Here are some great resources that you really should consider getting. ***You can get a free PDF of Nuclear War Survival Skills at ia800501.us.archive.org/35/items/NuclearWarSurvivalSkills_201405/nwss.pdf ***We strongly recommend that you purchase a hard copy of Nuclear War Survival Skills. You can get one from the TACDA website tacda.org/product/nuclear-survival-skills/ or on Amazon amzn.to/3rjVCim. ***Become a member of The American Civil Defense Association at tacda.org/ absolutely free. I served as the editor of The Journal of Civil Defense for many years and you have free access to all of the past Journals. It is a great resource! ****A radiation detector may also be a good investment. *Digital Nuclear Radiation Detector Dosimeter amzn.to/3SJ6FgR *NukAlert amzn.to/3Zkt7Sk Empowering You to Prepare for an Electromagnetic Pulse - EMP theprovidentprepper.org/empowering-you-to-prepare-for-an-electromagnetic-pulse-emp/ Thanks for being part of the solution!
How to build a cheap bunker fallout shelter: How to do a cheap bunker either indoors ground (uk) or 1st floor(usa) or outside, 1) use sandbags to build 4 walls leaving a 2ft wide doorway, 4 inch hole for air pipe and 1 inch hole for power cables. 2) use steel box section as beams across the top of the walls as roof beams. 3) use steel sheets 11 guage or thicker across the steel box section. 4) throw a tarp over your metal roof. 5) use sandbags on top of steel sheets. 6) place composting toilet in bunker. 7) push air pipe 4 inch through sandbags connect hydroponic carbon air filter on outside of bunker. 8) mount hydroponic 4 inch inline fan onto air pipe inside bunker. 9) put 1 inch pipe into electrical hole and then run extension lead with surge protector into bunker to keep power station charged. 10) place small low cabinet inside with 600w mini oven, 800w microwave and 200w mini rice cooker on. 11) store 400w fold out deployable solar panels inside bunker. 12) place mattress and food water inside bunker. 13) make door wood or metal. 14) with sandbags build L shape tunnel to doorway with more steel box sections and steel sheet on L shape tunnel. Cover in tarp and then sandbags across L shape tunnel roof. You're better of building a longer narrow bunker than a square one due to the weight of the roof and the steel box section, less span width means less force in the centre of the roof. This is about the cheapest bunker you can build for a couple of $£1000s giving you 6-12 inches of sand which is 3 layers of radiation protection or pf3 which combined with your positive air carbon nbc filter will keep the radioactive dust from entering in to the bunker which you then won't breath in (thats the biggest killer- contaminated air). If you have the finances to do concrete and steel this will give a far higher radiation protection, you want to aim for 3ft of soil or concrete on the sides and roof to give pf1000 level.
Early warning: find the emergency broadcast stations on the AM and FM bands in your area, also NOAA will give an alert in the event of an air attack. They are responsible for announcing any threats from the air whether it's natural or man-made
I live in Norway (boarder to Russia) and we get a pamphlet from the government and one of the things they write regarding a nuclear incident "Iodine tablets Are you under the age of 40, pregnant, breastfeeding or have children living with you at home? If so, the Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority recommends that you keep iodine tablets at home." I copied this from the government website. Children get a box with iodine tablets for their families at school from time to time. The best before date on the tables isn't important, they last for many, many years. 60% here don't even have extra water, but they do have iodine tablets if they have kids. Some boats etc are nuclear driven, it doesn't even have to be war. If you are worried about nuclear incidents and are under 40 or have kids etc, keep iodine tablets at home. I haven't heard about it on any American video I have seen, why is that?
Many years ago, we kids in school had what they called "A-bomb drills" and we had to learn to get under our desks, hunched over into a little ball with our hands behind our heads. The Cuban Missile Crisis prompted some people to dig bomb shelters in their back yards. It's hard to imagine that we've gone in such a dreadful circle to where we're talking about the same things all these years later.
I would love to hear shelter ideas for regions where basements are not an option because the water table is too high. we have no major infrastructure underground - aside from water, sewers and cables.
@ all of the horror stories out of Hiroshima and Nagasaki made me realize I would rather get vaporized in the fireball than survive through that. I live down the street from the biggest Air Force base on the west coast so it’s pretty much guaranteed I will if it comes to it 🤷
Funny, 5 minutes ago I ordered the DVD "Command and Control". Now I just ordered this book. Thank you Jay, Jonathan and Kylene, this is very good to be prepared and have this know how. Happy trails!
I built/dug mine with sandbags and some second hand material from Facebook market. I'm using it as a root cellar but it's also built to withstand nuclear Fallout. Because I did it on my own, it took about a month. But it will house my 3 kids and I until it's safe to come out in the event of a nuclear attack. Costed around $500 total.
Just filling his bank acct . You not surviving a nuclear attack from anyone !!! The United States failed on a damn hurricane! Idioyou all are!! Plus your spineless to start with !
@BrianParrish-ze6mx That is why you don't depend on the gov you prepare and take care of youself. Actually I know Mr Whimpey and he volunteers his time to educate on emergency preparedness and if YOU don't prepare or learn YOU will not survive.❤
One thing many people need to also do is stop focusing on January 20th. Nothing is suddenly going to change. Relying on someone else makes you more vulnerable when you should be handling business. Everyday you lose more time to get things done. Waiting around hoping for something that isn't going to happen. Your hope is in you to prepare and be ready for anything.
