You’ll regret NOT being prepared // The CHAOS and PANIC that happened in my town.

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  • @joanmerriken9216
    @joanmerriken9216 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

    Here in WNC we still have a 7:00PM curfew until 9:00AM as many of our bridges need work. I’m a prepper so I stayed home for five days, but when I got to Ingles it was cash only. For three years I had been reading to have enough cash on hand to pay at least one months bills. I have a well so I filled enough covered water containers and filled bottles that had seltzer water. I cleaned them and use those in my water purifier. We do what we can to survive.

  • @dontall71
    @dontall71 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    I've heard some say that the people in western North Carolina should have been better prepared. Even a years worth of supplies is pointless if it gets swept away by a flood, along with everything else they owned. I saw first hand how the people in that area are coming together to help each other out.

  • @Backwoodsfarmstead
    @Backwoodsfarmstead 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    Those gas cans also ran chainsaws and tractors to clear the roads. People can’t see past the nose on their face.

  • @eddielyles8930
    @eddielyles8930 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

    Since the hurricanes I've been canning water in my spare Mason jars. I researched it and it has up to a 30 year shelf life, is sterile so it can be used to clean wounds, and keeps the jars clean during storage.

    • @maryrenaud6732
      @maryrenaud6732 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How do you can water, say quart size? a great idea as I am a canner and have a stock of unused jars….thanks very much…

    • @Travelgirl0224
      @Travelgirl0224 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@maryrenaud6732- just put water in it. Lid and screw bands. I boil it for 20 min. Great way to keep clean fresh water for cheap!

    • @susans5096
      @susans5096 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Water bath or pressure can

    • @eddielyles8930
      @eddielyles8930 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I boil my tap water for 10 minutes, jar it in my sanitized jars, then water bath it for 15 minutes. ​@@maryrenaud6732

    • @eddielyles8930
      @eddielyles8930 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@susans5096I water bath mine for 20 minutes. Some TH-cam videos also pressure it

  • @hamfox9714
    @hamfox9714 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    My brother was buying 100 gallons of gas every night to take up in the hollers. People that claim what they saw was personal hoarding are projecting. Bet you most of the complainers didn’t do 💩to help their neighbors and community.

  • @BMtn-sx8xr
    @BMtn-sx8xr 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    Solar power stations are definitely worth the money. They can drastically cut down on your fuel usage. We have a 3.6kWh one and it has been great. During a 30 hour power outage, we used it to run two refrigerators, two chest freezers, a widow ac unit for our bedroom, house security cameras, wifi, phone network extender and a baby monitor. We ran all of that from 11pm to 7am the next morning. The battery went from 100% to 13%. When I woke up, I turned the generator on and recharged the unit in a little over two hours. A lot of the time your generator is creating much more power than you actually need. Using both of these together can really make things more efficient and stretch the fuel supply that you have on hand.
    It worked so well that we bought a second one and can now run our well pump from them

    • @timbradeen8459
      @timbradeen8459 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What brand do you have?

    • @BabsKaz
      @BabsKaz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Exactly why they are dimming the sun.

    • @jw6180
      @jw6180 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you!! I need to work on my prep to do just what you did. I have an EcoFlow power station from Costco!

    • @BMtn-sx8xr
      @BMtn-sx8xr 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@timbradeen8459 ecoflow delta pro

    • @BMtn-sx8xr
      @BMtn-sx8xr 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jw6180 mine are ecoflow delta pros. I bought them both at Costco

  • @BarbaraSchmid-q2z
    @BarbaraSchmid-q2z 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Thank you for sharing! This is good insight for those of us who have not experienced a disaster of this magnitude. Prayers for those who have experienced this!

  • @artvanderhoff9100
    @artvanderhoff9100 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    another thing people should be ready to do is cook uding wood, especially when its plentiful. we have been going camping for a long time and living like the settlers did with fire pits and cast iron pots and even wood utensils. We also made a filter aerup with a couple of 12qt stainless stock pots from walmart and a purchased filter very much like a burkee. we boil the water and then filter for sanitary purposes. There are many videos online to show people how to do these things if they are willing to be survivors instead of victims. Are prayers go out to all those that are suffering from this disaster every day and hope they can make it through. Americans are alot tougher than the govt thinks. We Can Do It . voting now may save many later on down the road. God Bless you for your videos and caring....

