I was a first responder.After hurricane Sandy in NYC day three we saw the shift.People went from being polite to us responding to stagings and shootings at gas pumps.Things got bad quick Be far away from the cities and keep your preps quiet.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! You brought up some great points. If you’re interested in this topic, we encourage you to check out our award-winning documentary called Grid Down Power Up - Documentary, narrated by Dennis Quaid. It’s free on UA-cam, and it goes into a lot of detail on these issues. Plus, they’ve got a website where you can take action by contacting legislators and public utilities. Please help us spread the word.
@TheBugOutLocation Ernesto hit us a couple of weeks ago, power was out 10 days, water was out 8 days, I had both power and running water, I have wind and solar and a rain harvesting system with 12v pumping system that I designed for every day use.
@KB_Texas water is the #1 prep, washing clothes will be one of the harder task, gas generators are no good for long term, solar is good for long term. I now prepare for long term SHTF emergencies, I already know they can happen.
This is in response to Jean's comment ,in the late 70's we also had the blizzard of 1977 and in Northern New York state we had no power for quite a while. Looking back on it now, I can say thank God for hibachi charcoal grills,Revere ware pots and pans,and the fact that my parents grew up on farms and knew how to preserve food,ie; canning, and putting up other things as well. Shortly after our youngest son was born, we had an ice storm in our area, and because I had insisted on buying a house with a woodstove in it,we were able to warm up his bottles on the stove in a revere ware copper bottom pots . To this day I still look for the copper bottom pots and pans at thrift stores, and flea markets.
@@PeterLehman-il5ru I share those same great points with you. I lived through that time as a kid as well and I thank God that my parents were always prepared for a big winter. See we lived in an area that was remote enough that when it stormed we could be stuck. Having chains on your truck when a snow drift piles up 5ft of show then isn’t enough. My mother canned up food and dad kept us warm as well as the water flowing. I’m so thankful my parents showed me how important preparing is. Oh how I wish they were still here to discuss preparations amongst so much more.
The deep freeze that took place here in Texas a few yrs ago, the rolling blackouts in certain electrical grids was a great lesson learned, I was in one of those grids and I used toilet paper soaked in rubbing alcohol to keep my bathroom warm, bed had plenty of blankets and a comforter, so I was warm.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! You brought up some great points. If you’re interested in this topic, we encourage you to check out our award-winning documentary called Grid Down Power Up - Documentary, narrated by Dennis Quaid. It’s free on UA-cam, and it goes into a lot of detail on these issues. Plus, they’ve got a website where you can take action by contacting legislators and public utilities. Please help us spread the word.
3 days, not more. And not 85%, but 100% That is if the is no start to bring it back up(outside help coming in-and the grid is up from outside). Why? Because the 3 days are the buffer groceries have in most local stores. The cashiers would not work, the bar code scam(scan) would not work, people could not pay because they're morons with plastic cards, ATM would not work either, banks could not access accounts anyways. Plus on top, gas pumps would not work, or now with the electric BS cars, they would not go anywhere.
@@Abbittibbi I've seen a three day event regionally and everything was cool but concerned. Obviously seeing that it was just a regional event and not a large geographic event (west coast/east coast) helped keep the calm.
We always resort to our lowest form of training in a tragic event. I have seen people just stand and cry when something shocking happens instead of doing something. You don’t want to be the one that can’t react out of shock. Granted shock will still be tough to overcome but if you know what to do then you will react in these times. The last thing you want to do is to be running around in circles because you’ve never planned. So, get to planning! It may not be perfect but you will help yourself and others. After all it’s your duty to those that you love around you.
"Failing to plan is planning to fail" You're saying it doesn't mean your plan will work 100% but at least you can make things better. That counts a lot...
Just dropped almost $300 tonight at Sam’s Club, and Wal-Mart. And that was just on hygiene, and sanitation supplies. Still have a way to go on other items. Call me what you want, but don’t call me “unprepared.”
