How THIS led to a STATEWIDE Emergency | It happened SO fast! | No POWER in ALASKA
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- Опубліковано 23 лис 2023
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Lots of unnecessary rude comments. It appears like they are just getting their channel started. Give this young family a little grace.
wood stove is a must and a generator
Generator and space heaters were lovely after that one cold night! :) thanks for tuning in
Wow! 😮That is unreal! I hope your power comes back on soon! ⛄️❄️☃️
I live in Southern California in the mountains and last night our low was 27 and our high today is 41. Not to bad at all yet.
What I’ve learned over the years is to have backup against backup and then more backup.
We do not live off grid, we have both electric and gas but there are a lot of times that we do get power outages.
I’ve learned to keep a small two burner propane stove, a gas generator, a small portable solar by Blue Yetti plus a wooden fireplace.
I can cook and warm up water for baths and heat up at least one room in my house that keeps us nice and cozy.
Awesome video, minus the power outage. Survived many of them growing up in Michigan. Dad used to heat up charcoal in metal buckets from the grill in the early years before he installed an Ashley wood stove. Us 6 kids loved the weeks ( some years) of being home from school. Mom would cook on the grill in our enclosed porch. The hardest part was watering the farm animals by hauling creek water in 55 gallon drums, as well as dumping creek water in the toilet reservoir so we could flush. Never remember it being that hard on us though, but we were all just kids - I’m sure mom and dad were stressed but it does bring back fond memories. Hang in there, your both tough!
Smartest thing you can do at this point is to learn everything you can. Implement the lessons and put safety first. Then these types of things actually can be an adventure without so much worry.
Why dont you have a wood stove 😠
You haven’t delivered our new one yet!! 😂 but really, we are upgrading to a better wood stove, and are using space heaters in the meantime, which the generator powered quite nicely after that one cold night. Hope that answers your question :)
New to your channel, hope you got power and still have power, be safe looking forward to watching more of your vlogs and catching up on ones I have missed, love from the UK
You guys are troopers. You have a new subscriber! Thanks for sharing.
Wow people are cruel! Pray that you guys are safe this winter!
Thanks so much! 🥰 You as well!
no, god is cruel
OMG! In Alaska, with 2 precious babies !! No fireplace or stove! You poor things! I hope you are OK now! Wow, are groceries expensive! Hope your paycheck reflects that. Just amazing.
But I’m sure it all has to be shipped like Hawaii. 💕💕💕💕
Another option is a Jackery power station. We have a couple for hurricane season. You can recharge them and run them inside the house. Add an electric kettle plus a good old fashioned hot water bottle and it will keep you warm. Plus the kettle can be used to make cup of noodles, instant mashed potatoes, things like that.
Love that idea! I was looking at the Generac and Jackery power stations. Glad to hear you like the Jackery brand!
Yes!! We definitely want to add a couple of those. They seem so handy!
I feel your pain with no power and being cold. We invested in a generator for our camper but I can say we have definitely pulled it out when we lost power here in the winter due to storms. We use it for the heat and refrigerator only. Bundling up helps. Look into propane stoves for camping even for cooking in situations like these they are helpful. As for Washington we are swimming. Its been raining for days, some places are flooding near us but we got our boots and boat ready in case. Sending good vibes to you guys ❤
Be safe! God bless!
Oh my word, I have lived in Michigan my whole life,we get cold and snow,but not to the degree that Alaska does.We have been thru a few power outages ( up to a week) it was pretty tough because we have a special needs daughter who has to have a kindle in her hand from morning to night.....you just gained a new subscriber....stay safe and warm and do your best,thats all you can do!
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! Michigan is beautiful! Definitely on our list of places to visit! What area were you in? Happy new year!
Time to work on an emergency plan, especially living in Alaska. I live in the mountains of Virginia and have experienced power outages for as long as 7 days. I have propane for heat and can run that gas log without electricity. It’s not the most efficient use of the propane, but sometimes necessary. I have a Jackery & a small gas generator, a butane stove for cooking & heating water & a French press for coffee that only requires hot water. I stock up on baby wipes for “bathing”, extra batteries & tons of battery powered “tap” lights. I also stock up on gallon jugs of drinking water, as well as fill up empty jugs prior to a storm for toilet “flushing” purposes. I keep extra canned goods and non-perishables and a good time to use up items from the freezer, as well. It took bring unprepared one time for me to work on a plan. When my daughter was little, I would set up a small tent inside and would have an inside camping trip with tons of blankets. I hope some of these suggestions will be helpful in setting up a plan. Best wishes!
