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My wife and I started our "getting prepared" plan about 10 months ago. We moved from city living to a little 3.5 acre place in the woods in another state. We too want to become as self sufficient as possible Our place has a wonderful wood stove with no additional source for heat needed (but we do have a heatpump) We have a water well with plans to incorporate a solar backup for the pump and pressure regulator. Septic system was just pumped out and refurbished before we bought the place, designed for a family of 5 or 6 but It's just my wife and I. Starting with chickens and a vegetable garden with more to come.
I just saw something about chickens and eggs. I am contemplating some chickens, but I know nothing about them. I guess during WW II they preserved eggs with water and lye? Everyone had rabbits too according to my dad. I have lived on about 4 acres in an earth contact home we built in 1991. We were in the masonry business so the exterior is brick and there are two masonry wood burning fireplaces. I have a lagoon vs a tank and laterals so we should be good indefinitely there. The ground perked but I wasn't sold. I bought a 25 hp tractor the spring before last and started a garden last summer. It has a Kukje engine and they do not use electronic fuel systems so the battery starts it and it is good to go. I am a few miles from a 7,000 acre lake and you can hunt out there, I need to check into solar and a better source for water. I am sorry to say it may come to this, but it sure makes you appreciate things more.
Prepare for your etrnity.Every one will face God's judgement, whether you believe in Him ,or not . Eternal hell with the demons or eternal heaven, through God's grace and forgiveness Jesus, shed blood atonement.
Well, at 80 years old the planning should have started 40 years ago. I started but life got in the easy way. My best efforts are to help my kids and grandkids understand and prepare for the future. Your thoughts and ideas are always appreciated. Thanks, Jim n Judy in Texas
I have put some effort into being prepared (self sufficient). I have a garden for growing my own food, and a canner, freeze dryer and freezer for preserving that food. I have a supply of bottled water and a well for water in a addition to water filtration systems. I have surveillance cameras and proximity sensors covering the entire property. I have a work shop where I can make just about anything. I store gas, diesel and propane plus keep 3 generators for backup. My biggest prep is my DIY home solar power. I can generate my own power and that is huge. That will run just about everything in the house indefinitely as well as power the EV for unlimited free transportation. I highly recommend solar power for those who have a roof or area in your yard that gets a fair amount of sun year round.
Probably will never need all of that stuff. That would be the best senerio.
Serious question: if you have chickens for producing meat and eggs, how do you make that sustainable long term? Assuming you can't mail order chicks any more if SHTF, are you (or would you) set up to have your own breeders, incubator, brooder and coop? Because you need eggs to bake many, many things with, is there a substitute? Can you freeze dry and make powdered eggs for long term (and bulk) storage? I know a lot of people think just having chickens is a solution, but it's very temporary until the chickens die off.....or disappear.
If you got roosters and a broody hen or an incubator, you are good....Chickens free range well and if you have gardens, scrap food, or road kill.....they will have enough food...Chickens eat everything....Yes you can freeze dry eggs either cooked or raw and it lasts a long time.....Freeze dried 30 dozen this last month...and we freeze dry other foods as well...
@@python3574chickens are the best / easiest way to get food. They reproduce like bunny’s and are omnivores. Search up chicken eating mice. Damn dinosaurs. Do you believe the city of Philadelphia has a law NO chickens. I went to the state rep office with a proposal to help the all the woods in the city. There are a lot of parks and water runoff locations. My idea was to generate food and help the ecosystem. They told me NO chickens. Then they sent a officer to my house to make sure I didn’t have chickens.
I still have quite a few boxes of candles in the garage left over from the power cuts in the seventies, i am guessing they will never get used before i join the majority. All the best from England.
Hi Mike, the food shortages earlier on prompted me to buy a 7 CF chest freezer a year ago or so, I now have about a 6 month reserve on meats & a host of other freezable items. Buttoned up the house more, added more insulation, having firewood on hand at all times, installed a all-house generation system using a Champion 7 KW portable generator, I run mine with LPG 40 lb tanks...
Nice stack of boards there from just 2 logs, impressive!
Bill...
I often forget about being prepared for things to hit the fan when nothing is hitting the fan. Thank you for the reminder!