    • @debbieolin8153
      @debbieolin8153 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I was also a GS leader so I learned many things to teach the girls. We went camping a few times a year so I could put lots of those things in practice.

    • @BabsKaz
      @BabsKaz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Back to basics

  • @highroad3580
    @highroad3580 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Very good information! We have been thinking about such a scenario since ‘09, and have most of what you are suggesting in place, but not all. There may, unfortunately, be more interruptions coming around the late Oct, early Nov timeframe requiring these preparations. Over the years we have restocked a number of times and so glad we did. Like you, we have food in the freezer and I plan to can more of it to free space. Shelf stable, cooked (canned) foods are heat and eat, water included. Dehydrated food requires water and cooking. This is a way of life for us, it’s good to have extra for neighbors, family and friends. Thank you!

  • @AlGorton-c9p
    @AlGorton-c9p 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I just found your channel and when I watched this video I was shocked. I have never come across anyone put out a better video. I'm going to make sure everyone i know gets to watch this. Thank you so much

    • @shirleyyoung1941
      @shirleyyoung1941 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Appalachian homestead with layers ,A good one and pinball is good to,

    • @shirleyyoung1941
      @shirleyyoung1941 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Patera not layers on u-tube

  • @rodneyadamson8270
    @rodneyadamson8270 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Every fall even here in central Texas I round up firewood and get a pile ready for cooking just in case of power outages ❤

    • @cellgrrl
      @cellgrrl 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      East Texas here. We have a wood stove. We keep a fair amount of firewood to get us through an entire winter. The woodstove will also do your cooking too, and I can boil water on the top. I live in a forest.We have several stacks of wood fall that if we were to run out of split firewood could with a some effort take what we need from our trash wood. For water we have a pond and rain catchment collection. We have purification methods. Hope we never end up in that kind of situation, but we are somewhat prepared. Of course if a tornado hits us and takes down our home that would be a different story.

  • @elainegoad9777
    @elainegoad9777 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    We got 20 inches of rain in Henderson County NC and the most mud slides and 7 recorded deaths. This weather is not normal for Western NC.

    • @cherylallis2458
      @cherylallis2458 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Don't forget that they also released the water from 2 dams!!!

  • @janekelly8708
    @janekelly8708 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    So bottom line they are unprepared, maybe the community could have a class on preparedness. I have been without electricity for 10 days when I lived in VT. Because we were prepared it sucked but we were ok. Had a wood stove so could cook and had heat. Freezer in the garage so no lost on that. Had plenty of water. It is lessons learned.

    • @1Melody1963
      @1Melody1963 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      So many people who live in WNC are low income-live paycheck to paycheck. It is a tourism-dependent area that is not kind to the local population. Because of the distance, and until fairly recently, isolation, the government offices are far away and out of touch with what goes on there. Combine that with the fentanyl crisis that has absolutely ravaged this area, the ability to prepare is much less. My parents (in their 80’s) are in Asheville now, my adult daughter teaches high school 30 minutes north of Asheville.

    • @cherylallis2458
      @cherylallis2458 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      So I assume you are prepared for your vehicles and your house to be swept away by flood waters a mile away from it's foundation.
      I'm sure in that circumstance you will have plenty of water, food, gasoline, propane, generators, etc. in your back pack.

    • @janekelly8708
      @janekelly8708 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You can't be prepared for everything and my heart breaks for the people that lost everything including loved ones. And I try to be prepared because I lost my home to a fire a week before Christmas, had to start from scratch. But it doesn't hurt to learn some survival tools. May God bless

  • @rhondamontiel3827
    @rhondamontiel3827 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Love seeing these videos to help people realize how to prep! Thank you

  • @maryrenaud6732
    @maryrenaud6732 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Solar is initially expensive, but it is a great long term solution after purchase as no GAS or Propane is needed. I believe dedicated solar operated well pumps are available. Get a good SAFE for cash, guns, etc, and bolt it to the foundation from inside the safe. Best if hidden in your home.

  • @jens7898
    @jens7898 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    Hopefully everyone understands that this was weather warfare.

    • @kathymoorehead7827
      @kathymoorehead7827 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I hope people like you DON’T apply for FEMA. You don’t deserve it. Hopefully you also believe it’s a land grab, so you’ll stay away from Federal help. Don’t even pick up water. Who knows what’s in it!!