As a Hurricane Katrina survivor, it was 6 weeks before we had our power restored, and over 2 months before we had our natural gas restored so we could cook food and have a hot shower. I could tell stories... I now live completely off grid with sufficient solar and batteries to last indefinitely powering all our appliances including A/C and efficient electric heat from our heat pump 24/7. Plus, I no longer have a power bill. I've lived through too much to believe it's best to stay put through a severe emergency. Those who choose to bug out on foot or by car will be forced to leave most of their preps behind. And what if there's not enough time to bug out. It's better to already be in your bug out location, living day-to-day with your gear when the SHTF so the transition will be as seamless as possible. There will too much stress when the time comes to worry about the learning the basics. This is why we live in an EMP hardened, off grid enabled motorhome, so we can take everything with us, moving as needed to avoid danger as much as possible to more safe and hospitable areas - without worrying about food, water and shelter. Being mobile gives you options, as one never knows what, when or where it will happen till it does. We have over 5,000 watts of solar, 23.5kwh of lithium batteries and 6,000 watts of inverted 120v power, as well as a 5,500w back-up generator. We carry 150 gallons of fresh water which is our limiting resource. This normally lasts us 2 weeks, but it can easily be stretched to a month or more if needed. We also carry 29 gallons of propane and 90+ gallons of gasoline in both RV and toad combined. That's plenty enough to get out of imminent danger. I'm keeping tight lipped about my other preps, caches, contacts, locations, etc. which I believe to be adequate for my needs. I'm not revealing any of this to brag, but to show what a practical survival lifestyle looks like. Remember it's better to take a couple months' supply of the necessities with you than have a year's supply that must be abandoned. And though one tends to think about preparing for the unlikely scenarios of the apocalypse, nuclear war, civil unrest, etc., all it takes is a wildfire, a hurricane, tsunami or other commonly occurring natural disaster to take away everything you have, including your life, if you're there when it arrives.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! You brought up some great points. If you’re interested in this topic, we encourage you to check out our award-winning documentary called Grid Down Power Up - Documentary, narrated by Dennis Quaid. It’s free on UA-cam, and it goes into a lot of detail on these issues. Plus, they’ve got a website where you can take action by contacting legislators and public utilities. Please help us spread the word.
Two inexpensive items that will make life a lot easier are 1.) a solar shower for hot showers and 2.) a French press coffee maker so you can still enjoy your coffee.
I picked up a solar shower way back in my teens. I've used it once for testing and twice when my heater went out. Test your equipment before your actually need it.
I just watched a show about the power grid. Just taking out nine transformers can take down all of America. It takes years to get transformers, super expensive and made by our competition, so it could take longer if they mean to hurt us. But that would hurt them more as we wouldn't need all their crap we buy...
That was really good advice. I think what you’re missing is showing people how to hide, or keep a low profile of what you have to the people outside. It will get violent when the attempt to steal your hard work.
Where I live in a mountainous region in the Philippines we’ve had 4 days without mains power because of a typhoon and it’s been a good test for my preps (solar and gas generator) . Well timed video thanks 👍🏼
I grew up in the countryside and we used to lose power for a week or two with no real concerns. We had friends who lived off grid for many years a few miles away. They had a creek and raised animals. Power went down all the time, and if your power tools go out then you use hand tools and Kerosene lamps. Long term wise you need the ability to store lots of water as in a pond and stock with fish or live by a running creek. Add a hand pump if you have a well with an electric pump. Store a few cords of wood, green wood needs to season. Grow fruits and vegetables that can be harvested every few weeks year around. Winter time things grow much slower but you are preparing your soil for Spring with cover crops and fertilizing organically. Gather all those Fall leaves, it’s free compost. Shelter, Water, Food, Sanitation, Security, and Medical Supplies. Remember everything we have is energy from the Sun and the matter on Earth: air, water, and soil. Study chemistry, biology, and ecology. Everything is part of a cycle. We search for food, we breed, we move from shelter to shelter.
Great point! Because of this risk (or vulnerability), everyone should really watch the award-winning documentary, Grid Down Power Up - Documentary, narrated by Dennis Quaid, which is now available free on UA-cam . Additionally, on our website, we provide a mechanism to write emails & make phone calls to your specific legislators, regulators and board members of your public utility to ensure we get action taken to protect our great country. Please help us spread the word.
Officials move to their safe locations, Marines secure assets, they lock the doors and you’re on your own. Afterwards, they roll in like Sheriff Behan and take what they want.
