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@@Jean.A.squirrel A large package of napkins can also be used for both roles in a pinch. I bought some during the coof, never used them, but still went through them eventually because they were so handy.
You can not cook using tea light candles. You can cook with Cisco DIY candles, but also use a small iron skillet, it will conduct more heat. I make my Crisco candles using the tappered candles and whittle them down to fit 2 inside cat cans. Use bricks with an old stove gas grate to sit your cast iron pan on. Use 5 Crisco candles as your burner. You need the flame close. I have already put this to test. The 2 things I cooked was hamburger and grilled cheese. Heating water for instant hot chocolate and instant coffee, but it is slow to heat water. The larger the wicks is where you get your heat from, that's why I use the tappered candles you would use for a candlelight dinner, hint the wicks are larger than tea light candles. I stocked up on Crisco and candles before the prices skyrocketed. Even if you live in a city you can gather small tree limbs and cut or break them down to fit into a rocket stove for cooking outdoors. I have a carport so I can be out of the weather. On balcony line with bricksand build your rocket stove with cinder blocks, or order small rocket stove on line. Your sticks need to be dry, and Fall is a great time to find fallen branches. Save your dryer lint, and add Vaseline or candle wax to the lint for fire starter. I hope this helps someone. 🙏🏽 ❤
People need to learn to cook primitive...and have the correct pots and pans .....and do a rocket stove...or campfire or other many ways of cooking...study the ways before you need to use them
Great mindset tip on your first video I saw. Prepping and having stuff is fine. But a production mindset and skillset is the surviving formula!
Excellent video. I keep telling people the time to prepare is when there is no reason to prepare, when everything is humming along like normal. There is no emergency, shelves are fully stocked and prices are cheap Read the book "One Second After", that will make you think..
In my prepping journey I eventually focused on the ability to cook for the long term. I bought all the various cooking tools that require some type of fuel, charcoal, sterno, alcohol, propane, etc, but the problem was that all of them will eventually run out of fuel. The solution was a rocket stove that uses sticks for fuel. I built a rocket stove with bricks in my backyard and boiled water. Then I bought a heavy duty rocket stove off amazon that is made of very heavy gauge steel, the thing will never wear out. First thing I did when I got it was to cook a ribeye in a cast iron skillet using sticks and it was amazingly efficient. I live next to a woods and I now have to ability to cook...forever.
Ever Since Covid. I been a prepping. During Covid. I had nothing. I corrected that. In every area of prepping. The Government will not help you.
Definitely don't bet your life on someone else helping you or your family. It's all of our responsibility.
Thanks for watching
Same here.
Why during when the stores were open to buy food and water as human rights? And they’ll be open again when if and when they play that card next time..
Great video!
The government can only help to a certain extent... they can't and won't be there for you every time... can't blame everything on the government and when the SHTF everybody's going to be in it together, after all, isn't the government made up of people like us, some of whom we put on office? Not pointing fingers or sugarcoating shit but we all need to be resourceful, prep and put contingency plans in place... we may need to get by without some things we normally have and take for granted... prep- gave a plan in place! Btw, when the extra unemployment payments and stimulus checks went out, I heard no complaints about that, those payments saved my hide... I hear some say we're paying back for it right now... oh well, if that's so, guess one can't win, eh?
I had a sleeping bag in my car when it broke down at 2:30 a.m. long ago. It was -25 that night. A cop found me a couple hours later and took me back to the station to stay warm, but that sleeping bag may have saved me.
Majority of folks think there’s no point and wouldn’t have brought one. Thanks for sharing
@@PracticalPreparednessI live in a very cold climate. I’m always prepared to live in my truck for a few days, food, clothes, source of heat and light, water, crank two way radio, wind up alarm clock…
That sleeping bag did save you
You can’t depend on the police to save you or to rescue you, you did right by bringing a sleeping bag.
Get a large sealable plastic container that
fits in the back area of your vehicle :
Mine contains the following : small tool kit, blanket, first aid kit, chain, rope, flash
lights + extra batteries, flares, several
bottles of water and some long lasting
dry food, a collapsible shovel....
Separately, a 40# bag of salt.
Any and all of these may save a life.
The greatest danger to the prepared is the unprepared.
Absolutely. I hope more and more begin to practice some of these habits and skills
@@PracticalPreparedness 🙏
Yes, the more people convinced to stock up on supplies now the less home invasions will happen to steal what you bought.
Correct. You will only have what you can protect. Living alone in splendid isolation is coming to an end.
@trudilm3864
That is too bad because, right now, I live alone in splendid solitude!
Run a few test, shut power for an afternoon, a day, a few days.
You will quickly learn where your holes are.
Some kids love “power outage day”. No joke. Awesome way to learn
Very good idea. Thank you 🙏
We're rural and we've had power down for as long as two weeks. We recently went 16 days without running water due to several days of temps in the low -30s. And a week or so of -20s. We noted our weak points and moved to fix them às soon as temps moderated. We did ok, but I can tell you that the first hot shower after we got the water back was heavenly.
Great idea!
I'm totally off grid. I've set up a 12v battery bank of 10,000ah and I'm setting up one now for 24v because I'm putting in a 24v, in well water pump. Once the weather is warmer, I'm putting up my 7.5kw wind turbine to charge everything.
When storing your "empty" mason jars, fill them with water. If SHTF happens, there is that much more clean usable water at your disposal.
It’s a great point
I recycle plastic milk, Lenore, bottles with tap water, always handy. I also catch shower water in a large bucket- used again to flush toilet. It's 50p per flush in the UK
Great idea
Get prepared .
Also fill any stainless steel, or glass water bottles that you probably have hanging around.
Medical equipment and the training to use it is an absolute must have. Being a former Army Medic just cant be beat.
Amen. It’s amazing how much of my emt training that seems to slip away. Use it or lose it. Training goes a long way
@@PracticalPreparedness I retired from the army after 30 years of service as a Medic EMT-I. Also attended LPN training. I have a small library of medical books and several storage boxes of medical supplies. I have used EMT skills on several occasions. Everyone should learn the basic skills. Accidents/injuries happen at home. Be prepared to take care of your family or even neighbors. I keep an aid bag in my truck at all times.
Im retired army and was 14csh and was both cbrn who had nursing degree and commissioned in PA program. I wish had some of my things from then but have enough to do own sewing up and most things.
Could not agree more. All kinds of supplies can be bought online. Suture/staple kits can be bought on A. There is all kinds of medicine that can be bought online. My BFF who is a Veterinarian Tech had an awesome idea of pressure canning cloth Band-Aids(strips of fabric like the old ace Band-Aids. I use old cotton flannels sheets cut up) in water in quart jars for sterile bandages. Studying homeopathic and herbal medicine is incredibly important. I know someone who healed a hernia with Comfrey compresses and someone who healed a broken wrist (not compound) with Comfrey compresses.
I have the TCCC training book here as well as a medical kit. Also have meds just in case. Suture kit, etc. Important things to have for when shtf.
I get my dog's food auto-shipped a few days earlier than we run out, and put the extra food in a double ziploc in the freezer. My fur kid is family for me, so his needs are important.
I order early and always have 1 full bag unopened at a given point of time. Great tactic with the freezer. More expensive too, but I started ordering canned food for them to eat from time to time.
I have some idea how long cans last, how long eggs last, etc. But I have no idea how long dog food keeps. Do you know a rule of thumb for that?
@@PeterLawton I think it depends on the ingredients. My dog's food is vegan, so it's bound to last longer than one based on meat. I'm giving it 6-8 months and will be cycling through it.
@@PeterLawtonI used to work at a major pet food manufacturer plant. most brand name dry foods are good for 1or2 years off the shelf. And all canned food have exp. dates on each can. And like human food they last longer than the exp. date. Dogs can literally live off of an all vegtable diet. But cats CAN NOT, they have to have meat not milk or veggies. But meat products in dry food or table scraps or wildlife. cat's will literally starve with a full belly. That's why you have to give orphan kittens a milk replacement. And an inside tip, all dogs love dry or canned cat food, it has to smell stronger than dog food or they won't eat it. And dogs smell the meat ingredients.
