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I would park my car in the sun and throw the canned goods on the dashboard. You’ll be amazed how hot that can gets. Worked great when I was a truck driver back in the day.
You can dehydrate using your dashboard too. I wrap hotdogs & pre-cooked pizza & tater tots in foil & put on the dash so we can eat them at grandkids ball games.
Very Smart! Bet we can wrap a chicken or Turkey in a foil pan with potatoes, carrots, onion, celery and other stuff and cook it in the Texas heat!❤. Be careful, it might burn😂
Another good tip for hand washing is to save those larger bottles of Dawn especially the ones with a pump from Sams and just fill with water when empty. The small amount of residue that is left is perfect in a pinch for hand soap.
I really love your calm demeanor. Your content is very helpful and doesn’t make me feel overwhelmed. I’m surprised you aren’t at 100K yet…come on folks, let’s get JR to 100K!!!
Instead of paper plates get the deli food baskets and liners cuz u can get 1000 liners for $20 way cheaper and less storage space than paper plates. Hope this helps someone
Hey J R. Guys that canned chili over rice is fairly good tasting and easy to heat up. If you use instant rice, the water usage and fuel use will not be as much as boiling non instant rice. You can add the chili and the unhydrated instant rice into a pot and add a can of water and heat to a boil, take off flame and let the rice absorb the water. Add green onions and canned spinach for greens if wish. The canned spinach will be able to provide around half the water you will need. I have done this camping many times for a quick cook meal. If you have a dehydrator, you can make your own instant rice by cooking the rice, dehydrating and sealing in bags. 👍
Put whatever amount of instant rice in a bowl with a lid, add water to cover the rice, put the lid on, let it sit for 20-30 mins. Rice is done, fluffy, not hot, but in certain no heat conditions, it works. Add canned chili bec it doesn't need to be heated.
Hmmm...thanks! Could use a regular stove to dehydrate; it would probably take longer (?). Set at 200, spread on a cookie sheet, leave door open a slight bit, and allow to dry for ??? I will try this! I always turn off the burner after about 10 min of boiling, and allow the residual heat and the hot water to complete the cooking process. Rice comes out perfect every time, using less electricity.
Just a little hint with the dried beans to save water when cooking them. put them in a pot or bowl, cover them with cold water, then let them soak like that for at least 6 hours. overnight is better if you dont need them straight away that day. that way you need far less water to cook them, as well as reducing cooking time too, which saves fuel.
Lots of backpackers cook beans in solar cookers. Paint a mason jar black and leave the lid loosened. Put the beans and water in the jar and put it in the sun all day. There are great plans for portable parabolic solar ovens online
I've eaten chili, pasta, veggies, fruit, and more from the can at room temp. Doesn't matter to me. Not saying it's the best but it's sustainable and good to me, and I was a stuck up restaurant person. You can still season when needed or wanted.
Read a really interest comment from a former military guy that argued for keeping a can of peaches and 2 packs of instant oatmeal in your bag. You can rehydrate oatmeal in the juice from the can. (And you've got the can to cook in.)
This guy is simply the most thorough "prepper" I've ever viewed. He is very detailed with solid explanations but does so without talking down to you. Highly Recommend!
I get Oui yogurt that comes in glass jars and I have saved some to hold tea lights in while they burn when the lights have gone out with rolling blackouts in CA. I initially wanted to pour my own candles in them, but the cost was more expensive compared to the price of a tea light. They still work great with the tea lights and radiate enough light for the size of candle they are.
Two things to remember is to rotate out your canned goods to ensure that they are still edible when the fecal matter impacts the oscillating air circulating device. And the best “heirloom seed bank” is an actual garden. If you wait until the apocalypse to plant your cute little survival garden, you’re going to get awfully hungry waiting for the harvest.
Good point, thanks! How much should we stockpile? Our storage goal is to have enough dry goods (lentils, grains, etc.) to last nine months, because we anticipate 9 months from the day the grid fails, until the "Heirloom" garden produces food. In bad times, folks tend to gravitate towards families who are strong, so our stockage objective is for 12 mouths/9 months.
One thing I rarely see mentioned on these lists is cooking oil (or any oil, for that matter). Cooking oil will be very scarce, and very desirable. Lubricating oil will be very useful also.
also lard (pig or beef)......can be used for cooking, lubricating, and in meals for extra calories and can be used in oil lanterns for light, you can also use lard and beef tallow to make cosmetics and balms and chapstick and other topical skin creams.
Ghee (clarified butter) is shelf stable. Not sure how long it’ll keep before rancid but under right storage conditions I’ve heard 5 years shelf life. FWIW
Two backup cooking items I have for emergencies are a small grill with a lid and two large bags of self starting briquettes plus a Sterno stove with a couple boxes of extra sterno cans. All never used except for that 'you know when' time. Great video. Keep your guard up!
Truly enjoy your channel. As a person who survived Hurricane Maria in 2017, your recommendations are realistic. Love the hacks also. Would appreciate your input on prepping for pets and prepping in urban areas.
Tampons and pads for deep wounds. Sea salt or Himalayan salt. Honey. Olive oil. Rope and tarps. Warm boots hats coats socks and garden tools books on foraging wild plants to eat . books wild plants to eat. Solar generator with at least 3 plugs. And seeds
Harbor Freight is great for preps. Having worked there for a couple years (good way to stock up cheaper due to 20% discount on the whole purchase that only comes in coupon form 3 times a year) I was able to take care of tools. They have good hand tools really. I did an engine rebuild with just them, mostly. Had to get the impact out a couple times. Never underestimate cheap tools. Ill vouch for them.
@@jacquelinelacroce7430 I'm counting on it. I feed the strays in my neighborhood. Can't feed them all but I do what I can. I love them all too. My kitty Kiki died some months ago. She was a rescue, I miss her so much
Depends on how much time you have as well imo. All good being a gardening and preserving fiend but a lot of folks who work full time or have other responsibilities may not be able to do all of that stuff. We garden and have plenty of time but we don't preserve and our stock of canned goods is basically as a backup and not as a stockpile as such.
