625 sqft house plus garage, solar, well, wood stove, full wood shed, front porch, rocking chair, the Bible, the 2A and my dog. I am all set! Good Luck and may God Bless America!
I just keep hearing Holy Spirit say, be sure to be taking your one full Sabbath day down in rest and time with the Lord and His word weekly. Daily communion too and He plans to continue to guide and strengthen you all. My continued love and prayers.
When grid goes down...her list, With my added input 😉 13 things: 1 water, for drinking, cooking and cleaning 2 food, eat and cook perishables first. Have more shelf stable options. 3 get involved with community 4 fuel, keep car full, when it's half. And For ATVs, and propane for cooking. 5 emergency binder: important papers in 1 spot 6 cash on hand, build a stash $5 at a time 7 light sources, headlamps, rechargeable, lantern, flashlights etc 8 books and music offline 9 adapters and chargers in car. And backups at charging station in home 10 tidy up, when water isn't plentiful, be more resourceful. 1 pot dinners etc. Baby wipes for bird baths 🛁 wear clothes longer etc. 11 team effort, get everyone involved with all the daily must dos, animals, meals, cleaning up, chainsaw trees, cleanup, rebuild etc. 12 rest, be mindful of your emotional and spiritual needs. We can't survive 3 minutes without air, 3 days without water, 3 weeks without food, how long can you go without feeding your spirit and soul? Practice learning favorite songs for a good morale, learn favorite scriptures, etc. 13 stash s9me favorite things. Coffee, tea, chocolate, and games or coloring for children!!! Good luck y'all ❤ Much love and prayers Marianne 🌻
I would add, have a stocked pantry of dry goods that you eat. Pasta(yes you can own more than one lb at a time) a few bottles of sauce is also good to have on hand, Idaho instant potatoes, knorr side dishes(formerly Lipton), canned things like soup, tuna fish, beef stew, chili. But only buy things that you eat and can eat/will will eat before they expire. If you like to bake, have flower and sugar, etc to make muffins etc. Rotate things through your pantry and use them before they reach end of life date. These things should be items that only need water to cook, also get a few cans of evaporated milk if you like for Kraft Mac and Cheese.
Light source hack. Use your string LED Christmas lights plugged into a powerbank/solar generator. One string can light up a whole room & only use a couple watts of power. And, in addition to having a powerbank/solar generator, have a solar panel or 2 to recharge them.
Thanks for making the list. I will add to the light category that there are bulbs that go in regular lamps and porch lights and ceiling lights that stay lit for 3 hours after the power goes off. I learned that once the power goes off, if it is dark, it is a pain in the neck to walk to the basement to get the emergency supplies or to set up a generator by flashlight. Having 3 hours of regular light gives plenty of time to set things up.
I’m 77 years old and been through a lot of things I lived in Michigan where we had eight days without Water or Power . I had families move in with me and the number one thing that we did was pray together and stay together sometimes it was rough kids want to complain, but they learn real quick. It didn’t do any good, your neighbors do the best you can. God’s with you.
We recently retired and moved from South Florida to the Upstate of SC. We brought all of our hurricane supplies with us. Oil lamps, extension cords, 6 5gal gas cans, and at least 8 5 gallon buckets with lids, and a 5kw generator! Thought I never would need that stuff again, but we said let's take it just in case! I thank the Lord that we that shed full of stuff! It sure came in handy. I guess that comes from living through every hurricane to hit Florida from 1960!
We will never retire we will work until the day we die and I'm okay with that. I'm glad I'm not officially still in South Florida LOL but I'm really close. My husband and I have gone North up the coast of Florida as the years have progressed we even tried Northwest Georgia for a couple of years but that was so hard on us so we came back. I was walking around the other day and I said to myself... Are you okay with this being your future and I said I am I Am Lord wherever you put me I'm going to have to be okay
Your attitude, mindset, and faith is clearly what has sustained your family. Attitude is so contagious and yours is so refreshing. We will continue to keep your family and community in our prayers.
I live in AZ. I have always been concerned about not having water should anything happen. I had a hand pump installed on my well. It pumps out water very quickly. I feel better knowing i always have access to water. I also keep several containers of propane on hand as well. My heart goes out to you all. So devastating. ❤
We are installing a backup solar system for our well pump as its electric and goes down when the grid goes down. 😢 We have solar on the house, too but it's hooked to the grid so we get power exchange with PGE when it's night. Our excess day-time is stored on credit then sent back at night. But we really need to unhook from the grid and get a power wall. I'll feel safer then, when power goes out.
@@Asidebarno I would be thankful that I'm still alive and I can still see the sky hear birds singing, walk, have food to eat water to drink, if I lost my house I would be thankful that God is still with me and loves me! Just be thankful for what you DO have. Science has proven it is healthy to be thankful and you heal much quicker! 🙏🙏🙏🙏❤💕 God bless you 💕💖💝
We are thankful because God is good and He can work everything out for our good, those who love Him and are called according to His purposes. The Lord didn't take them down this path, we live in a fallen world, but He can use it and restore all
I live in WNC and survived Helene with minuscule damage. I filled up my car Wednesday. Thursday when we were getting all kinds of flood warnings, I filled my bathtub to the brim with water. This was for toilet flushing and hand cleaning. I never had to use it, saved it for watering plants. I always have cash for emergencies. Know your local farmers! My battery operated radio kept me abreast of situation and how devastating it was, plus music. I bought a power bank before storm , life saver. I just bought a large Anker power station, it will be good for next outage. God bless you.
I’m also in WNC. Ham radio operator, so I had some comms. Did freeze gallon jugs of water before power outages to make longer frozen storage in both freezers. Didn’t have enough battery/solar backed AC for the duration, but was able to work with friends to not lose any freezer foods. Have now added small gas generator for longer duration outages.
I belong to Adventist Community Services / Disaster Response, and am the Disaster Response Coordinator for my Local Church. I just stumble on your channel. WELL DONE!
@@mbrown6837 Very few in our church have this kind of need. MOST of them are already on the public Dole, so I am OPPOSED to contributing to their further laziness. I appreciated your gesture, though.
@@BruceForster-k9n 😳😳 that may not be the best position for you, just saying. (Also ACS Disaster Response certified, and also volunteer with food and clothing banks in Oregon). 🙏🙏 for your heart...
I had a portable toilet made up beforehand: 5 gallon bucket, pool noodle for the rim, cedar or pine shavings. You can line with thin plastic bags or reuse grocery sacks if you are squeamish. Really easy especially for #2. No wasting of water.
@@kiltedsasquatch3693 but this is for those who didn’t for preparedness. For those who got everything washed away, I would move n start over, why? Because the leaders want that lithium n will do this again to get what they want fir their robots n 15 minute control cities. Even f I wasn’t washed away, I think I would leave it n move. ❤
@@joyceobeys6818 In prepping, you must first think of the situations you are prepping for. In hindsight, it is easy to say you should prepare for this or that. I'm certain that most folks in the mountains were totally prepared for living for months without restocking, that is just their way of life. Again, How do you prepare for your house being washed down the river in a 1000 year catastrophic flood?
You’re amazing, adapting with 14 people. When you think that most of human history people didn’t have electricity… it is a learning curve but it is doable as long as people don’t panic, be resourceful and cooperate with others.