@@SherryEllessoncheck my other comment below. And most big brand dog food kibble is mostly grains. with a liquid coating applied after cooking containing meat and fats for digestive enzymes. most any dry or canned food will last for 2 years. especially if stored in an air tight container, you can just put the bags in a big plastic bin to keep air and bugs, mice etc. out. And cats die without meat. even the cheapest dry cat food has a minimum meat quota. even fresh whole milk and cream or butter, will NOT keep a cat alive.
Before Covid my wife and I did not put any attention to legitimate preparedness. That changed in the midst of it all. Since then we have put back and organized 6 months plus of not only long term foods, but rotatable can goods/dried goods etc. Along with finances, medical supplies, water, etc.
January 2023 we lost 3/4 of our income due to unexpected physical health challenges. All of our food/finances that we put back the 2 years prior turned out to be a massive return on investment much sooner than we thought.
Just wanted to share. Thank you for the time you take to do these videos. Have received tons of benefit from your channel!
Awesome to hear the channel has helped. Sorry to hear about the hard times ON TOP of the P. You mentioned finances, another great reminder that finances are just as important. Don’t go broke on this stuff unless you see the end in your rear view mirror!
Glad to hear your preparedness worked in your favor and hope that you're now in a better financial situation.
Months before Covid hit I told my wife we needed to stock up on food ...even toilet paper etc.
It was a brilliant investment and helped lessen the stress of the lockdowns.
God bless you. If you continue, remember to put back food for your family who will come begging when the hard times hit.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! You brought up some great points. If you’re interested in this topic, we encourage you to check out our award-winning documentary called Grid Down Power Up - Documentary, narrated by Dennis Quaid. It’s free on UA-cam, and it goes into a lot of detail on these issues. Plus, they’ve got a website where you can take action by contacting legislators and public utilities. Please help us spread the word.
If a mega-disaster were to strike, I would want to die as soon as possible. I don't have what it takes to live in a more hostile world.
Wake up Buttercup, learn a little every day.
@@dustbin5044
Yes !
I agree & have hope that springs eternal. Forever will love & serve the Living Lord Jesus ❤
A lot of great advice. The virus woke a lot of people up, but not enough. I've loaded up as much as I can on prepping supplies. My wife thinks I've gone overboard with food preps and I'm hoping she is right, but I know I'll never regret it. I keep looking at what I have and try to find holes in it that need to be filled. I don't think the next few years are going to be kind to us.
Sometimes you have to go with that gut feeling. If prices keep going the way they have, that food will have become an even greater investment as you bought cheaper years before.
It’s insurance that will pay you whether the worst happens or not.
@@colleenpritchett6914t6914 David Wilkerson wrote a book The Vision. Insurance companies ran out of money from all the disasters
If you can afford and store it properly it’s never overkill
My wife thought the same until I met someone she didn't know this weekend, we chatted and he mentioned being prepared etc. Her reply was "I thought it was only him"
I can't tell you how refreshing it is to watch and listen to a UA-cam video where someone is speaking eloquently and making sense.
Keep a low profile; not only for this, but as a lifestyle. Don't make yourself a target.
For people that wear mostly contacts make sure you have a good pair of backup glasses. In case you can’t get more contacts for awhile.
Nice, not thought about often enough
Great idea! This would be me
😅
Two pairs
I'm old enough not to remember, except remember my mom telling me: her mom lived before there was toilet paper or tampons; when people just used old torn up rags and had to wash and dry them for reusing. So if you run out of toilet paper, just use rags which are reusable after washing.
Buy shop towels and stock up on those.
Sorry typos. Arthritis I'm hands hope u can understand
Great point! Because of this risk (or vulnerability), everyone should really watch the award-winning documentary, Grid Down Power Up - Documentary, narrated by Dennis Quaid, which is now available free on UA-cam . Additionally, on our website, we provide a mechanism to write emails & make phone calls to your specific legislators, regulators and board members of your public utility to ensure we get action taken to protect our great country. Please help us spread the word.
If there’s no water there’s no washing.
It's probably been mentioned, but if your food is mostly from canned/dried goods, then you'll need extra vitamins, especially vitamin D3 and vitamin K2, not forgetting minerals such as magnesium (in a form that's easy to digest, such as magnesium glycinate) and selenium.
Be careful of selenium. Too much can be toxic.
Magnesium glycinate is great for sleep
Bee pollin
Protein powder - organic of course. I have 10 cans put up.Two TBLE is a meal in and of itself.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! You brought up some great points. If you’re interested in this topic, we encourage you to check out our award-winning documentary called Grid Down Power Up - Documentary, narrated by Dennis Quaid. It’s free on UA-cam, and it goes into a lot of detail on these issues. Plus, they’ve got a website where you can take action by contacting legislators and public utilities. Please help us spread the word.
Toilet paper, canned and dehydrated foods, hand sanitizer, mqsks, rubbing alcohol, fuel (propane, sterno), candles, batteries, ammunition, freeze dried foods, bottled water, Mason jars, canning supplies, medical supplies, sleeping bags, power stations and generators.
Once you've ran out of all those, and can't re-up 🤔
Thanks for summarizing. I should have you script my vids for me!
Radio
That's great but most of us do not have money for loads of stuff, nor are we allowed guns
Masks are a joke
Not a lot of unnecessary babbling and a pretty comprehensive list. Thank you for your time to make this vlog.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you
Not entirely related, but just something I want to throw out there...Do not turn into monsters people...here in the UK during covid, I already saw something coming down the pipe so I already had stuff to get by for me and my family, I'm not a prepper by any means, don't have the space, live in a tiny flat etc...but had the important stuff and food to get by.
I remember going to Tesco, and the shelves were bare (except for plant based food oddly lol)...and the stuff I saw made me lose faith in humanity quite a bit, people fighting over stuff, people grabbing anything and everything even though you know they were never going to eat/use it, leaving nothing for those that could use it/needed it, it was really eye opening, I felt like the only calm person walking around with a near empty basket because all the stuff I'd eat (fussy eater) was gone...and even the few bits left that I do eat (kids food really), I couldn't bring myself to fill my basket with the last 3 frozen pizza's or 2 bags of chicken nuggets, because I knew that I'd be taking away from somebody that might have gone shopping, with their young child, in a desparate search for something their kids would eat.
What I'm saying is, remember not to turn into monsters people, crazy to see how quick people turned on one another. I even had police called on me by locals for going out on my motorcycle at 5am, I remember starting the bike up and its never been an issue, but then i had no less than 7 snooping nosey meighbours peering out from their curtains as if I couldn't see them, during the whole "Snitches get...rewards!" thing our government pushed.....was all a laugh to me because I was a key worker, had a letter from my employer just in case I got stopped etc, was just really sad to see how quickly people will turn and try to throw you under the bus!
Interesting. I’m in the UK, living in Lincolnshire and all through the pandemic there were no empty shelves in any of the supermarkets/shops. There were restrictions on how much you could buy of certain products, but that was just common sense. 😊
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! You brought up some great points. If you’re interested in this topic, we encourage you to check out our award-winning documentary called Grid Down Power Up - Documentary, narrated by Dennis Quaid. It’s free on UA-cam, and it goes into a lot of detail on these issues. Plus, they’ve got a website where you can take action by contacting legislators and public utilities. Please help us spread the word.
Water purification systems. Find them in hiking camping sections. Sawyer, water drop, platypus and many more. Get extra filter as well.
Yes, take your pick. I like Sawyer personally
Don't forget bleach and iodine as water purifiers as well when heat can't be used
Always remember water from bore holes, wells, rivers, lakes, dams, rain water etc must be boiled before drinking etc.
Presently, for decades now, I've boiled all tap water before drinking & will not drink bought bottled water without boiling the water first.
Platypus?
@@vintagebodymindsoulradley9151 it's a water purification brand as well as a back pack style water bladder
First rule of prepping- Don't talk about your preps.
Especially the specifics!
Second rule of prepping, read first rule
Exactly. I see so many people bragging about what they have....blah blah blah. Not all neighbors are your friends and not all friends are loyal.
Exactly!
I have a high-powered air rifle and enough pellets to last me a lifetime . Plenty of rabbits , dove, pheasants quail where I live that are easy game for an air rifle . I saved my ammo for those large biped predators if you know what I mean .
Soap is actually 100% better than hand sanitizer. Basic ivory soap is inexpensive, easy to store and will work better.