    • @RogerHruska-x7x
      @RogerHruska-x7x 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Yes and start asking questions immediately

    • @BabsKaz
      @BabsKaz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The evil WEF depopulation plan.

  • @EmbracethechaosPortugal
    @EmbracethechaosPortugal 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    People shaming those who were buying " too much" who knows if they were buying to donate? Or to supply teams of support workers? Urgh social media warriors need to check what theyre helping with!

    • @singerjo5791
      @singerjo5791 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I care very little what others think. My family comes first. However. We have a stockpile that we have collected over time.

  • @Gigi89427
    @Gigi89427 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    We were so unprepared😢 when the hurricane hit... but we made it thanks to our neighboors help. The Hurricane brought the best of some people but also the worst in others... I couldn't believe how some people were looting from the debris

  • @jacquiemarshall6843
    @jacquiemarshall6843 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    That is an excellent video! Lots of good information

  • @ig4091
    @ig4091 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    ♥ Very well put, show love not the opposite, Be compassionate towards your neighbor!

  • @carolmoline6490
    @carolmoline6490 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You’re the best I’ve heard of great advice!❤❤❤❤

  • @carolmoline6490
    @carolmoline6490 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That’s good to hear. You’re doing well

  • @hossieb4874
    @hossieb4874 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Another tip, get dry milk n cereals.

    • @susans5096
      @susans5096 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I dehydrate and powder raw milk immensely better than the crap in the store and it’s vacuum sealed in glass jars

  • @anitabruss9716
    @anitabruss9716 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    God bless you and everyone affected by the hurricane

  • @angelawilliams9912
    @angelawilliams9912 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I have seen all freezers fail at local supermarket when generators failed too. Same for chilled food they threw it all out can't sell it to you.
    Took them 5 days to sort problem.
    Empty shelves then. Only dried canned foods available. Salad and vegetables soon went over no chillers to keep fresh. Prep now with dried and canned goods.

  • @kathypaaaina3953
    @kathypaaaina3953 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Aloha hugs 🤗 never have a huge tanks near your house. Gas without ethanol will last never feel the tank all the way Theres STB1 Stabilizer.
    They plan on turning out power off with over 50 mph winds Lahaina Maui burned we live on Westside of Oahu in the Mountain I had 70 to 90mph winds 2night 3days, I never been ina dry Hurricane Dora 🌀 I have been in 5 I prayer no one would throw a cigarette butt out the window that we would burn. We never knew Lahaina burned until next day.We normally cook all our freezer food two days before land fall.
    I did paint the house Blue to avoid DEW 💙

  • @NateSmith-en3qn
    @NateSmith-en3qn 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Good information…thank you!

  • @singerjo5791
    @singerjo5791 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I keep a few water bottles in my freezers to help them stay cold in case of power outage.

  • @Julia-zl2tu
    @Julia-zl2tu 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I don't understand why some people wait until they are in a dire situation to get things they should already have. All you can do is take care of yourself and your family.

    • @bethteer1509
      @bethteer1509 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Far too many have the "It won't happen to me" attitude til it bites them in their A$$ets!!!

    • @elenorsnow8970
      @elenorsnow8970 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      If your day-to-day life IS ALREADY DIRE, you already ARE trying to take care yourself and your family! Mills closed stores closed, big biz left the area... If you have no job, you can't lay in preps.

  • @scottfranson4215
    @scottfranson4215 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank You , for your post . Blessings

  • @mrskimmieg
    @mrskimmieg 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very good information. Thankfully we were fairly well prepared and didn’t have to get out in the craziness. After losing the contents of two freezers, we realized that a generator is something we need as well as a means of canning up food.

    • @MorganHillFarms
      @MorganHillFarms  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I’m so sorry you lost all that food!

    • @debbieolin8153
      @debbieolin8153 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I have been researching generators--- leaning toward solar ones---so I have a backup JIK.

  • @carolmoline6490
    @carolmoline6490 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Every year we get a little wiser. Prepping In some way or another. Some with food some with tp? Peppers aren’t stupid. You have to commit to help yourself. And if you can share that’s even better ❤

  • @leendaroberto
    @leendaroberto 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Excellent informative video. Looking forward to your chicken video. Thank you.