Was on Long Island, NY during Hurricane Sandy. We had no power for 22 days in winter at all. That's what opened my eyes to Prepping. We had a gas stove with 2 large 100 IBS tanks of gas. Kept the place warm when I lit it up with bbq lighter. Also had bbq for cooking food and since it was cold, placed frozen food In boxes on back stoop. Not a fun time. Never Again. Now, I live in South Florida and I'm ready for Hurricanes and no power for months. Solar for power backup and duel fuel gen to assist. Just my 2 cents Good luck
When the grid goes down, I probably won't know about it for some time. I have not been able to afford electricity for the past several years so I generate my own Now using solar panels batteries and inverters. It's been working out quite well for the last couple of years.
Just before I woke up one morning, I dreamt that an electrical distribution power tower began glowing red hot and it collapsed when 2 legs gave way. When it hit the ground sparks exploded into a fantastic array over a wide area. I am an assembly line electrician - and this display was consistent with a high power short to ground explosion. Think about it
I’ve been without power for 42 days (It’s a long story and it was not in my control for regaining power). I highly recommend that anyone that “thinks” they are prepared for life without power to do a test run of what it would really be like. 30 days would be an ideal length of time to give you a true reality check. A week or two without power is inconvenient, but easily doable and you don’t get the full effect of being without power until week three or four-in my opinion and personal experience. You will find what preps your lacking or how inefficient your living arrangement is. When you don’t have electricity and you want light to shower, find clothes/shoes, get access to first aid supplies, etc. It all plays a role and becomes more difficult, sometimes way more difficult than we can understand since we still have electricity. Saying you’re prepared is cute, being able to back it up and walk the walk is what separates boy from men and girl from women. Be safe and don’t underestimate the simple things for preps.
A "good enough" setup is a modest inverter generator (2,000w), a few solar panels, and as many solar generators you can afford. If there isn't enough sunshine, then running your gas generator for an hour or so can recharge the solar generators.
In May of this year I lost power for 4 days due to heavy wind and rain. I luckily bought a solar generator and separate solar panels for it from eBay at a low, affordable good price just to be safe.
Find and learn from the information gleaned from the Texas grid outage. Every video has people's experience of what really did happen. Learning from real life experience will have most benefit. Remember that if you have a gallon of fuel no-one cares but if you have a 500gal tank of generator fuel everyone wants "their share" of YOUR fuel or the electricity that you make. HOWEVER remember that there is no way to have a "City Life" (internet, mains, drains etc) without electricity. There will be much to be said for hard manual labour from dawn to dark then dinner round the stove. No-one realises the lack of survival skills today until something hits them.
Plan for yourself and your immediate family, see how little you can actually survive on for a week or month. You may have to accept losing weight, but you could survive on 500cals a day and a gallon of water a week per person. The critical part is mentally accepting that without doing that very American thing -firing a gun. You get NO sustinance from flying lead.
Good analysis. I think that some other countries could take down our grid right now. Hence the widespread internet blackmail. The only thing stopping them is fear of retaliation. That’s a pretty thin level of security, especially if some terrorist group got the ability to do it. This is the main reason I prep.
@@TheBugOutLocation as you pointed out the real issue will be second level effects. For example, you’re a truck driver delivering food to warehouses many miles away. Are you likely to leave your own family to deliver stuff to other people? Not for long. Would you? Would you have enough gas to get back home? Would criminals hijack you along the way? Most people don’t realize how fast it will all tip over. Didn’t they see the lines for toilet paper based solely on rumor? Imho, most people have about a week of food on hand. If a rumor starts that there’s a run on the supermarket, it will all be gone in less than a day. And, don’t forget, no credit cards excepted. Can’t happen? The Germans surrounded Leningrad for a couple of years in ww2. Very limited supplies available. Almost all were taken by “leaders.” Very interesting book on this subject.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! You brought up some great points. If you’re interested in this topic, we encourage you to check out our award-winning documentary called Grid Down Power Up - Documentary, narrated by Dennis Quaid. It’s free on UA-cam, and it goes into a lot of detail on these issues. Plus, they’ve got a website where you can take action by contacting legislators and public utilities. Please help us spread the word.
The non-preppers benefit from the preppers -- if 1/3 of people have food stocked up, then the remaining 2/3 of people literally have halfway more food to share between them.
