Make a tent with blankets over your bed -much warmer than the floor. I keep empty totes for winter power outages. Put your cold stuff in them and put outside. If you have to put them in your vehicle so critters cant get to them. I also fill up a tub and every jug and big pan with water. And yes i have bottled water for drinking. I learned the hard way when we had well water and lost power for over a week due to an ice storm. PRAYERS OUT STAY SAFE EVERYBODY
North Texas here. Lost power for several days in 2021. It was less than 40 degrees inside our house. One thing that helped keep us warm was wearing a hat inside the house. You lose a lot of heat through your head. Also, at these low temperatures it can be very very dry inside. Simmering a pot of water on a gas stove or camp stove can help with that.
We are out in the country here between Salem and Marion. Looking at the grass this morning, there isn't any appreciable snow or ice yet. Got oil in the generator changed and ran it for about a half hour yesterday. Plenty of propane to cook with on the grill and griddle if need be. Not sure what the water supply looks like. Guessing we only have a couple of 5 gallon bottles. Think I will fill up a bathtub this morning. Food supply excellent. Did all the laundry yesterday. We recently moved here from Colorado and I've heard lots of stories about the ice storm of 2009. I'm praying this won't be like that. Thanks for the video. God bless.
This is the type of situation in which folk start to appreciate old fashioned stove top kettles and coffee percolators . Got mine from charity/goodwill type shops. Stay safe and warm folk. PS don't forget to stock up on matches and lighters !
Back in '08 or '09 we had a big Ice storm , and living in the woods, it was beautiful and terrible at the same time. Don't forget to check on your neighbors!
During an I storm here in Southeast Kentucky in the early 2000's my husband and two kids all stayed in the living room. We were blessed with a kerosene heater and were without lights for a week. We hung up old blankets in the doorways to other rooms next to the L.R. to keep the heat in and cold air out. We heated chicken and dumplings on to of the heater. It was a wonderful experience as well as a miserable one at times. Something that my kids and I never will forget. Stay safe folks. Teri Woolum LeFevers.
Make sure your dishes are all done, everyone has already showered, and that you have disposable plates, bowls, glasses, and silverware onhand. Don't forget board games, puzzles, books, and so on for entertainment for adults and kids.
I love the idea of having all the dishes (chores) done before the storm hits. We love playing board games so we have these accessible all the time. Great tips!
Knitting needles, yarn, needle point kit, pattern books, small hand loom, and a sleeping bag on the bed with a good flashlight with new batteries in it. To curl up under. ( also grabbed some extra wax for making candles if I run low) and lots of books to read.
@@ImaTruther1 We DO have a DVD player a TONS of DVDs we can watch as well as a battery operated radio with a CD player and tons of CD's that we can use. We can hook them up to the generator for a bit too of course.
A cool trick I learned years ago is fill an empty milk jug with water freeze it then when the power goes out put the jug in your fridge it will keep your food from going bad! Keep safe God bless❤
For sealing up leaking doors and windows, I use plastic shower curtains with duck tape. Tape it on the top only over door frame hang till it hits the floor and over the frame 6 in on each side. The cold air stays out, and you can still open the door in case you need to leave. Same with windows. I get cheap ($10) clear plastic shower curtains, or buy extra lawn trash bags and tape together. Just tape to top of door frame not the sides. And LOCKING THE DOOR will help keep it shut in high winds( doors will often blow open if not locked)
Saw a handy tip on a video a while back. Take a muffin pan and place tea candles in the muffin slots for a quick makeshift warmer. Set your pan of soup or whatever on it to heat it up. Might be good for heating a cup o' joe 😊 Stay safe n warm y'all 🙏
I sure hope it’s not as bad as they’re saying. But , yes, we need to prepare. Thanks for the some major details facing this storm. Prayers for everyone 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Mummy sleeping bags are amazing, too if your house is cold. We camped outside when it was in the thirties. Our bags were rated for 30 degrees and I was as warm as I would have been in my bed at home.
My family has A 30,000 btu catalytic ventless wall heater supplied with A 1000 gallon LP tank. Also have A soap stone fire place with 12 cords of wood. Just drilled A second 4 inch well this past summer for emergency water it is 22 feet deep. Can use A 110 volt pump or A hand picture pump to extract water out of the ground and if those two should fail I also have A 2 inch by 6 foot pipe with A check valve on the bottom of it for hand dipping water out of the well. My cooking stove requires no electricity to run and is LP as well. I live in northern Minnesota in the sticks where you have to be prepared for cold weather and lot's of snow. Everyone take care and God bless.
I know this isn't politically correct but yrs and yrs ago when they were still fashionable l bought a real fur coat and a mink stole. Also a rabbit stole. If you've ever worn one you will understand how animals can survive temps even below 0. They are in the back of my closet and come out every time l lose power in the winter. And l will never apologize for having them.