BE safe , Your` right , that's just the Facts. I seen so much love through this with American People .. Great American History in Them Mountain's . I`ve watched Ray Hugh's for a few years now He can teach about the Music & Christian History from up there. I`m in FL. Yes 2 Hurricanes are roads arn`t as bad its just flooding hitting hard here . Be Well GOD BLESS
A waterproof/fireproof save - the huge and heavy kind - is a perfect place to store the most important items like you were mentioning. Ours is really old and has an annoying unlock system, but we keep these items, including cash on hand, in there. I have a folder inside called "grab in an emergency." We also keep disks and extra hard drives of photos in there, and the baby books of our now adult daughter. :-)
Solar lights are great for each bdrm, 4-5 for common rms. Charge up next day. Candles worry me with children and dumb adults (not used to candles at all & the fire hazard they are) Headlamps on straps are AWESOME
Dollar Tree also has under the counter battery lights. They are bright too. Have one under all kitchen cabinets, closet shelves, shelf above mirror(under that one), and batteries last a really long time. These, I have found will pretty much light up those darker areas. The ones they have now have 2 ways to use them-a double sticky and a way to hang it up. The dollar tree batteries in them last quite a while.
Glow sticks will provide great safe light, especially for children. In a power outage I laid them in a row, end to end, along the hall to light the way to the bathroom. Then used slightly brighter rechargable light in the bathroom. Glow sticks lit up the hallway very well especially when placed along white walls, skirting boards.
After one power outage I bought bulbs for my lamps and ceiling lights and porch light that stay on for 3 hours after the power goes out. I learned that if the power goes out when it is dark, it is a pain to gather the emergency supplies and there have been times the power went out while I was away from home and I came back to a dark house and didn't know how long the power was out. The 3 hour rechargable lights makes it so much easier to set up my portable generator and to figure out if the floor in the basement is flooded.
We lose power 2-3 times a year, sometimes for 2-3 weeks at a time. With four bio kids and foster kids we’ve learned some tricks over the years to keep them busy/entertained; Cards Board games Art/drawing supplies Craft supplies Costumes/dress up Books Binoculars Magnifying glass Marbles/marble maze Magnetic building set Legos/Lincoln logs Little flashlights/lanterns they can hold and carry. Sheets for building forts Small tent set up in living room for a fun warm play area and sleeping space if there’s no heat source. This is a great way to build a smaller space in a larger space to conserve body heat and keep warm. Plus it creates fun memories for kids. Natural disasters and no power can be scary for anyone, but especially kids. We set the tone for them so it’s important to be mindful of making it less scary and create fun memories with them during these times if possible. This, assuming your home is safe and stable and you’re just waiting it out.
I cannot even imagine all your strength you had to muster. I love your Godly heart in it all. As horrible as that all seemed it made me (just a little) wish all Americans could go through a forced week -off the grid to get us all back to basics to remember what is really important.
Henderson County here. We also have a deep well and had gone through power outages in the past, not quite like the 13 days from Helene. I had stocked up on the 2 separate cashes of water and that made all the difference. Many don't realize how much water a person needs, especially when there is a family involved. Many people say 1 gallon per person/day and that is such an understatement beyond a day or two. One thing that I did not plan for, and one was loaned to us by a friend, a solar shower. I filled it with water I heated in a stainless steel pot over a Solo Stove and it was a huge hit. We were mostly prepared for the worst and that was key for my wife and I. We actually had awesome times together reading our bibles, listening to the radio, and playing scrabble by lantern light.
Some other things to think about... * Generator oil. I have an 11kw portable generator that takes 1.1L of oil on an oil change. It needs the oil change every 50 hours of use. I would imagine that other portable generators are similar in there oil change intervals with smaller ones using less oil per change. You'll also need all the tools for preventative maintenance. Consult your generators owners manual. * A book on frontier medicine might come in handy.
We live in Florida and have learned a great deal over the years about what we need to keep on hand. Matthew hit and we were without power for 5 days. We too have a well, so flushing toilets was one of the biggest priorities at the time; we were lucky enough to have power still on just up the road at our local corner store and gas station, so we were able to get ice to keep food cold. Before the storm hit I filled the empty spots in our freezer with freezer bags of water which helped keep things cold as well. Our 55 gallon rain barrel came in handy because we always make sure it's full when we know a storm is coming, so we had that for flushing toilets. However; Hurricane Helene is another story; it took out our electric pole which also took out our pump; we still have electric, but no water, thank God our neighbors have everything so we've been able to hook to their water to keep our rain barrel full and we take our showers at their house. We have learned different things in this go round. As I type this the power pole is being put out away from our pump; I had saved my plastic vinegar containers and we're using them and a watering can for filling our toilets, I also had 2-1/2 gallon and 1-1 gallon water pitchers on hand that have helped greatly. We plan on looking into a hand pump for our well when everything finally gets back up and running; once they finish the electric pole then we can call our pump guy to come and fix our pump. Keep a good supply of wet wipes and cleaning wipes on hand also. You talked about keeping the water for flushing toilets separate from drinking water, we do that too, we even save the rinse water from the dishes in a bucket and use it for filling the toilet tanks, it has no grease, etc in it, so it won't hurt any of the parts in your toilet tank. Other things we've done over the years are to keep our propane tanks for the grill full, we too have a camp stove in case it's needed; we bought solar yard stakes and keep them in the sun in case we lose power they can be used indoors for light and I've heard buying the battery operated motion sensor lights are good to keep in the bathroom so they come on automatically as soon as you enter the room at night, another good idea is to keep charcoal on hand for cooking, etc. We've been praying for everyone all up through there and we continue to pray for you all.
Keep a good siphon on hand as well, because you may need to transfer fuel from one tank to another in emergency situations. For example, one vehicle may have a tree on it (immobilized), but the gas tank may still have useful fuel if you can access it.
You really don't know your gaps till you have to walk through it! Thank you so much for sharing sharing sharing, keep it up sister, you are helping SO many of us, even those of us who believe we think our preparedness level is high! Abba is using you mightily right now sister, I am thankful for you and the trials you have had to walk through...it really is paving the way for others to really work through what they need to think about right now!! Shalom shalom!!!!
My dad always said it's just as cheap to keep the vehicles full as it is to run them to empty. After that first fill up and I drove on a quarter of a tank for years, I'm now starting to see his meaning in that. Instead of filling up when we get to a quarter of a tank, stop and fill it at 3/4 if a tank.
Wow sooo many people trolling on here!!! Thank you for the video, your information while yes it “wont help the people whose homes washed away” it helps the people that maybe lived a few houses away that might not have lost their home and as you are showing how to open your home and help others. You are still able to be prepared to help others and to be a light and salt of this world and to love your neighbors. This was not caused by an unloving, unkind, unjust God. Look at what God has been able to do with this horrible tragedy. I have seen people who were at their lowest, end of the rope finally reach out for Jesus. I have seen people from all over the country come to aide, assist, feed, donate, hug and pray for people. Look at all the people who are praying for others and seeking the Lord all over the place enlight of this tragedy. Praise you Lord, You are always enough, my God and my provider. This is overwhelming at times but God is bigger . Gods didn’t cause this but He allowed it and will and has used it for His glory. Again, thank you for your loving and kind hearted video, you are always so encouraging. Continual prayers for you and your family. ❤❤
Winter storm Uri in Feb 2021 caught all of us here in Texas unprepared. So much ice, no one was going anywhere. No power, no heat, and very very cold temps. The inside temp in my home fell below freezing. Now I have 2 1000w backup power supply batteries, gel fuel cans for emergency heat, beeswax candles burn cleaner, small appliances (tiny electric skillet, kettle, coffee pot, heating pad) that can run on the power supply batteries. Always keep bottled water on hand.
