To help the victims, this is a local organization that I saw out there helping in the mountains: You can donate here to Samaratin's Purse: www.samaritanspurse.org I made this video to raise awareness & donations for the local organizations. I will be donating the proceeds of this video to the local organizations. I chose not show the 200+ vehicles I searched in the rivers downstream of towns or the locals I spoke with, so the video had a lot of driving & may come across as just driving around, but it is important to me to show for the above reasons. I drove 2,000 miles across the country to attend an event in Virginia and visit my family in the North Carolina/Tennessee/Georgia tri-state area - I grew up in these Appalachian mountains and spent half my life here paddling the whitewater rivers in these hills, it was devastating to see so many mountain towns and communities destroyed. Because of road damage and lack of access, I was not able to meet up with a rescue/recon group that I was trying to help. Afterwards I was not able to get to an area where I was trying to search for someone that had been swept away in their house into a canyon I used to kayak that I knew well. I began searching rivers downstream of towns for vehicles that potentially needed recovery missions. Finally I ran across a bridge I didn't know was out trying to get to my father's house in the mountains. I was very glad to have not found anyone in the vehicles I searched. Hurricane Helene has absolutely destroyed the Western North Carolina (and Eastern Tennessee) communities. Towns are obliterated, homes gone, people & pets missing, and the communities are in need of help in all manners. There are a lot of areas that are difficult to get into (that are in need of help) and access is for locals only in many areas, primarily because of the road damage. If you'd like to help in person, contact one of the local volunteer and charity agencies (such as Samaratin's Purse) for more information and to show up in person to help. From what I saw, donations to small local community relief organizations are recommended over larger organizations. Thank you for your support everyone and stay strong! Weather is supposed to start cooling off this week, so they are in need of jackets/propane/fuel/sleeping bags/headlamps and supplies to get locals through the cold weather to come.
Don't say anything against people who are "not doing anything " or "just going about their daily lives ". Etc. Being there after a disaster is super dangerous etc and not easy. Many ppl are helping in their own way or not and that's ok. Do YOUR thing.
Thanks Timmy, Your A Great Guy❤ I live across the line from N CAROLINA IN TENN.. WE ARE GOOD ONCE OVER THE MTN. THE OLD ROAD IS OPEN. I SEE MY DR. IN ASHEVILLE.TSLK TO HIM YESTERDAY AND ITS AWFUL L. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP❤ 🙏🙏🙏
@@eatyerveg I apologize, didn't mean for it to come across that way - what I meant was it seems like a lot of folks weren't aware of the severity or magnitude of the situation despite living very close.
You were in my county. I work for the sheriff’s department in Rutherford county NC. My first post 16 years ago was in chimney rock. It’s sad to see this place devastated by the floods.
What's ironic is that where you pulled over in Boone was under water. Many lost everything in that area. I helped clean apartments out just down the street from where you are. I work for Samaritan's Purse. We are local. Thanks for shouting us out! Safe travels, friend.
Your video was so eye opening as it showed all the devastation. I was literally shouting at you through the t v to BE CAREFUL!!! The roads were so dangerous.
Thank you! Samaritans purse volunteers have been everywhere I’ve showed up to help…you all are angels and I thank you! God bless each and every one of you and your organization ❤❤🙏🏻🙏🏻🇺🇸
I’m too old now to be of much help physically so Samaritans Purse is my go to….they did work here after our flood that inundated our house. When I give to them I don’t worry how it will be used.
Thank you for coming down and helping out! Me, my wife and son met you at the park and ride in Yancey County just outside of Burnsville this past Sunday. It was great to see you and your truck after watching you on TH-cam all this time and it definitely brightened our week afterall we had experienced
We are still praying for you all 🙏 know you are not forgotten all over the world. My family in England told me they were hearing about it on their news as well. I'm so glad you had a great moment with @TruckHouseLife 🙌🏻 keeping you in my daily prayers from Massachusetts. 🙏
@@TruckHouseLife Bro you're incredible. I'm Canadian live on Vancouver Island and wish I was physically able to help unfortunately I'm terminally sick but I did donate what I could afford. To all of those affected, you are in my prayers and I'm trying to spread the truth as much as I can so you aren't forgotten. Be strong, keep faith and be as safe as possible. 👍💯🇨🇦♥️🇺🇸♥️♥️♥️♥️
@@kylefoxx7742 Hi from Canada 🇨🇦 my heart goes out to y'all. You are in my prayers daily. Please be as safe as possible and keep the faith! I'm extremely new to this faith and God and all but I've given myself to Him and my life has never been the same since. Sending love and hugs and prayers from Canada! May God protect you all until whatever helps you're in need of you get!! 💯👍♥️🇨🇦🇺🇸
What can anyone tell me about up THE CANE RIVER OUTSIDE OF BURNSVILLE ,NC I used to have a homestead up there up there up against the CANE RIVER CLUB Im sure that road is gone , I use to have a swinging suspension bridge across the river , if anyone knows about area please let me know
Went to Hendersonville few days after the hurricane hit. Drove in from Moore County, NC. Drove my pickup with bottled water. Drove 40 and 26. All I saw was civilian vehicles pickup trucks, some pulling trailers all of us loaded with various supplies. On the start Harris Teeter paid half. Gets better as we are loading up the cases of bottle water a young lady came over said to my wife are you going to the mountains? Wife said yes. Then she asked if she could pay for gas. Kinda told her we was full. But then she said I’m paying for the water. Was amazing. We didn’t ask. We have some outstanding people here still. Bless those people, especially the young woman that gave from the heart. We still have a lot of good people and thank you all.
