when I sell my other house....I just said, yeah you should...save you messing with a generator ..lol...he's had a stroke so he should not be pulling on it anymore anyways...and me I just keep collecting batteries it seems...but its a great cause...my power ...I only started this stuff last fall so I had to watch and not trip in the " buying an inverter jungle" ...it's littered with booby traps...the one I chose weighs 44.1 pounds and it's blue with a wavy line on the top...I guess they charge by the ounce on those things...but yeah like you say, people don't notice that they need stuff till it's a crisis...I figure it's the same people who never got their homework done lol...I always did mine before class was over, I guess that's why I was the valedictorian...there's always a head goose that has to show the other silly geese where to go, lol ...I told my uncle he didn't have a very good backup plan...he said yeah, I don't...the. only thing I could say was, well there aren't any more batteries to trade in...I didn't start " battery hoarding " because of the pandemic, it just came along to prove me right about when I got enough juice...😎
PS, I have 14 batteries, in two weeks I will have 16...it's just an experiment to see how many batteries I need for my system...from the looks of things I will have 18 batteries by Halloween or so...I've been getting extra food from Cherokee nation for two years, and my shelves are all full and having to build more...but I'm doing it...I'll have to cut wood soon, I bought a new 16 inch chain saw. I'm building another wood stove too here this week....all kinds of stuff going on...presently welding up a little frames for the solar panels so that I can bring them in when it hails...I make a border out of 3/4 square pipe, thin, so it's light...if I ever get my own place again I'll get more solar panels...probably have enough batteries lmaooooo...good to see someone else has their head on straight ...how do I find someone like that nowadays, in this crazy world? All I see around here is people run in and buying all the frozen stuff up to take home and freeze I guess...I guess I could go around selling power for their freezers but they have to pay in pizzas, lol....it's like they know what day the truck comes and they run in there like a herd of turtles ...if you tell someone you have a little solar system they're like " cool" ...but they dont have a clue really...and it's a poor place so not that many people have the extra money to buy it...I'm rent free for now, so that enabled me to be able to buy it all...if I rented I couldn't buy this stuff so I had to figure out how much it would need to be...my plan is to get enough power and then save for some cheap land without power...I won't need that...I kind of like having my own anyways...it's like a bug zapper, people get stuck on the grid and can't get loose...scary thought...I've never been able to comment in five words...you're right, Texans have had it too easy, and they're napping on the readiness now...well, good job on prepping...maybe they'll catch on now...
Thank you so much for producing this useful video. Very much looking forward to a how-to on installing solar panels that route to battery banks available to power circuits in the home!
I grew up in a very poor family We learned to do more with less and to do without The coming decline in America won't bother me much, I'm 65 and darn tired of the crapfest that this country has become.
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Know your home.
Is that chimney “real”? Is it safe/operational/lined? Is it set up for gas only operation with a gas line practically inside of it?
Before you burn that wood… Know what it is and where it came from. Old pressure treated lumber is a no-no! Burn nothing with zinc! Avoid pine if at all possible! Don’t catch your chimney on fire! What chemicals are you releasing inside your home???
Where are your main/service utility shut offs? Both indoor and outdoor? Need special tools?
Precisely how much power do your appliances draw? And when? What kind of start up loads do they have? Do you need a generator… Or just a power inverter hooked to your running vehicle in the driveway?
That hood exhaust over your cook range… Does it actually vent outside? Or just back into the kitchen?
Are your windows frozen shut? Does this impact your fire evacuation routes? Are you and your family prepared to safely remove the (perhaps multiple) panes of glass?
Is that food safe to cook? Bacteria is bad enough… But the toxins they produce might not be removed by cooking. Think twice!
Is your well pump 110 or 220? What is the output of your generator?
How good is your foot valve? Can you isolate your pressure tank? Should you? Do you even know how that system works?
Where is your water heater? If a main water line ruptures… Will it siphon your water tank dry? What happens if it does?
Do you have plastic/tarps to cover broken windows? A way to attach them?
Are you absolutely certain that propane device is certified safe for indoor use? How old is it? Is it in good condition? Combustion efficiency is key here. No guesswork.. Know for sure.
Dry air is extraordinarily difficult to heat. Adding humidity is an absolute game changer for heating a room. Just as removing humidity we will help you cool a room. It’s more or less the humidity that holds the temperature. For the most part.
Also,… Visit an RV supply center. Take a look at new and certified used RV appliances. Look for AC/DC/propane refrigerators...and those miniature propane cook ranges.
Hello.. Emergency preparedness includes being creative with what you have. If you need a tourniquet, you can cut the stem out of a punctured bicycle tube, and then cut it in half. Now you have Two Tourniquets. If you are near a stream, you can place meds like insulin in a ziplock, then place that in a fishing basket so it doesn't float away.. (be aware that some streams in winter get much colder than freezing so take precautions) Use Nature to cool your meds to keep them fresh.
Good points.
If it's a brick chimney it needs cleaning before use, critters love getting into them, birds nest in them and previous owners think they clean themselves.
how to stop this from hapening the first place so we dont have to live like the way ur talkin about
@@namename3139 can’t be stopped, only prepared for. Seriously.
Texan here. One of the best things that happened with the outage is that my wife is now in to preparing
Texan here also, Chris my husband is now finally on board after last week. I prep hard. Now I'm thanking the long time preppers. Listening to a variety of them have been really a big help . This is now a lifestyle.
RED ALERT: Texans who got cornered into 1000 dollars per kilowatt hour and who also had their accounts set up on autopay are waking up penniless. Reconfigure your life-routine accordingly.
@@50kArchipelagos Are companies allowed to deliberately price gouge during a natural disaster?
Seems like it should be something that is outlawed as it is immoral at the very least.
Can't see anything like this being allowed to happen here without Govts. doing something about it.
Gotta love "freedom."
That's good. I'm starting to get my wife on board. She's learning how to can.
I'm in SC and my wife is now on board with prepping because of the hell y'all went through.
The cats water bowl froze solid in the house! Keeping the goats, rabbits and chicken water ice free proved impossible. I toted water three times a day with a bucket from the house. Two days before the cold arrived my doe had twins! And then on the night it was -2 below 8 chicks hatched out! We all made it!
I melt cat water bowls on or near heater and switch them with frozen bowls so as not to waste water. Had more frozen bowl days in Pittsburgh this year than before.
Amazing!
is this comedy or is it your Texas blackout experience. I confess I am confused.
Solar powered pond heater, 50 bucks.
25 below in NY a couple weeks ago just about everything is frozen lol
I've been doing this for a while. When the pandemic hit, I looked at my wife and said "Still think prepping is weird?". We had enough supplies to not leave our home for almost 4 months. All the while I was out fishing everyday (I live next to a LARGE creek). Can't imagine not being prepared.