From one Mike to another, I have two propane generators with 1000 gallon propane tanks each. They don’t burn through the propane at all. Winter is when the generators are the busiest since I am off-grid. The rest of the year is just the weekly exercise. Another thing to consider is the location of your generator and the noise generated when it’s running. Should something occur that requires a lot of use of the generator, you should be able to mitigate the noise as much as possible. Not sure if your buildings face south, but you should consider solar. There’s always ground mount which is the best way to go.
I have a Generac whole house genset and you are right about the noise. I'm surprised Generac hasn't muffled these down much more. I'll take power over noise any day, but we have the know-how to quiet these down a lot. Although I live out in the country, I don't necessarily want to advertise I'm running a generator.
Being self sufficient is a never ending endeavor. Society lulls us into complacency and convenience - which I appreciate. I found that building systems that I can use everyday is more helpful than anything. The outdoor kitchen does not feature a beautiful propane grill but a rocket stove grill, cooker and pizza oven that bakes bread too. It uses very little fuel, will burn leaves and sticks and even boils water from the pizza oven exhaust. The small solar set up on automated rain harvest, garden irrigation was worth while. Planting fruit trees and berry bushes was worthwhile. These days my suburban backyard works for me.
Just a thought... Have you considered putting a whole bunch of solar electric panels on the southern roof exposure of your big metal building? You could have a battery bank inside to run lights, etc. and only use the diesel generator you're thinking about to charge up the batteries if they aren't able to get enough light for a while from the sun. And any excess electricity you make is sold back to the power company and they have to buy it (actually give you credit off your e-bill). I don't sell these or have any money interest in the industry, just thought it was worth mentioning.
I was adding pinesol to my water and a customer asked why I do that, I told him it makes the boards smell nice.
haha good one.
Lol!
Hi Mike,
Always enjoy the videos.
Suggest that you look at a generator interlock rather than a transfer switch. The generator interlock gives you more manageability from your fuse box on what you want to power or not power from the generator. The transfer switches I've seen limit you on what you can run off the generator.
That's exactly what I had the electrician do. The interlock allows me to use my whole oanel if I want. I've had several occasions to use it and it works perfect.
Hey Mike! Another great video. Really enjoy watching all your projects and progression. When you do the building generator, consider adding in a whole panel surge arrestor too. It will add about $900 - $1K to the final cost, but will protect the whole building, every circuit, device and appliance from lightning strike and/or a power grid back surge. Well worth the investment to gain total protection. Here in SW Michigan, I believe we have a 50/50 chance of lighting surge to Tornado or severe wind storm. So, when we did our whole house generator (Natural Gas, since it was already a utility for the house) and the subpanel and automatic transfer switch (don't bother with manual) we added the whole house surge arrestor. Nice insurance! 😀
Give a rustic look to your wood shed by using your live edge for siding.
Good Thursday morning Mike, Melissa and family! Have a fantastic day. Mike, maybe finish the sides permanently from the top until your equipment (excavator/tractor) can clear, then put sliding barn door panels on that can be removed or slide along a metal track. Close it up completely when you want, open it up all the way for access or nice weather.
We have been on same farm since 1843. Diaries to 1875.
Lake Ontario snowbelt 48’ snowfalls a day sometimes.
Ice storms my father used a David brown 990 on 1000 rpm selected that burned about 5 g of diesel 24 hr run with a pto generator he got at an auction for $700 .
Several weeks in use. Everyone brought laundry , all appliances and power to barns also. About 5 families coming through and using what you need even welding with Lincoln buzz box.
No 30 thousand dollar new generator needed to cover your needs
3-5 k for tractor don’t even need tires dedicated to pto in place as cheap as you can and parts available you can fix yourself simple no emission etc you have to manually start that’s all.
I've been looking for an 8.5kw portable diesel generator for house back up, since I have 500+ gals. of heating oil on site, but I've got a 45hp diesel tractor & now I might just look for a pto generator instead. Not sure about fuel efficiency, though
That Fanttik is a really nice tool to have on hand. I have one of these too and it makes life so much easier. As an example I headed over to my shop today and found my pickup had a flat. Hooked up the portable air compressor and I was in business in short order. I also use it for my John Deere lawn tractors. I like your thinking on preparedness as you can't always rely on local government to be there when you need it. Just seeing all of that milled lumber gets the gears in my head going. That's like gold for sure. Enjoy
Hey Mike,
You know I'm going put my two cents in. 🤗
I have listened to several EMP books. My biggest take away from those audiobooks was an EMP will fry all electronics in everything: Power transmission services, automobiles, tractors, saw mills, digital thermostats,
a furnace, electric and gas ranges, refrigerators, microwaves, electric gates, and alarm systems. Basically anything you own that has electronic components inside, will be toast. Maybe you can stock up on spare electronic components for the tractors/skid steer/excavator, gas ranges, refrigerator, electronic thermostats, generators, and anything else you can think of. The next question will be do you have the skill set needed to replace these fried component????
