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I purchased about 15 solar lights from the dollar store. I keep them in my back yard in my raised garden beds. They charge all day outside and if we lose power we go grab them off the stakes and bring them inside to light the house. Not searching for batteries or flashlights and not risking a fire with the kids using candles. Plus the next day we just put them back outside to recharge back up! Having a plan to wash clothes and dishes should also be included in a plan. Sometimes it may be power that is the issue and sometimes water. But thinking ahead and planning for it is crucial for being prepared. A great way to prep is by stopping in the middle of a task and asking “how would I navigate this task if we did not have power or water?” Makes you really see holes in your preps. Great video!
GREAT point! I have a supply of paper plates and plastic utensils to get me thru a short outage. Also bought a clothes drying rack which I can use inside the house or out on the deck. One of those portable “sun showers” might be a great idea for showers, laundry and dish washing? Water gets very hot.
Your opening lines are wonderful. My tiny flat looks exactly like I should be on hoarders TV. I have lots of books, arts and craft stuff and no energy to get organized. I appreciated the laugh and advice.💖
Me too, lots of craft stuff 😉. I had a grown kid move out and thought yay finally extra storage, then my elderly relative moved in so back to square one.
I know what you mean about "no energy to get organized". It was mind blowing when I finally got started. I was at a point where I couldn't find what I was looking for. I'm not done but don't have that dread-type feeling and I love looking at what I have done so far.
If you rent a storage unit, try to protect your stuff against roof leaks and against standing water on the floor of the unit if any if the fire suppression sprinklers go off in the building. I recommend storing smaller things inside plastic tote bins with taped-on lids and then covering everything with a tarp or a plastic shower curtain. If you can get larger items off the floor by setting them on wooden pallets that can help too. Learned all this the hard way.
I bought can stackers/rotators from amazon, and was amazed at how much space they saved in the cupboard. I’ve since bought several more so that I can efficiently store more cans.
We bought beds that have under mattress storage. Tons of room and no one has any idea that the stuff is there. You raise the mattress at the foot of the bed to get to it.
Be very careful with the Duracell batteries .I have had them go bad in a stored airtight container when they say they store for ten years. This was after less than a year.
I store out-of-season clothes in vacuum storage bags - clothes take up much less space when all the air is sucked out of them, and they stack quite flat in the top of the wardrobe.
@@ol-lurkerWalMart, Amazon, etc. Just Google "vacuum sealed plastic bags" or the like; that should bring up many options. Sometimes, thought, they don't seal, and the air will leak, if that happens, use the vacuum cleaner again to take out the air and seal with duct tape. I've had this happen with different brands.
Thanks JR, great advice. One thing I'm doing is to make sure I have items in the house that might be needed if for some reason we can't go outdoors. I have a detached garage and store a lot of my preps out there, but if I need to stay indoors I want to make sure I have some water stored indoors and my single burner butane stove with some fuel for it. Also plastic sheeting and tape in case I need to seal up windows and doors.
I had a similar issue during the ice storm a couple of years ago. One of our preps was in the attic, and a car was parked under the access ladder. We probably could have reached it if necessary, but it’s location would have complicated things.
I’m in North Texas and have 55 gallon water barrels. The issues is the garage is where I had planned to store them but the issue is the Texas Heat. I’ve researched TH-cam but the examples I found were not in Texas. No basement at my house so the only idea is bring them inside. If you have any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you
Yes you are right Chris. There's plenty of info for cold climates but very little I've found for hot or tropical climates and particularly for rental living with mandatory 3 monthly inspections where they take photos every time. As there are no basements allowed here and no fallout shelters, it is not easy to prepare.
I use metal rectangular cookie containers to store my aa and aaa batteries. Like a mini faraday cage as long as the batteries are protected from the can
I would really like a comprehensive video covering car emergency kit -- stuff that lives in the car. Something that's practical for a normal passenger car. My son is off at college, and I would like to get him a better car emergency kit (for car emergencies, weather/traffic delays, and break downs). He's in Houston, so hurricane evacuation is something he needs to be prepared for. In addition, I want to know can handle any road side emergency that comes his way. He already has a trauma/first aid kit and some basic tools. I struggle with the food aspect. I did get some of the SOS ration bars and SOS water pouches.
Provident preppers talks about how they store things, including bed adaptations, and storing toilet paper in the toilet closet(on shelves above, as if it falls, it's toilet paper falling on your head and not food) or in attic/garage. Going through dorms, apartments, houses with and without young kids. They modified theater seating to store food and water.