One thing that I always remember from backpacking to stay warm is to heat a single walled stainless steel water bottle to boiling before bed. Place it in a sock and put it in the foot of your sleeping bag. It will keep you warm at night and you will have purified drinking water ready for you in the morning
You're obviously a smart man.
Any other tips? (Seriously) 🙂
Just experienced 8 days without electricity in the coldest days of the season with single digit temperatures. Water to flush toilet and knowing WHAT to EAT in a house that's hovers in the low 30s, I found to be the most important factors at hand in my situation. I thought caloric dense foods of high fat/protein would be best...wrong. After the meal, we started shivering because we were digesting that type of meal. I found small meals of mainly carbohydrates easier on the system. We had NO sunshine and lots of ice/snow daily. At the beginning of the 8th day, I was beginning to wonder about my and my elderly father's survival (he has Alzheimer's) and I had to stay awake 24/7 so he wouldn't throw off the covers I had him wrapped in. We live very rural and was unable to get off of our property. No generator. I am tough both mentally and physically, but this tested my upmost limits. Having to be responsible for any person who doesn't have the mental capacity to understand the danger and seriousness of the situation added an element of stress that compounded the situation. I am looking to learn everything I can to NEVER be in that situation again.
Glad you made it through. Welcome to the preparedness community.
Good for you. It's never too late. From Colorado. 👍✌
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@Aurora Rose I am so sorry to hear about your difficulties. I have friends in Texas who also endured much difficulty because they did not believe prepping was necessary. They do now. We all need to reassess our prep plans because even odd things can happen in strange places. I would never have thought about prepping for freezing temperatures in south Texas, where my friends are. I think we all need to plan for every contingency. I hope you are doing well now.
@@loriolsen5785 👍✌
If 2020 wasn’t already a wake up call to be prepared and self reliant, nothing is.
amen to that. Use toilet paper, replace with beans.
Only takes a short time in this JIT society
True.that did it for me.
True.that did it for me.
Texan here. The interior of my house was 20 degrees for 3 days. Water was out for 11 days. Never again.
The idea of living in a house through the winter without alternative heating options is just stupid.
Yikes! Glad you're ok
@@areuaware6842 ...let's not get into name calling. Everyone has a different learning curve and life experiences. Let's be kind to our fellow brethren.
I'm a Texan as well. We lost power for a day and a half. Thankfully we live in the country and have 5 cats and 2 dogs. They helped keep our house at 43 degrees during the coldest time. Our little propane heater was out in the well shed keeping our pipes and my husband's parents pipes from busting.
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(1) Put on your clothes. People have clothing they wear outdoors during the winter, so put on some socks, shoes, a sweater, coat, shoes, a hat, gloves, etc as needed. If you can be outside, you can be inside. Put on more if necessary. You might feel silly in three pairs of socks, two shirts, a sweater, and a coat - but you will be warm. Add more BEFORE you get cold. It is easier to stay warm than it is to warm up once chilled.
(2) Move into one room (the whole family), sleep in one bed, keep that room as closed as possible. You want to be in a "one room house" if possible. If you can, put all your functions into that space. You can only flush the toilets once, so make it count (but don't risk a clog you can't clear). Be prepared to use alternatives (put solid trashbag into a 5 gallon bucked or similar trashcan and, if possible, have some cat litter on hand - it works for human waste too).
(3) So long as you are warm, fed, watered, and have waste under control you are good for the duration. At that point, it is about waiting it out - read those books you have been putting off, have extra batteries for the kid's games, play those board games you keep meaning to have family night with, etc.
(4) Go to be early - it saves on your lighting sources and makes the time pass.
(5) Ration by thirds. When you have consumed 1/3 of your supplies, cut your consumption to 2/3. When you have consumed 2/3 of your supplies, cut your consumption to 1/3.
That way if you have 18 days of supplies, after 6 days you would still have 12. After 9 more days you would still have 6 days worth. That last 6 days would drag you out for 15 more days of misery and 1 final day of full rations (because that is the day you are leaving, as your position is no longer tenable). That is 31 days from your 18 days of supplies.
good commonsense advice !
Oakspar Oakspar. Thank you for sharing such valuable information!
Excellent advice. I live alone. I would put blankets or tarp over the dining room table like a kids fort. Fill it with blankets and pillows for me and my dog. I bought a bunch of dollar store solar yard lights. .They can be brought inside during power outage.
Keeping a hat or cap on will help keep your body heat in. Keep socks dry and doubled. These were two things we would do on winter camp outs that really helped us stay warm at night along with other suggestions mentioned.
Why would anyone feel silly putting on sweaters and more socks and coats to stay warm?
I'm in Texas. I lost power for 3.5 days and had to turn off the water for two because of a broken pipe in the laundry room. Fortunately, I am a prepper and had everything I needed. I did run into one issue I had not expected. One of my fur babies was anxious and isolated herself upstairs where it was very very cold. We kept the propane heater in the main living area downstairs. I had a small kid tent that I assembled for her upstairs and put her bed and blankets in so she could stay reasonably warm. I slept upstairs with her at night in a sleeping bag I threw on my bed. Before bedtime, I used a small power station upstairs to plug a heating blanket into that was under my sleeping bag. Once the bed was warm and toasty, I unplugged the blanket, plugged in my phone and tried not to come out of my sleeping bag until morning. I had to grab my beanie out from under my pillow a couple of nights and put it on my head in the middle of the night but I knew how much better off I was than most of my fellow Texans! I was able to help multiple families during those very cold days because I was prepared and I am grateful for what I had. Please please prepare people!! It's insurance for times that are inevitable. Also, my solar generator was fully charged and ready to go but I was not able to recharge with the solar panels because the sun eluded us for several days. Luckily I had another battery to chain in power as well as a gas generator! I used A LOT of my supplies over those 5 days and everyone was shocked I had so much but I couldn't stop thinking about the people who were not ready.
Bye Felicia. Thank you for sharing your story. and thank you for helping others. You have a heart of gold!
Why didn't you pick up that for a baby and bring it downstairs?
I am glad for my time as a boy scout..Motto= Be Prepared. The loss of the BSA is showing in more ways than one in current society.
Clean,brave, and reverent!!
Robert, you wrote, "the lost of the BSA..." (thinking you mean "loss") -- but the BSA is still around and my troop anyway, is doing great. Still teaching the same Scout Oath & Law, and the Be Prepared motto it's known for. What's disappointing, is that more kids are not involved. But today, there are many more competing activities, like team sports, that vie for limited time.