Awesome job Tim. Im grateful you didnt video the 200 plus searches you did in cars for bodies. People dont realize you didnt just drive around. You actually were boots on the ground searching for people. Many blessings to you for the kind heart you have.
Samaritan’s Purse is a great organization. Any money that goes to them goes to where it is needed. They were a big help with flooding here in Eastern Ky.
I cannot recommend any organization more highly than Samaritan's Purse for support in this disaster. This is in their yard. They have a proven track record and do not have a lot of over-paid executives siphoning off funds at the top.
Thanks for showing this, as a Katrina survivor, I understand how important it is to get the word out. The United Cajun Navy was taking horses and mules up into the mountains there, trying to get help to people. How do you get shelter to those people, when you can’t get equipment up the road, and it’s getting cold. It’s hard for people to understand, if they haven’t been through something like this. Thanks for helping get the word out. It’s more important than ever.
Drones my grandmother in law was getting supplies via a drone it would come with a note she would write down what she needed and it would come in on the same drone she was completely cut off on all sides we dont know who it was but who ever it was they saved her life
Thanks for caring. It has devastated this whole region. Im across the state line in Greene County TN. We were hit hard abd lost some homes and bridges. Hundreds of loved ones were swept away. Erwin TN is across the line from Asheville and is gone. It's totally heartbreaking. It will be years or decades before this area recovers. Thanks for the help.
I am so so sorry for your unimaginable losses. I pray for everyone there to have strength and courage and emotional recovery. May everyone continue to be safe.
Greene County here too. We're actually in Chuckey and a ways away from the River so no damage here. It's just heartbreaking to see our county devastated!!
North Carolina state trooper watches your channel. Florida teacher here. I also watch your channel - every episode!! Thanks for all you do. You’re an inspiration.
Very selfless decision! Thank you for filming it. I know haters are gonna say shit but Tim you are an awesome dude! And I’m glad you are making people aware by documenting the devastation.
Thank you, I don't think I've ever had so many hateful comments. I wish people would read the video description, I'll repaste it here: I made this video to raise awareness & donations for the local organizations. I will be donating the proceeds of this video to the local organizations. I did not show the 200+ vehicles I searched in the rivers downstream of towns or the locals I spoke with about needing help, so the video had a lot of driving & may come across as just driving around , but it is important to me to show. I was not able to get to an area where I was trying to search for someone that had been swept away in their house into a canyon I used to kayak that I knew well (the roads were too damaged). I grew up in these Appalachian mountains and spent half my life here, it was devastating to so many mountain towns and communities. Hurricane Helene has absolutely destroyed the Western North Carolina (and Eastern Tennessee) communities. Towns are obliterated, homes gone, people & pets missing, and the communities are in need of help in all manners. There are a lot of areas that are difficult to get into (that are in need of help) and access is for locals only in many areas, primarily because of the road damage. If you'd like to help in person, contact one of the local volunteer and charity agencies (such as Samaratin's Purse) for more information and to show up in person to help. From what I saw, donations to small local community relief organizations are recommended over larger organizations. Weather is supposed to start cooling off this week, so they are in need of jackets/propane/fuel/sleeping bags/headlamps and supplies to get locals through the cold weather to come.
@@TruckHouseLife those people don't truly follow what you do my friend. You got a bad ass truck and you go on adventures, but you channel is actually an inspirational documentary channel. We would never get to experience most of these things that you share if it wasn't for your hard work. This is the screen that sorts the rocks, let them little ones go through the real people will stay and your communiwill grow stronger as a result. Much love from southern Illinois. Thank you
@TruckHouseLife I hear you Timmy. My post is swarming with tinfoil hat conspiracy theorists that aren't from here and have no idea what is going on and what people are doing. It is truly sad how everything devolves into some political garbage. We are all doing what we can to help each other. No one cares what organization someone draws a paycheck from.
Tim it was a Honor to meet you At the expo east Friday and when you said told me your intentions to go to North Carolina to help in the rescue efforts & not knowing how bad it is there? Now watching your video you gave us more insight then CNN Thanks Tim your a real Patreon 🇺🇸
Good to meet you too Daniel. I really didn't want to leave expo, literally drove 2000 miles across the country to attend it but I didn't feel like I could hang out with this going on where I grew up paddling.
@TruckHouseLife you didn't do anything....you were literally a leaf peeper of disaster. I saw not one physical activity. If my friends were stuck like you claim I'd hike 100 miles just to get them. This was purely a TH-cam stunt. Shame on you, but don't worry your supporters will back you up with "he's bringing awareness"😂😂
I’m watching you drive through my “neighborhood “. I got out a week ago. My place is on rte 9 in a part of Black Mtn known as Broad River. Totally destroyed. I used to work at the Brewery in Chimney Rock. Most terrifying experience . Trapped between a landslide and trees, water came up so fast. Literally ran for my life with my two dogs and a bag of “papers”. In Tennessee now at my brother’s place. Gonna be a while before I can go back. Traumatized .