BE CAREFUL with the gel fuel cns around kids=the flame often does not have much color so it is easy to pick it up thinking it has gone out when it is actually still lit----ASK ME HOW I KNOW also make sure you set it on a metal surface those things get VERY hot
I remember hearing about that; very odd weather for the area. I mention this happening to friends who are not prepared for an emergency; just ever know what can happen especially since the weather can be modified now.
I totally agree with everything you've said. We live 1 hr away from town. So EVERY time we go into town (about once a month) our routine is to fill up our tank & fill up 4 spare large gas cans on our way back home. It's just a new way of life.
Thank you, it’s so refreshing to hear from a God fearing individual, and sharing such great content!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Greetings from Bluff Country Iowa …. There are those of us that can only pray for such heartbreaking loss!
You really think if someone who is with Christ you should fear God that doesn’t make any sense. Also does God want anyone to fear him unless they are not saved considering how many times does the Bible say do not fear.
I totally agree with you on all you said!! I have a well and we were hit hard here in Tampa... We didn't have water for 8 days. Now that may not sound like a lot of time but 8 days with no power, no water... Can feel like forever. Thankfully I had filled up my car and that's what kept me being able to charge up my phone and even my solar generator... I had filled up some rain barrels so at least I could take rain water and flush the toilet... But I didn't get a bath until 8 Days later. Have chargers and have battery packs for your phone. Have an automatic fan that runs off batteries. Have a solar camp shower... Have solar operated light bulbs as well as candles. I would wake up at 5:15 and go out to my car and sit and charge my phone up for 1 hour and then I'd switch over and start charging my solar generator for 2 hours... At night it was so hot I had to leave the doors open, so I would go sleep in the car for several hours and keep it on and charge my phone or my solar generator.
@@cho7707 I can only imagine how you must feel... I watched with horror what happened to North Carolina... And believe me, I feel your pain even though ours was not as great as yours... But this has definitely been a learning experience for everyone involved! Valuable lessons on what we really need
We had the derecho hit in 2020 snd were without power 7 days. Had a tiny generator (1k) to run sump pump, freezer 4 hours, fridge 4 hours at a time. Car chargers for phones, hurricane candles in the evening and everyone gathered around to eat food hot off the propane stove. Had some solar garden stakes to give the kids each one of these to take to their rooms but honest....we used the pull out bed in the living room to snuggle up and read a bit and then prayed as a family (yay!) before going to bed much earlier than usual. Biorhythms came back, everyone was calm, the kids entertained themselves for the most part. They were so well behaved it was a head scratcher for me. We never lost water though. If we could just figure out laundry and heat we could have lasted much longer comfortably.
Something pretty basic...we lived in Flagstaff when our kids were young. It snows there and sometimes pipes would freeze or something and we wouldn't have water, even in a pretty normal suburban setting. I learned not to let the laundry pile up and wash the dishes each night. You might feel tired and say, oh, I'll get it tomorrow. But much easier to deal with unexpected problems when you don't have a stack of dirty dishes!
I live in a van and have shower privileges at the home where I park, but on hot summer nights, I just pop outside with a bucket of cold water and a long handled back brush. You'd be amazed how refreshing it is, and how little water you really need to feel clean again. You can wash your hair with less than a liter of water (mine is fairly short)...we are so blessed in so many ways that we take it for granted.
Filling the tub with water is strategic when a storm heads your way! Forgot to do that when Matthew hit our area a few years back. The river behind the house was very helpful😘
I grew up in Houston. My sister-in-law grew up and still lives in New Orleans. We grew up thinking about preparing for hurricanes. Now I live in northern New Mexico. Wildfires have threatened the town I live in twice. It's a totally different mindset. For a hurricane, it's possible to stay in place. For a wildfire, you absolutely have to evacuate. Glad that you and your family survived.
Our family is getting ready to move. Our new place will have a well. I WILL have a hand pump installed so we'll have water when there is no electricity.
For the same reason, I always make sure we have our boots, hats, coats etc. in a place so we can grab them quickly in case we need to leave at night in the winter in MN. Plus having extra blankets and other items to help keep you warm in your car. You could die of hypothermia otherwise in an emergency.
I’m in shock that so many people didn’t even have water stored. I understand one thing if you are prepared in your house washed away horrible well I’m glad that valuable lesson
Thank you & so many others for the teachings of better & further preparedness. I’m sorry you had to go through so much to get us all informed as to your lessons. At the same time God bless you & us that this happened, for our betterment. Amazing you not only have survived this Hurricane Helene but, you seem to have done it with such grace & supporting such a house full. I don’t think I could have kept my patience , let alone grace of getting so many through. 🙏🏻
Wonderful words. I really appreciate your last point about what are you learning and taking time to grow out of difficult situations. God bless what you're doing. God bless your family
everything you said is true, thank you, hard lessons are lessons well learned and remembered. in 2005 we went a month without elect and a week without running water due to a hurricane. my wife and i have always been avid primitive campers so we knew how to live of grid. the thing we did not have was a generator. that was in september and we had our entire garden in our freezers so we lost all of that, we can most everything now. that was our wakeup call on prepping. grid down, camping in the house. the good thing was that it was quiet and the sky's were dark.
Thank you so much for sharing your lessons. I am sure that all of us will have to use this information at some point in our lives. We should be this intentional and grateful for the small blessings each day. Prayers for you and all those affected.
Thanks for sharing. Im in winter park FL. We had no flooding. I did have generator ready. We did not lose power.😊😊. Just had to deal with limbs everywhere. So yes, i feel blessed. We learned alot from the 4 hurricanes that hit us in 2004. They came every week. The anxiety was high. Winter park had trees down everywhere. The darkness was scary. It took 2 weeks before we got power. Yes, cell phones did not work well either. Gas, foid etc was not easy. You had to go out further from home to get things. Yes, had to use cash plus. Your advice is right on. I would add if close to water A pump ( battery) . Im looking at a different way to create electricity like a battery wall.
Several years ago, when we started on our prep journey, key documents were high on our list. While most of our pictures, videos, and some documents are now digitized and on our server and backed up to a cloud service, some documents are still hardcopy. We have a file cabinet where the very front section is all Red Folders. We don't even have to think about them. If we have 15 minutes heads up or more, we can quickly just scoop up all the red folders to be loaded into the SUV if we have to leave in a hurry. Alternatively, you could digitize them to a couple of flash drives.