@@HarryLHeckler Thanks harry, Glad to hear your still trying to do the right thing.Single Mom epidemic is the main reason for the disappointing number of Boys in the BSA..(IMHO). The bankruptcy, the forced acceptance of females and the many sexual misconduct lawsuits is what I was referring too when I said that. Good Luck, and remember those boys will be better men because of it.
@@HarryLHeckler My two oldest sons just joined Boy Scouts recently- at ages 13 and 11- and they reported after their camping trip that the troop leaders brought their gas grills to cook on. They didn't even cook over a campfire! Some of their leaders have said they don't see a need to learn how to survive in the "wild"- or without modern, store-bought supplies. As long as they have their backpack with stuffed with store-bought supplies, they think they're prepared enough for anything.
@@carolinecynova7837 Thanks for your reply -- my troop does both -- some locations where we camp either don't allow fires or we need to follow Leave No Trace principles. But there are some wilderness survival type adventures as well. Maybe you can get more involved and offer to organize such an adventure for your troop?
I believe we can Learn a lot from the AMISH who live with no electricity. Can you do a video about this? Thanks
@Rob Hunter And they know how to stockpile food with a long shelf life.
The Amish don't hook up to the power grid, but they use whatever electricity they can produce on their own.
I’m in upstate NY my first winter off grid in my cabin only a woodstove and a generator I use every couple days to charge stuff we made it through -25 f and 3 feet of snow lol.
Yes no video needed get a few books so you have them on hand in case power goes out...
Sensible prep per has a video called, Survival lessons from the Amish.”
My brother and his family were without power and running water for almost 2 months in Puerto Rico after hurricane Maria. I think looking as to how people survived there for such an extended period of time is helpful
People shared how to do things the old fashioned way like washing clothes by hand, cooking over a fire outside, keeping food from spoiling with no power etc.
I experienced Hurricane Maria and we were without electricity for three months in San Juan area. Some areas in the country are still recuperating. I have experienced many hurricanes but never like this one, and I realized I needed to better prepare. It was very trying, but I was lucky enough to have prepped somewhat and have a generator which helped two other families. Yet the amount of strength and know-how to survive and help neighbors was exhausting. Getting gasoline daily and the long lines in the heat were almost unbearable, but I had a 92 year old neighbor to care for and feed. Propane gas stove folks👍If you don’t help one another, it’s way harder. I am still using so many ways of economizing and survival daily. I had my cel phone functioning as well as my land line and also water. That was truly a blessing. Earthquakes, Covid, and hurricane season just months away we don’t stop prepping 🙏
The ppl there are Amazing. They survived and helped each other, as it should be. BLESSINGS
I started prepping, mostly food ,water and first aid supplies right before the pandemic hit the U.S. but when that storm hit Texas and they lost power, it made me realize that I hadn’t really thought everything through. True, here in So Calif we don’t get real cold weather but still, it made me look at my preps and see a lot of holes and now I’m working on those holes.
I think Texans weathered the power outage very well. They have guns, but no one killed each other for food. They relied on each other to get through it. Kudos to the gun toting Texans who media is trying so hard to paint as wild and crazy people. They turned out to be hardy Americans who were very level headed when faced with a catastrophe.
This Texan thanks you!
Not a Texan but thank you regardless
HEB, which I personally prefer over wal mart, gave out groceries when families couldn't afford it during the power failure. Now I avoid WalChina mart and give HEB my business always.
I am Latin American, when I immigrate to the USA, I arrived in Miami .. Nooo... Miami just to vacation, then LA a big NOOOO. My husband is Texan and he told me to decide to live in Los Angeles or Texas .... the best decision of my life TEXAS!, a husband and two wonderful children that God has given me and as a bonus in texas, I love this wonderful state.
You make a great point. I've seen numerous natural disasters and everyone comes out to support each other. I've come to the conclusion that those who think we're 3 days from chaos really just have a bad opinion of humanity. It's a Rorschach test. Some see butterflies and others see skulls. Usually there's a bit of prejudice involved.
I live in Dallas. I admittedly wasn’t that prepared. While I had plenty of food, and a gas fireplace and stove, the way my house is built my bottom floor was in the 30s. One thing I never considered until a friend suggested keeping large pots of water heating on the stove was how dry it was! Having those pots going made it bearable. In my case, I was able to keep warm, but the stress of not knowing if my pipes would burst really got to me. The shut off valve in front of my house wouldn’t turn and I didn’t have a key to the water meter. Thankfully a neighbor did. I’ve learned my lesson. I am doing research now and seeing what I can do/buy to survive an emergency. I already had some stuff due to tornadoes. I never expected a cold emergency.
I’m just east of Dallas, and I learned SO much from that storm.
We need to get together
My mom would do the boiling water in pots on the stove thing when the boiler would go down in our building in NYC.
I have several 5 gallon water jugs (don’t forget a pump)and an antique stand, pitcher and basin for basic hygiene like the old days which made it easier when needed.
Thank you for all of your valuable information! We had an ice storm just before Texas got hit with their storm. I didn't have power for 5 1/2 days some people still don't. Preps that helped were extra blankets, plastic to cover the windows and block some of the cold air, hiking boots and boot chains, flash lights and lanterns, ready to eat food and drink. I used my car to charge my phone and to get a short break from the cold once each day. Things I learned that I need to get are a stove I could use inside and using a tent in the house.
Thank you for sharing I'm glad you're safe
Favorite prepper channel on YT. Thanks for what you do, man
Both my husband and I were raised by parents, who were born during the depression, the start of WW2, so they even as little kid's learned by their parents, it seems to me too many people, are depending on 24 hour supermarket's, and thinking the lights and water will always be on its time for the American people, to wake up.and start helping yourself and get with like minded friends, to help each other out it just seems like many people, are still asleep at the wheel...
@Hello Newman k
Thank you, City Prepping 😄 This is such a scary scenario. I really appreciate your calm, soothing voice. It helps. Cheers!
agree. his voice and comfort with the details is helpful
You tend to rehash things you've already covered but I appreciate it. People learn through repetition. You always put these nuggets in with new information allowing for a memory map networking. Thanks for your contributions.
Please don’t overlook dominos, playing cards, physical books, art supplies for kids, and board games during these times. Keeping entertained is secondary to actual survival, of course...but the ability to stay level headed and active mentally may save you from needlessly worrying. Chris, your delivery is excellent!
I completely agree. A lot of people overlook this aspect, and only focus of "pure" survival-related things, some people even go as far as to "scold" others for even considering these "ephemeral" stuff instead of thinking only how to survive, but, in reality, "morale" can be a deciding factor of if and how you make it out of shtf.