It can take several days before the shock gradually fades. I'm thankful you were spared, & have your kind brother. You'll come thru this. Thank you for sharing your story.
Why do people feel the need to jump in the comments and “suggest” what other people do with their time, money, resources, and/or energy? Who the hell are you and what have you specifically done to help our area? I’m simply asking. I’m from this area (born, raised, and currently reside) and this storm destroyed everything and if it were not for our own communities helping one another, there’d have been little to no help, but if you’re so concerned about and full of bright ideas, you have what 12,000 subscribers? Why don’t you donate a week’s worth of revenue to Samaritan’s Purse or to one of the local churches along Swannanoa River, Chimney Rock, Lake Lure, or Black Mountain? I mean no disrespect; however, put your money where your mouth is???
Thank you, Tim, for helping those in their time of need in NC. You have a heart of gold. I'm so happy I found your channel years ago. I go on almost every adventure with you. God Bless you and be safe ❤
Timmy you're an awesome guy. I'm glad you mentioned Samaritans Purse. That is Billy Graham's organization. Keep truckin. Love ya. Prayers to all those affected by both hurricanes.
Thank you for coming to help brother. Asheville NC is where I was born and raised. My self and the communities you visited and volunteered truly appreciate people like you.
The devastation caused by Helene and now Milton is all over the Canadian news, and here on utube. We truly hope everyone affected gets immediate assistance and aid from FEMA and all the charitable organize like Samaritans Purse. So very sorry this has happened to our American neighbours and friends. 😢
Look into what was done with FEMA budget & why couldnt do much. It will shock you. Also, look into how Elon musk was turned away with equipment to help. Why didnt gov let ppl fly in help? recently Amish helped be apart of building hms & gov made tear dwn. All of this needs to get out to the ppl.
Shout out to Samaritans Purse!!! Most honest organization to donate to and they go all over the world helping people! God bless all of them and prayers for all affected!!
First off, thank you for showing your subscribers the severe damage done to this area. Unknown to many, we had several days of torrential rain that weakened the soil and filled the banks of creeks and rivers in the days before Helene hit therefore causing a double whammy. We live in Polk County, NC and it was one of the worst hit counties in NC, but this damage also went into SC, TN and VA. The greatest blessing of all of this is the community of people that live in these mountains and still treat others like family. Luckily for us, while we were without power for 8 days, we survived mostly intact. Samaritan's Purse is a wonderful organization that thank you for mentioning them specifically. We will survive and we will prosper once again because these people are Mountain Strong.
Unbelievable damage, you cant fathom it and you only saw a small portion of it! Glad you could go help. May God keep you safe in all that you’re doing. God Bless those residents that they can get through this and back to their lives! Such a sad state of affairs!
We stayed in Black Mountain a year ago. It heartbreaking to see all the destruction. Samaritan’s Purse came to our area after Hurricane Michael 6 years ago. They had equipment and manpower in our area for months. They are a top notch organization.
Hey Timmy, I live about an hour away from Asheville just across the line in Upstate SC. We had some serious damage in our area too, but compared to what is happening in Western NC we are doing great. I’m 47 years old and have never seen anything close to this storm. God bless you for going to help. I’m absolutely heartbroken for the people who are suffering from this. The devastation is unfathomable. Town literally gone. Roads washed away. So many people missing. Interstate 40 will be closed for possibly 2 years. Almost everything has to be rebuilt. It is the saddest thing I have ever seen.
They are starting to shadow ban them too I noticed today. I can’t find half the ones I previously saw. Now the ones from the media that shiws nothing, are being oushed forward. Interesting 🤔
This channel has become a refuge in a world of constantly negative things driving clicks. Love the channel, love the vibes. You're a real one bro. Never stop.
I live in the Maggie Valley area…the devastation is unbelievable! Great job traversing those “trails” that use to be roads! Thank you for caring! Samaritans Purse has been phenomenal..glad you mentioned them…blessings ❤
@@njmommy609 yes it is, several of those guys live locally…and are very well known lol..the Valley even has a festival in early fall (won’t be happening this year) where many of the guys from the show hang out with the locals…sharing “drinks” and entertaining folks with their stories. Maggie is absolutely a beautiful place …we had storm damage and some flooding in town especially along the numerous waterways in the area…but many of us got lucky with minimal damage to our homes and businesses…other neighboring towns like Clyde, Waynesville and Canton sustained much more severe flooding . It’s heart breaking what Helene did to our beautiful Mountain towns and communities. ♥️
Maggie Valley. Been going there since I was 15 yrs old, and I am 76 yrs old now. Took my new wife there in 1975 and that is her favorite place also. Don't know when we will get back again. We were fixing minor damage from Hurricane Milton today, and it will be awhile before the tourist roads in NC are passable again. Raised in Rockingham NC but in Florida now. God bless you all and I have already picked out 2 organizations I am donating to in your area.
