Surprisingly important to say for a lot of people. I’ve seen people leaving rifles, canned food, and a bunch of other random prepping material just laying out. It’s extremely off putting to any normal person coming into your apartment/house. The only place that’s obvious for me is the garage, but if I need to hide that stuff to come off as normal I’ll just park outside for the day.
Im on the third floor of an apartment comlex and my neighbors ceiling collapsed because this 65 year old man above him is a hardcore prepper who had so many canned goods in one location with ammo that his floor gave way and my complex sued him for the damage and my neighbor sued him cause the stuff fell on his cat and killed it. Please for your neighbors sake make sure to understand how to space out weight so you dont kill your neighbors cat.
If they didn’t inform him of a weight limit per square inch for the structure in the contract he is not liable for damages. He can sue them for poor structural integrity and putting him at risk of harm and property damage. They just want a piece of that renter’s insurance policy and they’re scaring him into not fighting them.
Apartment prepping for 12 years, here's some things I learned: 1. Switched to protein powder for instead of canned meat, easier to cycle since I use it more in every day life. Soft expiration ~3 years, hard at least another 3 (currently using protein powder that says "BB March 2021"). Easy to clean the shaker bottle just add some more water, shake, and drink that too. 2. Went with solid hexamine fuel instead of liquid since hexamine won't spill, doesn't vaporize like gas or naphtha, and isn't in a pressurized can like butane/isobutane. Shelf life is forever. 3. Look for thermal cookers, essentially a giant thermos that you can seal a whole pot in. It'll slow cook rice/lentils in about 2-3 hours without needing to simmer after being brought to a boil. Decreases your fuel usage. 4. Couple cases of wet wipes and sanitizer wipes for hygiene takes less space than storing an extra gallon of water per day for washing your balls. Plus they make for better wiping than regular TP. The Dyper brand is the least prone to ripping if you're really scrubbing yourself down. 5. Cooking oil is the most calorie dense food, have a metal jug of w/e you prefer and prepare to add a few tablespoons to every meal. Shelf stable foods tend to be low fat (rancidity can only be delayed for so long) so adding fat back into your diet is crucial and it's easier to cycle/replace a gallon jug of oil every 5 years instead of tons of foods that contain fat/oil. 6. A lot of foods can be cooked in freezer Ziplocs (like instant ramen, par cooked rice, etc) by adding boiling water and leaving wrapped in a towel for 10 minutes then eaten straight from the bag. If you don't have to clean a pot after every meal you can save significant amounts of water. The ziploc can then be used to store trash, like used poo poo wipes, after. Plus tons of other uses. Store freezer ziplocs.
It's my job. I actually was going to buy a house 3 years ago when working a engineering job. But I really didn't trust Guntube to last me long term. So I want some flexibility But it is a funny dichotomy
@@BrassFacts What's the going rate for a decent house in your neck of the sand? Right now, I live in an expensive part of WA (not THE expensive part, but close) and have given up on home ownership here. Thankfully, I'll be moving to OH soon, where I might actually be able to buy in a couple years.
One great tip about short shelf life prep food (canned goods) (smoked fish) (rice) etc. Is buy stuff you like normally so you can eat it as It gets close to expiring. Unlike MRE's and mainstays which I wouldn't prefer to take to work as lunch.
This for sure. Prepping is infinitely more expensive if you’re just trashing it. Might as well have a good stockpile that you occasionally cycle through by eat and replace.
Another good option is to donate to your local foodbank. But then you have a shorter window because you probably have to beat the soft expiration date. Worth considering if you want some insurance but don't want to eat chef boyardees for lunch.
@@BrassFacts exactly, also they are designed so any religious group can eat them so they are vegan. Basically just beans and rice for the entrees. But you also get 2 cookies and other stuff. Pretty fucking good for $3
Recently bought a box off amazon. They were so bad I tossed the whole thing. Not sure if I got a bad batch or they had been sitting in the sun for a while but each item tasted and smelled so strongly of chemicals(likely from the packaging) it was inedible. Might try another to see if this was norm.
I just had PRK eye surgery (I think PRK is better than LASIK personally). Had it 8 days ago and I’m already seeing pretty damn good. Was definitely nervous going in but am very happy so far. Definitely consider it if your eyes are really bad!
I had PRK a decade ago. It has been awesome. I have far better than perfect vision, and the only downsides have been light sensitivity and it takes my eyes a bit longer to focus on further objects.
Honestly, my main “prep” is just my pantry. Good food for a few months, and we just eat stuff before it expires and replace it. We do have an absolute emergency stash of dried beans, rice, and multivitamins. Refried beans cost me $4 to make a month’s worth of one meal a day, rice is about the same cost. I’ve got my entire family covered for a year on about $500. I also keep a little bit of candy with the absolute emergency lol. If you’re eating rice and beans for 3 meals a day, you’re gonna want a little treat sometimes.
Great content as always. I know the easy solution is usually “buy land and big house” for prepping but this scenario is realistic for a ton of people. And this helps get the brain going on how to work the best with a given situation.
@@Al_capachino you s3emed ti muss their point in your attempt to make your own political point. We all know the economy sucks and Bidens at fault. You aren't sharing any knowledge or making things better beating an obvious and pessimistic drum.
A lot of people are overpaying luxury rent for suburban and urban apartments that could go towards a cheaper home that needs some upgrades. But at least it's home instead of an overpriced apartment.
@@Enjoyer.762and you don’t need to deal with neighbors. It took me less than a month to learn the apartment life ain’t for me, what with the old guy who cooked cabbage EVERY SINGLE DAY 🤢 stinking up the whole complex and the obese goth chick who’d always be walking out into the hallway in her underwear 🤮 On the plus side, with the loss of appetite I lost ten pounds that month
@@Al_capachino”this administration” like both “sides” aren’t made of exactly the same type of ultra rich western libs. They all exploit you. The only thing that matters is class.
As an Utah native i can proudly say that this is just the norm in our state. Our ancestors have been doing this for generations. I guess when the government puts an extermination order on your head and then pushes your family out into the frontier you learn to be independent and self sufficient.
after the texas snowstorm, I say a month worth of food and water, and enough battery bank to last a week is a must, no matter if you live in a house, apartment, or renting out a single room
You are now my son's role model. He's "half Asian" for whatever that is worth. And he thinks you are. He now wants the exact plaid shirts you have and is begging me to get him the same "weapons" you have. (He's 13...so he will have to wait.) Love your channel! And lentils/beans/rice are awesome in our humid area as amazon has super affordable Mylar bags! :)
This channel is way better than Dirty Civilian. All those guys do is show off all their super expensive equipment and gear that NONE of their viewers can afford.
@@billstevens5277Justrite Safety Cans are incredible. I'll never go back to a plastic jerry can...and will never have to because this thing will outlast me.
basic tip that i’ve used to build up a decent storage: every time u go to the store buy 1 can of food or 1 water bottle- ideally both over a couple months you’ll have a decent build up
Dudes are living on hot pockets so they can prioritize all disposable income on NODs, and laser-aiming modules for their KAC SR15 ARs they purchased on Credova lmao
I have to live near an airport for work. Honestly, an apartment might be a better option than a single family house in a dense urban environment. Shut the lights off and you are a single shoebox in a stack of shoeboxes and there are 2 doors and several flights of stairs between you and the public. In partial times you are a walk from resources instead of a drive. That said...do you have a gascan under your bed? Dafuq?
This is all well and good, but speaking from experience, it'll all go to hell if you decide to cohabitate with a woman that doesn't want to live in a bunker. Now living in a house with wife and kids, even just a single closet to myself for guns, parts, and ammo is a lot to ask for these days.
Nah. You give them their space to decorate, and yours to work in. My Wife moved in with me, and at the time I couldnt be bothered with even a lawn chair for furniture. I suspect women think they have to save a guy like that LOL, but damned if furniture didnt materialize around that woman!. Had a years worth of food, a repair shop, the whole nine yards. The dream. We talked about what she wanted and what I needed. She got areas like the living room and the kids rooms to mostly do as she wished as long as my stuff was out of site. Things like my work bench being broken down under the couch let me expand into "her" areas. My rooms were full on Mad Max that would get veiled if people were coming over.
It’s worth mentioning the Mormon Canneries. Even if you’re not in our church, you can get a ton of nonperishable food for a few hours of volunteering, plus you can network with people who have more grain in their basement than some third world countries.
Apartment prepping is very similar to prepping in a neighborhood full of houses. This applies to most people nowadays. Remember, your strongest prep is your network and ability to lead people in a bad place. Motivating hungry people to achieve a goal is a huge challenge, but it is doable if you have the skills. Take leadership classes as well as training with your guns. Take a leadership position at work. Be a leader in your church and community now, so you have those skills in the bag.