The High Boy and Bluford are EMP proof (might not be a bad idea to put a little money in to Bluford for sake of being prepared.
Lastly, all of your spare electronic parts will need to be stored in a Faraday Cage: It effectively acts as an EMP shield built to redirect power from the ground. Sailors in an lighting storm will store their critical electronics in their gimbled stove. Devices inside the cage will be protected from damaging currents.
That's all I have. Pray none us will ever see the day of an EMP.
Thanks Mike.
Alan from NC
you can buy an arrester for ur main electric panel...
And the most important thing we can do is be ready to meet God. Logon earth is a dressing room to prepare for Heaven!
I had the same thoughts on his generator take on an emp attack-its control panel will be fried as well. His wood stove and old saws would likely work, the 2 old trucks, but most things would be done.
Don’t kid yourself, an EMP will create such havoc that it won’t matter what you have cause the desperate gangs
Will stop
At nothing to get it….community will need to get together so get your community to have a plan for the OMG moment.
@@henryoppermann134 It's a good thing that ammunition is unaffected by an EMP. On another note - EMP is mentioned here almost exclusively. That's not the only thing that can plunge us into turmoil.
Someone here mentioned running power down to the wood yard which would be a nice convenience. That also allows you to put your generator down there and feed power back uphill. That would get the noise further from the house and the generator closer to the fuel tank.
My wife and I live in north Florida just above Tallahassee we started a garden about 1/2 acre and a freezer full of deer meat. We live pretty rural and self sufficient . Being semi retired we rarely go to town I think we’ll be fine.
Hey, Mike! I clearly remember growing up in the late 60s and early 70s, along with my brother and sisters. And watching my father keep a regular check on emergency supplies. In our basement, he must have had 30 to 40 gallons of fresh drinking water always at the ready in glass jugs. A selection of dry food like cereal, and my mother must have had hundreds of vegetables and fruit that she had canned herself lining shelves around the basement. The benefits of growing up as children of parents from The Greatest Generation!
Mike, I can remember several decades ago that it wasn't unusual to get snow around Easter in your neck of the woods. Folks needing to wear coats and such to go to an Easter service. BTW, I'm surprised that you haven't come up with a way to use all that sawdust for another side hustle.
Back in the day we got snowed in down the shore! Man it snowed 2 feet! It's was in the spring time! My Grandfather was so pissed!
Hey Mike......Hated to see you dump the saw dust. So many uses for it.....fire starter, composting toilet cover for when you don't have plumbing, garden beds etc. See below.
Use sawdust on the pathway between plants.
Use sawdust to deter slugs.
Mulch with sawdust.
Grow potatoes in sawdust.
Store root crops in a bucket that has sawdust in it.
Build a scarecrow and stuff it with sawdust.
Grow mushrooms in sawdust.
Amend the garden soil.
Mix with your compost.
Design your garden pathways with sawdust and add more to them as it breaks down and decomposes.
Feed plants.
Sprinkle sawdust on ice to help avoid falls.
Sprinkle sawdust on mud to help absorb liquid and prevent muddy feet.
Use in areas where puddles form.
Keep a bag in the car during winter months to help offer traction if you’re stuck.
I am about as prepared as you can get. Been doing it all my life. Get Melissa a freeze dryer and start storing away food. It is a fantastic machine.
Hi Mike, I'm a steady follower and this is the first time that I'm leaving a comment.
I truly enjoy your content and I appreciate all of your personal input to help others.
In your latest video you talk about getting prepared for any unforseen circumstances that could lead to power loss.
I am a avid fan of channels that the UA-camrs demonstrate self sustainability.
Many of the individuals have chosen solar energy panels and are completely off grid.
Just wondering and looking forward to your response about this topic.