❤ Thank you so much for all you did in showing this video. I am from Black Mountain, and the devastation is so far reaching. It is truly the whole western part of the state of North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee. Anything near a body of water of any kind had massive flood. Samaritan's Purse and Operation Blessing are the only outside groups I saw. All other help came from people of faith and caring from all over. FEMA is here but on a very small scale. I will say we have had line crews from all over. Truly touching! So much has been done that I am amazed but this is for the long haul. We need to rebuild now! There is so much to be done!!! Plan your relief work and mission trips here! We will roll out the welcome mat! ❤💪💜🙏
Thank you, young man, Alaskans will do our best to send what we can to local donation sites! Spreading the word all over my social medias! Young man, you are the best representation of Alaskans and the rest of us who cannot get down there because we’re old and we just be in the wayand taking resources that are much needed from the locals, would appreciate when you come across folks letting them know that the Alaskans are sending what we can as fast as we can. Please stay safe! God bless you.
There’s my girl! 😊 Just finished watching this video you tagged me in and was gonna say what a great representative of Alaska he is!! Thx to both of you for sharing this journey!
@@gatormamaprepper we are all Americans from the top of Alaska to the bottom of the Florida Keys. We are not our government. We are our neighbors, no matter how far away or how close, we depend upon each other and sadly our government has shown us they care about war and sending billions to kill innocent people and take from them the resources that we don’t think about, Akongo children, mine cobalt and lithium for iPhones and batteries, government fight, and kill, beginning of time for spices for gems for gold they’ve shown, they don’t care how many innocence of any government even their own must suffer in order for a handful of the wealthiest to live a life they could never spend any of the billions they require for their lives not their nations not their citizens, but for themselves. God gave us free choice and only God is a ruler and our king no matter what language you profess your love for the God that gave us life. It isn’t that spirit that we must never allow no “leader“ of our nation, or any nation to rule the Lord above, for he gave us courage to remain brothers and sisters across the world in many languages in many forms, for he is the creator of all life And we are his children to live as his example here on earth. God bless you all. God bless all of God’s children.
Yeah I was going to be negative honestly about the lack of actual help, but his images may get people to donate and come actually physically help those in desperate need.
@@traviscarrolloutdoors9580 like I said, bringing the images to a wide audience really helps people understand the devastation that was caused. As long as him being there and filming did not hinder the rescue and repair procedures or risk him being in danger then I don’t see anything wrong with it.
@@Jen-K-2024 like I said…. Regardless of he was boots on the ground helping or using his drone to capture footage to share with his viewers, it is accomplishing something. Bringing us those images will help open people’s eyes and hopefully create extra donations. As long as him being there wasn’t hindering the ongoing rescue missions and rebuilding efforts then there’s no issue with doing what he did.
I will say this....generally speaking. There were immediate responses from neighboring counties and states to NC and TN. Some of these areas were just so difficult to get to that it took time. I can't imagine what those people stuck in those areas felt like. I'm assume they felt abandoned, but they weren't. It just took time to get to them. So don't downplay how hard efforts have been to help. And if you hear that aid is being turned down, get the full story first. It might not be what you think. I saw an interview with a rescue worker near Chimney Rock where aid had to be turned away. It wasn't because they didn't want/need it. They got a huge influx of aid from neighboring counties and didn't have a way to store the excess. So they told them to take it to the next town that needed it. I think she said it best when she said they needed help in waves.....periodic supply drops so they don't get overwhelmed with supplies they can't store. I'm in East Tennessee. In Unicoi County, they had to start shutting down roads to keep the gawkers from jamming up the roads and making recovery efforts more difficult. In the heat of the flooding, we had rescuers die trying to help. There are many stories of pure tragedy and heroism. I see very ignorant and heartless comments downplaying how massive and destructive the flooding was. Such as oh, you should be prepared for a 100 year flood....😮. We lost bridges...dams... roads... ENTIRE towns. Our infrastructure was not meant to hold up to this type of flooding, BECAUSE these were unprecedented amounts of water dumped on NC and TN. For a lot of these communities, the alert to evacuate was sent out after cell towers went out of service, so they didn't even know what was coming down on them. Most people aren't even researching before popping off at the mouth. The info is out there. Google how much water was dropped on NC and TN. The conspiracy theories about aid and FEMA have gotten so bad. Don't go off what your brother's cousin told you he saw on Facebook. Look for reputable sources of info.
Helene and other storms dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South, NOAA says Experts say Helene and other storms dumped enough rain on the Southeast last week to fill 60 million Olympic swimming pools. Author: Audra Phillips Published: 9:06 AM EDT October 4, 2024 Updated: 9:06 AM EDT October 4, 2024 CHARLOTTE, N.C. - As Hurricane Helene cleanup continues, we're now learning just how much rain fell in the Southeast last week. Helene's rainfall totals are stunning experts with an unheard of amount of water. Let's connect the dots. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says more than 40 trillion gallons of rain fell in the past week, including the preceding rainfall event in the North Carolina mountains. That's enough to fill 60 million Olympic swimming pools.
Excellent post. Thanks for a post that brings true points (of various and many levels of difficulty) to viewers that are unaware of how hard it is to coordinate help. Appreciate the wisdom of this response you gave. Also, thanks Timmy. ❤
Those that say you should have been better prepared apparently haven't ever experienced this type of thing. They should be the last to talk, in my opinion. Few listen to those comments. Blessings for God's love & peace over your lives. 🙏🕊️⚖️❤️🇺🇸🙏
Prayers are going out to everyone that was affected by the flood and mud slides. Thank you for showing me. I live in Pa and didn’t really realize the damage that has happened. It is so sad. I’m sorry that people lost everything. Take care. Prayers do work!!!
