1.insulate 2.test your equipment 3 make a warm room /smallest room sealed off / bubble wrap on windows / tents inside 4 insulate yourself - special clothes 5 create and retain heat sources 6 prep winter emergency kit 7.make a power outage kit 8. Stock up on food and water
My grandpa always put bricks in a cast iron pot over the flames in the fireplace and when they were hot, transferred them to a cool cast iron skillet to sit under the bed for the night. Really warmed things up
Many Years ago, elderly Mrs Armfield, who lived alone depended my brother in the winter time to help tend her wood stove.She would love when he heated stones that were first placed on the stove then put at the foot area of her bed to keep her feet warm through night.
Tip from the hiking world. Wrist gaiters will keep your wrists warm be closing off the gap between your shirt sleeve and gloves. You can make these. Cut the tube part of the socks. Cut a thumb hole. You want enough space to not have your hand squeezed by the sock but not so little space that the thumb hole rips out. Between a quarter and half inch. Use the cut end. The top of the sock is designed to grip out calves, so they will be too tight on your hands and that hurts and it's cumbersome.
This is a lesson from the people living on the street. I have seen this in both the US and the UK. When the weather starts to turn cold the unhoused start gathering cardboard boxes. Some if large enough, are used like a tent, others are cut open and laid flat on the ground: by doing this they have insulated themselves from heat loss from contact with the ground. And of course the more layers the more insulation and the softer the bed.
Ice Storm of 1998 I remember having close to 3 weeks of being off from school but also living on generators & camp style cooking (Thanks to my parents being ready); yet we were one of the lucky ones as some people froze to death or got stuck at community shelters
I remember missing the CSAPs exams! My pops tossed me from our back porch to the garage roof & I rode an innertube from the roof all the way down to my elementary school over our backyard fence 🤩 Never seen snow like that again … I also remember being panicked when I got stuck in that deep snow trying to hike back to my backyard & that was only a few hundred feet! I wish my kids could see a blizzard like that and I could teach them what my father taught me about how to thrive during such an event
I know I say this on most every video like this, but don’t forget that manual can opener. I have a family member who didn’t heed this advice. They ended up using a knife to open cans and severely cut their hand. The roads being closed to ice and downed trees they couldn’t get out to the emergency room for stitches. They ended up walking 1/2 a mile to the main road to meet EMS for help! If you regularly use an electric can opener, make it a point to double check your preps for tools like this as well as topping off that first aid kit! Nothing worse than opening up the first aid kit during an actual emergency only to find it mostly empty! Been there! Learn from my mistakes!
I use one of the 'new style' manual can openers that break the seam and keep an American made manual, too. I have a couple military-style P-51s...but...The darndest thing I've seen is the method for Opening A Can With A Spoon!!! Have you ever seen, or read how? It's surprising how easy it is...
I don't have an electric opener, never did. I'm fully capable of opening cans the manual way, no need for me to be lazy. Even used a knife once, just to learn and know that way incase I forget to pack one for a backpacking journey.
I actually enjoy getting ready for winter. Firewood delivered and stacked, lots of canned and dry food in the pantry, plenty of stabilized gas in the garage, THREE Jackery solar generators to back up my roof mounted panels and LiFePO batteries, new winter tires on the van, water in storage. And a very large dog to hug on those extra frosty nights. Thanks, Kris, and stay well!! 👍
I am always prepared. At 74 and my wife at 63; cutting hauling and splitting wood is getting a bit taxing. This year my project was to install a large battery system and solar. I am off grid capable but on cloudy days can charge up the batteries for a day by running a trifuel generator for two hours. We always keep 3 to 9 months of food depending on the season. We have had three 7 hour long blackouts in the last couple of months and the only reason we knew is because the neighbors call to see if we need anything. The snowmobiles are ready to go, the plow is on the truck, the ATVs are maintained, the backhoe is ready and all the fuel is laid in for winter. All ready for another couple of 7 foot snow events this winter
I keep them on hand, but I don't consider them as cost effective in the long run as warmers (gloves, socks, vests) powered by rechargeable batteries. The initial cost of those items are a deterrent, but I am adding them to my preps when I can.
@@mscatnipper2359 Of course. But they're great for targeted heating, like your feet or hands (in addition to socks & gloves). I know it can take forever for my toes to warm up...like hours.
@@HungryJavelina They are not only great for targeted heating, but also for warming your blood as it circulates by placing an adhesive hand warmer onto a layer of clothing over your heart. I also have a few lap warmers.
@@JohnBaker3000 Mine have functioned a year past the expiration dare, so it's not as bad as it appears, but yes, they don't last forever. I just stocked up on more and plan to store them in mylar bags with oxygen absorbers, hoping that will extend their usefulness.
If I know a blizzard is coming, I always take a hot shower because if the power goes it, it could be days before it comes back on and I get to shower again. Longest outage I recall was 11 days. Always have candles, battery operated candles and outdoor solar lights handy, and make sure I have propane for the gas grill, and keep it closer to the house to use if needed.
