How to Prepare for -54C (-64F) 🥶 Arctic Blasts. Prepare, don't react.
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- Опубликовано: 1 июн 2024
- My tips for preparing for (not reacting to) extreme cold snaps. -54C (-64F) is Deadly.
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Canadians are a different breed!
In Iowa it got to -20, windchill at -40. Everything stopped. My year experience north of Edmonton gives me what little survival skills I have.
You are such an amazing resource! I wish you could get the million subscribers from CP. thanks
It’s life on hard mode up here. Thanks for the kind words; we’ll get those subscribers up. 💪✌️
Such an under rated channel. I wrote it off as a gardening channel back in the day..
Appreciate it. I try to make timeless videos. We’ll get those subscribers up. 👍💪✌️
You’re too kind. ✌️🙏 I need a name for my cult. 😂
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Really you had not had those thoughts? You already have CP building a bunkie on the property!
I say in jest. You guys are awesome.
Stay safe 🤠
Awesome tips. I grew up in Western NY in sight of Canada. I remember spitting on the sidewalk to see if it would freeze before it hit the ground. It froze at -6C. That meant the school busses were not coming. Now I'm in the desert southwest. It does freeze here and a couple time in the last couple decades it was negative Temps. My house is R60 roof and R30 walls, insulation costs less than heating over time. Your advice and building practices are helpful even in the lower states.
Fantastic show. Yes thank you Saskatchewan for saving Alberta. Alberta had to win in court against Canadian Government, Alberta needs the thanks.
Such an important video. Given the government’s act of destruction by forcing people to go solar or electric in the name of C.C. You have the right philosophy by building it right the first time and cut the extended cost over all. Being as independent from government as possible seems the way to go.
Love your greenhouse insulation information. That was amazing. ❤❤❤❤
Very good video! Our heat pump is geothermal (not air-sourced), so it works at all temps. If you have the space to dig up your yard and run geothermal lines deep, It's a great bang for your buck when it comes to energy returned on energy invested. We also have a soft start on the compressor and central fan, so it's compatible with an off grid battery bank. Importantly, we run our two wood stoves most of the time as it's always a great, cheap source of heat grown on our land.
I know of people who did it in milder parts of Canada and it isn’t efficient or cost effective to run. Many projects installed here that are failures. That’s why I strayed away from geothermal heat pumps. Glad to hear it’s working for someone though. 👍
Proud Canadian from the Westcoast on Vancouver Island, thank you for being a strong Patriot 🇨🇦🍁 providing such valuable information much appreciated!
Back in the day they built the buildings with the animals on the ground floor like you said, and the sleeping area for people above it for helping keep everyone warm.
Nice video and great tips. I used to truck from Washington State to Alaska and the coldest I saw was -45 in a blizzard in the Yukon Territory.
I’m going South for the winters these days, but even the Texas Hill Country was frozen for the last couple days. The coldest I saw here with the wind chill was -1 the other night. Thankfully it’s warming up today again.
I had survival gear on the truck in case I would break down or had an accident. I pulled plenty of people out of ditches that were near tears after being stuck for some time.
For sure. Always have that winter gear when traveling. Forgot to mention. Thanks. ✌️
Remember running a wood stove warms you three times. Gathering, processing and burning.
Pretty frosty in millet Alberta the past few days. I hear you loud and clear. I Appreciate the content.
Last year I looked over and inventoried the firewood I had on hand, and found I had 12-15 years worth. So sold a bunch and made even more.
That’s a lot. Haha. Good job. 👍
How thoughtful of you to send this Arctic new year’s gift down to us in Texas! (+5 degrees F in TX is equivalent to -75 degrees Celsius in Canada don’t cha know!). Glad to see your homestead is trucking along nicely! 👍☀️🤠
Great video! It has been brutal! Looking forward to the warming this week! 🎉
Hope the recent injuries are healing nicely. Stay safe in these cold times
Just before Christmas I went to our local walmart (Ontario) and the place was full of newcomers. Their carts were full of stuff and they were wearing sneakers and flip flops. I really wanted to say the same thing. "Put a few toys back.. and BUY A COAT AND SOME BOOTS!"
