A big plus to stocking stuff like this is the ability to stay home. I've lived through 3 catagory 5 hurricanes. I never once had to venture out and stand in lines to get 'handouts'. Being able to stay home for the first week or two, when things are lawless is a Good Thing.
Good stuff. Don't forget to rotate the bleach out as well. We learned in organic chemistry that bleach loses half its potency each year (turns to salt).
The super wealthy aren't building bunkers for no reason. This stuff has a price now but it won't later on when it is needed the most. Awesome message Pat.
Hi Pat, Based upon what I see, you don't have much preps. First start getting buckets worth of food. Buy some 25\50 lbs bags of oatmeal, barley, wheat, beans, & potato flakes, and build a large stock pile of canned food: Soups with meat, canned meat, fruit, veggies. A years worth of food is about 750 lbs per person. Also get a small propane camping stove & a 20 lbs Propane tank adapter. You can cook a lot of meals with a propane camping stove with a 20 lbs propane tank. Second, Get a small inverter generator like the Honda 2200i that runs very quite and can run ~600W load for 8 hours on 1 gal. of gasoline. That noisy Generator makes a lot of racket, and burns a lot of fuel. Third a bug out plan, is no plan at all, as you just be a refugee with limited access to supplies. Consider re-locating and building yourself a homestead which you can been food, water, & energy self-reliant.
This video is kickass!! More people need to be thinking beyond guns and fighting so they don't become predators after getting caught without these things presented in the video when the shit hits the fan! As someone who's been preparing for over a decade, I've learned a lot! Folks, you should be thinking long term, and homesteading. Having food stocked up is ONLY a buffer, but when the crap hits the fan, and you tap into your stocked up food, you've begun the countdown to starvation! Becoming resilient means you are actively making yourself less and less dependent upon the system and government. Stocking up on food and water is short to mid term preparedness. Y'all need to be thinking longer term. Growing food requires a lot more than just seeds, and its harder than you think it is. NOW is the time to work out the problems and fail, so that you may learn while the system is intact. You absolutely do not want to fail when the supply chain fails, or when fuel runs out and grocery stores can't stock their food. Wells are long term water solutions, but always always have water redundancy!! One is none, two is one and three is where you want to be! Focus more on long term food growing while you stock up your buffer supplies. Food on shelves is a buffer for when things don't go as planned. The Porta Well is one of THE BEST water filtration options on the market! A gallon of water per minute! The owner Bob is fantastic! I have two Porta Wells and a giant tub of filters! Generators! Gas generators are great except they make a lot of noise. Not a good thing. You don't want to attract unwanted attention. Its good to have, but think solar. Many robust solar options on the market, however, in light of current global events between EMP capable super powers, I can only recommend Solark EMP hardened systems if you can afford it. They make several sizes of inverters and they are the most thoroughly EMP tested systems on the market and they provide ferrite suppressors for your appliances! Get Solark! Veteran owned, and one of the very best companies I've seen in a long time regarding customer support/service. Solar power is silent, and the energy they gather is replenishable for 25 years! Go with ARK batteries! They have field replaceable battery management systems. They are expensive, but the batteries are safer and last longer than lead acids! Food operations: Get the Home Biogas 4 with composting toilet! It will create gas for you to cook with, and liquid fertilizer to store for growing food! Get your cow or horse manure stocked up! You can get free manure from farms! Learn composting NOW! DOWNLOAD VIDEOS ABOUT IT, AND SAVE IT! LEARN NOW! YOU'LL THANK ME LATER! Buy and plant comfrey! Get the Aero Mixer and Aero Brewer, and a white plastic 55 gallon drum to make comfrey tea brews for your gardens! Go to Lehman's website and purchase a good US made clothes line, and the Lavario portable clothes washer! Remember... LESS DEPENDENCY = MORE RESILIENCY! LEARN TO DEAL WITH BUGS IN YOUR GARDEN! I cannot stress that enough! Get a UV Beast light to find tomato and potato horned worms at night! They will decimate your tomatoes and potatoes! Tomato fruit worms as well. Learn about and take disease seriously. You have to make a life style change to survive what is apparently coming. Live in the city? GTFO! Agenda 2030!! Research it! I love you all! Good Luck! ][ ][ ][%