Agreed, learned this over last couple of years
And it is biodegradable, you can wash your clothes and your hair with it. As kids we had no $ for “shampoo” Ivory was it
@@colleenpritchett6914dish washing detergent fawn etc. works for shampoo and body wash. as well as laundry in a pinch. I've done it.
that's Dawn. not fawn. 😂
Hand sanitizer should only be used if there is no water.
Amen to practicing canning as there is a learning curve. My wife and I started this year and were able to can a variety of vegetables, sauces, applesauce, and jelly. Also keep in mind canning takes a considerable amount of heat for an extended period of time.
And consistent heat as well. Well done
You can DRY CAN food like beans, rice and pasta. I am too afraid to do your type of canning....I'm afraid I'll poison myself or my family.
Congratulations to you and your wife on learning to can. We've been canning for 12 years now. Started right out of the gate canning meats. I love it. Canned chicken and pulled pork are the best. I'm thinking about canning some beef today. It's cold in the house. LOL
@@d.martinez-rodriguez333 you need to get over that fear. You won't regret it. Look up canning diva's website and read the article about botulism especially. You need to take the reigns in your own hands, and learn all you can about the science of canning. I taught myself through watching many UA-cam videos about canning, how to use a canner properly, what kills botulism, reading free information on line, borrowing canning books from the library ECT. To teach myself. Best thing I ever did was get away from those "safe canning sites" that had me Soo scared I almost didn't do it for the same reasons you aren't doing it now FEAR. The thing they didn't count on, was my want to learn, was more than my fear to keep me away from it. Six years later, there's no stopping me. Well except health issues a little maybe, but where there's a will there's a way to figure out things. Having shelf stable food in your pantry, that you grew or bought on sale with canning in mind to put up, prepared with your own hands, and canned, such as salsa, soups, chilis, meats, potatoes, jams, ECT ends up saving you in the long run from having to buy soo much at the store later, makes for quick homemade meals once it's up on your shelf later. After the first initial cost of equipment (which most of it is re useable) with the exception of maybe the flats on the lids. You'll end up saving a lot on your grocery bill later.
Just learned this past year to can. At 62, I’m behind the curve. Did raw pack meats, canned bacon, meatballs & sauce, meals in a jar and this weekend…homemade chili. This summer I’ll do veggies. Keep it up people and invest in your future, your government won’t help you.
For those of you who buy bottled water and think your choice brand is better than the cheaper water, hear this...
There is no difference, it is a psychological thing in your mind.
Nestle', Zephyrhills, Deer Park, Perrier, Great Value... all of these are the same water.
How can that be ? You ask. I'll tell you.
There is a water bottling plant in Zephyrhills, Florida. I have been a truck driver for 40 years, EVERY one of these waters are made in this plant, I have personally hauled truck loads of mixed cases of these waters.
Sorry to pop your bubble, but if this alone did not depress you, this next part will...
Those "natural" or "spring water" brands only have a fraction of spring water in them, the water comes from the city water lines AND there are 3/4 tanker trucks that run round the clock bringing water from the Tampa water supply system to the Zephyrhills plant. It all gets blended together, then filtered and bottled under the various brand names.
Save your money, buy the cheapest water, they are all the same.
Sorry, have a great day
I've heard similar, but I stay away from bottle water altogether when I can!
I drove past that plant, and had the same thoughts. 😂
Fantastic information, thank you😂
worked in a milk plant same thing
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! You brought up some great points. If you’re interested in this topic, we encourage you to check out our award-winning documentary called Grid Down Power Up - Documentary, narrated by Dennis Quaid. It’s free on UA-cam, and it goes into a lot of detail on these issues. Plus, they’ve got a website where you can take action by contacting legislators and public utilities. Please help us spread the word.
In addition to the med kit and a sleeping bag for the car, I would recommend a simple tarp. One that is sized well to the vehicle could cover any window or the windshield if they get broken in a collision or a breakdown in bad weather. They can be used to shield a tent floor or a sleeping bag from the ground and any number of possible uses. They are only really limited by your imagination. Many videos on UA-cam detail how to arrange a tarp into a makeshift tent as well.
Love my tarp. Video incoming on bunch of uses. That’s for the share
That's a good idea. I keep a thick blanket in the car and reflective vests as well, but will add a tarp.
Better still, obtain the mylar blankets - small, lightweight and nicely packaged. A box of mylar blankets takes up less space than a single tarp.
@@allthingsharbor🧐 Mylar gets holes in it as easy as a balloon does.
@@aaftiyoDkcdicurak Agreed. I have some mylar blankets, but prefer to spend more for the polypropylene ones. They are much tougher and do not make the irritating rustling noise.
The cases of really large Mason jars are also good for storing dried goods so that it stores longer and is out of reach for mice. Powdered milk for example will store a lot longer in a mason jar than in the plastic bag it comes in.
Plastic is permeable in the end. Great point
Smaller jars are also good for pre-measured portion control.
Or cans
You can also use those jars to vacuum seal items. The popular vacuum sealers have attachments to buy to seal the large and small mouth varieties. Handy as heck for dried goods medical supplies food anything dry that will last longer with less oxygen. Use of oxygen absorbers is also ok with them since the jar lids are designed to seal. Awesome for half gallon jars. Have bunches.
During lockdown I was using 20+ year old beans/lentils to make soups. Half gallon jars are wonderful storage containers. I use the four ounce ones for storing spices.
I began prepping at least two years before Covid. I did not need to go out and it allowed me to assess the effectiveness of my prep's. The chickens in my yard was a great asset as well as company. Great pets.
A workaround that I like for the toilet paper situation is compressed paper wipes that expand on contact with water. A 500 count box of them take up the space of about 2 and a half to three rolls of toilet paper, and beats the hell out of having nothing to use.
Great add, super useful!
Yes indeed, like Wysi Wipes. To all, keep in mind…..there are significant holes in these wipes when expanded. So double/triple fold before “lower” use.💁🏻♂️😁
Buy some pkgs of Handiwipes..can wash & reuse. Whatever works..
After shtf the next human evolution will be dog butt hahah no need to wipe
I use my wife's bath towel
I remember in april in 2020 where the collapse started. And tp was gone i was at a gas station and they marked up rolls to $11 for 1 basic roll. I call these "good times" a grace period until it picks up again which i give it a few weeks. But even now its getting tougher crime is up food is up. Listen to any prepper when they give these tips. You must have what is needed and stay low profile. No one needs to know you prep or how you are preparing.
Def need to be aware of your opsec
I would also add bug spray. Wasn't it like 5 years or so ago where there was the great bug spray shortage? I know around here even the cheap crap flew off the shelves and we had to drive far and wide just to find one bottle. Have to battle the Gates frankensquitos.
That Gates thing is nuts. All of it.. Bug spray I didn't notice but doesn't surprise me. Thanks for watching!
You can make your own with essential oils, research it!
Ferro rods and a good knife.
" Beans, Bullets and Band-Aids " ....valuable old expression.
Thanks for adding
The plague was a wonderful opportunity to see exactly how people would react in an arguably NON emergency situation. I can only imagine what would happen in an actual emergency situation.
It was not a fun situation for sure
🤨 "The plague.."? "...arguably NON emergency situation"?
Oh dear. 🤦♂️ Here we go...
It will be awful. People will take what you have or try to.
Heh heh... Another paranoid - but apparently clairvoyant - denialist pipes up.
You guys are kinda funny,@@kathrynhathaway5145. 😄
Covid???
I've only been canning for 3 years. I finally found my Presto pressure canner in a farm store. Learned how by reading the directions in the book that came with the canner. As you said, I had trouble finding jars and lids. I stuck with it and now I can everything that is can-able. I have started gardening also and did can tomatoes from my garden. I ended up buying fresh produce from a farm market, meat I buy anywhere that I can get a good deal. Cheap, tough meat is no problem after being processed in the canner. I also found out that my food tastes so much better than most store bought items.
I need to can more!
I don't can, but UA-cam person said Tattler lids are good.b
@@houseportraitscalligraphy7474 Thank you for your reply. It never hurts to watch an instructional video even if we don't have an immediate need. We can always help someone else!
@@PracticalPreparedness yes you need to.
On a whim, once long ago, I pressured trout in lemon juice.
I forgot about it, at the cabin my ex had.
We came back to it.
Tried it.
It was delicious!