Amazing suggestions! And thank you so much for taking the time to comment this helpful info! :) Normally we rely on our wood stove during power outages but sadly don’t have one at the moment! We always have water, fuel, two generators (with space heaters) ready to go! Luckily it wasn’t as cold as it normally is in November so we didn’t have to use too much of our resources!
We will have to remember the French press for coffee during outages! Seems like a must! 🥰👍🏼
Use led lights,candles or a generator. The world goes in panic when there's no electricity. It is very sad really
A battery powered Ridgid light was wonderful for providing light! The generator was great for running space heaters after Andrew got home from the night shift! Thanks for watching :)
I lived in Colorado, was traveling RN, and we got heavy snows like this. First time I heard a tree break I thought someone was shooting a shotgun. Scary. Plus you can't tell where all the breaks are so be careful when the clean up starts. I bet the kiddos are loving the snow. Blessings. P. S. New sub here
Thanks so much for taking the time to watch and say hi! We absolutely love Colorado! What area were you in?
One word...PROPANE!! You can have cooking, heat, hot water and lights with no electricity!! I'm in Maine and we are always prepared for outages!!
ice storm, late 1990's, '97,98 I think, portions of Maine without power for weeks, propane and woodstove a must have, neighbor helping neighbor works, it brought out the best in some people, and the worst in others.. We have grown accustomed to grocery stores in electricity. Nothing wrong with getting back to the basics.
And family. We adapt and we overcome..
Living in Alaska, or any norther and southern area for that matter, without an alternative heat source is a fools game, power goes out, that is just a given, it is up to you to keep your house warm. Dual fuel generators are relatively cheap 4000 watts at a minimum that will run thee important things Refrigerator, freezer, and furnace. Lighting is really not an issue, you can use LED camping lanterns, just stock up on plenty of batteries.
Thank you so much for your comment! We agree 👍🏼 that’s why we have learned to have two generators (one for a backup). Our heater (like most in the matsu valley) depend on the boiler for our baseboard heaters. If we have no electricity for our well, that means no main source of heat. We have always had our wood stove in the room but are upgrading. Thanks for taking the time to comment!
The dogs look like they are in heaven!
They are!! :)
New subscriber here. Love your cute video and sweet family! Enjoy your lives together and stay positive. You’ve got this! Greetings from Georgia, down South. ☮️, ❤and light.
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! We’ve heard such great things about Georgia! Hope you guys had a great holiday season!!
@@katandandy , thank you for the message. Fun holidays and pretty chilly weather the past two weeks. Have a healthy, happy, and prosperous New Year!
Screen it looks like it’s snowing in your house like flurries are going by
I'm on oxygen and when Texas had it's outage couple years ago, I actually had to stay in my car to keep warm and charge my portable oxygen container. I hope you get power soon!! Stay warm y'all 🤠
Oh my gosh! Thats such a scary situation! So sorry you had to endure that! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! Happy new year!
Improvise, adapt and overcome. Hang in there, hang tough.
Thanks so much! Luckily it wasn’t too cold of an evening! Always good to have a plan A, B, and C .haha happy new year!
First video I watched. Im in Ontario Canada and just subscribed. Wish i was there!
Aw thanks so much for watching and taking the time to say hi! Happy new year, neighbor! 🥰
Well I’m old…our emergency heat is. …. Toilet paper with fire starter. In a tin can…saves lives in cars for sure
Consider having a wood burning stove. They are awsome
Currently upgrading to a new wood stove, so in the meantime we are working with space heaters. Not as great as a wood stove, but they did the trick after that one cold night :)
A Toyo stove with a 100Ah battery and small inverter will run it for about 24 hours. Also direct vent propane heaters don’t require any power. We use that as a backup at our remote cabin when we leave for a few days and want to keep it warm for when we go back.
Isnt that normal for alaska? We dont have weather like you as it doesnt snow this far up where i am but we get high winds that can shut in towns when trees come down, or wipespread floodjnh doing the same thing. As long as youre as prepared as you can be it'll be fine. Just ride it out😉
Yes it is. I’ve lived here over 40 years and it isn’t unusual to have power outages in heavy snow or high winds. Last winter there were some people near us that didn’t have power for close to week. I keep our generators well serviced and ready to go. If the power is out 15 minutes I start it up. I keep enough fuel for a few weeks on hand before I have to siphon from our vehicles which we keep over half a tank in the winter.