Wonderfully executed episode. I had couple of rural properties in Saskatchewan and Alberta (non now expect that average recently purchased)
Two of my cars didn’t start and were just house bound but well insulated. I had to work outside for a few minutes in -40 a couple of times but I was fully dressed to go out. Minus 52 with windchill
When I was a kid and we were living in Sask only a decade ago we hit -50 with windchill. My school was only 2 blocks down from my house and it felt like the liquid in my eyes froze. The prairies really are on hard mode.
Holy, that was jam-packed full of info.
That Dodge truck!! Great!
Always get your chimney cleaned before using it for the first time of the season, even if you don’t use it a lot. We always have bird nests in ours that need to be removed every year.
Thank you Dean that’s done great homestead info
Canada having lots of underground parking lots to deal the with cold for their vehicles is actually a good idea.
Thanks for sharing your journey with us and It’s been awesome to watch you grow your channel!
Love your Videos, here
I always take winter as a challenge,, get ready in the fall and ealry winter ....
new weather stripping ,,, the good ol' Plastic on the windows...,, get the vehicles ready,, seal up the house as best as you can ... and wait,,
this year Mother Nature was a bit slow,, Untill one day she got up and said ,,
"Hold My Beer,,, I got work to do"...
she sure showed us 😛
Cant wait to see the barn when its all finished, I'll be building my homestead following your lead. 👍
Как выживает твой сад, Дин? Бывают потери после таких холодов? Теперь я понимаю, почему у тебя такой набор растений
No losses but everything is slow. Had a few bananas now and they are delicious. Just cleared a bunch of plants out to get ready to seed other things. Working good. 👍
Lots of great info. Thanks for sharing. Learning much from your channel
Absolutely another awesome post. Thanks....from Berta!
I had forgotten about your double windows and doors. What a great idea.
Really awesome video with great information and explanations! It was fun and I learned a lot!
Regarding airlock entries. 100 years ago, houses had enclosed porches leading into a house, then we changed to storm doors in front of our entrance doors, now we just have the one door.....They were smarter 100 years ago.
Agreed. 👍
In manitoba. I went and checked my exhaust thanks to this video. Thank you.
Really good info, we never see those lows here, but your advice could help us reduce the amount of wood we have to use up
Solid advice and adorable dog :)
We bought polystyrene plates (in German: Styroporplatten - available in different thinknesses) from our local Obi store. By night we put them between the single-glassed double windows of the old villa we live in. They keep amazingly warm. The old villa also has wooden window/folding shutters. They also work extremely good. Btw.: Most tools we use for keeping out the cold in winter are also used in summer to keep out the horrible heat. - Thank you for your great work!
Cool
Haven't been outside as cold as -50, but once in my holiday in Lapland, there was -40 to -43 for a week. We used to drive with snowmobile, we pulled paraglider in a moonlight on frozen lake and build sauna from the ice on a river. We put a stove on it and swim naked on the water, while we had to brake the ice every time we went in.
Usually it's not as cold in Finland as it is in Canada, but typically we have few days to several weeks between -20 to -30. For my experience, it's more like matter of what you do rather than matter of clothes to survive in cold. You can't go out and stand in your foot if it's below -30. Have a good boots, good gloves and check your cheeks, nose and ears frequently, you'll be fine if you just put your ass moving and do something.
The absolutely coldest where I have been was -110C. It was in a spa and I was in my swimming trunks. Not more than few minutes, and it wasn't as bad as you'd think.
By the way, I have electric heat pump, and it works well in -32, which we had this winter. It just don't give as much heat as in warmer temperatures and you need a model that is designed to work in cold. While it gets below -20, there's very little need for de-icing and if the pump handle it correctly, it can work with relatively good efficiency. Mine had COP about 2 in -32C, so it still produced twice as much as it consumed. I also have a fireplace and floor heating, but I made a test and switched them off for few coldest days. My house is very well insulated, and my heatpump didn't need more than half power to heat it up. That is about 3kw for 145m2 in -30C, but some of it comes from normal living.
We don't have cheap natural gas in Finland and we can't even get it on small houses, so electricity and heat pumps are really the best option. To play safe my it's better to get model that uses ground cirquit or heat well. They don't care about low temperatures since intake fluid typically stays above 0C.
The best bit of advice I can give to get your entire homestead ready for these types of winters is move closer to the equator.
That’s too easy. 😂🤪
@@ArkopiaRUclips 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Sir, your homestead and survival knowledge are awesome. Thank you for sharing so much information.