Just found your channel and you hit the nail on the head with this. As a former professional organizer, I pushed my clients to start building a backup food supply ASAP because it takes time and you need to constantly rotate it. I also told them and I do this as well, to buy laundry soap in the large hard plastic containers with the pour spouts on them and when the soap is empty, fill them with water and pour that water into the washing machine when doing laundry till the water comes out clean of soap. Don't just refill the jug and pour the water down the sink. Don't waste the water! Then store water in the jugs and rotate them as well. I'm so glad you mentioned the power station. I have one and the station itself can be recharged 3 different ways; plug into a regular wall socket when you have power, use a solar panel to charge it outside and they can be charged in a car too. I have all types of cooking and warming fuel, lighting fuel, different cooking options, and a healthy backup food supply. I've also started using rechargeable lighting options for inside. I can recharge them on my Jackery. It cuts down on the use and expense of batteries. As for those canning jars, people should learn to dry can right away. There are many videos on that and it's great for things like rice, pasta, flour, beans, sugar, split peas, Walmart has a great dried soup mix with rice, split peas and other things that all you have to do is soak those overnight and add dried block soup cubes for taste, dried garlic and onions. I have a lot of food in my backup pantry that I can just add water to and eat, such as cake mixes, instant potatoes, instant milk and so on. If people are going to hunt they should learn to dress out a kill properly. People should also have a type of cookware they can use over an open fire, such as cast iron. You and so many others are putting the warnings out there and sadly too many don't listen and then it'll hit and they will say, why didn't someone warn us? Ugh.
Thank you for sharing
Get Cat litter and a bucket for a lu. Cat litter will save you flush water in an emergency situation. If the wheels of your car are stuck in the snow, throw some cat litter under the tires to get unstuck
Great add thank you!
Just NOT the clay clumps type. That turns into mud. You want sand.
For the tires, that is.
Nice tip
I do not often hear people mentioning the importance of salt - for cooking, of course, but also for preserving food and wound cleaning.
Yes, very true
If you get Celtic salt that’s full of 82 different minerals.
Covid and being laid up from surgery for months made me realize that you have to have more than a weeks worth of necessities stored up.Some catfood was out for months ,so. started getting ahead on it.
Being laid up ,I started spending time on Utube. I had no idea about prepping. until then
Good for you on coming around. Can't forget pet food also, good reminder
@@PracticalPreparedness
People don't see this on television
Unless it's some focus story mocking " doomsday preppers"
Still after all the shortages and all the dangerous times
,people should realize ,even without being told ,that they need to prepare
@sherrieflynn252 you’d think would be obvious by now
Cat food is definitely not my favorite meal
@@alanbourne2332 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I’ve been buying a 25lb bag of rice and a 12lb bag of pintos every payday. My oldest daughters home is on well water so that helped my feelings a lot. She’s 5 miles away. I’ve got a small home but I’ve also been buying a large package of toilet paper from Sam’s every paycheck and I stick it in the attic. I’ve also stocked up on things like deo, toothbrushes, etc. any time I find it on sale. I’d love to have a years worth but I have 12 people including me & my husband that will look to us. I just pray I have enough time to get what I need because my money is limited. My dad is a veterinarian so we are good on meds and he can stitch us up if needed. Also, my 2nd daughter is a nurse. We are nowhere near stocked because I’m the only one doing it but I’m trying.
Bless you kind lady. Your family is better off with your prepping and don't even know it. If the bottom does dropout, then make them carry all of your
preps to your daughters home with the well before they get a single bite! Since she has a well, then a future garden is possible if you purchase seeds.
Great share. It's extremely hard and de-motivating when you are the only one. It took the last 2 years (a total of 10) for my wife to come around. You also have to be careful you don't push too hard, hard to manage. If folks can't wake up before something pops, what you've done, which is everything you can do, will mean more to them than anything, as clark has hinted at.
@@clarkeugene5727just realize if the power goes out so does the water even if you have a well. The pumps are all electric.
@@clarkeugene5727 Thank you!!! I have my heirloom seeds ready.
@@jswhosoever4533 I’ve already told her to make sure they get a hand pump and know how to swap them out. But thank you for that.
I season and pressure can the majority of my food. This really saves on cooking fuel because you just have to warm it up or not. 😉
Also, I refill my greenies with an adapter and my 20 gallon tank because it's so much cheaper.
Check the rating on the sleeping bag to make sure it meets your needs.
Mine is a zero degree sleeping bag.
Wool socks are a game changer! ❤
Wearing my Darn Tough’s as we speak. Amazing. Great call on the refilling. Video on this coming in a couple days, you obviously know how already@
@@PracticalPreparedness be looking forward to it because what is a 'greenie'
@@anandasmom One pound dark green propane tank. Although there are one pound propane lime green tanks that I'm trying to buy because they're certified and safer.
Great point! Because of this risk (or vulnerability), everyone should really watch the award-winning documentary, Grid Down Power Up - Documentary, narrated by Dennis Quaid, which is now available free on UA-cam . Additionally, on our website, we provide a mechanism to write emails & make phone calls to your specific legislators, regulators and board members of your public utility to ensure we get action taken to protect our great country. Please help us spread the word.
another big one is growing your own food. In 2020, people had a lot of time on their hands and not a lot of food on grocery shelves so they became new gardeners. I was one of them. Shocked into realizing there may be a day when you can't just go to the store and find what you want. When things got better most of the interest fell to the wayside. I found a new passion and I'm gonna tell you, learn it now. When things go down you can't just pull out some seeds, plant them and expect things to magically happen. There is your climate, your region, your growing season, your diseases, your pests, On top of that, what did well this year may bomb next year. 3 + years into it and I still only can marginally grow what we eat. Learn it now and if you can't grow it, store it, store it, store it.
Great story, so true. Gardening is tough and takes time. You can’t read a book or watch a video and expect food to magically appear on your table. Well said
Been doing this for 15 years,totally self sufficient
Exactly! That's why I rotate crops. I'll normally grow a ton of something one year and none of it the next but a ton of something else. It gets canned and this is how I build the supply. Some things grow easily. I've also turned my yard into an edible yard which means I also had to build structures to protect fruit from birds and hares. Rabbits are incredibly destructive in the winter.
What happens when they darken the sun or manipulate the weather to -50°
@@omw78 you ever heard of a greenhouse
Got a wake-up call in 2020. Have prepared in in all areas, from TP to HOME SECURITY! DON'T WAIT !!!!😊
Home security is a big one, should do a vid on this soon
You can put water in your empty canning jars, it's better than air .
Great idea 😊❤
Also use plastic milk and juice jugs. They’re free when empty.
Not milk jugs. They can't get clean enough
I like to use those big PET cat litter jugs. They store well in the basement underneath the sink and the workbench and the wide mouth makes them fast and easy to rotate every year or so.
@@catz2718 Milk jugs are not strong enough to store water for extended time periods, as they will leak. I use 5 gallon H2O jugs, and large glass wine bottles with screw on lids.
I use 20 and 5 liters wine bags aluminium apparence and when they are empty, i clean them and fill them with water, they are lightproof. Square form, easy to stockpile, they are Also gamma shields. Thank you
Very interesting! DIdn't think of this. Great shield as well
If you have running water you can live w/o TP. I have enough propane to heat a room for two weeks. If it lasts longer than that I have enough gasoline to get me to my brother's place, where space heating is not an issue. Bottled water will run out, you can't store enough unless you are very rich. Have a method to filter rain or ground water. Best prep- get right with God. He will direct your paths. Good video, BTW!
Exactly why I searched 4 years for a cabin property with springs, water is life
Tottally disagree..Vids shite no one needs toilet roll or masks or handsaniters .. your talkin bout a filter for rain water ..dont need it ..boil d water and let it cool or drink it hot.
Spoken like someone whos never ridden a motorbike .. wat a negative sausage you are ..yh some bikers have but some have no spills in a lifetime of biking ..so what you say is incorrect . 75% of d time its car drivers fault i might add .. vids shite in general ..u dont need masks or sanitiser ..and you can wipe ur arse with a rag ... ive put a list of items youl need in my other comments below. The most important are candles and lighters ..followed by canned food canned fruit ..dry nuts and apricots figs ..and 2 good hunting knifes.