You have made an excellent start. I recommend you add insulation to the walls and ceiling of the shed and then sheath the interior with thin wood paneling or gypsum board or pallet boards. You never know if you might have to live in that shed if something bad happens to your home or you if decide to give shelter to neighbors, relatives or friends whose homes have been wrecked in a disaster. The shed will need at least two screened windows for cross ventilation in warm weather and a small source of vented, grid down heat for winter weather. Fold-down bunk platforms with twin-size cot mattresses or sleeping pads can let you covert a shed from storage area to cabin in minutes. Sturdy wooden or corrugated metal shutters over each window can better secure the shed from thieves when it is not being used as living space. Obviously, the shed should have a sturdy exterior door equipped with deadbolt locks to keep out amateur thieves. And do wall mount a fire extinguisher inside next to the door and also mount a CO detector inside if you plan on using a propane heater or small wood burner inside the shed. Also recommend you store your fuels and any gas-powered or diesel generator in a different shed that is at least 30 feet away from your home and your main supply shed. Plan on removing the fuel-powered generator from your fuels shed anytime you need to test that generator. Ground the fuels shed against lightning strikes and make sure the shed has plenty of ventilation so fuel vapors cannot build up inside or just one spark could turn a tight shed into a bomb. Consider moving your long-term food storage to a location that will be a lot cooler during warm weather (air-conditioned room, dry basement or root cellar). Temperatures above 75" F will reduce the storage length of your long-term food storage. Solar power banks need to be kept below a certain temperature or they will not work -- a closed shed in full sun during summer months can exceed those temperatures. Temperatures at freezing or below will cause the wet foods in cans and jars to expand and break the seals. Store wet foods in a location where they will not freeze. Make sure that field mice, rats and other small rodents cannot get to your household paper products, or they will shred them to make nests. Empty, steel, oil drums with tight-fitting lids are rodent proof. A healthy house cat living in your prepper shed or food storage area at night is also a good deterrent against gnawing rodents. There is always something else that can be done to be better prepared, but you have made an excellent start.
I have a roll of 6 mil black construction plastic 20x100. A couple weekends ago my buddy and i went snow camping and made a shelter with it. Kept us warm and dry. Good to have alternative cooking devices that will work without power. Like rocket stoves. Propane /wood/charcoal. Over a few months buying things here and there and you will be ahead of most. But most important is knowledge skills and putting it to use
It's always better to be prepared and not need it, than need it and not be prepared. All the junk we buy daily these days it really costs nothing to buy a few prep items along the way.
keeping an eye out for bargains/sales/good deals is an excellent point. Panic buying and fighting with other scared people is the last thing I want to do. I’ve seen how desperation can lead to some seriously stupid ass behavior (in addition to losing your valuable time & hard earned money). Rotating stock & changing things up and out also keeps me reminded that there are no guarantees/life is not “easy”/ I’ll only get out of it I what I put into it. Thanks for being another great channel to learn from. Much appreciated.
A word of caution when stocking up food. Watch our for bugs and pests that can ruin your food supplies. I've had to toss out lots of food ruined by bugs. Canned food lasts longer than the date on the cans. Don't just hoard it, use and rotate. Remember, old dry beans take longer and more water to soften.
Pat. Well done. I’m completely on-board with the “stuff” you have going. I do like the “bug out wheeled kit.” I have something similar. I’d say water filtration would be something to add. But, I don’t want to get granular here. Well done! Keep the info flowing Bud. People less prepared or less prepared mentally need it.
Don’t forget to keep track of dates and rotate stuff in and out. No need to waste food just because it’s emergency food. Just start eating/ drinking it right before expiration and replace it.
@@stackmanstack that's a nice thing to do. What about the raw stuff, like milk/pancake mix, and other perishables in large quantities...do you donate or cook those? We're trying to work through a massive bag of pancake mix at the moment haha
Cheers for the insight, ....for me the bicycle caught my eye. A nice plain bike nothing flash it's even got a basket and a big comfy saddle, again thank you for sharing.
Entertainment is critical. You will be stressed out and need to take care of your brain/mind as well as your body. I LOVE reading, but during the stress of a hurricane, I couldnt concentrate on a book. I pick up some cheap DVDs when I go to wally world. I can run them in a laptop or small portable DVD player that is easy to charge by solar. A deck of cards and some board games help keep families together. Also on the brain/mind thing, have some benadryl on hand, not just as an antihystamine, but as a sedative if you or someone else needs to calm down/go to sleep. A bit of alcohol can also be handy, but be careful it doesn't get abused.