We dont get -50C but our Pyrenees loves it outside in -14F, their coats get thick over night in the cold Im sure you have noticed. We have a 14 year old Pyrenees and even she gets grumpy when we bring her inside. Loves it outside also. They are hard core dogs!!!
The best. 💪
I’m in southwestern Ontario. Your beautiful dog is a brave Viking lol!!
Great video Dean 👍
Yep keep warm man 👍
Hay ever thought of making a hot cocoa smoothie.. I love the green and berry flavors
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We have, or a cappuccino drink mix. But I believe there is some competition for something like that. Maybe we’ll pursue it someday. Glad you’re enjoying the smoothies. Those are also my favourites. ✌️
I’m so thankful for Saskatchewan supplying us with energy last week! We were looking at energy shutdowns which would have been disastrous for most people. Maybe this will wake our provincial overseers to burn some coal again! When I grew up on the prairies of Alberta, coal was was the main source for my mom’s cook stove & heat for our house; there wasn’t enough trees there for firewood in the winter.
Another tip is not to travel anywhere in those temperatures unless it’s an emergency! Thanks for sharing! 🤗
It may be that looking at Masonry mass heaters are a useful type of heating for you here and there, there is an American association who do free plans they are a type of fire used in colder parts of Europe for many centuries , thank you for a great video .
I want one of those so badly
Born & raised Alberta boy. It blows my mind that the first cold snap knocks half the population down? If they're not prepared for the guaranteed, imagine their preparedness for the probable???
If I were to add one thing; vehicle fuels systems. Full tank at end of day. Every day . Farmers, truckers, construction fleet do it for a reason. Condensation.
Will livestock respiration create condensation issues in a sealed structure?
Thanks for the electricity neighbour! I think it was our current government simply making a point...
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Good tips. For barn I’m going to vapour barrier the ground which creates a lot of humidity, but animals will still need a bit of fresh air for sure.👍
To be fair half the population these days probably are originally from tropical countries. 😂
North west coast 🇨🇦 here. I live in the land of unlimited firewood, essentially free for the taking. The government decided to get half our population to install heat-pumps through subsidies. Our community's dirty secret is that it is powered by diesel fuel, and I mean lots of it! Again we get subsidized to pay the same amount per kilowatt as every other BC Hydro customer but if we ever had to pay our fair share then everyone's hydro bill would go up 10x I've heard say. We also only get overnight lows of -5 to -10 *C despite being able to see Alaska across the strait.
The ocean is a nice temperature equalizer for you. The electric car drivers in Saskatchewan power their electric cars with obscene amounts of coal. But if they don’t think about things it probably makes them feel nice inside going electric. 👍✌️
Dean, I didn't know you're a singer!👏
Where can I get more Arkopia smoothies? Looks like Amazon is sold out
Everywhere is sold out, and last day of presales on our website Arkopia.ca. Days away from restocked and shipping out presale orders.
Enjoyed your green house build videos, they are awesome...
how did people servive decades ago?
Straight meat and potatoes. 👍
I feel for the 4 legged and feathered critters when its this cold !! 😢 you didn’t talk about the Saskatchewan snow snakes that can be seen on the roadways this time of year !!! 😂
It's absolutely crazy how cold it gets there. I'm in the UK at roughly 53.6°N (I think that's a similar latitude to where you are) and I have no concept of how -50°C feels. We have a cold spell at the moment and it's -5°C right now at night, which thankfully is as cold as it usually gets here during hard freezes. Next week we have a mild spell, it will be 11°C during the day and 6°C at night. Take care out there 👍
That life on easy mode. 😂✌️
When the power goes out, I take it as a training exercise and finding out what can I do to make it better.
Electric Heaters don't work when its-25. Good to Know. And we need other heat systems Still.
Weather was supposed to get to -14F but only got to -2, New dwelling show some leaks that we have listed to attack in the spring. We are currently R34 in the walls and R49 in the ceiling. Over head doors are definitely an issue, ours are R19 best we can get here. Im considering the blanket idea for our green house on the cards for summer.
It’s a great time to assess all the weaknesses. 💪✌️
All very good tips!
Would it be possible for the intake to be from the inside during extreme cold, reducing the amount of gas required to heat the air?