Place 5 gall buckets of water in bathtub to flush toilet. Make a bunch of casserole dishes ahead of time to warm up on camp stove or hotplate.. My H.F. 3500 Predator Invertor runs the L,P. furnace, fridge, chest freezer, lights, T.V.'s all at the same time with power to spare and uses about half the gas of a regular generator. Plus Invertors won't hurt the circuit boards. Looking like a bad ice storm heading your way for sure and it won't melt off quickly. Greetings from the farm near Battle Creek, Mi.
Great suggestions! Thanks for sharing! Y'all be safe in MI....it looks like major snow is heading your way. Probably nothing you aren't used to though.
It's a great time to make bread and cookies and things like heat and eat sandwiches. We have a stack of breakfast sandwiches wrapped in foil. If the power goes out, they can go in a tote in the garage (as cold as or colder than the fridge) and they can be heated on the charcoal grill on the back deck, a camp stove, a candle, some tealights if it comes to it. We also have little make shift cat shacks (like we put out for the strays and feral cats) in the house for our pets to huddle up if we lose the furnace (like last year 🙄).
When I turn my generator off, I turn the gas off and let it run out. That way there is no old gas lurking around in the lines. An old guy at the repair shop told me to do that years ago. I have had no issues with my generator starting since I started doing that. For the love of everything decent, everyone out there, bring your animals in. The hair on their bodies keeps them about as warm as your hair keeps you. Dogs and cats have much thinner skin than humans, and they are very prone to hypothermia. Don't leave dogs chained up in this.
That's a great tip! I'll let Randy know. Everyone is in the house (even the barn cat) and the livestock all has shelters and fresh hay. Thanks for stopping by!
@@twooldcrowshomestead I should have clarified that more...I was telling everyone to bring their animals in :) I'm in Eastern KY and it's sad how many animals get left out in the elements. Thanks for bringing yours in. :)
Besides filling up your bathtub and containers with regular tap water, also fill up a tall insulated thermos with boiling water. You can then make tea or hot chocolate, instant soup, et. with it. I also fill up a small thermos with coffee 😁.
@ Then try to empty them afterwards and kind of hard to sanitize for reuse, plus you need an additional pump to get 5he water out. I fill up the bathtub and have a long handled pot handy in case I need to use to flush toilet. Also fine for washing, after all that is what you usually do in a bathtub. I have a good water filterer if I would actually need to use that water for drinking or cooking. I keep other containers filled with emergency drinking water too.
This reply was to Politica and sorry, I thought you were referring to those blue BOB things they sell to put in bathtubs. I suppose if your container was food safe, which they are not all, then it would be okay to store water to drink or cook with.
Hot water bottles… these were a life saver for us during the winter storm in Houston back in 2021.. boiled water for them on our gas stove and put them in bed with us… kept us warm as it got down to about 52F in our house as we had no power for 24 hours.
This might seem obvious, but be sure you have matches or a butane lighter. Many gas stoves today use electric ignition and you'll need a way to light the burners.
Also, if you have a safety lock on your gas stove, make sure the lock is off when storm hits or you might not be able to get the gas to turn on to even be able to light it manually.
Canned food is very good and inexpensive.Also caned food can be set near a heating source to warm up,can be eaten straight out of the can (no plates) and is long lasting.
Plastic shower curtains work great over windows and sliding glass patio doors.. Also even masking tape around draft areas. I have a steel door it gets cold so I have a curtain over it
Fill the sinks tub and washing machine before you lose power if on a private well. Put food in a cooler outdoors if refrigeration is needed. Kerosene and firewood is used for power outage heat here. Peanut butter and canned meat are good ready to eat options gor protein. Always got a can of emergency Spam in the cupboard. LoL
All good points might I add washing up all dishes as well..fill up stock pots sauce pans with water you can use for flushing toilets or for pets n dishes
No heat and the house is getting seriously cold? Put on several layers of clothes and heavy socks and gloves, maybe a toque. Now get into bed. Put sheet, blanket, sheet, blanket, sheet, blanket, sheet, blanket, sheet, blanket, sheet. Add a scarf and some reading material. Your body is close to a hundred degrees. 98.6 preserve your body heat and eat and drink all you can
Wool blankets/use painters tape, doesnt leave marks on your walls) over window n doors, use hot water bottles (dont use boiling water), leave cabinet doors open, use fire proof mat under kerosene heater, have a car phone charger, wrap pipes with pool noodles from hot water heater to house, leave hot n cold water streaming.
