Hi, I'm from Puerto Rico And I've been following your channel for some time now. Thanks to many of your videos I was ready when Hurricane Maria arrived. Thank you !!! 🇵🇷🇺🇸
Being a senior it would be hard for me and hubby with some health issues to do anything but bunker in. Hopefully, we're in a safe place. Thank you for the good advice. Thumbs up.
Brenda Bear Senior citizens become more of a resource in a survival situation because they've been around longer and are more head strong. Senior citizens are often used for night time guard duty in the third world. A 20 year old with an assault rifle may fall asleep or just not do their jobs. Sometimes an old man/woman who can bang on a tin can with a stick is a better sentry. Or so I've heard from mercenaries.
Who knew almost 1 year ago when this was posted that ... We would be here today . Thank you for your insight and warning to Get Ready . Hope folks listened .
@RESIST Every thing changes from day to day . First they said face masks are useless and don't wear them . Now they say don't go out to the store with out one . The Covid 19 numbers they said were low and don't worry . NOW they are saying the hospitals will be overloaded in two weeks . We don't have a TV ( by choice ) so we watch different news & financial channels on You Tube . It's hard to judge what's real when the government changes their story every couple of days . Take care , we are all in this together .
I will be of strong courage on my little homestead here in Missouri. Moved to my bug out location 2 years ago from the city. Couldn't be happier!! I have been prepping for years for my very large extended family so they will have a place to come too and be safe. They all live in major cities from CALIFORNIA to Florida. They now have a safe bug out place. Even though I get teased unmercifully about being a Doomsday Prepper and told I live in the middle of nowhere.. I will be prepared to help and house them all. God Bless
@@embatbr Sometimes I doubt my family will have the time or the way to get to my BOL, at this point, all I can do is pray for my family and all of mankind.
Vladamir Tushkey men can endure hardship well into their 80’s. My gramps survived the Great Depression and WW2 and so did many elderly men, without jobs and opportunities.
Whenever you see likely "flash points" on the news (like the Venezuelan crisis), you should ALWAYS keep your car's tank "topped off". Based on hurricane evacuations in the past, every gas station along major routes will run out of fuel the first day !
Totally agree. Early this morning, before sunrise, I was on my way home from town with groceries and although I had 3/4 of a tank of gas I pulled in the station and topped off. Gives me peace of mind even if I do live at my bugout location.
always take your everyday driver and drive about 1 hour outside of your location using back roads to see where you can get to with your supplies in an hours notice
@@minnesotacowboyup6549 same place, same country. East of brainerd. Plenty of water. I just had two yearlings walk through my yard today. It's a completely different here than there.
@@minnesotacowboyup6549 , East Central Minnesotan here! Travel for my job all over MN, into deep rural. Sometimes what some people call prepping is just our lifestyle, lol.
@@chuckoaks6756 , East Central Minnesotan here, rural. Come often to your area for biz. Yep, the first Minnesotan replying, you and I live in different parts of our state but we are all rural Minnesotan, don't get shook by much. Lol, don't know how well newbies would do, let alone the "second homers", of which your area has many. ☮️
Bunker hands down. Bugging out wouldn't work with kids and a large family. Let's be honest not everyone is gonna be healthy enough for that or even small kids
This was done less than a year ago, but very important now in the time of covid 19 where many are self-isolating. I will be bunkering in. If my house burns down, I will move to the motorhome and the shed (a 20 foot container) and be grateful for it.
This is why you are called Sensible Prepper. Such great words of advice. This 68 year old grandmother prepares as best I can. And I absolutely agree that I would never make my house look abandoned. I never thought that made any sense. Maybe a gun barrel poked outside each window might give some food for thought to marauders.
@@anagramconfirmed1717 No it has not and I hope he/she had to eat their words. Another example of someone who does not look ahead and has no ability to see what is coming.
No power=no wifi, cant charge phones, cant charge devices=no navigation on phone, no contact #'s, recipes, "how-to's", no access to $, no gas pumps and more. Great tutorial. Survivor of hurricane Sandy and learned very quickly how much we rely on technology and how we take so much for granted because of it! Awesome video
Thank you for your common sense post. I am fortunate to live at my bug-out location. Very rural with my own septic and water. My place doesn't look like much (43-year-old manufactured home....old carport in need of a paint job attached to a detached garage) but it has electric heat plus a fireplace that heats the entire house with a 9K backup generator hooked up to a large propane tank. Although my place doesn't look abandoned, it doesn't look like I have anything of value as its assets are not visible from the road. Because of videos like your's I started prepping years ago. Maps, books, CPR knowledge...check, check, check. Just got 2 - 64 oz bottles of lamp oil for my oil lamps. Over the years I've watched other women spend their money on shoes and pedicures while I've been spending mine on prepping, prepping, prepping.
