3 Ways to PREPARE For Summer Storms and Power Outages
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Extreme weather events are becoming more common. Make sure you have these 3 essentials covered so you can get through a 72-hour emergency without issue. Note that these 3 areas I covered are just the basics, and you can certainly build up a more robust emergency-preparedness kit as you go. What else would you recommend to prepare for such events? Would you like to hear more from me on this topic? Let me know in the comments!
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I have a blackout bag for power outages with flashlights, a first aid kit, and a couple of power banks. But if you have nothing, you should start with some basics:
1) A fire extinguisher. Safety/preparedness 101
2) Water - clean and dirty. Dirty in the bathtub(s) to flush your toilets, clean to cook and drink for at LEAST 3 days per person
3) Emergency lights: flashlights, candles, etc.
4) A good first aid kit
5) Emergency handcrank radio. I didn't have one of these during Hurricane Harvey, and not only was it hard to get information on what was going on, I was bored AF without anything to do
6) A decent and dependable lighter (or two)
7) Duct tape
8) A good extra blanket
9) A tarp/tent
After you've got these, THEN I would worry about food and other things. And those other things can get very specific, based on the typical natural disasters in your area. Wildfires? You probably want an evacuation kit. Hurricanes? You probably want a shelter-in-place kit that doubles as an evac kit.
The only time I would put food in that first list is if you or someone in your family has medically necessary dietary restrictions - those with extreme food allergies, celiac disease, etc. Those food items can be INCREDIBLY difficult to come by in an emergency situation, and may be some of the last to become available after a disaster (sometimes even weeks after the event is over). If that's you, you know it already, if not, there are more important things than food (you can go 3 weeks without food)
Also, one thing a lot of people forget - important documents that can be grabbed very quickly in case you have to leave. If you're tech savvy, having digital copies stored 3-2-1 style (3 copies, 2 locations, 1 off-site) of these documents can save you time. If not, put your most important documents - passports, deeds, national ID cards, etc. - in a folder you can grab and go
Important documents or digital backup is a great point! Good list you put here too - I have a lot of similar items as well. I’ll hopefully get around to a more detailed video in the near future. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Definitely making a bug out bag or an emergency go bag, I read a reply that you'd be making a follow up video and I think this is pertinent to discuss for those who might not be aware. 😊
100% I’ll be making a follow-up video that’s more comprehensive, and I’ll be certain to outline the go-bag idea in that video as well! Important to have documents and important files ready to go too, just as someone would want if their house was on fire etc. Thanks for the comment!
California has overloaded the grid. With all the requirements to battery technology.
Plus, it would be nice if they would cut back brush like in spain. Or like spain don't drain all the precipitation into the ocean. Ground water protects nature from getting to dry.
At one time California had the 2nd largest lake outside the great lakes. The drainage and runoff of water was a bad idea.
Glad to be living in the UK, our weather is boring as fuck and I keep forgetting that's a good thing hahah
A simple emergency radio is great to have. I got mine for around 20 with am, fm, weather, flashlight, hand crank, and solar panel. Just being able to listen to fm radio is nice during an outage.
During Hurricane Sandy, my portable radio became my best friend. There was no electricity and I wasn’t a prepper back then, so the radio was all l had to use as background noise…When the power came back on, I was so reluctant to put it away because I had got so used to having it out to keep me company!
Nice for camping too
Love a crank radio!
I lost power during the Texas Freeze in 2021. I believe it was Sunday evening or early, early Monday and we didn't get power until late Thursday evening. We had gas stove/heater so were able to cook some canned soups etc and a hot shower. It was Canada levels cold but for Texans wow - I think I slept with like 4 layers and my hoodie on with the hood up it was so cold.
It happened again no power last April I think it was (bad storms so many trees down that took out so many power lines) and that was like about 3 days. Luckily the evenings were cooler and I kept the windows open and had a rechargeable fan I ran at night when I was sleeping.
We finally bought a large solar powered battery for any future issues. Mainly to keep the fridge running since wasted food is the worse.