Remember that keeping fuel and gas in your apartment is a huge violation of your lease and may set you on fire in some circumstances, so store with caution. You touched on it briefly, but have some kind of data backup on an SD card or a burner phone. Maybe digital images of your birth certificate or id docs, passwords to your accounts, pictures of your family or whatever is important to you. Maps, music, books, etc. I would also make a checklist. Keep in mind in SHTF you may be under mental shock and wont be thinking straight. For instance, in a nuclear attack, shut off your HVAC and seal the vents, in a riot, remember to keep your lights off and block the shades. Print out email address and phone number of loved ones. Etc. Overall remember the prep also needs a plan and what better time to think up a plan than when you are perfectly calm. Also, cash is going to be very important in many types of events that knock the computers down. and almost no one is going to have change so probably a bunch of 1s and 5s would go a very long way even if you are poor.
A couple comments for you (and the audience): 1) Start exploring more with Rechargeable items like batteries. While Lithium batteries have a LONG shelf life, they are very expensive. Now I haven't really checked on the RCR123A batteries that much but hopefully they are better than 10 yrs ago, but I admit that some devices don't like that battery in a Rechargeable. As for most other common batteries I have no problem with. One tip to go with this would be to try and consolidate WHAT BATTERY type you need. For example, I always look for a device that uses 18650 so I only NEED that version. I do have plenty of AA/AAA that I use around the house, but my gear is either a fixed battery or 18650/21700. You already have a solar panel for keeping them charged if needed. For the amount of supplies you probably go through, you probably don't end up wasting batteries but it really isn't hard to end up wasting those batteries if you're not going through them fast enough. I ended up wasting a large pack of D and C batteries because I no longer use them for my primary flashlights. When I actually went to use them, I realized they were past their lifespan and no longer worked. 2) While it might be a storage issue in an apartment, you might consider stocking freeze dried components that let you make your own meals. These, in unopened state last 25-30 yrs, just like MT. House, but let you control what's in them. Add in a good recipe book, plenty of them if you search Meals in a Jar, which specializes in using Freeze Dried components. You could then make your own meals like Mt. House, controlling how much sodium and ration size. There are plenty of suppliers out there: Thrivelife, AugussonFarms, Honeyville are a few I know of off the top of my head. 3) While you didn't really cover it in this video, you may want to set yourself up with an Electronics support kit. First, when looking for something, focus on USB-C, though it may not be available and not all devices with USB-C charging actually charge at USB-C rates (more later). Minimum Kit: 2 USB-C to USB-C cables, and two each of the following adapters: USB-C f to USB-A m, USB-C f to Mini, USB-C f to Micro, USB-C f to lightning, plus any specialty cords required like Baofeng USB-A to barrel connector, 1 12v Adapter with 2 ports & 1 AC adapter with at least 2 ports. This, with a battery pack allows you to keep just about ANY USB powered device without having a jungle of cords. Some devices that have a USB-C charge port do not actually support USB-C and require USB-A in order to charge. This is because they can only charge at the 2.4A rate. 4) Dump that liquid Gas for Propane - Much safer to store, especially in hot areas, and has no real expiration date. In addition, there are a number of devices that can run on propane like a stove or Heater, or that may be able to run on it with an adapter such as a canister stove. While it would be good to have some on hand for your vehicle, I personally find the danger hazard of having it INSIDE my residence too high for safety. Especially since there are alternatives that are safer. For you I would probably recommend the 10lb Propane tanks, but they are 3 times the cost of a single 20lb. With one tank and a Propane tree (with a couple hoses) you could feed a stove, lantern, and an additional device if needed.
@brassfacts more of this more of this more of this more of this and anything/everything else similar to this. Connecting the dots to these preparedness issues and the direct concepts to emergency management elements makes the content reach more audiences, and helps prepare the ones who need it most
I live in a Studio apartment in phoenix and here are some tips I've learned along my prepping journey for anyone in a similar situation. First off 3 months prep is mostly all you're gonna get out of the limited space of a studio apartment so only focus on that, don't stress over the apocalypse, prepping is basically just buying you time, that's it, whether it's 1 month of time or 5 years of time all you're trying to do is buy time until things return to normal or you figure a better situation out. Next when it comes to food, canned food is your best bet if you live in the desert like me, water is a very very valuable resource so it doesn't make sense to stockpile water just so that you can evaporate it to cook your food, canned food almost always contains it's own liquid to cook the contents of the can in, save your water stockpile for drinking. When it comes to cooking I've found that stockpiling those Sterno gel based flame heaters are the best option as apposed to butane, they last a decently long time and they're more than sufficient in heating up canned food or even cooking small batches of meals, you can usually find them in the camping section of Walmart. Next is going to the bathroom, surprisingly I've never heard anybody mention this (probably because they actually own a house) but cat litter is your best option, stock up on 2-4 bags of that and pair it with a little bullshit camping toilet or even a bucket and you're bathroom situation is taken care of for the most part, save the cat litter for mostly solids, you're liquid waste can easily be discarded down the drain or outside even. And lastly is energy generation, those solar "generators" are a very good option but ONLY when paired with a gas generator in my opinion, I recently tested the Jackery 2000 plus and solar charging is highly unrealistic, you have to have a lot of space to spread them out and you have to constantly adjust them to get the maximum wattage output, you could just buy more solar panels but then you're taking up more apartment space and then you need even more space to spread them out, they will work in a pinch but the solar panels shouldn't be your main charging option, instead something like the Predator 1400-2000 watt Inverter model generators or the expensive Honda EU2200i is your best option for charging, they can charge the Jackery 2000 plus in under 2 hours so that's only a 2 hour run time on the generators daily at most which VASTLY extends the fuel storage out to weeks or even months. Hope any of that helped someone, and yes I've tested all of the things I've mentioned
@@xc8487 Absolutely a longterm goal, however that option is not viable right now so I make due with the situation that I find myself in, believe me I absolutely do not plan on staying in phoenix if some shit truly goes down, I'd go somewhere more hospitable, I have a couple places in mind and that I've been to before. Luckily one of the benefits of prepping in a studio apartment is that due to the capacity limit of storage within the apartment, all my preps are able to also fit inside my car if I need to ditch my apartment
People go too hard on power IMO. Preserving food in the fridge is only a load that exists until the food is used. Thats maybe two or three weeks max in most fridges seen in apartments if they started full. I see most people calculating that load like it goes on forever. I'm where its cooler so AC wise we get by with M18 fans. M18 batteries are nice for multi use with lighting along with tools for getting stuff done too. A dozen batteries can go a long way and recharged quickly off a generator too but can be topped off a power cell easily too when you arent doing something like using KWH on the fridge. Most long term stuff will be small load devices like batteries for radios and lighting, fans and maybe cell phones if the network is still up. Its actually a rather small daily load once things have failed long enough civilization no longer needs things like refrigeration. With solar estimates I always double or triple the manufactures stated times because you never have ideal conditions.
Just ate a can of mixed vegetables and a can of new potatoes that both expired in 2019, if stored properly you have several additional years IF STORED PROPERLY and USE COMMON SENSE
@Brass Facts, I’m totally off grid with big space to shoot if you guys ever want to do a video series on the reality of not being on the grid, solar setups, solar wells, back up generators, batteries, and all that it entails, etc. Also a medical provider with experience in ER and urgent care. Just might be a fun all around video on off grid living, medicine, stuff like that.
Some form of backup power (with an emphasis on being able to keep your internet / computers online if relevant to your job) is the one prep I'd prioritize, assuming your finances and health are in good shape, you keep food in the pantry, and drinks in the fridge.
Apt prepping has something rural living doesnt. Being easier to network and have help right there for assistance. Consider doing cook outs and block parties every couple months to find the good and the ones you need to keep an eye on. You will need to figure out big plan issues. Sanitation to keep sewage from backing up into units to keep people in their homes, how to dispose trash, latrine and shower location, and resources to exploit like how to collect rainfall for water and other uses. Back up cooking is usually gas grills which LPG stores well and doubles with buddy heaters for back up heat. Storage wise go vertical. Use dead space like under beds and closets for more sensitive items. Use blankets or curtains to conceal items like safes you dont want unwanted eyes to see exactly what it is. A work bench is possible. I made mine with a work bench top that sits on two japanese style low saw horses. The top stores under my couch while the saw horses fit together with a 2x10 to extend my lowest shelf in my kitchen shelving unit. The totes are great. Get or built a piano dolly to move stacks at once is a back/time saver. Get a gorilla cart to move stuff around. Working on my cars? I toss the tool bags I need on the cart and roll it out to the work area. Take the trash out to far dumpsters, move furniture or totes to bug out are great. Theres even a walk out hobo camp plan based around if everything went tits up and the family had to walk out that has the cart moving both supplies and allowing kids to rest while we keep moving. Power get a power cell with a pair of panels. Plan on helping neighbors charge items as you can to help keep them invested in pulling security on your gear too. In an apt you are all in it together, keep that in mind and problems can motivate team work.