Situational awareness is incredibly important. My wife is much better at this than me. She once spotted two guys following us and after making several turns and brief stops to test her suspicion it was obvious that these guys were sizing us up and that they were up to no good. We were able to ditch them thanks to her situational awareness.
Bunker in or bug out, it's best to stay flexible and not set your mind to one thing because you never know what will happen. Thanks for another good video.
If you bunker in, make sure you reinforce doors and windows. There are door jam reinforcement products, window films, and don't forget fire extinguishers.also tall flower boxes filled with sand (8" thick) will fragment most rounds before they fully pass through.
Thank you (and my fellow TH-camrs) for sharing the information you all have. I cruised several prepping sites and yours was one. Had it not been for your information, I would have nothing like many people. I used the tips and started close to a year ago now. I slowed down some, but got the bulk. Everything is flying off the shelves where I am. I warned my folks who didn't listen. I will do what I can, but everyone has limits.
It is easy to Install solar powered vents with fans, in each room They work during the day, at no electricity cost, to keep your home and preps cool and dry, because the air is always moving.
Keeping it simple. Always great content. For those who may be right on money like myself living in CA, the "99cent only" store has basic medical supplies to stock up and kits. Also plenty of can goods!
I've always had several points of shtf equipment and supplies. Being in Vietnam, I know how plans go wrong. Training is really important. It can be fun with the family. You have told it right. Personally, in crises, keeping busy and knowing priorities is important. Plan, train, plan, and train.
Being that I live in the country, it takes the Sheriffs Dept about 40 min to get here. Me and my neighbors are "equipped" to stop, secure and hold on to perps until the sheriff gets here. Everyone here watches out for each other. Now's a great time to make nice with your neighbor.
I like grits With my in-laws bugging out is a necessity not an option! I would definitely bug in and frankly I would not invite much of my family and friends! Sadly most are liabilities and I am sorry if it sounds harsh but social triage is necessary!
I've got a model A tractor. It'll take pretty much any fuel as long as it burns. Plus, I've got all the ingredients to angel food cake, whipped cream and strawberry's. So I'm good to go.
Those were called "Doodlebugs" back in the day. They even sold rim/tire kits to run 20" tire, most ran tire chains, and removed most of the body except for the firewall. There was one on our property when bought it.
All my stuff is here, along with friends and neighbors. We have a 19 mile walk to get to brothers ranch, but doable if necessary, but nothing like sweet home.
Why do I feel like Sootch has just binders full of contingency plans from hurricanes, tornadoes to civil war to I dunno the rise of the planet of the apes or someone clones dinosaurs for a theme park and they escape
Sootch, when I moved to Jacksonville, Fl, in 1986, the first job I took was delivering waterbeds and furniture. Through that job alone, I know my way around the area, and every possible shortcut. I keep up with expansion. So, if it comes down to having to bug out, with my vehicle and bugout trailer, I could be out of the area on no time, including Marshall Law road blockings! It's always smart to know your local area and beyond!!! Of I had to bail, there would be nothing left of my house for anybody to look for things left behind...
If you are going to bug out, you really should have a place to go, pre-planned and pre-stocked, and that is usually called a survival retreat. Good advice otherwise Sootch00. "Store what you eat, and eat what you store"... good advice. WATER is huge, get TWO quality water filters. Two is one, one is none....
It is hard not to get caught up in the ‘zombies are coming’ way of thinking. Wife is upset with me for not easing into my 72 hr bag. I’ve over spent my budget. Finally I think I’ve got the bunker-in mindset. Having to much flashing back to military youth, hell, forgot I’m no younger anymore. Although I think I’d have fun at first being in the ‘field’ gets old fast. Have a year worth of food for wife, me, not so much due to being Diabetic & only one in family who doesn’t like meat. No grains, rice, pasta, corn or peas. Guess it will be power bars, LOL. Your advice is spot on!
I’m in a remote area of the Ozark’s and a family from Texas showed up to their bugout land and a family from Connecticut also . I think I freaked them out a bit .
I have two p38 can opener. One on key ring and one with my dog tags. It's small and easy to use. Have a big out bag, I call a flash bag buried near the house in case you can't get to your vehicle
@SensiblePrepper, YES on getting home repairs made NOW. Only in the recent past have we actually had the time to address even the small home repairs in our house. We are looking forward to the luxury of weekends when we can just work on our house, our backyards, Etc.