Yes that’s a great idea to have a battery just in case! Yeah in Texas those cold temps could come as quite a shock. Another great tip I have for the fridge is to keep a bunch of freezer packs in your freezer, and if they power goes out stick some of them in your fridge - it’ll act as a cooler and extend your food hopefully until the powers back on!
There are constant short power outages where I live. We live in a smal town near an industrial area. I work from home, so I have several UPS to power my laptop, multiple monitors and the router. For the laptop I have a traditional UPS, but for the router I have a DC router that keep my internet connection alive. On ideal conditions I can keep my internet link up for 3 or 4 hours.
In addtion to that I have my cellphone 4g hotspot. I had to use it several times already after the ISP had to do some repairs while I was on my shift.
In the future I would love to add a solar "generator" to my energy backup plan that and a propane generator, but it is kinda expensive here in my country.
And yeah I also have several small powerbanks, solar panels, led lights, emergency radios, water reserves, food that doesnt need refrigeration and alternate ways to cook it as suggested in your video. Just in case we have issues with the supply chain or we need to bug in. If I ration the food and the water, we could stay inside for a month or so. Hopefully it doesnt come to that.
Agreed, hopefully it doesn’t come to that. But it’s great to hear you’re so prepared to handle your needs for that time period. Sounds like quite a good setup!
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What about toilet paper? 🧻 😂😂😂😂
That’s for sure an important one too! Keeps your butt covered when the S part of SHTF comes up
Yes everyone buy tp and paper towels like during the pandemic. Who needs food and water?
Very informative video Spencer! Fortunately in most of the UK we don't have outages or anything like that, is say more floods than anything, never live near a river 😅😂
I have a Powr bank and they're amazing but for stuff like that I'd need to get a bigger one like yours or smaller probably.
Gotta remember we're actually lucky with our beige weather in the UK haha
@@willm5032 exactly haha! Beige weather is very underrated and you know where you stand with it 😅
Yeah I think it’s generally good to have a power station of similar size to mine, just in case. Even a slightly smaller one is really helpful, but I think it’s great to have that base covered if ever need be. Very interesting that you guys never experience outages like that!
@@spencers-adventures yeah I will have to invest in one eventually for sure. Yeah over here and our weather doesn't cause outages like in the US and other countries fortunately
i have that exact Bluetti Power bank. I swear by it!!
Great to hear it’s been good for you! I’m looking to get a larger one for the future and I’m thinking I’ll get a Bluetti when I do 👍
Good common sense advice.
The best thing my family has done as far as having water at hand during an outage is a trash can. We have a well pump, so if the power is out, we have no water to drink, and more importantly, no way to flush a toilet. So my mother decided to fill her trash cans she used for recycling and filled them full of water. So when we needed to, we would get a bucket of water out of the trash can and do what we had to do. We always have jugs of water on hand for cooking and drinking, but we never wanted to waste that water in the bathroom. If there's one thing i like to be, it is prepared. Especially in a spot that always seems to be last on the list for getting power back on.
That’s a great idea! I’ll keep that in mind for future storms as well 👍
Having an emergency radio, flashlights that work, and medications needed in good supply all important. Great tips.
I live in Alabama. In 2011, we had the super outbreak of tornadoes. 62 tornadoes hit the state on April 27th alone. Not to mention the 360 over 21 states and a three day span. I say all of that to say we were out of power for two weeks. I rode my horse everywhere to conserve gas and since we were out of school for that time being. It was wild to experience it to say the least.
Also, cell phones were not working.
Wow glad you were okay through all that. Cool to hear you utilized horse-power durian that time too!
I was without electricity for 3 days. I would recommend a battery powered radio, and anything else battery powered for entertainment.
Great recommendation. I’m going to make a future video showing a more full emergency prep kit to cover 72-hours and the radio would is a key component!
Love your videos man. Thanks for posting
Thank you :)
Interested to see the follow up video!
I’ll get it in the pipeline!