I would hope that the government would give us forewarning that something was coming, but I'm not going to trust the lives of my family on that. I prepare in such a way that there will be no warnings. I can only pray that nothing lands close enough to prevent us from taking shelter in time to avoid the fallout.
Exactly. But don't hold your breath on g giving its citizens a heads up. It's not to their advantage. The elites will be trying to save themselves in their spacious bunkers...and don't think they don't have a contingency plan....for themselves....not us.
The “Better Geiger” is a good affordable meter. I think “distance” should get more emphasis than it gets. Thank you for the video. Stay safe everyone ❤
It’s absolutely sick that this content is so desperately needed to be discussed AT ALL, BUT IT DEFINITELY DOES! THANK YOU ❤ I have a completed basement underground on the sides. 1 window on the front of each side of the front of my house. Then the back has 2 windows and a French door going into a sunroom. The sunroom has 5 sets of French doors and you can see the back of our land. How do I protect us inside the basement? I don’t care about the sunroom, I want the basement protected. We (3) could live in there for a very long time with our resources but I need to be able to seal windows and doors. It’s the 3rd story down but 🤷🏼♀️ I guess the interior 3 accesses down to the basement need covered as well. Any tips appreciated ❤
Prepare a room, perhaps. Bags of potting or garden soil, take doors off the hinges to help with a quick structure. If you stay in the corner, you would have to make coverage overhead, and maybe another side. Pile up books or whatever you can on the floor above that has some density. Radiation follows a straight line, it doesn’t go around corners. You’ll probably need the potting soil later for growing food, since ground will be contaminated with radiation for awhile. 😕 The Nuclear War Survival Skills book has some good tips for expedient shelters.
You could use buckets filled with water. You'd need five feet of water to block the majority of fallout. That's the only thing I can think of for glass french doors, you could pile dirt in front of the windows if they're small.
I know this is a very complex topic. My recommendation is to discuss probable targets and to plan around them and typical wind currents. For instance, on the west coast of Oregon USA: A. The prevailing winds typically come from the southwest (from off of the Pacific Ocean) traveling northeast. B. Fallout (radiation) generally is moved by wind currents and does not travel further than 200 miles downwind of a targeted area C. Fallout (radiation) generally follows in a cigar shape formation downwind of the targeted area. D. If you are NOT directly next (within a 10 mile radius) to a targeted area or 200 miles downwind of a targeted area, you have a very low risk of encountering fallout. E. Planning on traveling to a commercial building with a basement or below grade levels WITHIN a 10 mile radius of a probable targeted area may not be a great area to plan on hunkering down.
My grandmother is from southwest Utah and got downwinder's syndrome. It's a specific set of cancerous tumors. The government paid her a bunch of money years ago, but she's still missing several bones that weren't treatable.
I have the book. Got it off Amazon. I'm 67 and live in a 4 unit apartment building on the second floor. No basement in the building. I've got supplies to put plastic on windows, doors and vents. I have potassium iodide and fruit pectin and plenty of food and water. When the Russia Ukraine war started i sent KI and Pectin to my 4 grown kids and grands. I have enough for my 3 neighbors in the building. In 2015 something told me to start preparing. I didnt know why or what I was doing. I've been preparing ever since. My kids thought I was crazy. I quit preaching and just gift them survival items.
75. Widow. Prepped. No basement. What mil plastic would I need to cover home windows etc…. I do have book.. but will need to hunker at home.. thank you
@@JuneLewis-u8u Pectin will help wash the radiation out of the body. Apple juice will help too. After Chernobyl the children were all given fruit pectin.
@@JuneLewis-u8u Probably 5 or better but anything should help. Yes, I'll be hunkering down too I don't have a car so... I almost rather stay at home. I don't see a direct hit in my area so just have to worry about fall out. And of course my family out there.
A 12" stack of books or water is your friend. Consider a banker's box lined with a contractor's bag. The box will give structure to the bag. Fill the bag with 10-12" of water to help shield from radiation. Just make sure the floor can handle the weight.
After the Cuban Missile Crisis (a friend and I build what we called a bomb shelter, it was a cave into the side of a cliff, I was 9) I went to school 7-12 in the first school built as a Nuclear Bomb Shelter (after the Crisis ... the entire thing (not gym) was underground and built as and functioned as a bomb shelter. My entire life I have been into this as a Hobbie and interest > Having a Shelter ... for me it was something to do / have / build and improve ... some people add a larger garage or shed ... why not have a shelter ...
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I believe you may be able to survive the initial blast if you’re far enough away, but how would you survive the radiation levels once you emerge from your shelter.??
You can't go outside until you don't see glass on the ground, but isn't it floating in the open ends of the trench? Why not just stay indoors and seal the windows and doors with duct tape and plastic like they told Americans a while back? Bugging out on the road is going to leave you stranded on a highway. Staying in a basement or breaking into a bank is going to leave you without food, water, and plumbing. Breaking into a bank or hospital will get your arrested in this day and age. Homeless try to do that all the time. If they see supplies and a sleeping pad in a basement, they will throw them out.
Because the gamma radiation easily goes thru exterior house walls. You need cement and dirt between you and the outside radioactive dust. A basement is not ideal but if that's all you got it can be made acceptable.
Regarding our government's lack of preparedness and civil defense, a good read is the book, Raven Rock. It goes into a very extensive historic deep dive on this issue. We actually used to have a very comprehensive attempt at preparedness, but the government realized how overwhelming the task was and they now focus almost exclusively on continuity of government... Essentially just survival for themselves
I bougjt that book years ago and i still haven't read it. I even take it on vacations... thinking I'm going to sit down and read it. I've been trying to figure out how to make my basement safer in that and all other respects.