I struggle with what to do given my personal situation. We live in a small house in Phoenix and have a toddler. All family is in rural MI. Short term situations I can bug in. I have 5 weeks of food/water and guns/ammo/gear galore. Long term SHTF my only option is to try to get back to family homestead in MI. 2k miles of fuel shortages, traffic jams, roadblocks, and ambushes. Odds of survival are slim. All the more reason we’re moving back to MI soon. I just can’t shake this feeling that something is coming.
R. Priest...many feel the same way. You are smart to move closer to family. Not just because of needing support during SHTF, but for enjoyment now. Just think of the rich life and history your child will have.
Everybody talks about beans and rice. I agree, beans and rice are cheap and easy to store. I’ve put a lot away myself, but more recently I’ve been thinking that may not be such a good idea. The big problem with beans and rice is that you have to cook them to eat them. Walk down any street in any residential neighborhood around mealtime and you can smell food cooking from a block away. Beans and rice don’t create the strongest smell, it’s not like frying bacon or something, but the smell is strong enough to carry quite a ways. If things are really bad people are desperate and you are cooking anything people are going to smell it and you’re going to have house guest for dinner. I think you should have a good deal of stuff you don’t have to cook. I’ve been stocking up on peanuts, and of course you can get canned goods that you can eat right of can. Of course this stuff is all more expensive than beans and rice but think about it. If things are bad enough and you start cooking, you’re going to have 100 people in your house.
4 wheel drive will be must have if the grid goes down, or the government fails, or whatever. I have 3 vehicles that are off-road capable. We keep 4-55 gallon drums of fuel that we rotate so it doesn't go bad. We have a hand pump well. And many more other preps. The biggest thing we have though is our church family that all live within a good hike from us. We use the first Sunday of the month to get together and evaluate each other's plans and preps. What I don't see, maybe my church family will.
Get a scanner that scans ham bands. For those that want it get a ham license, and equipment. My wife and I just took a weather spotting class. They recommended a ham scanner or handheld ham radio. You can learn a lot, and keep listening/learning when the grid fails.
I have got a 10,000 gallon pool ... I also live in the Forest I am ready. I also have plenty of food 20 year shelflife and great neighbors that appeared as well bring it on baby.
Flood Zone Maps can be important as well. I’m aware of a few preppers who lost all of their supplies because they didn’t account for the Army Core of Engineers blowing a levy to release water. An 8’ wall of water submerged their neighborhood without warning. They barely had enough time to climb on the roof of their single story homes. Eventually they were rescued but their supplies were destroyed. Others moved their supplies ahead of the storm. Their home didn’t experience any flooding but their storage unit was inundated with 38 inches of water. The storage unit was in an AE Zone.
This is an excellent introductory video for Sheltering in Place at home. Known as “Bugging-in”, this concept makes real sense, and should be part of everyone’s emergency Preparations.
00 Coyote....Where do you get your gas? Food? Clothing? Electricity? By your definition we are all weak. But I understand where you're coming from. Take care, God bless.
I have the SAS survival handbook and couple of the other books shown in the inset at 14:40, but hands down the best prepper manual I own is the Meateater Guide to Wilderness Skills and Survival by Steve Rinella (with other contributors as well).
Sackmatters, I think most northerners, especially rural, get the fun of going without power at some point. Lol, but we know it will come back on 'eventually'.
I did traveling dentistry to 13 villages around the Dillingham AK area. 2 separate villages had underestimated their propane needs and the whole village were out until the ice broke and get a barge in. They were some cold weeks working and sleeping, but when you go prepared, it's more of an inconvenience than anything else.
"...guys, three days without water, and, you know, you start to go into dehydration..." This is incorrect. Dehydration starts when you lose more fluids than what you've taken in. Dehydration can start in as little as a couple of hours, depending on activity, climate, and fluids that were previously taken in. Three days without fluids and a person will most likely be in a medical emergency and not be able to assist in their own recovery. Furthermore, 3/4 of the population is in a chronic state of mild to moderate dehydration, this means that within one day without fluids, a person could be in a medical emergency. Can we go beyond the 'rules of three' and post factual information?
Also a SHTF scenario can be just one city that gets cordoned off. Also keep a diary of what you eat on s daily basis. Most prepping foods only account for a 2000 calorie diet.
I grew up NEVER having less than half a tank of gas, and have never run out of gas myself. These grocery store deals, discounts on gas for up to 20 gallons have been the one reason I violated that rule. Due to that, I keep at least 10 gallons at home in the garage, for the mower, but also if I need it to leave.
