I like your style! No jabbering - right to the point. Clear, concise, educational, practical, doable, easy and not expensive. Thank you for sharing. You earned a new sub.
One thing I would add is that while a generator is important, be aware that a few people reporting that strangers are coming up to their homes and asking to buy the generator off them… that’s potentially a risk, so people need to be prepared to defend what is theirs if strangers try to harm them and take what is theirs. The solar ones, while limited in strength are near silent As you said, cycling it off frequently will not only conserve fuel, but might mitigate a little of that “sound” risk
I learned a lot from this storm. I appreciate your help. It saved my food in the freezer and we were able to cook it over the course of 5 days. A generator will be my priority to get.
Thank you very much. No one was prepared for this situation, and no one thought it was going to be as bad as it was, and we are very fortunate. I hope people see the situation and take it as a warning that it can happen in their areas.
One of your best videos! I live out west so no hurricanes, but I do have winter storms. Electrical I have plans set up, and backups to those plans. I use natural gas for heating, I have backups & backups to the backups, should there be an outage. I keep about 400 gallons potable Water backup, and 1000 gallons of rain water that I can filter. Thx for info on water filters and the need for large volume filtering, I have a couple but no high volume/fast. Cooking I feel I have covered, many camp stoves with back up fuel. A year ago I met with a couple neighbors, I said I have an extra generator that I will lend out but they must have their own gas. None have stored any fuel.
Unfortunately, I know what you mean about the neighbors. I have many co-workers and friends that I help out, and it seems like every situation we face the number of people that need help grows. I can only provide so much before it starts to affect my family and my own preps. Sounds like you have all your bases covered with the backups on backups. The hydroblu versa flow kit(with the bucket adapter) is a great option for $25. All the sawyer filters will fit the hose/bucket attachment as well if you prefer to just buy that brand. 100+ gallons a day all you need is a bucket and a drill bit.
I worked for the electric utility in your area for 38 years. I lived in Charlotte, NC during hurricane Hugo in a all electric house with a 2 year old son and a wife. My wife an son had to suffer. I went to work and had access to power and a shower. What they went through, I vowed, will never happen again. We knew the path of Hugo for 3 days prior to it's arrival. I (we) were stupid, and did not prepare. People were getting shot over Ice! Since that time, I have had a generator that will run the essentials of the house (frig and HVAC). My wife and I were both in the scouts. We can cook over a open fire and a Coleman stove in a upgrade! Condensed milk is better than nothing. Mac and cheese in a box will last a long time. Like you said, you have to be smart. The generator takes gas. After Hugo, I had 6, 5 gallon tanks of gasoline filled with stabilizer. At the beginning of each month, if I had not used the fuel in the generator, I would put it a car and go fill it with fresh gas. This always kept my gas supply fresh. As you said gas will not go far if you are running your whole house. When we built our retirement house, we put in a whole house generator fueled with propane gas from a 268 gallon tank. Yes it can be expensive but I am not like my neighbor who had to go from house to house asking for gas to supply his generator because he is afraid of the dark! It took VDOT 3 days to clear the roads do we could get to town. Even with that big ass tank, I did not run my generator all the time. I shut it down at night not only to save propane but to check oil levels. All internal combustion engines consume oil. They have to be checked. This is a great video. People have to be smart and have to pay attention to what is going on around them. The more you learn, the less you realize you know!
Sounds like you got a opportunity to learn from an experience and you took it. Sounds like you set yourself(and family) up to be in a good position for when the next even hits. Good job
Solar with a fast charging battery bank combined with a gas generator is worth its weight in gold. I just need to charge for an hour, and then have power for the day. Much easier to stay low key if necessary.
I am in the same area as titan. I also work in retail one thing I learned is that no one was ready. Need to have a week or two of bottle water bathroom paper and back up gas for generator as well. And having battery packs charged for phones. Or kid entertain devices. Also to understand that other areas are hit harder.
Absolutely. 2 weeks is a great plan. It's 2 weeks that you aren't having to go out and fight for the next meal or wonder where it's coming from. People (in our area) got lucky that we were able to reopen as fast as we did, and they could go out and stock up after the fact.
For cooking the average person would be probably most comfortable with a butane stove. Single burner easy replacement cartridges. And I can put it right on top of their current stove
Along with people flooding the restaurants after they got power, gas stations were next. Some of the people I talked to sat in a line for gas for 2 hours to try and get gas, just to get to the pump and it be empty.