Nearest major city is 45 miles from me, still getttig me a good food pantry going and this month getting me 2 solar cookers to cook food, and making a fire pit as well
Plotting these scenarios was my job in the military. The key factors initially are the size of the bomb in kilotons and your proximity to ground zero. After that, it is all background radiation, weather, and fallout. If I had a choice, I would want to be at ground zero rather than the slow, painful radiation poisoning death that awaits most.
Is 2 weeks really going to be long enough time for the radiation? I know it depends but I figure you would have to have an awful lot of food and water. How are you going to be able to drink the water that’s been in the fallout?
If water is in a covered container, it should be safe from radioactivity. Food inside of sealed cans and containers are okay, but the surfaces need to be cleaned.
@@tanillecramer3915 I think you should just get the book they recommend in the video, I’ve had it for probably 20 years and it answers most of these questions. Unless you have the misfortune to be at ground zero a nuclear war can be survivable with preparation if you have the desire to.
As always, I enjoy your content...I bought the book Jay & you referenced probably 15 years ago. It's probably one of the driest books I've ever tried to read. We live about 50 miles "as the crow flies" from what I'm sure is a target, if we truly are headed towards a nuclear event. We don't have a basement and live in a rural area that doesn't have the types of buildings Jay referenced. This situation is very difficult for me to really know what to do. (And I'm not one that usually feels this way) I've always tried to be pretty prepare minded...🤔 I too am going to take your challenge and rethink our options and see if there's more we can do to prepare in this area...😉
In my Hometown, they actually have community sellers. They were built-in the 50s and 60s. They're actually in alleys. And there would usually be 2 storm. Sellers per block i only know of a few of these in my hometown but there are some
Unfortunately you assume everyone has a basement or they are located where there are some. I’m outside of houston Texas. There is no basements and the water table is too high to try to build any type of shelter in the backyard. I had called atlas shelters to see if I could get a bunker put in and there’s no way. There’s nothing here around us where we could get to within 20 minutes because most of Russias nukes can get here within 15 mins. Wish there was better information for people like us
Yikes, what about human waste disposal? If you can't leave the shelter for 2-4 weeks and there are no working toilets - where do you go / where does it go?
@@ceejay3p No they will not. Unless you have an older car that doesn't have any electronics in it. Maybe early 90s and before. There is also a product called EMP Shield that could save your car. They have one for your house too.
There are many good films on dvd from the 50’s and 60’s, somewhat dated but good information. The old booklets are good too, I have collected Civil Defense meters and other items for decades, most meters are not good to bet your life on, they are nice to look at. A few months ago, I made some videos showing my collection, great pieces of history. Great show 🤓👍
Some Tips= Stay inside until further notice , Have an Emergency Radio, Have 1 gal per Day Water Supply, Have at least 1-3 Months non-perishable food.Do Not go Outside after a Blast some say 24-48 Hrs I will be inside at least 3 weeks or until further notice. Have Candles and Firewood if possible and use Caution with Fire. Have Plenty Blankets, Sleeping Bags, Sleep in a walkin Closet if you have one . If not any room or Bathroom w/ no windows will protect You. Do Not run A/C cause it will draw radiation inside you house. Depending on the Blast Zone range consider a Gas Mask w/ proper Filter types, Tyvek suits, Neoprene gloves and boots. When All else fails Pray. repent and ask GOD to save You. GOD Bless Everyone!
I have over fifty years experience working in the nuclear power industry. Surviving a nuclear attack is a challenge, and may depend on many factors. The distance you live from the blast zone, the height of bomb detonation, and if you are able to get below ground level. If a nuclear weapon is detonated at ground level, the level of “fall-out” will be greater, and staying below ground level will increase significantly. A bomb detonation above ground level, (such as the bombs dropped on Japan) will dissipate faster. Staying in a shelter may be required until safe levels of radiation, and airborne radiation particles exist. Having stored food, and water to last at least one month is necessary. Having a full-face respirator capable of filtering radioactive particles, and a meter to measure levels of radiation are desirable. Getting into a shelter as quickly as possible, to prevent contamination, and inhaling radioactive particles is extremely important.
Make a list: AIR, WATER, FOOD, SHELTER and SECURITY. Get a few decent Geiger counters and some dosimeters and a couple of HAM radios. Figure it out. Good luck!
Question. If you use boxes of good storage and water barrels as mass around your shelter are the contaminated with fall out? Could you use the water and eat the food?
This information was much needed, I appreciate him being candid. Thank you so much! I am 64 years old, I don't have a basement, and the thought of going to a government building with other panicking people is not a thrilling option to me. I opt to just die from the radiation.
It would behoove the good people to do a little bit of research on the topic. There is much to be learned. It seems conflicting advice abounds. Some say there will never be a nuclear launch due to m.a.d. However few have knowledge of the term 'dead hand' as it relates to such a battle. Furthermore few have read the portions of Holy Writ that alludes to nuclear detonations. Even fewer know about Russia's Mt Yamantau or their Tsar Bomba, both of which are not new creations. Kudos on bringing this topic to the front.
@@user-cy4fs5li5cI know there are probably plenty of options in the commercial buildings, like the expert here said, but we’re too far out for anything like that. Everything here is slab construction or mobile homes.