Rice, rice, rice. There’s a reason that 1/2 the world population sustains the bulk of their caloric intake with rice. It’s cheap and has great shelf stability. 20 lb bag of rice from Walmart is less than $12 and should go a long way to sustaining one adult for a month. Going to be a little grumpy at the next full moon if that bags all you brought but as you develop your prepper pantry, white rice is a good choice for be the caloric foundation.
Nice! You should grab a $10 adapter from Amazon that will let you refill those little green propane tanks from 1 of the 20lb grill propane tanks. Super easy to do and saves money when you use the little green ones a lot.
I really appreciate your videos, Pat - educational, motivational, and relevant. One quick suggestion - bleach is a popular stockpile item, but it degrades fairly quickly, even when sealed, and may not render water safe to drink when needed most. It's better to store some calcium hypochlorite powder (“pool shock”) instead. It’s inexpensive and, in powder form, it has an indefinite shelf life. A 1lb bag (about $5) can purify 10,000 gallons of water.
On topic of the solar generators for anyone in the comments: Jackery uses Lithium-ion batteries on all their models - this will give you about 500 life cycles before the battery starts to depleat. A Lithium Iron Phosphate battery is preferable, as they have about 3000 life cycles. So select on how often you want to use it outside of the emergency.
I’m assuming these batteries are worthless after an EMP? Storage in a faraday bag, along with radios is invaluable. Patriot Supply offers a faraday backpack at a reasonable price.
@@davidroberts5535 That's actually something I really need to look into. What does get killed by an EMP? Everything or only some things - and how do I build a big faraday cage (if that even works?). RUclips has so many different manuals - which one works?
Remember the 8-Ps of Preparedness: Proper Prior Planning and Preparation Prevents Poor Performance and Panic! vs... The "eyes rolling back" syndrome, then Panicking!!
A decade ago, I had to fight with my vet for 90 days of meds for my dogs. He asked me why I was doing "this," and I responded that he should ask his other patients why they weren't. Finally agreed to show them the narcotics when we visited to prove we were not using or distributing them. Living near a volcano we kept 5 day bags for us and pets in each vehicle as well. No one will be flying meds in for pets when the big on hits.
Great info. I’ve been doing something very similar. I’m working on a bigger area for storage, that’s insulated. The Florida heat makes things go bad quick. Thanks for sharing.
consider looking at a 12volt refrigerator/freezer mine uses 45 watts of power so a reasonable solar system will keep it running, you have about 15 gal of fuel in that video and a big generator like you have will get about 2 hours per gal so that is 30hours total maybe a bit more. I went with a rockpal bank and panel system now there are even more choices. your doing better than most, it is very nice to have something to fall back on for sure. all these people in the big citys with little or no preps, i fear for them.
A couple of points on alcohol. I don't drink, but store some anyway. 1.) for medicinal purposes, 2.) For trade, 3.) as a fuel. I like pure grain alcohol, like Everclear. You can mix it with something to drink, use it to clean/disinfect wounds and other things, make tinctures with medicinal herbs, and use it as a fuel in various stoves. For trade, I keep different grades and sizes of booze. You can get rotgut vodka for just a few dollars. What would someone trade you for a fifth in times of trouble? Also have some better quality stuff on hand for more valuable trades. I also keep pints and the mini-bar/airplane size as small 'denomination' units if I'm trading for something small.
Good organization and quick access. Two areas I am lacking in. I only have a little coat closet, but it is jammed full. No part of a "QUICK" bugout but more of a SHTF bug in. I didn't realize bottled water had a shelf life. I will start rotating better 🙂 Thx -PM
I have resided in southeast Texas for 63 years (except the 8 years serving in the USAF, SIGINT). Storms are part of life on 5he Gulf of Mexico. 40+ years in what was the best boys leadership program Boy Scouts of America. They went WOKE I sent back my Eagle card and resigned as Scoutmaster of a troop I founded in 2003. Needless to say, Be Prepared is still my motto.
Good stuff. One suggestion I would make is to swap out that siphon hose with a clear one. I got a mouthful once siphoning from a pressure washer and the suction caused a good bit to rush down my throat, it happened fast as hell!
Great vid! Before the pandemic, I always joked about the three things we all need if shit hit the fan were water, toilet paper and ammo. Everyone laughed but I was right.
