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NO NO NO! DO NOT store your rice, beans and pasta in Construction Garbage Bags! Those bags are NOT Food Grade and the horrid chemicals in them will leach out into your stored food! Instead, open the bags and store the contents in Ziploc Freezer Bags. Fill each one full full and stack them in your bins with a tight fitting lid. They will be fine!

Nice power setup id like to have that at my cabin it off grid 👍

also separate question: how often do you rotate stock out? do you keep a list of items and their expiration dates?

question: The contractor bags; are those because they don't vent like normal kitchen trash bags?

My favorite is the yellow saffron rice with chili on top and maybe grilled chicken or pork for a side dish or the rice and chili in a flour tortilla mmm good !

Do you have to pull your fridge out from the wall every time to plug it in, or have you modified it?

Great vid

I have three trifuel generators: 1) a little2400 running watt ultra quiet feeding a stand alone circuit that will run the furnace, two freezers, tv and internet or charge my Ecoflow ultra battery system. It is 110v and bonded. 2) a small generac 3200 running watt 240v for running the well and is backup for charging the battery system from the main panel in the barn 3) A 10500w Genmax that will back feed the whole house and charge my batteries in two hours to keep the house running for over a day. this generator is unbonded for obvious reasons and feeds the house from the main panel in the barn. All three generators are backups for the solar panels which supply most of my needs until the clouds move in for days at a time. The grid is my last resort for when we are out of town

Wow watching this is like looking in a mirror. I don't have to do a video just recommend this one. I even have the same Ecoflow battery system. Sometimes I feel like I am the only one prepared for disaster and then I get inqueries from the most unexpected sources. Not many people talk about their preperations.

This video was amazing. Can’t thank you enough. Look forward to any other information you’re willing to share. Thank you sir.🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

WELL SAID. THANKS

You did it the right way . The other considerations is heat for the house , if gas is shut off , you need a plan B for heat , maybe like a pellet stove or a small electric heat pump system for one room at least , many of them only need one 240 v 15 amp circuit so you can be comfortable in one room , plus the heat pump system can do AC . Many vehicles have anti syphon devices built in now , and most of gas stations don’t have back up generator . Make sure you have oil for your generator and know how to do an oil change on it . If you use propane gas for dual fuel generator , don’t swap tank , go to propane store to have them fill up , they will charge them to maximum capacity , usually tank you swap at the stores aren’t filled up to max . I don’t store gasoline can in my home attach garage , but in my garden well ventilated shed away from my home . Check your hardware store for generator , I bought my , the same yellow color than his , at Tractor Supply and saved almost $400 versus Amazon price , online shopping prices aren’t as good as we think .

The biscuit mix you have there has too much fat in for long term prepping

Great review.

Very educational!

Agree for the most part. I lose power frequently. I have a large diesel generator and when powering my house it is essentially idle most of the time which is bad for it. Best bet is a battery powered inverter, maybe 6 to 10kw with enough battery for a few hours and a 6 to 10kw generator to charge that battery. Natural gas compressor station normally run on natural gas and I have never seen one turned off during a power outage.

Nice video! Having grown up on a farm where the power was less than 100% reliable, we quickly learned what we really needed, and what was nice to have. Now I live in an area with natural gas, so we only need a modest generator to run the furnace and some appliances. I got a Champion 4500 inverter ( 3500W continuous ) hooked up to a six circuit manual transfer switch. It can handle what we need, and only run it for a few hours at a time to conserve fuel. Sure a whole house generator would be nice, but far more $$$$ and cost more to run. Fuel storage is 10g in two 5g cans, that I rotate with fresh fuel every spring and fall. Last Saturday was what I call "Small Engine Day". That's the day, every fall, that I prep the lawnmower for winter, service and test the generator, and service and prep the snowblower. If folks don't stay up on regular maintenance, those generators have a way of failing right when they are needed the most.

