I am also in the center of the disaster zone and the only info i had during this was the N2GE repeater on mount mitchell. I got motivated to get my license and passed the technician exam 2 weeks ago. I am so proud of the people in this area for being so resilient.
I'm in NE Texas. We lose power several times a year. Thank you both for all your insight and experiences. I have some holes in my training and equipment I need to address.
You sir are a true hardcore prepper. It’s been 25 years that I am a prepper and I did listen all you shared in this video and thank you so much….for all the sharing knowledge…. Experience will always over exceed the planning….
There is a "Life Changing lesson here"! We had a similar experience while contracting in Northern Japan in 2011. We were in the area of Misawa and Shariki (both in Aomori Prefecture). Two weeks no power, All traffic lights were treated as 4-way stops, gas pumps were running on generator power (where it was availible), grocery stores??? (yeah, right then). Moral of the story is to have preps for your preps (and don't forget backups to your backups). COMMS (while very important, takes a lower precedence to the human condition). All Japanese treated us with the utmost respect, and there was ZERO looting reported. Any and all help was offered in a neighborly fashion with emphasis on the Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami disaster of 11 MAR, 2011. Great lesson!
1998 northeast Tennessee 3ft blizzard. I was 15. January in the mountains no power for 37 days. I contracted deadly pneumonia bed ridden no way they get to a hospital. Surviving on propane to heat and cook.
We did 18 days in Sandy. Made me realize that Inwas on the right path then and that made me much better prepared today. Technology in energy storage & generation greatly improved my situation.
Superstorm Sandy was the literal event that got me into prepping. We were without power for weeks. Thankfully, we had a wood stove that kept the home warm, heat up food, and heat up water.
I have found the small a 250Wh Jackery to come in handy. During a recent 10 hour power outage, it was often easier to take the Jackery to where I needed it than to run another extension cord. Especially if it was something low powered that I only needed to use for a few minutes.
Enjoyed the story about the guy from Alabama. Things could be a lot better in this great country, however its heartwarming to see two Americans helping each other. God bless the USA.
I cannot recommend the Feuerhand hurricane lanterns strongly enough. When I was without power for 8 days, it seemed like everything battery-powered was DOA for one reason or another. Only my Surefire light running CR123 batts was functioning. What made things bearable was the Feuerhand lanterns. Those things work all the time, no matter how long you let them sit, no worries about corroding terminals or anything else, and you can run them on kerosene, lamp oil, or diesel. Plenty of light for anything you could want, including reading to pass the time. Old Tech is reliable when everything else fails. Plus, I wasn't tied to needing batteries, something everyone else was scrambling to find in the one or two stores still functioning. Plus, Feuerhand is the only company still making good lanterns today. Not only can you get them in all sorts of colors to match your decor, but you know you're getting something that's heirloom-quality. Way better option than supporting chicom companies turning out shoddy work for pennies.
Awesome job on video interview. JS8, Mt Mitchell repeater and winlink all involved on radio comm side. I really liked the move to 240v generator to get well pump running. Prewiring huge lesson to test before crisis time. Thanks for sharing info,
I live in the Eastern Cascades of Oregon. I keep 35 gal. of non ethanol fuel year around. Never put ethanol fuel in anything but a car. 2 generators 2000 and 4000. 600 watts solar. 100 gallons of water my own well and enough food to last my wife and I for a year or two. I have a GMRS license, ham license and equipment for all on battery power. 80 meter to 70 cm. And of course the necessary means to protect what I have. You buy insurance for your home and vehicles hoping to never need them. Spend an equal amount on survival needs for the same reasons. Thanks for the video I'm a long time subscriber.
Awesome interview and great information. This is a video that a lot of people need to watch. I grew up in the Caribbean (Hurricane alley) and, even though we always thought that we where prepared for everything, you will get a rude awakening if you are not constantly updating, revising, and organizing. Water, food, first aids and necessary meds, electricity, and coms should always be up to date. Thanks for this video!!
Very good interview ! I love how you keep doing reviews and what we need when the storm of some kind comes. lots of great information. Learning from past mistakes really helps . I am just amazed how quickly things can turn . when we get notice to prepare ,the mad rush at the stores are crazy . just best to have supply's at all times. Radio comes through again ! Them baofeng radios are big win when you have nothing else. 73
Most of those air cooled generators use R or S frame generator heads - most appliances are designed to run on synchronous AC - that is grid type AC - A motor will run on none synchronous AC but it will electrically slip and run hotter and slower as when none inverter generators are used or on open frame generators - I worked on generators in the offshore oilfields for yrs - This is data for air cooled single cylinder generators that runs at 3600 RPMs - A propane generator will burn 1 gallon of propane per 2000 watts generated - A gasoline generate will burn 1 gallon of gas per 3000 watts - A diesel generator will burn 1 gallon of diesel per 4000 watts generated - Inverter generators run a 2700 RPMs the slower an engine runs the more fuel efficient it is - Some inverter generators deliver 7000 watts per gallon of gasoline burned -
@jakep5121 Toe Rogain is a stupid druggy leftist just because the left went futher left doesn't make joe some upstanding citizen or conservative he is a degenerate leftist who says a few unavoidable common sense things
I have a radio on order from Evan at Radio Made Easy. He has been a disaster relief commo superhero for the area. I don't have any licensure yet, but. I think that's the next steps.