Jaysus christ ur all a soft touch ..ur the first to perish all you toilet roll buyers haha
In Florida if you can filter water you are good to go
@imenehaddad2860 sorta, consider reading, Alas, Babylon, about Florida
Im from Quebec, Canada. In the late 90s, we had a massive ice storm that knocked out the power for an entire month in January. If you're not prepared, you won't be able to get ready in an emergency situation. Stores get cleaned out within the first hour. No more generators, no heaters, no wood stoves, no more candles, no more propane, no flashlights, no batteries or anything else. Then the food gets wiped out and prices skyrocket. People were sitting by their radios waiting to hear if anywhere had any supplies left. When id find supplies at random places, id get what i needed for myself and family members housing people, and id call radio stations to call it in. Id stay in the parking lot and within moments, the place would get cleaned out. Dont forget that people were braving iced over roads, trees and branches falling into roads, exploding transformers, downed power lines and structures to get to these supplies. Even the trees were exploding. Until you've been through something like that, you have no idea how society behaves and it happens quicker than you think. Prepare now, and when something DOES happen, you're ready and you wont get stuck in the rush.
If you have a generator, i would also recommend identifying your breakers and preparing the connections so that youre ready in a power outage. You know which breaker feeds what and you can turn on the ones you need. Freezer, fridge, hot water, well pump, etc.
Love it. Labeling the breaker is an absolute must. Also great reminder how it's not just the fact that supplies will be impossible to find, it's the danger you put yourself in to get them! Only to find they are gone!
98".. Cent N.H. and 9days no pwr .. Wood stove heat but no generator.. Couldn't find one in 400 miles..Had the food , water , camp stove .. NOW way more prepped now..Keep adding every shop..The ice storm was a punch in the gut.. Cheers
@lukequigley121 Didn't really realize it went all the way to New Hampshire! We were in Quebec in what was named the Death Triangle. Yeah, nothing anywhere. Anyone who's never gone through something like that has NO idea how quickly and how far and wide supplies disappear.
I was there in Anjou Quebec.
And a hard lesson in a power outage is if you are on propane, it goes quickly...Conserve so you won't run out.
And some heavy duty big plastic bags. They are good for emergency shelter, emergency rain-cover, to collect food, to bucher a hunted animal on it, to be extra footprint under your tent, emergency windshield/windcover on the windows in case of it got broken by a storm or an explosion, and so on...
Yes, bags like that have hundreds of uses!
Get the heavy duty contractor bags.
@@romonaelrod7870I use some heavy duty black trashbags. Extremely strong. And expensive. But at least quality product.
@@carnivorecaveman The bags that I was referring to are black trash bags,they are very big and stronger than regular trash bags. They are expensive.
Those heavy duty big black bags are labeled “Contractor Bags” and are expensive but worth it. Also consider getting several large rolls of heavy (thick) plastic sheeting from a hardware store or a big box store. Plastic sheeting has multiple uses; covering a broken window, making a damaged roof waterproof, providing insulation from the cold when nailed over a window, etc. And it is reusable. And of course we need duct tape, nails, screws. If you can afford it, some plywood will have multiple uses after a disaster.
I expanded my gardens every year starting in 2020 and planted berry bushes too.
Very smart
Not everyone bought canning supplies & didn't use it. I've learned a lot & even am teaching my brother. I was 75 & he is 63.
Awesome to hear! Glad you put it to use
What sells out first depends upon the type of threat, the time of year and what products are important to the local population. When the news media reported the first covid-19 cases in the U.S., what quickly sold out were N-95 face masks, anti-viral sprays and anti-viral wipes. Soon after that it was impossible for months to get hand sanitizer gel.
We know what products sell out first when a major hurricane is predicted to hit Florida, Texas or East Coast states -- portable generators and sheets of plywood sell out fast. So do cases of bottled water. When a major snowstorm is predicted, people in the threatened area stock up on milk, bread, cigarettes and anything else they use on a daily basis and believe they cannot do without for a few days. In Hawaii, long-term residents stock up on Spam, short grain rice, batteries and toilet paper when a hurricane is forecast.
If you believe in staying prepared for the natural disasters that can cause a failure of the local power grid or road closures that prevent you from shopping in local stores for weeks, then you stay stocked up on long-term storage food, have grid down ways to cook and to stay warm, never let your vehicle's fuel tank get below half-full, have water storage and have a grid-down way to recharge your devices.
If you are prepared for whatever may happen next, you really do not need to make last-minute shopping runs for basic supplies. Sure, you may want to buy some fresh fruit or salad greens or favorite junky snack foods if you expect to hunker down for a few days, but perishable foods and snack foods are luxuries and not necessities during emergency circumstances.
My preparedness goal is to stay well enough prepared so that I never need to go out among the distracted drivers and panicked unprepared shoppers. I will just hunker down, listen to the news on my emergency radio if the TV or internet connection do not work, watch movie DVDs on my portable DVD player, listen to CDs of favorite music played on a vintage CD player and read some real books or recharge my Kindle using my Jackery power bank. And the armed adults in our home will take turns doing night watch just in case a very foolhardy criminal tries to break in while most people are sleeping.
Great post! Sums it up very well
I'm on a fixed income and absolutely cannot afford most of the items you've named. I get food stamps that don't last the month because they're too low. I have to go to a food bank to help out with much needed foods. By the time rent is paid along with all the utilities, there's barely enough left to buy all the things needed for emergencies.
@@conniemiller5125Amen, God Bless You! 🙏🏻I have several friends and family members in the same boat as you, no fault of their own, not lazy, just tragic things happening to them, wrecks, surgeries, etc and they can’t make it all month! I try and help them all I can. Praying for You All 🙏🏻🇺🇸💯🤙🏻
I saw a 5 can challenge a few yrs ago. (Was a weekly plan but adaptable) Five cans of food to put away each shopping trip. Five dollars or less and it adds up more quickly than you'd think. Get a jug of water now and then too. It doesn't happen overnight and we all start somewhere so take a step
One of som3thing, is better than none. One thing a week, makes four items monthly.
Fur baby food.. let’s not forget about them:)
Always great to have the reminder!
Two dogs I keep two 50-lb bags behind the one in use.
We always keep extra for 6 months storage for ours plus large containers of water. 💦emergency kit
😅😢😂
Walmart has the 1lb propane cans for $4.50 or so in two or 4-packs. You can feed Buddy heaters and other devices using those cans off a 20lb or larger propane tank like for your gas grill for a lot less, and with a proper adapter you can also easily refill those 1lb cans from a tank - plenty of UA-cam vids on it.
You can also hook a 20lb+ tank straight to the buddy heater, there is a hose adapter for that.
@@willloudner2789 Yes, I have that hoses for both the Buddy and Big Buddy/
charcoal is cheap and easy to store. And can be used on any gas grill. or under an old metal fridge rack or grate propped up on rocks or bricks outside in a pinch.
On the toilet paper issue, definitely have a supply but it is expensive and bulky, if you want a cheap space saving, long term solution…..hear me out here…..cut up old flannel sheets ! If you have pinking shears cut the pieces with them or sew the edges to prevent fraying, but even if they fray you can cut off the strings. I know people are going to think it’s gross but it is no different than using cloth diapers and cloth wipes for babies !!! They can be put in a homemade wash pail filled with water and your choice of cleaner like vinegar, bleach, detergent…….they soak and can be sloshed around in the laundry pail then drained before putting in the washing machine or fill pail again and manual wash. Because women wipe with every toilet use, it’s beneficial even if just the women/girls use it for just #1 !!
Most thrift stores have bags of sheets, towels and blankets labeled “dog bedding” because they haven’t sold, usually $3 for several sheets. Plus it takes up a fraction of space as bails of TP !
Just try it, you will love the money savings ! Heidi at raincountry says to use flannel sheets with designs then stains don’t show.
NOthing crazy about this. Great idea and many others are saying the same!
If you cut on the bias it won’t ravel.
Washing those would require lots of water.
People have to realize ALL that they need and with warehouses being a thing of the past, you better have your own storage. Once the supply chain is interrupted and it's off the shelf, it's gone. I will not be competing when things get bad. We don't need 20 year-long storage.