Good information 👍. I would like to think that level headedness and common sense would prevail before anyone pressed the big red button. We've had 2 nuclear issues here in the UK and I think there's been one in the USA. Then of course there's chernobyl. I'd definitely be worried about another "accident" or maybe a cyber attack on a power station or the possibility of a "dirty" bomb
Can you do a video what to do if you have pets to keep them safe? We have masks for nuclear fallout. But we want to keep our pets safe. Please and thank you!
Pretty much it is the same thing as you. You don't want to be out in it. Time, distance, shielding ... get out and stay out of it. You need to be inside with as much mass and distance between you and the fallout as possible. Masks aren't going to be very helpful.
Thank you for talking about this uncomfortable topic. I feel the risks are as high or higher today than what we had during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Although the likelihood is low, the severity is high. QUESTION for Jay about KI. I've heard that older people shouldn't bother taking it because the older thyroid is not as efficient at uptaking radiation. Is that true?
Amen! I have the Blessed Hope to alleviate all fear and the gift of eternal life through the sacrifice of my Savior Jesus Christ on the cross who died for our sins - Anyone can have this gift if they only ask and accept it!
Yes, safe to eat, radiation does not affect the food in sealed containers. If fruits or vegetables are contaminated externally they can be washed or washed and pealed, like potatoes.
Speaker says to stay in the bunker for a few weeks. I disagree. If one has a tiny amount of fallout, 1-2 days would be all it takes for the radiation level to get low. There's a trade off with getting food, water, and things necessary for survival versus staying in your bunker. Sleeping in the bunker prevents unnecessary radiation exposure when you're not accomplishing anything.
My plan is to go to my basement pantry! It’s a separate room! I have a toilet seat my mom had! My basement has water stored and food. I bought potassium iodide for all of my family. The problem is they are adults with jobs and kids at sitters. Fortunately we live in a smaller town/rural area. I just do not trust our current government to warn us!
Look up Luggable Loo seats, which can be used on a 5-gallon plastic bucket. Sawdust, cat litter can be used in the bucket, add enough just to cover each time it’s used. Should have two-one for urine and one for solids. Best to keep them separate, but whatever you can do. A pool noodle can be cut lengthwise in half to go around the top rim of the bucket for a seat cushion, but covering the bucket helps with odor control.
@Jen-CelticWarrior I suppose, that's if you have time to have that already set-up , for me, I rather head towards the blast and not have to live with the aftermath, that's just how I feel 👍
The “dosimeter” linked is absolutely useless in this scenario. The threshold is MUCH too low. It would just read “max” constantly. Only good for low background reading
Here are some great resources that you really should consider getting.
***You can get a free PDF of Nuclear War Survival Skills at ia800501.us.archive.org/35/items/NuclearWarSurvivalSkills_201405/nwss.pdf
***We strongly recommend that you purchase a hard copy of Nuclear War Survival Skills. You can get one from the TACDA website tacda.org/product/nuclear-survival-skills/ or on Amazon amzn.to/3rjVCim.
***Become a member of The American Civil Defense Association at tacda.org/ absolutely free. I served as the editor of The Journal of Civil Defense for many years and you have free access to all of the past Journals. It is a great resource!
****A radiation detector may also be a good investment.
*Digital Nuclear Radiation Detector Dosimeter amzn.to/3SJ6FgR
*NukAlert amzn.to/3Zkt7Sk
Empowering You to Prepare for an Electromagnetic Pulse - EMP
theprovidentprepper.org/empowering-you-to-prepare-for-an-electromagnetic-pulse-emp/
Thanks for being part of the solution!
How to build a cheap bunker fallout shelter:
How to do a cheap bunker either indoors ground (uk) or 1st floor(usa) or outside,
1) use sandbags to build 4 walls leaving a 2ft wide doorway, 4 inch hole for air pipe and 1 inch hole for power cables.
2) use steel box section as beams across the top of the walls as roof beams.
3) use steel sheets 11 guage or thicker across the steel box section.
4) throw a tarp over your metal roof.
5) use sandbags on top of steel sheets.
6) place composting toilet in bunker.
7) push air pipe 4 inch through sandbags connect hydroponic carbon air filter on outside of bunker.
8) mount hydroponic 4 inch inline fan onto air pipe inside bunker.
9) put 1 inch pipe into electrical hole and then run extension lead with surge protector into bunker to keep power station charged.
10) place small low cabinet inside with 600w mini oven, 800w microwave and 200w mini rice cooker on.
11) store 400w fold out deployable solar panels inside bunker.
12) place mattress and food water inside bunker.
13) make door wood or metal.
14) with sandbags build L shape tunnel to doorway with more steel box sections and steel sheet on L shape tunnel. Cover in tarp and then sandbags across L shape tunnel roof. You're better of building a longer narrow bunker than a square one due to the weight of the roof and the steel box section, less span width means less force in the centre of the roof.
This is about the cheapest bunker you can build for a couple of $£1000s giving you 6-12 inches of sand which is 3 layers of radiation protection or pf3 which combined with your positive air carbon nbc filter will keep the radioactive dust from entering in to the bunker which you then won't breath in (thats the biggest killer- contaminated air). If you have the finances to do concrete and steel this will give a far higher radiation protection, you want to aim for 3ft of soil or concrete on the sides and roof to give pf1000 level.