The Powers-that-Be, who will be causing the shortages to bring people under control, have been doing everything to vilify prepping and preppers. People are afraid to call themselves preppers because it has been made into a bad name; they picture wild-eyed hoarders with guns drawn. Indeed, if you look up the term, that is what you will read. People do not want to identify with that idea, so they will not make themselves and their families even reasonably less uncomfortable so as not be be lumped in with 'crazies'. People are so polarized, they will cut off their noses to spite their faces. They won't listen about 'best-by' dates; I have that trouble in my own family. Nor has FEMA and the American Red Cross publicized the updated recommendation for TWO WEEKS worth of necessities up from 72 hours. You can still find 72 hours online.

never turn off your small gas engine by the switch just let it run with the fuel turned off

we have 3 generators one is dual fuel

amps x volts = watts (x2 for peak)

can make methane gas a renewable energy

Okay, solid video, well explained and illustrated. Nicely delivered. You have much potential friend. Keep up the good work - we're here to support you in the cause, our cause, your cause. Good ideas. Kindred spirits and souls. Let's get the word out that you have something worthwhile happening here. Subscribed, bell rung, commented, upvoted, liked, shared .... may the algorithm gods smile favorably upon your channel from this point forward.

With the Honda Eu2200 you can connect via Bluetooth and see the watts being drawn. More expensive but handy. Also, an eu1000 is WAY more efficient than even a Eu2200 if your just running small things.

Thank you for making this. I've been watching a lot of reviews, but this was the kind of info I needed.

Separately gasoline from ethanol is easy, just need two HDPE containers and a 1/8 hose. Keep a working chainsaw. Offer to clear trees locally for free and keep the logs that you harvest. Stay up on your chainsaw skills. Signed, A City Slicker

best to buy for slightly larger than your needs. less strain on the unit. plus the WATT given on generators, is the SURGE number. NOT the running number. my old rv ( no electronics) can eadly run on one honda eu 2000. but if i want to run the ac in the summer i need a second one. as is i need to watch what bug piwer sources are needed with only one eu 2000. but now i have a Honda eu 3000. no problems. and has push button remote start.. with a remote gasoline fuel tank. no propane. but might convert? so no storage issues.

Yeah the problem with prepping at lot of times tend to buy mis preps.

from china you can get a 4500w gen for 150 bucks....

I don't know why everybody's so ashamed of calling themselves a prepper. You literally said you're preparing more times and I can even count but you said you're not a prepper. 😅

What the heck are you walking on? It almost looks like fake grass.

Very clear and concise information! Coastal Ga resident here. We share a well between 2 different homes (2 sisters in an adjacent lot). We have a 35 gallon barrel that stays full on our back deck for non-potable water,also a propane grill for cooking/baking/coffee. Just bought a 3500 inverter from horrible fraught 😅...just before Helene robbed power for 14 days. Houses are spread 350 ft apart. My lovely sisters left the day after for an Iceland trip😢. I made up an exterior dryer plug outlet (shore power)outside the garage directly into the main panel. I ran 100 ft of 10g extension cord to our home,then 250 12/2 romex to the sisters....backstabbing into an outlet. I learned you cannot backstab a gfci. Each home had a chest freezer, and a fridge. We averaged 8-10 hrs per 2.5 gallon tank on the 3500w predator! Lessons learned our well is 240. A toaster,water kettle use more power then all the appliances combined. 21 gallons of gas capacity can run out quickly. Inverter'd generators are very quiet. Shuffling a generator between homes (before i ran cords) is a lossing proposition, maintaining freezers is easier ...then to re-freeze melting food. Gas lines were up to 4 hrs long,drove 70 mile roundtrip to get gas the second time. I will buy a 240v generator to run the well too,that runs off of propane which hoffers the best longterm energy storage. Common sense must rule the day. Obviously the main breaker is turned off,backstabbing outlets shouldn't be done by the uninformed, romex isn't a longterm fix. Two 5 gallon waterjugs on the counter for drinking, filled bathtubs for the toilets,and a barrel for backup. A full propane tank for your grill. Again a very well done video!

I was thinking of a diesel generator, but I like the idea of a gas generator and siphoning fresh gas out of the cars. Storing diesel and cycling it out to keep it fresh will get to be a hassle.

Dual fuel propane Gens are a good option for fuel storage long term. Literally lasts for decades.

I also recommend buying a battery system (solar generator) first, then a suitcase generator. Those Wen generators are a great choice. The newest version has built-in CO detection.

Compressor stations run on natural.