@@oldbloke204 I work minimum of 50 hours a week and still keep a garden, have chickens, and can food. I guess it's just how dedicated you are to taking care of your family
I walk through every isle of my Rural King and grab back ups and make a list of things to buy next paycheck. They have some great products and good sales. My favorite was a T-shirt that said Hanging with the girls. With chickens on it
Here in Brasil a can of tuna is like R$7 or sometimes R$12, so freaking expensive. When I hear you guys talking about 1 dollar a can of tuna, for us still would be R$ 5. Your money power is bigger than yours, maybe one day I would have a house on the country side of USA and a real survive/prep house!!! Keep going brother!!
I like olive oil...no more..cannot afford it....occasionally I still buy a small bottle of pomace...bit even the lowest grade is a major luxury..and used as such...when we shop these days we are forced to check every price and the weights as shrinkflation is real..
I don't like the cheap toilet paper, so I'm stocking up with the Ultra Plush as much as possible. That's my one luxury item. If I run out, then it's on to using wash cloths, storing the used ones in a diaper pail until wash day.
As much as I love all the tomato products that come in Cans, I have found that the tomato's legendary microbe-defeating acid ALSO EATS THE METAL CAN. Soon as there's a breach microbes can and WILL get inside, and the resulting mess can destroy surrounding cans that would otherwise have survived much longer. Might be best to isolate & separate canned tomato products from other canned foods in long-term storage.
I love how wide you went with this list and how you included all the little things. Individually they don’t seem like a big deal but collectively it is
In the winter when we were young kids, my dad would fry up some eggs sandwiches pack them up, and we’d go rabbit hunting. Cold egg sandwiches at lunch were pretty darned good…. we didn’t complain!
Wow, you're the first one I've read that had that same experience that I had as a kid. My mom always made them early in the morning before we took off for camping. Later in the morning, after we woke up (slept in the back of the station wagon), we'd eat the sandwiches. Mom always added mayo and salt and pepper. I really didn't like them, but they are a part of my childhood.
@@writerdebyeah I didn’t like them then still can’t eat them, when I was a kid we had to eat them or the food was saved until we would eat sometimes we had to stay at the table till we ate whatever, I would sit there until bedtime so it was saved for the next day😜
yes i agree... but the keystone beef can be pricey ... its good, but am retired and can't afford lots of canned beef. I do have several cans of chili. It will work fine with rice or potatoes for us. Thanks for info
Also, scissors. Cheap ones from the dollar store are good for things like duct tape. Also, I cut up ruined things to make into bandages. I put them into a big ziploc bag, handy to have on hand.
dry shampoo works well. growing shampoo ginger plant the flower is squeezed, removing the liquid can be used for shampoo and washing. A solar hand charger and a light bulb on a u s b cord plug in to the charger works well.
The water situation if you get a few sawyer type straws you can filter water fast. so if you have a rain water barrel its should be easy to accommodate water. also, electric solar powered hot plates can be a real advantage as well
I watch these videos with my grocery list at hand! I give myself an imaginary pat on the back and nod my head in agreement, "yep, got that!" as you go through. There is always at least one item that I'm low on, and this time it was bandages. I have a lot (being a horse person!), but recently got an abrasion right on the front of my ankle that even my softest socks annoyed. The tongue of my sneakers hit it, too, so I had to use plenty of cushioning, and wear crocs as much as possible until that got healed. Always have plenty of cotton, wool socks, a variety of shoes and boots. I will buy merino wool socks on sale in the summer. It has been very rainy here, and I hate clomping around in my muck boots all day in summer. So, when one pair of sneakers gets too squishy, or I'm done walking through wet grass, I put them in the greenhouse, pulling my Dr. Scholes foot pads out for quicker drying. I have a stockpile of these as well, I'm on my feet all day on the farm, so switching up shoes, they have various arch supports, etc., goes a LONG way toward my feet, knees, and back not getting sore. When I have a Kohl's coupon for 30-percent off, I buy jeans, etc., and then with the Kohl's cash that kicks in later, I have $10 or $20 bucks that I go buy sneakers, socks or underwear with. I bought a new vacuum cleaner last fall and had about $100 in Kohl's cash - bought jeans. There are patterns for turning old tee-shirts into underwear, and I'm a quilter, but I can't fit everything into my day. Having a stockpile of comfortable undergarments, socks, shoes is sensible. Also, always have a stockpile of warm or waterproof gloves, especially if you have small hands like me. When I find gloves I like, I'll buy three or four pairs at Tractor Supply, because if you don't get them in Oct/Nov...you might not find them in January when you've worn other gloves through. And again, they get wet and you need to switch them up. The reasonably priced goods from China may well dry up one day, plan accordingly.,
Here's a secret that I found out from a wound care nurse. Buy Pampers, tear off the leg elastic, and use them for large wounds. If a wound is smaller, but still good size, just use part of a Pamper and close up the edges with medical tape so the stuff inside doesn't spill out. I had leg problems and used those for months. I ordered them by the case from Amazon. I guess the mailman was puzzled, as we're old and never had children.
Great suggestions. I try to go to estate sales, went to one recently, grandson and granddaughter were with me, was late everything I could use basically was gone except some food items and pans --- like a half to 3/4 full Large $12.00 spices, I got for a $1.00 each cooking sheets, teas in individual wrappers and a 3/4 full bag of good quality coffee and 2 containers of honey. All still usable and in good condition. I pick up extra clothes and blankets, etc. When the fat hits the fan and no power or way to travel these things may be needed if for nothing else but to stay warm or seal off part of the house. One of the old sayings that I agree with is ---- beggers can't be choosers. Just be thankful you prepped and maybe able to help someone else.