I spent ten years camping through out the year in Alaska. I routinely overnighted in a tent in -20 F temperatures. The only thing you need to weather cold temperatures is a good sleeping bag.
I have a large canopy bed. I drape blankets over it in the winter. Thermal curtains really help. I put some candles in a large soup or canning pot and put them on the stove, or other fire safe area.
I have a bed tent and I can't recommend it enough. It got down around 0 celcius in my room a couple of winters ago when our heating was out, and I was in the tent with my hot water bottle and blankets. With the tent mostly keeping the body heat in (it has a small vent for air), I actually got a bit too warm in there!
Off grid 😂 I always have power !Like four different ways over ......one more tip ...buy solar patio lights with remote run into your house .....save tons always have lighting .
Snicker, I liked the fact that your cat wanted to help set things up, but you should always include your pets in the preparations. So need to think of their survival as well. A humidifier also helps to bring moisture into a room, it may not heat it but it will keep the dry air away.
Plenty of quilts and wool blankets, hot hands, solar generators, dual fuel generator, plenty of home canned meals, wool socks, propane heaters and plenty of propane.
Consider also moisture. In an enclosed room there will be mositure collection from breathing, cooking, heating, etc. (you, your family, your pets). You'll want to get absorbants. Van lifers and tent campers deal with this problem and have great hacks to manage this.
How about tips for those of us on social security and have little money left after paying rent, utility bills and groceries to purchase the items you recommended? I became very discouraged when I looked these up on line and saw prices.
Start very small. Get an extra can of food every time you go to the grocery store. Dollar store: candles, can openers blankets to make a blanket fort and trap the gear in. Yea spending money gets you cool gadgets but skills and a few tools is what’ll help you the most!
Start very small. Get an extra can of food every time you go to the grocery store. Dollar store: candles, can openers blankets to make a blanket fort and trap the gear in. Yea spending money gets you cool gadgets but skills and a few tools is what’ll help you the most!
I've used bubble wrap on drafty windows before, also that smoother, sort of foam like plastic that comes in shipping cartons. Office supply stores sell both new, as well. 🍀🖖
I went through two major blizzards in Denver.. 2003 and 2006.. they were a piece of cake compared to the winter storm I went through here in Houston a few years back… all because we lost power here in Houston… we never did in Denver.. we had no power for 24 hrs it was down to 50f in the house.. we had a boil notice and almost completely lost water and could not bathe for almost a week… it was a real wake up call for us.
A lot of people out there, including me up until about 10 years ago, have never heard of a Masonry Heater. These heaters are built with chambers to contain heat and unburnt carbon from escaping too early. Masonry heaters only need be filled every 12 hours and radiate heat for hours after the fire burns low. When living in Maine many people started building them to offset the need to buy heating oil "the Maine source of heat in New England".
You got me to order a hot water bottle. When I was a kid in the 60’s, it was my mother’s go to for we kids. Good prep addition to what we currently have.
Being in northwestern WA state means preparing for winter in a very different way than I did when living in so-Cal, for sure, and especially since I now live in a remote, rural area. Thank goodness for great neighbors who have saved my !@#$ on more than one occasion because even with the best laid plans, something can come up you didn't foresee. Thanks, Kris, for all you do.
Thank you for making an updated video. I know it feels like you make these every year, but I really do enjoy the "reminder" or watching the video to make sure I haven't missed anything. Keep up the great work.
I understand that as being a apartment dweller on the 3rd floor, summer power outages is scary area for me too. We have battery powered fans, I made phase change cool packs( Google nighthawkinlight RUclips channel and look for his phase change cool packs that can save your life) I made them and they help. You want solar charged flash lights or even solar yard lights, no candles as they produce heat, save that for cooking if need be. I did buy a 600 watt power bank. Being in the apartment, all windows are on the same side but I can prop open the door just a screw driver in it and use a brace bar to keep it safe to leave open that little bit for my situation to create a cross breeze. I reuse all glass jars and bottles and fill with tap water, I don't refill, I just plan to refilter and if need be I do have purifying tablets too. A butane stove for indoor use unless you have a grill and or other outside ways to cook. You want a gallon of water per person and I filled some mylar bags with purified water and sealed. I taped them to be a over flap layer on some cardboard and some coroplast and slid under the couch. I layer store bought water bottles under clothes in all drawers with room. Make sure to have some purify tablets and a filter. Can food you can stomach out of the can if need be. Peanut butter and jelly with various crackers. You want calories, canned spaghetti and meatballs have more calories than a can of green beans. Microwave rice and beans pouches, they can be eaten out of the pouch. Freeze dried fruit, oatmeal, powdered milk. If your bed has a memory foam pad on it, they hold heat like crazy, remove if you can handle sleeping without it. With canned preps foods get low sugar and low sodium. Prep what you eat and eat your preps if you normally include canned food. If not, most canned food stored properly lasts for years. The water in mylar bags of smaller sizes can tuck under lots of furniture. Keep a few extra buckets too for rain. I use stacked of tuna fish cans behind the back feet of my couch to keep it off the wall, the side tables hide them. On bookcases I have glass bottles of water( dark brown so they hide well) hidden behind photo frames and stacks of books, movies,etc. They have moved most to the front of the shelf and I have less room needed dusting. Glow stick are great and no heat for kids.