Please consider getting solar PANELS - with connections that directly charge your small devices (phones, radios, flashlights, little power banks, etc). You don’t have to put them outside, they can work even propped in sun-facing windows, and yes! even on cloudy days - just takes longer. You can still use the car, just maybe not as much (saving from exhaust, noise, using up fuel). If you match the capacity of your panel(s) to the requirements of the solar generator on your getting-one-someday-list, great! Blessings 🙏❤️
Thanks for sharing your real life experience with this disaster!! Feel for you all. #12, good job, nail on the head. Prayers for you all and your community. God Bless
I purchased 2 fire blankets since I will be using oil lamps and candles. First aid items. During the civil war, more soldiers died from infected wounds then gunshot wounds.
I’d recommend looking into Dave Ramsey. I know you live frugally but you said paycheck to paycheck. Having an emergency fund changes everything! How you feel when things like this happen and how you can handle it! Glad y’all are okay 🦋
God bless you all. God will provide, He’s the source. Don’t know you. But I love you and so does God. He hasn’t forgotten about Western North Carolina 🙏🏾🙏🏾
You also can get glow sticks. Bracelets, necklaces or sticks...each child can have their own light source. Put under their pillow at bedtime and get it out of you need to go pee.
Thank you for sharing your lessons and insights. While I hope I never have to live through a disaster, the notes I have made of your experience will adjust my own preparedness. Thank You!!!
I have ALL OF MY IMPORTANT papers in a binder with a strap, which is hung up right behind my door. Everything is either in sheet protectors or plastic pockets that securely close, which I keep the social security cards in. The binder also has shot records, car title, extra insurance card and registration. I also pull money every month to have 'just in case'; my goal is $500. I'm a fairly new prepper; I have snacks, plenty of can openers, a book that tells me what I need to grab just in case (because my nerves get bad and I can't think). I also plan on purchasing some MREs. I don't allow my car to get past 1/2 full. Thanks for the video. I'm making a few adjustments to my list (car charger was HUGE). I have this low-key obsession with the Amish. I have learned a few things from them also. ***I pray you all are well.
Here in West ky we are used to power outages in winter and spring storms. We are always ready Once we had no electric for 5 days and made it just fine. I cooked on a wood stove and a camper stove. Drive to next county and bought a generator and jugs of drinking water. Kids thought we were camping Lol
Lots of great information! Even though you were not in a hurricane area, you did what you could do. I’m glad y’all survived! Be careful with all of the contaminated water and soil that is still killing animals that walk in it or eat hay! I just watched a TH-cam video part 3 about what’s going on in the Asheville area still.
I can't watch it anymore. that sad tho. Ya, once things are turned & twisted there's going too be liquids& chems in wrong places. plus. I pray for these people& want to help but can't. Got a care for self to get thru, already in a ruff way. last they hav a house etc.
Fire blankets are even better! No mess to clean up...and who knows how to use a fire extinguisher in an emergency? Not me. We have a couple but I have never had to use one. Everyone knows how to throw a fire blanket on a fire.
Thank you for sharing your experience and wisdom. Your video popped up in my feed and I clicked on it immediately. I’m sure it’s very helpful to everybody out there but there are a lot of people that don’t have 14 people living together. There are a lot of single people out there so some of what you’re describing about sharing and people having different roles to play during an emergency doesn’t apply to the person living alone.
From South Africa. Our water meter got stolen and water was shut down. Our electricity cables was stolen and we sat without power. This happens often. First thing you do is to go with the flow. Your state of mind is what help you to cope and to make it through. If you do not have water tanks, big ones build on a stable towers with good foundation you are in serious trouble. A few containers of water is not enough. Electricity you can easily live without. Clean, fresh water will be the biggest hurdle to overcome. Doesn't help you store all your prep items and food in your home. If flood comes, tornado, fire, or an earthquake, you will loose everything in an instant. Make sure you have bedding and clothes in waterproof bags. Ask your family to store extra resources at their homes so that if you loose your home and clothes you have a place where you have backup stock and do the same for them. If not, rent a storage container somewhere else that keep backup prep stock. If your home get flooded, burned down ect, then at least you will have another place that you can go to. Make sure that it includes a good tent and foam mattress. No air mattress. They are not durable.
Having a good and Godly attitude is HUGE in surviving any chaos and disruption to our normal.
Say that again!!💯
Adults don’t need the godly part.
625 sqft house plus garage, solar, well, wood stove, full wood shed, front porch, rocking chair, the Bible, the 2A and my dog. I am all set! Good Luck and may God Bless America!
you, my friend, are rich
What a blessing
Don't brag.....you will be a big target, good luck.
@@irenemorley75 not bragging, giving thanks and not where I am.
You are missing community… that will be the key
I just keep hearing Holy Spirit say, be sure to be taking your one full Sabbath day down in rest and time with the Lord and His word weekly. Daily communion too and He plans to continue to guide and strengthen you all. My continued love and prayers.
When grid goes down...her list, With my added input 😉 13 things:
1 water, for drinking, cooking and cleaning
2 food, eat and cook perishables first. Have more shelf stable options.
3 get involved with community
4 fuel, keep car full, when it's half. And For ATVs, and propane for cooking.
5 emergency binder: important papers in 1 spot
6 cash on hand, build a stash $5 at a time
7 light sources, headlamps, rechargeable, lantern, flashlights etc
8 books and music offline
9 adapters and chargers in car. And backups at charging station in home
10 tidy up, when water isn't plentiful, be more resourceful. 1 pot dinners etc. Baby wipes for bird baths 🛁 wear clothes longer etc.
11 team effort, get everyone involved with all the daily must dos, animals, meals, cleaning up, chainsaw trees, cleanup, rebuild etc.
12 rest, be mindful of your emotional and spiritual needs. We can't survive 3 minutes without air, 3 days without water, 3 weeks without food, how long can you go without feeding your spirit and soul? Practice learning favorite songs for a good morale, learn favorite scriptures, etc.
13 stash s9me favorite things. Coffee, tea, chocolate, and games or coloring for children!!!
Good luck y'all ❤
Much love and prayers
Marianne 🌻
I would add, have a stocked pantry of dry goods that you eat. Pasta(yes you can own more than one lb at a time) a few bottles of sauce is also good to have on hand, Idaho instant potatoes, knorr side dishes(formerly Lipton), canned things like soup, tuna fish, beef stew, chili. But only buy things that you eat and can eat/will will eat before they expire. If you like to bake, have flower and sugar, etc to make muffins etc. Rotate things through your pantry and use them before they reach end of life date. These things should be items that only need water to cook, also get a few cans of evaporated milk if you like for Kraft Mac and Cheese.
Light source hack. Use your string LED Christmas lights plugged into a powerbank/solar generator. One string can light up a whole room & only use a couple watts of power. And, in addition to having a powerbank/solar generator, have a solar panel or 2 to recharge them.
@@InVinoVeritas.my 2k mAh battery bank will run the 100 fairy lights for several days (24 hrs a day). Yes, I tested it.
Thanks for making the list. I will add to the light category that there are bulbs that go in regular lamps and porch lights and ceiling lights that stay lit for 3 hours after the power goes off. I learned that once the power goes off, if it is dark, it is a pain in the neck to walk to the basement to get the emergency supplies or to set up a generator by flashlight. Having 3 hours of regular light gives plenty of time to set things up.
I’m 77 years old and been through a lot of things I lived in Michigan where we had eight days without Water or Power . I had families move in with me and the number one thing that we did was pray together and stay together sometimes it was rough kids want to complain, but they learn real quick. It didn’t do any good, your neighbors do the best you can. God’s with you.