As a homeowner prepper, I love the Costco tote bins. You can get them for $8 a pop and you can get barcodes for them to scan and see what’s inside, or, my wife has a label maker and can help out with that. I also like the cheap 5 gallon buckets from home depot or Lowe’s that I can at the bare minimum fill with water if something goes down for the dogs, washing off, boiling food etc. I get little Amazon gift cards on the side from work all the time and I use those to buy my stuff. Anything from dried food, to power banks, to portable stoves, etc. on top of this every time I visit Costco I buy 6 gallons of water for like $5 and everytime I go to the regular grocery store I get at least one extra can of food to put in the pantry. Living in tornado alley but being from a place where you can get hit with hurricanes, I have been practicing this basically my whole life. I find it to be the easiest part of preparedness. Where it gets more challenging for me is things like medical supplies/medicines, batteries, etc.
Recently went 2 weeks without power in my 3rd floor apartment, I was able to run my deep freezer (vertical which is less ideal for holding in cold) and cook without using up my butane or propane on electric cookware using large scale battery banks like what you had (2 rotating anker 535) and panels, as the top floor long term I could have easily tucked the panels up onto the roof, but for this shorter term emergency I was able to just deploy them on my porch at such an angle it wasn’t visible from the ground but had no problems recharging.
A decent meal to prep for especially if you have a couple people with you: 1/2 cup of rice, pack of ramen, can of Campbells chunky soup. Match the ramen flavor to the soup flavor. It tastes pretty good. It’ll feed one person all day, or a small group for one meal. You can even use the moisture from the soup to soften up the ramen if you can’t use water. If you buy in bulk and wait for a sale you can have it for about 2.50. Personally I usually buy two of the 12 packs of ramen and 24 cans of the soup about once a month at Aldi. That comes out to about 55 bucks. As far as rice goes I recommend checking out an “ethnic” grocery store. A lot of them sell 50lb bags of rice at a really good price.
one thing people tend to forget is having what I would call a "civil bugout bag" which is essentially an extra change of clothes, enough money for a hotel room, a form of identification, a charger for your phone along with a power bank, a first aid kit, any prescription medications and then a laminated write out of phone numbers for your close family/anyone important to you. why? well in my only disaster experience a brush fire turned into a house fire which rapidly spread through town at midnight. if I had not been unable to fall asleep I likely would not have been able to gather those things and leave, all of which are extremely helpful to you in the event of most bug out events.
Another thing you can do with buying rice and beans is to get a vacuum sealer and pre combine them with other spices mixed in already. One thing I do with mine is leave excess material on the bag when sealing it so i can throw a set of chop sticks (or plastic spoon/fork) and a couple soy sauce packets in, then seal that little section (without vacuum) so i have sauce and something to eat with
Great video! I just put all my preps into a spreadsheet Would love to see more detailed recommendations for medical preps. Appreciate the content as always!
@@investigativeoutcomes9343 that stuff scares me. I refused it before a surgery because addiction runs in my family and I knew that coming out of anesthesia, I’d take whatever they gave me. Fortunately, it was uncomfortable, not painful.
@@LFDNC beats killing your liver trying to ease the pain by consuming a bottle of ibuprofen in one day. a couple of hydrocodones will ease all pain for two days. a trusted and responsible person who is not a drug addict should have access to morphine. also i would never go under anesthesia, never have, even for the many surgeries i have had. One time i was in line at the pharm and some psycho picking up her head meds flipped out on me cause my mask was down, i was there for penicillin and hydrocodone, septicemia. the pharm gave me a hassle over the hydro so i told them to just give me the damn penicillin cause i was freakin dying, the entitled head case who was still lurking kinda rolled her eyes as the asian pharmacist ask management ''you want me call police''.
I live in a 1b1ba apartment and over the last year I’ve somehow managed to put together enough food for a year and enough water for 9months. It would be great to have water for a year, but water is hella bulky, so instead I live near multiple year round fresh water sources and I have a kickass filtration system. There’s also enough 5.56 and 9mm stashed under my bed to send CNN into a meltdown. There are a few odds and ends here and there that I want to improve on, but overall I think I’m in a good place. And btw, I started following this channel for gun and gear reviews, but it’s quickly becoming my favorite prepping channel.
Keep in mind. Often the expiration dates on certain food stuffs are for the packaging. Also, just because the food may be shelf stable, doesn’t mean the packaging is too.
My only issue is that when one of your less than smart neighbors sets something in your apartment on fire, you are out on the street if you are lucky enough to get out.
That’s if he’s lucky. My man is sleeping on a bed of gasoline. Lmao! Dude needs to stop buying lpvos and night vision and buy a house with a shed to store that shit.
Rice, (dry)beans, oats, pasta, type foods; put them in the freezer for 72 hours to kill any bugs, larva, eggs, that will contaminate your long term "emergency" food. Same with "instant" milk and mash potatoes.
Mylar bags (or mason jars) and 02 absorbers done well you can skip this, but you are 100% correct. If you ever think you may have flour mites or weevils, just look for a darker dust at the bottom of the container after moving it or 'volcanos' before disturbing it. Make sure you remediate ALL of it, clean all containers with bleach solution and soap.
The best way to do food prep is rotation. The mormon guidelines are actually really helpful, they have it down to a science. Buy what you actually use (in forms that will keep for a while and more perishable forms) and then rotate it out as you use it. This way you aren't wasting food, and experation dates are less of an issue. It also helps make sure you have a decent variety.
It’s wild to me how basic of ideas these are and I learned things. I feel like we get so wrapped up into the worst case that we forget that basic food and water and stay out of the way will carry you though most things. Good to be reminded and refocused every once in a while. Thanks
20 years into prepping...always try to learn something new... Have been watching the prepping in small spaces a lot recently. We HAVE a large home, we dont have a lot of "stuff"...not totally minimalist, but..stuff gives both of us anxiety. In our office (that was our oldest sons bedroom 22 years ago) there is an enormous walk in closet..cedar lined no less. It isnt that it is outgrown with what is in it, it is that no matter how often I try to reorganize...it seems we dont have enough space. Our guest bedroom also has a large closet...but there are 2 large safes in it that are not for food storage... So...I am watching all of the small space preppers to see where I can expand, without the house looking like a bunker, for lack of better explanation.
My wife and I jus moved units in our complex to a 2 bedroom like the same day you posted this. I'm trying not to immediately go out and spend 1000s of dollars to turn my office into a doomsday room. I need to prioritize what is needed to get my wife and I through likely disasters and provide her a sense of normalcy in them. But we have to balance enjoying life and at a certain point we'd have to bug out anyway.
Pretty much sums up my preps for the storm early next week. Enough food for a week, water, basic stuff to repair broken windows. Third time I've used it so far. It's far more realistic than a doomsday bunker. Both cost and scenario.
Best advice I got-- buy 1 or 2 extra of what I like to eat and drink. It's been a simple and practical advice. And I have less waste because of that advice.
I bought a few dozen (yes dozen) of those bins back when they were $9 as they were the same price as moving boxes. Two moves later, they still serve their purpose. Also all farm supply stores have airtight food grade bins. They are great for bulk dry food storage. You'd be amazed how little space 100lb of rice takes up.
Investment: $3k freeze drier. Now, almost every meal can become a long term storage camping meal. I deployed with a guy who was getting home cooking shipped to Iraq. I've taken home made beef stroganoff camping. You can make real eggs into powdered eggs. You can freeze dry your wifes breast milk to feed your baby if she stops producing. You can freeze dry Skittles and they dissolve instantly in vodka.
Rather than letting the food go to wash and trash it, I would set a calendar that is linked to a google sheet so I can eat it before it goes bad, then cycle it out
Great video. The $10-13/meal for Mountian house and similar products seems far more affordable than night vision and other less advantageous preparations items. When compared to these less useful items, $10-13/meal is very affordable.
Emrgency Ration bars. I bought boxes of katadyn nrg 5 rations off of amazon a few yrs back for 9$ a box. 25 yr shelf life, calorie dense and easy to store. Wouldn't want to live off it long term but good as a suplement. Price has probably gone up a bit but still worth considering.
I’ve been looking at the “Big Blue” solar unit! Is it any good? Yeah,spreadsheets are awesome for tracking your kits, categories, gear and expiration dates, etc. That “buy 2, use 1” mindset really does makes kit loading/maintaining less painful. Glad to hear you mention that. Thanks for the guns-adjacent video!