Excellent information. I would add that people should check for government programs that pay for upgrades to doors, windows, insulaton and even heating. These can save you $$$
Winter of 1966 there was more than 2 meters of snow on flat ground and colder than 40 Degrees (C an F) here in southern Norway. Usually it's barely freezing at worst. Just this year over 2-3 day period right after new-years eve, we went from 0 to 1.5+ meters of snow. Much more where wind stacked it. As in, my parents had to make a CAVE entrance just to leave the house. Lots of trees snapped because of the wet snow, severely affecting utility lines.
I've had one fire this season, and that was just to make sure everything worked like it should. It's mid-November in Arkansas and I'm not burning firewood when a sweatshirt will do the job. Everything else is done, and the only way I'd run out of kindling and firewood is if the Woolly Mammoth's started wandering through the yard again. At which point, at least the freezer would be full.
Careful of heating pads: most consumer heating pads have a timer circuit which has to be reset every 15 min. For lo-energy cooking buy quality wide mouth thermoses. Heat water and 'temper' the thermos by adding warm/hot water to raise it's temperature. Return the water to the pan, add food (rice, oatmeal, etc) and bring to a boil. Pour the water/food mix into the thermos, cap it, and wait. Experiment with times and proportions.
Winter air is just hitting my area in canada, and weve already had a power outage last night just from strong winds. This video was 100% needed for me right now..
I already had a winter power outage this year. My power went out for 8 hours in a New Mexico blizzard. It is serious! We have propane and are in an RV so our furnaces run without power. I live in an area where power goes out a lot. Things I learned this time 1)make sure you have warm clothes that are your size 2)have handy gallons of water 3)make sure your generators work and have them in place 4)fill up your propane tank 5)don't let your propane tank get low. It would be a lot worse if the electricity didn't come back on.
visit bali, a tropical island 581 miles south from equator line. there's no winter there and the lowest climate probably around 18° to 24° C during rain. you can go back home when the spring comes.
First thing, layers of clothing, second, never work up a sweat, third, eat food with alot of fat to burn, third, protect your wrists/head and ancles, forth, listen to people that lives in cold countries like mine = Sweden.
Thank you. We just moved from a warm winter climate we’re we used the heater for maybe two weeks in winter , to a cold rainy climate where we are preparing for snow and ice storms and started using our heater the beginning of October. I have a lot of winter prepping to do.
Heat rocks at a fire and can bury them under a thin layer of dirt if sleeping outside to radiate heat upwards. Also, a really hot rock can boil small containers of water very quickly. CAUTION: Rocks found in or near rivers can contain little pockets of water that conceivable could explode if heated rapidly.
Never know. I remember watching the news years ago and parts of Florida got snow. Just a few years ago, Texas got frozen over. So no matter where your at, it's a good idea to have this knowledge.
@crystalmichaud3716 Yes I agree. I'd even taught most of the same content from the video to my local prepper group earlier this year. While it's rare to die of hypothermia in North Florida, winters are chilly enough to be very uncomfortable without tips like these. Overnight lows in the 30s with high humidity makes it downright _impossible_ to get a good night's sleep in without doing things such as in the video. I just wanted to have a little fun in the comments 😁👍
Heat your whole 2 story house for less than $50 Two large terra-cotta pots. Four bricks. 🧱 Two oil lamp bases.. kerosene $15 a gallon.. Take lamp base and set pot upside down over flame using bricks as supports. Pot will heat quickly. Look up parlor stoves.
if your house freezes, so will your plumbing. Learn how to winterize your home if you need to, including anti-freeze for toilet bowls and tanks, yes, even that inch at the bottom. No amount of insulation will prevent that if its cold enough, long enough. When waterlines and toilets freeze, they usually break and can destroy a house when the water begins to flow again.
@@brian3986 (cat) Probably wanted him (human) to hurry up and put them down so the cat could use them. While pacing back and forth right where the blankets needed to go.
Lap throw size (40"x50") elec blankets use less elec than a twin or larger blankets. Also 12v elec blanket less elec. Kitties dont use much elec n keep you warm!!!!
I can power my gas furnace using my diesel car and an inverter. The furnace fan doesn’t need much power and the gas is gas. With a full tank and another 40 gallons of diesel stored, I can keep the house warm for many days.
11Kw of lithium backup power which is connected to a hybrid inverter charger with ups failover... Connected to my furnace and deep freeze. I'll shortly be running 3 more lines for my CPAP, network and fridge. At -30c with all this running I'll have 20+ hours of backup power. Then I'll simply connect it to my propane generator once a day to recharge. A single tank should provide 3 recharges, so for the first 4 days that's only one tank... I'm good for about 3 weeks as long as natural gas is flowing
It’s probably not fun but in my mind it would be fun to go through a blizzard for a week. I’m in Texas and a few years back we had a good winter blast for a couple of days and unfortunately some people died. I don’t want any loss of life but we don’t get much snow fall in Texas, usually just a dusting.