Love the mustache! 😜
Stay safe ❤
So, we plan to move to wasilla and I'm putting woodstove on my must have in the house list
Haha absolutely! Because we rent out our house, insurance won’t cover the wood stove that came with the house. So keep that in mind if you are looking to have any kind of rental situation as well! 👍🏼 thanks for watching and saying hi! 🥰
Does Alaska take care of the trees that aren’t yours that are Lakeland county roads or whatever?
You didnt even blink when that bug? Orb? flew by your face at 8:52! ? LOL
On the other side of the US…..Florida….yet this scenarios seems very real to me!
Make sure you put in a source of heat besides electricity.
Thanks so much for your comment! Because we rent out our house, insurance won’t cover any damages up here with the wood stove that came with the house. In the middle of upgrading right now but at the moment the generators get the job done! 👍🏼 happy new year!!
In the uk people panic over a couple of inches of snow
Stay safe
Do you have a fireplace?
You live in Alaska and have no wood heater? lol Thanks for sharing the video.
Thanks for your comment! We rent out our house and insurance won’t cover the wood stove that came with the house. In the middle of upgrading heat sources but for now the generators do the job 👍🏼
No fireplace?
Statewide ???
Can you go skiing now? I would play Christmas songs.
Definitely have been skiing! Haha thanks for your comment! Happy new year!
Yuh. A wood stove for days like this…and a propane cook stove, too. Slightly unprepared for Alaska, aye?
Nah, we prefer a charcoal grill/smoker over a propane cook stove :) as far as heat, we use space heaters at the moment, while switching to a different/better wood stove. We are perfectly prepared for Alaska! Thank you for your concern :)
what's the big deal? we have this in NJ
Alaska. No wood stove ………aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh
Barefoot and just a pamper on? Yikes. Must be a Alaska thing 😮
No 😂 Little guy just heard dad coming home as I was changing him. We are all pretty comfortable in 30 degrees though. You’ll see some people sporting a tee around town when it’s that warm. Haha
never put a generator inside house
Yes, please don’t do that!
Never, ever use a generator inside the house, get it out right away. You already said your monitors were going off. .
a wood stove works!
Ours is in the middle of an upgrade 👍🏼 Wood stoves are definitely the most efficient!
I’d give, if it’s so cold why isn’t your child dressed in video clips. I mean if not dressed doesn’t seem to be to cold.
It was well into the 30s during the day (which is pretty comfortable for us up here). Of course my kids wear weather appropriate gear but there are moments in between when they’re playing inside. Cant catch every part of the day on camera. 👍🏼
@@katandandy cool well I hope they get it all fix for you all soon.
You know if you have nothing better to do than leave rude comments on something that they are just trying to entertain you. Do everyone including you a favor and lock yourself in a closet that way you can't be offended by anything and you can't offend anybody
You live in Alaska and your not more prepared than you are.
😂 even 911 was out for two separate 24-hour periods. We were well-prepared, however with 15 downed trees on each block and power out for 99.7% of our area, it was certainly an unprecedented amount of thick, wet, heavy snow. In fact, November set all-time records for snowfall. I’d say we did just fine, but thanks for your sound advice 😂
You would probably have 100. thousand subscribers if only you should. show more scenery than your face.
Considering this is a vlog channel we found it appropriate to show our faces. Feel free to check out our other videos on the channel for more scenery of Alaska though! Thanks for your comment!
Also, not much to see during a power outage haha
Not to bright! No power, no heat and you stand there with the door open.. You don't deserve to have power, you just take it for granted
Haha wow 🤩 let’s see, the temperature was 40 the morning after the snow, so opening the door for 15 seconds to let the dogs out, opening the garage door to come inside, and looking out the front door for a couple minutes didn’t affect anything when it was 40 degrees out. *Later*, at night, it got cold. Before deciding what we do or don’t deserve, maybe rewatch the video to gather those details! :)
You stood in the door talking for however long, 40 is not room temp. still stupid with no power. Your video is not worth anyones time!@@katandandy
And statewide is an extreme exaggeration.
Well damn, I know your stuff is in tip top shape and has no flaws. Get off her page if you're not giving advice
Don't like it you don't have to look at it!!@@shemaanderson