Balance. Canned meats and fish, yes, but you better also have vegetables. I learned to pressure-can to store meat, and have done a lot. Glass jars vacuum-sealed will keep nuts completely fresh for well over a year, if not more. Vacuum-sealers for flour, pasta and other dry items are the way to go. Meats and cheeses last longer in freezers when vacuum-sealed. Even in the fridge, vacuum-sealing makes cheese last a long time.
Vacuum sealing is great. Thanks for adding. Great post all around
@PracticalPreparedness i vacuum seal in commercial type bags from avid armor. I do most things then pack bags in a black tote to help keep light out. Then store in cloctes ect. I also inventoy each tote and tape to the inside of the lid.
Temu is a great place for vacuum sealers , bags, o2 absorbers, and mylar bags.
Ha as for mason jars, I do know how to can and do it year round. I always get the lids too. You can reuse the jars but you need new lids “always “
I know folks say you can reuse the lids, but all that work to can, you might as well be safe and use new. I’d reuse if I had to
Up date: used lids can be used for dehydrated foods. Tattler brand lids and rings are designed to use up to about 10 times. Like them but the original cost can makes your eyes pop! They are great for canning high acid foods like pickles that can eat through the metal lids.
We didn't call it prepping (survivalist) but I started when I got home from the military in the 80s. More than once money got tight but I haven't gone hungry yet.
The scramble for toilet paper was ridiculous. If you ain't eating, you ain't shitting.
Bingo
This summer I built a walk-in shed for my generator with ample room for a second if needed. There is battery powered lighting. I added an extension to the exhaust channeled to the exterior. Living in Maine I do not want to struggle in knee deep snow trying to start it outside. There are noise protection earmuffs inside and several extension cables on hooks. I have already tested the system. I can barely hear it while in the house. I will be adding padded insulation to even more reduce the exterior noise. Being able to build sheds and do basic framing/roofing is another skill that life experience has blessed me with.
I think i feel at least 2-3 videos based on your comment. Great advice!
Wouldn’t it be awesome if you could somehow make the whole thing into a faraday cage?
You could buy another generator (verify it works), then wrap the box it’s in making its own faraday cage.
That’s my plan.
@@kiddlesnmore2 I am researching that now. This coming summer I hope to accomplish it. It should not be all that difficult to do.
I’ve watched a few of your videos. I really enjoy your attitude, realistic mindset, short videos and your no nonsense approach. I’m now a subscriber. Thanks for sharing!
I appreciate that! Thanks for supporting
I still call it good too for the very same reasons you mentioned. Get now while you can. Remember…pull top cans are weaker than sealed. It’s very difficult to find sealed. Try not to stack to heavy on top. Another great video!! Excellent….❤
Great tip! Thanks cbass
Wow your country really is 💩💩💩,what a bunch of cheapskates. All the world is.
I live in a place where if you don't prep for winter you will be in trouble. I can tell the most important thing for survival is adaptation. Soap and water is the most important thing to protect your self from germs. I use propane everyday for cooking and hot water. I have a well with a hand pump. It is a 120 ft well. It is canning season so, no, there aren't a lot of mason jars right now. I am a Firefighter/ EMT. There are a lot of first aid stuff that doesn't have to come from the store. If the power is out the radios will be out and so will internet. In 2000 we had a severe ice storm here in Arkansas. In my local area we were without power for 38 days. We read a lot and played board games. We have a wood stove and a stockpile of wood. We didn't even really have any issue with the poer being out except for the first two days when all the trees were cracking and exploding around us. I was afraid that a tree was going to come through the house or the roof was going to collapse from the weight of the ice. That actually did happen to some people we know.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! You brought up some great points. If you’re interested in this topic, we encourage you to check out our award-winning documentary called Grid Down Power Up - Documentary, narrated by Dennis Quaid. It’s free on UA-cam, and it goes into a lot of detail on these issues. Plus, they’ve got a website where you can take action by contacting legislators and public utilities. Please help us spread the word.
when I finish a 2 liter bottle of soda I fill it with clean water and store it away in a dark spot .
Definitely a cost-free way to do it!
Do we need to add bleach to the water?
Good idea Theire. Hope you are swishing some Clorox around in that clean bottle before you seal it with the water inside. Bleach is inexpensive and will kill most bacteria and viruses.
Me too even if only to be used at some point for hygiene purposes.
With regards to water ... get at least 1 gallon per person, per day ... and don't forget your pets ... bare minimum. If you can swing it, get a couple BPA free 55 gallon new drums. That's nearly 2 months of water per person. Add a little unscented Clorox and the water will last for years. Water is key, remember the 3's ... 3 Minutes without Air, 3 Days without Water, 3 Weeks without food.
Bingo, great add, thank you for watching!
heard also 3 hours without shelter.
One gallon per person per day? Realistically, one needs about 3 gallons per day. One gallon to drink or wash your hands or pan, may be fine, but one flush of the toilet @ 1.6 gallons per at a minimum of once a day, for the kaka, is often overlooked.
Definitely, 1 is an absolute minimum to survive IMO
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! You brought up some great points. If you’re interested in this topic, we encourage you to check out our award-winning documentary called Grid Down Power Up - Documentary, narrated by Dennis Quaid. It’s free on UA-cam, and it goes into a lot of detail on these issues. Plus, they’ve got a website where you can take action by contacting legislators and public utilities. Please help us spread the word.
As learning how to can, hang around where canning supplies are sold. Strike up a conversation with someone buying jars etc. ask them questions, make a new friend. Most of us who do canning are happy to help.
My grandmother was going to teach me canning when I was about 14. I thought it was silly then, but quite often I wish she would have!
I like dried soup mixes to keep on hand for long term food prep, they don't take up much shelf space ,have a long shelf life long as you keep it dry, inexpensive to buy and one bag will make enough soup to feed a few people especially the bean soup mixes make a hearty meal that will fill you up, I keep cans of chicken and spam also to use in the soup to give it more flavor
You just reminded me to pick up more dried soup :)
@@PracticalPreparedness ...and the water to rehydrate it!
You show the picture of an elderly couple. I yhought for a minute, how true. These will be among the first to go. And sadly the ones most needed.
I appreciate you doing these videos; I made my list. I would add a compact emergency radio
I appreciate you watching and supporting!
I honestly was thinking the same after editing. Def another one
Toothpaste for burns. It works even better than ice! Slather White Toothpaste immediately on the burn to stop the pain in a few minutes and stop the burn from going deeper. A must have!
If you have space, buy some shelving and create a "store" in a room of your house. Keep food, batteries, OTC medicines, basically anything that will expire and rotate through those so that what you have is always unexpired.
Great idea for using extra space
I have a store in my house♥️
I did not buy toilet paper until 2020. Being prepared was something I have had to do my whole life. I have ADHD. Getting distracted and forgetting to re-stock something important is something I will suffer if I do NOT buy in bulk ahead of time. By 2020, I already knew I had a year's supply of TP and other items for my family of three. Years ago I started to figure out places to store a year supply of critical items. When I open a package I add that item to the grocery list to buy on sale. I know how much need because I write the date on a package when it is opened. In March of 2020, I set up a compost toilet and tried alternative TPs. In Southern California it is easy to harvest oranges for free. From March to June I used orange peels instead of TP. Worked fine with a compost toilet. When oranges were out of season I switched to cardboard. Neither are as convenient as what we are used to, but I was trying to figure out how to cope during an extended supply chain disruption. One more issued checked off my list.
As been stated before Water is Key to survival. People need or should have on hand a way to make water pure.
Having a Gravity Filter system like a Berkley is a step in the right direction. Then theres water purification tablets that you can get. Also to go high end in $$$ Reverse Osmosis Systems may be an item that could work for you. Also, storing large quantities of water with pure unsented bleach is also an option. But please learn how to do it safely.
There are many options to choose from. Please decide what works best for your sitution and be pro active and get it done.
Remember, prepping is not a sprint but a marathon which we have to pace our selve.
Just my 2 cent
Good luck
Absolutely, it’s a mindset that you add on to over time. Best way to learn is to get hands on. Hard to do that with dozens of topics and skills at once
I bought a water distiller that can run off solar power.
Love my Berkey.
Great point! Because of this risk (or vulnerability), everyone should really watch the award-winning documentary, Grid Down Power Up - Documentary, narrated by Dennis Quaid, which is now available free on UA-cam . Additionally, on our website, we provide a mechanism to write emails & make phone calls to your specific legislators, regulators and board members of your public utility to ensure we get action taken to protect our great country. Please help us spread the word.
