Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet or hail will keep Jane and Mike from staying warm, cozy, clean, and fed! Kudos to you both for your excellent preparedness planning!😊
I actually laughed out loud when Jane said that the bottle of wine was being kept cold. After going without electricity one winter for 7 days, I understand that a sense of humor is needed to survive the situation.
Wonderful preparedness planning as seen in many areas of your living spaces! As a retired disaster emergency management analyst, your tour put a huge smile on my face for all that you two have done. I especially enjoyed seeing the ways you utilized small solar power-packs rather than trying to retrofit a big solar system for your home! Our worst grid-down time was 4 1/2 days in a blizzard. We have a wood-burning stove and a wood cookstove, and we have 2 generators (1 is diesel and 1 is gas-fired), so we were fine. Like you, we used the generator for the freezers intermittently. Grid-down is an adventure and a good challenge -- all it takes is planning and the proper perspective. Clearly, you've succeeded! Very nice tour....thanks for sharing.
When we have an outage, our camping gear comes out of storage. I love the white cooker. Being prepared for each season is the best way to confront any problem that may come along. Thanks for update.
Multiple lights, heaters, coffee pots and huge pots are all essential, and the old adage "two is one, one is none" certainly applies here. Especially for gas bottles.
Well prepared. I have most of these preps. My grown up kids think I am crazy. Really! If they needed it, it would the crazy old lady's door they would knock at.
A good tip is to practice what to do. Spend a day or two not flipping on your lights, turn the heat off, find out what you have to eat if the microwave or oven aren't available. It seems simple but its actually interesting how much people take their comforts for granted. I love rustic camping so when our power was out for a week in my town everything was fine for my family and we were able to help our neighbors.
Hopefully it wont be too long till power back on, but you seem to be coping amazingly. You and Mike have given us some great advice on how to cope if it happens here. Please take of yourselves and the villagers near you xx.
I am a member of our county’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). Train regularly in CPR, First Aid, Damage Assessment, and operating a community shelter. our first duty is to have our families and neighbors prepared to survive a calamity. Then we are free to deploy under government authorities to serve the greater community.
Hi Jane we are not far away from you in south Mayenne, the storm was bad here, but not as bad as you had, so glad you were well prepared, hope all gets back to normal soon, well done for still getting your videos out, I look forward to them. Good luck to you and Mike
Thank good ness you are prepared. I hope power is restored soon. The flooding in France has made the news in the US. Hope things clear up for everyone.
Love all the ideas!!! I love that you are keeping the bottle of wine cool... that for sure is most important. Great ideas for keeping the freezer and fridge as cold as possible for the longest amount of time possible with the frozen bottles of water and cooler packs. I don't have a generator (yet) and the heating ideas are awesome (looking into butane heating options as I watched your video). Where I am they have outlawed wood and gas (natural or propane) in any new homes - not sure what they may or may not do with the older ones as appliances need fixed or replace... so this helps me a lot too. I have some homework now. I hope the power comes back on sooner than later - take care and see you in the next video.
In August 2021 we experienced a derecho in Iowa (US midwest). Power was knocked out for 7 days. The wind was 120 mph. I hope you regain the electricity soon. The information you provide is a real service to your subscribers. You prep planning was and is amazing.
Praying you get power back soon! You are well-prepared, and keeping your spirits up helps a lot. We've been through extended power outages in both winter and summer. Each has its different challenges for sure. This summer was only 4 days, but it was 100 F outside during the outage, and that was a challenge.
Thank you for taking the time (and energy) to share this with us. This was very informative and useful to see it in real time. Hoping your area regains power soon.
A FB friend of mine lives in South Africa. Due to infrastructure issues, they have lots of blackouts. Fortunately, they’re scheduled and put on an app for everyone to see. They sometimes barely have 3 hours between blackouts to get everything charged again. Those who can afford it have solar, but it’s very expensive. I certainly learned some things from her. For shorter outages, rechargeables (fans, lights, etc) are more cost efficient and better for the environment)
great prep! Glad to hear you are doing alright both riding out the storm itself and the aftermath. Preparation and attitude are everything and clearly you have the best of both.