Nov 27th in Houston and we're still running the AC, with an additional window unit in the nursery to keep it a safe temp for the baby. I have firewood stacked up just in case the George RR Martin weather patterns ever normalize.
These are all good suggestions ....but not much help for a renter. We can't put insulation on pipes and we can't store or use propane for heat or cooking because it's a lease violation. Where I live in the north there is not enough sunlight for solar to work. So I feel like I'm screwed. If it was life or death I would use the propane. I can make my own oil lamps for light, but what else can be done for heat that is safe indoors?
Look into a VESTA heater/stove. It uses little cans of sterno fuel that is meant to be used indoors (same stuff restaurants use to keep food in chafing dishes hot). I got one and tried it out both to cook and to use as a heater and I love it.
I use a sterno stand with sterno to cook during outages. If you have a camping mess kit the food heats up faster. Can you use a hurricane lamp with lamp oil? I used to sit at the table while it was going and it put out a good amount of heat.
I just got a wood burning stove for a hot tent . I can keep it in my basement incase of power out if he have to stay in one place . You aren’t going to be able to get kerosene even though I do have a kerosene heater .
I stock up on kerosene for my kerosene heater every winter just in case. If I don't have to use it, (thank God) then I return everything in the early spring. 😊
100% wool gets worn out quickly. They recommend 70% to 80% Merino wool for clothing and blankets. Do not buy hooded anything. More than one layer of hood just presses on your neck. Get a few good wool caps instead. (Etsy has a few hand made). So get a few sets of moisture wicking long underwear. A few sets of fleece shirt and maybe pants, a few sets of 70% merino wool sweaters, caps, socks, blankets and maybe gloves. Wool blankets can be hand washed but dry cleaning is preferred. Temu has a few inexpensive tents. And find some warm living thing to sleep with.
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What about emergency preparedness to care for pets?
1.insulate
2.test your equipment
3 make a warm room /smallest room sealed off / bubble wrap on windows / tents inside
4 insulate yourself - special clothes
5 create and retain heat sources
6 prep winter emergency kit
7.make a power outage kit
8. Stock up on food and water
Thank you, my friend 🤝🏻🗿
My grandpa always put bricks in a cast iron pot over the flames in the fireplace and when they were hot, transferred them to a cool cast iron skillet to sit under the bed for the night. Really warmed things up
Many Years ago, elderly Mrs Armfield, who lived alone depended my brother in the winter time to help tend her wood stove.She would love when he heated stones that were first placed on the stove then put at the foot area of her bed to keep her feet warm through night.
Tip from the hiking world.
Wrist gaiters will keep your wrists warm be closing off the gap between your shirt sleeve and gloves.
You can make these.
Cut the tube part of the socks.
Cut a thumb hole.
You want enough space to not have your hand squeezed by the sock but not so little space that the thumb hole rips out.
Between a quarter and half inch.
Use the cut end. The top of the sock is designed to grip out calves, so they will be too tight on your hands and that hurts and it's cumbersome.
Make a tent with comforters over your bed .....best thing ever ...personal yurt .
Great idea!!!
This is a lesson from the people living on the street. I have seen this in both the US and the UK. When the weather starts to turn cold the unhoused start gathering cardboard boxes. Some if large enough, are used like a tent, others are cut open and laid flat on the ground: by doing this they have insulated themselves from heat loss from contact with the ground. And of course the more layers the more insulation and the softer the bed.
That's right.
Ice Storm of 1998 I remember having close to 3 weeks of being off from school but also living on generators & camp style cooking (Thanks to my parents being ready); yet we were one of the lucky ones as some people froze to death or got stuck at community shelters
I was snowed in in Wakeeny KS for 7 days. 🥶
I remember missing the CSAPs exams! My pops tossed me from our back porch to the garage roof & I rode an innertube from the roof all the way down to my elementary school over our backyard fence 🤩
Never seen snow like that again …
I also remember being panicked when I got stuck in that deep snow trying to hike back to my backyard & that was only a few hundred feet!
I wish my kids could see a blizzard like that and I could teach them what my father taught me about how to thrive during such an event
I was in Potsdam NY for that storm how about you?
A town called Plattsburgh used to be a military town back during the cold war era
@@craigbassett1492 At least it wasnt Hill City!!
I know I say this on most every video like this, but don’t forget that manual can opener. I have a family member who didn’t heed this advice. They ended up using a knife to open cans and severely cut their hand. The roads being closed to ice and downed trees they couldn’t get out to the emergency room for stitches. They ended up walking 1/2 a mile to the main road to meet EMS for help! If you regularly use an electric can opener, make it a point to double check your preps for tools like this as well as topping off that first aid kit! Nothing worse than opening up the first aid kit during an actual emergency only to find it mostly empty! Been there! Learn from my mistakes!