Items that you probably cannot make for yourself and that can be stockpiled for future use: bar soap, liquid detergent, culinary salt, granulated white cane sugar, baking soda, plastic hair combs, disposable heads for shaving razors, tooth brushes, dental floss, duck/duct tape, gaffer's tape, assortment of nails/screws/bolts, bottles/cylinders of propane and butane fuel, gauze pads and surgical tape, pill and powder forms of OTC meds, hard candy cough drops, storm matches and butane lighters, real paper books on DIY skills (gardening, home repair, clothes making, small animal husbandry, wood stove cooking...), freeze-dried coffee, rolls of aluminum foil, individually packaged tea bags, dry culinary seasonings, small bottles of cooking oil (pure olive oil and pure coconut oil store the longest), feminine hygiene supplies and extra pairs of sturdy walking shoes. Yes, you could learn to knit socks, but it is so much easier to just stock up on some extra pairs of socks as well as extra undergarments. You will also want the supplies you need to patch/mend your clothing. If you have children, you will want to stockpile an assortment of learning materials to teach future levels of math, science, history, grammar, literature.... You will also need sets of children's clothing in one or two sizes larger than what your eldest child currently wears. Try to go for unisex types of clothing (plain pull-on denim jeans, plain or striped knit tops in gender-neutral colors...). Also stockpile some children's shoes and socks in a size or two larger than what each child currently wears and change out that stockpile to larger sizes as your children grow.
I buy a large bulk bottle of aspirin, aleve, ibuprofen, and Benadryl and fill up my dollar store sized bottles and stow them in bug out bags, purses and vehicles. The dollar store bottles notoriously only are a 20 count but you can put up to 100 tablets in them.
Aspirin won't keep very long. If you open a bottle, and it smells like vinegar, it has decomposed. One of the products of decomposition is acetic acid. For long term, I would look into plants that help with pain, such as spirea (where aspirin got its name). Spirea is in various varieties, such as baby's breath and bridal wreath. For everyone else, they're just nice shrubs in your yard, but you will know their usefulness.
@@bite-sizedshorts9635 that’s why I transfer the contents to a smaller bottle for use in the large bottle. I put an oxygen absorber in to keep it for longer.
Stockpile the free local newspapers they give away at grocery stores & convenience stores. Just grab one every time you go there and they will stack up quick
Another great video with great informative content. I just made a prepping run to Walmart yesterday, mostly for canned foods. While I do have a bit, I would like to stock up on some more dimension lumber and plywood, but the prices are so darn high right now. Something you just touched on, nails and screws, it might be good to have a supply of such hardware in case we ever get to a point when it's no longer available. Boxes of nails and screws are still fairly cheap.
We live in the house my wife's grandfather built. His old shop (former biddy house) still has a ton of instant coffee jars full of nuts, bolts, screws, and nails. Old nails work well in outside projects.
When I was living like a hobo for a while I ate many a soup and ravioli cold straight from the can. Not bad. Also 5 gallon buckets are useful for a lot of things like bringing in water to boil or to flush your toilet with, or to use as a toilet. You can also drill holes in the bottom for a makeshift shower. A lot of restaurants and stores throw them away daily
I learned on the internet; toothpaste can be mixed with mouthwash, in another container. Too much fluoride can cause cancer. Then you can extend the length of time you stocked for.
I watched a canning video that suggested putting in a jar full of water if there is an empty space in the canner and then just can the rest as usual. The water should last for a couple of years. (I'm referring to pressure canning)
@@gailoreilly1516 In addition to clean emergency water your jar stays steril for the next canning session. Use the water to put in your canner then pour the cooled canner water on plants - 3-4 uses!
One thing that is very inexpensive but vital to survive is salt. Do yourself a favor and get the 1lb packages of Pink Himalayan salt that’s loaded with minerals at the dollar store instead of that nasty processed Morton’s garbage. Pro tip: healthy salt is great for bartering too. Even so come quickly Lord Jesus and may we all be found about our Fathers business. God bless y’all
@@socalcrow3408 A local school lunchroom supervisor used to come to our church to help us with Wednesday night suppers. She said she always bought her spices at the dollar store.
If you ever have to take care of a serious wound, you want to have a huge amount of bandage supplies. They go so fast. A few boxes would not be sufficient if you couldn't get more
For larger wounds, you can use Pampers. Tear off the leg elastic. For a smaller wound, cut off part of a Pamper and seal up the cut edges with medical tape. I had to buy them by the case for months when I had leg problems. The wound care nurse at the hospital used them on me.
I would recommend stockpiling anti histamines bought for hay-fever and all sorts of allergic reactions and if you have to test berries or or wild food would help with reactions..........also many over the counter remedies, have natural or home remedies that people hsve used before over the counter meds becam popular also look for farmers almanacs and old home care or home economics books and readers digest would often put out specialnissues like this and stockpile books (self help, cooking, DIY, how to books, mechanical books) and as much entertainment ones as possible because if you stuck during a disaster and your plumbing goes you can't call for the local plumber you'll need to learn how to fix it your self
I tried the “prep life” for a little while and there’s simply no end. It’s too overwhelming to keep up and maintain. I’m more prepared than 90% of the population and I’m ok with that. Can I survive a year? Absolutely not. Can I survive a few months without outside intervention? Easy mode. Regardless, these videos are great!
Some of the peppers are just High Maintenance. I just keep buying can items etc...we will use. Keep filing my empty Laundry jugs with tap water and storing. Good heavy plastic..keep cash in small bills too
I'm retired on social security, but I have stocked up a lot. I don't see it as overwhelming. I buy a bit here and there extra when I'm doing regular grocery shopping so the expense doesn't hurt. If I find something on sale at a very good price, I might buy a bit more. Everything is stuff I use regularly, so when I use one, I buy another and put it in the back of the row.
I buy the boxes of minute rice and dry potatoes...pour them into Ziploc bags and they store flat really nice in my frig draw...will last forever. Otherwise you have to becareful how you store it and out of heat
Sanitary napkins of course have their main use but when it comes down to a bad gas and you need a clean bandage for your head or for whatever that's why they call them sanitary and they're cheap and would make great wound covers in a bad situation
im not an avid fan of hunting and eating small game, but a simple multi-pump pellet gun will help with meat supplementation. a small fishing kit goes a long way too.