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We recently retired and moved from South Florida to the Upstate of SC. We brought all of our hurricane supplies with us. Oil lamps, extension cords, 6 5gal gas cans, and at least 8 5 gallon buckets with lids, and a 5kw generator! Thought I never would need that stuff again, but we said let's take it just in case! I thank the Lord that we that shed full of stuff! It sure came in handy. I guess that comes from living through every hurricane to hit Florida from 1960!
SC upstate can get ice storms. Those items can potentially be handy during those times, as well.
We will never retire we will work until the day we die and I'm okay with that. I'm glad I'm not officially still in South Florida LOL but I'm really close. My husband and I have gone North up the coast of Florida as the years have progressed we even tried Northwest Georgia for a couple of years but that was so hard on us so we came back. I was walking around the other day and I said to myself... Are you okay with this being your future and I said I am I Am Lord wherever you put me I'm going to have to be okay
Upstate? Get you a couple bags of pool salt and throw in the prep, for salting your doorsteps and driveway if it’s steep. You’ll get ice & snow.
Welcome to SC❤
W, God sure was with you all and leading you all.
Baby wipes are great for washing pits & groin & feet daily so u don’t smell as bad - or itch!
Bandanas are great for covering oily hair
Dry shampoo
Your attitude, mindset, and faith is clearly what has sustained your family. Attitude is so contagious and yours is so refreshing. We will continue to keep your family and community in our prayers.
Your tip about rest is SO important. Human beings need time to process. If we ignore this need, it harms us.
I live in AZ. I have always been concerned about not having water should anything happen. I had a hand pump installed on my well. It pumps out water very quickly. I feel better knowing i always have access to water. I also keep several containers of propane on hand as well. My heart goes out to you all. So devastating. ❤
We are installing a backup solar system for our well pump as its electric and goes down when the grid goes down. 😢
We have solar on the house, too but it's hooked to the grid so we get power exchange with PGE when it's night. Our excess day-time is stored on credit then sent back at night. But we really need to unhook from the grid and get a power wall. I'll feel safer then, when power goes out.
Regardless of the path the Lord takes us, always be thankful.
Be thankful for your home totally destroyed or a family member being killed??????
@@Asidebarno I would be thankful that I'm still alive and I can still see the sky hear birds singing, walk, have food to eat water to drink, if I lost my house I would be thankful that God is still with me and loves me!
Just be thankful for what you DO have. Science has proven it is healthy to be thankful and you heal much quicker! 🙏🙏🙏🙏❤💕 God bless you 💕💖💝
We are thankful because God is good and He can work everything out for our good, those who love Him and are called according to His purposes. The Lord didn't take them down this path, we live in a fallen world, but He can use it and restore all
I live in WNC and survived Helene with minuscule damage. I filled up my car Wednesday. Thursday when we were getting all kinds of flood warnings, I filled my bathtub to the brim with water. This was for toilet flushing and hand cleaning. I never had to use it, saved it for watering plants. I always have cash for emergencies. Know your local farmers! My battery operated radio kept me abreast of situation and how devastating it was, plus music. I bought a power bank before storm , life saver. I just bought a large Anker power station, it will be good for next outage.
God bless you.
I’m also in WNC. Ham radio operator, so I had some comms. Did freeze gallon jugs of water before power outages to make longer frozen storage in both freezers. Didn’t have enough battery/solar backed AC for the duration, but was able to work with friends to not lose any freezer foods. Have now added small gas generator for longer duration outages.
Glad you werent wiped out!
@@KK4DFwe just ordered a HAM held radio & it needs programmed before we use it. Could you advise on how we do that? We are in ENC. Thanks
@@tammyroyal8467in order to broadcast you MUST obtain a HAM license. Check with a local radio operator to see how to get your technician license.
@@KK4DFwe had 5 5gallon plastic gas cans full before every hurricane in SW FLorida to run the generator.
I belong to Adventist Community Services / Disaster Response, and am the Disaster Response Coordinator for my Local Church. I just stumble on your channel. WELL DONE!
Bruce: Glad to read your post. How can l send funds to your agency? How is the SDA church members there faring?
@@mbrown6837 Very few in our church have this kind of need. MOST of them are already on the public Dole, so I am OPPOSED to contributing to their further laziness. I appreciated your gesture, though.
@@BruceForster-k9n That was a very unChristian way to speak of your brothers and sisters. Not very representative of an SDA.
@@geebee8908 You are NOT here. You have NO knowledge of what happens in my Church. Shut your face and go vote for Harris!
@@BruceForster-k9n 😳😳 that may not be the best position for you, just saying. (Also ACS Disaster Response certified, and also volunteer with food and clothing banks in Oregon). 🙏🙏 for your heart...
One of the best videos I've ever seen! Jam packed with useful information from a Christian Woman's perspective! I watched it 3 times and took notes!
I had a portable toilet made up beforehand: 5 gallon bucket, pool noodle for the rim, cedar or pine shavings. You can line with thin plastic bags or reuse grocery sacks if you are squeamish. Really easy especially for #2. No wasting of water.
When your house is washed away, then what?
Good idea with the cedar or pine shavings. Thank you
There are lids for the 5 gallon buckets, n much easier to sit on.
@@kiltedsasquatch3693 but this is for those who didn’t for preparedness. For those who got everything washed away, I would move n start over, why? Because the leaders want that lithium n will do this again to get what they want fir their robots n 15 minute control cities. Even f I wasn’t washed away, I think I would leave it n move. ❤
@@joyceobeys6818 In prepping, you must first think of the situations you are prepping for.
In hindsight, it is easy to say you should prepare for this or that. I'm certain that most folks in the mountains were totally prepared for living for months without restocking, that is just their way of life. Again, How do you prepare for your house being washed down the river in a 1000 year catastrophic flood?
You can cook with tea candles by putting them in a 9x13 pan with a rack on top 😀
A cupcake pan can be used with a rack🎉
Have you practiced using this method?
Also you can put tea lights in the cups of a muffin tin, and a rack isn’t necessary because a pan sits on top on the muffin pan
I tried it. It works! 👍
You’re amazing, adapting with 14 people. When you think that most of human history people didn’t have electricity… it is a learning curve but it is doable as long as people don’t panic, be resourceful and cooperate with others.
I live in Asheville NC so i feel your pain. I’m a diesel mechanic and lost 50k plus in tools 😢 it will take us a lot of time to rebuild/recover.
BE safe , Your` right , that's just the Facts. I seen so much love through this with American People .. Great American History in Them Mountain's . I`ve watched Ray Hugh's for a few years now He can teach about the Music & Christian History from up there. I`m in FL. Yes 2 Hurricanes are roads arn`t as bad its just flooding hitting hard here . Be Well GOD BLESS
I would move, they will do this again for that lithium for their bots n 15 minute control cities. I wouldn’t trust them to stay there. ❤
God bless you and everyone impacted. 🙏
My Pa was a diesel mechanic. Loosing so many tools, is like loosing an arm
I am so very sorry you went through that, but thankful you are OK.