In fact, city prepping himself made a video a long time ago about "10 ways you will die in shtf" and one of those causes was giving up, having a negative attidute, being overly stressed and depressed... instead you need to try and stay relaxed and take your mind off stress even (and expecially) trough hard times... so yeah, plenty of room for "silly" morale items in my preps :)
And the number 1
GUNS AND AMMO
For all the anti gun people including the video guy who forgot this one...all what you got to prepare for a disaster is meaningless if you can not and are not willing to defend your life and your stuff...in time of crisis people will kill you to survive.
@@lrodriguez6691 that's a pretty stupid comment, clearly you haven't done your homework. the "video guy" is most certainly pro-gun, he stated it in multiple videos not to mention that he is former military himself. Reason he doesn't talk about guns so much in his video is 1) he's clearly not a nutjob like many pro-gun like you, people like you make us responsable gun owners look bad, and 2) by not making the channel strickly "gun related", his content can appeal to both pro and anti gun, and also be useful to those who live in countries where unfortunately you can't have guns.
@@BenDover-ig4jt when the roving clans of cannibal scavengers come knocking after the food shortage we are gonna need those pro gun nutjobs
@@commiesnzombies No we won't. We are gonna need to be trained and disciplined with guns ourself, and we are gonna need people who are the same, around us.
We most certainly don't need gun enthusiast nutjobs who live under this illusion that, because they have 63 rifles and 50000 rounds of ammos, they are on top of the foodchain. Those may bring us more trouble than they are worth.
Food for toughts, guys, food for toughts.
If people can afford it, I would recommend getting green grow lights and two solar generators. You could plug in the green growing lights into the one generator and recharge the other generator solar panels. This would also help to be able to grow vegetables if needed.
I thought about doing that, said nah, So now I have 14 big batteries and will have 16 in 2 weeks, and a 2000 watts Aims inverter/charger, running off 600 watts until I get my other two 100 watt panels that I've bought...they're back ordered...but by Christmas I'll have 18 batteries so that's what I did...kind of crazy but it takes a lot to run that many down...they are still mostly charged when the sun comes up so there's what I call " coffee power" until the amps kick in...so I didn't get one of those...I could charge one off my 19 kwH battery pack, though, so I could always get one I guess ... but I probably wouldn't use it ...it's like wading in the lake up to your knees, I just dove off in there...this guy told me once, the batteries are your bank, that's how much you have to spend...well it'd be my luck I'll find an old gal with expensive tastes, so I just get the $20 bills out and get 2 more batteries...one of these days I'll find out how much the 20 mule team can pull... it just seemed more solid of a plan for me...I thought about doing it like you said, then I was like yeah then it'll be cloudy for a couple days and things won't work out...one of them won't get charged right that day...so, I guessed at how many watts I needed and have been buying stuff for months..
I think I'm about to get enough to run my little bit though...when i got tires I got 8 ply ones on the back in case I have to move my batteries...I'm in a temporary room in my uncle's barn...by winter I'll have 865 amp hours @25 volts or 21,600 watt hours...I guess that might be enough....how much longer can I get a
I began prepping back when the pandemic began, but I slacked off. Because of the Texas disaster I am begining once again.
I did the same I have slacked but I am moving now to a red state packing is hard
U have to stay in the Game,
It was definitely a big motivation for me to be alot more prepared too!
Prepping is not an EVENT, it's a way of LIFE!
Amazing what seeing a disaster from a distance does to a resolve to pick up prepping again.
Id like to see you do a video on dental emergencies - temporary fillings/possible tooth extraction. Not taking care of these issues could become serious in an extended no power situation.
I began my career in orthodontics 10 years ago and learned as much as possible about extractions, cavities, herbal medicine, etc. specifically so I could be knowledgeable when this happens. Everyone is a badass until they have a toothache. It’s an overlooked thing, and it makes you quite valuable in this situation.
Unless you have a tankless water heater, NEVER forget you have tens of litres of water in your tank if power is out long enough to reduce or eliminate water pressure.
Mikiness Analog' true, but folks also need a small hose. most outlets on the new tanks are at the very bottom, it will be hard to drain water in to a container, most humans will waste a lot of water trying to get the water out.
Also your bathtub 🛁 can hold 42 galleons of water. Can use it for personal hygiene 🪥 and using the toilet 🚽 and showering
I live in a small apartment in No. California with two other adults and a child. Had a hard time getting the other two onboard but we have enough stock on hand for 3 months. Back up water for 1 month which is the hardest to store in a apartment. Multi-fuels for cooking and power along with a gas generator and and three different sizes of solar generators. Your channel has kept me focus on the directions of our preps. Thank you.
That’s impressive. Do you have any backpacking water filters. I have a Ketadyne Pro. I try to buy extra filters as I have money. I live in S. California. Took me awhile for my wife to get on board. I have over the years have pointed out disasters to my wife and asked her what we would do in that situation. I also started to tell her we live in a state that has earthquakes and it is best to prepare for the big one.
Another timely upload, Kris! 👍🏾
Everyone needs to understand that in a protracted power outage, you specifically are not the priority response call. Hospitals, pharmacies, major warehouses with critical resources, etc. are going to be afforded the prime attention of LEOs and firemen. You have to be proactive in safely retaining your preps, as well as having a plan to stretch them out as needed until you can acquire more.
Do not procrastinate on this. It will be too late to prep if lights start to flicker and the phenomenon is nation wide.
It will worldwide, not only in one nation.
Great and comprehensive discussion. I hope everyone takes your advice seriously!
We love your FSS channel also! Keep it up brother! The time is coming
I love FSS... A current stream of current events and also tips on preparedness. I’ve watched him for years...
do I know you.....🤔🤔🤔
Will adult dependents get the $1,400 stimulus check.
Love your content as well brother keep pumpn that knowledge out
I live off grid. I have a 24 in. wide 4 burner stove with an oven. I cook a lot. one 100 pound propane tank lasts me almost three years because the stove is my only propane appliance. I have five tanks. This could cover my cooking needs for the rest of my life. This tank can be kept on any balcony, outside the garage, or house, and have it piped into the house with 3/8 copper tubing. It's an easy install.
I bought the LDS handbook! They are the most prepared entity in the world! I highly recommend the handbook. Start with a baseline of where you are on your preps. Then create goals to keep adding to your preps!
ALSO: electric blanket is key and can run off a small solar battery generator. Very low watt draw! Also LED string lights only consume 12 watts an hr. 24’ string!
My electric blanket caught on fire! I would recommend NO electric blankets!
The LDS are not prepared. At the storehouse I shop at, the LDS employees have told me that most of their sales go to non-LDS customers (Catholics, Protestants, and non-denominational).