When you mentioned toilet paper it took me back to the old days at grandma Rhodes house. They had an outhouse with a double seater one for adults one for kids and either newspaper or a Sears wish book in it. You only used toilet paper when you ran out and if you wanted soft paper you rubbed it to make the newspaper soft
Rule of three's
3 minutes w/o oxygen
3 hours of exposure
3 days w/o water
3 weeks w/o food
Prioritize people
Bingo! Thanks for laying it out
The other rule of 3’s is one is none, two many one, three is definitely one
@@colleenpritchett6914"two many one"?
@@knrdvmmlbkkn 2 may be 1
LooooVe IT ! 😂😅
I’ve been a bit of a prepper long before the pandemic made it popular
Gotta admit it was a guilty pleasure taking a dump in the morning and listening to the hysteria over toilet paper knowing I still had another month or two if needed
Hahaha nice! I’m a visual dude. Can’t unsee that!
Diapers, something to occupy kids, baby formula, feminine hygiene products.
Same here. People use to joke about my stash of tp. When we had the shortage then I wasn't as crazy anymore because people came crawling to me for some. Lol😂
I gotta admit always been a bit of a prepper but when covid hit and I suddenly realized I didn’t have to worry about
Had food stocks
Water stocks
Masks
And medical stocks
Material and tools
My ol lady and I could have holed up for about 6 months or longer with rationing
Took a major load off my back
Bet you could breathe a bit easier
@@PracticalPreparedness ya it was a good thing to because the day they announced everyone in Canada was getting a two month government funded vacation the CRA froze my bank accounts and all my savings
Sadly turned out they owed me about 10k (which they have finally paid back)
but they still have the savings they froze
I worked through the whole pandemic not because I wasn’t prepaired or that I actually wanted to
They created the need to have to find work
Just glad society needs me more Than I need people
I could not agree you more!. I've given up trying to encourage my adult daughter and friends to stock up. Easier to not argue and prepare for her family too. One day, the eye rolling will stop, and she will tell me she's ready for whatever I have for her. It amazes me, that the majority of folk who can well afford to stash food, water and supplies, have no interest in doing so. So glad I became a prepper years ago, because on Social Security, I could not afford to do it anymore. My focus next year will be to work on the veggie garden, and setting up my hydroponic system which can be used either outdoors, or in the garage using grow lights. I could do with more bales of hay and straw for my rescued bunnies, who provide excellent manure for the garden, and 'tea' for the hydroponic system. They are much loved and will never be eaten. Thank you for all the good ideas. I also like having a 12volt electric throw in the car to go with the small generator and other emergency supplies. Nice to be warm and comfortable with the ability to make a hot meal and use the toilet if stranded, along with light and a good book to read.
I have 3 rescues house rabbits.. Love them so much. Also two rescue dogs. I prep for them too.
What do you feed your rabbits?
I have two boys in the town I live in. He has a house and two freezers. I try to talk to them and they think I’m just paranoid.
@@denisedevaughn544When the day comes and they have nothing to eat, perhaps they will be ready to change ther minds!
@@salauerman7082 Hay and salad, and a tiny bit of rabbit pellets. They make great manure for the garden 24/7!
In your med bag add water purifying Capsules.
Great Medical kit. I would appreciate a detailed list of everything in that black medical kit you showed.
I did a vid a year or 2 back actually!
@@PracticalPreparedness can you please repost...thx
I bought the Buddy that uses grill size tank and hose. We're disabled and wont be running anywhere. We did a no build camper van. Patriot Nurse says infection, diarrhea, respiratory problems will kill first medically.
Patriot Nurse is a good source for medical info!! Chek her out.
I use my mason or ball jars been canning for 48 years now, believe me, mine didn't just sit around empty.
I believe it! Thanks for watching
I don't think all the prepping in the world is going to save anyone now but I try
Timothy you are right. Good point. My thinking is that having preps available at the very beginning of a disaster will at least buy us some time to think and plan what to do next. Otherwise, all our energy and focus will be immediately and totally centered around where our next meal (and drink of water) will be coming from.
One of the first post-apocalyptic survival movies was "Panic in the Year Zero" starring Ray Milland and Frankie Avalon (among others). The story involves a Los Angeles family driving at night to their out-of-the -way cabin in the mountains when they become aware that a nuclear war has just devastated civilization. At the first opportunity Ray Milland stops to obtain (by any means possible) what he considers the MOST important survival items…guns and ammunition.
Compressed air spray. It can be used to blow out clogged lines in a Buddy Heater.
That stuff is so handy in general. Reminder that I need to order some. Thanks
What's a buddy heater
@@anandasmom Buddy Heater is a popular and highly versatile portable propane heater that's prized for its indoor and outdoor adaptability. It offers heating capabilities ranging from 4,000 to 9,000 BTUs per hour and can warm spaces of up to 225 square feet.
Remember the Old Ways! How did the pioneers survive in the 13 colonies? What was good then, it's good today. The pioneers didn't have toilet papers but rags that they kept on washing after use, Again remember the Old Ways
Exactly! They know better than us honestly
I design and build small Power Stations. I have three of them at my disposal right now. Our 600 Watt Array in the back yard charges them daily fast. I keep two at the ready at ALL times. One for the House, and one for the Car.
That's a great idea! Love it
My 2 cents, have some books of how to survival diferent situation, gardering and first aide, most people forget that in mayor desasters there wil be no electricity= no internet= no UA-cam , no only will help you and others who may help you learn new things but also you have something to entretain you self when there is nothing to do ,
Books are amazing. Can't learn it all and keep in your brain
Regardless of the toilet paper situation, I always worry about the entire infrastructure going down and literally not having any place to put that “stuff” (flush toilets are a seldom appreciated luxury).
Especially when on sewer
@@PracticalPreparedness yep
If it is a concern look into a chemical toilet that uses biodegradable chemicals or a small composting toilet
Fill the bathtub with water and use that to flush your toilets. Just pour into the toilet bowl and it all disappears! We did this when I was a child during hurricanes. Of course, it requires prior notice to fill the tub.
@@susancoulange382 - Obvious as that is, I didn’t think of it. Thanks for the info.
A Boyscout handbook contains a huge wealth of survival information. There are survival books written by ex-military types like Navy Seals, Green Berets, Army Rangers, and the SAS Survival Handbook. Always remember: Knowledge Is Power, even in a disaster situation. What will probably be the most difficult things to buy are prescription drugs including antibiotics. It is exceedingly difficult to stock up on prescription drugs. Very, very, few doctors will write a prescription for more than 90 days and most are written for 30. People with diabetes are going to be in a lot of trouble right away especially if the power goes down. Insulin has to be refrigerated or it turns to garbage within hours.
I am pretty prepared and in many ways but when I see flash flooding taking out homes and businesses with little or no warning it makes me feel vulnerable..
What would be a good alternative for solar panels? Most winter days we’re lucky to see the sun for a few hours, 5 o’clock looks like midnight!
LOTS of solar to compensate for the lack of sunlight and a backup generator. You can use wind, or a car as a backup to solar etc. Wind is great but not allowed in all counties.
@@PracticalPreparedness Years ago I seen a video of Egypt or wherever location, ..
They have a donkey on a raised platform floor so it can walk in a circle tied to a .. mill stone .. which turn shaft was attached to a turn shaft to spin the pinwheel fan blades to a black smith forge. They alternate rotate three donkeys and their children take turns turning the wheel, mostly small children hopping & climbing all over the place. Donkey mill also powers a little low weight trip hammer.
More modern take, bicycle mopeds with small alternator to recharge the bike power battery. So you can travel the backroads and use the bike to recharge your smart phone.
Some US southern states allow a bike peddler to pull a small wagon behind them carrying lawn care equipment or camping gear. So have a 12ft windmill collapsible stand, different style of blades make it look more as a lawn decoration. Hobo wagon also carries a few 5gal buckets of charcoal dust and sand to filter water. Test how well those bucket filters work on salt sea water. Terra-cotta jars could be heated into steam boilers.
Merry Christmas, season greetings, happy new year, and G*D bless.
Have extra solar panels on hand. Also, you can still charge your solar panels when the sun isn't out. It will just take longer for them to charge.