Glad you're safe. I also learned that putting blankets over windows can help keep heat in, as can a space blanket if that is all you can spare. Also look into closing any spaces you can to keep the space you're heating smaller and more insulated. If you have kids you can "camp indoors" and put up a tent for even more heating.
Such a positive video! Some brilliant ideas and I'm loving the sheila maid to dry your washing! You're so well prepped for events such as this, and that adds a sense of security in managing through this prolonged power outage, sending warm wishes👍
Some great tips there! Can you show or let us know what your generator looks like? I know you mentioned it before that it’s petrol powered. Thinking of investing in one.
Thanks for the reminder. I'm going to start washing my clothes by hand if it's just a few, and definitely drying them on a rack or hangers. I didn't think, haven't been thinking of the draw of electric on my washer and dryer. That will save energy whether the power's out or not. I didn't know butane was safe for the indoors. I plan on snuggling with my cat if there is a winter power outage here. It gets really cold in Minnesota. Even so, last year my heat didn't go on once in my apartment. I big south facing windows and my neighbors are cold babies. I have a playlist on power outage ideas to which I will add this video. I already do the other things you're doing minus the fire and heating bits which I cannot do in my apartment. That's where the cat comes in. I too am a thrift store shopper as well as IKEA for fancy solar garden lights which I keep charged in my windows. That way I always have light. I also have the same kinds of coffee toys including a hand crank grinder and some instant espresso. Cold press is also very nice. Merci!
This is so fascinating, Jane! I learned so much from this video! I'm going to look into the butane heaters, I think that would help my heating costs tremendously! Thank you!
Another inspiring video for us all, in the face of adversity you are so calm and ready. We move house soon, currently we do not have gas but we will have both electric and gas when we move, so this video is really helpful for future reference. Hope all is back to normality soon for you both, keep safe and well, Jan ❤ x
Thank you for sharing. I really like all this equipment very thoughtfully thought. This inspires me even if I live in the city because we are 100% dependent on electricity.
Looks like a table full of gadgets and gizmos.. Im not certain what you've got there.. We have a whole house generator that runs on propane. Dedicated 500 gallon propane tank . A second 500 gallon propane tank for the house furnace.
Brilliant planning on your behalf. Im not sure that could handle a generator on my own but I'm excited to have a woodburning stove installed next week. It has a small oven the top. Not much but I have bought it due to rising costs of electricity and for future fuel security. If everyone is all electric then companies will be able to charge what they like!
Great advice Jane & Mike. When I watched this I made OH find all our torches and charge them up. We have those little hand lantern things they’re great. The frozen water is a good idea for the freezer. We don’t tend to get power cuts here but there’s always a first time. P*** poor planning means poor results as they say. I might look out for those portable gas heaters second hand as I can’t stand being cold. Am yet to talk my oh into a log burner. Will look out our camping stove too.
Glad you are doing well and making it through! Thank you for sharing!! The cook stove is fascinating (the one that runs on a bottle), I haven't seen one similar here in the USA but am now going to have to look.
We're over here in Canada and the problem with butane is that it "freezes" it actually boils at 0' C. Propane "freezes" at -40' C boils so it's a better option here. I have only seen butane in 1# bottles which mak3s it expensive in the long run
Many might not be used to that. But in sub-developed countries blackouts are normal. They are part of daily living. Blackouts are devasting for developed countries because they are not used to them.
The saying goes, "necessity is the mother of invention," and doesn't that ring true? Here where we live we are very rural also and when we lose the electric, we are not the first to have the power restored. Luckily we have a woodstove and also a gas cook stove, so that helps. Also we have a generator to pull out of the shed and use. I have a drying rack in the laundryroom. We always have large kegs for flushing toilets as we have a well. Oh the joys of a storm. :-)
WOW ! You are so prepared for this event. I go t some good ideas for some modest additions to my own power supplies. This is great but I hope that you have power soon. I wonder how long these various lamps retain power after a full charge ? Thinking of you.
Jane and Mike- If they gave out belts for organizing, you would be black belts for sure!! Very impressive! I got some ideas from this video. Thanks! Unfortunately, I've never seen the gas stove and heaters you have. Hurricanes hit Florida in the summer/fall so keeping warm is not an issue. Cooking, lighting and everything else is though. I haven't seen those lights you have either, but will start searching for them. Hang in there! I hope and pray your power is restored soon. Amanda in FL USA
We got eco flows and solar lights torches candles etc so hopefully if it hapoens to us were prepped also rechargeable led lights etc. Stay save and warm.do you know how long its gonna last?
Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet or hail will keep Jane and Mike from staying warm, cozy, clean, and fed! Kudos to you both for your excellent preparedness planning!😊
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I actually laughed out loud when Jane said that the bottle of wine was being kept cold.
After going without electricity one winter for 7 days, I understand that a sense of humor is needed to survive the situation.
Wonderful preparedness planning as seen in many areas of your living spaces! As a retired disaster emergency management analyst, your tour put a huge smile on my face for all that you two have done. I especially enjoyed seeing the ways you utilized small solar power-packs rather than trying to retrofit a big solar system for your home!
Our worst grid-down time was 4 1/2 days in a blizzard. We have a wood-burning stove and a wood cookstove, and we have 2 generators (1 is diesel and 1 is gas-fired), so we were fine. Like you, we used the generator for the freezers intermittently.
Grid-down is an adventure and a good challenge -- all it takes is planning and the proper perspective. Clearly, you've succeeded! Very nice tour....thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much
Great planning!!! Thank you for sharing!!!❤️🇺🇸
You are so welcome!
When we have an outage, our camping gear comes out of storage. I love the white cooker. Being prepared for each season is the best way to confront any problem that may come along. Thanks for update.
Thanks
Multiple lights, heaters, coffee pots and huge pots are all essential, and the old adage "two is one, one is none" certainly applies here. Especially for gas bottles.
Thanks
Well prepared. I have most of these preps. My grown up kids think I am crazy. Really! If they needed it, it would the crazy old lady's door they would knock at.
Brillant ! 😍
@@FrugalQueeninFrance better to have and not need
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To need and not have Jane.
A good tip is to practice what to do. Spend a day or two not flipping on your lights, turn the heat off, find out what you have to eat if the microwave or oven aren't available. It seems simple but its actually interesting how much people take their comforts for granted. I love rustic camping so when our power was out for a week in my town everything was fine for my family and we were able to help our neighbors.
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You've offered such great ideas that I'm going to implement just in case and organize it into a "crisis bin". Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Hopefully it wont be too long till power back on, but you seem to be coping amazingly. You and Mike have given us some great advice on how to cope if it happens here. Please take of yourselves and the villagers near you xx.
Thanks so much
Congratulations Jane and Mike
Wonderful planning for the storm ⛈️you did well.🎉
Thank you!
I am a member of our county’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). Train regularly in CPR, First Aid, Damage Assessment, and operating a community shelter. our first duty is to have our families and neighbors prepared to survive a calamity. Then we are free to deploy under government authorities to serve the greater community.
That's super
Hi Jane we are not far away from you in south Mayenne, the storm was bad here, but not as bad as you had, so glad you were well prepared, hope all gets back to normal soon, well done for still getting your videos out, I look forward to them. Good luck to you and Mike
Thank you
Hello from a very rainy, windy and cold Romania. I am glad you are all right (good to be prepared!)
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Thank good ness you are prepared. I hope power is restored soon. The flooding in France has made the news in the US. Hope things clear up for everyone.
Hope you get power back soon. Your suggestion to use large soup pots for fresh water is a very good one: I never thought of that!
You're' welcome
Love all the ideas!!! I love that you are keeping the bottle of wine cool... that for sure is most important. Great ideas for keeping the freezer and fridge as cold as possible for the longest amount of time possible with the frozen bottles of water and cooler packs. I don't have a generator (yet) and the heating ideas are awesome (looking into butane heating options as I watched your video). Where I am they have outlawed wood and gas (natural or propane) in any new homes - not sure what they may or may not do with the older ones as appliances need fixed or replace... so this helps me a lot too. I have some homework now. I hope the power comes back on sooner than later - take care and see you in the next video.
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I'm happy to see that you have the essentials covered. Cold wine and hot water. 😊 Glad that you have been able to keep upbeat.
Yes! Thank you!
I truly thought you had a small ginger cat in your freezer!
That was my first thought as well :>)
me too, had to click
I admire your attitude. You smile in the face of adversity!