I live off-grid, I cook with wood I heat with wood. I keep approximately 7 cord of wood cut. I have plenty of down trees to keep cutting and I stockpile fuel non-ethanol fuel. To run all my equipment. I tried a can everything I might need. And put what I need in The Root Cellar. Canned goods are good to have on hand most of them don't go bad even though the date has run out. Back in the day we didn't have dates on our food. Be prepared Fisher stock ammo
It's the canned foods that have a lot oo f acid that go bad fast. Tomato products and pineapple are top of the list. The rest last far longer than the expiration date.
@@P2Zip I can live without pineapple, and tomatoes are so easy to grow that I won't run out of them. If you home can the tomatoes, they last a whole lot longer, as the acid can't harm the glass.
@@dancinginabundance no. most prepared foods are not healthy for certain conditions. Some are not as easily available and are most costly than regular good.
Get some Bacitracin ointment. It’s the main ingredient in triple antibiotic ointment and can be used long term. Triple antibiotic can only be used for two weeks and then you you need to cease using for a week or two. Long term use of triple antibiotic ointment can cause severe problems.
Thank you for your podcast! There is a group of spot on preppers I’v been following for a few years which you are one of. Common sense is in short supply these days. You are appreciated and again, thank you!😉
When I went to Florida they used to have jared pasta.We would put it in the windshield and fotste and after a dsy at the beach they woukd be warm enough to est
I had a heavy duty sealed large emergency cardboard box after 10 years I moved and opened it up. The plastic bandages didn't stick, the alcohol prep pads dried out as well as the pens and the gaskets on the cigarette lighter that exploded when used. The toothpaste was good but the tooth brush bristles went very hard so I used them for cleaning. The candles and matches worked as well as the cotton balls, pocket notebooks and pencils.
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I would park my car in the sun and throw the canned goods on the dashboard. You’ll be amazed how hot that can gets. Worked great when I was a truck driver back in the day.
We used to eat "dashboard burritos " in my kayaking bum days.
You can dehydrate using your dashboard too. I wrap hotdogs & pre-cooked pizza & tater tots in foil & put on the dash so we can eat them at grandkids ball games.
You may be able to pasteurize water in your car in the hot sun using a WAPI.
Very Smart! Bet we can wrap a chicken or Turkey in a foil pan with potatoes, carrots, onion, celery and other stuff and cook it in the Texas heat!❤. Be careful, it might burn😂
Great tip! Thank you. 😊
Another good tip for hand washing is to save those larger bottles of Dawn especially the ones with a pump from Sams and just fill with water when empty. The small amount of residue that is left is perfect in a pinch for hand soap.
Just put 1/4" in your hand soap bottle and top off with water
Awesome idea!!! We saved our laundry soap bottles and filled with water. Shook. There's always left over soap in them.
Great idea! So easy! Pump included. Can continue to use until it no longer works. I wonder if could be purchased that fit this sized bottle? Hmm ...
I really love your calm demeanor. Your content is very helpful and doesn’t make me feel overwhelmed. I’m surprised you aren’t at 100K yet…come on folks, let’s get JR to 100K!!!
Thank you!
I agree
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Instead of paper plates get the deli food baskets and liners cuz u can get 1000 liners for $20 way cheaper and less storage space than paper plates. Hope this helps someone
Excellent idea, thank you!!😊
I LOVE this idea!!
Hey J R. Guys that canned chili over rice is fairly good tasting and easy to heat up. If you use instant rice, the water usage and fuel use will not be as much as boiling non instant rice. You can add the chili and the unhydrated instant rice into a pot and add a can of water and heat to a boil, take off flame and let the rice absorb the water. Add green onions and canned spinach for greens if wish. The canned spinach will be able to provide around half the water you will need. I have done this camping many times for a quick cook meal. If you have a dehydrator, you can make your own instant rice by cooking the rice, dehydrating and sealing in bags. 👍
Put whatever amount of instant rice in a bowl with a lid, add water to cover the rice, put the lid on, let it sit for 20-30 mins. Rice is done, fluffy, not hot, but in certain no heat conditions, it works. Add canned chili bec it doesn't need to be heated.
@@sherryh7485 I have put instant rice in a plastic bag with water, sat it in the sun and it is nice and warm when water is absorbed. 👍
We put chili over all varieties of rice.
@@ericarnaud7983Your suggestion also works for tea 🍵 and coffee ☕️ and with Mason jars. Great advice!
Hmmm...thanks! Could use a regular stove to dehydrate; it would probably take longer (?). Set at 200, spread on a cookie sheet, leave door open a slight bit, and allow to dry for ??? I will try this!
I always turn off the burner after about 10 min of boiling, and allow the residual heat and the hot water to complete the cooking process. Rice comes out perfect every time, using less electricity.
Just a little hint with the dried beans to save water when cooking them. put them in a pot or bowl, cover them with cold water, then let them soak like that for at least 6 hours. overnight is better if you dont need them straight away that day. that way you need far less water to cook them, as well as reducing cooking time too, which saves fuel.
You can do the same with pasta, but not overnight; few hours is enough.
You have to do that anyway though.
Lots of backpackers cook beans in solar cookers. Paint a mason jar black and leave the lid loosened. Put the beans and water in the jar and put it in the sun all day.
There are great plans for portable parabolic solar ovens online
@@stevescuba1978 now that's something i havent heard of at all, tnx for explanation :)
If beans cook & cook, but not soft
Add a Tbls of baking soda...done
I've eaten chili, pasta, veggies, fruit, and more from the can at room temp. Doesn't matter to me. Not saying it's the best but it's sustainable and good to me, and I was a stuck up restaurant person. You can still season when needed or wanted.
@ Paul-uw7us 😂I know what you mean. I ate C-rats cold sometimes. Tall cans were the worst and short can the best!!!
Beefaroni and ravioli is great cold😅
Those cans of food are VERY GOOD TO HAVE. WAY BETTER THEN JUST RICE OR POTATOES . HECK YOU CAN HEAT THESE OVER CAMP FIRE 😁
Read a really interest comment from a former military guy that argued for keeping a can of peaches and 2 packs of instant oatmeal in your bag. You can rehydrate oatmeal in the juice from the can. (And you've got the can to cook in.)