I understand that the biggest reason for not going solar is the financial investment of start up cost.
Channels like Lumnah acres, Ambition Strikes, and life uncontained swear by solar power.
Again I really enjoy your channel and keep up the good work outdoors.
I would highly recommend you look at a water cooled, low speed, Northern Lights diesel generator. They have been making marine and home generators for many years and are considered one of the best.
Good Morning, We stock our pantry and freezer, and garden. Hopefully at some point we can have a generator for the house. Thats one of the goals too.
Enjoying my morning coffee with my new Outdoors with the Morgans mug! Love the orange!
Check out bi-fold hanger Dr's. There are some varieties of them. It could be something that could work for you.
I have often considered a diesel backup generator. I have a big gas one now that runs my whole house minus the oven and clothes dryer. As you know, i have an outdoor wood furnace so the heat is covered. We have had times of being out of power for 5 or 6 days and we got along just fine. The only thing is, that generator loves the gas. It goes through 8 gallons about every 12hrs. Around here right now, that equates to about $50 a day ( that hurts ). So, with it being so rare that we have events like that, im on the fence about a big diesel generator. We do stayed prepared on food and if times got that tough, i could fill the freezer with venison and fish fairly easy. We also have chickens if need arises. Anyway, stay safe everybody
We live in N Georgia mtns. We are also at the end of the power line. It can be days to get the power back on. We purchased a 2200 kw propane generator from Generac. It powers the whole house including a/c. It is hooked up to the propane tank for the house which is a 1000 gallon tank. We fill it once a year in summer House has spray foam insulation so we usually fill the tank with 240 gallons per year including run time of generator.
Don’t forget your house will need power as well as the building, you don’t want frozen pipes in your house 3 or 4 days into an outage!
I bought a Winco pto generator back in the 90’s long before the Y2K hoax. I have used it on my Yanmar and Kioti tractors many times. Power used to go out here (NH) 6or7 times a decade for 4 to 5 days duration. I still have it for portable power (lots of power). I purchased an Aurora 20 kw bare bones generator with an auto transfer switch about 6 years ago. It has a 4 cyl Perkins diesel. Diesel is the best way to go especially if you have diesel equipment and set up a large tank. I power my house, barn, solar shed and my wife’s greenhouse with ease. I can charge my solar battery bank during a storm when I have no solar output. It pays to be prepared. It is nice to have heat and hot water but it is life or death if my wife can’t blow dry her hair.
Put the generator near the house and run a 100 amp 2 gauge AL wire to the the building. Like you said you could need power for 2 weeks, who wants to sleep on a couch or on a sleeping bag in your rec room? There's a lot of things like dong laundry, cooking meals, keeping the Refridge & freezer going, taking hot showers, using the microwave etc. etc. all which are in your main house...If you want better insulation in your house put in 15"-18" of blown insulation in your attic, I saved thousands on oil in the 2 years that I've been keeping tract of it. Mine is a 50's ranch with very little insulation in the walls & original windows...best bang for the buck for sure!
We are prepared with a Whole house generator that runs house and shop. We have unlimited supply of firewood also. We have cattle so plenty of Beef and of corse we can have Deer and Turkey anytime if we had to. I keep a decent supply of Diesel fuel and gas on hand. Lots of ammo and other supplies.
Mike, I read that book as well. I am from North Carolina and recognize many of the landmarks from the story. This book really makes one think. It made a difference in my thoughts about being prepared. The author has two more books in the series about the same people a year later and the last how they survived moving forward. A must read for everyone in this day and age with the current technology.
What is the name of the book. Thanks
One Second After @@les3d50
@@les3d50 there are three other books in the series, and I read all of them in one weekend, they're that good! "One Year After", "The Final Day", and "Five Years After". All of the books in the series are very thought-provoking and should prompt all readers to be prepared as best they can...
@@les3d50 The first book is One Second After, second is One Year After and the third is The Final Day. The author for all three is William R Forstchen. Really eye opening reading.
He just came out with another book in the series less than a year ago
Mike my son did research for one of his articles and he purchased a solar gen that runs his house.. quiet and can be used inside once charged.. plus neighbors and others do not know it is running. You could even transport it to the cabin. I have a gasoline gen and will be adding a solar one as it is getting harder to find non ethanol fuel here. solar lights already in place and a second food pantry is being filled.