I have a raised bed vegetable garden, grow herbs, small greenhouse, and raise chickens on a half of an acre of land. My LDS neighbors (high up in their church) refuse to develop their own vegetable gardens. They are among those who will get serious when the lights finally go out. By then it will be too late.
We’ve used the new low wattage blankets for years. Grew up with the old ones. Just be careful and watchful. I ck the cords periodically to see if they are overheating. No kinked cords etc etc. I’ve never had trouble.
@@fawn1785
Think ! About what you are saying . Your comment is misleading. You did say that the storehouse where you shop sells to non LDS , probably because individual LDS families have been prepping for years already . So if they don’t shop there it’s because they don’t need to.
Your neighbors are but a few.. they don’t define all LDS people.
Our leaders have been counseling us for literally decades over and over and over about what most people call prepping (the Church refers to it as ‘provident living’).
Unfortunately many members don’t take it very seriously, but the ones that do have more than an abundance of resources to use to get started thankfully.
From needless to say I learned a lot I was already prepping but now know it not enough you guys whatever you think you need double it I have 3 small children 5/2 and 3 month old baby and I was able to keep them warm thru my preps I taped a Mylar blanket on my window in my bedroom I live in a 2 bedroom apartment but we all moved into mine that right away warmed the room also I had a hot water heater in my closet that runs of gas it was warm so by opening the closet door it warmed the room but my main source was denatured alcohol that was key for me my mom live 20 mins away and I couldn’t get to her she had no lights and had to sleep next to bbq pit now she’s prepping
Glad to hear you and your family are doing ok and your mom has started prepping.
@@stijn2472 yes we’re doing good now I was trying to get on here during everything that was happening but even my phone was down only able to call couldn’t even text crazy
What was the denatured alcohol for? I went through it to n wasn't very prepared for the cold survival but I am now. Also I have 3 boys n did a video on prepping
@@Finchersfarmstead I used it to keep warm I put a toilet paper roll in a paint can after I removed the card board in the middle then I poured in denatured alcohol about halfway and lit it it warmer my small bedroom fast with less worries of carbon monoxide also gave me a way to heat up some Campbell’s soup make hot cowboy coffee and lasted for about 4 hours I only had to refill it a few times before lights came back in but I also had a small rocket stove and wood but the denatured alcohol was how I stayed warm
@@lorenzasboyfriend1556 If she lives 20 minutes away a ham radio as a backup might be a consideration.
I'm in Texas... I've heated my house with wood for more than 20 years, but when I needed to heat my well house, I did it with electric. When the electric failed, I didn't expect it and my well pipes froze. I could have used my generator, but it's not automatic.
I now have an alarm for when power fails, and a propane heater for the well house. And, I'm thinking about how I can add wood heat to my well house.
Gary, Houston here.... I was able to see some “holes” on my prepping, last week. We have started making the changes to fill in those holes. That’s all that matters.... we learn from it.
What do you mean the generator isn't automatic?
@@deeanneoldham2804 yes, so true! I'm going to be going off grid in a few months to just test out all my preps.
@@Finchersfarmstead My generator is a Miller Bobcat 250 welder. It is not on an automatic transfer switch, has to be connected and started manually.
I hope you guys tell other people near you to prep because if you don't they will bring their problems to your door and may raid you and use lethal force. Then all your prepping will have been for nothing and people will use your resources. While it may be dangerous to tell people you are a prepper it can be just as dangerous as not telling people around you to prep. People will be desperate to feed their families and will do absolutely anything to live. So be very careful with what you do now.
You are so knowledgeable I am becoming a better prepped because of you. I enjoy the wisdom that you are sharing.
8 Kw solar panels, that is like 24 panels of 350 watts / panel (50 lb/panel). That is 1200 lb more on one side of your roof. Make sure the structure is strong enough.
This is a really good starter video. Love how you reference other videos for more details. I plan to share this with some friends who don’t live with a mindset of preparedness. It will be helpful and thought provoking which is where we need to start! Thank you!
Thank you my family and I lost a lot but it was a lesson for me thank you and thank God we still alive
One thing to mention that most probably already know is, have tools and materials to fix things that could break around the house. Be able to repair broken water lines for whatever type of water pipes you have. Have the knowledge on how to make the repair as well. Have a torch to be able to heat the pipes that are already frozen to make the repair. Also, many people don't realize it doesn't take much heat to keep something from freezing. A small candle in a room can do more than you think, as well as the little sterno cans. They're cheap too.
Im from germany and allways concerned about a power outage
Especially after the austrian army said there will be a major power outage the next 5 years
And the risk is at 100%
@@matztertaler2777 Nette Überraschung ein Deutschen hier zu treffen.
Wirtschaft denke ich erst ende dieses oder nächstes jahr
Was sind sonst deine szenarien?
@@matztertaler2777 Ein offenen Krief zwischen den Großmächten finde ich eher unwahrscheinlich.
Meine Sorge ist eher ein Blackout und die Wirtschaft
Ja da hast du recht wenn so etwas passiert wären die Städte innerhalb von tagen von panik und plünderern zerstört.
Ich habe meine Fluchtroute aus der stadt und trainiere regelmäßig das Fluchtszenario
Leider hab ich keine gruppe
Aus welchem bundesland kommst du?
@@matztertaler2777 Gut das ihr die Kinder mit einbezieht. Man sollte immer was zu tun ist ohne in Panik zu verfallen.
Ich komm aus Bayern.
Aber es ist schwer eine Gruppe zu finden in meinem Alter
I'm surprised that so few people mention inflatable solar lights (Luci and Goal Zero are my favorites). I store them in the window of each room so they're always charged. They will light up a room (with multiple settings) all night, they're super lightweight, and cheap at $15-20 each.
North Texan here. The best thing that came out of that storm was that I got to really test out some preps. I found holes and fixed them when the power came back on a week later. I also found stuff I liked and have bought more of since. Texas forever. ❤️
I'm watching from Nova Scotia. I lived in the US most of my life before moving back home. I'm pretty well set up for about 6 months with food, water and many other things. I just recently bought a solar generator which I love and I do have a gas generator too. Thanks for all your tips and time in making these videos.
Texan here. We were without power for some time, but luckily we are preppers and had no issue - other than boredom.
Something my dad taught me growing up is always have a backup plan. In the 70's we had the largest game bird farm in the state of Oklahoma. I remember having 3 incubators going 247 and if the power went out we lost everything including the quail that was dependent on the heat lamps. So we had a generator that could run all the necessary items. Since then I learned to always have a backup to the backup plan. Things happen have multiple ways to filters water and disinfect it. Multiple power sources solar, wind, generator and power inverters. Different forms of heat wood stove, buddy heater propane heaters. Just remember what you have in a SHTF scenario is all you got. So better to have it and not need it then wishing you had it when you really need it.