@Buddy, especially since it isn't recommended that you use city water for your garden, because of all the chemicals put in it. We will keep our plants healthy, us, not so much.😄
Most important thing is on a map is. Where you are now. The next thing is where you need to go. But most important during a grid down situation is how are you going to get from point A to point B. You need to know your community look at the maps and you might want to go around a certain area because of people looting and bad things happening. Traveling down railroad tracks is always a good thing. Going through industrial areas. Staying away from people. But you need to have a map and you didn't have a plan.. you might need to travel far out of your way to keep yourself safe
Water is the most important thing to prep. Because you have to have water to make COFFEE.
Yes sir amen to a french press and bird grinder....Coffee will be a great trade item
Yea man lmao
Keith Brandson FACT!
Coffee makes you more thirsty, tea is far more sensible!
I got a funnel shaped drip coffee maker.
Hi, I'm from Puerto Rico And I've been following your channel for some time now. Thanks to many of your videos I was ready when Hurricane Maria arrived. Thank you !!! 🇵🇷🇺🇸
I only bug out when the in-laws show up
HA!
This is the true SHTF nobody discusses.
@ jonathan williams Jonathan it was a fricking joke! Lighten up dude...
knock knock we're here!! Hello anybody home? Hello?...
I have a separate bug out bag for that scenario 😁
Being a senior it would be hard for me and hubby with some health issues to do anything but bunker in. Hopefully, we're in a safe place. Thank you for the good advice. Thumbs up.
Brenda Bear
Senior citizens become more of a resource in a survival situation because they've been around longer and are more head strong.
Senior citizens are often used for night time guard duty in the third world. A 20 year old with an assault rifle may fall asleep or just not do their jobs. Sometimes an old man/woman who can bang on a tin can with a stick is a better sentry. Or so I've heard from mercenaries.
@@jimstrope701 Thank you and you're so right.
Jim strope that is some good insight.
@@brendabear1379 if it due to refrigeration issues i made a video about a decent fridge
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@ Jim Strope Exactly. Just look at Hector Salamanca! 🛎🛎🛎🛎🛎
I have 35 acres in the eastern Kentucky mountains. Im not going anywhere lol.
RV : Excellent !
On my way
Luck SOB! I'm in Louisville...☹
I uploaded a video of tge property a few weeks ago. Going to start making more once the driveway is in and i can deive it.
@@Alw337 my property is in the middle of the Daniel boone.
Who knew almost 1 year ago when this was posted that ... We would be here today . Thank you for your insight and warning to Get Ready . Hope folks listened .
@RESIST Every thing changes from day to day . First they said face masks are useless and don't wear them .
Now they say don't go out to the store with out one . The Covid 19 numbers they said were low and don't worry . NOW they are saying the hospitals will be overloaded in two weeks .
We don't have a TV ( by choice ) so we watch different news & financial channels on You Tube . It's hard to judge what's real when the government changes their story every couple of days . Take care , we are all in this together .
I will be of strong courage on my little homestead here in Missouri. Moved to my bug out location 2 years ago from the city. Couldn't be happier!! I have been prepping for years for my very large extended family so they will have a place to come too and be safe. They all live in major cities from CALIFORNIA to Florida. They now have a safe bug out place. Even though I get teased unmercifully about being a Doomsday Prepper and told I live in the middle of nowhere.. I will be prepared to help and house them all. God Bless
If the need comes, they will not make it until your BOL.
@@embatbr Sometimes I doubt my family will have the time or the way to get to my BOL, at this point, all I can do is pray for my family and all of mankind.
Sootch00's food prep supply makes mine look like I'm prepared for half a picnic.
TheReindeer TheRabbitTheBat Was that his ammo stock too? I’m lacking but not for long
The Dank Farmer boy did you call it
Hunker in the bunker is a great way to go. When you are older or handicapped person. It depends on shtf situation. Great video.
When your older or handicapped you don't really stand a chance
I had read some where that if you bug in. Ya should throw stuff out side your location to make it look like its already been ransacked...
Vladamir Tushkey men can endure hardship well into their 80’s. My gramps survived the Great Depression and WW2 and so did many elderly men, without jobs and opportunities.
"Police are not there to protect you, but they are there to arrest you..." So nothing will change😂😂😂
Yes and the the Supreme Court has already ruled that cops have NO duty to protect civilians.
@@SgtRudySmith31bRet precisely, now lets see if the sheeple will ever wake up to the fact Sarge.
@@SgtRudySmith31bRet That's why it's everyone's responsibility to protect themselves.
I didn't even want to say anything bc I'm tired of fighting with people, but YES, thank you!
@Redrustyhill lol EXACTLY
1/2 a tank is empty. I've tried to get this on across for years. Great tip.
Whenever you see likely "flash points" on the news (like the Venezuelan crisis), you should ALWAYS keep your car's tank "topped off". Based on hurricane evacuations in the past, every gas station along major routes will run out of fuel the first day !