Timmy, I love you passion to help out, I want to say the world needs more people like you, but we know there are many like you who are helping as well. Thank you and everyone else like you. Even if you may feel like you didn’t fully use your skills to help to the fullest, you should take a lot of pride in the fact that any of the first responders or locals that recognized you - you really raised their spirits by being there. You may not realize the impact that has, but it’s not small. Well done.
I live between the Hickory area and the Boone area, and I got to say I did not expect to see a video with you so close to us. We got lucky and only had a few days of no power in my area, but I feel bad for the people further up into Western Carolina. My mother and I have enjoyed watching the videos you make for quite some months now and it really warms our heart to see you coming out here to help out the ones in need and show people what the news isn't showing. Thank you so very much. ❤
Thanks for coming to help. I’ve followed your channel for a long time. I work ems in this region, we definitely need all the help we can get. Thanks again!
I hope you don't take the haters to heart Tim. I know from watching you for the last year or so that you were not just filming for your channel. You wanted to check on the people and places that you grew up around. You left the Expo to go and help. I know you filmed devastation in hopes of getting info and donations flowing in. Bless your heart Tim. Your core of fans know better. I sure hope your friend is found and is healthy. I know you didn't get to where you wanted, I know your heart is in the right place. Please don't let the nastiness get to you. Hope your Dad and his beautiful cabin are alright. Blessed be Tim. ❤😊
He left to help but what did he do to help? If my friends are stuck 50 miles in the mountain I'm hiking to get them. This guy is a leaf peeper of disaster and isn't doing a thing to help. ANYONE can ride around and record to "bring awareness." I'd love one example from this video where he helped people out?
Thank you for helping, we are sure hurting here in East Tennessee, we were in fear of the local Nolichucky dam collapsing. Thank the good Lord above he saved us from that catastrophe. So thankful our family, neighbors and residents of our country are coming together to help.
You are amazing, I had tears knowing you drove to the damaged area to help out. I'm praying for the people that were in the path of this storm, I'm praying for you because of people like you that went to help. God Bless you an all the volunteers that gave their time to help those in need. Your drone trying to find lost people along the river beds. I'm so blessed to be a fan to your video's when I saw you heading to the damaged area all I could say was WOW. Thank you for your help an support. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
It’s unbelievable how a hurricane can effect people inland so much. I used to live in the NC. Tragic. Much love to all people undergoing these circumstances.
It’s crazy - here in California we sent two rescue teams from my home town the day after it hit but the devastation is not getting out to people on the main news. Thank you Tim for showing us what is - it’s heart breaking !
Welcome back to the south. It was supposed to come right on thru NW GA. Yeah it is a mess everyone with the power companies working non stop for a few weeks now. It is a mess in Augusta and worse in NC. Thank you for getting out the awareness for your southern family.
Hey Tim, saw your truck in Ellijay on 10/11. It looks much cooler in person. Glad you came down to help the hurricane victims. This will be a long term recovery for them.
I felt the same i felt so terrible when our power finally came back on i felt guilty for taking a shower and lying down to go to sleep! The destruction is MASSIVE !!!! Thank you for doing all you can
Dude, everyone knows you. Over 500k and you’re a rock star. I wish you could have helped more. I did the same thing in Ft Myers, tried to help but couldn’t get close. So we just tried to provide as much supplies as we could. Just this channel providing awareness is a massive help.
@@angeliquematos2590 not surprised at all. He just comes across as a great guy. My apologies if I mis-spoke. Certainly did not mean to discount any of his efforts. Thanks Tim for all you do.
I am from Black Mountain and now live in Kissimmee, Florida. We just kicked out from Milton. But my heart is broken for my home. All of my relatives are accounted for but still haven’t heard from childhood friends. Thank you for helping Timmy. You are a good man.
Thank you for coming and helping and documenting. The first town you was doing drone shots of the ingles and river is where I was born and live and it’s heartbreaking seeing where I grew up like that and the rest of the state I live in such bad shape.
Thank you for bringing reality to the situation. I live in swannanoa and have been following you for idk at least 4 years. I mean, at this point just got power yesterday, but water from what hear is weeks out. It's way worse than what the media shows as you see. Life as we know it is over! Who knows when some kind of normalcy will be back. I'm guessing months. Anyways, thank you!
My niece Kayla works for Samaritan’s Purse in Boone NC. She has been helping since day one. Her neighbor 2 doors down lost everything. Thanks for mentioning their organization. I’ve been watching your channel since you camped with Down2Mob and Off-Grid Backcountry Adventures. Love your content all the way from Florida. Thanks for helping in NC.
Timmy Our friend, the maker of the Kimberly stove you have, is out near Ashland... Thank you for sharing the area with us. Now we know. Prayers to everyone.
Tim you're an awesome guy. What a sacrifice you made ,you left the Expo to help people in need. Brought tears to my eyes, a faithful Canadian follower from Sherwood Park AB. Canada Prayers to all those affected by both hurricanes.