Like the heavier weight vacuum bags for clothes, blankets, curtains, yarns, lines -- list goes on & on. Items will be safe & clean if packed properly so no need to re-wash. Even fabric bags & satchels and some kinds of shoes. Cuts down on space and can easily be hung on hooks on the wire shelf racks or closet rods which can, of course, be in closets or run between shelves.
Attic gets horribly hot for most all stored food. If you live in areas where it gets hot the garage is not a good place to store food. This is from experience.
@@diypreppertv always, because of your channel is why I got GMRS radios and have them in with my preps cause cell service has been really spotty lately here in Reno, NV
Great info and reminders. I had a box of canned goods under my bed. One of the cans got punctured and leaked . It was a while before I found it. Yuk . Not a good place to store things in a box. A slat probably did it? Anyway good reason to check the items for dates.
Good video. I have some small butane cylenders stored in my shed. They are in a clip sealed plastic box, which is in a cupboard - so there is no moisture or direct sunlight. The contents of the cupboard stay cool enough even in the height of summer; but I am wondering if I should store them somewhere else now.
Thanks JR! I really appreciate that tou speak clearly in your videos so I can do things while I listen & learn. Thanks for keeping this a "how to" channel & not veering off into time wasting politics. Congrats on passing 100k subs! 😀👍
A good video, as usual. Just wanted to remind folks that if you do choose to use a single rechargeable battery, you have a single point of failure. If that battery fails, you're SOL if you can't get another one in time for your needs.
Question. Probably a very stupid question. Ok can you actually bury food storage? Like 5 Gallon mylar bag of rice in a 5 gallon bucket. In the ground. Is that possible? What steps would you also need to take to make it work?
WOW!!! Thankful to have found your channel. JR, does the EcoFlow Pro come with the solar panels? It’s a bit confusing. Thanks! Appreciate all your information.
i filled my whole battery daddy with all rechargables i keep the chargers with the box so its always all together all the c and d batteries are duracell and 9 volts i also bought an extra car battery and were glad we did as i was at walmart with my grandbabies and the car wouldnt start i had extra battery then as soon as they opened i took old one in and bought a new one to replace my spare i keep 4 tires too in my garage and extra brakes you use these things a lot along with jugs of all my fluids and all my filters and instead of a storage unit i just decluttered all my stuff the preps are more important
Because she doesn't believe it is necessary? One thing is, but now before prices raise - again, and buy extra every time, so you can save on spending more on less. Perhaps that would help???
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I purchased about 15 solar lights from the dollar store. I keep them in my back yard in my raised garden beds. They charge all day outside and if we lose power we go grab them off the stakes and bring them inside to light the house. Not searching for batteries or flashlights and not risking a fire with the kids using candles. Plus the next day we just put them back outside to recharge back up!
Having a plan to wash clothes and dishes should also be included in a plan. Sometimes it may be power that is the issue and sometimes water. But thinking ahead and planning for it is crucial for being prepared. A great way to prep is by stopping in the middle of a task and asking “how would I navigate this task if we did not have power or water?” Makes you really see holes in your preps. Great video!
Thanks for sharing!
GREAT point! I have a supply of paper plates and plastic utensils to get me thru a short outage. Also bought a clothes drying rack which I can use inside the house or out on the deck. One of those portable “sun showers” might be a great idea for showers, laundry and dish washing? Water gets very hot.
Your opening lines are wonderful. My tiny flat looks exactly like I should be on hoarders TV. I have lots of books, arts and craft stuff and no energy to get organized. I appreciated the laugh and advice.💖
Thank you Janice!
Me too, lots of craft stuff 😉. I had a grown kid move out and thought yay finally extra storage, then my elderly relative moved in so back to square one.
I know what you mean about "no energy to get organized". It was mind blowing when I finally got started. I was at a point where I couldn't find what I was looking for. I'm not done but don't have that dread-type feeling and I love looking at what I have done so far.
If you rent a storage unit, try to protect your stuff against roof leaks and against standing water on the floor of the unit if any if the fire suppression sprinklers go off in the building. I recommend storing smaller things inside plastic tote bins with taped-on lids and then covering everything with a tarp or a plastic shower curtain. If you can get larger items off the floor by setting them on wooden pallets that can help too. Learned all this the hard way.
Thanks for sharing!
Company called Jifram makes half sized pallets - am going to get a few when I can. Saw that Home Depot has them but so do other places.