Yup, I have all of that ready to go. Sandbags are already full dig a hoe underneath your driveway concrete roof
Early warning: find the emergency broadcast stations on the AM and FM bands in your area, also NOAA will give an alert in the event of an air attack. They are responsible for announcing any threats from the air whether it's natural or man-made
I live in Norway (boarder to Russia) and we get a pamphlet from the government and one of the things they write regarding a nuclear incident "Iodine tablets Are you under the age of 40, pregnant, breastfeeding or have children living with you at home? If so, the Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority recommends that you keep iodine tablets at home." I copied this from the government website. Children get a box with iodine tablets for their families at school from time to time.
The best before date on the tables isn't important, they last for many, many years. 60% here don't even have extra water, but they do have iodine tablets if they have kids. Some boats etc are nuclear driven, it doesn't even have to be war.
If you are worried about nuclear incidents and are under 40 or have kids etc, keep iodine tablets at home.
I haven't heard about it on any American video I have seen, why is that?
Many years ago, we kids in school had what they called "A-bomb drills" and we had to learn to get under our desks, hunched over into a little ball with our hands behind our heads. The Cuban Missile Crisis prompted some people to dig bomb shelters in their back yards. It's hard to imagine that we've gone in such a dreadful circle to where we're talking about the same things all these years later.
I would love to hear shelter ideas for regions where basements are not an option because the water table is too high. we have no major infrastructure underground - aside from water, sewers and cables.
This is exactly our delimma and probably a good portion of American citizens...
Theres a good comment in the comments section about that.
I'm in your boat. In South Florida no basements at all. Hell, If I dig down 4 feet I'm in water. Making lakes here is easy. Bomb shelters no so much
Yeah I don’t really wanna survive a nuclear strike.
@@sunshoe-l5r I agree if it's a direct hit. If you have kids you don't want them to suffer the effects of radiation if you can do something about it.
@ all of the horror stories out of Hiroshima and Nagasaki made me realize I would rather get vaporized in the fireball than survive through that. I live down the street from the biggest Air Force base on the west coast so it’s pretty much guaranteed I will if it comes to it 🤷
Funny, 5 minutes ago I ordered the DVD "Command and Control". Now I just ordered this book. Thank you Jay, Jonathan and Kylene, this is very good to be prepared and have this know how. Happy trails!
I just gave my daughter some more iosat yesterday and reminded her what to do.
What a coincidence.
How Long you have before fallout is an issue depends on how far you are from the blast site.
And wind direction
Than you for all you do. Blessings.
I built/dug mine with sandbags and some second hand material from Facebook market. I'm using it as a root cellar but it's also built to withstand nuclear Fallout. Because I did it on my own, it took about a month. But it will house my 3 kids and I until it's safe to come out in the event of a nuclear attack. Costed around $500 total.
That's fantastic! You are awesome :)
Please share what you did? Was this made in back yard?
Jay is so knowledgeable and yet so humble. He really cares about helping people get prepared.
Just filling his bank acct . You not surviving a nuclear attack from anyone !!! The United States failed on a damn hurricane! Idioyou all are!! Plus your spineless to start with !
@BrianParrish-ze6mx That is why you don't depend on the gov you prepare and take care of youself. Actually I know Mr Whimpey and he volunteers his time to educate on emergency preparedness and if YOU don't prepare or learn YOU will not survive.❤
You have one of the better preparedness channels. Thank u.
One thing many people need to also do is stop focusing on January 20th. Nothing is suddenly going to change. Relying on someone else makes you more vulnerable when you should be handling business. Everyday you lose more time to get things done. Waiting around hoping for something that isn't going to happen. Your hope is in you to prepare and be ready for anything.
Bam! Thank you!
You are doing a great service helping out your fellow man. Thank you both. I've learned so much.
Excellent program and highly needed at this time. Jay is extremely knowledgeable
God Bless you!
I would hope that the government would give us forewarning that something was coming, but I'm not going to trust the lives of my family on that. I prepare in such a way that there will be no warnings. I can only pray that nothing lands close enough to prevent us from taking shelter in time to avoid the fallout.
Bingo!
Exactly. But don't hold your breath on g giving its citizens a heads up. It's not to their advantage. The elites will be trying to save themselves in their spacious bunkers...and don't think they don't have a contingency plan....for themselves....not us.
Actually they already have warned us and they are not going to do anything to help you.
The “Better Geiger” is a good affordable meter. I think “distance” should get more emphasis than it gets. Thank you for the video. Stay safe everyone ❤
Thank you for this important information.
Nuclear treat remain very low on my concerns, economic troubles worry me much more.
Thanks for covering the economic and world news for us! Have a good Tuesday, Lava and everyone!!
love jay and the American civil defense association. Been a member for many years now.
It’s absolutely sick that this content is so desperately needed to be discussed AT ALL, BUT IT DEFINITELY DOES! THANK YOU ❤
I have a completed basement underground on the sides. 1 window on the front of each side of the front of my house. Then the back has 2 windows and a French door going into a sunroom. The sunroom has 5 sets of French doors and you can see the back of our land. How do I protect us inside the basement? I don’t care about the sunroom, I want the basement protected. We (3) could live in there for a very long time with our resources but I need to be able to seal windows and doors. It’s the 3rd story down but 🤷🏼♀️ I guess the interior 3 accesses down to the basement need covered as well. Any tips appreciated ❤
Prepare a room, perhaps. Bags of potting or garden soil, take doors off the hinges to help with a quick structure. If you stay in the corner, you would have to make coverage overhead, and maybe another side. Pile up books or whatever you can on the floor above that has some density. Radiation follows a straight line, it doesn’t go around corners. You’ll probably need the potting soil later for growing food, since ground will be contaminated with radiation for awhile. 😕 The Nuclear War Survival Skills book has some good tips for expedient shelters.