I think in the greenhouse would be ok, because it’s big enough. I’m going to actually run a T and exhaust it into the greenhouse so I don’t need my CO2 generator, which is the same thing as furnace exhaust.👍
@@ArkopiaRUclips I’m thinking you may want to invest in a co2 monitor to determine the amount of co2 output per hour from each system prior to making the change 😱.
I was referring to the air intake valve being diverted in extreme weather to pull from inside green house in lieu of extreme temperatures outside.
But seriously with all due concerns please invest in a few CO2 alarms!
Your green house is amazing and has inspired me to start my own journey!
I’m thinking you could add the quilted blanket by using several flexible steel wire ropes tensioned between the roof and the lower wall.
Could do it on the exterior, but snow and elements are a pain. The best Chinese style I’ve seen they do it in between glazing layers. Kicking myself a bit. Probably would barely need heat at night. ✌️
I love your videos AND your song.
5:00 I knew this, because I am Albertan 😂 these loons are out to lunch. Solar panels also only last 15 years.
great tips dean. why was i hearing a sasquatch at 6:30?
Goats heard me talking and want more treats. So they yell at me. 😂
You mentioned making tintures in a past video. What do you use to make them? Im just getting into it and finding it difficult to weed out what is effective from what is made up.
Trying to find time for my wife to make some videos. She has become the master at that stuff. She’ll infuse in oils or alcohol, depending on what she’s making. Start out accumulating lots of books and reading.
When you stand near the South wall, do you still feel any solar warmth coming in? I wonder what temp just the Sun and thermal storage could produce.
In the greenhouse? It’s plus 30C from the sun only during the day. The colder it is, the better photovoltaic panels produce electricity as well. 👍
Heat pumps sure do work in the cold, you just need a geothermal one. Check them out sir!
Just talked to my main heating guy today, they actually don’t barely work in only minus 10C
@@ArkopiaRUclips Air to air heat pumps work to -20, but water to water can work in any weather provided you dig deep enough
In the the cold parts of the US (which have very similar winters to the inhabited parts of Canada since nearly everyone in Canada lives right on the border) they just install backup heat. A heat pump that runs for 8 months of the year and kicks on a resistance heater (or a propane furnace) for 120 hours still saves so much money that it pays for itself. Heat pumps have the added benefit of keeping homes cool in the summer, which is maybe not a big deal for you but I'll guarantee you have older neighbors who are closer to death than they realize in the hottest parts of summer.
A heat pump for heat would work for 2 out of the 7 months of winter here. October and April. ✌️
You live near saskatoon, right? There are people in Saskatoon who use them. You do need a backup heat source, but there are still real world examples of them working in your area almost the whole winter through.
Plus I'll bet you know someone with the heavy machinery to bury glycol lines and set up a ground source heat pump that would work all year long for you.
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Yes, near Saskatoon. I am told the ones that work have very high electricity needs to work. In milder climates heat pumps, and geothermal works much better. I’m working on an innovative heating set up that I hope to have set up in the next couple years. 👍
I think the thing that people forget about heat pumps in extremely cold climates is that you need a back up. Exactly what the video is preaching. Natural gas with a back up wood stove, double double windows and doors, etc.. Being prepared. I feel so bad for folks that just have natural gas. Heat pump with back up diesel and wood stove. I survived the vortex too.
@@debrakostiha6104 Many (most?) heat pumps come with a backup resistance heater. It's expensive to run but even in bitterly cold cities modern air source heatpumps can run almost the whole year and ground source heat pumps can run 365.
You do still need electricity, but a propane furnace needs electricity to run too.
East Coast as a kid, Winnipeg in 76 - 77, Montreal in 89 - 94, I submit -30C with 80% humidity is still worse than Prairie cold,
but I see -54C is preddy gud.
I swear, I'm 20 years in Yrop now, all these mild winters,, I'm getting pussified ! ha ha ha
Ya, at least is a dry cold. I’ve been in Montreal in the humid cold and it’s brutal. 👍
Good work. Definitely more useful information than the doom porn we get from CP on a daily basis. 👍
Off topic but how did your potatoes do growing them on a pallet with wire and straw ?