I'm a member of a couple of generator groups on FB... everyone is buying these huge 10KW+ inverter generators. The bigger the better is the logic with a lot of these folks, and don't try to tell them any different!! Most generators are most fuel efficient when loaded to 50%-80% of rated load (most KWh per unit of fuel burned). If you've got a huge generator (10KW or bigger) and running it with a little 3KW load, you're wasting a ton of fuel.

Now, with trump elected, you're going to really prepare.

Do you have a root cellar? I’m very interested in putting a root cellar/storm shelter that might even be used as a safe room. I’d like it to be underground with a hidden entrance in the floor of a room.

WEN is one generator that I have seen in a video. What is your opinion on that one?

What is the best generators that take less gas for a 1200 sq. Ft house with a frig and freezer?

Thanks great video

Get a big inverter generator with eco mode... my 6.5kw sips fuels when not loaded down

My system includes a 14KW diesel generator using a manual bypass breaker to feed the main panel. I keep about 60 gallons of diesel for the generator. I only plan to use that generator for the big loads like A/C, Stove, and battery charger for the solar battery bank when needed. The other generator is an inverter 3500 watt for 120 volt use in low power needs. I have a 4 KW solar with 15KW of battery to run the 120 volt loads so I can run quiet when either generator is not required. The key idea is to use the solar first, then generator and keeping the electrical loads at a minimum. I estimate I have more than a month of power available should the grid be down for an extended period. Most people over or under estimate the power required in an emergency and never consider sizing a generator for emergency use. I'm using "sense" that monitors electrical loads, and you can use the data from "sense" to help you right size the electrical loads you need to replace with a generator. Buying a one size only generator to direct feed the main panel is not the best solution. My 14KW generator is able to power the house, but it's not my first choice even if it is quiet and energy effeicient when battery back up or small gas generator is a better choice.

Kid (65) of depression era parents here. Always had stocked freezer(s), dry pantry, we fished, hunted, canned when I was growing up. As an adult, started seriously adding to my own pantry/stores, tool supply, first aid, etc after Hurricane Katrina. Served us well during covid - we just "shopped" our pantry. When everyone else was chasing all over town for TP, we had three months worth. Saw us thru covid, and a couple of layoff periods, loss of job due to the pandemic. Preps are worthless if you don't know how to use them, so cook with what you buy. I've taught myself a dozen meals that can be made with pantry staples and I rotate thru them so I can throw together an entree easily, bake something, etc.

Please quit telling us what you will tell us, just tell us.

That depends on how your home is heated. 200 Amp service is for an electric heated home. Any generator will never heat your home.

Did you put your fence in your yard .i like to see how it was done.i like to do something like that .if I can see how you did it 👍✌️🤙

Size can be a problem when you don't need 240. What do I mean? If you have a 5000 W (240V) generator and you are only using 120 V, in the house, you only have 2500W on each leg. So when you have a 1/2 hp sump pump, it could try to pull 3000W on start up which is only on one Leg. So if you have a 3300W camping generator, it has the power on one leg where the 5000 doesn't. Up until 2022, I had a house that only needed 110 because the stove, furnace and water heater were gas. So I added a Firman Wisper 3600 w inverter. It could run everything that I need and probably will not need the fuel. After 2022, our new house has electric stove, and central AC. Our 120 v Firman inverter, will run everything except the stove for cooking and AC. The solution was to add a single burner 1800w cook plate. If it is an emergency, we don't need everything, just enough to have warm food. and we can run resistance heating units like a single burner cook top or toaster oven off the little generator or the larger one on each leg. But the inverter is needed for anything with sensitive electronics like our 2 yr old fridge, TV or computers. As for fuel, we have 27 Gal stabilized ethanol free gas in storage and rotate it though the car every 6 months(March and September). Our normal usage is 2.5 gal per day on the Generac xl5500 running 4 hr in the morning and 5 hr in the evening. I dont know what the Firman inverter(W03382) will use, but I think it will be less.

My generators are industrial in nature and don't have CO minders. My 4200W open frame inverter generator with a 2 gallon tank will run 5.5 hours powering two 6 amp 1hp mini split air conditioners, 20 cuft refrigerator, 65 inch TV all the LED lights and there is plenty left over to run something else like a 1500W kettle. I have a second one just like it I can parallel and I could run the washing machine and dryer at the same time. The inductance cooktop is one burner and it pulls up to 2200W as does the washer, my dryer is fairly energy efficient doing more fanning than heating runs 2300W.