If u drive a truck or suv. Half is empty. In a car half tank is 150to200 miles
@@myes344 1/2 a tank gets me almost 300mi plus I have a trailer with a 100 gallon tank. Its always full.
Totally agree. Early this morning, before sunrise, I was on my way home from town with groceries and although I had 3/4 of a tank of gas I pulled in the station and topped off. Gives me peace of mind even if I do live at my bugout location.
Len LaFlam - YES! HALF A GAS TANK IS 💯% EMPTY!
The only reasons I'd bug out are natural disasters and a major violent conflict. Otherwise I would stay if possible.
always take your everyday driver and drive about 1 hour outside of your location using back roads to see where you can get to with your supplies in an hours notice
@@minnesotacowboyup6549 same place, same country. East of brainerd. Plenty of water. I just had two yearlings walk through my yard today. It's a completely different here than there.
@@minnesotacowboyup6549 , East Central Minnesotan here! Travel for my job all over MN, into deep rural. Sometimes what some people call prepping is just our lifestyle, lol.
@@chuckoaks6756 , East Central Minnesotan here, rural. Come often to your area for biz. Yep, the first Minnesotan replying, you and I live in different parts of our state but we are all rural Minnesotan, don't get shook by much. Lol, don't know how well newbies would do, let alone the "second homers", of which your area has many. ☮️
You boys in Minnesota. Come on up to Alaska. Talk about some seclusion.
Bunker hands down. Bugging out wouldn't work with kids and a large family. Let's be honest not everyone is gonna be healthy enough for that or even small kids
Most likely issue here is earthquakes... The roads will be effed
This is why you train and practice with your family.
This was done less than a year ago, but very important now in the time of covid 19 where many are self-isolating. I will be bunkering in. If my house burns down, I will move to the motorhome and the shed (a 20 foot container) and be grateful for it.
Ya i expect hell coming
EXACTLY m8 its here
This is why you are called Sensible Prepper. Such great words of advice. This 68 year old grandmother prepares as best I can. And I absolutely agree that I would never make my house look abandoned. I never thought that made any sense. Maybe a gun barrel poked outside each window might give some food for thought to marauders.
Lol👍 you think...🤔
Or i could sneak up on your barrels and pull them out. Lol
Sootch you should start a prepping consulting firm
Being disabled and on crutches, it would be hard to bug out. Think just staying put, and praying for Jesus to come quick. Great information brother. 😎
get a gun, at least take a few of the marauders with you so thine neighbor may rest a little easier, god bless
Good luck.
If you leave it abandoned looking, you have to throw most of your stuff out on the lawn so it looks like it's been picked over a hundred times
I really appreciate the information you send out. It sure helps opening the eyes on what’s lacking in my prepping life. Thank you!!!
I'm really getting into prepping! Really just a fun hobby for me. Loved the info! Great vid!
This will definitely come in handy for the Novel Coronavirus!
This comment hasn't aged well.
@@anagramconfirmed1717 HAHAHAHAHA xD That's what I thought
Things are really about to get bad within the next couple months.
@@anagramconfirmed1717 No it has not and I hope he/she had to eat their words. Another example of someone who does not look ahead and has no ability to see what is coming.
No power=no wifi, cant charge phones, cant charge devices=no navigation on phone, no contact #'s, recipes, "how-to's", no access to $, no gas pumps and more. Great tutorial. Survivor of hurricane Sandy and learned very quickly how much we rely on technology and how we take so much for granted because of it! Awesome video
I See Nothing, I Say nothing, I Know nothing. I have the Brains to Remain Silent.......
Thank you for your common sense post. I am fortunate to live at my bug-out location. Very rural with my own septic and water. My place doesn't look like much (43-year-old manufactured home....old carport in need of a paint job attached to a detached garage) but it has electric heat plus a fireplace that heats the entire house with a 9K backup generator hooked up to a large propane tank. Although my place doesn't look abandoned, it doesn't look like I have anything of value as its assets are not visible from the road. Because of videos like your's I started prepping years ago. Maps, books, CPR knowledge...check, check, check. Just got 2 - 64 oz bottles of lamp oil for my oil lamps. Over the years I've watched other women spend their money on shoes and pedicures while I've been spending mine on prepping, prepping, prepping.
Herbs are good for seasoning as they also include trace minerals/ vitamins etc.
Situational awareness is incredibly important. My wife is much better at this than me. She once spotted two guys following us and after making several turns and brief stops to test her suspicion it was obvious that these guys were sizing us up and that they were up to no good. We were able to ditch them thanks to her situational awareness.