Regarding emergency food, I think variety is unimportant when the alternative is hunger, but nutrition will be more important than ever. I've stocked protein rich foods like Spam, corned beef, and canned fish alongside a bunch of white rice, and also included some canned cod liver and multivitamins. Don't skimp on the stuff that will keep you healthy, it's not all about simple survival.
@@wcc1212 Old comment I’m aware, but the science on carbs mixed with proteins is that carbs are protein sparing. Coming from the molecular standpoint, carbs will increase your body’s ability to synthesize proteins which would increase the amount per serving that you’re actually using. In essence, decreased protein intake can be acceptable as long as your carb intake is steadily higher.
au contraire, I had to scramble to get toilet paper the first time around. Now, I have a probably a two year supply. And I ain't even a prepper. People learn. Same with disinfectant wipes, baby wipes the other weird things that flew off the shelves. And SpaghettiOs. Didn't realize so many people thought SpaghettiO's are a necessity besides me💪💪
My canned collection is a mixture of many different foods. If/when I come to eat them in an emergency or just rotating them out then they're enjoyable and not a boring same old thing eat.
Nice job. If you want that food stuff (like coffee, creamer, etc) to last longer, get zipper Mylar bags and oxygen absorbers. Seal that stuff in those bags and it will last much longer.
Preparedness is something to joke about until it's needed, then it ceases being funny. Prepping is a way of life or mindset, many gen x were raised that way. Stores run out of stuff when people panic. If everyone would just buy 1 or 2 extra items each time they went to the store the logistics system could handle it. Those same people are the ones that panic buys with every storm. No matter how many times you tell some people they just won't listen, they deserve what they get. Have a wonderful day!
Anytime I watch Pat, and have the same type of stuff, I know I'm on the right path.
A big plus to stocking stuff like this is the ability to stay home. I've lived through 3 catagory 5 hurricanes. I never once had to venture out and stand in lines to get 'handouts'. Being able to stay home for the first week or two, when things are lawless is a Good Thing.
Good stuff. Don't forget to rotate the bleach out as well. We learned in organic chemistry that bleach loses half its potency each year (turns to salt).
That's why I buy the granular pool shock kind. It basically lasts forever, but make sure to get the kind without algicide.
@@Willbkool Smart move.
When storing a variety of items on shelves, remember to store those cleaning chemicals on the lowest shelf in case of a leak.
Vowed after the last “TP shortage” to never be caught with my pants down. 😁 Wife still thinks I went overboard with 15 cases in stock.
Just keep an old T-shirt available, how do you think they coped before TP…..or T-shirts for that matter?
Dewd I think I have around 600 rolls. I agree.
The super wealthy aren't building bunkers for no reason. This stuff has a price now but it won't later on when it is needed the most.
Awesome message Pat.
Hi Pat,
Based upon what I see, you don't have much preps.
First start getting buckets worth of food. Buy some 25\50 lbs bags of oatmeal, barley, wheat, beans, & potato flakes, and build a large stock pile of canned food: Soups with meat, canned meat, fruit, veggies. A years worth of food is about 750 lbs per person. Also get a small propane camping stove & a 20 lbs Propane tank adapter. You can cook a lot of meals with a propane camping stove with a 20 lbs propane tank.
Second, Get a small inverter generator like the Honda 2200i that runs very quite and can run ~600W load for 8 hours on 1 gal. of gasoline. That noisy Generator makes a lot of racket, and burns a lot of fuel.
Third a bug out plan, is no plan at all, as you just be a refugee with limited access to supplies. Consider re-locating and building yourself a homestead which you can been food, water, & energy self-reliant.
Great Ideas, Preparation makes the difference.
This video is kickass!! More people need to be thinking beyond guns and fighting so they don't become predators after getting caught without these things presented in the video when the shit hits the fan!
As someone who's been preparing for over a decade, I've learned a lot! Folks, you should be thinking long term, and homesteading. Having food stocked up is ONLY a buffer, but when the crap hits the fan, and you tap into your stocked up food, you've begun the countdown to starvation! Becoming resilient means you are actively making yourself less and less dependent upon the system and government. Stocking up on food and water is short to mid term preparedness. Y'all need to be thinking longer term. Growing food requires a lot more than just seeds, and its harder than you think it is. NOW is the time to work out the problems and fail, so that you may learn while the system is intact. You absolutely do not want to fail when the supply chain fails, or when fuel runs out and grocery stores can't stock their food. Wells are long term water solutions, but always always have water redundancy!! One is none, two is one and three is where you want to be! Focus more on long term food growing while you stock up your buffer supplies. Food on shelves is a buffer for when things don't go as planned. The Porta Well is one of THE BEST water filtration options on the market! A gallon of water per minute! The owner Bob is fantastic! I have two Porta Wells and a giant tub of filters!