Something small that I'd like to add: Spices can keep nearly indefinitely and are easy to store because it's lightweight. I personally live in Texas where it's hot and stupid crazy humid and I've cooked with spices that were well over 20 years old without any problems that were simply stored in the cabinets.
Having a battery bank recharged by solar is ideal for cooking. A instant pot is extremely efficient at cooking & holding foods warm(food safe with no refrigeration) with minimal water use. Also have souse vide device as a backup. Personally prefer not storing fuel in my living space as well.
1. Love the rice, I like Calrose myself. 2. Yea, knowing how to use excel is probably one of the biggest superpowers in life. 3. Life is important, live it first, be prepared for normal things, have insurance, fire extinguisher, healthy body, etc and only then: 4. Start prepping, and don't go overboard. Remember that all lot of this stuff adds up quickly $$$$, and as you say, expires too. A year or two goes by quickly.
man, there is nothing in my house I haven't used in the last 8 months. I also don't have many things, I purge clutter. On second thought that reminds me I need to purge my closet again.
I just redid my bedframe today to fit those same block bins with the yellow lits under it. Was thinking I can put a lot of backup storage in there. Then, same day, I watch this video only to see you doing the same thing
For Apartment bros, those stainless steel two or three shelf storage racks are relatively cheap and each shelf can carry 250 pounds...enough for most cases of ammo. You can line up one wall with those.
Check out Erbswurst: German Survival Ration if you like pea soup. Lasts forever and if you throw in some fried SPAM it’s not bad. Also extremely compact if you need something to store in a pack.
You call it apartment prepping. I call it what 95% of preppers can actually do. There’s a whole lot of people stuck in cities or suburbs that long for acreage and a homestead, but we’re going to have to figure out how to make do with what we have, and where we are today.
When you were discussing stoves, I'd highly recommend having the wife/girlfriend browse online used markets for a wood stove. You can find hem for $100. They look presentable and proper in the home/apartment, they'll last a thousand years and they're designed for an easily renewable resource. Liquid and butane stoves are cool, until you very quickly run out of liquid.
Serious question, due to apartment size limitations - would it make sense to rent a storage unit as a cache for an emergency? I appreciate your thoughtful videos on your channel.
This is the move, IMO. So long as a lockdown or full Mad Max transformation doesn't happen literally overnight with zero warning, you should have enough time to drive to a nearby storage unit while everyone else is bum-rushing the grocery stores and gas stations. It is extra money, but you could make it up by not needing as big of an apartment. Also, you'll need to have a vehicle on hand (some apartment-dwellers don't).
This is a whole lot easier if you live on 20 acres with a couple of ponds, a 4,000 sq ft shop, a basement with a pantry and a g*n workshop, and a shipping container.
Pemmican is fantastic if you have the palette for it. 50/50 quality beef tallow and fine shredded or powdered meat with salt and spices for flavor. One bar the size of a typical granola bar is over 1000 calories, but more nutritious and keeps you feeling full. I keep a month's worth vacuum sealed in a lunch bag. Easy to grab and go.
I'm opting for the storage method that does not involve me sleeping over Jerry cans and lithium batteries on a lumber pyre. Personal preference. lol j/k j/k
If 6 years in the Army taught me anything, it's this: "Do what you can, with what you have." My partner and I have managed to build a solid 3 month foundation packed into a single spare bedroom closet in our 2-bedroom apartment.
Get extra of stuff you already eat. I’m too frugal to feel good about throwing stuff out and feel like I just wasted a ton of money. Get a packs of cereal, mac and cheese, canned fruit, spaghetti and sauce, etc. When it starts getting old, just eat it. No need to throw it out or get stuck wondering how you’re going to eat 50lbs of beans.
Get a pressure canner. I sailed through covid scooping up deals on meat and vegetables. When cans are 2.75 plus for soup it took 74 quarts to break even on my cost, and from that point five of each flat of quarts broke even with the cost of the flat. Last year I canned a whole deer on top of what I bought at the store. These canned meat are almost ready to mix for soups, chili, or with rice or potatoes.
Three things I highly advise to go with the beans and rice. Braggs liquid amino acids Some brand of lard, people tend to forget that we need fat and cholesterol (our brain is made of the stuff after all). Vitamins I also grab the Tabasco sriracha for flavor.
What is overlooked here is making sure your preps don't prevent you from getting laid in the mean time
Fuck I knew I was missing something
Everyone knows women aren't real
Surprisingly important to say for a lot of people. I’ve seen people leaving rifles, canned food, and a bunch of other random prepping material just laying out. It’s extremely off putting to any normal person coming into your apartment/house. The only place that’s obvious for me is the garage, but if I need to hide that stuff to come off as normal I’ll just park outside for the day.
uh yeah... it's my preps that are preventing me from getting laid...
yeah
totally.
@@BrassFacts 100%....
The greatest prep: a house and a costco membership
I have 200 rolls of TP, 600 cans of beans and 1000 pop tarts. Everything a man needs.
Don't forget the 12lb plastic jar of Mustard😅@@RAWBOT301
Who can afford financing a house nowadays 😂
Both of my comments on this video were deleted. Weird
@@UnknownUser-fe5zuJust go to the bank of mom and dad.
Im on the third floor of an apartment comlex and my neighbors ceiling collapsed because this 65 year old man above him is a hardcore prepper who had so many canned goods in one location with ammo that his floor gave way and my complex sued him for the damage and my neighbor sued him cause the stuff fell on his cat and killed it. Please for your neighbors sake make sure to understand how to space out weight so you dont kill your neighbors cat.
jesus christ 0_0
And that friends is why I only lived in ground floor units LOL.
That's fucking crazy lmfao
If they didn’t inform him of a weight limit per square inch for the structure in the contract he is not liable for damages. He can sue them for poor structural integrity and putting him at risk of harm and property damage. They just want a piece of that renter’s insurance policy and they’re scaring him into not fighting them.
I am sure something like that would have made your local news lmao. Is there any evidence this happened ?
"God I love Excel so much" Your tism is showing Brock
Also add canned fish to your prep food, high cal for space and no cooking. Plus you need Omegas.
i have canned fish. I didn't show every single container. Also pills, pills help a lot to fill in missing vitamins and minerals.
Protein and O3FAs, yes!
So true,
See these rice and beans packs everywhere online.
You body needs meat based foods: protein, saturated fats and vitamin.
Canned fish? I'd rather not survive.
SARDINE MASTER RACE
Apartment prepping for 12 years, here's some things I learned:
1. Switched to protein powder for instead of canned meat, easier to cycle since I use it more in every day life. Soft expiration ~3 years, hard at least another 3 (currently using protein powder that says "BB March 2021"). Easy to clean the shaker bottle just add some more water, shake, and drink that too.
2. Went with solid hexamine fuel instead of liquid since hexamine won't spill, doesn't vaporize like gas or naphtha, and isn't in a pressurized can like butane/isobutane. Shelf life is forever.
3. Look for thermal cookers, essentially a giant thermos that you can seal a whole pot in. It'll slow cook rice/lentils in about 2-3 hours without needing to simmer after being brought to a boil. Decreases your fuel usage.
4. Couple cases of wet wipes and sanitizer wipes for hygiene takes less space than storing an extra gallon of water per day for washing your balls. Plus they make for better wiping than regular TP. The Dyper brand is the least prone to ripping if you're really scrubbing yourself down.
5. Cooking oil is the most calorie dense food, have a metal jug of w/e you prefer and prepare to add a few tablespoons to every meal. Shelf stable foods tend to be low fat (rancidity can only be delayed for so long) so adding fat back into your diet is crucial and it's easier to cycle/replace a gallon jug of oil every 5 years instead of tons of foods that contain fat/oil.
6. A lot of foods can be cooked in freezer Ziplocs (like instant ramen, par cooked rice, etc) by adding boiling water and leaving wrapped in a towel for 10 minutes then eaten straight from the bag. If you don't have to clean a pot after every meal you can save significant amounts of water. The ziploc can then be used to store trash, like used poo poo wipes, after. Plus tons of other uses. Store freezer ziplocs.
$3000 gun
$3000 NV
$3000 worth of ammo a month
No wonder you live in an apartment.
It's my job.
I actually was going to buy a house 3 years ago when working a engineering job. But I really didn't trust Guntube to last me long term. So I want some flexibility
But it is a funny dichotomy
He lives in an apartment so he can afford those things 😛
@@BrassFacts What's the going rate for a decent house in your neck of the sand? Right now, I live in an expensive part of WA (not THE expensive part, but close) and have given up on home ownership here. Thankfully, I'll be moving to OH soon, where I might actually be able to buy in a couple years.