I just saw what you thought was. A Ginger Cat and I can see why. So funn
I had to check when I read the comment. LOL
While the power company is clearing the trees, maybe you can get them to drop off the cut up trees in your yard. Free firewood for future winters.
In August 2021 we experienced a derecho in Iowa (US midwest). Power was knocked out for 7 days. The wind was 120 mph. I hope you regain the electricity soon. The information you provide is a real service to your subscribers. You prep planning was and is amazing.
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Praying you get power back soon! You are well-prepared, and keeping your spirits up helps a lot. We've been through extended power outages in both winter and summer. Each has its different challenges for sure. This summer was only 4 days, but it was 100 F outside during the outage, and that was a challenge.
Thanks, it came back 8 days later
Thank you for taking the time (and energy) to share this with us. This was very informative and useful to see it in real time. Hoping your area regains power soon.
Thanks
A FB friend of mine lives in South Africa. Due to infrastructure issues, they have lots of blackouts. Fortunately, they’re scheduled and put on an app for everyone to see. They sometimes barely have 3 hours between blackouts to get everything charged again. Those who can afford it have solar, but it’s very expensive. I certainly learned some things from her. For shorter outages, rechargeables (fans, lights, etc) are more cost efficient and better for the environment)
I hope you get power soon! No matter how prepared I think is aggravating to be without.
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great prep! Glad to hear you are doing alright both riding out the storm itself and the aftermath. Preparation and attitude are everything and clearly you have the best of both.
Thanks, will do!
Your committed preparation efforts are paying off.
I hope so!
Glad you're safe. I also learned that putting blankets over windows can help keep heat in, as can a space blanket if that is all you can spare. Also look into closing any spaces you can to keep the space you're heating smaller and more insulated. If you have kids you can "camp indoors" and put up a tent for even more heating.
Thanks
Excellent preparedness Jane. Top of the class and gold star! ⭐
Thank you kindly!
I let the adverts run to help you!
THANKS SO MUCH
You are so well prepared. Thank you for all the tips. I wrote them down to help prepare for any future storms.
You are so welcome!
So glad to see how prepared you were for the storm ... lots of good ideas ! Love to see how you've carried on !
Thank you so much!
I'm holding my fist for luck, you're super prepared and that's how it should be, I'm proud of you, take care of yourself.
Thanks so much
Snuggle under some of those quilts! (goes with the bottle of wine)
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Such a positive video! Some brilliant ideas and I'm loving the sheila maid to dry your washing! You're so well prepped for events such as this, and that adds a sense of security in managing through this prolonged power outage, sending warm wishes👍
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Great tips! You're doing a fantastic job. Hope the power comes back on soon!
Me too!
Thanks for all these great ideas! Lots of food for thought.
Wonderful video! Thinking of you and Mike often, Jane!
Thank you so much!
Some great tips there! Can you show or let us know what your generator looks like? I know you mentioned it before that it’s petrol powered. Thinking of investing in one.
Thank you for all your information on generators and running appliances. It is a big investment and we have been working out our best options.
Our pleasure!
Thanks for the reminder. I'm going to start washing my clothes by hand if it's just a few, and definitely drying them on a rack or hangers. I didn't think, haven't been thinking of the draw of electric on my washer and dryer. That will save energy whether the power's out or not. I didn't know butane was safe for the indoors.
I plan on snuggling with my cat if there is a winter power outage here. It gets really cold in Minnesota. Even so, last year my heat didn't go on once in my apartment. I big south facing windows and my neighbors are cold babies. I have a playlist on power outage ideas to which I will add this video. I already do the other things you're doing minus the fire and heating bits which I cannot do in my apartment. That's where the cat comes in.
I too am a thrift store shopper as well as IKEA for fancy solar garden lights which I keep charged in my windows. That way I always have light. I also have the same kinds of coffee toys including a hand crank grinder and some instant espresso. Cold press is also very nice. Merci!
Thanks for sharing
This is so fascinating, Jane! I learned so much from this video! I'm going to look into the butane heaters, I think that would help my heating costs tremendously! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
very helpful video Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
thank you so much for sharing all those advices full of common sense !
You are so welcome!
You and Mike pass every test 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Disregard previous comment Jane about generator, I’ve looked online and there are some good options giving the output you suggested. Thanks!!!
Good to know!
