Preparing for the Worst - How Long Can You Last Without Power?

Are you ready for the next big blackout? 'Preparing for the Worst - How Long Can You Last Without Power?' is a must-watch guide to ensure you're fully prepared for extended power outages. Discover essential tips on maintaining food safety, managing heating and cooling, securing backup power sources, and much more. Learn how to safeguard your home and family when the lights go out, with practical advice on stocking up on necessities and utilizing alternative energy solutions. Whether you're new to prepping or looking to bolster your emergency plans, this video will equip you with the knowledge to withstand days, or even weeks, without power.
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[@mikecohen2400]

Grid down prep, has become a lot easier as the tech and availability of lithium battery pacs, have become readily available, and reasonably inexpensive, if you are in a detached home or townhouse, you have one set of problems, if you live in a condo, or apartment you have another. So start with what you need to power, in a home or townhouse, your refrigerator, your freezer, and your furnace being the most important systems you need to power, you may have the same systems in a condo, or apartment, if the units have there own heating systems. Going cheap, as opposed to a whole house solar system that would cost more then 15K plus. This is a portable, workable system that can be bought in increments and you may be Abe to build out for under 5K +/- . First the battery packs, you need a minimum of two 1800 to 2000 watt battery packs, so you can use one while the other is charging. Packs of this size should be able to run your refrigerator, and freezer, all day, as they cycle on, and off, the same for your furnace. The refrigerator, and freezer are easy you just needed good extension cords, l would recommend 20 Amp indoor/outdoor waterproof cords. Your furnace will need a slight modification of its on/off switch to take a plug, there are plenty of tutorials on You Tube on doing this. The next item you need is a dual fuel generator of about 4000 watts, this will charge the battery packs in about an hour depending on the battery’s charging input. You want a dual fuel generator because in a grid down situation gasoline may be hard to come by, as the local gas stations may not have power to pump gas, and if they do, they may be overwhelmed with demand, as the only running stations in as area. Where as propane may be readily available in smaller tanks, also propane is safer to store in large tanks on your property if you are in a detached house, or townhouse with a small yard. This system allows you to run your needed electrical systems on the battery packs, and charge them as needed. This works better then a generator alone, as you don’t have to run it constantly saving fuel, and lowering your security envelope, remember generators are Steal Me items, and the noise they make while running, can attract unwanted guest. Don’t forget generator safety they produce poisonous carbon monoxide, gas that can kill, so they must be run away from the house in an open area where the exhaust gases can vent safely, this is a security risk so put in a cement pad with a steel eye bolt in it, so you can chain your generator down, running them only when needing to charge your batteries cuts down operational noise, and lowers security risk. Add solar to the mix, if you are in a detached house or townhouse with a back yard, a pole mounted solar array of about 1000 watts should allow you to charge your battery packs without noise, 1000 watts is three 350 watt panels, note your battery pack’s solar controller will only take so much solar input, so build your system to fit it. I specifically left house lighting out of this because house lighting can be done very cheaply with LED camping lanterns look at Amazon for them, you need about 250 lumens for halls, and bathrooms , 600 lumens for bedrooms, and 1000 lumens or better for large rooms, add to that all house hold members should has a flash light, and a head lamp for hands free work, and a 250 lumen lantern in their individual kit. All of these lights can be powered with AA batteries if they need D cells, and the 1000 lumen units will, use AA to D cell adapters all are findable on Amazon, buy your AA batteries in bulk they are cheap, you can buy rechargeable to recharge off your big battery packs they cost a little more. These systems will run the major systems in your home, so long as you can keep them charged. So consider them in your planning, and add a large propane tank in the back yard, remember propane last indefinitely, and can be safely stored. Apartment, and condo issues the systems listed above will work in them, the problem is charging, you can’t use a generator in these units, so you have to charge your batteries on the ground in public areas which is a security issue, add to that you have to move your equipment, here you might want to form alliances with your neighbors to add security by offering to charge their batteries, if you are in a balcony building you may consider adding solar to the balcony rail, if you have a good view of the sun, while not perfect it may work

[@MikeClavetteSr]

we have been at it long enough that we are well prepared...we are rural so we can be without power alot and for a long time sometimes....... we have dual fuel generators....we have a large solar back up and also have a hydro generator in the brook that powers the barn and a small workshop......when the power goes out here we are online within 10 min.

[@MuffHam]

All you need is a wood stove for heat and cooking. And access to fresh water.
No one in the city can do this.
People out in the county with nearby water and trees. Have thr best chance of surviving.

[@toddtomaszewski4626]

I did it for six months of the North Texas summer. It was a good experience .

[@Triple6Tactical]

Went 2 years as a child in AZ heat made it through that just fine. We never had a car once so know how to navigate as well. Honestly not much that could stop me at this point been through it all twice. Lol 😉

[@danam.8709]

Don't forget the Newest Outage culprit: Power Companies trying to avoid paying for the fires they cause... so, they just shut you down for 8 hours, 12, 24, 72 as long as they need.
Also, remember these fire prevention outages are not Rolling Blackouts. Lots of different outages, so lots of different preps are important.

[@KathrynCurtiss]

😐 But back up power or alternative power is not without power.

[@PhillipStewart-k7f]

For ever

[@cultleader3572]

Me forever. This week 95 degrees every day this week in rode island 😂😂😂 10 min