get a mr heater 5 plaque radiant heater uses #20 pd propane tanks, heats 1500 sq ft in less than 5 minutes from 40 to 70 degrees. Get solar generators, I bought 7 of them for less than $1000 on ebay over a years time and got 2-200 watt solar panels to recharge them or charge them in the car cig lighter, etc., ditch the gas generators, they suck, u have to change the oil & filter every 50 hours, half the time they dont start, pull rope breaks, gfi's stop working, carbs gum up, voltage regulators go, gas is costly, change spark plugs, u have store all that gas, etc., horrible, and its cold outside! Get a propane camp stove, mine is 12 years old and still like new and use it every power outage, put it right on top of my stovetop, the small propane tanks last forever and u can refill them with a #20 pd tank easily. I got 3-275 gallon water totes that catch rainwater for water storage when power is out for well water. Got 1- 55 gallon rainwater drum also with spigot off the porch for closer water supply also, plus 10 gallons jugs and 6-5 gallon jugs in the shed. I've been thru the blizzard of 78 in Mass, ice storm of NH, 5 major hurricanes in the past year in north FL, tons of hurricanes in south fla. Plastic over windows help amazing, keeps the cold out, canned goods with the pull tabs r great, soups, hot cocoa, its really not that bad, people just freak out, always be prepared before disaster strikes, always have 6-10 cases water at all times in ur home, canned goods, the camp stove, start buying solar generators, I got them dirt cheap during weird holidays like 4th of july, mothers day and fathers on ebay NOT black friday or xmas, I got eco flows, bluyettis, and one citolicy 2400 watt got that for $300, fan heaters work great also, they r small and on 700 watts can heat a bedroom in no time, u dont need them all the way up to 1500 watts. Yes, do laundry and shower before the storm hits, FILL YOUR VEHICLES WITH GAS, u can use ur bath tub to take baths by heating huge pots of water on the campstove. SELL everything in ur home u dont use, knicknacks, stupid stuff, clean it out, sell it all and buy survival gear with the money u make! I have bins full of SHTF stuff, rolls of plastic for windows and doors in there, zip ties, lighters, mouse traps, solar shower bag, nbc masks, u name it, its in there, so its never an issue when shtf! Good Luck everyone & stay warm, its no big deal, I had a blast in the NH ice storm and blizzard of 78, the hurricanes were more stressful!
One of the things I learned long ago was that the utility lines from the pole to your home are the last to be repaired during an outage. Therefore, keep trees from hanging over those lines. That might make the difference between no power outage and a week long power outage. Keep your driveway, steps and sidewalks free of ice, this reduces risk to your family, friends, delivery people and emergency responders. For those heating with fuel oil or tanks of propane, keep a path free for those guys making deliveries. Change your furnace/AC system air filters at least twice a year. Have your furnace inspected by a pro. Burning wood? Have a wide ice free path for bringing wood to the home.
It's one thing to have a portable generator, it's another to make sure you have the fuel to run it. If you have a gasoline tank on your property, and it's full, you're good to go. If you rely on gas containers, you need to have several of them and by several I mean 10 minimum. You can't have a couple of containers and expect to go to the local gas station every day and not only hope they're open and have gas; but, the line for gas is not two hours long. Gas containers sell out quickly in these situation so get yours when they're available. How many hours can the portable generator run off a gallon of gas and then do the math.
kerosine is expensive and smells, get a mr heater 5 plaque radiant heater uses #20 pd propane tanks, heats 1500 sq ft in less than 5 minutes from 40 to 70 degrees.$200 everyone online, home depot, walmart, northern tool, etc.,
@@twooldcrowshomestead I got it last week... the second I heard the forecast. Rural King and Lowes still had some yesterday... I have a woodstove, but also an out bldg with some plumbing. I got it for in there.
I am gonna make some hard boiled eggs so I have a protein already available!!! I M alone for this things and disabled…can’t really handle my 2 solar generators not get the firewood in and dry to cook on open fire like my roommate can do!!! All the gizmos are out in the garage that work with my generators!!! Doesn’t look like it will be ice here in Tulsa but y never know for sure!! Will get by this thing with neighbors nearby!!!
That's a great idea for protein. Definitely keep in contact with your neighbors. Make arrangements for them to check on you if the power goes out. Stay safe!
I have two propane heater and electric blankets which i can plug into my solar generator. Don't forget lights. I got usb rechargeable light bulbs on Amazon.
Hello. I just saw how you spell your name. I have never seen anyone spell their name the way I spelled my daughter's name. Her name is Shelli Celest. We live in Western Ky. I just discovered your channel and subscribed.
Thanks so much for stopping by and the subscription! When I was a kid, I could never find my name on anything because of they way it's spelled. lol Your daughter's name is beautiful!
I thought of something else.. Maybe set up the basement if you have one. It doesn't go below, I think it's 50°. That and even a coleman lantern could go a long way too comfort.
Absolutely! It's a great place to store stuff and a good place to hunker down in if necessary. Just make sure it is vented if you are using any kind of alternative heat there.