My fear of a power outage is summer as mine apartment is on the 3rd floor. As most are built, there no cross ventilation, they run down one side and heat rises. Maryland has some hot summers and just losing power for 20 hours was bad enough to know how much worse it can get. I keep saying we have to acclimated to hotter temps but no, ac is set to 76f during the day and 72-70f at night. We are a spoiled society. At 59 night sweats are nightly unless the room is cold. I like sleeping at 60-65f.
Great content as always! If you're looking to explore these topics even further, we actually produced an award-winning documentary called Grid Down Power Up - Documentary, narrated by Dennis Quaid, that dives deep into these issues. It’s available for free on our channel, and you might find it really insightful. We also have some resources on our website for taking action, like contacting legislators and public utilities. Please help us spread the word.
@@el_t4931 Hi, you are mistaken because the cause of all this is sin. Our sin, that's why this world is under a curse - before sin everything was perfect. Judgement is coming, the rapture and the 7year Tribulation are right around the corner. The Tribulation is the wrath of GOD upon all unbelievers! Now is the time to accept JESUS as your Lord and Savior! HE paid for our sins on the cross and came back to life on the 3rd day! Thank JESUS for this before it's too late! You can listen to Dr. Ron Rhodes on end times chronology. All the best👋 PS: JESUS is GOD, see John 1, Hebrew 1 etc.
@@el_t4931 @el_t4931 Hi, you are mistaken because the cause of all this is sin. Our sin, that's why this world is under a curse - before sin everything was perfect. Judgement is coming, the rapture and the 7year Tribulation are right around the corner. The Tribulation is the wrath of GOD upon all unbelievers! Now is the time to accept JESUS as your Lord and Savior! HE paid for our sins on the cross and came back to life on the 3rd day! Thank JESUS for this before it's too late! You can listen to Dr. Ron Rhodes on end times chronology. All the best
@el_t4931 Hi, you are mistaken because the cause of all this is sin. Our sin, that's why this world is under a curse - before sin everything was perfect. Judgement is coming, the rapture and the 7year Tribulation are right around the corner. The Tribulation is the wrath of GOD upon all unbelievers! Now is the time to accept JESUS as your Lord and Savior! HE paid for our sins on the cross and came back to life on the 3rd day! Thank JESUS for this before it's too late! You can listen to Dr. Ron Rhodes on end times chronology. All the best
For better or worse Ill be glad if the day ever comes and it shuts down. but if the grid goes down it better stay down. none of this down for a short time but back to business as usual crap.
Why would you want it to stay down???People start dying the longer we go without power,God forbid if it’s the winter Most people aren’t ready for extended outages especially the elderly.Some people can’t afford to prep
@@TheBugOutLocationI thought you were ai as you said can, in the can opener, you pronounced it as jack can do the overtime. When can as in canned food or can opener is more like, kan rhyming with hand.
I was a first responder.After hurricane Sandy in NYC day three we saw the shift.People went from being polite to us responding to stagings and shootings at gas pumps.Things got bad quick
Be far away from the cities and keep your preps quiet.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! You brought up some great points. If you’re interested in this topic, we encourage you to check out our award-winning documentary called Grid Down Power Up - Documentary, narrated by Dennis Quaid. It’s free on UA-cam, and it goes into a lot of detail on these issues. Plus, they’ve got a website where you can take action by contacting legislators and public utilities. Please help us spread the word.
Im a Puerto Rico hurricane Maria survivor, power came back after 6 months, this got me into long term grid down preparedness.
6 months! Wow. Most people haven't even gone 6 days.
@TheBugOutLocation Ernesto hit us a couple of weeks ago, power was out 10 days, water was out 8 days, I had both power and running water, I have wind and solar and a rain harvesting system with 12v pumping system that I designed for every day use.
What were some of the biggest lessons that you learned from that situation?
@KB_Texas water is the #1 prep, washing clothes will be one of the harder task, gas generators are no good for long term, solar is good for long term. I now prepare for long term SHTF emergencies, I already know they can happen.
@@MosaicHomestead Sorry you had to go through all that but thanks for the info!
This is in response to Jean's comment ,in the late 70's we also had the blizzard of 1977 and in Northern New York state we had no power for quite a while. Looking back on it now, I can say thank God for hibachi charcoal grills,Revere ware pots and pans,and the fact that my parents grew up on farms and knew how to preserve food,ie; canning, and putting up other things as well. Shortly after our youngest son was born, we had an ice storm in our area, and because I had insisted on buying a house with a woodstove in it,we were able to warm up his bottles on the stove in a revere ware copper bottom pots . To this day I still look for the copper bottom pots and pans at thrift stores, and flea markets.