Even in climate controlled areas be ware of mice. I learned that the hard way.
I bought can stackers/rotators from amazon, and was amazed at how much space they saved in the cupboard. I’ve since bought several more so that I can efficiently store more cans.
I really like mine!
Just bought one today but it's a metal floor one for basement, can't wait to get it tomarrow
We bought beds that have under mattress storage. Tons of room and no one has any idea that the stuff is there. You raise the mattress at the foot of the bed to get to it.
🎶 I am a prepper… you’re a prepper….. wouldn’t you like to be a prepper too?🎶
Stack it and keep on stacking it ✝️🇺🇸👍🏻
Be very careful with the Duracell batteries .I have had them go bad in a stored airtight container when they say they store for ten years. This was after less than a year.
Thank you JR for you informational series. Every time I listen to your series, I learn something new.
We all will need clothes smaller than we are now in a SHTF scenario. It will be a crash diet for many 😂
Sewing skills are suddenly useful! Woot woot!
Elastic as a belt!
When caring for my spouse on Hospice, lost a lot of weight, glad I had some of the smaller clothes.
I store out-of-season clothes in vacuum storage bags - clothes take up much less space when all the air is sucked out of them, and they stack quite flat in the top of the wardrobe.
Thanks for sharing!
Where do you get the bags please?
I got mine at the Dollar Tree @@ol-lurker
Great way to store blankets and sleeping bags too!
@@ol-lurkerWalMart, Amazon, etc. Just Google "vacuum sealed plastic bags" or the like; that should bring up many options. Sometimes, thought, they don't seal, and the air will leak, if that happens, use the vacuum cleaner again to take out the air and seal with duct tape. I've had this happen with different brands.
Lol a shoe horn and ratchet straps... Oh lordy! I have a few of those types around. You're so funny! Thank you 😁
Thanks JR, great advice. One thing I'm doing is to make sure I have items in the house that might be needed if for some reason we can't go outdoors. I have a detached garage and store a lot of my preps out there, but if I need to stay indoors I want to make sure I have some water stored indoors and my single burner butane stove with some fuel for it. Also plastic sheeting and tape in case I need to seal up windows and doors.
I had a similar issue during the ice storm a couple of years ago. One of our preps was in the attic, and a car was parked under the access ladder. We probably could have reached it if necessary, but it’s location would have complicated things.
Thanks JR,
In the process of reorganisation in my home at the minute👍🏻
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thank you JR for your informational series. Learning something new each broadcast.
Thanks for the advice. I really enjoy your tutorials.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
I’m in North Texas and have 55 gallon water barrels. The issues is the garage is where I had planned to store them but the issue is the Texas Heat. I’ve researched TH-cam but the examples I found were not in Texas. No basement at my house so the only idea is bring them inside. If you have any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you
Yes you are right Chris. There's plenty of info for cold climates but very little I've found for hot or tropical climates and particularly for rental living with mandatory 3 monthly inspections where they take photos every time. As there are no basements allowed here and no fallout shelters, it is not easy to prepare.
@@jennyt5176 I’m stuck on “3 monthly inspections with pictures”. Do you need help getting out of N Korea?
I use metal rectangular cookie containers to store my aa and aaa batteries. Like a mini faraday cage as long as the batteries are protected from the can
I would really like a comprehensive video covering car emergency kit -- stuff that lives in the car. Something that's practical for a normal passenger car. My son is off at college, and I would like to get him a better car emergency kit (for car emergencies, weather/traffic delays, and break downs). He's in Houston, so hurricane evacuation is something he needs to be prepared for. In addition, I want to know can handle any road side emergency that comes his way. He already has a trauma/first aid kit and some basic tools. I struggle with the food aspect. I did get some of the SOS ration bars and SOS water pouches.
As always great tips and Congrats on 100k 🎉 well earned! Also viewers providing good insight for the benefit of all.
Your info is always so practical. Thanks for all you do.
I make a single 20 gallon propane tank last for almost 9 months using it for cooking every night
Plumbed down to a lighter? Or to a fold out top propane cooker? That seems like a stretch
Provident preppers talks about how they store things, including bed adaptations, and storing toilet paper in the toilet closet(on shelves above, as if it falls, it's toilet paper falling on your head and not food) or in attic/garage.
Going through dorms, apartments, houses with and without young kids. They modified theater seating to store food and water.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Like the heavier weight vacuum bags for clothes, blankets, curtains, yarns, lines -- list goes on & on. Items will be safe & clean if packed properly so no need to re-wash. Even fabric bags & satchels and some kinds of shoes. Cuts down on space and can easily be hung on hooks on the wire shelf racks or closet rods which can, of course, be in closets or run between shelves.