I use one of the 'new style' manual can openers that break the seam and keep an American made manual, too. I have a couple military-style P-51s...but...The darndest thing I've seen is the method for Opening A Can With A Spoon!!! Have you ever seen, or read how? It's surprising how easy it is...
I don't have an electric opener, never did. I'm fully capable of opening cans the manual way, no need for me to be lazy. Even used a knife once, just to learn and know that way incase I forget to pack one for a backpacking journey.
I actually enjoy getting ready for winter. Firewood delivered and stacked, lots of canned and dry food in the pantry, plenty of stabilized gas in the garage, THREE Jackery solar generators to back up my roof mounted panels and LiFePO batteries, new winter tires on the van, water in storage. And a very large dog to hug on those extra frosty nights. Thanks, Kris, and stay well!! 👍
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I miss my old heater...the dog loved sleeping fully under the covers, once or twice a night waking up to come out panting like crazy. I so miss it.
Firewood and canned food are $$ in the bank.
Learn how to fell trees, buck and split your own wood
@@stvsanders I do that.
I am always prepared. At 74 and my wife at 63; cutting hauling and splitting wood is getting a bit taxing. This year my project was to install a large battery system and solar. I am off grid capable but on cloudy days can charge up the batteries for a day by running a trifuel generator for two hours. We always keep 3 to 9 months of food depending on the season. We have had three 7 hour long blackouts in the last couple of months and the only reason we knew is because the neighbors call to see if we need anything. The snowmobiles are ready to go, the plow is on the truck, the ATVs are maintained, the backhoe is ready and all the fuel is laid in for winter. All ready for another couple of 7 foot snow events this winter
Sending this video back to myself in February 2021 - in the Texas Grid Outage/Ice Storm.
Hot Hands! A cheap, easy, long-lasting, non-fuel way to heat up your hands or feet and can make a real difference 🔥
I keep them on hand, but I don't consider them as cost effective in the long run as warmers (gloves, socks, vests) powered by rechargeable batteries. The initial cost of those items are a deterrent, but I am adding them to my preps when I can.
@@mscatnipper2359 Of course. But they're great for targeted heating, like your feet or hands (in addition to socks & gloves). I know it can take forever for my toes to warm up...like hours.
@@HungryJavelina They are not only great for targeted heating, but also for warming your blood as it circulates by placing an adhesive hand warmer onto a layer of clothing over your heart. I also have a few lap warmers.
Good, but shelf life is an issue.
@@JohnBaker3000 Mine have functioned a year past the expiration dare, so it's not as bad as it appears, but yes, they don't last forever. I just stocked up on more and plan to store them in mylar bags with oxygen absorbers, hoping that will extend their usefulness.
If I know a blizzard is coming, I always take a hot shower because if the power goes it, it could be days before it comes back on and I get to shower again. Longest outage I recall was 11 days. Always have candles, battery operated candles and outdoor solar lights handy, and make sure I have propane for the gas grill, and keep it closer to the house to use if needed.
In New Mexico they didn't even tell us our blizzard was coming. Watch the forecast because you may not be told the truth anymore.
That's the benefit of having a standard gas water tank... You can at least take a hot shower if the power is out
Wash clothes and dishes too. Have buckets of water to flush toilets if the water is off or pipe bursts.
Being ready gives you options.
Hi from England 🏴😁👍. Really like the idea of bubble wrap. Genius! Never even thought of it.
Mist the window a bit before applying. It helps the bubble wrap adhere to the glass. Apply with the "bubble side" towards the glass. Cheers! 🇺🇲
Me in Colorado 🥶 paying very close attention 👍👍🇺🇲
Me too 💨
I spent ten years camping through out the year in Alaska. I routinely overnighted in a tent in -20 F temperatures. The only thing you need to weather cold temperatures is a good sleeping bag.
And dress in layers when you're outside it.
And food & water
I have a large canopy bed. I drape blankets over it in the winter. Thermal curtains really help. I put some candles in a large soup or canning pot and put them on the stove, or other fire safe area.
I have a bed tent and I can't recommend it enough. It got down around 0 celcius in my room a couple of winters ago when our heating was out, and I was in the tent with my hot water bottle and blankets. With the tent mostly keeping the body heat in (it has a small vent for air), I actually got a bit too warm in there!
Off grid 😂 I always have power !Like four different ways over ......one more tip ...buy solar patio lights with remote run into your house .....save tons always have lighting .
Snicker, I liked the fact that your cat wanted to help set things up, but you should always include your pets in the preparations. So need to think of their survival as well.
A humidifier also helps to bring moisture into a room, it may not heat it but it will keep the dry air away.
Cats are awesome.
They get darn cuddly when it's cold out.
Put candles on a bowl on water. Lots of great ideas here Chris.
Plenty of quilts and wool blankets, hot hands, solar generators, dual fuel generator, plenty of home canned meals, wool socks, propane heaters and plenty of propane.
Energy: Gas, diesel, propane, butane, wood. Check quantities and quality and purchase and store before the real cold comes.