Generators! Gas generators are great except they make a lot of noise. Not a good thing. You don't want to attract unwanted attention. Its good to have, but think solar. Many robust solar options on the market, however, in light of current global events between EMP capable super powers, I can only recommend Solark EMP hardened systems if you can afford it. They make several sizes of inverters and they are the most thoroughly EMP tested systems on the market and they provide ferrite suppressors for your appliances! Get Solark! Veteran owned, and one of the very best companies I've seen in a long time regarding customer support/service. Solar power is silent, and the energy they gather is replenishable for 25 years! Go with ARK batteries! They have field replaceable battery management systems. They are expensive, but the batteries are safer and last longer than lead acids!
Food operations:
Get the Home Biogas 4 with composting toilet! It will create gas for you to cook with, and liquid fertilizer to store for growing food! Get your cow or horse manure stocked up! You can get free manure from farms! Learn composting NOW! DOWNLOAD VIDEOS ABOUT IT, AND SAVE IT! LEARN NOW! YOU'LL THANK ME LATER!
Buy and plant comfrey! Get the Aero Mixer and Aero Brewer, and a white plastic 55 gallon drum to make comfrey tea brews for your gardens!
Go to Lehman's website and purchase a good US made clothes line, and the Lavario portable clothes washer! Remember... LESS DEPENDENCY = MORE RESILIENCY! LEARN TO DEAL WITH BUGS IN YOUR GARDEN! I cannot stress that enough! Get a UV Beast light to find tomato and potato horned worms at night! They will decimate your tomatoes and potatoes! Tomato fruit worms as well. Learn about and take disease seriously. You have to make a life style change to survive what is apparently coming. Live in the city? GTFO! Agenda 2030!! Research it!
I love you all!
Good Luck!
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This is cool too see, and makes me feel much better about how I live my life.
Wise to be prepared for anything 👌
Bustello instant coffee is actually pretty good, and super cheap at the latino markets! Plus I think the shelf life is about two and a half centuries.
You have made an excellent start. I recommend you add insulation to the walls and ceiling of the shed and then sheath the interior with thin wood paneling or gypsum board or pallet boards. You never know if you might have to live in that shed if something bad happens to your home or you if decide to give shelter to neighbors, relatives or friends whose homes have been wrecked in a disaster. The shed will need at least two screened windows for cross ventilation in warm weather and a small source of vented, grid down heat for winter weather. Fold-down bunk platforms with twin-size cot mattresses or sleeping pads can let you covert a shed from storage area to cabin in minutes. Sturdy wooden or corrugated metal shutters over each window can better secure the shed from thieves when it is not being used as living space. Obviously, the shed should have a sturdy exterior door equipped with deadbolt locks to keep out amateur thieves. And do wall mount a fire extinguisher inside next to the door and also mount a CO detector inside if you plan on using a propane heater or small wood burner inside the shed.
Also recommend you store your fuels and any gas-powered or diesel generator in a different shed that is at least 30 feet away from your home and your main supply shed. Plan on removing the fuel-powered generator from your fuels shed anytime you need to test that generator. Ground the fuels shed against lightning strikes and make sure the shed has plenty of ventilation so fuel vapors cannot build up inside or just one spark could turn a tight shed into a bomb.
Consider moving your long-term food storage to a location that will be a lot cooler during warm weather (air-conditioned room, dry basement or root cellar). Temperatures above 75" F will reduce the storage length of your long-term food storage. Solar power banks need to be kept below a certain temperature or they will not work -- a closed shed in full sun during summer months can exceed those temperatures.
Temperatures at freezing or below will cause the wet foods in cans and jars to expand and break the seals. Store wet foods in a location where they will not freeze.
Make sure that field mice, rats and other small rodents cannot get to your household paper products, or they will shred them to make nests. Empty, steel, oil drums with tight-fitting lids are rodent proof. A healthy house cat living in your prepper shed or food storage area at night is also a good deterrent against gnawing rodents. There is always something else that can be done to be better prepared, but you have made an excellent start.
That is added value! Thanks!