Bunker in or bug out, it's best to stay flexible and not set your mind to one thing because you never know what will happen. Thanks for another good video.
I agree I'll bunker in as long as possible. but I do have other alternatives if I have to leave
If you bunker in, make sure you reinforce doors and windows. There are door jam reinforcement products, window films, and don't forget fire extinguishers.also tall flower boxes filled with sand (8" thick) will fragment most rounds before they fully pass through.
Thank you (and my fellow TH-camrs) for sharing the information you all have. I cruised several prepping sites and yours was one. Had it not been for your information, I would have nothing like many people. I used the tips and started close to a year ago now. I slowed down some, but got the bulk. Everything is flying off the shelves where I am. I warned my folks who didn't listen. I will do what I can, but everyone has limits.
It is easy to Install solar powered vents with fans, in each room They work during the day, at no electricity cost, to keep your home and preps cool and dry, because the air is always moving.
Keeping it simple. Always great content. For those who may be right on money like myself living in CA, the "99cent only" store has basic medical supplies to stock up and kits. Also plenty of can goods!
I've always had several points of shtf equipment and supplies. Being in Vietnam, I know how plans go wrong. Training is really important. It can be fun with the family. You have told it right.
Personally, in crises, keeping busy and knowing priorities is important. Plan, train, plan, and train.
Makes me think leasing a vehicle is a good survival plan. You have a new low mile vehicle and if shtf, its now yours🤣
No gas...
Lol I'm telling u but you would have to get gas now.
Plus a mountain bike
With a trailer
Taprackbang at first I thought that was just wrong ? But then again?? Who is going to repossess it?🤔😉
God bless keep up the good work. it means alot to alot of people
This was the video i was waiting years for. Thanks Don for giving us your thoughts on this topic
Being that I live in the country, it takes the Sheriffs Dept about 40 min to get here. Me and my neighbors are "equipped" to stop, secure and hold on to perps until the sheriff gets here. Everyone here watches out for each other. Now's a great time to make nice with your neighbor.
I like grits With my in-laws bugging out is a necessity not an option!
I would definitely bug in and frankly I would not invite much of my family and friends! Sadly most are liabilities and I am sorry if it sounds harsh but social triage is necessary!
Tamala Rovaris exactly! I’ve been advising them for years to prep even the basics and they aren’t even trying
I love my family. They are welcome Always. But maybe hell will be full of people who turned their back on family.
@@rneedham667 EXACTLY
I've got a model A tractor. It'll take pretty much any fuel as long as it burns. Plus, I've got all the ingredients to angel food cake, whipped cream and strawberry's. So I'm good to go.
Those were called "Doodlebugs" back in the day. They even sold rim/tire kits to run 20" tire, most ran tire chains, and removed most of the body except for the firewall. There was one on our property when bought it.
I am in the woods!! thank goodness I don't have a HOA looming over me telling me what I can and cannot do
All my stuff is here, along with friends and neighbors. We have a 19 mile walk to get to brothers ranch, but doable if necessary, but nothing like sweet home.
liveing in alaska made me relise that scurvy is a reel thing when you dont have vitaman C vitams and caned fruit are your friend
You can have your Vitamin C buy boiling some pine needles and making it into a tea - loads of Vitamin C.
Candied orange slices are so good and have lots of vitamin C. So many youtube recipes for candied oranges.
Why do I feel like Sootch has just binders full of contingency plans from hurricanes, tornadoes to civil war to I dunno the rise of the planet of the apes or someone clones dinosaurs for a theme park and they escape
Well yeah, dont you?? 😀😀
Stay ready so you don't have to get ready 👌😏
Sootch, when I moved to Jacksonville, Fl, in 1986, the first job I took was delivering waterbeds and furniture. Through that job alone, I know my way around the area, and every possible shortcut. I keep up with expansion. So, if it comes down to having to bug out, with my vehicle and bugout trailer, I could be out of the area on no time, including Marshall Law road blockings! It's always smart to know your local area and beyond!!! Of I had to bail, there would be nothing left of my house for anybody to look for things left behind...
a great summary of all the prepping i have thought about for the last 7 years
Having coffee ☕️ is extremely important !!!
Another great video Sootch00 an somethings i need to get or improve on. Long live the republic my friend.
thank you for the videos ... I'm here from Brazil ... and I'm always following your videos .... they're excellent 👏👏👏
When I walk to my car I make sure and always have my pocket sand
Check with your HOA for what gun and ammo you have to use. 😆😆🤣 great video.