If any of yall were in ky for the ice storm of 09, then do all the things you should’ve done then now! I remember in 09 that hardly anyone was prepared for that storm! So all of you that lived thru that then you should be completely ready for what may come!! If not then you deserve what you get and you didn’t learn a damn thing!! III%out
These things come so infrequently that people get complacent with their preps. We need to be diligent and ready for what life brings. Thanks for stopping by!
@@twooldcrowshomestead i have a free heat source- my dogs. If needed, I will hunker down in my bedroom with the dogs sleeping with me. They are better than an electric blanket. Right now, we are on the couch under a few blankets and i am really warm.
@@churchofpos2279 so true! Did you know that is where the phrase "3 dog night" comes from (before the music group used it as their name)? The dogs get in the bed and keep you warm!
Get some CHEAP "SOLARRRR LIGHTS" - get CANDLES - Matches / Lighters ... . from Dollar Tree / Dollar General !! a little "Lighttt" goes a longggg way when it's pitch black !! God Bless everyone !!!:🙏🇺🇸🫶
Make a tent with blankets over your bed -much warmer than the floor. I keep empty totes for winter power outages. Put your cold stuff in them and put outside. If you have to put them in your vehicle so critters cant get to them. I also fill up a tub and every jug and big pan with water. And yes i have bottled water for drinking. I learned the hard way when we had well water and lost power for over a week due to an ice storm. PRAYERS OUT STAY SAFE EVERYBODY
Thanks for all the great tips! Stay safe!
North Texas here. Lost power for several days in 2021. It was less than 40 degrees inside our house. One thing that helped keep us warm was wearing a hat inside the house. You lose a lot of heat through your head. Also, at these low temperatures it can be very very dry inside. Simmering a pot of water on a gas stove or camp stove can help with that.
That is a great tip. I'm going to keep that in mind for the next storm! My skin and sinuses get very dry in the winter.
We are out in the country here between Salem and Marion. Looking at the grass this morning, there isn't any appreciable snow or ice yet. Got oil in the generator changed and ran it for about a half hour yesterday. Plenty of propane to cook with on the grill and griddle if need be. Not sure what the water supply looks like. Guessing we only have a couple of 5 gallon bottles. Think I will fill up a bathtub this morning. Food supply excellent. Did all the laundry yesterday. We recently moved here from Colorado and I've heard lots of stories about the ice storm of 2009. I'm praying this won't be like that. Thanks for the video. God bless.
This is the type of situation in which folk start to appreciate old fashioned stove top kettles and coffee percolators .
Got mine from charity/goodwill type shops. Stay safe and warm folk.
PS don't forget to stock up on matches and lighters !
Great tips! I always look for items like that at the second hand stores.
Good point on the
coffee!
I keep instant coffee and dry creamer for power outages, heat the water on my camp stove.
Back in '08 or '09 we had a big Ice storm , and living in the woods, it was beautiful and terrible at the same time. Don't forget to check on your neighbors!
Absolutely! Especially if they are older or disabled.
During an I storm here in Southeast Kentucky in the early 2000's my husband and two kids all stayed in the living room. We were blessed with a kerosene heater and were without lights for a week. We hung up old blankets in the doorways to other rooms next to the L.R. to keep the heat in and cold air out. We heated chicken and dumplings on to of the heater. It was a wonderful experience as well as a miserable one at times. Something that my kids and I never will forget. Stay safe folks. Teri Woolum LeFevers.
Make sure your dishes are all done, everyone has already showered, and that you have disposable plates, bowls, glasses, and silverware onhand. Don't forget board games, puzzles, books, and so on for entertainment for adults and kids.
I love the idea of having all the dishes (chores) done before the storm hits. We love playing board games so we have these accessible all the time. Great tips!
Deck of cards and social security money make the time fly in a home casino.
Knitting needles, yarn, needle point kit, pattern books, small hand loom, and a sleeping bag on the bed with a good flashlight with new batteries in it. To curl up under. ( also grabbed some extra wax for making candles if I run low) and lots of books to read.
I have thousands of movies downloaded, so we watch movies or live tv on pluto tv or tubi on the projector screen or laptop.
@@ImaTruther1 We DO have a DVD player a TONS of DVDs we can watch as well as a battery operated radio with a CD player and tons of CD's that we can use. We can hook them up to the generator for a bit too of course.
A cool trick I learned years ago is fill an empty milk jug with water freeze it then when the power goes out put the jug in your fridge it will keep your food from going bad!
Keep safe God bless❤
I've never heard that before. Thanks for sharing that tip. I’ll have to try that!
@twooldcrowshomestead No problem keep warm it's gonna be a long cold winter
For sealing up leaking doors and windows, I use plastic shower curtains with duck tape.
Tape it on the top only over door frame hang till it hits the floor and over the frame 6 in on each side. The cold air stays out, and you can still open the door in case you need to leave. Same with windows.