Consider also moisture. In an enclosed room there will be mositure collection from breathing, cooking, heating, etc. (you, your family, your pets). You'll want to get absorbants. Van lifers and tent campers deal with this problem and have great hacks to manage this.
How about tips for those of us on social security and have little money left after paying rent, utility bills and groceries to purchase the items you recommended? I became very discouraged when I looked these up on line and saw prices.
Second hand shops have warm clothes & sometimes outdoor gear.
Start very small. Get an extra can of food every time you go to the grocery store. Dollar store: candles, can openers blankets to make a blanket fort and trap the gear in. Yea spending money gets you cool gadgets but skills and a few tools is what’ll help you the most!
Start very small. Get an extra can of food every time you go to the grocery store. Dollar store: candles, can openers blankets to make a blanket fort and trap the gear in. Yea spending money gets you cool gadgets but skills and a few tools is what’ll help you the most!
The bubble wrap idea is one I did not think of before. Thanks Chris
I've used bubble wrap on drafty windows before, also that smoother, sort of foam like plastic that comes in shipping cartons. Office supply stores sell both new, as well. 🍀🖖
@ thank you
Bubble wrap can be expensive. Dollar tree has window wraps, the ones you use your hair dryer on
@ thank you
I went through two major blizzards in Denver.. 2003 and 2006.. they were a piece of cake compared to the winter storm I went through here in Houston a few years back… all because we lost power here in Houston… we never did in Denver.. we had no power for 24 hrs it was down to 50f in the house.. we had a boil notice and almost completely lost water and could not bathe for almost a week… it was a real wake up call for us.
Kris is the Jack Ryan of preparing . Smart, articulate, and data driven.😊
A lot of people out there, including me up until about 10 years ago, have never heard of a Masonry Heater. These heaters are built with chambers to contain heat and unburnt carbon from escaping too early. Masonry heaters only need be filled every 12 hours and radiate heat for hours after the fire burns low. When living in Maine many people started building them to offset the need to buy heating oil "the Maine source of heat in New England".
You got me to order a hot water bottle. When I was a kid in the 60’s, it was my mother’s go to for we kids. Good prep addition to what we currently have.
Being in northwestern WA state means preparing for winter in a very different way than I did when living in so-Cal, for sure, and especially since I now live in a remote, rural area. Thank goodness for great neighbors who have saved my !@#$ on more than one occasion because even with the best laid plans, something can come up you didn't foresee. Thanks, Kris, for all you do.
Thank you for making an updated video. I know it feels like you make these every year, but I really do enjoy the "reminder" or watching the video to make sure I haven't missed anything. Keep up the great work.
Please also make a video not only for winter but for hot tropical countries on 8 things to do
I understand that as being a apartment dweller on the 3rd floor, summer power outages is scary area for me too. We have battery powered fans, I made phase change cool packs( Google nighthawkinlight RUclips channel and look for his phase change cool packs that can save your life) I made them and they help. You want solar charged flash lights or even solar yard lights, no candles as they produce heat, save that for cooking if need be. I did buy a 600 watt power bank. Being in the apartment, all windows are on the same side but I can prop open the door just a screw driver in it and use a brace bar to keep it safe to leave open that little bit for my situation to create a cross breeze.
I reuse all glass jars and bottles and fill with tap water, I don't refill, I just plan to refilter and if need be I do have purifying tablets too.
A butane stove for indoor use unless you have a grill and or other outside ways to cook.
You want a gallon of water per person and I filled some mylar bags with purified water and sealed. I taped them to be a over flap layer on some cardboard and some coroplast and slid under the couch. I layer store bought water bottles under clothes in all drawers with room. Make sure to have some purify tablets and a filter.
Can food you can stomach out of the can if need be. Peanut butter and jelly with various crackers. You want calories, canned spaghetti and meatballs have more calories than a can of green beans. Microwave rice and beans pouches, they can be eaten out of the pouch. Freeze dried fruit, oatmeal, powdered milk.
If your bed has a memory foam pad on it, they hold heat like crazy, remove if you can handle sleeping without it.
With canned preps foods get low sugar and low sodium.
Prep what you eat and eat your preps if you normally include canned food. If not, most canned food stored properly lasts for years.
The water in mylar bags of smaller sizes can tuck under lots of furniture. Keep a few extra buckets too for rain. I use stacked of tuna fish cans behind the back feet of my couch to keep it off the wall, the side tables hide them.
On bookcases I have glass bottles of water( dark brown so they hide well) hidden behind photo frames and stacks of books, movies,etc.
They have moved most to the front of the shelf and I have less room needed dusting.
Glow stick are great and no heat for kids.
Excellent information. I would add that people should check for government programs that pay for upgrades to doors, windows, insulaton and even heating. These can save you $$$
Good afternoon from Syracuse NY brother and thank you for sharing your survival information and details
Flannel sheets, wool everything!