Thanks for sharing!
Attic gets horribly hot for most all stored food. If you live in areas where it gets hot the garage is not a good place to store food. This is from experience.
Agree! I’ve seen stats on how that heat shortens storage life dramatically!
Thank you Jr , you broke 100k subs awesome, good job!
Great ideas about stuff I'd never thought of, like storage on the way to BO location.
Thank you Juliette!
You make the best overall prep vids I've seen to date.
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Thanks JR, just started organizing my prep better cause we had to move
Thanks for watching Ernie!
@@diypreppertv always, because of your channel is why I got GMRS radios and have them in with my preps cause cell service has been really spotty lately here in Reno, NV
"shoe horn and ratchet straps..." had me chuckling!
Rachet straps😅
Thanks for watching!
Great info and reminders. I had a box of canned goods under my bed. One of the cans got punctured and leaked . It was a while before I found it. Yuk . Not a good place to store things in a box. A slat probably did it? Anyway good reason to check the items for dates.
Thank you for sharing.
Good video. I have some small butane cylenders stored in my shed. They are in a clip sealed plastic box, which is in a cupboard - so there is no moisture or direct sunlight. The contents of the cupboard stay cool enough even in the height of summer; but I am wondering if I should store them somewhere else now.
Fantastic information! Thanks JR
Yo, dude! Thanks for laying out so many thoughts. Some i have covered, some i hadn't considered 👍
Thanks for watching Bill!
I purchased an oil press for less than $100 and use it to make sunflower oil for cooking.
Thanks JR! I really appreciate that tou speak clearly in your videos so I can do things while I listen & learn. Thanks for keeping this a "how to" channel & not veering off into time wasting politics. Congrats on passing 100k subs! 😀👍
Thank you JR!
Excellent advice. Thank you JR.
A good video, as usual. Just wanted to remind folks that if you do choose to use a single rechargeable battery, you have a single point of failure. If that battery fails, you're SOL if you can't get another one in time for your needs.
I'm not getting rid of clothes that don't fit anymore. When we get to SHTF I'll be a weight loss program.
Excellent video!!
Thank you!
thieves are a big problem here now. I cant imagine how it will be in SHTF time.
Great Video a lot of insight and information
Thank you!
Happy to see you’re stocking the most important prep. I too stockpile Dino Nuggies
In highschool was 32+32'. Now at age 58 I'm 32+43. So I'm keeping my bell bottem blue jeans and an old Ted Nugent T-shirt..
Great vid as usual.
Question. Probably a very stupid question. Ok can you actually bury food storage? Like 5 Gallon mylar bag of rice in a 5 gallon bucket. In the ground. Is that possible? What steps would you also need to take to make it work?
Rodents can be big problem, foxes, badgers too, if they find out your cache. If dog can smellit out, wild animals will too
WOW!!! Thankful to have found your channel.
JR, does the EcoFlow Pro come with the solar panels? It’s a bit confusing. Thanks! Appreciate all your information.
Hello! You can order it with or without panels. Thanks for watching!
@@diypreppertv Thank you, JR.
i filled my whole battery daddy with all rechargables i keep the chargers with the box so its always all together all the c and d batteries are duracell and 9 volts i also bought an extra car battery and were glad we did as i was at walmart with my grandbabies and the car wouldnt start i had extra battery then as soon as they opened i took old one in and bought a new one to replace my spare i keep 4 tires too in my garage and extra brakes you use these things a lot along with jugs of all my fluids and all my filters and instead of a storage unit i just decluttered all my stuff the preps are more important
i forgot they are no longer open 24/7 at walmart here the kids are like grandma the store isnt even open well it was to late i already shut car off
HI JR
You briefly mentioned batteries, I’d like to toss in the battery daddy for battery storage
I'm having a hard time getting my wife on board with the prepping.
Because she doesn't believe it is necessary?
One thing is, but now before prices raise - again, and buy extra every time, so you can save on spending more on less. Perhaps that would help???
Do it without her you better act fast Jan 1st U.S. currency comes to an end
We store certain items in a cave on the land in seal boxes
I wish I had a cave. That would probably make a good root cellar also.
@@diypreppertv works excellent
Careful with sheds you could end up with rodents
I use 5 gallon buckets 🪣 to store my batteries 🔋