I hear ya!
This guy is simply the most thorough "prepper" I've ever viewed. He is very detailed with solid explanations but does so without talking down to you. Highly Recommend!
5 pack of toothpaste and 16 pack of bar soap on sale at my Costco this week. Saved a total of $16.00.
Thanks for mentioning that! Off to Costco tomorrow...
Toothpaste does expire at least flouride in it for sure.
I get Oui yogurt that comes in glass jars and I have saved some to hold tea lights in while they burn when the lights have gone out with rolling blackouts in CA. I initially wanted to pour my own candles in them, but the cost was more expensive compared to the price of a tea light. They still work great with the tea lights and radiate enough light for the size of candle they are.
put you candle by mirrors it maginfis the light more
Two things to remember is to rotate out your canned goods to ensure that they are still edible when the fecal matter impacts the oscillating air circulating device. And the best “heirloom seed bank” is an actual garden. If you wait until the apocalypse to plant your cute little survival garden, you’re going to get awfully hungry waiting for the harvest.
when the fecal matter impacts the oscillating air circulating device. Brilliant minds think alike 😀😀😀
You have experience surviving a apocalypse?
Good point, thanks! How much should we stockpile? Our storage goal is to have enough dry goods (lentils, grains, etc.) to last nine months, because we anticipate 9 months from the day the grid fails, until the "Heirloom" garden produces food. In bad times, folks tend to gravitate towards families who are strong, so our stockage objective is for 12 mouths/9 months.
@@hauckjohn What is your address?!
@@thefriendlypsychopath3894 email? A psychopath wants my email address? Hahahahaaa!!!!
One thing I rarely see mentioned on these lists is cooking oil (or any oil, for that matter). Cooking oil will be very scarce, and very desirable.
Lubricating oil will be very useful also.
also lard (pig or beef)......can be used for cooking, lubricating, and in meals for extra calories and can be used in oil lanterns for light, you can also use lard and beef tallow to make cosmetics and balms and chapstick and other topical skin creams.
Seed cooking oil is a killer !!
Ghee (clarified butter) is shelf stable. Not sure how long it’ll keep before rancid but under right storage conditions I’ve heard 5 years shelf life. FWIW
@kendon81 I have made lard (bacon grease) candles, but I have never heard of using it in a lantern and would love to hear more about it.
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Two backup cooking items I have for emergencies are a small grill with a lid and two large bags of self starting briquettes plus a Sterno stove with a couple boxes of extra sterno cans. All never used except for that 'you know when' time.
Great video. Keep your guard up!
Truly enjoy your channel. As a person who survived Hurricane Maria in 2017, your recommendations are realistic. Love the hacks also. Would appreciate your input on prepping for pets and prepping in urban areas.
Thank you JR. You rock my brother. I'm thankful for your channel. God bless you and yours❤
Tampons and pads for deep wounds. Sea salt or Himalayan salt. Honey. Olive oil. Rope and tarps. Warm boots hats coats socks and garden tools books on foraging wild plants to eat . books wild plants to eat. Solar generator with at least 3 plugs. And seeds
Careful of those scented pads!
And that is before use! 😢
Pampers with the leg elastic removed are good for larger wounds. You can also cut them down and close the cut ends with medical tape.
Harbor Freight is great for preps. Having worked there for a couple years (good way to stock up cheaper due to 20% discount on the whole purchase that only comes in coupon form 3 times a year) I was able to take care of tools. They have good hand tools really. I did an engine rebuild with just them, mostly. Had to get the impact out a couple times. Never underestimate cheap tools. Ill vouch for them.
We buy the bathe and body works hand soaps u can fill them up with water abd shake. We get five more uses
Another fantastic video! Great ideas and reminders for being practical and frugal, too! You rock, JR!
Thank you Millie!
Don't forget about prepping for your pets too
Absolutely!! Food and meds and a first aid kit too!!
Will they survive? Also the nuclear Winter? I love them so much 😢
@@jacquelinelacroce7430 I'm counting on it. I feed the strays in my neighborhood. Can't feed them all but I do what I can. I love them all too. My kitty Kiki died some months ago. She was a rescue, I miss her so much
Flour, curing salt, and sugar...never mentioned and way more important than canned processed trash. Honey by the gallon is excellent as well
I agree, but he did mention salt and sugar.
Depends on how much time you have as well imo.
All good being a gardening and preserving fiend but a lot of folks who work full time or have other responsibilities may not be able to do all of that stuff.
We garden and have plenty of time but we don't preserve and our stock of canned goods is basically as a backup and not as a stockpile as such.
flour does not have a long shelf life. wheat and a grinder is better!
salt was paid to the roman army, that is where the word salary comes from. supper important for prepping!
@@oldbloke204 I work minimum of 50 hours a week and still keep a garden, have chickens, and can food. I guess it's just how dedicated you are to taking care of your family
Another great video from the best prepping channel on UA-cam.
Thank you Paul!
Thank you for providing excellent advice and information! 🙏❤
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Good point 04:15 our animal shelter requests only Dawn.
Posting this video on GAB in group homestead preparedness
Thank you!
I walk through every isle of my Rural King and grab back ups and make a list of things to buy next paycheck. They have some great products and good sales. My favorite was a T-shirt that said Hanging with the girls. With chickens on it
Here in Brasil a can of tuna is like R$7 or sometimes R$12, so freaking expensive.
When I hear you guys talking about 1 dollar a can of tuna, for us still would be R$ 5.
Your money power is bigger than yours, maybe one day I would have a house on the country side of USA and a real survive/prep house!!!
Keep going brother!!
Here in Germany, a Tuna can 195g is sometimes for 1€. Most times it is 1,50-2€ (1€ is about 5,3-5,5 Brasilian Reais)
@@alias6789 should be but here is 9 sometimes 14 Reais. Hiperinflation
I like olive oil...no more..cannot afford it....occasionally I still buy a small bottle of pomace...bit even the lowest grade is a major luxury..and used as such...when we shop these days we are forced to check every price and the weights as shrinkflation is real..