Another inspiring video for us all, in the face of adversity you are so calm and ready. We move house soon, currently we do not have gas but we will have both electric and gas when we move, so this video is really helpful for future reference. Hope all is back to normality soon for you both, keep safe and well, Jan ❤ x
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Thank you for sharing. I really like all this equipment very thoughtfully thought. This inspires me even if I live in the city because we are 100% dependent on electricity.
Thanks for watching and your feedback
Looks like a table full of gadgets and gizmos..
Im not certain what you've got there..
We have a whole house generator that runs on propane. Dedicated 500 gallon propane tank . A second 500 gallon propane tank for the house furnace.
You've got it covered
Brilliant planning on your behalf. Im not sure that could handle a generator on my own but I'm excited to have a woodburning stove installed next week. It has a small oven the top. Not much but I have bought it due to rising costs of electricity and for future fuel security. If everyone is all electric then companies will be able to charge what they like!
I can move the generator as it's in wheels and it's easy to fill with fuel and start as I'm used to using a petrol lawnmower
Hi Jane and Mike
Thanks so much for useful information. Happy you are all right. Thanks Jane and Mike
Our pleasure!
Great advice Jane & Mike. When I watched this I made OH find all our torches and charge them up. We have those little hand lantern things they’re great. The frozen water is a good idea for the freezer. We don’t tend to get power cuts here but there’s always a first time. P*** poor planning means poor results as they say. I might look out for those portable gas heaters second hand as I can’t stand being cold. Am yet to talk my oh into a log burner. Will look out our camping stove too.
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Good day all, some great tips! saludos de un expat ;)
Thanks for watching!
Glad you are doing well and making it through! Thank you for sharing!! The cook stove is fascinating (the one that runs on a bottle), I haven't seen one similar here in the USA but am now going to have to look.
Thanks, not much help if it's snowing but Americans sometimes have outdoor gas barbecues to use if there's no power
Great information on the washing machine, thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
At the moment, the gas heaters like the one in your sewing room, are on sale in the local bricolage for €89.
That's great and they will always be a great backup
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Hope all is going well 😊 take good care of yourselves
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Extremely good video. People are so reliant on energy or telecommunication. Australias Optus was not working yesterday. And people did not cope!
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Thanks for sharing these great ideas.
You are so welcome!
Very thorough planning!.....Carla H.
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We're over here in Canada and the problem with butane is that it "freezes" it actually boils at 0' C. Propane "freezes" at -40' C boils so it's a better option here. I have only seen butane in 1# bottles which mak3s it expensive in the long run
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Thank you for sharing with us all.
My pleasure!
Many might not be used to that. But in sub-developed countries blackouts are normal. They are part of daily living. Blackouts are devasting for developed countries because they are not used to them.
No we're not
Take care.
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Very good and informative video! Thanks so much!
Glad it was helpful!
Good info.
The saying goes, "necessity is the mother of invention," and doesn't that ring true? Here where we live we are very rural also and when we lose the electric, we are not the first to have the power restored. Luckily we have a woodstove and also a gas cook stove, so that helps. Also we have a generator to pull out of the shed and use. I have a drying rack in the laundryroom. We always have large kegs for flushing toilets as we have a well. Oh the joys of a storm. :-)
Thanks for sharing
You are very prepared!
WOW ! You are so prepared for this event. I go t some good ideas for some modest additions to my own power supplies. This is great but I hope that you have power soon. I wonder how long these various lamps retain power after a full charge ? Thinking of you.
You'll get a 2 - 3 hours and one will light a room, we use them as studio lighting when we film
Thank you or the inormation@@FrugalQueeninFrance
Jane and Mike- If they gave out belts for organizing, you would be black belts for sure!! Very impressive! I got some ideas from this video. Thanks! Unfortunately, I've never seen the gas stove and heaters you have. Hurricanes hit Florida in the summer/fall so keeping warm is not an issue. Cooking, lighting and everything else is though. I haven't seen those lights you have either, but will start searching for them. Hang in there! I hope and pray your power is restored soon. Amanda in FL USA
Thanks so much
We got eco flows and solar lights torches candles etc so hopefully if it hapoens to us were prepped also rechargeable led lights etc. Stay save and warm.do you know how long its gonna last?
We have a solar generator on the way
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