    • @kathymoorehead7827
      @kathymoorehead7827 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me too. I can chicken, but are you talking about canning the already cooked rotisserie chicken?

  • @Jesusiscominglive777
    @Jesusiscominglive777 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    God bless you & ty for the tips! I know many areas still need help, so I'm happy it's still coming! I'm in M East TN in the Cumberland Plateaus & i'm prepared except for a generator & only have a small solor battery pack for charging my phone! I just have to trust Jesus will take care of the rest!

  • @jimmyfishburn7894
    @jimmyfishburn7894 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    In Maryville East Tn and I try to daily keep up on what is happening esp in WNC. God Bless

  • @pennymalyon3096
    @pennymalyon3096 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Well Done my dear for sharing so kindly...Amen...God Bless

  • @byronpyles996
    @byronpyles996 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks ! There is no substitute for learning from actual "real world" events. Glad you weren't hit hard ! 🙏

  • @audraforbes
    @audraforbes 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video. Thank you for sharing!

  • @stephaniegee227
    @stephaniegee227 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Excellent video.

  • @carolmoline6490
    @carolmoline6490 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Get solar lights charge every day bring in at night. Back up lights that are like a light bulb they work great also. Lesson learned the hard way when our grid failed I swore I wouldn’t be in the dark ever again. ❤❤❤

  • @carolmoline6490
    @carolmoline6490 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I don’t like generators that run on fuel. Smelly noisy and can kill people.
    Solar is my route.

    • @elenorsnow8970
      @elenorsnow8970 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And if it stays cloudy? Or some branches get blown down and crack your panels? Let's not get too self-proud until AFTER you find out if your system will work!

    • @PrecisionGroupYT
      @PrecisionGroupYT 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@elenorsnow8970if you go Solar it is a wise idea to have some extra panels set aside just in case that are safe plus portable foldable panels as well!

  • @DanealLamb
    @DanealLamb 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    With the economy like it is, it's hard to even buy extra. I don't think anything can prepare people for a disaster like this.

  • @nancysmith-baker1813
    @nancysmith-baker1813 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thankyou for sharing this , alot different than i thought . Very good information.

  • @Mr777T
    @Mr777T 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Excellent prepper video

  • @theresekirkpatrick3337
    @theresekirkpatrick3337 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Good to share

  • @RR-it2rt
    @RR-it2rt 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for the information.

  • @cindybrewer3520
    @cindybrewer3520 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you.

  • @sharonandrews3485
    @sharonandrews3485 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Texas here we learned to be better prepared when we had week long winter storm in February 2021 no electricity and water for a week never happened that long before maybe a couple of hours but never a solid week we learned a lot and people hiding behind the computer being keyboard warriors are nasty mean individuals

  • @mycharmedunicorn8715
    @mycharmedunicorn8715 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Probably nobody needs wood for heat. We are in Michigan and use wood for supplemental heat

    • @jayleeper1512
      @jayleeper1512 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wrong, Wood is my only heat source. Luckily, I own a 40 acre wood lot and on average, burn five cords a year. It always works, though.

  • @rongreen8962
    @rongreen8962 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    It’s remarkable how FEW North Carolina accents we hear in these videos of people with big parcels of land in WNC. Multiple homes, lots of vehicles, big carbon footprints - that’s a prime cause of warmer oceans, leading to Helene and others.

    • @commonsenselucy5697
      @commonsenselucy5697 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      NONSENSE!!!

    • @mwebb3014
      @mwebb3014 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Climate changes. It is not caused by human activity. The Sahara Desert used to be a huge lake before climate changed and now it’s a desert. That’s massive climate change millennia before industrialization. Texas used to be under the ocean until…. you guessed it….. climate change eons ago. There is nothing we people could possibly do to change the climate. Nothing.

    • @elenorsnow8970
      @elenorsnow8970 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Have you ever tried to "heat up" a swimming pool by "warming it up" FROM THE SURFACE?!? And guess you have not read up to know that the "warming ocean waters" start well BELOW the surface and the water above that warmer layer (the "surface") is cooler?! Know of the existence of undersea volcanos? Ever learned about the massive increase in earthquakes and VOLCANOS during every single solar minimum as far back as we can find evidence in the geological record?
      But, no, you've bought the lies produced by the people making MONEY from the lies! And then try to slap people you don't like with the lies you've accepted as true?! Disgusting. LEARN before you write, eh?