@@scott5913 I moved from Florida to Ohio. You’ll be surprised how cheap houses are here.
@dingmannuahs what part of OH? Looking at moving from NY (yes, I’m one of the few good ones lol)
One great tip about short shelf life prep food (canned goods) (smoked fish) (rice) etc. Is buy stuff you like normally so you can eat it as It gets close to expiring. Unlike MRE's and mainstays which I wouldn't prefer to take to work as lunch.
For real having to chuck a fuckton of food sucks
^ This. If you're in a situation of uncomfort, at least the food you will have a stockpile of is the food you normally would want to eat.
Absolutely, eat it a month or so out for gods sake.
This for sure. Prepping is infinitely more expensive if you’re just trashing it. Might as well have a good stockpile that you occasionally cycle through by eat and replace.
Another good option is to donate to your local foodbank. But then you have a shorter window because you probably have to beat the soft expiration date. Worth considering if you want some insurance but don't want to eat chef boyardees for lunch.
Humanitarian aid rations on Amazon are 10 for $30. $3 for 2200 calories that don't taste too bad. Pretty good for emergency food.
Ill have to check those out, they look like they're sopako made. So basically just MREs on the cheap.
@@BrassFacts exactly, also they are designed so any religious group can eat them so they are vegan. Basically just beans and rice for the entrees. But you also get 2 cookies and other stuff. Pretty fucking good for $3
no, just no
@@alexanderlusson5349 beans and rice, pure starch, have fun with diabetes
Recently bought a box off amazon. They were so bad I tossed the whole thing. Not sure if I got a bad batch or they had been sitting in the sun for a while but each item tasted and smelled so strongly of chemicals(likely from the packaging) it was inedible. Might try another to see if this was norm.
Brock staring at the camera knowingly as he has to haul out the billion cans of chicken noodle we sent him 🤣
chicken noodle equals death
#1. Gym membership
#2. Doctor visits
#3. Dentist visits
#4. Lasik for the love of God
Then everything else
I will not be opting for the scary laser, thank you very much
I just had PRK eye surgery (I think PRK is better than LASIK personally). Had it 8 days ago and I’m already seeing pretty damn good. Was definitely nervous going in but am very happy so far. Definitely consider it if your eyes are really bad!
I had PRK a decade ago. It has been awesome. I have far better than perfect vision, and the only downsides have been light sensitivity and it takes my eyes a bit longer to focus on further objects.
@@korcla5668PRK predates LASIK I believe and is still in practice having historically been used on pilots so it’s not shocking it’s solid
I have perfect vision and teeth. Why do I need eyes surgery and dental visits?
Can’t wait till hop moves in and you do a follow up, Next time it’s going to be “house prepping”
"House prepping for 2 male lovers"
I don't think me and hop would get a long as room mates. Haha.
@@BrassFacts I don’t think you’re supposed to call your heterosexual life partner roommate. After they move in.
@@187chona unless its your parents your talking to
@@RickSanchez167👬🏻 ❤️🤣🤣☠️
Honestly, my main “prep” is just my pantry. Good food for a few months, and we just eat stuff before it expires and replace it. We do have an absolute emergency stash of dried beans, rice, and multivitamins. Refried beans cost me $4 to make a month’s worth of one meal a day, rice is about the same cost. I’ve got my entire family covered for a year on about $500. I also keep a little bit of candy with the absolute emergency lol. If you’re eating rice and beans for 3 meals a day, you’re gonna want a little treat sometimes.
Consider adding a 5gal sealed bucket of flour. It's shelf stable, and biscuits are great morale boosters.
Great content as always. I know the easy solution is usually “buy land and big house” for prepping but this scenario is realistic for a ton of people. And this helps get the brain going on how to work the best with a given situation.
That’s not so easy under this administration…
@@Al_capachino you s3emed ti muss their point in your attempt to make your own political point. We all know the economy sucks and Bidens at fault. You aren't sharing any knowledge or making things better beating an obvious and pessimistic drum.
A lot of people are overpaying luxury rent for suburban and urban apartments that could go towards a cheaper home that needs some upgrades. But at least it's home instead of an overpriced apartment.
@@Enjoyer.762and you don’t need to deal with neighbors.
It took me less than a month to learn the apartment life ain’t for me, what with the old guy who cooked cabbage EVERY SINGLE DAY 🤢 stinking up the whole complex and the obese goth chick who’d always be walking out into the hallway in her underwear 🤮
On the plus side, with the loss of appetite I lost ten pounds that month
@@Al_capachino”this administration” like both “sides” aren’t made of exactly the same type of ultra rich western libs. They all exploit you. The only thing that matters is class.
As an Utah native i can proudly say that this is just the norm in our state. Our ancestors have been doing this for generations. I guess when the government puts an extermination order on your head and then pushes your family out into the frontier you learn to be independent and self sufficient.
@@tysonatkinson2916 the woke government still wants to exterminate and replace the population with loyal lumpenproles
after the texas snowstorm, I say a month worth of food and water, and enough battery bank to last a week is a must, no matter if you live in a house, apartment, or renting out a single room
Snow storms are great networking moments. Digging someone's car out can make a pretty good second set of eyes for you.
Nah, peeps got to keep stockpiling PSA garbage rods and primary arms prism optics lmao
Texas snow storm? What 2 inches? 😂
You are now my son's role model. He's "half Asian" for whatever that is worth. And he thinks you are. He now wants the exact plaid shirts you have and is begging me to get him the same "weapons" you have. (He's 13...so he will have to wait.) Love your channel! And lentils/beans/rice are awesome in our humid area as amazon has super affordable Mylar bags! :)
Yeah I am half asian so it checks out
Glad at least someone looks up to me haha :D
@@BrassFacts WHOA really? That's cool! (I'm fully Asian XD)
i disagree with you forcing him to wait. its way better to teach him while hes young
For spices, check out your local Asian market, the spices are sold in larger quantities and are up to 1/10th the cost of your regular grocery store.
And they only contain a little bit of melamine.
fire marshal is going to have a field day with that 7 min mark
Maybe I'm paranoid, but the last place I'd want my bed is directly over a gas can lol
For real, does he not know that they off-gas even when “sealed” lmao.
This channel is way better than Dirty Civilian.
All those guys do is show off all their super expensive equipment and gear that NONE of their viewers can afford.
100% correct. For a channel that claims to be civilian oriented they just use it as a cover to LARP with military dudes.
Wait, you sleep on a rickety bed over a tank of gasoline?
Inside an apartment 🤦
lol thought the same thing.
I’m sure there is a chick somewhere in to that…🙄
Every plastic gas can I've ever had eventually leaked.
@@billstevens5277Justrite Safety Cans are incredible. I'll never go back to a plastic jerry can...and will never have to because this thing will outlast me.
it isn't gasoline, he said in the video it is cooking fuel.
Good thing Brock won’t have any women at his apartment. That bed frame barely looks like it holds the mattress up.
OOOF
Are you saying _enginerds_ ain't builders?
@@hateferlifeI can engineer, but building would get me a union grievance
My thoughts as well.
The gas can is structural.
basic tip that i’ve used to build up a decent storage: every time u go to the store buy 1 can of food or 1 water bottle- ideally both
over a couple months you’ll have a decent build up
can food is death
@investigativeoutcomes9343 how so?
Dudes are living on hot pockets so they can prioritize all disposable income on NODs, and laser-aiming modules for their KAC SR15 ARs they purchased on Credova lmao
@@sinisterthoughts2896 might as well just eat salt, you ever read the fking label?
canned food, sodium and empty carbs, have fun with your pre diabetic condition.
I bought the containers but the wife stole them for xmas dexorations. I think im prepping for the jingle-loo
I have to live near an airport for work. Honestly, an apartment might be a better option than a single family house in a dense urban environment. Shut the lights off and you are a single shoebox in a stack of shoeboxes and there are 2 doors and several flights of stairs between you and the public. In partial times you are a walk from resources instead of a drive.
That said...do you have a gascan under your bed? Dafuq?
This is all well and good, but speaking from experience, it'll all go to hell if you decide to cohabitate with a woman that doesn't want to live in a bunker. Now living in a house with wife and kids, even just a single closet to myself for guns, parts, and ammo is a lot to ask for these days.
This so much. Set expectations early and keep boundaries.
Nah. You give them their space to decorate, and yours to work in. My Wife moved in with me, and at the time I couldnt be bothered with even a lawn chair for furniture. I suspect women think they have to save a guy like that LOL, but damned if furniture didnt materialize around that woman!. Had a years worth of food, a repair shop, the whole nine yards. The dream. We talked about what she wanted and what I needed. She got areas like the living room and the kids rooms to mostly do as she wished as long as my stuff was out of site. Things like my work bench being broken down under the couch let me expand into "her" areas. My rooms were full on Mad Max that would get veiled if people were coming over.