Thanks for the comment!
@@PeterLehman-il5ru I share those same great points with you. I lived through that time as a kid as well and I thank God that my parents were always prepared for a big winter. See we lived in an area that was remote enough that when it stormed we could be stuck. Having chains on your truck when a snow drift piles up 5ft of show then isn’t enough. My mother canned up food and dad kept us warm as well as the water flowing. I’m so thankful my parents showed me how important preparing is. Oh how I wish they were still here to discuss preparations amongst so much more.
The deep freeze that took place here in Texas a few yrs ago, the rolling blackouts in certain electrical grids was a great lesson learned, I was in one of those grids and I used toilet paper soaked in rubbing alcohol to keep my bathroom warm, bed had plenty of blankets and a comforter, so I was warm.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! You brought up some great points. If you’re interested in this topic, we encourage you to check out our award-winning documentary called Grid Down Power Up - Documentary, narrated by Dennis Quaid. It’s free on UA-cam, and it goes into a lot of detail on these issues. Plus, they’ve got a website where you can take action by contacting legislators and public utilities. Please help us spread the word.
Two plus weeks without the juice for goods and services, 85% of society will go batshit crazy.
Life will be so great again, once everyone’s phones ran out of battery.
@stacky512a: yes they would, just look at how they act when they can't Facebook 😅
True
3 days, not more. And not 85%, but 100%
That is if the is no start to bring it back up(outside help coming in-and the grid is up from outside). Why? Because the 3 days are the buffer groceries have in most local stores. The cashiers would not work, the bar code scam(scan) would not work, people could not pay because they're morons with plastic cards, ATM would not work either, banks could not access accounts anyways.
Plus on top, gas pumps would not work, or now with the electric BS cars, they would not go anywhere.
@@Abbittibbi I've seen a three day event regionally and everything was cool but concerned. Obviously seeing that it was just a regional event and not a large geographic event (west coast/east coast) helped keep the calm.
We always resort to our lowest form of training in a tragic event. I have seen people just stand and cry when something shocking happens instead of doing something. You don’t want to be the one that can’t react out of shock. Granted shock will still be tough to overcome but if you know what to do then you will react in these times. The last thing you want to do is to be running around in circles because you’ve never planned. So, get to planning! It may not be perfect but you will help yourself and others. After all it’s your duty to those that you love around you.
"Failing to plan is planning to fail"
You're saying it doesn't mean your plan will work 100% but at least you can make things better. That counts a lot...
@@Flashahol right, and it might just may keep you from locking up and peeing your pants. Mental preparation is key.
Just dropped almost $300 tonight at Sam’s Club, and Wal-Mart. And that was just on hygiene, and sanitation supplies. Still have a way to go on other items. Call me what you want, but don’t call me “unprepared.”
@@BobSmith-rx9mw Very few people really are 100% prepared, perhaps the Amish are, so you are "prepping". Better than "unprepared"..
@@BobSmith-rx9mw good move. I won’t call ya “Stinky” either. 😂👃🏵️💐
As a Hurricane Katrina survivor, it was 6 weeks before we had our power restored, and over 2 months before we had our natural gas restored so we could cook food and have a hot shower. I could tell stories... I now live completely off grid with sufficient solar and batteries to last indefinitely powering all our appliances including A/C and efficient electric heat from our heat pump 24/7. Plus, I no longer have a power bill. I've lived through too much to believe it's best to stay put through a severe emergency. Those who choose to bug out on foot or by car will be forced to leave most of their preps behind. And what if there's not enough time to bug out. It's better to already be in your bug out location, living day-to-day with your gear when the SHTF so the transition will be as seamless as possible. There will too much stress when the time comes to worry about the learning the basics.