  • @KerstenElisabethPfaff
    @KerstenElisabethPfaff 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you! ❤

  • @Marc-k7q
    @Marc-k7q 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They're saying that the water is not drinkable even the city water.

  • @patriciacole8773
    @patriciacole8773 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Research if peppermint essential oil will purify strained water?

  • @johnsturtevant9351
    @johnsturtevant9351 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I am concerned about those that basically intentionally are uneducated or ignorant, and say things like that will never happen to me, etc.. and then when it does happen that they are somehow entitled to our supplies, etc... When they have the means to prepare well in advance. Don't get me wrong, my heart goes out to all, but I am more than willing to help those the are willing to help themselves, but before an event, not after, once it is GO TIME, all bets are off the table. The reality is where I am, I will even up having to try to save them, while they think they are entitled, etc... it will not be a pretty picture. I do try to have the "Conversation" now, but I often told where I can take it, and I walk off from that. Yet, those will be the ones at my door. I can't buy a disaster proof warehouse, and stock it to save my area. I do have a large propane griddle and a grill for mass cooking and to cook all the food that is going - going gone, so folks can eat, etc and have 50 x 200 ft area reserved to do this. Others have grills, etc... and even pop-ups - if they cooperate we can feed the immediate area. Beyond that - we have some talent in the neighborhood for contracting, etc.. so we can do repairs but getting them all to share the love, will be difficult, given current behaviors. One neighbor right now has string up along a property line, to keep the other neighbor on notice. It will be rough. It is not a matter of if, it is a matter of when, and when seems to be getting closer and closer for us.

    • @elenorsnow8970
      @elenorsnow8970 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      "When they have the means to prepare well in advance." There is a premise in there that is not necessarily true. Sure the folks in Ashville have enough money to lay in preps -- until the flood washes them all away... And manty people don't react well to fear and stress. {shrug] One does what one can. Sounds like you're doing a lot...

    • @johnsturtevant9351
      @johnsturtevant9351 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@elenorsnow8970 It is true we can prepare 24/7/365 and still have all that hard work disappear in seconds, it is the risk one must take. It is not a matter of if, but when and when will happen at some point. Whatever that when may be.

  • @rossshin184
    @rossshin184 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    We've seen Americans helping Americans and THE GOVERNMENT STOPPING THE HELP LEAVING PPL TO D.E! Vote Trump

    • @davidadcock3382
      @davidadcock3382 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Congress is who controls the help!!! Where is congress in all this???

  • @janetwheeler4210
    @janetwheeler4210 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks 🙏

  • @dogsaregreat3870
    @dogsaregreat3870 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    They were peppers!!
    ENOUGH

  • @hobertlee7598
    @hobertlee7598 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    GOOD VIDEO

  • @sammy-n7b
    @sammy-n7b 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    COULD YOU PLEASE FIRE ME. I'M SO DEPRESSED. I CAN'T GET READY. IM NOT PART OF THIS CULTURE

  • @commonsenselucy5697
    @commonsenselucy5697 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    There's nothing wrong with being "prepared." Just saying.....

  • @gemjourney5210
    @gemjourney5210 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    earrings😖

  • @christschool
    @christschool 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    TH-cam recommended your video to me. I live in Spruce Pine/Burnsville. Judging from the landscape behind you, you're not in the high country. You are extremely misinformed on the high country. We had 20+ inches of rain on Wednesday and Thursday (Helene hit on Friday). The Karen vibe is strong with you. Frankly, as someone in the high country vs. you which appears in the Piedmont of either SC or GA, you really shouldn't be profiting off our suffering. If I am misinformed, I apologize. But judging from your landscape, you are nowhere near where those of us in the high country. In fact, those pines in the background tell me you're a very far distance from us. Those pines don't exist in the mountains, they exist in the sandhills of NC/SC.

    • @christschool
      @christschool 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yep, I was right! You revealed where you were, zone 7b in SC, just as I suspected. You were no where near the destruction. SHAME on YOU for trying to pretend you had an issue! th-cam.com/video/KyER4uP8AoI/w-d-xo.html