Jason, That was great, ingenuity by Dean, a jathead, improvise, adapt and overcome, There is a lot people can learn from this and other peoples experience. I load all my radios software on all my computers/laptops, that away I always have a backup, I have each programming cable labeled for each radio. Just thought about something that Everone can use is a (Check/item list ) because there are thing that you migt think of that someone else didn't. I loved that interview, goes to show we never know what Mother Nature is going to throw at us and when. do you know that a tub can be your best friend? you can fill it up and ues that for flushing toilets, or 5gal jugs of water in the other bathrooms, firewood, theres a lot we can think about, not everbodies list will be the same but the basics. Thanks Again. Al N4AAW
If you don't have serious health issue and are reasonably prepared, this should be relatively easy. People in the gulf states and folks in areas that deal with sever winters do this on a somewhat regular basis. THat being said, I feel for everyone who got hit by the flooding this year.
8 days in Pelzer SC without power but we had a Generac 22KW. I was worried about running out of propane. After power came back and we got our 500 gallon tank filled up to 400. I found we only used about 3/4 gallons per hour. Generac says on their website you should use between 2 and 3.7 gallons per houre.
Propane GENERAC and having a full propane tank as well as extra is important, and also keeping it scheduled for a weekly exercise to make sure. Good Stuff.. Back Up's to Back Up's Important KC3ZDW 73
Radios (obviously) Evolve Laptop amzn.to/3CiF2s8 WoWe Desktop Computer amzn.to/40A94S0 Koorui Monitor - amzn.to/40xzq7u Most HT's rechargeable with 12V. Others by USB-C GMRS Repeater as needed. amzn.to/3YFsNNT Two Raspberry Pi with discontinued 12V hat
Natural gas generators did not help those in Asheville. Because of the devastation from walks of water, natural gas has to be shut off due to line breaks.
@ I wasn’t trying to be disrespectful sir, but rather, introduce some levity. In 1998 we had a massive ice storm that knocked out power for the same amount of time and caused a tremendous amount of damage. Of course the local Amish population wasn’t affected by the power part. I wish you all well.
Ironically, Mother Nature was gracious enough to provide about 2 months of dry weather, in the South, after Hurricane Helene had devastated parts of Georgia, Tennessee, North & South Carolina. So, things for us could have been worse!
I am also in the center of the disaster zone and the only info i had during this was the N2GE repeater on mount mitchell. I got motivated to get my license and passed the technician exam 2 weeks ago. I am so proud of the people in this area for being so resilient.
Congratulations on passing the exam!
Congrats on passing the test! It's a fun field to be in, even if you just use it for emergency preparedness. Enjoy the rabbit hole :).
@@adamwaldroup awesome! Get your general asap, a lot of the questions are similar
@@Deano_K5MPG Just seconding this comment.
I'm in NE Texas. We lose power several times a year. Thank you both for all your insight and experiences. I have some holes in my training and equipment I need to address.
You sir are a true hardcore prepper. It’s been 25 years that I am a prepper and I did listen all you shared in this video and thank you so much….for all the sharing knowledge…. Experience will always over exceed the planning….
Wasn't this the best interview? So good. God really had his hand on this family.
There is a "Life Changing lesson here"!
We had a similar experience while contracting in Northern Japan in 2011. We were in the area of Misawa and Shariki (both in Aomori Prefecture). Two weeks no power, All traffic lights were treated as 4-way stops, gas pumps were running on generator power (where it was availible), grocery stores??? (yeah, right then).
Moral of the story is to have preps for your preps (and don't forget backups to your backups). COMMS (while very important, takes a lower precedence to the human condition). All Japanese treated us with the utmost respect, and there was ZERO looting reported. Any and all help was offered in a neighborly fashion with emphasis on the Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami disaster of 11 MAR, 2011.
Great lesson!
1998 northeast Tennessee 3ft blizzard. I was 15. January in the mountains no power for 37 days. I contracted deadly pneumonia bed ridden no way they get to a hospital. Surviving on propane to heat and cook.
You were blessed by the best to survive all that
We did 18 days in Sandy.