Good list. If we are talking about cheap stuff to get - I would add toilet paper, kitchen roll, cling film and glow sticks to the list.
Or a bunch of cheap wash clothes and a tons of bleach in power form
@@pablocayetano7255 Don't forget a diaper pail to soak the wash cloths in after you use them.
I don't like the cheap toilet paper, so I'm stocking up with the Ultra Plush as much as possible. That's my one luxury item. If I run out, then it's on to using wash cloths, storing the used ones in a diaper pail until wash day.
My family used to ask why I’d always go to dollar tree. This is why! Get it cheap and a lot of times they’ll give you a bulk deal
Absolutely!
Best deals you’ve gotten?
I found the 4-pack of the one gallon propane tanks at Walmart yesterday for $18. Cheapest I’ve seen in a while
As much as I love all the tomato products that come in Cans, I have found that the tomato's legendary microbe-defeating acid ALSO EATS THE METAL CAN. Soon as there's a breach microbes can and WILL get inside, and the resulting mess can destroy surrounding cans that would otherwise have survived much longer.
Might be best to isolate & separate canned tomato products from other canned foods in long-term storage.
I love how wide you went with this list and how you included all the little things. Individually they don’t seem like a big deal but collectively it is
In the winter when we were young kids, my dad would fry up some eggs sandwiches pack them up, and we’d go rabbit hunting.
Cold egg sandwiches at lunch were pretty darned good…. we didn’t complain!
Omg. My mom made them on hamburger rolls with ketchup..wrapped. good anytime. My son likes them too
@@lisalee2885 same here…. Always with ketchup on a hamburger bun! 😊
Wow, you're the first one I've read that had that same experience that I had as a kid. My mom always made them early in the morning before we took off for camping. Later in the morning, after we woke up (slept in the back of the station wagon), we'd eat the sandwiches. Mom always added mayo and salt and pepper. I really didn't like them, but they are a part of my childhood.
@@writerdeb 😊
@@writerdebyeah I didn’t like them then still can’t eat them, when I was a kid we had to eat them or the food was saved until we would eat sometimes we had to stay at the table till we ate whatever, I would sit there until bedtime so it was saved for the next day😜
Thanks JR, you always give me at least one new thing to think about or work on.
Petroleum jelly is also good for putting on your pet's foot pads.
I would rather get keystone beef (not ground ) than chili. Fully cooked and tastes like Grandma made it with a four or five year shelf life.
They’re so pricey now but I agree I’ve splurged on Keystone but with 12 cans at $200 I also have a lot of chili
yes i agree... but the keystone beef can be pricey ... its good, but am retired and can't afford lots of canned beef. I do have several cans of chili. It will work fine with rice or potatoes for us. Thanks for info
Glad to see you two...missed your posts but family time is most important and you had fun!!😊
Also, scissors. Cheap ones from the dollar store are good for things like duct tape. Also, I cut up ruined things to make into bandages. I put them into a big ziploc bag, handy to have on hand.
Great informative discussion and the comments are spot on with the points made in the discussion.
dry shampoo works well. growing shampoo ginger plant the flower is squeezed, removing the liquid can be used for shampoo and washing. A solar hand charger and a light bulb on a u s b cord plug in to the charger works well.
I want to thank you Sir, and all the comments are great ideas.
To All, Stay Safe, and God Bless.
Wet wipes.. id reccomend storing even unopened in ziplocks or air tight containers to help keep from dehydrating and drying out
And if they do dry out, you can rehydrate them with witch hazel
I love those blue lights from Harbor freight. I keep them everywhere! It's nice that they have a magnet on the back too
The water situation if you get a few sawyer type straws you can filter water fast. so if you have a rain water barrel its should be easy to accommodate water. also, electric solar powered hot plates can be a real advantage as well
I watch these videos with my grocery list at hand! I give myself an imaginary pat on the back and nod my head in agreement, "yep, got that!" as you go through. There is always at least one item that I'm low on, and this time it was bandages. I have a lot (being a horse person!), but recently got an abrasion right on the front of my ankle that even my softest socks annoyed. The tongue of my sneakers hit it, too, so I had to use plenty of cushioning, and wear crocs as much as possible until that got healed. Always have plenty of cotton, wool socks, a variety of shoes and boots. I will buy merino wool socks on sale in the summer. It has been very rainy here, and I hate clomping around in my muck boots all day in summer. So, when one pair of sneakers gets too squishy, or I'm done walking through wet grass, I put them in the greenhouse, pulling my Dr. Scholes foot pads out for quicker drying. I have a stockpile of these as well, I'm on my feet all day on the farm, so switching up shoes, they have various arch supports, etc., goes a LONG way toward my feet, knees, and back not getting sore. When I have a Kohl's coupon for 30-percent off, I buy jeans, etc., and then with the Kohl's cash that kicks in later, I have $10 or $20 bucks that I go buy sneakers, socks or underwear with. I bought a new vacuum cleaner last fall and had about $100 in Kohl's cash - bought jeans. There are patterns for turning old tee-shirts into underwear, and I'm a quilter, but I can't fit everything into my day. Having a stockpile of comfortable undergarments, socks, shoes is sensible. Also, always have a stockpile of warm or waterproof gloves, especially if you have small hands like me. When I find gloves I like, I'll buy three or four pairs at Tractor Supply, because if you don't get them in Oct/Nov...you might not find them in January when you've worn other gloves through. And again, they get wet and you need to switch them up. The reasonably priced goods from China may well dry up one day, plan accordingly.,
Here's a secret that I found out from a wound care nurse. Buy Pampers, tear off the leg elastic, and use them for large wounds. If a wound is smaller, but still good size, just use part of a Pamper and close up the edges with medical tape so the stuff inside doesn't spill out. I had leg problems and used those for months. I ordered them by the case from Amazon. I guess the mailman was puzzled, as we're old and never had children.