Info on your home Gen backup. Love your channel, always give you a thumbs up.
What I did on my Generac: I calculated what my electric needs were, ( don’t oversize) plenty of information on the power draw, I ordered mine from a distributor, had it shipped to a trucking terminal, I picked it up in my truck, prepared a site, ( info on that also) then had my electrician ‘Steve’ 🤓 hook up the transfer switch to my panel. I piped it, I’m a Pipefitter, you can have your guy do that.
Kept the cost way down. We love ours, saved our asses over 10 times. Wish you the best, Jim from KC Mo.
I bought a Tri Fuel generator for our house here in Texas and we have a nipple on our natural gas line to power the unit. Natural gas never shuts down and you don't have to worry about gas cans and having enough propane on hand. And, it's dirt cheap. Greetings from Texas......John B.
I can’t tell you how many times you’ve done this to me Mike. Our brains are to much a like. I literally just finished that book last week. I just finished one year after today. Moving on to the final day now. Never has a book broke me down like one day after did. I’ve been listening to them on audible. The world is changing and being prepared and educated is going to go a LONG way. The wife and I have been having a lot of conversations recently about these topics.
How far down the Carrington event rabbit hole have you gone? That’s another scary topic. Did you know in 2012 we only missed another one of these events by like 9 days? Crazy
I use a three point gen set behind the tractor think it’s a 22 or 24 kw. Has avr on it. Yeah you’ll get a bunch of crap back-and-forth. I’m using the tractor, but it saved a lot of money on buying a generator and for something that only gets used just a little bit made sense to me.
Hey Mike, how bout a split sliding barn door wall for the right side of the Shelter? You could open the doors when you are working and close them during rainy weather. Basically a wall but with the option to open it up for equipment use.
Noonish Mike. I laughed when you mentioned Nathan. He is thrilled with his excavator, still in the learning phase. I saw him use the diesel spray bottle tip. Whole house generator is a smart choice. Here in Texas, power outages usually happen in the heat of summer, 100+ degrees. Smart thinking on your ideas of being prepared at HOME.
I have a grownup 200 acre patch of woods in the NE Arkansas Ozark foothills...Lots of wild blackberry and nut trees, wild game and feral hogs to hunt already on the property. I'm cleaning about a 5-acre homestead site on the property. We have a good supply of canned goods (both home canned and tin can) laid on. Getting some fruit trees planted this spring down by the creek, and making a large garden area where we can plant versions of the Native American "three sisters" crops on, and livestock areas for small batches of chickens, hogs, sheep, goats, and a couple of cows (already have some of the small livestock and slowly expanding it). I need to get a couple of bulk storage tanks like you have, for tractor diesel and gasoline, so I have fuel for my mini ex, 30hp and 90hp tractors, and little LT-30 sawmill if fuel gets hard to get. Working on making my 200acre woods pretty much self-sufficient if needed. If needed we can go full-on 1800s "Hillbilly" during an all-out melt down...I don't consider myself a "prepper," but we ARE trying to be situated for the worst-case scenarios and, of course, we have the ability to dig in and hold what we have, if people come up out of the cities and decide to try and take what we have ;)
I don’t know I may have mention this before at the saw mill could you build maybe wood bins that you could place at the sawdust output to collect the dust in something that you could pick up with forks and dump ? 👍👋🇨🇦
Good book, I read it several years ago also. The one thing that it got me thinking about was what I needed for my pets. I had the family taken care of, but hadn't put much thought into the pets. Since reading that, better prepared to help the whole family through a disaster.
Wow. In the last 4 years we have really upped our gardening efforts. It started with a couple of raised beds and now included a tilled garden. We have also started pressure canning. Last year we canned 125 quarts of green beans that we raised. We also made pickles, canned peppers, and froze corn. We now have a generator to keep the freezers going if needed. The garden is expanding this year. We buy a lot of our meat and eggs from local farmers. We have 5 acres and may start raising chickens for our own use.
The Great Flood of `85 is what I experienced. We lived almost at the head waters (near Doe Hill Va) and saw trickling streams become raging rivers. When we lost powers it would be 2 weeks before we saw it again. There wasn't a portable generator within 3 states that you could purchase. Horrible times and yet I cringe when I see someone build a home or park a trailer on a flood plain. There's a reason thos areas dont have anything on them now. The previous ones all washed away.