Forgot to film that. Got lots of smaller
Potatoes. Biggest issue was keeping them wet. Because I have the space, I’ll be just doing them in our gardens more. If you don’t have the space, it would work well. Just lots more watering. ✌️
If you can show that you can grow coffee in your greenhouse, I'm ready to move and join the revolution...
😮minus 50? wow😮passive solar realy works😮 but how does it fair in the summer😮must be hot
My unique design shades half of the greenhouse in summer. We have it opened up in summer, don’t use any fans, and it’s cooler than outside. Have some area that not full sun for growing, but don’t need the space in summer anyway. 👍
We are up to -17 to day in northern B.C
Break here too. -20 and sunny. Feels like summer now. 😂
Today here is warm only -14 c 😊
What light mitts do you use that you can wear and work?
Just cheap thin work gloves. My working hands don’t get cold. Like clubs. 😂
@@ArkopiaRUclips my husband is a carpenter and years ago his hands were frostbit, difficult to keep his hands warm enough now in gloves that also allow the dexterity to work
Yes, winter is a pain in the butt for getting anything done. We work like dogs all summer and try to rest a bit in winter. 👍
As if it gets this cold where you are!
You get a sub for the political jabs. Great content too :)
climate change will increase winter temperatures a lot more than the global average, especially in the northern hemisphere. Still, you will get crazy minimum temperatures, and the polar vortex will tend to shed a lot more and create more frequent intense cold events. This means climate change will actually make stuff colder or hotter in the winter.
My electric heat pump works awesome at any temperature because it is a GSHP using my well water.
Ground source (geothermal) can work, but I don’t think they are money saving or efficient. Lots of failed geothermal projects where I live. Your experience is good?
Well I have had one for 20 years it does all the heat and cooling I need it does run frequently at -40 but it is only a 3 ton unit to heat 1000 sq ft. Also it is the cheapest source of heat I have ever had even cheaper than wood. Now 8 years ago I added solar so it is almost utility free. Many people do not believe and that is ok with me as only me has to not pay the big bills. @@ArkopiaRUclips
Glad to hear of a project that worked, and for 20 years. Maybe everyone I talked to did it all wrong. 👍👍
Maybe ground water is not warm enough in the north it needs 3 degrees of heat to extract so has to be 36 f at least to use raw water but they also use antifreeze in close loop. my water is 100 feet down so it is about 46f in the winter. @@ArkopiaRUclips
Hi everyone, respect from Lithuania,we had -26c,few days ago and i think thats a lot,barely start my reno diesel, Daihatsu feroza petrol 88yr.no problem)))),we got abowe the -30c,but not every year,ant it takes about a week.P.S.Russian like that type of hat they call it Ушанка,that pronounces something like Ushanka.
Those are rookie temps. 🤪🥶 Love my hat. Rabbit fur lined. So warm. ✌️
@@ArkopiaRUclips Hi,respect from Lithuania,yes that iš hat for low temperatūres,Уши in Russian mean ears,and then į(as former Soviet Union citizen,hearУшанка,that mean hat that cowers ears)because in Russia they had Siberia,and regions sometimes with -70C.And in Soviet Union that was a problem,because they can,t produce good quality engine,and transmision oil,būt thanks good petrol cost cents,and they often ,even dont turn of the engines,and į can,t confirm,būt some Russians told that they not just didn,t turn of the engines,būt put the lowest Gear in the trucks,tide the steering wheel with belts,and leave trucks moving in the circles in the spaces which can relatively can be called "parking lots"to prevent axle and transmision oil freeze.
I’ve never seen -70 C personally, but that’s crazy. Any vehicle shouldn’t be shut off for sure. That makes sense they kept trucks moving too. All those fluids would be thick like molasses. I’ll remember that about the hat. I’ve got some Russian heritage in my blood. 🎩✌️💪
If only our landlord would actually let me fix anything around here :/
Theres a "context" note about c l i m a t e change U N on this video icymi
Nothing to add, nothing. I like the double garage door idea, that interior door is going to get some serious sun.bleaching from the glass door.
You could use ski goggles to cover your eyes.
Good stuff. But, leave the singing up to Colter Wall
Tesla owner have no common sense!!
Sending you & your family lots of positive thoughts, cheers for sharing Dean. =GunZenBomZ=
Great video Dean 👍
Yep keep warm man 👍
Hay ever thought of making a hot cocoa smoothie.. I love the green and berry flavors
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