@ I’m not concerned with growing food during or after anything nuclear. I’m prepared already on that part.
You could use buckets filled with water. You'd need five feet of water to block the majority of fallout. That's the only thing I can think of for glass french doors, you could pile dirt in front of the windows if they're small.
I know this is a very complex topic.
My recommendation is to discuss probable targets and to plan around them and typical wind currents.
For instance, on the west coast of Oregon USA:
A. The prevailing winds typically come from the southwest (from off of the Pacific Ocean) traveling northeast.
B. Fallout (radiation) generally is moved by wind currents and does not travel further than 200 miles downwind of a targeted area
C. Fallout (radiation) generally follows in a cigar shape formation downwind of the targeted area.
D. If you are NOT directly next (within a 10 mile radius) to a targeted area or 200 miles downwind of a targeted area, you have a very low risk of encountering fallout.
E. Planning on traveling to a commercial building with a basement or below grade levels WITHIN a 10 mile radius of a probable targeted area may not be a great area to plan on hunkering down.
My grandmother is from southwest Utah and got downwinder's syndrome. It's a specific set of cancerous tumors. The government paid her a bunch of money years ago, but she's still missing several bones that weren't treatable.
This is a great episode! Great job! 👍
Thanks 🙏 for your information ℹ️
I have the book. Got it off Amazon.
I'm 67 and live in a 4 unit apartment building on the second floor. No basement in the building. I've got supplies to put plastic on windows, doors and vents. I have potassium iodide and fruit pectin and plenty of food and water. When the Russia Ukraine war started i sent KI and Pectin to my 4 grown kids and grands. I have enough for my 3 neighbors in the building.
In 2015 something told me to start preparing. I didnt know why or what I was doing. I've been preparing ever since. My kids thought I was crazy. I quit preaching and just gift them survival items.
What’s the pectin for please….
75. Widow. Prepped. No basement. What mil plastic would I need to cover home windows etc…. I do have book.. but will need to hunker at home.. thank you
@@JuneLewis-u8u Pectin will help wash the radiation out of the body. Apple juice will help too. After Chernobyl the children were all given fruit pectin.
@@JuneLewis-u8u Probably 5 or better but anything should help.
Yes, I'll be hunkering down too I don't have a car so... I almost rather stay at home. I don't see a direct hit in my area so just have to worry about fall out. And of course my family out there.
Older bungalow houses with many layers of lead paint would be one of the best places to stay.
Is that the Other Reason The Government Stopped The Paint Companies From Selling Paint With Lead in IT?
I have the boo, but when Johnathan looks concerned it is time to take it out and re read it.
In ca we have no basements and we have hard pan 6 inches into the dirt. They broke a drill digging our septic. Can’t dig
A 12" stack of books or water is your friend. Consider a banker's box lined with a contractor's bag. The box will give structure to the bag. Fill the bag with 10-12" of water to help shield from radiation. Just make sure the floor can handle the weight.
After the Cuban Missile Crisis (a friend and I build what we called a bomb shelter, it was a cave into the side of a cliff, I was 9) I went to school 7-12 in the first school built as a Nuclear Bomb Shelter (after the Crisis ... the entire thing (not gym) was underground and built as and functioned as a bomb shelter.
My entire life I have been into this as a Hobbie and interest > Having a Shelter ... for me it was something to do / have / build and improve ... some people add a larger garage or shed ... why not have a shelter ...
I believe you may be able to survive the initial blast if you’re far enough away, but how would you survive the radiation levels once you emerge from your shelter.??
Fortunate to have a basement. Thoughts on window wells? Can’t fill it due to windows.
keep sandbags and have a sand playground so you could fill them and put them in window wells when needed
You can't go outside until you don't see glass on the ground, but isn't it floating in the open ends of the trench? Why not just stay indoors and seal the windows and doors with duct tape and plastic like they told Americans a while back? Bugging out on the road is going to leave you stranded on a highway. Staying in a basement or breaking into a bank is going to leave you without food, water, and plumbing. Breaking into a bank or hospital will get your arrested in this day and age. Homeless try to do that all the time. If they see supplies and a sleeping pad in a basement, they will throw them out.
Because the gamma radiation easily goes thru exterior house walls. You need cement and dirt between you and the outside radioactive dust. A basement is not ideal but if that's all you got it can be made acceptable.
Only one way to survive don't start a Nuclear war period.
Regarding our government's lack of preparedness and civil defense, a good read is the book, Raven Rock. It goes into a very extensive historic deep dive on this issue. We actually used to have a very comprehensive attempt at preparedness, but the government realized how overwhelming the task was and they now focus almost exclusively on continuity of government... Essentially just survival for themselves
After impact, I'm going to start prepping.
I bougjt that book years ago and i still haven't read it. I even take it on vacations... thinking I'm going to sit down and read it. I've been trying to figure out how to make my basement safer in that and all other respects.
Nearest major city is 45 miles from me, still getttig me a good food pantry going and this month getting me 2 solar cookers to cook food, and making a fire pit as well
excellent advice - amen 😀
I’m a simple man I see Provident Prepper I click
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Plotting these scenarios was my job in the military. The key factors initially are the size of the bomb in kilotons and your proximity to ground zero. After that, it is all background radiation, weather, and fallout. If I had a choice, I would want to be at ground zero rather than the slow, painful radiation poisoning death that awaits most.