I get cheap ($10) clear plastic shower curtains, or buy extra lawn trash bags and tape together.
Just tape to top of door frame not the sides. And
LOCKING THE DOOR will help keep it shut in high winds( doors will often blow open if not locked)
Use 3m window kits
Great tip! Thanks for sharing!
I was in the Ky. 09 ice storm. Never saw anything like it. It knocked my power out for 3 weeks. Not expecting anything on that lvl.
Stay warm guys.
same.. 2 weeks without power during that one here
That's is sure no fun! Stay safe!
You can also use your vehicle if you have to. It has a heater
Absolutely! Be sure to fill your tank beforehand.
Only problem with that is if you have to leave the area. You are out of gas. No power no gas.
Coffee can be made in a French Press if you can make hot water.
Great idea! Thanks!
I make coffee and put it in the fridge if I see it coming. And coffee concentrate is good in a pinch
Saw a handy tip on a video a while back. Take a muffin pan and place tea candles in the muffin slots for a quick makeshift warmer. Set your pan of soup or whatever on it to heat it up. Might be good for heating a cup o' joe 😊
Stay safe n warm y'all 🙏
I sure hope it’s not as bad as they’re saying. But , yes, we need to prepare. Thanks for the some major details facing this storm. Prayers for everyone 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
You are so welcome! We are praying for everyone too!
Mummy sleeping bags are amazing, too if your house is cold. We camped outside when it was in the thirties. Our bags were rated for 30 degrees and I was as warm as I would have been in my bed at home.
That is a great idea for extra warmth! Those bags are amazing! Thanks for sharing!
My family has A 30,000 btu catalytic ventless wall heater supplied with A 1000 gallon LP tank. Also have A soap stone fire place with 12 cords of wood. Just drilled A second 4 inch well this past summer for emergency water it is 22 feet deep. Can use A 110 volt pump or A hand picture pump to extract water out of the ground and if those two should fail I also have A 2 inch by 6 foot pipe with A check valve on the bottom of it for hand dipping water out of the well. My cooking stove requires no electricity to run and is LP as well. I live in northern Minnesota in the sticks where you have to be prepared for cold weather and lot's of snow. Everyone take care and God bless.
You've got the whole preparedness thing down, that's for sure! Take care and be safe!
@twooldcrowshomestead I started prepping during Y2K and have not stopped since 1998. Great video thank you.
You can also turn your gas oven on with the door open to help heat if the power goes out.
I've done this before. Thanks for the reminder!
Great video and comments!
Be safe everyone ❤
You too!
Keep your water on in a trickle so your pipes don't freeze!
That is a great tip!
AND open cabinets where there are water pipes, so heated or warmer air can circulate around them.
I know this isn't politically correct but yrs and yrs ago when they were still fashionable l bought a real fur coat and a mink stole. Also a rabbit stole. If you've ever worn one you will understand how animals can survive temps even below 0. They are in the back of my closet and come out every time l lose power in the winter. And l will never apologize for having them.
I have one my grandmother gave me a long time ago. You are right! It is SO warm!
Dont forget you can cook on the outdoor grill😊
Great point, the grill is a good backup for cooking during a power outage!
Place 5 gall buckets of water in bathtub to flush toilet. Make a bunch of casserole dishes ahead of time to warm up on camp stove or hotplate.. My H.F. 3500 Predator Invertor runs the L,P. furnace, fridge, chest freezer, lights, T.V.'s all at the same time with power to spare and uses about half the gas of a regular generator. Plus Invertors won't hurt the circuit boards. Looking like a bad ice storm heading your way for sure and it won't melt off quickly. Greetings from the farm near Battle Creek, Mi.
Great suggestions! Thanks for sharing! Y'all be safe in MI....it looks like major snow is heading your way. Probably nothing you aren't used to though.
Solar powered lights. Charge them outside during the day and use them inside at night.
Good tip! Thanks!
KEEP THE FAUCETS AT A SLOW DRIP SO,PIPES STAY OPEN.
Thanks for the tip!
We lost basic prep skills when we stop going “primitive” camping for fun. What Scouting use to be. Grateful I grew up GenX
It's a great time to make bread and cookies and things like heat and eat sandwiches. We have a stack of breakfast sandwiches wrapped in foil. If the power goes out, they can go in a tote in the garage (as cold as or colder than the fridge) and they can be heated on the charcoal grill on the back deck, a camp stove, a candle, some tealights if it comes to it. We also have little make shift cat shacks (like we put out for the strays and feral cats) in the house for our pets to huddle up if we lose the furnace (like last year 🙄).
All great suggestions!
I'm going to make a monster pot of chicken soup.
Livestock is definitely my issue.
I have a woodstove. I started stacking wood inside the house.