@ i really appreciate it. Definitely a big loss but the good Lord will provide ☺️
I wish I had money to help you, but I don't, all I can offer is prayer and I have been praying for you
Prayer is the most important! The Lord is doing many things - and we're grateful! XO
Prayer is the best thing.
Same here. I feel especially guilty because I survived Katrina and may other storms...
A waterproof/fireproof save - the huge and heavy kind - is a perfect place to store the most important items like you were mentioning. Ours is really old and has an annoying unlock system, but we keep these items, including cash on hand, in there. I have a folder inside called "grab in an emergency." We also keep disks and extra hard drives of photos in there, and the baby books of our now adult daughter. :-)
Solar lights are great for each bdrm, 4-5 for common rms.
Charge up next day.
Candles worry me with children and dumb adults (not used to candles at all & the fire hazard they are)
Headlamps on straps are AWESOME
Dollar Tree also has under the counter battery lights. They are bright too. Have one under all kitchen cabinets, closet shelves, shelf above mirror(under that one), and batteries last a really long time. These, I have found will pretty much light up those darker areas. The ones they have now have 2 ways to use them-a double sticky and a way to hang it up. The dollar tree batteries in them last quite a while.
Glow sticks will provide great safe light, especially for children. In a power outage I laid them in a row, end to end, along the hall to light the way to the bathroom. Then used slightly brighter rechargable light in the bathroom.
Glow sticks lit up the hallway very well especially when placed along white walls, skirting boards.
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@@suzymolloy8165great idea Glow sticks!! Where do you buy them?
After one power outage I bought bulbs for my lamps and ceiling lights and porch light that stay on for 3 hours after the power goes out. I learned that if the power goes out when it is dark, it is a pain to gather the emergency supplies and there have been times the power went out while I was away from home and I came back to a dark house and didn't know how long the power was out. The 3 hour rechargable lights makes it so much easier to set up my portable generator and to figure out if the floor in the basement is flooded.
Thank you for spending your precious time sharing your experience and your tips. You & your family are in my prayers.
We lose power 2-3 times a year, sometimes for 2-3 weeks at a time. With four bio kids and foster kids we’ve learned some tricks over the years to keep them busy/entertained;
Cards
Board games
Art/drawing supplies
Craft supplies
Costumes/dress up
Books
Binoculars
Magnifying glass
Marbles/marble maze
Magnetic building set
Legos/Lincoln logs
Little flashlights/lanterns they can hold and carry.
Sheets for building forts
Small tent set up in living room for a fun warm play area and sleeping space if there’s no heat source. This is a great way to build a smaller space in a larger space to conserve body heat and keep warm. Plus it creates fun memories for kids. Natural disasters and no power can be scary for anyone, but especially kids. We set the tone for them so it’s important to be mindful of making it less scary and create fun memories with them during these times if possible. This, assuming your home is safe and stable and you’re just waiting it out.
This all reminds me of the Amish and how they live w/o electricity. They’re a good example of what we can do instead! ❤
I cannot even imagine all your strength you had to muster. I love your Godly heart in it all. As horrible as that all seemed it made me (just a little) wish all Americans could go through a forced week -off the grid to get us all back to basics to remember what is really important.
Henderson County here. We also have a deep well and had gone through power outages in the past, not quite like the 13 days from Helene. I had stocked up on the 2 separate cashes of water and that made all the difference. Many don't realize how much water a person needs, especially when there is a family involved. Many people say 1 gallon per person/day and that is such an understatement beyond a day or two. One thing that I did not plan for, and one was loaned to us by a friend, a solar shower. I filled it with water I heated in a stainless steel pot over a Solo Stove and it was a huge hit. We were mostly prepared for the worst and that was key for my wife and I. We actually had awesome times together reading our bibles, listening to the radio, and playing scrabble by lantern light.
Some other things to think about...
* Generator oil. I have an 11kw portable generator that takes 1.1L of oil on an oil change. It needs the oil change every 50 hours of use. I would imagine that other portable generators are similar in there oil change intervals with smaller ones using less oil per change. You'll also need all the tools for preventative maintenance. Consult your generators owners manual.
* A book on frontier medicine might come in handy.
I have a 9300kw generator. Had to use it last year during a 4 day power outage. I haven’t thought about the oil. Great idea to have some on hand.
We live in Florida and have learned a great deal over the years about what we need to keep on hand. Matthew hit and we were without power for 5 days. We too have a well, so flushing toilets was one of the biggest priorities at the time; we were lucky enough to have power still on just up the road at our local corner store and gas station, so we were able to get ice to keep food cold. Before the storm hit I filled the empty spots in our freezer with freezer bags of water which helped keep things cold as well. Our 55 gallon rain barrel came in handy because we always make sure it's full when we know a storm is coming, so we had that for flushing toilets. However; Hurricane Helene is another story; it took out our electric pole which also took out our pump; we still have electric, but no water, thank God our neighbors have everything so we've been able to hook to their water to keep our rain barrel full and we take our showers at their house.
We have learned different things in this go round. As I type this the power pole is being put out away from our pump; I had saved my plastic vinegar containers and we're using them and a watering can for filling our toilets, I also had 2-1/2 gallon and 1-1 gallon water pitchers on hand that have helped greatly. We plan on looking into a hand pump for our well when everything finally gets back up and running; once they finish the electric pole then we can call our pump guy to come and fix our pump. Keep a good supply of wet wipes and cleaning wipes on hand also.
You talked about keeping the water for flushing toilets separate from drinking water, we do that too, we even save the rinse water from the dishes in a bucket and use it for filling the toilet tanks, it has no grease, etc in it, so it won't hurt any of the parts in your toilet tank. Other things we've done over the years are to keep our propane tanks for the grill full, we too have a camp stove in case it's needed; we bought solar yard stakes and keep them in the sun in case we lose power they can be used indoors for light and I've heard buying the battery operated motion sensor lights are good to keep in the bathroom so they come on automatically as soon as you enter the room at night, another good idea is to keep charcoal on hand for cooking, etc.
We've been praying for everyone all up through there and we continue to pray for you all.
Thank you for this Info !! 👍🙏
Keep a good siphon on hand as well, because you may need to transfer fuel from one tank to another in emergency situations. For example, one vehicle may have a tree on it (immobilized), but the gas tank may still have useful fuel if you can access it.
You really don't know your gaps till you have to walk through it! Thank you so much for sharing sharing sharing, keep it up sister, you are helping SO many of us, even those of us who believe we think our preparedness level is high! Abba is using you mightily right now sister, I am thankful for you and the trials you have had to walk through...it really is paving the way for others to really work through what they need to think about right now!! Shalom shalom!!!!
My dad always said it's just as cheap to keep the vehicles full as it is to run them to empty. After that first fill up and I drove on a quarter of a tank for years, I'm now starting to see his meaning in that. Instead of filling up when we get to a quarter of a tank, stop and fill it at 3/4 if a tank.
Wow sooo many people trolling on here!!! Thank you for the video, your information while yes it “wont help the people whose homes washed away” it helps the people that maybe lived a few houses away that might not have lost their home and as you are showing how to open your home and help others. You are still able to be prepared to help others and to be a light and salt of this world and to love your neighbors.