I feel like your wife barely letting you have a closet to yourself says more about your relationship than it does women in general.
It’s worth mentioning the Mormon Canneries. Even if you’re not in our church, you can get a ton of nonperishable food for a few hours of volunteering, plus you can network with people who have more grain in their basement than some third world countries.
To borrow from Diogenes: "If you knew how to cook lentils you wouldn't have to pay court to kings"
Apartment prepping is very similar to prepping in a neighborhood full of houses. This applies to most people nowadays.
Remember, your strongest prep is your network and ability to lead people in a bad place. Motivating hungry people to achieve a goal is a huge challenge, but it is doable if you have the skills. Take leadership classes as well as training with your guns. Take a leadership position at work. Be a leader in your church and community now, so you have those skills in the bag.
No, it isn't. Besides, if you're going to purchase a home, at least have 1 or 2 acres of land.
Is it just me or did that intro catch me off guard in the funniest way possible😂
I’ve found for common preps like canned goods I will just donate them to a shelter a few weeks before they expire and then replace them.
"...does not need to turn your apartment into some uni bomber thing, with guns and preps everywhere."
Hey! That was uncalled for!
we've all been there.
Remember that keeping fuel and gas in your apartment is a huge violation of your lease and may set you on fire in some circumstances, so store with caution.
You touched on it briefly, but have some kind of data backup on an SD card or a burner phone. Maybe digital images of your birth certificate or id docs, passwords to your accounts, pictures of your family or whatever is important to you. Maps, music, books, etc.
I would also make a checklist. Keep in mind in SHTF you may be under mental shock and wont be thinking straight. For instance, in a nuclear attack, shut off your HVAC and seal the vents, in a riot, remember to keep your lights off and block the shades. Print out email address and phone number of loved ones. Etc. Overall remember the prep also needs a plan and what better time to think up a plan than when you are perfectly calm. Also, cash is going to be very important in many types of events that knock the computers down. and almost no one is going to have change so probably a bunch of 1s and 5s would go a very long way even if you are poor.
Proly THE most valuable video you have ever made. Easy, concise, perfect. Thank you for this.
A couple comments for you (and the audience):
1) Start exploring more with Rechargeable items like batteries. While Lithium batteries have a LONG shelf life, they are very expensive. Now I haven't really checked on the RCR123A batteries that much but hopefully they are better than 10 yrs ago, but I admit that some devices don't like that battery in a Rechargeable. As for most other common batteries I have no problem with. One tip to go with this would be to try and consolidate WHAT BATTERY type you need. For example, I always look for a device that uses 18650 so I only NEED that version. I do have plenty of AA/AAA that I use around the house, but my gear is either a fixed battery or 18650/21700. You already have a solar panel for keeping them charged if needed. For the amount of supplies you probably go through, you probably don't end up wasting batteries but it really isn't hard to end up wasting those batteries if you're not going through them fast enough. I ended up wasting a large pack of D and C batteries because I no longer use them for my primary flashlights. When I actually went to use them, I realized they were past their lifespan and no longer worked.
2) While it might be a storage issue in an apartment, you might consider stocking freeze dried components that let you make your own meals. These, in unopened state last 25-30 yrs, just like MT. House, but let you control what's in them. Add in a good recipe book, plenty of them if you search Meals in a Jar, which specializes in using Freeze Dried components. You could then make your own meals like Mt. House, controlling how much sodium and ration size. There are plenty of suppliers out there: Thrivelife, AugussonFarms, Honeyville are a few I know of off the top of my head.
3) While you didn't really cover it in this video, you may want to set yourself up with an Electronics support kit. First, when looking for something, focus on USB-C, though it may not be available and not all devices with USB-C charging actually charge at USB-C rates (more later).
Minimum Kit: 2 USB-C to USB-C cables, and two each of the following adapters: USB-C f to USB-A m, USB-C f to Mini, USB-C f to Micro, USB-C f to lightning, plus any specialty cords required like Baofeng USB-A to barrel connector, 1 12v Adapter with 2 ports & 1 AC adapter with at least 2 ports. This, with a battery pack allows you to keep just about ANY USB powered device without having a jungle of cords. Some devices that have a USB-C charge port do not actually support USB-C and require USB-A in order to charge. This is because they can only charge at the 2.4A rate.
4) Dump that liquid Gas for Propane - Much safer to store, especially in hot areas, and has no real expiration date. In addition, there are a number of devices that can run on propane like a stove or Heater, or that may be able to run on it with an adapter such as a canister stove. While it would be good to have some on hand for your vehicle, I personally find the danger hazard of having it INSIDE my residence too high for safety. Especially since there are alternatives that are safer. For you I would probably recommend the 10lb Propane tanks, but they are 3 times the cost of a single 20lb. With one tank and a Propane tree (with a couple hoses) you could feed a stove, lantern, and an additional device if needed.
@brassfacts more of this more of this more of this more of this and anything/everything else similar to this. Connecting the dots to these preparedness issues and the direct concepts to emergency management elements makes the content reach more audiences, and helps prepare the ones who need it most
This is great. I’m not in an apartment, but I have limited budget and space.
I live in a Studio apartment in phoenix and here are some tips I've learned along my prepping journey for anyone in a similar situation.
First off 3 months prep is mostly all you're gonna get out of the limited space of a studio apartment so only focus on that, don't stress over the apocalypse, prepping is basically just buying you time, that's it, whether it's 1 month of time or 5 years of time all you're trying to do is buy time until things return to normal or you figure a better situation out. Next when it comes to food, canned food is your best bet if you live in the desert like me, water is a very very valuable resource so it doesn't make sense to stockpile water just so that you can evaporate it to cook your food, canned food almost always contains it's own liquid to cook the contents of the can in, save your water stockpile for drinking. When it comes to cooking I've found that stockpiling those Sterno gel based flame heaters are the best option as apposed to butane, they last a decently long time and they're more than sufficient in heating up canned food or even cooking small batches of meals, you can usually find them in the camping section of Walmart. Next is going to the bathroom, surprisingly I've never heard anybody mention this (probably because they actually own a house) but cat litter is your best option, stock up on 2-4 bags of that and pair it with a little bullshit camping toilet or even a bucket and you're bathroom situation is taken care of for the most part, save the cat litter for mostly solids, you're liquid waste can easily be discarded down the drain or outside even. And lastly is energy generation, those solar "generators" are a very good option but ONLY when paired with a gas generator in my opinion, I recently tested the Jackery 2000 plus and solar charging is highly unrealistic, you have to have a lot of space to spread them out and you have to constantly adjust them to get the maximum wattage output, you could just buy more solar panels but then you're taking up more apartment space and then you need even more space to spread them out, they will work in a pinch but the solar panels shouldn't be your main charging option, instead something like the Predator 1400-2000 watt Inverter model generators or the expensive Honda EU2200i is your best option for charging, they can charge the Jackery 2000 plus in under 2 hours so that's only a 2 hour run time on the generators daily at most which VASTLY extends the fuel storage out to weeks or even months.
Hope any of that helped someone, and yes I've tested all of the things I've mentioned
Bro tested cat litter for his fellow dawgs
Best prep you could do would be moving away from Phoenix. In a serious scenario the lack of water and insane heat would make the place a nightmare.
@@xc8487 Absolutely a longterm goal, however that option is not viable right now so I make due with the situation that I find myself in, believe me I absolutely do not plan on staying in phoenix if some shit truly goes down, I'd go somewhere more hospitable, I have a couple places in mind and that I've been to before. Luckily one of the benefits of prepping in a studio apartment is that due to the capacity limit of storage within the apartment, all my preps are able to also fit inside my car if I need to ditch my apartment
@@dreamxcviii3249If stuff got bad Idaho probably wouldn’t be the worst place bc you can start potatomaxxing. Just gotta make sure not to freeze
People go too hard on power IMO. Preserving food in the fridge is only a load that exists until the food is used. Thats maybe two or three weeks max in most fridges seen in apartments if they started full. I see most people calculating that load like it goes on forever. I'm where its cooler so AC wise we get by with M18 fans. M18 batteries are nice for multi use with lighting along with tools for getting stuff done too. A dozen batteries can go a long way and recharged quickly off a generator too but can be topped off a power cell easily too when you arent doing something like using KWH on the fridge. Most long term stuff will be small load devices like batteries for radios and lighting, fans and maybe cell phones if the network is still up. Its actually a rather small daily load once things have failed long enough civilization no longer needs things like refrigeration. With solar estimates I always double or triple the manufactures stated times because you never have ideal conditions.