Please recommend a generator with full description, plus accesories needed to make generador work, so we can find what we need. Both gas and solar. Thank you. ❤
So it all depends on what you are trying to run, but I'll base this off of running a freezer. Personally, I have a predtor 4000/3600 It'll run 2 freezers and a fridge, no problem. As far as equipment, all you need is gas and oil and some drop cords. I recommend 10/3 or 12/3 if you are running heavy appliances. 16/3 is fine for running lights and weak powered stuff. 20 gallons of gas minimum. As far as solar goes, I've found eco flow to be good. The delta/delta pro units will run a freezer/fridge. There are plenty of tests on this channel to see timed results. You're gonna need a good amount of solar to recharge if you are running a freezer nonstop. At least 400 watts of solar panels. The river units are good for small things like a phone, internet or lights. Jackery 1000 or larger is good for the freezers as well The same goes for the bluetti, but make sure you find a unit that is over 1000wh I will always recommend going thru your fridge and eating anything that will go bad first, then not using the fridge during the rest of the situation. Focus on the freezers, run them in cycles. Plug them up every 4-6 hours for 1 hour, then unplug. By doing this, your solar generators will last a lot longer than running the freezer constantly.
Hello t2 listening and thankful this Canadian thanksgiving ❤. I agree about priorities of using stuff or food. Understand how things go just in case I’m in those shoes one day. Yes expanding options and keeps morale up. I keep at least one power bank fully charged at all times. Learned from people camping with phones.
Sportsman 1000/800 watt inverter from Tractor Supply for about $170. This will run you refrigerator, fan, light, small TV. 1/2 gallon of gas for 5 hours. 1/2 gallon per day for everything you need. 1 gallon if you don’t manage your power.
@ You’re right. My brother used that one for over a week after Helene. It worked on one refrigerator, but not his older one. The “best” way to use a generator is to get a power station that will power your required peak loads and then use the generator every few hours to charge it until. You can easily cut your power usage by half.
Yes, but how long does fresh fruit/vegetables stay good for? Yes, there's canned versions. But believe me, with our kids...we can't keep fruit in house long enough to make a video. Those would be good things to keep on hand as well.
You'd be correct. Carbs are cheap and filling and easy to find during most disaster situations. If you look now, they are passing out bread and rice, not steak and spam. I do recommend stocking up on canned meats, though.
Calories are first, nutrition is second. Yes, nutrition is important and we all need fat and protein but 2 weeks of carbs won't hurt anyone. Carbs are cheap and better than nothing.
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I like your style! No jabbering - right to the point. Clear, concise, educational, practical, doable, easy and not expensive. Thank you for sharing. You earned a new sub.
I appreciate that. Thanks for subscribing
One thing I would add is that while a generator is important, be aware that a few people reporting that strangers are coming up to their homes and asking to buy the generator off them… that’s potentially a risk, so people need to be prepared to defend what is theirs if strangers try to harm them and take what is theirs.
The solar ones, while limited in strength are near silent
As you said, cycling it off frequently will not only conserve fuel, but might mitigate a little of that “sound” risk
@PreppingWithSarge sounds like it might be worth having a spare or 2 just in case you decide to sell one during the storm or in case it walks off.
I learned a lot from this storm. I appreciate your help. It saved my food in the freezer and we were able to cook it over the course of 5 days.
A generator will be my priority to get.
This was your best video! It was also the most important video you've done.
Thank you very much. No one was prepared for this situation, and no one thought it was going to be as bad as it was, and we are very fortunate. I hope people see the situation and take it as a warning that it can happen in their areas.
One of your best videos!
I live out west so no hurricanes, but I do have winter storms.
Electrical I have plans set up, and backups to those plans.
I use natural gas for heating, I have backups & backups to the backups, should there be an outage.
I keep about 400 gallons potable Water backup, and 1000 gallons of rain water that I can filter. Thx for info on water filters and the need for large volume filtering, I have a couple but no high volume/fast.
Cooking I feel I have covered, many camp stoves with back up fuel.
A year ago I met with a couple neighbors, I said I have an extra generator that I will lend out but they must have their own gas. None have stored any fuel.
Unfortunately, I know what you mean about the neighbors. I have many co-workers and friends that I help out, and it seems like every situation we face the number of people that need help grows. I can only provide so much before it starts to affect my family and my own preps. Sounds like you have all your bases covered with the backups on backups.
The hydroblu versa flow kit(with the bucket adapter) is a great option for $25. All the sawyer filters will fit the hose/bucket attachment as well if you prefer to just buy that brand. 100+ gallons a day all you need is a bucket and a drill bit.
I worked for the electric utility in your area for 38 years. I lived in Charlotte, NC during hurricane Hugo in a all electric house with a 2 year old son and a wife. My wife an son had to suffer. I went to work and had access to power and a shower. What they went through, I vowed, will never happen again. We knew the path of Hugo for 3 days prior to it's arrival. I (we) were stupid, and did not prepare. People were getting shot over Ice!
Since that time, I have had a generator that will run the essentials of the house (frig and HVAC). My wife and I were both in the scouts. We can cook over a open fire and a Coleman stove in a upgrade! Condensed milk is better than nothing. Mac and cheese in a box will last a long time. Like you said, you have to be smart. The generator takes gas. After Hugo, I had 6, 5 gallon tanks of gasoline filled with stabilizer. At the beginning of each month, if I had not used the fuel in the generator, I would put it a car and go fill it with fresh gas. This always kept my gas supply fresh. As you said gas will not go far if you are running your whole house.