I have a roll of 6 mil black construction plastic 20x100. A couple weekends ago my buddy and i went snow camping and made a shelter with it. Kept us warm and dry. Good to have alternative cooking devices that will work without power. Like rocket stoves. Propane /wood/charcoal. Over a few months buying things here and there and you will be ahead of most. But most important is knowledge skills and putting it to use
Bicycles, are a must that most people overlook, one for each in your household.
As a firefighter paramedic I advocate for much more than just 3 days worth of supplies. Adopt a mentality of prolonged widespread emergency.
Two is one and one is none, better to have it and not need it than to need it an not have it keep up the good work my friend
It's always better to be prepared and not need it, than need it and not be prepared. All the junk we buy daily these days it really costs nothing to buy a few prep items along the way.
Another great video - thank you!
I picked (FREE) up 15 used 20lb propane at my local recycle yard, traded them for new , full tanks.
Where did you trade them in? Ive got several out of date tanks that I could get rid of
@@MisterTwister88 At the gas station.
Well done sir. I need to add some shine to the family stockpile. Charlie mike.
I’m glad you aren’t an alarmist weirdo about it. All of this makes total sense and it isn’t extreme and wasteful.
Co - workers. An excellent source of food in post apocalyptic world!
Haha! I’ve had similar thoughts but I think my colleagues would make better fuel sources than food 😂
@@MichaelB2L 😂😂😂!!
@@earthquakemagoon2505 😂😜
Excellent video as always. I love the preparedness mindset.
Awesome, Pat! Thanks man.
Good shit. Thanks for sharing.
Being ready, just in case. Basic Dude Stuff
Thanks
Thanks Pat! Good stuff as always. It’s the stuff you never hope to need but if you do…
good video Pat ......... no questioned , the average house hold is under prepped
I am going put some one gallon water jugs in my freezer. Great idea
keeping an eye out for bargains/sales/good deals is an excellent point. Panic buying and fighting with other scared people is the last thing I want to do. I’ve seen how desperation can lead to some seriously stupid ass behavior (in addition to losing your valuable time & hard earned money).
Rotating stock & changing things up and out also keeps me reminded that there are no guarantees/life is not “easy”/ I’ll only get out of it I what I put into it.
Thanks for being another great channel to learn from. Much appreciated.
A word of caution when stocking up food. Watch our for bugs and pests that can ruin your food supplies. I've had to toss out lots of food ruined by bugs. Canned food lasts longer than the date on the cans. Don't just hoard it, use and rotate. Remember, old dry beans take longer and more water to soften.
Getting ready for the upcoming events..
Pat. Well done. I’m completely on-board with the “stuff” you have going. I do like the “bug out wheeled kit.” I have something similar. I’d say water filtration would be something to add. But, I don’t want to get granular here. Well done! Keep the info flowing Bud. People less prepared or less prepared mentally need it.
I'm with ya brother.
Like these types of videos. Please do more on this topic. Like to see more on how other's are storing different items.
Pat, You are an inspiration. I wish you were my neighbor!
I don’t know where Pat lives, but where I’m at the temperature swings would spoil or freeze the food and water
Same thoughts here. MN.
Simple and to the point...just like his book.
solid dude.
Word to the wise don’t let that battery pack get really cold or really hot in that shed. It’ll let you down when you need it.
Don’t forget to keep track of dates and rotate stuff in and out. No need to waste food just because it’s emergency food. Just start eating/ drinking it right before expiration and replace it.
@@stackmanstack that's a nice thing to do. What about the raw stuff, like milk/pancake mix, and other perishables in large quantities...do you donate or cook those? We're trying to work through a massive bag of pancake mix at the moment haha
Cheers for the insight, ....for me the bicycle caught my eye. A nice plain bike nothing flash it's even got a basket and a big comfy saddle, again thank you for sharing.
On the money as usual. I’m in the same camp, but with a bit more with 3 kids. Tootsie rolls don’t forget the tootsie rolls,😂
Entertainment is critical. You will be stressed out and need to take care of your brain/mind as well as your body. I LOVE reading, but during the stress of a hurricane, I couldnt concentrate on a book. I pick up some cheap DVDs when I go to wally world. I can run them in a laptop or small portable DVD player that is easy to charge by solar.
A deck of cards and some board games help keep families together.
Also on the brain/mind thing, have some benadryl on hand, not just as an antihystamine, but as a sedative if you or someone else needs to calm down/go to sleep. A bit of alcohol can also be handy, but be careful it doesn't get abused.