Okay Mike ❤generator my grandpa was a farmer and he and my Dad had one it was on a trailer just like what we now use for job sites. It was easy on fuel and great power.
Red pine mill cut off slabs make great siding for wood shed animal shelter when they are out in the woods. Blend’s into the woods.
And remember that your family depends on you and remember to get your exercise every day. Stretching your body is a must and walking.
Your actions are looking a little stiff 😢 God’s blessing for all the Morgan’s. ❤
I bought my dump trailer, January 21, 2021, from same place , Bennett's Trailer Sales. I think a few months just after you. he called it the “Mike Morgan special“ lol. I said well, that’s where I saw it. Probably the best equipment purchase I ever made! RTB Firewood 😊
My thoughts would be to take care of the house first. Refrigerator's freezers and also more comfort with the family, especially Hunter. The building could be taken care of with a smaller generator. I enjoy the videos. Thanks, Frank
Why not put the walls around the Mill on rollers (barn doors), depending on the track length it can be moved from one end to the other.
I read “One Second After” as well. A real eye opener!!! Did you read the author’s two sequel books? Certainly gives one a new perspective at what could happen in our computer controlled world. Makes our old 1968 Chevy C 20 long bed completely standard pickup truck a lot more valuable. Like the Edsel in the book. It comes down to what’s important in survival. Shelter, fire, water, and food, and firearms with lots of ammo. Here’s another good read, The Creature from Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin. Tells ALL ABOUT the Federal Reserve and how it came to be and those behind it. And another book by the same author, World Without Cancer. A real eye opener after what we witnessed the past few years with the Covid debacle. Your planning will make a difference for your family.
Yes
Michigan is opening their first Sheets today. Not in my neighborhood yet but they plan to build an additional 50 over the next 5 years. 😊
Don't go propane, definitely diesel for longer run times.
What would be cool if you can get a generator attachment for the p t o on a tractor.
Hey Mike, thanks for solving the mystery of what goes into your blue lubrication mix for the saw mill! I've been wondering about that for 6 months! Thanks for showing us! Hey Hunter, how are you doing? Glad to see you up and around on this video and keeping your dad out of trouble at Sheetz! Thanks, Brian - Prosper, TX
Neighbors, Pilot Point!😊
You really got a storm last night!
A simple three-sided structure with the slope tin roof that would free up space under the pavilion
Great advise Mike. I've been wondering when you were going to get a diesel generator. I asked a few months ago.
Good morning, another great video, Haven’t seen Melissa in any of your videos lately? It’s always great to get her input and see her involved 👍👍
I was just thinking the same thing! Always enjoy when Melissa makes an appearance!
G'day Mike and Family, thanks for the videos you do. Re your battery for the dump trailer.......You may want to try getting your truck set up, (if it isn't already done), so, when your trailer plug is connected, your trucks charging system, charges your battery as well as supplying power to the trailer lights. This would charge the battery within minutes without having to set up a charger. This would be the same type of system for charging the battery or more in a caravan. Also, if you do it, you'll have one up on Nathan aa he the same problem with his dump trailer. He does have a small solar panel set up to charge the battery but it doesn't work all that well. Just a suggestion, good luck and keep safe.
I consider myself "prepared" but this past Wednesday I was not. I was coming home, saw smoke and had that sinking feeling, but it was just about a mile away. Very heavy winds gusting to over 50 mph and power lines had come down and started a forest fire. Alerts from the sheriff told us to evacuate as it was moving to fast. I was absolutely caught flat footed. Yes I am prepared but I am prepared to stay, had not so much to leave. Everything turned out ok our house is fine (others not so good) but I was shocked at how unprepared I was to be ready to pick up and leave. Now I have a new project
Great timing...been looking for a portable air compressor and you saved me $70 on Amazon. Thanks! Perfect weather here in Central Pa this week but had to watch an OWTM video this morning before getting to work, good excuse for procrastinating!
I am a firm believer in multiple backups of most things. For power I would add a small portable solar powered system as a third backup. Something big enough to take from place to place on your property as a quick backup to your portable generators. This way you would be more than triple covered and all you need for the solar items is the sun.