When we built our retirement house, we put in a whole house generator fueled with propane gas from a 268 gallon tank. Yes it can be expensive but I am not like my neighbor who had to go from house to house asking for gas to supply his generator because he is afraid of the dark! It took VDOT 3 days to clear the roads do we could get to town.
Even with that big ass tank, I did not run my generator all the time. I shut it down at night not only to save propane but to check oil levels. All internal combustion engines consume oil. They have to be checked.
This is a great video. People have to be smart and have to pay attention to what is going on around them. The more you learn, the less you realize you know!
Sounds like you got a opportunity to learn from an experience and you took it. Sounds like you set yourself(and family) up to be in a good position for when the next even hits. Good job
Solar with a fast charging battery bank combined with a gas generator is worth its weight in gold. I just need to charge for an hour, and then have power for the day. Much easier to stay low key if necessary.
Yup that's my plan. 1-2 hrs on the ginny will recharge the batteries and reduce fuel consumption
I am in the same area as titan. I also work in retail one thing I learned is that no one was ready. Need to have a week or two of bottle water bathroom paper and back up gas for generator as well. And having battery packs charged for phones. Or kid entertain devices. Also to understand that other areas are hit harder.
Absolutely. 2 weeks is a great plan. It's 2 weeks that you aren't having to go out and fight for the next meal or wonder where it's coming from. People (in our area) got lucky that we were able to reopen as fast as we did, and they could go out and stock up after the fact.
For cooking the average person would be probably most comfortable with a butane stove. Single burner easy replacement cartridges. And I can put it right on top of their current stove
Good idea
Along with people flooding the restaurants after they got power, gas stations were next. Some of the people I talked to sat in a line for gas for 2 hours to try and get gas, just to get to the pump and it be empty.
Please recommend a generator with full description, plus accesories needed to make generador work, so we can find what we need. Both gas and solar. Thank you. ❤
So it all depends on what you are trying to run, but I'll base this off of running a freezer.
Personally, I have a predtor 4000/3600
It'll run 2 freezers and a fridge, no problem.
As far as equipment, all you need is gas and oil and some drop cords.
I recommend 10/3 or 12/3 if you are running heavy appliances. 16/3 is fine for running lights and weak powered stuff.
20 gallons of gas minimum.
As far as solar goes, I've found eco flow to be good. The delta/delta pro units will run a freezer/fridge. There are plenty of tests on this channel to see timed results.
You're gonna need a good amount of solar to recharge if you are running a freezer nonstop. At least 400 watts of solar panels.
The river units are good for small things like a phone, internet or lights.
Jackery 1000 or larger is good for the freezers as well
The same goes for the bluetti, but make sure you find a unit that is over 1000wh
I will always recommend going thru your fridge and eating anything that will go bad first, then not using the fridge during the rest of the situation. Focus on the freezers, run them in cycles. Plug them up every 4-6 hours for 1 hour, then unplug. By doing this, your solar generators will last a lot longer than running the freezer constantly.
Hello t2 listening and thankful this Canadian thanksgiving ❤. I agree about priorities of using stuff or food. Understand how things go just in case I’m in those shoes one day. Yes expanding options and keeps morale up. I keep at least one power bank fully charged at all times. Learned from people camping with phones.
It’s the flooding and landslides that are the most damaging thing.
Yeah we saw a lot of that from NC. Hard to be ready for when the side of the mountain slides off
@@titanpreparedness need to build a nuclear fallout shelter for that like the movie Blast from the Past.
Sportsman 1000/800 watt inverter from Tractor Supply for about $170.
This will run you refrigerator, fan, light, small TV.
1/2 gallon of gas for 5 hours.
1/2 gallon per day for everything you need. 1 gallon if you don’t manage your power.
Yup generators don't have to cost an arm and a leg I would add make sure one that small can handle the fridge before the blackout
@ You’re right.
My brother used that one for over a week after Helene. It worked on one refrigerator, but not his older one.
The “best” way to use a generator is to get a power station that will power your required peak loads and then use the generator every few hours to charge it until.
You can easily cut your power usage by half.
This was great lol
Thanks for watching
All I see is carbs on that table.
Yes, but how long does fresh fruit/vegetables stay good for? Yes, there's canned versions. But believe me, with our kids...we can't keep fruit in house long enough to make a video. Those would be good things to keep on hand as well.
You'd be correct. Carbs are cheap and filling and easy to find during most disaster situations. If you look now, they are passing out bread and rice, not steak and spam. I do recommend stocking up on canned meats, though.
Calories are first, nutrition is second. Yes, nutrition is important and we all need fat and protein but 2 weeks of carbs won't hurt anyone. Carbs are cheap and better than nothing.