Military P51 type can opener - things are VERY reliable and easy to use.
your voice is authoritative and comforting. man in charge. thank you
If you are going to bug out, you really should have a place to go, pre-planned and pre-stocked, and that is usually called a survival retreat. Good advice otherwise Sootch00. "Store what you eat, and eat what you store"... good advice. WATER is huge, get TWO quality water filters. Two is one, one is none....
This is the best advice , ever. know your exit & entry area roads. 🌈
It is hard not to get caught up in the ‘zombies are coming’ way of thinking. Wife is upset with me for not easing into my 72 hr bag. I’ve over spent my budget. Finally I think I’ve got the bunker-in mindset. Having to much flashing back to military youth, hell, forgot I’m no younger anymore. Although I think I’d have fun at first being in the ‘field’ gets old fast. Have a year worth of food for wife, me, not so much due to being Diabetic & only one in family who doesn’t like meat. No grains, rice, pasta, corn or peas. Guess it will be power bars, LOL. Your advice is spot on!
I’m in a remote area of the Ozark’s and a family from Texas showed up to their bugout land and a family from Connecticut also . I think I freaked them out a bit .
I have two p38 can opener. One on key ring and one with my dog tags. It's small and easy to use. Have a big out bag, I call a flash bag buried near the house in case you can't get to your vehicle
Thank You ...
Another good video. It give guidance and a lot of information. I'm shearing this videos with a few people close to me. Thanks for sharing.
@SensiblePrepper, YES on getting home repairs made NOW. Only in the recent past have we actually had the time to address even the small home repairs in our house. We are looking forward to the luxury of weekends when we can just work on our house, our backyards, Etc.
I struggle with what to do given my personal situation. We live in a small house in Phoenix and have a toddler. All family is in rural MI. Short term situations I can bug in. I have 5 weeks of food/water and guns/ammo/gear galore. Long term SHTF my only option is to try to get back to family homestead in MI. 2k miles of fuel shortages, traffic jams, roadblocks, and ambushes. Odds of survival are slim. All the more reason we’re moving back to MI soon. I just can’t shake this feeling that something is coming.
R. Priest...many feel the same way. You are smart to move closer to family. Not just because of needing support during SHTF, but for enjoyment now. Just think of the rich life and history your child will have.
Everybody talks about beans and rice. I agree, beans and rice are cheap and easy to store. I’ve put a lot away myself, but more recently I’ve been thinking that may not be such a good idea. The big problem with beans and rice is that you have to cook them to eat them. Walk down any street in any residential neighborhood around mealtime and you can smell food cooking from a block away. Beans and rice don’t create the strongest smell, it’s not like frying bacon or something, but the smell is strong enough to carry quite a ways. If things are really bad people are desperate and you are cooking anything people are going to smell it and you’re going to have house guest for dinner. I think you should have a good deal of stuff you don’t have to cook. I’ve been stocking up on peanuts, and of course you can get canned goods that you can eat right of can. Of course this stuff is all more expensive than beans and rice but think about it. If things are bad enough and you start cooking, you’re going to have 100 people in your house.
Tuna in cans or packets
I always make sure that I have a few 5 gallon water containers that are insulated. And I will fill them full of water in case of a emergency
You have really solid advice. Your bloopers at the end always crack me up
Every few months you need to update your bug out bag. Depending on the weather and where you might be. Know your bag well
4 wheel drive will be must have if the grid goes down, or the government fails, or whatever. I have 3 vehicles that are off-road capable. We keep 4-55 gallon drums of fuel that we rotate so it doesn't go bad. We have a hand pump well. And many more other preps. The biggest thing we have though is our church family that all live within a good hike from us. We use the first Sunday of the month to get together and evaluate each other's plans and preps. What I don't see, maybe my church family will.
Words of wisdom. Thank you Sir.
Get a scanner that scans ham bands. For those that want it get a ham license, and equipment. My wife and I just took a weather spotting class. They recommended a ham scanner or handheld ham radio. You can learn a lot, and keep listening/learning when the grid fails.
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I really like the small Solo Stove. It does not use much fuel and is very efficient
I have got a 10,000 gallon pool ... I also live in the Forest I am ready. I also have plenty of food 20 year shelflife and great neighbors that appeared as well bring it on baby.
Ah corn served as a side with pizza. I remember that. I always wondered what the heck they were thinking.
Flood Zone Maps can be important as well. I’m aware of a few preppers who lost all of their supplies because they didn’t account for the Army Core of Engineers blowing a levy to release water. An 8’ wall of water submerged their neighborhood without warning. They barely had enough time to climb on the roof of their single story homes. Eventually they were rescued but their supplies were destroyed. Others moved their supplies ahead of the storm. Their home didn’t experience any flooding but their storage unit was inundated with 38 inches of water. The storage unit was in an AE Zone.
SHALOM...