Made me realize that Inwas on the right path then and that made me much better prepared today.
Technology in energy storage & generation greatly improved my situation.
Superstorm Sandy was the literal event that got me into prepping. We were without power for weeks. Thankfully, we had a wood stove that kept the home warm, heat up food, and heat up water.
@@ke8mattj It sure opened my eyes..
Glad you are on this side of that.
I have found the small a 250Wh Jackery to come in handy. During a recent 10 hour power outage, it was often easier to take the Jackery to where I needed it than to run another extension cord. Especially if it was something low powered that I only needed to use for a few minutes.
There are a lot of Survival lessons to be learned here!
Enjoyed the story about the guy from Alabama. Things could be a lot better in this great country, however its heartwarming to see two Americans helping each other. God bless the USA.
Awesome video. Thanks Jason and special thanks to Deano for his military service 🇺🇸
I cannot recommend the Feuerhand hurricane lanterns strongly enough. When I was without power for 8 days, it seemed like everything battery-powered was DOA for one reason or another. Only my Surefire light running CR123 batts was functioning. What made things bearable was the Feuerhand lanterns. Those things work all the time, no matter how long you let them sit, no worries about corroding terminals or anything else, and you can run them on kerosene, lamp oil, or diesel. Plenty of light for anything you could want, including reading to pass the time. Old Tech is reliable when everything else fails. Plus, I wasn't tied to needing batteries, something everyone else was scrambling to find in the one or two stores still functioning.
Plus, Feuerhand is the only company still making good lanterns today. Not only can you get them in all sorts of colors to match your decor, but you know you're getting something that's heirloom-quality. Way better option than supporting chicom companies turning out shoddy work for pennies.
Jason - another great interview. Thanks for letting Deano have time to give great information that we can use. Really enjoy your informative channel.
So many amazing stories from this event.
Awesome job on video interview. JS8, Mt Mitchell repeater and winlink all involved on radio comm side. I really liked the move to 240v generator to get well pump running. Prewiring huge lesson to test before crisis time. Thanks for sharing info,
Great video. Really shows the need to be prepared. Glad He is doing good!
Thanks!
I live in the Eastern Cascades of Oregon. I keep 35 gal. of non ethanol fuel year around. Never put ethanol fuel in anything but a car. 2 generators 2000 and 4000. 600 watts solar. 100 gallons of water my own well and enough food to last my wife and I for a year or two. I have a GMRS license, ham license and equipment for all on battery power. 80 meter to 70 cm. And of course the necessary means to protect what I have. You buy insurance for your home and vehicles hoping to never need them. Spend an equal amount on survival needs for the same reasons. Thanks for the video I'm a long time subscriber.
Great insights here. Glad to hear their experience. And gives me a good excuse for the extra gear I haven't put up yet lol.
Hearts go out to those effect in North Carolina, good follow up video Jason
Awesome interview and great information. This is a video that a lot of people need to watch. I grew up in the Caribbean (Hurricane alley) and, even though we always thought that we where prepared for everything, you will get a rude awakening if you are not constantly updating, revising, and organizing. Water, food, first aids and necessary meds, electricity, and coms should always be up to date. Thanks for this video!!
“I’m not sure where I was going with that” 😂 oh man I can relate to that statement way too much. Great interview Gents.
Pretty sure we can all relate. 😀
GOD GAVE YOU WISDOM FOR YOUR GAS AND PREPPING GREAT VID GOD GAVE YOU THE WISDOM TO KEEP ON GOING
Very good interview ! I love how you keep doing reviews and what we need when the storm of some kind comes. lots of great information. Learning from past mistakes really helps . I am just amazed how quickly things can turn . when we get notice to prepare ,the mad rush at the stores are crazy . just best to have supply's at all times. Radio comes through again ! Them baofeng radios are big win when you have nothing else. 73
Most of those air cooled generators use R or S frame generator heads - most appliances are designed to run on synchronous AC - that is grid type AC -
A motor will run on none synchronous AC but it will electrically slip and run hotter and slower as when none inverter generators are used or on open frame generators -
I worked on generators in the offshore oilfields for yrs -
This is data for air cooled single cylinder generators that runs at 3600 RPMs -
A propane generator will burn 1 gallon of propane per 2000 watts generated -
A gasoline generate will burn 1 gallon of gas per 3000 watts -
A diesel generator will burn 1 gallon of diesel per 4000 watts generated -
Inverter generators run a 2700 RPMs the slower an engine runs the more fuel efficient it is -
Some inverter generators deliver 7000 watts per gallon of gasoline burned -
I like how a lot of ham radio channels have videos on emergency prepareness like this video.