Great suggestions. I try to go to estate sales, went to one recently, grandson and granddaughter were with me, was late everything I could use basically was gone except some food items and pans --- like a half to 3/4 full Large $12.00 spices, I got for a $1.00 each cooking sheets, teas in individual wrappers and a 3/4 full bag of good quality coffee and 2 containers of honey. All still usable and in good condition. I pick up extra clothes and blankets, etc. When the fat hits the fan and no power or way to travel these things may be needed if for nothing else but to stay warm or seal off part of the house. One of the old sayings that I agree with is ---- beggers can't be choosers. Just be thankful you prepped and maybe able to help someone else.
Closing off rooms in the house works for homes like my 1931 house. People who had to have "open concept" are going to be screwed.
I really enjoy your channel, you out of all the prepper channels, get that people don't have unlimited access to funds....
yep i am retired and on tight budget. I buy extra a little at a time.
Items that you probably cannot make for yourself and that can be stockpiled for future use: bar soap, liquid detergent, culinary salt, granulated white cane sugar, baking soda, plastic hair combs, disposable heads for shaving razors, tooth brushes, dental floss, duck/duct tape, gaffer's tape, assortment of nails/screws/bolts, bottles/cylinders of propane and butane fuel, gauze pads and surgical tape, pill and powder forms of OTC meds, hard candy cough drops, storm matches and butane lighters, real paper books on DIY skills (gardening, home repair, clothes making, small animal husbandry, wood stove cooking...), freeze-dried coffee, rolls of aluminum foil, individually packaged tea bags, dry culinary seasonings, small bottles of cooking oil (pure olive oil and pure coconut oil store the longest), feminine hygiene supplies and extra pairs of sturdy walking shoes. Yes, you could learn to knit socks, but it is so much easier to just stock up on some extra pairs of socks as well as extra undergarments. You will also want the supplies you need to patch/mend your clothing.
If you have children, you will want to stockpile an assortment of learning materials to teach future levels of math, science, history, grammar, literature.... You will also need sets of children's clothing in one or two sizes larger than what your eldest child currently wears. Try to go for unisex types of clothing (plain pull-on denim jeans, plain or striped knit tops in gender-neutral colors...). Also stockpile some children's shoes and socks in a size or two larger than what each child currently wears and change out that stockpile to larger sizes as your children grow.
Canned Crisco stores well and can be used in several applications too.
This!! All of this is what I am trying to do
Great video JR. So many ideas to keep you ahead of the emergency. Much appreciated for sharing. Cheers from Alberta!
Good stuff!!! Basics but great for the starters and super reinforcements for the experienced. Keep up the good work!
Thank you Tim!
Thank you for your prepping ideas.
I buy a large bulk bottle of aspirin, aleve, ibuprofen, and Benadryl and fill up my dollar store sized bottles and stow them in bug out bags, purses and vehicles. The dollar store bottles notoriously only are a 20 count but you can put up to 100 tablets in them.
Aspirin won't keep very long. If you open a bottle, and it smells like vinegar, it has decomposed. One of the products of decomposition is acetic acid. For long term, I would look into plants that help with pain, such as spirea (where aspirin got its name). Spirea is in various varieties, such as baby's breath and bridal wreath. For everyone else, they're just nice shrubs in your yard, but you will know their usefulness.
@@bite-sizedshorts9635 that’s why I transfer the contents to a smaller bottle for use in the large bottle. I put an oxygen absorber in to keep it for longer.
if you have a fridge you can save the water you used for rice ect to reuse the next time you cook rice recycle if possible
Thank you, JR! Another great video!
Stockpile the free local newspapers they give away at grocery stores & convenience stores. Just grab one every time you go there and they will stack up quick
I have old newspapers that I placed in plastic vacuum storage bags; keeps from pests and getting wet.
You can roll them tightly, tie with string, and use for heating or cooking.
Another great bunch of product suggestions,JR. Thanks!🕊🇺🇸🙏💗
Thanks for watching Sheri!
Cotton balls , and hand sanitizer or rubbing alcohol in a empty food can will heat up a food also make hot water for instant coffee🌻
Cotton balls and vaseline will start a fire.
Great advices as always 😊
some of the tools I have were eitherfound inthrift stores or roadside finds
And toothache treatments.
Thank you. Made me re think.
Another great video with great informative content. I just made a prepping run to Walmart yesterday, mostly for canned foods. While I do have a bit, I would like to stock up on some more dimension lumber and plywood, but the prices are so darn high right now. Something you just touched on, nails and screws, it might be good to have a supply of such hardware in case we ever get to a point when it's no longer available. Boxes of nails and screws are still fairly cheap.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
even cheaper at estate sales, first aid stuff to!
I went to Restore and bought a plastic shoebox full of small screws for $20. I have enough small screws for a very long time.
We live in the house my wife's grandfather built. His old shop (former biddy house) still has a ton of instant coffee jars full of nuts, bolts, screws, and nails. Old nails work well in outside projects.
When I was living like a hobo for a while I ate many a soup and ravioli cold straight from the can. Not bad. Also 5 gallon buckets are useful for a lot of things like bringing in water to boil or to flush your toilet with, or to use as a toilet. You can also drill holes in the bottom for a makeshift shower. A lot of restaurants and stores throw them away daily
I learned on the internet; toothpaste can be mixed with mouthwash, in another container. Too much fluoride can cause cancer. Then you can extend the length of time you stocked for.
You can use coconut oil instead of toothpaste to avoid the fluoride.
Any suggestions regarding satellite phones? Where to buy, type that’s best and general thoughts? Thank you!
Thank you for your info we appreciate you.
Peace
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Fill your unused canning jars with water for drinking.
Way better option than single use plastic bottles!
I watched a canning video that suggested putting in a jar full of water if there is an empty space in the canner and then just can the rest as usual. The water should last for a couple of years. (I'm referring to pressure canning)
@@gailoreilly1516 In addition to clean emergency water your jar stays steril for the next canning session. Use the water to put in your canner then pour the cooled canner water on plants - 3-4 uses!