Excellent information bro! Thank you for putting these out. We greatly appreciate it.
Hi! I'm Prepper Zan & I've been documenting what we're going through here in Houston Tx., it's been horrifying! Food shortages, water contamination, dealing with freezing cold weather with no electricity! I'm trying to get the word out to all of the Prepping community so we as Prepper can further sharpen our skills as Prepper's & be prepared for the worse case scenario! This has been like the Apocalypse!
Hi Prepper Zan, I'm new to prepping and am having trouble finding like minded ppl here in central texas. Would you be so kind as to point me in the right direction to look? I'm 62 n know I won't make it very long on my own. Thanks, God bless
In the event of a prolonged power outage you'll likely lose the items in your refrigerator, including mayonnaise, mustard and ketchup. Individual packs, think fast food condiments, can be ordered in bulk. Split cases with family/friends.
Gotta have my mustard.
Stay safe and keep sharing
Hi Baron, just wanted to let you know that ketchup & mustard don't require refrigeration. 🌸
For food losses. All member card grocery store purchases are archived by store corporate offices. Useful data for filing insurance loss claims.
8 days without power in 2012 Hurricane Sandy. Lost all meats, dairy, food from 2 fridge/freezers & deep freezer. We requested printouts from 3 grocery stores for a year's worth of foods purchased. Corporate emailed us the info.
Checked off losses & submitted claim to our home owners insurance. Also had photos. Hard lessons learned. Ramped up preps & never stopped. We continue assessing gaps & closing them. Especialy gas powered/solar energy generator backups & alternative cooking sources.
New subscriber here,! So thankful for you and canadianprepper! I'm brand new to prepping
Welcome to PrepLife
Dallas area resident. We fortunately replaced our windows and sealed drafts so we believed it kept the house insulated to where it only got to 50 degrees at it's lowest. Also we used a butane stove and fuel that we got at Sam's club which costs $26 and $6 (pack of 4) respectively. Wanted to avoid using propane indoors. Will be looking into getting a chimney insert this year because most chimneys are only 35% efficient...with the insert it will bring that number to 75%...even without the use of blower we can still use ambient heat to keep the house warm.
There’s a movie called “Blackout”, I think on Amazon Prime. An eye opener as well
What year did it come out? There are a few on AP.
From 2013?
It's on YT also...
That and the movie EMP 333 Days
A good read is One Second After by John Matherson, there are 3 books in the series
Boy that stupid freeze! After that hit us, I started to PREP like no other! It sucked soooo bad I guess because certain parts aren't used to being so cold, esp down here by the coast. And then to find out ERCOT shut the grid down on purpose smh. The pipes froze so bad in my father's old home that it was almost irreparable. He is now living in a "smart home" (really what is that?) but it has solar panels so I guess that's ok. The one thing I can say is at least I had a small generator so I was able to still cook with my electric skillet and I was able to plug in some lamps and a heater. It wasn't too bad because I was prepared. All the freeze did was help me step my prep game up. Stay safe out here. Stay alert.
As always great info! Even though I live in a townhouse, I am seriously looking at propane generators. Enough to run the furnace, a few lights & my wife's oxygen generator. If I was in a house, I would have the generator already.
@Heather Mckenzie Thanks!
When i started looking for my bug-in place, I bought a house built in the 1840's in the deep south but 90 miles away from the coast. While that might seem a bad idea (though I did a modern re-wire and insulated it), the house was built without air conditioning or electricity in mind. As such, it is actually livable in the summer With a proper fireplace insert and double-walled insulated liner in the chimney, we weathered the power outage and 13 degree weather from Monday to Thursday no problem. With a hand-pump well augmenting our water supply and the fact that it weathered Hurricane Katrina (where we were without power for weeks in the summer), we experienced both cold and hot weather emergencies and came through well.
A one-burner butane stove can be safely used indoors on a kitchen counter top. Treat the butane burner with the same level of caution you would treat one of the burners on a gas cooktop. The butane stove's flame ring can be adjusted up or down depending upon how much heat you want under the skillet or saucepan.
A solar oven can be used outdoors for baking or roasting or even for sanitizing rainwater, produces zero smoke and very little cooking odor. The Sun Oven brand has been around a long time and is of very good quality. The tilt of a solar oven needs to adjusted every 30 minutes or so in order to keep the reflectors aimed at the sun. A solar oven will work as long as there is enough sunlight to read by. A solar oven will work even when there is snow on the ground as long as the sun is shining. The recipes designed for a vintage original size Rival Crock Pot work well for solar ovens.
A rocket stove is for outdoor use only, is very fuel efficient and can even use strips of cardboard and dry twigs for fuel to cook meals. A rocket stove will only produce smoke until the chimney fully heats, after that it is smokeless. The basic version of the Stove Tec brand rocket stove is sturdy and portable and has been distributed by missionaries to the poor in third world countries.
I am from Texas! I was prepare a week ahead of time before the 10 degree cold snow hit us! I watch the news and saw the 10 degree and going to snow I knew we were in major trouble! I bought everything to survive even fill up gas to all my car! I know so many people who were not want to stock up supplies these people have money to buy supplies but decides not to buy any supplies these people just learn a hard lessons!
I still find it extraordinary that the most advanced civilization on earth is built on such fragile foundations. And that there is no expectation that a government should always provide and protect. That so much should be down to the individual. Interesting.
I NEVER expect the government to "provide and protect". It needs to be down to the individual. Who cares more about your survival more than you do? NO ONE and certainly not the government.
@@donnaleeclubb119 I agree, all citizens should be prepared. But you don't think a government has a moral or legal responsibility for the welfare of those that elected it then? Or for those not in a position to look after themselves? Cheers
@@runninblue9415 I actually do, but I don't think they will do it.
@@runninblue9415 just because they have an obligation doesn't mean a damn thing at the end of the day unless they get something out of it. They will do it to maintain their power and position, and it will be done when they feel like it. In my lifetime I've watched the government fail horribly at Katrina, and fail with Puerto Rico. Mind you plenty of times the government performed fine with Texas and Florida hurricanes and a litany of other disasters. The government is quite slow to respond though unless your local government is on top of things. But average people stepping up to help others really goes much further early on then the federal government. local governments and state governments make a difference too. Puerto Rico being a huge example of inept and corrupt local government impeding a recover. You British or?
@@daytonaofcv6856 you make some interesting points 👍 we only get a certain point of view on the US given to us on this side of the pond.