Thanks Jason.... Good to see you made it Deano... Happy Birthday Marine from Gunny KO4BIA
winter is coming, we got to prepare, thanks for the great video and info!
And when Spring hits, Tornado Season starts all over again! 🌪🌪
Tornado season never stops in Tennessee .
It only slows down occasionally .
Great interview thank you both
Interesting. Thanks for sharing!
I'm loving these Real life, Real world interviews! Nice Job Pseudo Joe Rogen.
"Pseudo Joe Rogen" 😂😂😂
@@KM4ACK Jason is the real deal, Rogen is just a shock jock!!!
@jakep5121 Toe Rogain is a stupid druggy leftist just because the left went futher left doesn't make joe some upstanding citizen or conservative he is a degenerate leftist who says a few unavoidable common sense things
I have a radio on order from Evan at Radio Made Easy. He has been a disaster relief commo superhero for the area. I don't have any licensure yet, but. I think that's the next steps.
Hello from Yancey County NC.
Thank you 👍
It is so not fun without power. Was grateful to be in S FL whenever it happened to me for etended periods. Cold climates it's more dangerous.
Jason, That was great, ingenuity by Dean, a jathead, improvise, adapt and overcome, There is a lot people can learn from this and other peoples experience. I load all my radios software on all my computers/laptops, that away I always have a backup, I have each programming cable labeled for each radio. Just thought about something that Everone can use is a (Check/item list ) because there are thing that you migt think of that someone else didn't. I loved that interview, goes to show we never know what Mother Nature is going to throw at us and when. do you know that a tub can be your best friend? you can fill it up and ues that for flushing toilets, or 5gal jugs of water in the other bathrooms, firewood, theres a lot we can think about, not everbodies list will be the same but the basics. Thanks Again. Al N4AAW
God Bless you K5MPG. Thank you KM4ACK for the upload.
I call "power management" the "amp dance" LOL I live on a boat with a 30 Amp service.
If you don't have serious health issue and are reasonably prepared, this should be relatively easy. People in the gulf states and folks in areas that deal with sever winters do this on a somewhat regular basis. THat being said, I feel for everyone who got hit by the flooding this year.
Jason, thanks for this. Great thought and perspective information. See you out there. 73 de Bill
Excellent! Thank you both!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video!
Best video ever
Thiz iz gold many thanks!
That 12V DC computer monitor sounds like a great item to have.
I've had 14 days of no power after a hurricane, in Louisiana. I recently bought a monitor to run on 12v
8 days in Pelzer SC without power but we had a Generac 22KW. I was worried about running out of propane. After power came back and we got our 500 gallon tank filled up to 400. I found we only used about 3/4 gallons per hour. Generac says on their website you should use between 2 and 3.7 gallons per houre.
another great interview, Jerry KB2GCG
Thanks!
Propane GENERAC and having a full propane tank as well as extra is important, and also keeping it scheduled for a weekly exercise to make sure. Good Stuff.. Back Up's to Back Up's Important KC3ZDW 73
EVERYTHING in your shack runs of 12V DC? Would you mind posting a list of what all you can have in your shack on 12v?
Radios (obviously)
Evolve Laptop amzn.to/3CiF2s8
WoWe Desktop Computer amzn.to/40A94S0
Koorui Monitor - amzn.to/40xzq7u
Most HT's rechargeable with 12V. Others by USB-C
GMRS Repeater as needed. amzn.to/3YFsNNT
Two Raspberry Pi with discontinued 12V hat
Radios, chuwi larkbox running windows 10, & Jason put a link to the 12 volt monitor in the video description
Great info, but what happened to the Mom going to the Assisted Living Facility?
@@TimR1099 I don’t know. Kevin (the neighbor) left to go stay with friends in nearby Bakersville and I haven’t seen him to ask.
3 months no power no phones limited gas after back to back hurricanes Francis and Jean
24 days with a portable generator after Hurricane Matthew in 2016.
All of human civilization lived their entire life without power until the late 1800s.
I 'survived' 8 years without power just fine
Yea man, get a generator on natural gas
Natural gas generators did not help those in Asheville.
Because of the devastation from walks of water, natural gas has to be shut off due to line breaks.
I don’t think the Amish are impressed
I wasn’t trying to impress the Amish.
Thanks for your encouraging comment.
@ I wasn’t trying to be disrespectful sir, but rather, introduce some levity. In 1998 we had a massive ice storm that knocked out power for the same amount of time and caused a tremendous amount of damage. Of course the local Amish population wasn’t affected by the power part. I wish you all well.
Ironically, Mother Nature was gracious enough to provide about 2 months of dry weather, in the South, after Hurricane Helene had devastated parts of Georgia, Tennessee, North & South Carolina. So, things for us could have been worse!