The good thing about stocking canned vegetables is that they're canned in water which is drinkable
One thing that is very inexpensive but vital to survive is salt. Do yourself a favor and get the 1lb packages of Pink Himalayan salt that’s loaded with minerals at the dollar store instead of that nasty processed Morton’s garbage. Pro tip: healthy salt is great for bartering too. Even so come quickly Lord Jesus and may we all be found about our Fathers business. God bless y’all
Oh yeah...lots of salt, vinegar, seasonings from Dollar Tree
@@socalcrow3408 A local school lunchroom supervisor used to come to our church to help us with Wednesday night suppers. She said she always bought her spices at the dollar store.
If you ever have to take care of a serious wound, you want to have a huge amount of bandage supplies. They go so fast. A few boxes would not be sufficient if you couldn't get more
When I go into Walgreens or CVS I will always buy wound care items on the clearance shelf.
For larger wounds, you can use Pampers. Tear off the leg elastic. For a smaller wound, cut off part of a Pamper and seal up the cut edges with medical tape. I had to buy them by the case for months when I had leg problems. The wound care nurse at the hospital used them on me.
Great information, as always.
I would recommend stockpiling anti histamines bought for hay-fever and all sorts of allergic reactions and if you have to test berries or or wild food would help with reactions..........also many over the counter remedies, have natural or home remedies that people hsve used before over the counter meds becam popular also look for farmers almanacs and old home care or home economics books and readers digest would often put out specialnissues like this and stockpile books (self help, cooking, DIY, how to books, mechanical books) and as much entertainment ones as possible because if you stuck during a disaster and your plumbing goes you can't call for the local plumber you'll need to learn how to fix it your self
Great video very informative and thanks for sharing!
I tried the “prep life” for a little while and there’s simply no end. It’s too overwhelming to keep up and maintain.
I’m more prepared than 90% of the population and I’m ok with that.
Can I survive a year? Absolutely not. Can I survive a few months without outside intervention? Easy mode.
Regardless, these videos are great!
Some of the peppers are just High Maintenance. I just keep buying can items etc...we will use. Keep filing my empty Laundry jugs with tap water and storing. Good heavy plastic..keep cash in small bills too
Prep using free resources like the food bank or self checkout 😂
I can't imagine even the best stocked prepper as having EVERYTHING one might need for a year or two; just do the best you can.
I'm retired on social security, but I have stocked up a lot. I don't see it as overwhelming. I buy a bit here and there extra when I'm doing regular grocery shopping so the expense doesn't hurt. If I find something on sale at a very good price, I might buy a bit more. Everything is stuff I use regularly, so when I use one, I buy another and put it in the back of the row.
very good overview. thankyou
Thank you
Nice and calm manner. Not fear inducing. But you rattle this off so fast! Wish you would include a list in there somewhere.
Love getting OTC from the dollar tree!
Fantastic information. Thank you.
Thanks for watching Charlotte!
single burner butane stove from walmart, the fuel is cheap and lasts a while and its very portable
Many items have a shelf life.
Rubber gloves, some food,Tape, glues,
Epoxies last a long time.
Estate sales are great for deals !
THKS
How long will dry beans and rice and rice last if sealed properly and what is the best way to steal them?
I buy the boxes of minute rice and dry potatoes...pour them into Ziploc bags and they store flat really nice in my frig draw...will last forever. Otherwise you have to becareful how you store it and out of heat
Excuse me?
Best way to steal them 😂😂👍
10 years plus, mylar bags with oxygen absorbers
Thank you. Good job!
Sanitary napkins of course have their main use but when it comes down to a bad gas and you need a clean bandage for your head or for whatever that's why they call them sanitary and they're cheap and would make great wound covers in a bad situation
im not an avid fan of hunting and eating small game, but a simple multi-pump pellet gun will help with meat supplementation. a small fishing kit goes a long way too.
Fishing net also
Casting net*
I live off-grid, I cook with wood I heat with wood. I keep approximately 7 cord of wood cut. I have plenty of down trees to keep cutting and I stockpile fuel non-ethanol fuel. To run all my equipment. I tried a can everything I might need. And put what I need in The Root Cellar. Canned goods are good to have on hand most of them don't go bad even though the date has run out. Back in the day we didn't have dates on our food. Be prepared Fisher stock ammo
It's the canned foods that have a lot oo f acid that go bad fast. Tomato products and pineapple are top of the list. The rest last far longer than the expiration date.
@@P2Zip I can live without pineapple, and tomatoes are so easy to grow that I won't run out of them. If you home can the tomatoes, they last a whole lot longer, as the acid can't harm the glass.
Don't forget can openers for all of the canned goods.
Good information I'll keep prepping
Thanks for watching Henry!
I have a personal hygiene bucket and a dental bucket ready to go!
Great information, thankyou 💯👍
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!
Ive had to, out of despiration, canned corned beef hash, cold from can.
A tea light burning under the open can for 15 mins or so, will make it far more palatable.
no one talks about food for diabetics and people with hypertension.
Aren't those pretty much a given? Store what you eat, eat what you store.
@@dancinginabundance no. most prepared foods are not healthy for certain conditions. Some are not as easily available and are most costly than regular good.
Great video and thank you for sharing.
Great ideals, thanks
You’re welcome Jeanna! Thanks for watching!
Great advise. I stuff newspaper in my boots after work. Dye as a bone the next day.
Get some Bacitracin ointment. It’s the main ingredient in triple antibiotic ointment and can be used long term. Triple antibiotic can only be used for two weeks and then you you need to cease using for a week or two. Long term use of triple antibiotic ointment can cause severe problems.
Thank you for your podcast! There is a group of spot on preppers I’v been following for a few years which you are one of. Common sense is in short supply these days. You are appreciated and again, thank you!😉
When I went to Florida they used to have jared pasta.We would put it in the windshield and fotste and after a dsy at the beach they woukd be warm enough to est
I had a heavy duty sealed large emergency cardboard box after 10 years I moved and opened it up.
The plastic bandages didn't stick, the alcohol prep pads dried out as well as the pens and the gaskets on the cigarette lighter that exploded when used.
The toothpaste was good but the tooth brush bristles went very hard so I used them for cleaning.
The candles and matches worked as well as the cotton balls, pocket notebooks and pencils.