I found out my 6 gallons of water and three cases of bottled water that I keep on hand for an emergency was not enough. Once the snow melted I had no more water to boil. We went from from Monday 2/15/21 till Friday 2/26/21 without usable tap water.
Wow, that's a long time. Water takes up so much space to store, but as we are all learning together it is vital. Thanks for sharing.
Basic rule of thumb is one gallon per person per day. That will increase with temperatures and labor.
What worry me most would be when electricity is off, the security system goes down with it. If that persists and people start to freak out because of the lack of resources that comes with the grid-down...
It is pretty scary how many things are secured with electric locks, commercial and residential. I’m picturing a Jurassic park type scenario
You don’t have a gun?
Security systems w/ battery back-up might get you through a blackout.
@@michellesimmons3150 I am not in the US and it is illegal to own a gun in where I am at...I live in HK where the population density is high (next door is literally rite next to your door in an arm's length). Here's still a semi-police state and even carrying an army knife could cause myself trouble currently. Apart from the possibilities of being looted by neighbors/mobs, it is the armed forces and local triads that make me worry. Don't let anybody take away your rights to own guns and weapons...
@@crystalyeung6344 thank you for explaining your situation ,we forget just how lucky we are in the United States
The best preparation is preparing your soul for the Lord that’s the best preparation, Jesus is coming. But I am getting into preparation myself now
Hogwash!
@@Guiltless765 see. ......this is one of the main reasons the world will END.
They told Noah the same thing ... NOBODY BELIEVE that the water was coming.....
Fire is coming......and see no one believes....
Hogwash is what Jesus will remind you of on Judgment day ...OK... REMEMBER THAT WORD.....and bring ice water
Amen!!
@@TriciaRP
Amen!!
I like comic books too
Thorough as always, great information 🙌
I’m so thankful I was ready. Didn’t lose power or water thankfully. We did use 80% of our stored firewood though.
Thank you for sharing Chris 🎚♥️🙏👍🍀More or less like CAMPING ⛺️ practice makes you stronger and resilient 👍🙌👏
I've been a prepper for long time , in 2005 when hurricane Katrina hit us in south Mississippi my wife finally understood why I was a proper and become a prepper also.. anyone who thinks they prepared should turn off their electric to the house for 3 days and see how much it will effect there lives . Not go to store or buy anything for 3 days.. just survive only on what you have now for 3 days with no help or purchasing anything. Sounds easy ? Try it and see ...
I was just looking for a video to watch and this popped up 👍
I'm a new prepper. I learned my lesson this past winter in Texas.
Great refresher on basics but I am looking into solar options also communications 2 ways
Good video. I’m planning on getting a pop up tent - I think it’s a good solution for keeping a warmer area indoors.
Due to the TX. Situation. My wife no longer looks at me wierd as i mention preping. She even suggested another lower caliber shothgun due to a past surgery i had on my shoulder.
Thanks CP, your Channel is *_Stellar, Top Shelf Content!_*
New sub here...Canadian Prepper sent me. 👍
So look at the Prairies this winter! -40C = -40F! And that's on a good day! Hope you are handling this Martian weather out there. Love from Toronto.
Nice Jeep shirt Kris! Thanks for all the timely info and great channel. Appreciate the info without the hype!
I am planning on doing long distance backpacking. Much of the preparations are similar. I have some camping gear that will help us survive a disaster. I am now focusing on a three month prep.
Yep, all that camping gear really comes in handy, from the stoves (I have 3, propane and butane, but no solar) to the tent to the down sleeping bags to the dehydrated foods to the battery-operated radio.
As always, I appreciate your time and help with getting our Prep's together. Watching your videos and paying attention,has helped me with doing it correctly and affordably. I only watch your channel and two others that I have trust in. You have to be careful who you get your info from, and do your own research. Once again, thanks for your help and sharing this information. Stay safe my friend , my blessings to you and your family.👍🇺🇸
While not in Texas, the winter weather did show me some of my weaknesses.
When I was a kid I used to enjoy power outages. It was like a holiday or a camping trip. We’d be tuned out from tv and just bond conversationally as a family. Light a fire in the fireplace, tell stories and so forth. Of all the apocalyptic scenarios I think chronic blackouts are the biggest blessing in disguise. People need to be reminded what real life is after being saturated in internet BS for nearly two decades.
We would pitch a tent on the second floor, gather together the pets, and play UNO with flashlights!
A camper trailer is great to have in a grid down situation, propane stove, propane fridge and heat along with a couple deep cycle batteries for lights and a small dual fuel generator. All the comforts of home. Depending on the outdoor temperature you might even be able to use the water system. If it’s below freezing use a 5 gal. water cube with a spout and a Thetford portable cassette type toilet.
I have my list ready for next paycheck... water is first on my list!
Don't forget dry fruits. Cashews, almonds etc etc (though expensive) pack a lot of calories. And can be safely stored for months (they may go a little soft by the end of it). Those are great for hikes and trails too. And they fill you up pretty quickly. Raw unprocessed honey, if available, should be stored as a food source. Raw unprocessed honey never goes bad. Like never.
Reading is an easy way to become informed.BUT it is vital to implement the tools that you have learned in the books. I know from first hand experience.
The information you.give is life saving thank you.
Happy to help
@@CityPrepping Do you BELIEVE in God and salvation for the soul? I mean Because Seriously this is NOT our problem..... AMERICA is turned from God and have been DECEIVED for a long time......
Just as In the days is Noah
It is here again ...and people focused on the wrong thing. I hope you do as I strayed and this world is in chaos Because f
Of SIN.....
RUSSIA AND OR CHINA will COME....
it won't matter the supplies and etc....If you don't have Jesus and know what is really going on IT IS SAD ...
The Elite been setting up for New world order and SATAN been busy ....
Many don't believe in. God sin
Or hell or Heaven.
Too bad Because that is all humanity was made for ..**** Spiritual war ...
DECEIVED the real agenda
I may be completing my off grid solar power system just in time for the su mer grid down. Began testing with air conditioning today. Good results.
Our power and water was out for 5 days here in Austin during the storm. When covid started last winter, I began food prepping and I’m so glad I did. While other people were frantic, we were prepared.
I’m going off grid and I can’t wait.
Where I live in Michigan we experience regular 6-8 hour outages during winter and spring storms. Every 3-4 years we will have a 2-3 day outage. I could go a couple of weeks without power before I start to worry. I hope I don't have to go that long but I feel more frequent and longer outages are coming.
Hurricane lamps that were used prior to electricity are useful too. We have several.