This is simply shocking. I live in the piedmont of NC just beyond the mountains and I am familiar with most of WNC. It will takes years just to get the roads restored. It will require significant engineering in places where river courses changed. Many of these areas were served by marginal roads to begin with. Lots of hairpin turns that a school bus could barely negotiate. Some folks are gone and may never be missed or found. Mountain folk in some areas are out there because they want to be off grid and left alone. Hopefully, most of them were able to at least get up above the sudden flooding. Kudos to THL for even venturing down some of those roads. I want to go up and see how bad it is but that would be selfish unless I took supplies to bring relief and got out of the way asap. They don't need any unnecessary traffic or folks to add a burden to limited supplies. Thanks again to THL for taking these vids and posting them. It is eye opening.
My work in Northern Virginia filled an enclosed trailer full of cases of water, paper towels, toilet paper, cleaning wipes, clothing, food and various other items and drove down last weekend.
The Governors and Mayors from the affected regions have come out with praise for all of the support the Feds have given to their communities. There are others who would have you believe that that is not the case. Please vet your info from reliable sources....this is not a partisan issue, and anyone who treats it as such should be ignored.
@@Dodgepants could’ve just made a video about it and stayed out of there and let people who want to bring stuff help, instead of using it to make a video about camping inside of a disaster zone..
you clearly did not read his description at the bottom of his video. He didn't just drive around. He searched vehicles. He didn't want to show that. Quit spreading false information and open your eyes .
Timmy is truly such a selfless person. Going all the way down there to help! I think it would be great if he would donate all the money he makes on this video to help people in North Carolina. It was such a bummer watching him drive by donation locations and not help but maybe it was because he was en route to a better place to go help. I’m hoping he’s made some money off this video so he can help the communities affected by this storm.
Thank you for helping our people out here in North Carolina. I wish so desperately that I could go, but I cannot. I have responsibilities with my kids and family here, but I wish you all the luck that you can go your way to help out these people. May God be with you and help you along with your journey. I cannot put in the words how great this is of you to go and help these people out.
Thank you Timmy. I know you do have a vested interest in this. Don’t let the mouthy ones deter you. You’re a real deal kind of fella and I appreciate that.
I live about an hour from Asheville so sad to see the surrounding counties around us devastated by the storm. We patroned the businesses and restaurants quite often in Asheville, my thoughts and prayers are with everyone impacted by the storm. Thank you and everyone else for coming so far from home to help out and those that are helping out in general. We had damage to our area as well, but nothing compared to the areas you have been in.🙏🏽💝
Im new here I have my bestfriend, spouse and his cleanup crew from Louisiana somewhere close there. Yall do me favor. If yall see any trucks with Creel Brothers, tell them Staci said hey. This may would give them a smile. They’ve cleaned up several places, seen a lot and have made such a good impact on many lives. They are truly amazing guys. Thank you in advance.
I didn’t see anything being delivered, assisting in recovery, working with or helping in an emergency. I like the channel for what it is, van life with empathy.
I was up there since Thursday, they wouldn’t allow my GoPro camera equipment in because so many TH-camrs trying to get in. I was there actually helping
Tim I Had a lot of respect for you in the first place but my respect for you now? Bro Just put it this way. You definitely have gained a special place in my heart now. Tim stay safe my friend please stay safe......
@@NOGRID907It’s too bad that a few make it hard for those that do have a heart to help. But if you know Timmy you would also know that his Dad lives close by and he was already on his way when Helene hit. Please be kind and leave judgement up to God
Oh my God. So sad. This is the best podcast that I have seen showing the horrible devastation. I just can't imagine what these people are going through. I have been thru several hurricanes in my life. We had power within a week. I live in Biloxi, Mississippi, 1 block from the beach, which is a part of the gulf. God bless you for going to help in any way you can. I haven't finished watching so I hope you locate your friends. God bless everyone who is living through this. 😢😢🙏🙏🙏🙏🇺🇲❤
I live in Asheville and we were totally caught off guard by this! Its truly devasting to us and the surrounding areas. Thanks for helping and shedding light on the severity of the situation here! Its going to take a lot to get back to "normal" here.
God bless you, Tammy for taking the time out and coming and trying to help these people. I’m in South Carolina so you must’ve passed us by have a great rest of your trip. I think you’re amazing as a person as a humanitarian a downright great guy and I hope everything goes well with the rest of your trip with the truck and much love from South Carolina.
Went to the edge from Polk county TN to Canton NC last Saturday..Dropped a load of water,and food supplies..Wish I could've done more,but had to do something...Praying for you all..🙏God bless yall
Hope your friends in Banner Oak are okay and sorry you weren't able to reach them. You drove right through my little town of Old Fort, things are improving little by little and I'm so proud of our people coming together! Appalachia Strong❤!
So, I started watching this video because you said you were going to go and help people., but what you are really doing is helping yourself by getting more views on your Chanel. I live in Madison County, Marshall nc. There's damage everywhere in wnc, but if all people have to do is drive around to get the help they need then there would be traffic jams everywhere.
This is the exact reason why outside people are being turned away from helping. You end up just putting more stress on an already broken down system. Never self report to help unless you have a contact from the area and have a specific mission. Unfortunately that's the way it has to be done. Otherwise there would be mass chaos.