This is why we live in an EMP hardened, off grid enabled motorhome, so we can take everything with us, moving as needed to avoid danger as much as possible to more safe and hospitable areas - without worrying about food, water and shelter. Being mobile gives you options, as one never knows what, when or where it will happen till it does. We have over 5,000 watts of solar, 23.5kwh of lithium batteries and 6,000 watts of inverted 120v power, as well as a 5,500w back-up generator. We carry 150 gallons of fresh water which is our limiting resource. This normally lasts us 2 weeks, but it can easily be stretched to a month or more if needed. We also carry 29 gallons of propane and 90+ gallons of gasoline in both RV and toad combined. That's plenty enough to get out of imminent danger. I'm keeping tight lipped about my other preps, caches, contacts, locations, etc. which I believe to be adequate for my needs.
I'm not revealing any of this to brag, but to show what a practical survival lifestyle looks like. Remember it's better to take a couple months' supply of the necessities with you than have a year's supply that must be abandoned. And though one tends to think about preparing for the unlikely scenarios of the apocalypse, nuclear war, civil unrest, etc., all it takes is a wildfire, a hurricane, tsunami or other commonly occurring natural disaster to take away everything you have, including your life, if you're there when it arrives.
Good points
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! You brought up some great points. If you’re interested in this topic, we encourage you to check out our award-winning documentary called Grid Down Power Up - Documentary, narrated by Dennis Quaid. It’s free on UA-cam, and it goes into a lot of detail on these issues. Plus, they’ve got a website where you can take action by contacting legislators and public utilities. Please help us spread the word.
Two inexpensive items that will make life a lot easier are 1.) a solar shower for hot showers and 2.) a French press coffee maker so you can still enjoy your coffee.
What about INSTANT coffee instead? It takes hot water in minutes.
I picked up a solar shower way back in my teens. I've used it once for testing and twice when my heater went out. Test your equipment before your actually need it.
That fact that our grid is over 25 to 30 years old makes this even more concerning…
I just watched a show about the power grid. Just taking out nine transformers can take down all of America. It takes years to get transformers, super expensive and made by our competition, so it could take longer if they mean to hurt us. But that would hurt them more as we wouldn't need all their crap we buy...
That was really good advice. I think what you’re missing is showing people how to hide, or keep a low profile of what you have to the people outside. It will get violent when the attempt to steal your hard work.
Where I live in a mountainous region in the Philippines we’ve had 4 days without mains power because of a typhoon and it’s been a good test for my preps (solar and gas generator) . Well timed video thanks 👍🏼
I grew up in the countryside and we used to lose power for a week or two with no real concerns. We had friends who lived off grid for many years a few miles away. They had a creek and raised animals. Power went down all the time, and if your power tools go out then you use hand tools and Kerosene lamps. Long term wise you need the ability to store lots of water as in a pond and stock with fish or live by a running creek. Add a hand pump if you have a well with an electric pump. Store a few cords of wood, green wood needs to season. Grow fruits and vegetables that can be harvested every few weeks year around. Winter time things grow much slower but you are preparing your soil for Spring with cover crops and fertilizing organically. Gather all those Fall leaves, it’s free compost. Shelter, Water, Food, Sanitation, Security, and Medical Supplies. Remember everything we have is energy from the Sun and the matter on Earth: air, water, and soil. Study chemistry, biology, and ecology. Everything is part of a cycle. We search for food, we breed, we move from shelter to shelter.
Great point! Because of this risk (or vulnerability), everyone should really watch the award-winning documentary, Grid Down Power Up - Documentary, narrated by Dennis Quaid, which is now available free on UA-cam . Additionally, on our website, we provide a mechanism to write emails & make phone calls to your specific legislators, regulators and board members of your public utility to ensure we get action taken to protect our great country. Please help us spread the word.
A country wide grid down would destroy this country at the moment. People are not prepared. Some of us are, but most r not.
Just bought an Ankr solar generator makes me feel a little better
Solar is good but what if a nuke is dropped and the sun is blocked out?
Bought the same thing and an additional lifpo battery. No reason not to.
Anyone ever think you need power to get fuel for gen sets?
@@aiden1444Tri & Dual Fuel generators fill the no gasoline available..Propane can be stored for years or decades. Checkout prepper videos…
Do you need power if you're dead?@@stephenwatts985
Officials move to their safe locations, Marines secure assets, they lock the doors and you’re on your own. Afterwards, they roll in like Sheriff Behan and take what they want.
Was on Long Island, NY during Hurricane Sandy. We had no power for 22 days in winter at all. That's what opened my eyes to Prepping. We had a gas stove with 2 large 100 IBS tanks of gas. Kept the place warm when I lit it up with bbq lighter. Also had bbq for cooking food and since it was cold, placed frozen food In boxes on back stoop.