Mike, I used to know a guy who to a farmer's windmill for water pumping and repurposed it. At the top, he used an auto alternator for the hub of the fan and ran a wire from it down to the bottom. He use the power generated to charge his batteries for his golf cart and for other applications. I do not know where he got the windmill from, but it really made a nice look to his property. This is just an idea for you. Best wishes!
My propane generator drinks like a hummingbird out of my 500 gallon tank,glad I did the conversion.
Per the "one second after" books, I also recommend following up with all the others in the series.
Mike, if you find a military surplus diesel generator, you could power your house and building with no problem. genracs are nice, but the mil-spec units are made for severe duty and can be found for a good price.
Mike, I have discussed and thought about the standby generator for a while now. Pro for propane gas it can sit there for years and not go bad, it also puts out more btu's than CNG. Pro with diesel is can utilize off road diesel fuel, con with diesel for long term storage even with stabilizer added, fuel cannot hold up to very long term storage. I know you use quite a bit of diesel so if you are refilling your tank every few months, this would not be an issue for you. Both have their place. It is just of matter of which fits your needs and goals. I am still taking notes.
You could add a power line down to the wood yard. Which would give you power there if and when you need it.
Cool. Can’t wait to see what you do.
I'm preparing for my death. I've been given 6 to 12 months to live before I lose my fight with cancer. The hpv cancer of my right tonsil that I was diagnosed with almost 2 years ago, has now developed in to my lungs, liver and bones. The radiation therapy for the tonsil cancer did destroy that cancer and ruined other other body functions that has made my life really rough for the last year and half. But doing a follow up PET scan, then biopsy has determined that cancer moved and developed elsewhere before it was destroyed. Unfortunately for me, I've already broken a collar bone, lifting a bag of dog food, and a week ago I broke my upper humerus on my other side. And I have no idea how that happened, I just know, I can't use that arm for much of anything now.
I had a good life...
Definitely prepped, overflow artesian well, propain gen, because it doesn't get rancid, wood cook stove, and critters. All set!
I built a tiny home survival trailer. It has redundant heat sources, solar power, sleeping for 3, easy to fix and run. It’s well insulated and filled with survival supplies. I have a feeling I’m one of the most prepared in the area at my tax bracket. I don’t own property so that was my solution. I can park it on someone else’s property or out in the bush.
I bought a PTO generator from a closed down dairy farm, you can find them for under $1000 and with all your tractors you would be set.
Back when men were men. That made me smile. Great video today. Looking forward to the big log haul from the neighbors. I saw a short yesterday of you using the winch. Love it.
I read that book ten years ago myself and it changed my life in many ways. We now live in a very rural area and live a different lifestyle.
Hi M&M I would think about a Winco PTO .If your thinking about a Generac make sure there's a Tech in your area before buying. It takes weeks in my area and costs a fortune to repair.
When you are thinking about the layout of the sawmill think of leaving bucket attachment on side of mill, Letting the saw dust fall into the bucket... will not get it all but every little bit helps. Plus the attachment is out of the weather..
Mike get a good yanmar or or something similar to charge batteries. Run the building off inverters. Only run the generator to charge the batteries. It is a complete waste of fuel + wear and tear to run a generator just to power a few loads in a home. I did a DIY power wall but you can buy commercially available server rack batteries if you don’t like doing that stuff. I can run my entire home on 450 watts per hour. With my battery bank I can run for a little over 73 hours before using a little Honda inverter generator to charge them back up or complement the generator with some solar. I use my batteries just like a back up generator. Power goes out, I flip some switches and I have myself a silent backup power system.
I have a miller bobcat welder generator that powers the whole house. It’s manual hook up but it’s been great to be able to weld things as well as power the house if need be.
Mike I ordered one let you know when I receive it. Thanks for the heads up.👍
hi there i have a diesel gen set that runs the whole house .uses 1/2 gallon per hour witch to me is good , problem is that it does not use less when not needed , and only good for 30 or so days , for real long term may need to look on to solar with battery back up . and i am finding a lot of fly by nighters ,and a lot of smoke and mirrors so to speak , best to all john
I reload ammo, have an independent water source, back up propane generator, keep survival food at hand! Appreciate what you 24:04
Barn door track system so you can slide the doors up and down the length of the building you get protection and you don’t lose the ability to go in each bay as needed. You just have to move the door.