This was not caused by an unloving, unkind, unjust God. Look at what God has been able to do with this horrible tragedy. I have seen people who were at their lowest, end of the rope finally reach out for Jesus. I have seen people from all over the country come to aide, assist, feed, donate, hug and pray for people. Look at all the people who are praying for others and seeking the Lord all over the place enlight of this tragedy. Praise you Lord, You are always enough, my God and my provider. This is overwhelming at times but God is bigger . Gods didn’t cause this but He allowed it and will and has used it for His glory. Again, thank you for your loving and kind hearted video, you are always so encouraging. Continual prayers for you and your family. ❤❤
Well spoken. Thank you!
Always ignore the trolls. I have benefitted 31:44 both from this fine lady's material and others who were in NC and posted videos on what they missed.
Well said! I think I would appreciate you being a neighbor.
Winter storm Uri in Feb 2021 caught all of us here in Texas unprepared. So much ice, no one was going anywhere. No power, no heat, and very very cold temps. The inside temp in my home fell below freezing. Now I have 2 1000w backup power supply batteries, gel fuel cans for emergency heat, beeswax candles burn cleaner, small appliances (tiny electric skillet, kettle, coffee pot, heating pad) that can run on the power supply batteries. Always keep bottled water on hand.
BE CAREFUL with the gel fuel cns around kids=the flame often does not have much color so it is easy to pick it up thinking it has gone out when it is actually still lit----ASK ME HOW I KNOW also make sure you set it on a metal surface those things get VERY hot
I remember hearing about that; very odd weather for the area. I mention this happening to friends who are not prepared for an emergency; just ever know what can happen especially since the weather can be modified now.
WATER AND CANNED FOOD NO COOKING CAN OPENER KEEP IT SIMPLE
I totally agree with everything you've said. We live 1 hr away from town. So EVERY time we go into town (about once a month) our routine is to fill up our tank & fill up 4 spare large gas cans on our way back home. It's just a new way of life.
Good afternoon from Pueblo Colorado my prayers are with you all.
Thank you, it’s so refreshing to hear from a God fearing individual, and sharing such great content!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Greetings from Bluff Country Iowa …. There are those of us that can only pray for such heartbreaking loss!
You really think if someone who is with Christ you should fear God that doesn’t make any sense. Also does God want anyone to fear him unless they are not saved considering how many times does the Bible say do not fear.
I totally agree with you on all you said!!
I have a well and we were hit hard here in Tampa... We didn't have water for 8 days.
Now that may not sound like a lot of time but 8 days with no power, no water... Can feel like forever.
Thankfully I had filled up my car and that's what kept me being able to charge up my phone and even my solar generator...
I had filled up some rain barrels so at least I could take rain water and flush the toilet... But I didn't get a bath until 8 Days later.
Have chargers and have battery packs for your phone.
Have an automatic fan that runs off batteries. Have a solar camp shower...
Have solar operated light bulbs as well as candles.
I would wake up at 5:15 and go out to my car and sit and charge my phone up for 1 hour and then I'd switch over and start charging my solar generator for 2 hours...
At night it was so hot I had to leave the doors open, so I would go sleep in the car for several hours and keep it on and charge my phone or my solar generator.
Try going two months.
@@cho7707 I can only imagine how you must feel... I watched with horror what happened to North Carolina... And believe me, I feel your pain even though ours was not as great as yours...
But this has definitely been a learning experience for everyone involved! Valuable lessons on what we really need
We had the derecho hit in 2020 snd were without power 7 days. Had a tiny generator (1k) to run sump pump, freezer 4 hours, fridge 4 hours at a time. Car chargers for phones, hurricane candles in the evening and everyone gathered around to eat food hot off the propane stove. Had some solar garden stakes to give the kids each one of these to take to their rooms but honest....we used the pull out bed in the living room to snuggle up and read a bit and then prayed as a family (yay!) before going to bed much earlier than usual. Biorhythms came back, everyone was calm, the kids entertained themselves for the most part. They were so well behaved it was a head scratcher for me. We never lost water though. If we could just figure out laundry and heat we could have lasted much longer comfortably.
This is one of the best videos I’ve seen all year. God bless you and your family!
Something pretty basic...we lived in Flagstaff when our kids were young. It snows there and sometimes pipes would freeze or something and we wouldn't have water, even in a pretty normal suburban setting. I learned not to let the laundry pile up and wash the dishes each night. You might feel tired and say, oh, I'll get it tomorrow. But much easier to deal with unexpected problems when you don't have a stack of dirty dishes!
I live in a van and have shower privileges at the home where I park, but on hot summer nights, I just pop outside with a bucket of cold water and a long handled back brush. You'd be amazed how refreshing it is, and how little water you really need to feel clean again. You can wash your hair with less than a liter of water (mine is fairly short)...we are so blessed in so many ways that we take it for granted.
Thank you for the great summary! Well done!
Filling the tub with water is strategic when a storm heads your way! Forgot to do that when Matthew hit our area a few years back. The river behind the house was very helpful😘
You nailed this. We had a giant fire/flood disaster over a wide area in New Mexico as few years back. It all applies.
I grew up in Houston. My sister-in-law grew up and still lives in New Orleans. We grew up thinking about preparing for hurricanes. Now I live in northern New Mexico. Wildfires have threatened the town I live in twice. It's a totally different mindset. For a hurricane, it's possible to stay in place. For a wildfire, you absolutely have to evacuate. Glad that you and your family survived.
Our family is getting ready to move. Our new place will have a well. I WILL have a hand pump installed so we'll have water when there is no electricity.
The evil people - the powers that be are making a it law that you will have a meter on your own well 😢
@@ginahill5261 That's why we plan to have City Water on the property and NOT reveal to them that we HAVE a Well....
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For the same reason, I always make sure we have our boots, hats, coats etc. in a place so we can grab them quickly in case we need to leave at night in the winter in MN. Plus having extra blankets and other items to help keep you warm in your car. You could die of hypothermia otherwise in an emergency.
I’m in shock that so many people didn’t even have water stored. I understand one thing if you are prepared in your house washed away horrible well I’m glad that valuable lesson
We have all those documents in a fire proof water safe box! Definitely would be an easy thing to grab quick! Great list!
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This was the most lovely, heartfelt, real, down to earth message full of love, wisdom & strength.❤
Love , love you channel. We here in Nebraska are praying daily for you.
I have a small inverter that I used to charge things in my car was very helpful during a 6 day power outage thanks to Milton.
Hey that is good idea i may invest in one of tgose st least be able to use car battery power for a while.
Thank you & so many others for the teachings of better & further preparedness.
I’m sorry you had to go through so much to get us all informed as to your lessons. At the same time God bless you & us that this happened, for our betterment.
Amazing you not only have survived this Hurricane Helene but, you seem to have done it with such grace & supporting such a house full.
I don’t think I could have kept my patience , let alone grace of getting so many through.
🙏🏻
this is one of the best videos i have seen in a long, long time
Wonderful words. I really appreciate your last point about what are you learning and taking time to grow out of difficult situations. God bless what you're doing. God bless your family
everything you said is true, thank you, hard lessons are lessons well learned and remembered.
in 2005 we went a month without elect and a week without running water due to a hurricane. my wife and i have always been avid primitive campers so we knew how to live of grid.
the thing we did not have was a generator. that was in september and we had our entire garden in our freezers so we lost all of that, we can most everything now. that was our wakeup call on prepping. grid down, camping in the house. the good thing was that it was quiet and the sky's were dark.