Small power stations can run an LED table lamp for many hours. Example: I have a small Bluetti EB3A and I tested a 120 volt table lamp with a 3 watt LED (40 watt incandescent equivalent) ran for 28 hours straight. I wouldn't attempt to run my fridge or a space heater, but LED lamps are outstanding to use in small power stations.
I have a small one for similar small tasks!
Some may not think a 3 watt LED is very bright, but for most tasks performed in a room, that 3 watt LED is great light for sipping energy out of your battery backup device. I bought my clear LED bulb at the orange box store, so the price isn't much at all either to buy several for this purpose.@@PracticalPreparedness
Down here in TX, many of us were hit with the freeze/power outage for up to 4+ days a few years ago. We were lucky to still have NG so being able to hook up a smaller generator directly to our HVAC system heated our homes back up. In our area, the water pressure also went out but living at the bottom of a hill allowed us to have some trickle water, just enough for flushing toilets but for drinking water, we brought in fresh snow to melt in big pots for drinking or cooking. As for food, we were stocked up enough to even be able to help neighbors but I wouldn't call it long (prepper level) term. After that freeze, we've stocked up on more stuff including a bigger generator that can now power the entire home on 3 different fuels. We always keep a few bulk loads of Costco TP in the attic. For me, it's mostly about getting through local emergencies but as for long term SHTF, I don't know folks. I have trouble imagining how that will REALLY look, what to expect and where we go from there.
TP is not an essential but it does make life easier!
Great point! Because of this risk (or vulnerability), everyone should really watch the award-winning documentary, Grid Down Power Up - Documentary, narrated by Dennis Quaid, which is now available free on UA-cam . Additionally, on our website, we provide a mechanism to write emails & make phone calls to your specific legislators, regulators and board members of your public utility to ensure we get action taken to protect our great country. Please help us spread the word.
Get yourself a sewing kit, needles and thread, buttons to repair clothes. First aid kit. Cleaning stuff, personal hygiene, toothpaste. Coloring books, activities for kids. Playing cards.
Great tips
I came here after watching the damage from a horrific hurricane. I realized that MOST people did not have a life vest or a swim ring. So many people washed away and died, and I think a life raft would have saved a lot of them. I did see one footage where a house was slowly floating down the river. The people on the bank were screaming the lady's name. Finally the lady popped out a window into the water and was being swept down stream. Everybody was screaming and chasing. It was easy to see her because she was wearing red. Men jumped in the river and swam and got her. They dragged her to shore and she was okay. She had on a life vest, and she even had a plastic bag with things in them. Apparently, she was preparing to jump out the window by getting her things and putting on her life vest.
For store bought water, I like to get mostly 1 gallon (the ones with screw on lids), then get less single serve bottles. I refill the singles from the gallons and everybody writes their names on their single. The benefits to the gallons are lower cost, ease of movement, less deposits, less little bottles everywhere. The bigger bottles can also be refilled when faucets are available or at docks. That's what I learned over many multiday sailing trips. It is not uncommon for water in tanks to be accidentally drained or to go bad and water makers break. One gallon bottles are very handy.
Each person needs a minimum of 1 gallon per day.
Hey, just discovered your channel looking for ideas for some penny can heaters, really enjoying your content. Semi retired firefighter/paramedic here, and use to be an instructor for our departments CERT program (citizen emergency response team). I really like your list of must have items in this video, reminded me of some weak points in my prepping (mason jars and sleeping bags), if you don't mind, I'd like throw a few items out that I think are really important, even though I'm sure you might have covered them in other videos.
1. Dry socks, and lots of them, not many things seemingly so harmless will take you down quicker than a bad foot fungus, not to mention how miserable having cold wet socks are.
2. To go along with the medical stuff, are medications. Now I know we're supposed to tell everyone to always finish medications and turn in any scheduled narcotic meds that are unused, but I know we all have meds in our cabinets we didn't finish, or didn't work well, or for a myriad of reasons, we just have a lot of half empty bottles of prescription meds. I firmly believe right after water, ammo or food, medications will be a close 4th or 5th item of value in a post apocalyptic world. So even if they're not meds you need or take any longer, even if they're expired (meds don't go bad like food when they expire, they just become less potent, but can still work), hold on to them.
The most valuable ones other than pain killers will obviously be any type of antibiotic.... penicillin, amoxicillin etc, next would be blood pressure or any kind of cardiac meds, and close after that, ANYTHING that has to do with breathing... inhalers, Lasix (often called a water pill because it reduces built up fluid in your body that can back up into your lungs and heart, making it hard to breath, aka CHF or congested heart failure) extra points if you can stock up on oxygen bottles.
But even if they're something minor, or you don't even know what it is, hold on to it, they will definitely be a valuable trading item. For OTC meds you need personally, try to buy a little extra, like I need Omeprazole (Prilosec) daily, or I get almost unbearable heartburn, I buy them as needed in a pack of 3 bottles, every other time or so, I take one bottle out and put it in my prep storage, just something to think about.
3. Lastly baby wipes and/or household cleaning wipes, easy to carry, and the closest thing you'll get to a shower if the world goes sideways, and it pairs well with the hand sanitizer, it's not about being fresh as a daisy, it's about keeping germs and infections at bay.
This is not a must have, but a little over 10yrs ago, I got into the drone hobby, and was hooked instantly, along with one of my favorite things, or I guess what I excel the most at with prepping, is power supply stuff. A lot of the drones I build and fly use lithium polymer or "LiPo" batteries, but not the ones like for laptops or electronics, that aren't in a hard case, these are higher performance ones, usually shrink wrapped, very efficient and generally as light as possible. I've got all kinds of DIY power stations, DIY cooler AC units and all kinds of gadgets that I wire for DC current with the connector types to match the way too many drone batteries I've accumulated, and I've recently started using the 18650 batteries too. If you are ever curious about those types of batteries, hit me up. Sorry I rambled, too much coffee to early...lol, take care.
Hahaha no worries. Thanks for joining the crew. I'm getting into drones now myself. Great call on the hygiene and other items, they are often overlooked.
I do have some DIY heater I've made. You can check out my "Emergency Heat" playlist if you're interested.
@@PracticalPreparedness Awesome, I will do that. I made a DIY cooling unit using a cooler, which has been done before many times, but instead of a regular fan, I used a bilge pump for a boat, and piped the intake under the ice, and used a smaller more portable cooler than most. Also made a drain hole in bottom connected to 1/4" tubing with a valve, so that ice melt can be reused as drinking water. I'm in the process of uploading a video of the build, I'll let ya know when it's up.
Water is critical, staying as clean as possible is critical. Water for sanitation, hydration is critical. I store #10 cans of various meats and veggies, canned good by the case, back packing pouches. Canned meats and meals do not need heating or water if to be eaten. They are heavy but so is the water needed to rehydrate freeze dried food. Keep various foods for most scenarios.
Exactly. Thanks for reminding the freeze-dried is not a perfect scenario. Pros and cons
You can always open a can of vegetables for your meal. Drink the liquid around the veggies. It may not sound very appetizing, but opening a can of sliced carrots, potatoes, etc is actually very satisfying and refreshing. They don't have to be warmed up. Many laborers years ago used to take whole cans of veggies with them for their lunch.
REgarding toliet paper...in Vietnam while visiting a Shoe company, I had to do a number 2 so they showed me where the washroom was for 400 employees....it was 2 holes in the floor with a towel(cloth)on a wire that swung between the 2 holes....That towel hadn't been changed in I don't know how long.....Took my underwear off and used them to wipe that spicy dinner from the nite before....Never go commando in a foreign country,bring extra gitch in case you need them as ass-wipe!
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The awesome thing with ammo is it also doubles as currency in a real apocalyptic type of disaster
If we make it that long definitely
Trading ammo for supply’s marks you as a guy that has supply’s and you may have just armed your enemy ..
I'm surprised you did not mention distilled water . The cleanest water you can get .once you distill the. Water you only need to add some minerals back the ones of your choice like magnesium etc
Great point! Love it, got to get the minerals back in
What a great video! Not just a rehash of every other prepping video, but with fresh new insights.
I appreciate that!
Agree. Lots of good ideas here. Don't forget the faraday cages that will protect your electronics in the event of an EMP - which is extremely likely.
Thank u for this. I encourage all to prep up. I'm making like it is 2020
You are so welcome