Just ate a can of mixed vegetables and a can of new potatoes that both expired in 2019, if stored properly you have several additional years IF STORED PROPERLY and USE COMMON SENSE
You can't stop highly toxic anaerobic bacteria growth merely by whatever you call "stored properly".
@Brass Facts, I’m totally off grid with big space to shoot if you guys ever want to do a video series on the reality of not being on the grid, solar setups, solar wells, back up generators, batteries, and all that it entails, etc.
Also a medical provider with experience in ER and urgent care.
Just might be a fun all around video on off grid living, medicine, stuff like that.
Some form of backup power (with an emphasis on being able to keep your internet / computers online if relevant to your job) is the one prep I'd prioritize, assuming your finances and health are in good shape, you keep food in the pantry, and drinks in the fridge.
Apt prepping has something rural living doesnt. Being easier to network and have help right there for assistance. Consider doing cook outs and block parties every couple months to find the good and the ones you need to keep an eye on. You will need to figure out big plan issues. Sanitation to keep sewage from backing up into units to keep people in their homes, how to dispose trash, latrine and shower location, and resources to exploit like how to collect rainfall for water and other uses. Back up cooking is usually gas grills which LPG stores well and doubles with buddy heaters for back up heat. Storage wise go vertical. Use dead space like under beds and closets for more sensitive items. Use blankets or curtains to conceal items like safes you dont want unwanted eyes to see exactly what it is. A work bench is possible. I made mine with a work bench top that sits on two japanese style low saw horses. The top stores under my couch while the saw horses fit together with a 2x10 to extend my lowest shelf in my kitchen shelving unit. The totes are great. Get or built a piano dolly to move stacks at once is a back/time saver. Get a gorilla cart to move stuff around. Working on my cars? I toss the tool bags I need on the cart and roll it out to the work area. Take the trash out to far dumpsters, move furniture or totes to bug out are great. Theres even a walk out hobo camp plan based around if everything went tits up and the family had to walk out that has the cart moving both supplies and allowing kids to rest while we keep moving. Power get a power cell with a pair of panels. Plan on helping neighbors charge items as you can to help keep them invested in pulling security on your gear too. In an apt you are all in it together, keep that in mind and problems can motivate team work.
thats a big part I enjoy being in the city, quick access to link up, do things, and hang out with friends.
You have a well-balanced mindset. Don't forget the animal preps!! I have a 100+lb Pyrenees/GSD mix and keep cans+dry feed for him.
As a homeowner prepper, I love the Costco tote bins. You can get them for $8 a pop and you can get barcodes for them to scan and see what’s inside, or, my wife has a label maker and can help out with that. I also like the cheap 5 gallon buckets from home depot or Lowe’s that I can at the bare minimum fill with water if something goes down for the dogs, washing off, boiling food etc.
I get little Amazon gift cards on the side from work all the time and I use those to buy my stuff. Anything from dried food, to power banks, to portable stoves, etc. on top of this every time I visit Costco I buy 6 gallons of water for like $5 and everytime I go to the regular grocery store I get at least one extra can of food to put in the pantry. Living in tornado alley but being from a place where you can get hit with hurricanes, I have been practicing this basically my whole life. I find it to be the easiest part of preparedness. Where it gets more challenging for me is things like medical supplies/medicines, batteries, etc.
Recently went 2 weeks without power in my 3rd floor apartment, I was able to run my deep freezer (vertical which is less ideal for holding in cold) and cook without using up my butane or propane on electric cookware using large scale battery banks like what you had (2 rotating anker 535) and panels, as the top floor long term I could have easily tucked the panels up onto the roof, but for this shorter term emergency I was able to just deploy them on my porch at such an angle it wasn’t visible from the ground but had no problems recharging.
A decent meal to prep for especially if you have a couple people with you:
1/2 cup of rice, pack of ramen, can of Campbells chunky soup. Match the ramen flavor to the soup flavor. It tastes pretty good. It’ll feed one person all day, or a small group for one meal. You can even use the moisture from the soup to soften up the ramen if you can’t use water.
If you buy in bulk and wait for a sale you can have it for about 2.50.
Personally I usually buy two of the 12 packs of ramen and 24 cans of the soup about once a month at Aldi. That comes out to about 55 bucks.
As far as rice goes I recommend checking out an “ethnic” grocery store. A lot of them sell 50lb bags of rice at a really good price.
one thing people tend to forget is having what I would call a "civil bugout bag" which is essentially an extra change of clothes, enough money for a hotel room, a form of identification, a charger for your phone along with a power bank, a first aid kit, any prescription medications and then a laminated write out of phone numbers for your close family/anyone important to you.
why? well in my only disaster experience a brush fire turned into a house fire which rapidly spread through town at midnight. if I had not been unable to fall asleep I likely would not have been able to gather those things and leave, all of which are extremely helpful to you in the event of most bug out events.
Gatlinburg???
@@markm592 not Gatlinburg but it was an almost identical situation
Another thing you can do with buying rice and beans is to get a vacuum sealer and pre combine them with other spices mixed in already. One thing I do with mine is leave excess material on the bag when sealing it so i can throw a set of chop sticks (or plastic spoon/fork) and a couple soy sauce packets in, then seal that little section (without vacuum) so i have sauce and something to eat with
Great video! I just put all my preps into a spreadsheet
Would love to see more detailed recommendations for medical preps.
Appreciate the content as always!
im not the one to ask for medical preps.
I just buy what a friend tells me.
@@BrassFactshave your friend on!!!
hydrocodone!
@@investigativeoutcomes9343 that stuff scares me. I refused it before a surgery because addiction runs in my family and I knew that coming out of anesthesia, I’d take whatever they gave me. Fortunately, it was uncomfortable, not painful.
@@LFDNC beats killing your liver trying to ease the pain by consuming a bottle of ibuprofen in one day. a couple of hydrocodones will ease all pain for two days. a trusted and responsible person who is not a drug addict should have access to morphine. also i would never go under anesthesia, never have, even for the many surgeries i have had. One time i was in line at the pharm and some psycho picking up her head meds flipped out on me cause my mask was down, i was there for penicillin and hydrocodone, septicemia. the pharm gave me a hassle over the hydro so i told them to just give me the damn penicillin cause i was freakin dying, the entitled head case who was still lurking kinda rolled her eyes as the asian pharmacist ask management ''you want me call police''.
I live in a 1b1ba apartment and over the last year I’ve somehow managed to put together enough food for a year and enough water for 9months. It would be great to have water for a year, but water is hella bulky, so instead I live near multiple year round fresh water sources and I have a kickass filtration system. There’s also enough 5.56 and 9mm stashed under my bed to send CNN into a meltdown. There are a few odds and ends here and there that I want to improve on, but overall I think I’m in a good place.
And btw, I started following this channel for gun and gear reviews, but it’s quickly becoming my favorite prepping channel.
What if nothing happens though? Why not sell off half your stash of preps buy an index fund that pays quarterly dividends and save up to buy a house?
There's a super useful tool called Grocy. It's handy for day-to-day, but also for prep stuff, you can run it on ultra-low power devices too!
Keep in mind. Often the expiration dates on certain food stuffs are for the packaging. Also, just because the food may be shelf stable, doesn’t mean the packaging is too.
My only issue is that when one of your less than smart neighbors sets something in your apartment on fire, you are out on the street if you are lucky enough to get out.
High-end apartments that lack lumpenprole neighbors cost as much or more than a house. Just purchase a house.
That’s if he’s lucky. My man is sleeping on a bed of gasoline. Lmao! Dude needs to stop buying lpvos and night vision and buy a house with a shed to store that shit.
Rice, (dry)beans, oats, pasta, type foods; put them in the freezer for 72 hours to kill any bugs, larva, eggs, that will contaminate your long term "emergency" food. Same with "instant" milk and mash potatoes.
Mylar bags (or mason jars) and 02 absorbers done well you can skip this, but you are 100% correct.
If you ever think you may have flour mites or weevils, just look for a darker dust at the bottom of the container after moving it or 'volcanos' before disturbing it. Make sure you remediate ALL of it, clean all containers with bleach solution and soap.
The best way to do food prep is rotation. The mormon guidelines are actually really helpful, they have it down to a science. Buy what you actually use (in forms that will keep for a while and more perishable forms) and then rotate it out as you use it. This way you aren't wasting food, and experation dates are less of an issue. It also helps make sure you have a decent variety.