Indiana. Survived 25 below. Jan 94. 78 blizzard. 2004 30 inches. Yep. Im ready
Winter of 1966 there was more than 2 meters of snow on flat ground and colder than 40 Degrees (C an F) here in southern Norway. Usually it's barely freezing at worst.
Just this year over 2-3 day period right after new-years eve, we went from 0 to 1.5+ meters of snow. Much more where wind stacked it. As in, my parents had to make a CAVE entrance just to leave the house.
Lots of trees snapped because of the wet snow, severely affecting utility lines.
Those magnetic thermal doors are kind of awesome
I've had one fire this season, and that was just to make sure everything worked like it should. It's mid-November in Arkansas and I'm not burning firewood when a sweatshirt will do the job. Everything else is done, and the only way I'd run out of kindling and firewood is if the Woolly Mammoth's started wandering through the yard again. At which point, at least the freezer would be full.
A SWEAT SHIRT IS 60 F HERE IN NC EASTERN
This is the best video I've found on preparing for the cold. Thank you.
I just purchased a lp camp oven, tent, sleeping bag, and oil heater.
Plenty of water, dry winter air will make both you & your pets drink more.
I put a bunch of candles in the bathroom basin and stay in my bedroom if it's a cold night.
Careful of heating pads: most consumer heating pads have a timer circuit which has to be reset every 15 min.
For lo-energy cooking buy quality wide mouth thermoses. Heat water and 'temper' the thermos by adding warm/hot water to raise it's temperature.
Return the water to the pan, add food (rice, oatmeal, etc) and bring to a boil. Pour the water/food mix into the thermos, cap it, and wait. Experiment with times and proportions.
Get your cat in tent with you.
I have great down comforter. Thanks much.
My dogs are a great heat source
Winter air is just hitting my area in canada, and weve already had a power outage last night just from strong winds.
This video was 100% needed for me right now..
Good afternoon from Northern Michigan 😊😊😊😊
I already had a winter power outage this year. My power went out for 8 hours in a New Mexico blizzard. It is serious! We have propane and are in an RV so our furnaces run without power. I live in an area where power goes out a lot. Things I learned this time 1)make sure you have warm clothes that are your size 2)have handy gallons of water 3)make sure your generators work and have them in place 4)fill up your propane tank 5)don't let your propane tank get low. It would be a lot worse if the electricity didn't come back on.
All good advice. I am thinking about relocating to NM. How do you like it? I am eyeing the CLOVIS/ROSWELL area
My preparing is always a work in progress. I enjoy your videos. From south central Virginia.
visit bali, a tropical island 581 miles south from equator line. there's no winter there and the lowest climate probably around 18° to 24° C during rain. you can go back home when the spring comes.
Have several quarts of rubbing alcohol an ounce will heat a bedroom for an hour burning in a very small can, with no odor or soot.
First thing, layers of clothing, second, never work up a sweat, third, eat food with alot of fat to burn, third, protect your wrists/head and ancles, forth, listen to people that lives in cold countries like mine = Sweden.
Thank you. We just moved from a warm winter climate we’re we used the heater for maybe two weeks in winter , to a cold rainy climate where we are preparing for snow and ice storms and started using our heater the beginning of October. I have a lot of winter prepping to do.
Bring kitties into said tent as well, as their body heat snd fur will also help with warmth and comfort 🐈 meow 😊. Gotta have levity somewhere
Live in a van and the worst thing in winter is damp
Propane is a good fuel to prep for winter; portable, kids friendly , last forever, means to generate heat,electricity,cook.
Kris, I love your content! I always learn something from you and all the comments.
Heat rocks at a fire and can bury them under a thin layer of dirt if sleeping outside to radiate heat upwards. Also, a really hot rock can boil small containers of water very quickly. CAUTION: Rocks found in or near rivers can contain little pockets of water that conceivable could explode if heated rapidly.
Me watching this in Florida: 🌅😎👍
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Never know. I remember watching the news years ago and parts of Florida got snow. Just a few years ago, Texas got frozen over. So no matter where your at, it's a good idea to have this knowledge.
We were in Texas and it was awful.
@crystalmichaud3716 Yes I agree. I'd even taught most of the same content from the video to my local prepper group earlier this year. While it's rare to die of hypothermia in North Florida, winters are chilly enough to be very uncomfortable without tips like these. Overnight lows in the 30s with high humidity makes it downright _impossible_ to get a good night's sleep in without doing things such as in the video. I just wanted to have a little fun in the comments 😁👍
South Florida here,🦎 frozen iguanas falling out of the trees is a real thing here when we get those rare cold snaps!
Heat your whole 2 story house for less than $50 Two large terra-cotta pots. Four bricks. 🧱 Two oil lamp bases.. kerosene $15 a gallon..
Take lamp base and set pot upside down over flame using bricks as supports. Pot will heat quickly.
Look up parlor stoves.
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if your house freezes, so will your plumbing. Learn how to winterize your home if you need to, including anti-freeze for toilet bowls and tanks, yes, even that inch at the bottom. No amount of insulation will prevent that if its cold enough, long enough. When waterlines and toilets freeze, they usually break and can destroy a house when the water begins to flow again.