That chicken soup sounds amazing!
We have livestock as well...northern middle Tennessee ....playing it by ear......
When I turn my generator off, I turn the gas off and let it run out. That way there is no old gas lurking around in the lines. An old guy at the repair shop told me to do that years ago. I have had no issues with my generator starting since I started doing that.
For the love of everything decent, everyone out there, bring your animals in. The hair on their bodies keeps them about as warm as your hair keeps you. Dogs and cats have much thinner skin than humans, and they are very prone to hypothermia. Don't leave dogs chained up in this.
That's a great tip! I'll let Randy know. Everyone is in the house (even the barn cat) and the livestock all has shelters and fresh hay. Thanks for stopping by!
@@twooldcrowshomestead I should have clarified that more...I was telling everyone to bring their animals in :) I'm in Eastern KY and it's sad how many animals get left out in the elements. Thanks for bringing yours in. :)
Besides filling up your bathtub and containers with regular tap water, also fill up a tall insulated thermos with boiling water. You can then make tea or hot chocolate, instant soup, et. with it. I also fill up a small thermos with coffee 😁.
I have two of those insulated, tall coolers in the basement. I'll bring them up tonight, clean them out and get them ready. Thanks!
Don't fill your bathtub - gross. Put those big blue bins in your tub and fill those. Then put lids on them so kids and pets don't drown.
@ Then try to empty them afterwards and kind of hard to sanitize for reuse, plus you need an additional pump to get 5he water out. I fill up the bathtub and have a long handled pot handy in case I need to use to flush toilet. Also fine for washing, after all that is what you usually do in a bathtub. I have a good water filterer if I would actually need to use that water for drinking or cooking. I keep other containers filled with emergency drinking water too.
This reply was to Politica and sorry, I thought you were referring to those blue BOB things they sell to put in bathtubs. I suppose if your container was food safe, which they are not all, then it would be okay to store water to drink or cook with.
Hot water bottles… these were a life saver for us during the winter storm in Houston back in 2021.. boiled water for them on our gas stove and put them in bed with us… kept us warm as it got down to about 52F in our house as we had no power for 24 hours.
Wow! I remember, that was a bad storm. Great idea. Thanks for sharing.
This might seem obvious, but be sure you have matches or a butane lighter. Many gas stoves today use electric ignition and you'll need a way to light the burners.
Great reminder! Thanks!
Also, if you have a safety lock on your gas stove, make sure the lock is off when storm hits or you might not be able to get the gas to turn on to even be able to light it manually.
Canned food is very good and inexpensive.Also caned food can be set near a heating source to warm up,can be eaten straight out of the can (no plates) and is long lasting.
Great reminder!
I keep about 1500 cans of food in the pantry….yea, I’m one of those people lol
Gas logs are a blessing.
Yes they are!
Plastic shower curtains work great over windows and sliding glass patio doors..
Also even masking tape around draft areas. I have a steel door it gets cold so I have a curtain over it
Great idea, I'm going to add that to my list!
Fill the sinks tub and washing machine before you lose power if on a private well. Put food in a cooler outdoors if refrigeration is needed. Kerosene and firewood is used for power outage heat here.
Peanut butter and canned meat are good ready to eat options gor protein. Always got a can of emergency Spam in the cupboard. LoL
Most newer washing machines will not hold water.
Great tips! But I have to say, the Spam would go last! Lol
Rarely loose power but have generater and propane fire place and mr heater
Good to have the backups!
All good points might I add washing up all dishes as well..fill up stock pots sauce pans with water you can use for flushing toilets or for pets n dishes
That’s a great idea for water storage!
go ahead and get plentyyyyy of PAPER PLATES !!! save that WATER !!! 👍🤗
No heat and the house is getting seriously cold? Put on several layers of clothes and heavy socks and gloves, maybe a toque. Now get into bed. Put sheet, blanket, sheet, blanket, sheet, blanket, sheet, blanket, sheet, blanket, sheet. Add a scarf and some reading material. Your body is close to a hundred degrees.
98.6 preserve your body heat and eat and drink all you can
Wool blankets/use painters tape, doesnt leave marks on your walls) over window n doors, use hot water bottles (dont use boiling water), leave cabinet doors open, use fire proof mat under kerosene heater, have a car phone charger, wrap pipes with pool noodles from hot water heater to house, leave hot n cold water streaming.
Great tips! Thanks for sharing!
Great tips! Thanks for sharing!
WOOL SOCKS 🧦/ WOOL blankets / WOOL sweaters / WOOL longjohns - WOOL coats ..... WOOOOL 🐑 IS YOUR "FRIEND" !!
also get some of those "hand-warmers" 🔥
Thank tou for the info😊
No problem 😊 Stay safe!
Big buddy heater propane tank ❤❤❤❤backup heater
Stay warm!