You and Hop should review preparedness foods/MREs… I have a feeling this would be comedic gold
Yeeees! WATER BOB ! Thank you I was looking for just that type of item ❤
It’s wild to me how basic of ideas these are and I learned things. I feel like we get so wrapped up into the worst case that we forget that basic food and water and stay out of the way will carry you though most things. Good to be reminded and refocused every once in a while. Thanks
20 years into prepping...always try to learn something new... Have been watching the prepping in small spaces a lot recently. We HAVE a large home, we dont have a lot of "stuff"...not totally minimalist, but..stuff gives both of us anxiety. In our office (that was our oldest sons bedroom 22 years ago) there is an enormous walk in closet..cedar lined no less. It isnt that it is outgrown with what is in it, it is that no matter how often I try to reorganize...it seems we dont have enough space. Our guest bedroom also has a large closet...but there are 2 large safes in it that are not for food storage... So...I am watching all of the small space preppers to see where I can expand, without the house looking like a bunker, for lack of better explanation.
My wife and I jus moved units in our complex to a 2 bedroom like the same day you posted this. I'm trying not to immediately go out and spend 1000s of dollars to turn my office into a doomsday room. I need to prioritize what is needed to get my wife and I through likely disasters and provide her a sense of normalcy in them. But we have to balance enjoying life and at a certain point we'd have to bug out anyway.
Pretty much sums up my preps for the storm early next week. Enough food for a week, water, basic stuff to repair broken windows.
Third time I've used it so far. It's far more realistic than a doomsday bunker. Both cost and scenario.
The lack of organization is giving me hives, I would have to sort those boxes and have everything organized in neat little stacks
not really possible with limited space.
Ngl im sitting in my apartments spare bedroom with a "unabomber" amount of crap laid everywhere 😂
The amount of Nova hair flying around after you move anything in your room is amazing. it's like confetti LOL
Best advice I got-- buy 1 or 2 extra of what I like to eat and drink. It's been a simple and practical advice. And I have less waste because of that advice.
I bought a few dozen (yes dozen) of those bins back when they were $9 as they were the same price as moving boxes. Two moves later, they still serve their purpose. Also all farm supply stores have airtight food grade bins. They are great for bulk dry food storage. You'd be amazed how little space 100lb of rice takes up.
Investment:
$3k freeze drier.
Now, almost every meal can become a long term storage camping meal.
I deployed with a guy who was getting home cooking shipped to Iraq.
I've taken home made beef stroganoff camping.
You can make real eggs into powdered eggs.
You can freeze dry your wifes breast milk to feed your baby if she stops producing.
You can freeze dry Skittles and they dissolve instantly in vodka.
Rather than letting the food go to wash and trash it, I would set a calendar that is linked to a google sheet so I can eat it before it goes bad, then cycle it out
Great video. The $10-13/meal for Mountian house and similar products seems far more affordable than night vision and other less advantageous preparations items. When compared to these less useful items, $10-13/meal is very affordable.
you can do, far far far better than 10-13 dollars a meal.
t.v. dinners labeled prep food, lmfao!
My survival stash is: a half pack of marlybro reds, an old four loko, a pocketful of mixed ammo, and a scratcher for barter.
I love these. Micro prepping steps.
Right now I’m mostly focusing on food.
who cares, when everyone is starving it will be a free for all fk fest, learn to be a criminal!
This is the content I’m here for
Emrgency Ration bars. I bought boxes of katadyn nrg 5 rations off of amazon a few yrs back for 9$ a box. 25 yr shelf life, calorie dense and easy to store. Wouldn't want to live off it long term but good as a suplement. Price has probably gone up a bit but still worth considering.
Mormons make prepping so easy
I’m not one of them but I love their home storage centers
That intro.... I was not ready.... HeY bRaSs fAcTs hErE!!! 😂😂😂
I’ve been looking at the “Big Blue” solar unit! Is it any good? Yeah,spreadsheets are awesome for tracking your kits, categories, gear and expiration dates, etc. That “buy 2, use 1” mindset really does makes kit loading/maintaining less painful. Glad to hear you mention that. Thanks for the guns-adjacent video!
Something small that I'd like to add: Spices can keep nearly indefinitely and are easy to store because it's lightweight. I personally live in Texas where it's hot and stupid crazy humid and I've cooked with spices that were well over 20 years old without any problems that were simply stored in the cabinets.
Having a battery bank recharged by solar is ideal for cooking. A instant pot is extremely efficient at cooking & holding foods warm(food safe with no refrigeration) with minimal water use. Also have souse vide device as a backup. Personally prefer not storing fuel in my living space as well.
You should do a video on clothing. Like what clothing you should wear for everyday and what you should have for extra.
1. Love the rice, I like Calrose myself.
2. Yea, knowing how to use excel is probably one of the biggest superpowers in life.
3. Life is important, live it first, be prepared for normal things, have insurance, fire extinguisher, healthy body, etc and only then:
4. Start prepping, and don't go overboard. Remember that all lot of this stuff adds up quickly $$$$, and as you say, expires too. A year or two goes by quickly.
man, there is nothing in my house I haven't used in the last 8 months. I also don't have many things, I purge clutter.
On second thought that reminds me I need to purge my closet again.
Be careful storing fuel/chemicals near your water, they can contaminate through the plastic over time! Good video as always BF
Sane apartment prepping = recreating my Irish-Italian grandmother's basement.
I just redid my bedframe today to fit those same block bins with the yellow lits under it. Was thinking I can put a lot of backup storage in there. Then, same day, I watch this video only to see you doing the same thing
For Apartment bros, those stainless steel two or three shelf storage racks are relatively cheap and each shelf can carry 250 pounds...enough for most cases of ammo. You can line up one wall with those.
Check out Erbswurst: German Survival Ration if you like pea soup.
Lasts forever and if you throw in some fried SPAM it’s not bad. Also extremely compact if you need something to store in a pack.
You call it apartment prepping. I call it what 95% of preppers can actually do. There’s a whole lot of people stuck in cities or suburbs that long for acreage and a homestead, but we’re going to have to figure out how to make do with what we have, and where we are today.
When you were discussing stoves, I'd highly recommend having the wife/girlfriend browse online used markets for a wood stove. You can find hem for $100. They look presentable and proper in the home/apartment, they'll last a thousand years and they're designed for an easily renewable resource. Liquid and butane stoves are cool, until you very quickly run out of liquid.
lds church prepper too except I am from Canada. The church told us to prep too.
Serious question, due to apartment size limitations - would it make sense to rent a storage unit as a cache for an emergency? I appreciate your thoughtful videos on your channel.
I use to, but it's a lot of money per month for stuff that is not quick accessible.
This is the move, IMO. So long as a lockdown or full Mad Max transformation doesn't happen literally overnight with zero warning, you should have enough time to drive to a nearby storage unit while everyone else is bum-rushing the grocery stores and gas stations.
It is extra money, but you could make it up by not needing as big of an apartment. Also, you'll need to have a vehicle on hand (some apartment-dwellers don't).
Very good informative video, thanks!
Sometimes, you can flip your headboard and footboard upside down. This elevates your mattress and provides more storage underneath.
The heavy tote is just soup. No cans, just soup.
😂😂
This is a whole lot easier if you live on 20 acres with a couple of ponds, a 4,000 sq ft shop, a basement with a pantry and a g*n workshop, and a shipping container.
Pemmican is fantastic if you have the palette for it. 50/50 quality beef tallow and fine shredded or powdered meat with salt and spices for flavor. One bar the size of a typical granola bar is over 1000 calories, but more nutritious and keeps you feeling full. I keep a month's worth vacuum sealed in a lunch bag. Easy to grab and go.
Dont forget as well, dont be afraid to help others and trade supplies or skills. A little kindness goes a long way
I'm opting for the storage method that does not involve me sleeping over Jerry cans and lithium batteries on a lumber pyre. Personal preference. lol
j/k j/k
If 6 years in the Army taught me anything, it's this: "Do what you can, with what you have."
My partner and I have managed to build a solid 3 month foundation packed into a single spare bedroom closet in our 2-bedroom apartment.
Get extra of stuff you already eat. I’m too frugal to feel good about throwing stuff out and feel like I just wasted a ton of money. Get a packs of cereal, mac and cheese, canned fruit, spaghetti and sauce, etc. When it starts getting old, just eat it. No need to throw it out or get stuck wondering how you’re going to eat 50lbs of beans.
Get a pressure canner. I sailed through covid scooping up deals on meat and vegetables. When cans are 2.75 plus for soup it took 74 quarts to break even on my cost, and from that point five of each flat of quarts broke even with the cost of the flat. Last year I canned a whole deer on top of what I bought at the store. These canned meat are almost ready to mix for soups, chili, or with rice or potatoes.
The realistic side of preparedness. Glad to see its not just me thats surrounded by tote boxes!! 🤣
Three things I highly advise to go with the beans and rice.
Braggs liquid amino acids
Some brand of lard, people tend to forget that we need fat and cholesterol (our brain is made of the stuff after all).
Vitamins
I also grab the Tabasco sriracha for flavor.