Hey relax it’s ok, his truck has two diesel tanks so it ok. Everytime he tells yo this fact that increases his heroism and increases his chance for survival.
To help the victims, this is a local organization that I saw out there helping in the mountains: You can donate here to Samaratin's Purse: www.samaritanspurse.org
I made this video to raise awareness & donations for the local organizations. I will be donating the proceeds of this video to the local organizations. I chose not show the 200+ vehicles I searched in the rivers downstream of towns or the locals I spoke with, so the video had a lot of driving & may come across as just driving around, but it is important to me to show for the above reasons.
I drove 2,000 miles across the country to attend an event in Virginia and visit my family in the North Carolina/Tennessee/Georgia tri-state area - I grew up in these Appalachian mountains and spent half my life here paddling the whitewater rivers in these hills, it was devastating to see so many mountain towns and communities destroyed.
Because of road damage and lack of access, I was not able to meet up with a rescue/recon group that I was trying to help. Afterwards I was not able to get to an area where I was trying to search for someone that had been swept away in their house into a canyon I used to kayak that I knew well. I began searching rivers downstream of towns for vehicles that potentially needed recovery missions. Finally I ran across a bridge I didn't know was out trying to get to my father's house in the mountains. I was very glad to have not found anyone in the vehicles I searched.
Hurricane Helene has absolutely destroyed the Western North Carolina (and Eastern Tennessee) communities. Towns are obliterated, homes gone, people & pets missing, and the communities are in need of help in all manners. There are a lot of areas that are difficult to get into (that are in need of help) and access is for locals only in many areas, primarily because of the road damage.
If you'd like to help in person, contact one of the local volunteer and charity agencies (such as Samaratin's Purse) for more information and to show up in person to help. From what I saw, donations to small local community relief organizations are recommended over larger organizations. Thank you for your support everyone and stay strong!
Weather is supposed to start cooling off this week, so they are in need of jackets/propane/fuel/sleeping bags/headlamps and supplies to get locals through the cold weather to come.
Don't say anything against people who are "not doing anything " or "just going about their daily lives ". Etc. Being there after a disaster is super dangerous etc and not easy. Many ppl are helping in their own way or not and that's ok. Do YOUR thing.
Thanks Timmy, Your A Great Guy❤ I live across the line from N CAROLINA IN TENN.. WE ARE GOOD ONCE OVER THE MTN. THE OLD ROAD IS OPEN. I SEE MY DR. IN ASHEVILLE.TSLK TO HIM YESTERDAY AND ITS AWFUL L. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP❤ 🙏🙏🙏
@@eatyerveg I apologize, didn't mean for it to come across that way - what I meant was it seems like a lot of folks weren't aware of the severity or magnitude of the situation despite living very close.
@@ricksmith7173 Glad you guys are alright Rick!
You were in my county. I work for the sheriff’s department in Rutherford county NC. My first post 16 years ago was in chimney rock. It’s sad to see this place devastated by the floods.
What's ironic is that where you pulled over in Boone was under water. Many lost everything in that area. I helped clean apartments out just down the street from where you are. I work for Samaritan's Purse. We are local. Thanks for shouting us out! Safe travels, friend.
Thank you guys so much I saw you all over the state doing good!
Your video was so eye opening as it showed all the devastation. I was literally shouting at you through the t v to BE CAREFUL!!! The roads were so dangerous.
Thank you! Samaritans purse volunteers have been everywhere I’ve showed up to help…you all are angels and I thank you! God bless each and every one of you and your organization ❤❤🙏🏻🙏🏻🇺🇸
I’m too old now to be of much help physically so Samaritans Purse is my go to….they did work here after our flood that inundated our house. When I give to them I don’t worry how it will be used.
Shout out to you!!
Thank you for coming down and helping out! Me, my wife and son met you at the park and ride in Yancey County just outside of Burnsville this past Sunday. It was great to see you and your truck after watching you on TH-cam all this time and it definitely brightened our week afterall we had experienced
We are still praying for you all 🙏 know you are not forgotten all over the world. My family in England told me they were hearing about it on their news as well. I'm so glad you had a great moment with @TruckHouseLife 🙌🏻 keeping you in my daily prayers from Massachusetts. 🙏
It really was great meeting you guys and hope you guys are keeping your heads strong through all of this!
@@TruckHouseLife Bro you're incredible. I'm Canadian live on Vancouver Island and wish I was physically able to help unfortunately I'm terminally sick but I did donate what I could afford. To all of those affected, you are in my prayers and I'm trying to spread the truth as much as I can so you aren't forgotten. Be strong, keep faith and be as safe as possible. 👍💯🇨🇦♥️🇺🇸♥️♥️♥️♥️
@@kylefoxx7742 Hi from Canada 🇨🇦 my heart goes out to y'all. You are in my prayers daily. Please be as safe as possible and keep the faith! I'm extremely new to this faith and God and all but I've given myself to Him and my life has never been the same since. Sending love and hugs and prayers from Canada! May God protect you all until whatever helps you're in need of you get!! 💯👍♥️🇨🇦🇺🇸
What can anyone tell me about up THE CANE RIVER OUTSIDE OF BURNSVILLE ,NC I used to have a homestead up there up there up against the CANE RIVER CLUB Im sure that road is gone , I use to have a swinging suspension bridge across the river , if anyone knows about area please let me know
Went to Hendersonville few days after the hurricane hit. Drove in from Moore County, NC. Drove my pickup with bottled water. Drove 40 and 26. All I saw was civilian vehicles pickup trucks, some pulling trailers all of us loaded with various supplies. On the start Harris Teeter paid half. Gets better as we are loading up the cases of bottle water a young lady came over said to my wife are you going to the mountains? Wife said yes. Then she asked if she could pay for gas. Kinda told her we was full. But then she said I’m paying for the water. Was amazing. We didn’t ask. We have some outstanding people here still. Bless those people, especially the young woman that gave from the heart. We still have a lot of good people and thank you all.