Excellent video- best l’ve seen on the subject by far, thank you❤
This is absolutely beneficial information, thank you
You are a wonderful inspiration….with all the devastation you bring sunshine with your wise words.❤
Lovely, practical, heart-centered presentation, thank you. Blessings
Thanks so much for your advice. You have been through it and are not nuts. I’m going to begin accumulating these items.
Very inspiring. You are a great example. Encouraging.
Wow… thank you 🙏🏻 ❤ This was hard to listen to but ever so helpful and needed.
Thank you. ❤ you bring hope to us all.
Thank you for sharing your advice!
Thank you so much for sharing your lessons. I am sure that all of us will have to use this information at some point in our lives. We should be this intentional and grateful for the small blessings each day. Prayers for you and all those affected.
Thanks for sharing. Im in winter park FL. We had no flooding. I did have generator ready. We did not lose power.😊😊. Just had to deal with limbs everywhere.
So yes, i feel blessed. We learned alot from the 4 hurricanes that hit us in 2004. They came every week. The anxiety was high. Winter park had trees down everywhere.
The darkness was scary.
It took 2 weeks before we got power.
Yes, cell phones did not work well either. Gas, foid etc was not easy. You had to go out further from home to get things. Yes, had to use cash plus.
Your advice is right on.
I would add if close to water A pump ( battery) .
Im looking at a different way to create electricity like a battery wall.
Several years ago, when we started on our prep journey, key documents were high on our list. While most of our pictures, videos, and some documents are now digitized and on our server and backed up to a cloud service, some documents are still hardcopy. We have a file cabinet where the very front section is all Red Folders. We don't even have to think about them. If we have 15 minutes heads up or more, we can quickly just scoop up all the red folders to be loaded into the SUV if we have to leave in a hurry. Alternatively, you could digitize them to a couple of flash drives.
Thank you. Good list and love your positivity. God is good.
Have a Blessed thanksgiving ❤
Please consider getting solar PANELS - with connections that directly charge your small devices (phones, radios, flashlights, little power banks, etc). You don’t have to put them outside, they can work even propped in sun-facing windows, and yes! even on cloudy days - just takes longer. You can still use the car, just maybe not as much (saving from exhaust, noise, using up fuel). If you match the capacity of your panel(s) to the requirements of the solar generator on your getting-one-someday-list, great! Blessings 🙏❤️
Thanks for sharing your real life experience with this disaster!! Feel for you all. #12, good job, nail on the head. Prayers for you all and your community. God Bless
I purchased 2 fire blankets since I will be using oil lamps and candles. First aid items. During the civil war, more soldiers died from infected wounds then gunshot wounds.
Thanks!
I’d recommend looking into Dave Ramsey. I know you live frugally but you said paycheck to paycheck. Having an emergency fund changes everything! How you feel when things like this happen and how you can handle it! Glad y’all are okay 🦋
God bless you all. God will provide, He’s the source. Don’t know you. But I love you and so does God. He hasn’t forgotten about Western North Carolina 🙏🏾🙏🏾
You also can get glow sticks. Bracelets, necklaces or sticks...each child can have their own light source. Put under their pillow at bedtime and get it out of you need to go pee.
Thank you for sharing your lessons and insights. While I hope I never have to live through a disaster, the notes I have made of your experience will adjust my own preparedness. Thank You!!!
These were great tips!!! Thank you so very much ❤❤
THANK YOU LEARNED A LOT GOD IS IN CONTROL EXPERENCE TALKS
Thank you for sharing!
I have ALL OF MY IMPORTANT papers in a binder with a strap, which is hung up right behind my door. Everything is either in sheet protectors or plastic pockets that securely close, which I keep the social security cards in. The binder also has shot records, car title, extra insurance card and registration.
I also pull money every month to have 'just in case'; my goal is $500.
I'm a fairly new prepper; I have snacks, plenty of can openers, a book that tells me what I need to grab just in case (because my nerves get bad and I can't think).
I also plan on purchasing some MREs.
I don't allow my car to get past 1/2 full.
Thanks for the video. I'm making a few adjustments to my list (car charger was HUGE).
I have this low-key obsession with the Amish. I have learned a few things from them also.
***I pray you all are well.
Blessings always to you & yours❤
Here in West ky we are used to power outages in winter and spring storms. We are always ready
Once we had no electric for 5 days and made it just fine. I cooked on a wood stove and a camper stove. Drive to next county and bought a generator and jugs of drinking water. Kids thought we were camping Lol
Lots of great information! Even though you were not in a hurricane area, you did what you could do. I’m glad y’all survived! Be careful with all of the contaminated water and soil that is still killing animals that walk in it or eat hay! I just watched a TH-cam video part 3 about what’s going on in the Asheville area still.
I can't watch it anymore. that sad tho. Ya, once things are turned & twisted there's going too be liquids& chems in wrong places. plus. I pray for these people& want to help but can't.
Got a care for self to get thru, already in a ruff way.
last they hav a house etc.
GREAT TIPS, THANK YOU❣️🙏
Thank you
Praying for you! Will check the links
Really interesting comments! TFS this useful information. 😊
Thank you. And I wish you well.
Fire extinguishers important too with candles… fire etc
Fire blankets are even better! No mess to clean up...and who knows how to use a fire extinguisher in an emergency? Not me. We have a couple but I have never had to use one. Everyone knows how to throw a fire blanket on a fire.
Thank you for sharing your experience and wisdom. Your video popped up in my feed and I clicked on it immediately. I’m sure it’s very helpful to everybody out there but there are a lot of people that don’t have 14 people living together. There are a lot of single people out there so some of what you’re describing about sharing and people having different roles to play during an emergency doesn’t apply to the person living alone.
Thank you so much for this! I live west of Asheville, so I truly understand everything you have talked about! God bless you! 💜🙏
thank you, you're a true inspiration. Heart, mind & body.
Thank you for all these tips!!
Such great info. Thanks for such a thoughtful video.
The cash thing was a real surprise. Like you, I haven't kept cash on hand before. Now, I will.
Thank you oh for doing this video, Heidi❤
Bless you and your family... Heavenly Home...
From South Africa. Our water meter got stolen and water was shut down. Our electricity cables was stolen and we sat without power. This happens often. First thing you do is to go with the flow. Your state of mind is what help you to cope and to make it through. If you do not have water tanks, big ones build on a stable towers with good foundation you are in serious trouble. A few containers of water is not enough. Electricity you can easily live without. Clean, fresh water will be the biggest hurdle to overcome. Doesn't help you store all your prep items and food in your home. If flood comes, tornado, fire, or an earthquake, you will loose everything in an instant. Make sure you have bedding and clothes in waterproof bags. Ask your family to store extra resources at their homes so that if you loose your home and clothes you have a place where you have backup stock and do the same for them. If not, rent a storage container somewhere else that keep backup prep stock. If your home get flooded, burned down ect, then at least you will have another place that you can go to. Make sure that it includes a good tent and foam mattress. No air mattress. They are not durable.
Glad yas are doing well stay safe and also glad that people are helping others 😊