We are preppers and have been for years, but living here in Texas (& very new to Texas as well 😅) . Our biggest concern was water. Still looking for something to compensate for water until we get our well dug. You can only store so much water you know? We were fine. We did great. But had it last two weeks, that might’ve been a different story.
I have two small solar powered systems that charge on cloudy days. They keep my phone and lights going. I happened to store enough fire wood for two weeks, thinking I would have enough to last a month because we don't usually have that many days of extreme cold weather. Next winter I hope to have the wood pile built up to take me through the whole winter, and I plan to have a better heating system in place. Still, I had more resources ready than most people did.
Our power just went down because a raging brush fire destroyed a line of poles and transformers. I live in Northern Oklahoma so not only do we deal with brush and grass fires throughout the windy months, we have tornadoes to deal with
I looked into a generator but was not viable due to cost, maintenance and storing fuel.
I went the propane route and now have 2 weeks backup for myself and my family for about $200
Propane heater
Propane stove
Propane tanks
Propane light
Water
30 day food supply
Good tips. I'd love to see a video on how to stay cool without power in extreme heat.
Yes, me too.
Rural OR. After the freeze here downed trees and lines and no power for 2 1/2 weeks. Couldn’t leave our driveway for a week due to not being able to lift a giant top of an oak with power lines wrapped in it. As much as I like to think I’m a prepper. We were NOT prepared for that. I thank god for friends who could help out. And now know where my gaps in prepping are. We couldn’t find 1 dang flash light as soon as trees started falling. Now I know not only about what you have, but organizing where you have it.
Sad to have a spouse that is a roadblock to every prep I am doing on my own.
Me 2. It is harder, especially when your spouse just doesn't care and is blind by choice. Sad, very sad indeed.
I'm in the same boat as both of you. It makes having peace of mind very difficult.
I started doing on my own. When a hurricane came in Florida. Then, his mind changed after. The store was closed and there was no food!
You need to make a decision now on whether to stay with that person or shed the dead weight when the real shtf situation presents itself. Their lack of concern, forethought, inability to read the environment, and flat-out lack of cooperation could mean the difference between YOUR life and death. It is one thing to carry the burden of prepping in a non-supportive environment, it's something else to have to fight against them (while trying to support everyone else) in a shtf situation.
Why do you stay with someone who Hinders You in every effort?? Love?? I think Not!! I will bet your spouse will be ready to eat the food you had to fight to put away. So Thankful and Happy I'm Single. I wouldn't have one of those "Peskey Males" anywhere near me.
Thanks, City Prepping, for your videos helping us to think ahead about such things.
Taking steps to keep your loved ones safe, fed and happy is not hard, but sadly most people are just too lazy to do anything. I hope the events on TX get people to realize how fragile things are. Have multiple ways to do things. Things never go as planned, stuff breaks. The only way to know what will or won't work for you is to test your ideas. This channel usually has good advice, it's a good place to start, but watching a video isn't going to save you, you need to take action.
Sardines. Sauerkraut. Beans. Rice. Vegetable oil. Spices. Flour.
I saw this coming and was a prepared Texan. My roommates were not prepared and we asking me “How much food/ water/etc We have?” We 😂?! They gaslit me for months now they want my essentials! Nope, not today!
“WE” they said. Pffft. 😂 Time for new roommates. They’ll drain you when it really hits. Love from Dallas ❤️
Finding like-minded people that are prepared is extremely difficult here in Texas where I live.
That's like my uncle...when he asked once how many batteries I had, I said 12, and he did an eyeroll like I'm nuts...well less than a week later his power went off for about an hour and he had his small generator with a propane carburetor half installed and the big one didn't want to start, so he had to carry his food out to the freezer on the garage...about the time he got it all in there and when he shut the freezer the power came back on, lol...he said didn't you notice that the grid went off? I said, oh, no, I was air frying a pizza, and I didn't want to burn the crust so I was watching it....well after that he had to come look, and he said, pretty nice electrical system you have there, I may have to do something like that only smaller, when I sell my other house....I just said, yeah you should...save you messing with a generator ..lol...he's had a stroke so he should not be pulling on it anymore anyways...and me I just keep collecting batteries it seems...but its a great cause...my power ...I only started this stuff last fall so I had to watch and not trip in the " buying an inverter jungle" ...it's littered with booby traps...the one I chose weighs 44.1 pounds and it's blue with a wavy line on the top...I guess they charge by the ounce on those things...but yeah like you say, people don't notice that they need stuff till it's a crisis...I figure it's the same people who never got their homework done lol...I always did mine before class was over, I guess that's why I was the valedictorian...there's always a head goose that has to show the other silly geese where to go, lol ...I told my uncle he didn't have a very good backup plan...he said yeah, I don't...the. only thing I could say was, well there aren't any more batteries to trade in...I didn't start " battery hoarding " because of the pandemic, it just came along to prove me right about when I got enough juice...😎
PS, I have 14 batteries, in two weeks I will have 16...it's just an experiment to see how many batteries I need for my system...from the looks of things I will have 18 batteries by Halloween or so...I've been getting extra food from Cherokee nation for two years, and my shelves are all full and having to build more...but I'm doing it...I'll have to cut wood soon, I bought a new 16 inch chain saw. I'm building another wood stove too here this week....all kinds of stuff going on...presently welding up a little frames for the solar panels so that I can bring them in when it hails...I make a border out of 3/4 square pipe, thin, so it's light...if I ever get my own place again I'll get more solar panels...probably have enough batteries lmaooooo...good to see someone else has their head on straight ...how do I find someone like that nowadays, in this crazy world? All I see around here is people run in and buying all the frozen stuff up to take home and freeze I guess...I guess I could go around selling power for their freezers but they have to pay in pizzas, lol....it's like they know what day the truck comes and they run in there like a herd of turtles ...if you tell someone you have a little solar system they're like " cool" ...but they dont have a clue really...and it's a poor place so not that many people have the extra money to buy it...I'm rent free for now, so that enabled me to be able to buy it all...if I rented I couldn't buy this stuff so I had to figure out how much it would need to be...my plan is to get enough power and then save for some cheap land without power...I won't need that...I kind of like having my own anyways...it's like a bug zapper, people get stuck on the grid and can't get loose...scary thought...I've never been able to comment in five words...you're right, Texans have had it too easy, and they're napping on the readiness now...well, good job on prepping...maybe they'll catch on now...
Thank you for staying out of politics love you channel.
I can’t say the same for sensible prepper.
Thank you so much for producing this useful video. Very much looking forward to a how-to on installing solar panels that route to battery banks available to power circuits in the home!
I grew up in a very poor family
We learned to do more with less and to do without
The coming decline in America won't bother me much,
I'm 65 and darn tired of the crapfest that this country has become.