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Depends on the situation. For most situations I plan to bunker in.
@ Nofretari, with COVID 19 moving across the world we best be prepared to bunker in
Thank you for making these videos. I always learn alot.
THANKS SOOTCH ...... WE LOVE YA MAN !! BLESSINGS UPON YOU AND YOUR FAMILY !! SEE YA IN GLORY SOON !! :)
I’ll stay bunkered in, in my Cold War era bunker. Thanks Sootch
Always great information. Thank you.
I smiled and got happy when I saw the sign that said looters would be shot. Good for you sir!
Thank you
This is an excellent introductory video for Sheltering in Place at home. Known as “Bugging-in”, this concept makes real sense, and should be part of everyone’s emergency Preparations.
I bugged out to my rule farm off of a Gravel road behind a grown up junk yard in 1988. I am 16 miles from a small town with a Walmart.
Anything that requires somebody else to supply you is a weakness. Weaknesses are inevitable, but they should be minimized.
00 Coyote....Where do you get your gas? Food? Clothing? Electricity? By your definition we are all weak. But I understand where you're coming from. Take care, God bless.
Economy will collapse within an hour whenever the 1 individual says to pull the plug on it.
I have the SAS survival handbook and couple of the other books shown in the inset at 14:40, but hands down the best prepper manual I own is the Meateater Guide to Wilderness Skills and Survival by Steve Rinella (with other contributors as well).
I’ve went without power for more than a day here in Alaska winters. A generator, or a mr buddy heater sure do the trick.
Sackmatters, I think most northerners, especially rural, get the fun of going without power at some point. Lol, but we know it will come back on 'eventually'.
sackmatters. Do you like the Mr. Buddy? I have been thinking of getting one.
I did traveling dentistry to 13 villages around the Dillingham AK area. 2 separate villages had underestimated their propane needs and the whole village were out until the ice broke and get a barge in. They were some cold weeks working and sleeping, but when you go prepared, it's more of an inconvenience than anything else.
"...guys, three days without water, and, you know, you start to go into dehydration..."
This is incorrect. Dehydration starts when you lose more fluids than what you've taken in. Dehydration can start in as little as a couple of hours, depending on activity, climate, and fluids that were previously taken in.
Three days without fluids and a person will most likely be in a medical emergency and not be able to assist in their own recovery. Furthermore, 3/4 of the population is in a chronic state of mild to moderate dehydration, this means that within one day without fluids, a person could be in a medical emergency.
Can we go beyond the 'rules of three' and post factual information?
The army best in my head dehydration has killed more soldiers throughout history than event forces. I drink water all day every low active days.
Nerd
Just hunkering down . When food limited DONT pile trash outside proving YOU have food
Also a SHTF scenario can be just one city that gets cordoned off. Also keep a diary of what you eat on s daily basis. Most prepping foods only account for a 2000 calorie diet.
There’s a difference between paranoid and cautious! I agree totally!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
My neighbors would come in on me. Caught one who lives a quarter of a mile away stealing from me, he said he thought it was abandoned.
I need to get a gas mask. My local gun store got a bunch of unused military surplus ones for $60 I need to get one.
Better off getting a NBC suit.
I grew up NEVER having less than half a tank of gas, and have never run out of gas myself. These grocery store deals, discounts on gas for up to 20 gallons have been the one reason I violated that rule. Due to that, I keep at least 10 gallons at home in the garage, for the mower, but also if I need it to leave.
S.O.F. was a great mag and the spin off " Survive" was the best! Showing our age Brother, we have been at this for decades. Good video, keep it up!
Git the real hardcover Fox Fire books a wealth of info as is SAS & USAF survival manuals priceless 2 have! Great intel TY alot
I remember that reference in SoF back in the day! It always stuck with me.
I have two words for people who say I cant harvest the rain that falls on my head...
@Buddy, especially since it isn't recommended that you use city water for your garden, because of all the chemicals put in it. We will keep our plants healthy, us, not so much.😄
I cant seem to fit "just try and stop me" into two words...
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I'm baffled why local ordinance has a problem with collecting rainwater.....whats it to them?
Most important thing is on a map is. Where you are now. The next thing is where you need to go. But most important during a grid down situation is how are you going to get from point A to point B. You need to know your community look at the maps and you might want to go around a certain area because of people looting and bad things happening. Traveling down railroad tracks is always a good thing. Going through industrial areas. Staying away from people. But you need to have a map and you didn't have a plan.. you might need to travel far out of your way to keep yourself safe
So important now that it is April 11th 2020. We all need to survive----and it is now not even a joke. Good luck. I pray for us all.
I have just moved to NC from NJ working on learning the area