Right on , we have most of the gear on stand by.
I feel pretty damn lucky these days. Got a gravity fed well feeding my house that runs crystal clear without power 24/7.
Reminds me of my preps, nice to see the same thinking. Definitely peace of mind
I always add a Buddy Heater with a hose to run off grill tanks
You are way correct that it will be the same people. The ones i know say it won't happen again. Nice start cache. It is always a work in progress.
peace of mind is nice to have.just finished a big sams club haul tonight. meat and more meat to can and freez
Rice, rice, rice. There’s a reason that 1/2 the world population sustains the bulk of their caloric intake with rice. It’s cheap and has great shelf stability. 20 lb bag of rice from Walmart is less than $12 and should go a long way to sustaining one adult for a month. Going to be a little grumpy at the next full moon if that bags all you brought but as you develop your prepper pantry, white rice is a good choice for be the caloric foundation.
Nice! You should grab a $10 adapter from Amazon that will let you refill those little green propane tanks from 1 of the 20lb grill propane tanks. Super easy to do and saves money when you use the little green ones a lot.
You can also refill the grill tanks from your big house tank if you have one. And a reason to do it.
Yes. Just refill by weight. Don't over fill.
I really appreciate your videos, Pat - educational, motivational, and relevant. One quick suggestion - bleach is a popular stockpile item, but it degrades fairly quickly, even when sealed, and may not render water safe to drink when needed most. It's better to store some calcium hypochlorite powder (“pool shock”) instead. It’s inexpensive and, in powder form, it has an indefinite shelf life. A 1lb bag (about $5) can purify 10,000 gallons of water.
On topic of the solar generators for anyone in the comments: Jackery uses Lithium-ion batteries on all their models - this will give you about 500 life cycles before the battery starts to depleat.
A Lithium Iron Phosphate battery is preferable, as they have about 3000 life cycles.
So select on how often you want to use it outside of the emergency.
I’m assuming these batteries are worthless after an EMP? Storage in a faraday bag, along with radios is invaluable. Patriot Supply offers a faraday backpack at a reasonable price.
@@davidroberts5535 That's actually something I really need to look into.
What does get killed by an EMP? Everything or only some things - and how do I build a big faraday cage (if that even works?). RUclips has so many different manuals - which one works?
When the democracy fails completely in a few years in the USA these tips might be very helpful, when the civil unrest starts followed by a civil war.
Great Video!
I would recommend putting a piece of wood under your water containers on the cement floor - those containers can draw lime from the cement over time
Great video 👍 I have some extra stuff but this is a reminder to keep working at it. Thank you 😊
Get that food supply up to a year+.
Remember the 8-Ps of Preparedness:
Proper Prior Planning and Preparation Prevents Poor Performance and Panic!
vs...
The "eyes rolling back" syndrome, then Panicking!!
Man seeing those MRE boxes brings back memories
Peace of freakin mind!
Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
A decade ago, I had to fight with my vet for 90 days of meds for my dogs. He asked me why I was doing "this," and I responded that he should ask his other patients why they weren't. Finally agreed to show them the narcotics when we visited to prove we were not using or distributing them. Living near a volcano we kept 5 day bags for us and pets in each vehicle as well. No one will be flying meds in for pets when the big on hits.
Store food you would normally eat. Rotate it out on a regular basis.
Prepping BEFORE the apocalypse IS Basic Dude Stuff!
Great info. I’ve been doing something very similar. I’m working on a bigger area for storage, that’s insulated. The Florida heat makes things go bad quick. Thanks for sharing.
Same issue in texas.
Love your work I love you in a heterosexual way you're awesome brother
I need to drink with Pat. Cool dude
consider looking at a 12volt refrigerator/freezer mine uses 45 watts of power so a reasonable solar system will keep it running, you have about 15 gal of fuel in that video and a big generator like you have will get about 2 hours per gal so that is 30hours total maybe a bit more. I went with a rockpal bank and panel system now there are even more choices.
your doing better than most, it is very nice to have something to fall back on for sure. all these people in the big citys with little or no preps, i fear for them.
Man stuff!!
A couple of points on alcohol. I don't drink, but store some anyway. 1.) for medicinal purposes, 2.) For trade, 3.) as a fuel.
I like pure grain alcohol, like Everclear. You can mix it with something to drink, use it to clean/disinfect wounds and other things, make tinctures with medicinal herbs, and use it as a fuel in various stoves.