Good morning Morgans! I've got to do more to get prepared. I'm good on "precious metals" as you call them, but I need to get more into stocking up on food and water. Have a great day!
Hi Mike, We are your neighbors to the north, Jackson Center, Pa. Your need for a generator caught my ear. We have a whole house generator, a Champion. I got it from Pioneer Electric in Franklin Pa..
When I did my research, I found that other generator brands are better at advertising, but not the best generator. We are lucky to have free gas at our home so our generator is natural gas (free electric now too.) Champion might be one for you to look into.
Thank you for all of your videos. We watch you guys every single day.
Oh, one more thing, my excavator is a Kubota KX040, my truck is a 2023 F350 Ford flat bed, but my tractor is a Case 105A. We are almost twins. Thanks again for you UA-cam channel.
Mike Latchaw
Having property with a natural gas well is a pretty decent asset as well. Add a tri-fuel generator, and we have water, refrigeration, and the ability to charge comms, in addition to the free heat.
Mike get a solar trickle charger for your trailer. I've had one on mine and never had a problem the battery was always charged and ready to go. Mine is flat and rectangular. I put magnetic tape on the back so it wouldn't get knocked off. When I use the trailer I stick it in the storage box. Got it off Amazon.
we will be getting the unit . will be very usefull thanks
We installed a 20KW Generac with a dedicated underground 1000 gallon propane tank when we built in 2012. In 2022 we had an F1 tornado go through and we were without power for 92 hours. After the power came back I had our supplier come out as a favor since it looked like we would be under their usual minimum. We burned 116 gallons of propane over the 92 hours during 90 degree weather, running the AC and cooking, doing laundry, etc. Didn't have to add a drop of oil but I shut it off and checked it every 24 hours. That unit got a cracked crankcase last year and we replaced it with a 22KW unit. Auto start/stop, weekly test runs all set on auto. One of the last things I would give up.
Bought that inflator using your link BTW.
I have been thinking about a generator also, and I think deisle is the way to go.
Mike, I was having a problem with pitch buildup in my WoodMaxx chipper when chipping west coast Doug fir. Installed a reservoir on the feed hopper and a port in the infeed side of the chamber. Slow-dripping red diesel keeps it totally free of pitch. 👍
They have nice pto generators to put on one of the tractors, just a thought 🤔💭👌
I agree with being prepared for any kind of emergency. Having the resources to sustain yourself and your family is a priority.
LOL SHOT FIRED! I hope Nathan sees this video. I watch his channel as well. This channel and his channel are 2 of my favorites. He was just on there a few days ago talking about his lack of experience with an excavator. I think he is learning pretty fast with it though
On the diesel house generators, I was looking at the military generators Mike.
I knew you were going to Nathan on the bottle of diesel tip. I guess he can get excavator tips from you. He's loving that new toy. As for being prepared I'm slowly working on that myself. Bought a solar generator/power supply and trying to build up my food storage. Nothing extreme but enough to cover for emergencies like weather events or national emergencies like another pandemic. A little forward thinking can go a long way.❤
Thing are ramping up for the need to be prepared, that's for sure 👍
Mike, my wife of 52 years and I have been involved with preparedness our entire marriage. We have canned, frozen, dehydrated, freeze-dried and eaten fresh from the garden all summer. We have used our storage from job loss and pandemic shortages. Anything is better than nothing! Right now we’re working on water storage. We have a well and a swimming pool. We also have a whole house generator as well as a wood burning fireplace. We store wheat, beans, rice, honey, powdered milk, as well as beef from home-raised cattle. We look for sales on chicken and can beef, chicken and pork. We have two chest freezers with mostly meat that we share with friends and children. It is such a good feeling that we are going to take of ourselves if the ball drops.
As a suggestion. Why not make big doors for your enclosure for the saw? Then you can open them wide for easy access with larger equipment.
Thunderstorms tis morning. Sunny skys from there own. 70 degrees afternoon night time in the 40 range.
We haven't gotten any snow yet. Yea, i was wondering why you don't use the pusher board system. Thanks for clear that up.
Yall have a great safe weekend....
Sliding walls (by pass) for the saw area...unlock when wanted
Never too late to be prepared, great thing you are doing for your family.
Consider a milsurp generator. My brother had one that mainly ran on diesel, but in a pinch he would run waste veg oil.