Is 2 weeks really going to be long enough time for the radiation? I know it depends but I figure you would have to have an awful lot of food and water. How are you going to be able to drink the water that’s been in the fallout?
If water is in a covered container, it should be safe from radioactivity. Food inside of sealed cans and containers are okay, but the surfaces need to be cleaned.
@ so eventually your going to run out of the water you have stored. How do you sanitize water from fallout when that’s all you can find?
@@tanillecramer3915 I think you should just get the book they recommend in the video, I’ve had it for probably 20 years and it answers most of these questions. Unless you have the misfortune to be at ground zero a nuclear war can be survivable with preparation if you have the desire to.
As always, I enjoy your content...I bought the book Jay & you referenced probably 15 years ago. It's probably one of the driest books I've ever tried to read. We live about 50 miles "as the crow flies" from what I'm sure is a target, if we truly are headed towards a nuclear event.
We don't have a basement and live in a rural area that doesn't have the types of buildings Jay referenced. This situation is very difficult for me to really know what to do. (And I'm not one that usually feels this way) I've always tried to be pretty prepare minded...🤔
I too am going to take your challenge and rethink our options and see if there's more we can do to prepare in this area...😉
Lord this threat is more real today than anytime in our history. Father protection your children. May others come to know the true Prince of Peace.
Only the most heavily impacted locations would need 2 weeks in a fallout shelter.
In my Hometown, they actually have community sellers. They were built-in the 50s and 60s. They're actually in alleys. And there would usually be 2 storm. Sellers per block i only know of a few of these in my hometown but there are some
Why wouldn’t a house be as good as a trench?
What's the point of surviving
What about iodine tabls
Unfortunately you assume everyone has a basement or they are located where there are some. I’m outside of houston Texas. There is no basements and the water table is too high to try to build any type of shelter in the backyard. I had called atlas shelters to see if I could get a bunker put in and there’s no way. There’s nothing here around us where we could get to within 20 minutes because most of Russias nukes can get here within 15 mins. Wish there was better information for people like us
Yikes, what about human waste disposal? If you can't leave the shelter for 2-4 weeks and there are no working toilets - where do you go / where does it go?
Extra trash bags and kitty litter
Compost toilet. Seperate urine from feces.
Do cars even work after an EMP?
@@ceejay3p No they will not. Unless you have an older car that doesn't have any electronics in it. Maybe early 90s and before. There is also a product called EMP Shield that could save your car. They have one for your house too.
There are many good films on dvd from the 50’s and 60’s, somewhat dated but good information. The old booklets are good too, I have collected Civil Defense meters and other items for decades, most meters are not good to bet your life on, they are nice to look at. A few months ago, I made some videos showing my collection, great pieces of history. Great show 🤓👍
Some Tips= Stay inside until further notice , Have an Emergency Radio, Have 1 gal per Day Water Supply, Have at least 1-3 Months non-perishable food.Do Not go Outside after a Blast some say 24-48 Hrs I will be inside at least 3 weeks or until further notice. Have Candles and Firewood if possible and use Caution with Fire. Have Plenty Blankets, Sleeping Bags, Sleep in a walkin Closet if you have one . If not any room or Bathroom w/ no windows will protect You. Do Not run A/C cause it will draw radiation inside you house. Depending on the Blast Zone range consider a Gas Mask w/ proper Filter types, Tyvek suits, Neoprene gloves and boots. When All else fails Pray. repent and ask GOD to save You. GOD Bless Everyone!
I have over fifty years experience working in the nuclear power industry. Surviving a nuclear attack is a challenge, and may depend on many factors. The distance you live from the blast zone, the height of bomb detonation, and if you are able to get below ground level. If a nuclear weapon is detonated at ground level, the level of “fall-out” will be greater, and staying below ground level will increase significantly. A bomb detonation above ground level, (such as the bombs dropped on Japan) will dissipate faster. Staying in a shelter may be required until safe levels of radiation, and airborne radiation particles exist. Having stored food, and water to last at least one month is necessary. Having a full-face respirator capable of filtering radioactive particles, and a meter to measure levels of radiation are desirable. Getting into a shelter as quickly as possible, to prevent contamination, and inhaling radioactive particles is extremely important.
Good video. I have the green book
You didn't discuss how if possible you can hunker down at home and what to d0
Buy the book and read the first couple of chapters.
Was really hoping I’d learn something new from this guy 😢
What about supplementing with iodine?
Half my basement is underground, but the other half is cinder block walls with 3 windows. Is there a way to cover the windows?
Living in tornado country we do have an underground storm shelter. It has air holes at top. How would you keep air flow and avoid radiation fallout?
Unfortunately, it’s a real possibility right now. January 20th can’t come fast enough!! Great job you 2.
What if you don't give a fug?
@ wow, well, you will if it happens.
Make a list: AIR, WATER, FOOD, SHELTER and SECURITY. Get a few decent Geiger counters and some dosimeters and a couple of HAM radios. Figure it out. Good luck!
GQ GMC-320 Plus Geiger Counter works. $128 on the Big River in South America web site.
What can we do to protect against microwave attacks?
14 grand children? How are they counting on you? All of them, their parents and the guy will all fit in a $5000 shelter for 2 weeks?
I live in a small community where there are no basements. We need info for staying in our homes.