For trade, I keep different grades and sizes of booze. You can get rotgut vodka for just a few dollars. What would someone trade you for a fifth in times of trouble? Also have some better quality stuff on hand for more valuable trades. I also keep pints and the mini-bar/airplane size as small 'denomination' units if I'm trading for something small.
Thank you for sharing sir. You.may consider 5 gallon buckets for the food. We had a pack rat get in some food in our shed. Cheers
My kids teased about having so much toilet paper, until Covid. I already had two m95 masks in my preps. Thanks Mac!
You can wipe your ass with a rag
@@goose33 my comment was about being prepared, but if you wanna wipe your ass with a rag, be my guest
Excellent Hurricane box you have Pat.
Food for thought! Good video!
Always informative.
"Food for thought!" I see what you did there! 🙂
Good organization and quick access. Two areas I am lacking in. I only have a little coat closet, but it is jammed full. No part of a "QUICK" bugout but more of a SHTF bug in. I didn't realize bottled water had a shelf life. I will start rotating better 🙂 Thx -PM
Rotate for water quality and taste. In a crisis, it is drinkable.
Yeah it can suffer over long periods, the bottle plastic can contaminate it as it ages, all sorts of stuff leaches out of it
I have resided in southeast Texas for 63 years (except the 8 years serving in the USAF, SIGINT). Storms are part of life on 5he Gulf of Mexico. 40+ years in what was the best boys leadership program Boy Scouts of America. They went WOKE I sent back my Eagle card and resigned as Scoutmaster of a troop I founded in 2003. Needless to say, Be Prepared is still my motto.
Very well thought out and prepared “preps.”
Well done!
Great vid! I need to buff up my water.
Good stuff. One suggestion I would make is to swap out that siphon hose with a clear one. I got a mouthful once siphoning from a pressure washer and the suction caused a good bit to rush down my throat, it happened fast as hell!
I like super siphons. No lips involved.
I solved the toilet paper issue by installing a bedette.
I’m a Florida boy, having emergency supplies is just part of everyday life
Great vid! Before the pandemic, I always joked about the three things we all need if shit hit the fan were water, toilet paper and ammo. Everyone laughed but I was right.
Regarding emergency food, I think variety is unimportant when the alternative is hunger, but nutrition will be more important than ever. I've stocked protein rich foods like Spam, corned beef, and canned fish alongside a bunch of white rice, and also included some canned cod liver and multivitamins. Don't skimp on the stuff that will keep you healthy, it's not all about simple survival.
Agreed. A lot of those prepper meals are really high in carbs, low in protein.
@@wcc1212 Old comment I’m aware, but the science on carbs mixed with proteins is that carbs are protein sparing. Coming from the molecular standpoint, carbs will increase your body’s ability to synthesize proteins which would increase the amount per serving that you’re actually using. In essence, decreased protein intake can be acceptable as long as your carb intake is steadily higher.
Another golden nugget.
invest in a freeze drier then you can scrap a lot of the premade foods.. shelf life on freeze dry is insane too..
au contraire, I had to scramble to get toilet paper the first time around. Now, I have a probably a two year supply. And I ain't even a prepper. People learn. Same with disinfectant wipes, baby wipes the other weird things that flew off the shelves. And SpaghettiOs. Didn't realize so many people thought SpaghettiO's are a necessity besides me💪💪
good to have prepping gear it is just like having insurance. Stuff you can always use later as well
Right on 💥🤟🇺🇸
peace of mind!
Another on point video!! Great job!!
Rebekker......Rebekker..... I'm in the prep shed lol....
My canned collection is a mixture of many different foods. If/when I come to eat them in an emergency or just rotating them out then they're enjoyable and not a boring same old thing eat.
I figured you'd have more bug-out stuff in your camper, but I guess that would be for ANOTHER video...
Nice job. If you want that food stuff (like coffee, creamer, etc) to last longer, get zipper Mylar bags and oxygen absorbers. Seal that stuff in those bags and it will last much longer.
Preparedness is something to joke about until it's needed, then it ceases being funny. Prepping is a way of life or mindset, many gen x were raised that way. Stores run out of stuff when people panic. If everyone would just buy 1 or 2 extra items each time they went to the store the logistics system could handle it. Those same people are the ones that panic buys with every storm. No matter how many times you tell some people they just won't listen, they deserve what they get. Have a wonderful day!