Turn the water off at the meter and drain the lines from the lowest spigot.They won't freeze if there is no water in them.
Terrific content. Thanks
Just loaded the stove with almond logs. Will stoke with coal before turning in for the night.
People have many months to prepare for the weather be it winter or summers extreme heat. Stop waiting til the last minute.
YO CP, This was a great video as always, a great reminder to all of us new and seasoned peepers on how and what we need to prepare for 🙏
Don't abbreviate his name like that 😭
A large part of our county lost power for a day this week,
KITTIE! With one of those you are going to roast all night long when they snuggle.
Guarantee that cat was messing with him while trying to spread those blankets and sleeping bag!
@@brian3986 (cat) Probably wanted him (human) to hurry up and put them down so the cat could use them. While pacing back and forth right where the blankets needed to go.
Thanks for talking 'bout this stuff
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thank you for the tips. I learned a couple things
All solid tips for winter 👍
TY Kris
I saved my freind with some tips like blankets to make a main smaller room
Lap throw size (40"x50") elec blankets use less elec than a twin or larger blankets. Also 12v elec blanket less elec. Kitties dont use much elec n keep you warm!!!!
Slip a sock over your water bottle to keep the water hot for longer.
All year I collectwood my neighbors throw out from getting trees cut. I have a woodstove, most of the houses don't have fireplaces.
Thanks Kris and team. Great advice as always.
Definitely not first, but earlier than I typically am!
Awe. We have matching socks ❤
I can power my gas furnace using my diesel car and an inverter. The furnace fan doesn’t need much power and the gas is gas.
With a full tank and another 40 gallons of diesel stored, I can keep the house warm for many days.
11Kw of lithium backup power which is connected to a hybrid inverter charger with ups failover... Connected to my furnace and deep freeze. I'll shortly be running 3 more lines for my CPAP, network and fridge.
At -30c with all this running I'll have 20+ hours of backup power. Then I'll simply connect it to my propane generator once a day to recharge. A single tank should provide 3 recharges, so for the first 4 days that's only one tank...
I'm good for about 3 weeks as long as natural gas is flowing
I also have about 1/2 cord of firewood dry and ready.... Along with a month+ or so of food
Thank you! Winter's fast approaching! 😁
It’s probably not fun but in my mind it would be fun to go through a blizzard for a week. I’m in Texas and a few years back we had a good winter blast for a couple of days and unfortunately some people died. I don’t want any loss of life but we don’t get much snow fall in Texas, usually just a dusting.
Knitting wool socks as I listen to this.🧶
If you must flush, collect your gray water to do so.
Great video it was definitely informative
Nov 27th in Houston and we're still running the AC, with an additional window unit in the nursery to keep it a safe temp for the baby. I have firewood stacked up just in case the George RR Martin weather patterns ever normalize.
These are all good suggestions ....but not much help for a renter. We can't put insulation on pipes and we can't store or use propane for heat or cooking because it's a lease violation. Where I live in the north there is not enough sunlight for solar to work. So I feel like I'm screwed. If it was life or death I would use the propane. I can make my own oil lamps for light, but what else can be done for heat that is safe indoors?
Look into a VESTA heater/stove. It uses little cans of sterno fuel that is meant to be used indoors (same stuff restaurants use to keep food in chafing dishes hot). I got one and tried it out both to cook and to use as a heater and I love it.
I use a sterno stand with sterno to cook during outages. If you have a camping mess kit the food heats up faster.
Can you use a hurricane lamp with lamp oil? I used to sit at the table while it was going and it put out a good amount of heat.
Just give me snow ! Lol its great for a day in nc area i am . Its been yrs since ive seen snow .
I would like to be part of a community of preppers and city prepping is in my area, currently on the waiting list.
Greetings from Louisiana
I just got a wood burning stove for a hot tent . I can keep it in my basement incase of power out if he have to stay in one place . You aren’t going to be able to get kerosene even though I do have a kerosene heater .
I stock up on kerosene for my kerosene heater every winter just in case. If I don't have to use it, (thank God) then I return everything in the early spring. 😊
Above all learn to reduce the ammount of ressources you think you need to survive. It might be far less than you think.
Thanks Chris!! Great reminders 😊🙏🏼
Get a 4an tent n tarp n 3 wool blankets a. Loler n wTer n canned foof. Litter boxes for a microenvironment
Good video, thanks for sharing, YAH bless !
100% wool gets worn out quickly. They recommend 70% to 80% Merino wool for clothing and blankets. Do not buy hooded anything. More than one layer of hood just presses on your neck. Get a few good wool caps instead. (Etsy has a few hand made). So get a few sets of moisture wicking long underwear. A few sets of fleece shirt and maybe pants, a few sets of 70% merino wool sweaters, caps, socks, blankets and maybe gloves. Wool blankets can be hand washed but dry cleaning is preferred.
Temu has a few inexpensive tents. And find some warm living thing to sleep with.
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