Not a fun time. Never Again.
Now, I live in South Florida and I'm ready for Hurricanes and no power for months.
Solar for power backup and duel fuel gen to assist.
Just my 2 cents
Good luck
When the grid goes down, I probably won't know about it for some time. I have not been able to afford electricity for the past several years so I generate my own Now using solar panels batteries and inverters. It's been working out quite well for the last couple of years.
But you spent a pretty penny setting that up. Some have to pay for electricity monthly because they can't afford a solar set up.
Just before I woke up one morning, I dreamt that an electrical distribution power tower began glowing red hot and it collapsed when 2 legs gave way. When it hit the ground sparks exploded into a fantastic array over a wide area.
I am an assembly line electrician - and this display was consistent with a high power short to ground explosion.
Think about it
I’ve been without power for 42 days (It’s a long story and it was not in my control for regaining power). I highly recommend that anyone that “thinks” they are prepared for life without power to do a test run of what it would really be like. 30 days would be an ideal length of time to give you a true reality check. A week or two without power is inconvenient, but easily doable and you don’t get the full effect of being without power until week three or four-in my opinion and personal experience. You will find what preps your lacking or how inefficient your living arrangement is. When you don’t have electricity and you want light to shower, find clothes/shoes, get access to first aid supplies, etc. It all plays a role and becomes more difficult, sometimes way more difficult than we can understand since we still have electricity. Saying you’re prepared is cute, being able to back it up and walk the walk is what separates boy from men and girl from women.
Be safe and don’t underestimate the simple things for preps.
A "good enough" setup is a modest inverter generator (2,000w), a few solar panels, and as many solar generators you can afford. If there isn't enough sunshine, then running your gas generator for an hour or so can recharge the solar generators.
In May of this year I lost power for 4 days due to heavy wind and rain. I luckily bought a solar generator and separate solar panels for it from eBay at a low, affordable good price just to be safe.
Find and learn from the information gleaned from the Texas grid outage. Every video has people's experience of what really did happen. Learning from real life experience will have most benefit.
Remember that if you have a gallon of fuel no-one cares but if you have a 500gal tank of generator fuel everyone wants "their share" of YOUR fuel or the electricity that you make.
HOWEVER remember that there is no way to have a "City Life" (internet, mains, drains etc) without electricity. There will be much to be said for hard manual labour from dawn to dark then dinner round the stove. No-one realises the lack of survival skills today until something hits them.
Thank you for a very informative video. God Bless!
You don’t want to rush to scramble.
Plan for yourself and your immediate family, see how little you can actually survive on for a week or month. You may have to accept losing weight, but you could survive on 500cals a day and a gallon of water a week per person. The critical part is mentally accepting that without doing that very American thing -firing a gun. You get NO sustinance from flying lead.
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Good analysis. I think that some other countries could take down our grid right now. Hence the widespread internet blackmail.
The only thing stopping them is fear of retaliation. That’s a pretty thin level of security, especially if some terrorist group got the ability to do it. This is the main reason I prep.
Agreed!
@@TheBugOutLocation as you pointed out the real issue will be second level effects. For example, you’re a truck driver delivering food to warehouses many miles away. Are you likely to leave your own family to deliver stuff to other people? Not for long. Would you? Would you have enough gas to get back home? Would criminals hijack you along the way? Most people don’t realize how fast it will all tip over.
Didn’t they see the lines for toilet paper based solely on rumor? Imho, most people have about a week of food on hand. If a rumor starts that there’s a run on the supermarket, it will all be gone in less than a day. And, don’t forget, no credit cards excepted. Can’t happen? The Germans surrounded Leningrad for a couple of years in ww2. Very limited supplies available. Almost all were taken by “leaders.”
Very interesting book on this subject.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! You brought up some great points. If you’re interested in this topic, we encourage you to check out our award-winning documentary called Grid Down Power Up - Documentary, narrated by Dennis Quaid. It’s free on UA-cam, and it goes into a lot of detail on these issues. Plus, they’ve got a website where you can take action by contacting legislators and public utilities. Please help us spread the word.
Well, the control measures placed upon us, are at a new low
I went 100 percent solar and wind power in 1997... it works quite well.