Awesome advice. I think I'm gonna load-up a large ALICE pack with a radiation meter, water, bolt cutters and MREs. Good times!😊
Question. If you use boxes of good storage and water barrels as mass around your shelter are the contaminated with fall out? Could you use the water and eat the food?
Imagine growing up with a name like Whimpey! Lol
This information was much needed, I appreciate him being candid. Thank you so much! I am 64 years old, I don't have a basement, and the thought of going to a government building with other panicking people is not a thrilling option to me. I opt to just die from the radiation.
Bought a radiation meter 12 months ago. But one is none. I need a spare
What about walk out basement reinforcement?
It would behoove the good people to do a little bit of research on the topic. There is much to be learned. It seems conflicting advice abounds. Some say there will never be a nuclear launch due to m.a.d. However few have knowledge of the term 'dead hand' as it relates to such a battle. Furthermore few have read the portions of Holy Writ that alludes to nuclear detonations. Even fewer know about Russia's Mt Yamantau or their Tsar Bomba, both of which are not new creations.
Kudos on bringing this topic to the front.
Here in North Texas we don’t have basements, cellars, etc. If you are outside of the city, and basements/cellars aren’t an option, what can you do?
Amen from Dallas! There’s probably underground locker rooms at Jerry World but that’s about it!
@@user-cy4fs5li5cI know there are probably plenty of options in the commercial buildings, like the expert here said, but we’re too far out for anything like that. Everything here is slab construction or mobile homes.
Would a geiger counter need to be protected in a faraday box to be functional after a nuclear event?
We live in an area with a high water table. How to protect yourself in a house with no basement.
Good information 👍. I would like to think that level headedness and common sense would prevail before anyone pressed the big red button. We've had 2 nuclear issues here in the UK and I think there's been one in the USA. Then of course there's chernobyl. I'd definitely be worried about another "accident" or maybe a cyber attack on a power station or the possibility of a "dirty" bomb
Living as close to Los Alamos, I figure that a nuclear situation will be so sudden that there's no way to survive. That's why LA doesn't bother me.
Can you do a video what to do if you have pets to keep them safe? We have masks for nuclear fallout. But we want to keep our pets safe. Please and thank you!
Pretty much it is the same thing as you. You don't want to be out in it. Time, distance, shielding ... get out and stay out of it. You need to be inside with as much mass and distance between you and the fallout as possible. Masks aren't going to be very helpful.
Thank you for talking about this uncomfortable topic. I feel the risks are as high or higher today than what we had during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Although the likelihood is low, the severity is high. QUESTION for Jay about KI. I've heard that older people shouldn't bother taking it because the older thyroid is not as efficient at uptaking radiation. Is that true?
If you’ve got it, take it. If your group is short, give it to the youngest first. ❤
what are you talking about taking? I think I somehow missed that part.
@@jenniferwilliams545 Potassium Iodide (KI). Research iostat.
Why would you want to survive?
There are no public fallout shelters in the US today. Most anyone would find in public buildings is a basement!
When I lived in central China in a city of 8 million, I saw fallout shelters...
Why in this wicked evil world would you want survive a nuke and stay on this corrupted rock and not want to go home and be with the Father.
Amen! I have the Blessed Hope to alleviate all fear and the gift of eternal life through the sacrifice of my Savior Jesus Christ on the cross who died for our sins - Anyone can have this gift if they only ask and accept it!
Is canned and sealed food & bottled water in the fallout zone safe to consume
Yes, safe to eat, radiation does not affect the food in sealed containers. If fruits or vegetables are contaminated externally they can be washed or washed and pealed, like potatoes.
Why on earth would anyone want to?
What do you do if you don't have a basement.
A bright flash will be your first warning
Speaker says to stay in the bunker for a few weeks. I disagree. If one has a tiny amount of fallout, 1-2 days would be all it takes for the radiation level to get low. There's a trade off with getting food, water, and things necessary for survival versus staying in your bunker. Sleeping in the bunker prevents unnecessary radiation exposure when you're not accomplishing anything.
Walk out side and enjoy the glow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How can we make a home with no cellar no basement or underground shelter safe to live through the first few weeks after fallout.
What can you do if you live in an area with no basements and a HOA?
Cover the windows and doors with plastic sheeting as well as the vents and pray.🙏
My plan is to go to my basement pantry! It’s a separate room! I have a toilet seat my mom had! My basement has water stored and food. I bought potassium iodide for all of my family. The problem is they are adults with jobs and kids at sitters. Fortunately we live in a smaller town/rural area. I just do not trust our current government to warn us!
Actually they have already warned us and you are on your own.
@ yep! We are!
Sorry I meant potassium iodide
And where would all those people underground go to bathroom?? How would they eat?? Please, there's no serviving the blast they have these days!
Look up Luggable Loo seats, which can be used on a 5-gallon plastic bucket. Sawdust, cat litter can be used in the bucket, add enough just to cover each time it’s used. Should have two-one for urine and one for solids. Best to keep them separate, but whatever you can do. A pool noodle can be cut lengthwise in half to go around the top rim of the bucket for a seat cushion, but covering the bucket helps with odor control.
@Jen-CelticWarrior I suppose, that's if you have time to have that already set-up , for me, I rather head towards the blast and not have to live with the aftermath, that's just how I feel 👍
The “dosimeter” linked is absolutely useless in this scenario. The threshold is MUCH too low. It would just read “max” constantly. Only good for low background reading
The grid would definitely go down.