Be very careful. An acquaintance and her husband ended up in the hospital using one of those.
mr heater 5 plaque radiant heater is better, uses #20 pd propane tanks, works amazing, thats all I use for heat and costs is cheap.
It’s not a case of hoping it doesn’t. Not now.
Buckle UP and prep hard.
Absolutely friend! Stay safe!
get a mr heater 5 plaque radiant heater uses #20 pd propane tanks, heats 1500 sq ft in less than 5 minutes from 40 to 70 degrees. Get solar generators, I bought 7 of them for less than $1000 on ebay over a years time and got 2-200 watt solar panels to recharge them or charge them in the car cig lighter, etc., ditch the gas generators, they suck, u have to change the oil & filter every 50 hours, half the time they dont start, pull rope breaks, gfi's stop working, carbs gum up, voltage regulators go, gas is costly, change spark plugs, u have store all that gas, etc., horrible, and its cold outside! Get a propane camp stove, mine is 12 years old and still like new and use it every power outage, put it right on top of my stovetop, the small propane tanks last forever and u can refill them with a #20 pd tank easily. I got 3-275 gallon water totes that catch rainwater for water storage when power is out for well water. Got 1- 55 gallon rainwater drum also with spigot off the porch for closer water supply also, plus 10 gallons jugs and 6-5 gallon jugs in the shed. I've been thru the blizzard of 78 in Mass, ice storm of NH, 5 major hurricanes in the past year in north FL, tons of hurricanes in south fla. Plastic over windows help amazing, keeps the cold out, canned goods with the pull tabs r great, soups, hot cocoa, its really not that bad, people just freak out, always be prepared before disaster strikes, always have 6-10 cases water at all times in ur home, canned goods, the camp stove, start buying solar generators, I got them dirt cheap during weird holidays like 4th of july, mothers day and fathers on ebay NOT black friday or xmas, I got eco flows, bluyettis, and one citolicy 2400 watt got that for $300, fan heaters work great also, they r small and on 700 watts can heat a bedroom in no time, u dont need them all the way up to 1500 watts. Yes, do laundry and shower before the storm hits, FILL YOUR VEHICLES WITH GAS, u can use ur bath tub to take baths by heating huge pots of water on the campstove. SELL everything in ur home u dont use, knicknacks, stupid stuff, clean it out, sell it all and buy survival gear with the money u make! I have bins full of SHTF stuff, rolls of plastic for windows and doors in there, zip ties, lighters, mouse traps, solar shower bag, nbc masks, u name it, its in there, so its never an issue when shtf! Good Luck everyone & stay warm, its no big deal, I had a blast in the NH ice storm and blizzard of 78, the hurricanes were more stressful!
Wow! You have really thought this through. Thanks for sharing your survival tips! I'm definitely adding some of these to my own emergency kit.
One of the things I learned long ago was that the utility lines from the pole to your home are the last to be repaired during an outage. Therefore, keep trees from hanging over those lines. That might make the difference between no power outage and a week long power outage.
Keep your driveway, steps and sidewalks free of ice, this reduces risk to your family, friends, delivery people and emergency responders.
For those heating with fuel oil or tanks of propane, keep a path free for those guys making deliveries.
Change your furnace/AC system air filters at least twice a year.
Have your furnace inspected by a pro.
Burning wood? Have a wide ice free path for bringing wood to the home.
All great tips! Thanks for sharing!
I have a spare car I keep gas in in case we need it for the generator. I also have a hand siphon to get the gas out.
Great idea!
Please do a video addressing small space prepping. I live in a 1200 sq ft apt with two others. And it’s hard to store large amounts of anything
I’ll talk to Jason and we’ll get something set up. Thanks!
Some good ideas here
I’m glad you thought so! Thanks for checking us out!
@twooldcrowshomestead this is good common sense much appreciated
From one old Raven to two old crows LOL
It's one thing to have a portable generator, it's another to make sure you have the fuel to run it. If you have a gasoline tank on your property, and it's full, you're good to go. If you rely on gas containers, you need to have several of them and by several I mean 10 minimum. You can't have a couple of containers and expect to go to the local gas station every day and not only hope they're open and have gas; but, the line for gas is not two hours long. Gas containers sell out quickly in these situation so get yours when they're available. How many hours can the portable generator run off a gallon of gas and then do the math.
That’s a great point. You are right. Being prepared means having enough fuel for the generator.
when powers out, NO gas at stations, and cash only, and the cost will eat u alive!
Blankets stay warm. I have a down comforter and sleeping bags
Getting all this stuff down from the closet for sure!
Great Heads Up. We're Ready❤
Stay safe!
Shelli yall stay warm and if need anything let me know.
The same for y'all! I know you and Jeanette have everything under control.
Kerosine heater.. $150. They work well also.
Quick before they sell out.