Imagine how the people that invested heavily into cryptocurrency would be like if their worse nightmare came true, no electricity. LoL.
I have an old style percolator in my travel trailer.
Be prepared for the worst and hope for the best...
try gather as much now ... ok start at 3 months ... they increase to a year etc etc
Did I just see an electric stove with a working digital clock?
This video kind of got overtaken by events...
100 % accurate
Good video.
IF, it goes down around here? Everyone will have all the wire less seed spreaders out. Hey Dale...
12:12 lol.
The non-preppers benefit from the preppers -- if 1/3 of people have food stocked up, then the remaining 2/3 of people literally have halfway more food to share between them.
My fear of a power outage is summer as mine apartment is on the 3rd floor. As most are built, there no cross ventilation, they run down one side and heat rises. Maryland has some hot summers and just losing power for 20 hours was bad enough to know how much worse it can get.
I keep saying we have to acclimated to hotter temps but no, ac is set to 76f during the day and 72-70f at night. We are a spoiled society. At 59 night sweats are nightly unless the room is cold. I like sleeping at 60-65f.
How to survive without electric !!
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Great content as always! If you're looking to explore these topics even further, we actually produced an award-winning documentary called Grid Down Power Up - Documentary, narrated by Dennis Quaid, that dives deep into these issues. It’s available for free on our channel, and you might find it really insightful. We also have some resources on our website for taking action, like contacting legislators and public utilities. Please help us spread the word.
Yes but don't worry, get rapture ready, JESUS is coming soon! The worst will happen after the rapture.
@@el_t4931 Hi, you are mistaken because the cause of all this is sin. Our sin, that's why this world is under a curse - before sin everything was perfect. Judgement is coming, the rapture and the 7year Tribulation are right around the corner. The Tribulation is the wrath of GOD upon all unbelievers! Now is the time to accept JESUS as your Lord and Savior! HE paid for our sins on the cross and came back to life on the 3rd day! Thank JESUS for this before it's too late! You can listen to Dr. Ron Rhodes on end times chronology. All the best👋
PS: JESUS is GOD, see John 1, Hebrew 1 etc.
@@el_t4931 @el_t4931 Hi, you are mistaken because the cause of all this is sin. Our sin, that's why this world is under a curse - before sin everything was perfect. Judgement is coming, the rapture and the 7year Tribulation are right around the corner. The Tribulation is the wrath of GOD upon all unbelievers! Now is the time to accept JESUS as your Lord and Savior! HE paid for our sins on the cross and came back to life on the 3rd day! Thank JESUS for this before it's too late! You can listen to Dr. Ron Rhodes on end times chronology. All the best
@el_t4931 Hi, you are mistaken because the cause of all this is sin. Our sin, that's why this world is under a curse - before sin everything was perfect. Judgement is coming, the rapture and the 7year Tribulation are right around the corner. The Tribulation is the wrath of GOD upon all unbelievers! Now is the time to accept JESUS as your Lord and Savior! HE paid for our sins on the cross and came back to life on the 3rd day! Thank JESUS for this before it's too late! You can listen to Dr. Ron Rhodes on end times chronology. All the best
Lots of words here, but little content.
For better or worse Ill be glad if the day ever comes and it shuts down. but if the grid goes down it better stay down. none of this down for a short time but back to business as usual crap.
Why would you want it to stay down???People start dying the longer we go without power,God forbid if it’s the winter
Most people aren’t ready for extended outages especially the elderly.Some people can’t afford to prep
ai junk video
Not AI, not junk. Thanks for watching 10 seconds though.
@@TheBugOutLocationI thought you were ai as you said can, in the can opener, you pronounced it as jack can do the overtime. When can as in canned food or can opener is more like, kan rhyming with hand.
To many advertisements during your video.
Oh look more clickbate fear p orn⚠️
Yes. I work 50 hr weeks need stuff to listen to at work
I GUESS I WON'T PAY ANY BILLS ANYMORE WHEN THIS HAPPENS!!!!!
YOU NEED WATER, SURVIVAL FOOD ASND GUNS AT THE VERY LEAST!!!!
LEARN HOW TO LIVE 100 YEARS AGO IN RURAL AMERICA!!!!!
all u need is a weapon
Try coming around here with that attitude and your family will be wondering why you never came home....