They are going fast around here! It's best to buy them when you don't need them.
kerosine is expensive and smells, get a mr heater 5 plaque radiant heater uses #20 pd propane tanks, heats 1500 sq ft in less than 5 minutes from 40 to 70 degrees.$200 everyone online, home depot, walmart, northern tool, etc.,
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I got it last week... the second I heard the forecast. Rural King and Lowes still had some yesterday...
I have a woodstove, but also an out bldg with some plumbing. I got it for in there.
I am gonna make some hard boiled eggs so I have a protein already available!!! I M alone for this things and disabled…can’t really handle my 2 solar generators not get the firewood in and dry to cook on open fire like my roommate can do!!! All the gizmos are out in the garage that work with my generators!!! Doesn’t look like it will be ice here in Tulsa but y never know for sure!! Will get by this thing with neighbors nearby!!!
That's a great idea for protein. Definitely keep in contact with your neighbors. Make arrangements for them to check on you if the power goes out. Stay safe!
Good time for some Wimhoff training. 🥶
I'm not sure I'm brave enough for that! But it’s definitely the right temps! Lol
Grill with full tank of propane can get your food warm. I keep a small gas stove and fuel for camping just to heat water for coffee.
That is a great idea, a grill with propane is always a good backup.
Don't forget the pets. 🐶
I have two propane heater and electric blankets which i can plug into my solar generator. Don't forget lights. I got usb rechargeable light bulbs on Amazon.
Those rechargeable light bulbs are super handy!
Hello. I just saw how you spell your name. I have never seen anyone spell their name the way I spelled my daughter's name. Her name is Shelli Celest. We live in Western Ky. I just discovered your channel and subscribed.
Thanks so much for stopping by and the subscription! When I was a kid, I could never find my name on anything because of they way it's spelled. lol Your daughter's name is beautiful!
YEAH WE BOUGHT ONE OF THE LAST KEROSENE HEATERS YESTERDAY.
It'll be hard to find these things for sure! Stay safe!
That's why I have everything I need already. I don't want to fight the mobs for the last item.
@@Pjnc-r6g Make sure you have ventilation with a kerosene heater, be safe.
those r nasty, smell, toxic, costly, do mr heater 5 plaque radiant heater, the orange ones not the blue ones
Coleman stove oatmeal hot chocolate coffee
All great suggestions! Thanks!
I thought of something else..
Maybe set up the basement if you have one. It doesn't go below, I think it's 50°.
That and even a coleman lantern could go a long way too comfort.
Absolutely! It's a great place to store stuff and a good place to hunker down in if necessary. Just make sure it is vented if you are using any kind of alternative heat there.
Extra portable oxygen tanks for those dependant on oxygen.
Great idea! It’s important to make sure everyone has what they need in an emergency.
Can rent a generator if they will be at work to give it to you. Most places close.
Get it reserved early and pick it up before they close.
I won’t be able to use matches and fire. Being on oxygen and can’t use fire to keep warm
If any of yall were in ky for the ice storm of 09, then do all the things you should’ve done then now! I remember in 09 that hardly anyone was prepared for that storm! So all of you that lived thru that then you should be completely ready for what may come!! If not then you deserve what you get and you didn’t learn a damn thing!!
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These things come so infrequently that people get complacent with their preps. We need to be diligent and ready for what life brings. Thanks for stopping by!
And extra fuel for generator.
Yes!!
Planning on getting fresh gas in my gas cans 😂
Oop's , forgot all about water... thanks
No problem! Stay safe!
A majority of people really don't know how to cook.
Most of them sure don't know to cook from scratch with real food. Just one more skill to learn!
Fill your washing machine with water, than turn off
Great idea!
Charge up your phone.
And a backup battery pack. Car chargers are nice too.
Yes!
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I worry about the animals.
I do too. We are planning on checking on them more often than we do to make sure they have water, but other than that, there's not much we can do.
Handwarmers to throw in bed with u if u cant afford generator or any way to heat home them handwarmers. Do keep u warm
Great idea!
@@twooldcrowshomestead i have a free heat source- my dogs. If needed, I will hunker down in my bedroom with the dogs sleeping with me. They are better than an electric blanket.
Right now, we are on the couch under a few blankets and i am really warm.
@@churchofpos2279 so true! Did you know that is where the phrase "3 dog night" comes from (before the music group used it as their name)? The dogs get in the bed and keep you warm!
@@SandraMcGowan-xk5ci old fashioned hot water bottles wrapped in a towel work really well also.
Get some CHEAP "SOLARRRR LIGHTS" - get CANDLES - Matches / Lighters ... . from Dollar Tree / Dollar General !!
a little "Lighttt" goes a longggg way when it's pitch black !! God Bless everyone !!!:🙏🇺🇸🫶
Great tip! Thanks!