God bless you and the woman who paid for the water. And God bless anyone who is helping with the victims of the hurricanes
She was so nice. There are still so many good people out there helping each other during the tough time. Glad that you guys are alright
Awesome job Tim. Im grateful you didnt video the 200 plus searches you did in cars for bodies. People dont realize you didnt just drive around. You actually were boots on the ground searching for people. Many blessings to you for the kind heart you have.
Samaritan’s Purse is a great organization. Any money that goes to them goes to where it is needed. They were a big help with flooding here in Eastern Ky.
Yes, they are amazing and based in Boone NC. Been supporting Samaritans Purse for years. Boots on the ground for the long haul recovery!
I cannot recommend any organization more highly than Samaritan's Purse for support in this disaster. This is in their yard. They have a proven track record and do not have a lot of over-paid executives siphoning off funds at the top.
Yes - totally accountable.
The money WILL go to these great people that need the help. Great organization
I am so thankful for your taking the time, expense and effort to reach your friend. God is with you, big time!
Thanks for showing this, as a Katrina survivor, I understand how important it is to get the word out. The United Cajun Navy was taking horses and mules up into the mountains there, trying to get help to people. How do you get shelter to those people, when you can’t get equipment up the road, and it’s getting cold. It’s hard for people to understand, if they haven’t been through something like this. Thanks for helping get the word out. It’s more important than ever.
Drones my grandmother in law was getting supplies via a drone it would come with a note she would write down what she needed and it would come in on the same drone she was completely cut off on all sides we dont know who it was but who ever it was they saved her life
Thanks for caring. It has devastated this whole region. Im across the state line in Greene County TN. We were hit hard abd lost some homes and bridges. Hundreds of loved ones were swept away. Erwin TN is across the line from Asheville and is gone. It's totally heartbreaking. It will be years or decades before this area recovers. Thanks for the help.
You can tell he's a genuinely good dude
I am so so sorry for your unimaginable losses. I pray for everyone there to have strength and courage and emotional recovery. May everyone continue to be safe.
Greene County here too. We're actually in Chuckey and a ways away from the River so no damage here. It's just heartbreaking to see our county devastated!!
@@TWBlack Agreed. Glad to hear you're okay. It did get the bridge over there in Chuckey...past the old post office. I think it's called Chuckey Pike.
@fancythat5136 They recovered remains of three of them and three still missing.
North Carolina state trooper watches your channel. Florida teacher here. I also watch your channel - every episode!! Thanks for all you do. You’re an inspiration.
Very selfless decision! Thank you for filming it. I know haters are gonna say shit but Tim you are an awesome dude! And I’m glad you are making people aware by documenting the devastation.
Thank you, I don't think I've ever had so many hateful comments. I wish people would read the video description, I'll repaste it here:
I made this video to raise awareness & donations for the local organizations. I will be donating the proceeds of this video to the local organizations. I did not show the 200+ vehicles I searched in the rivers downstream of towns or the locals I spoke with about needing help, so the video had a lot of driving & may come across as just driving around , but it is important to me to show.
I was not able to get to an area where I was trying to search for someone that had been swept away in their house into a canyon I used to kayak that I knew well (the roads were too damaged). I grew up in these Appalachian mountains and spent half my life here, it was devastating to so many mountain towns and communities.
Hurricane Helene has absolutely destroyed the Western North Carolina (and Eastern Tennessee) communities. Towns are obliterated, homes gone, people & pets missing, and the communities are in need of help in all manners. There are a lot of areas that are difficult to get into (that are in need of help) and access is for locals only in many areas, primarily because of the road damage.
If you'd like to help in person, contact one of the local volunteer and charity agencies (such as Samaratin's Purse) for more information and to show up in person to help. From what I saw, donations to small local community relief organizations are recommended over larger organizations.
Weather is supposed to start cooling off this week, so they are in need of jackets/propane/fuel/sleeping bags/headlamps and supplies to get locals through the cold weather to come.
@@TruckHouseLife those people don't truly follow what you do my friend. You got a bad ass truck and you go on adventures, but you channel is actually an inspirational documentary channel. We would never get to experience most of these things that you share if it wasn't for your hard work. This is the screen that sorts the rocks, let them little ones go through the real people will stay and your communiwill grow stronger as a result. Much love from southern Illinois. Thank you
@TruckHouseLife I hear you Timmy. My post is swarming with tinfoil hat conspiracy theorists that aren't from here and have no idea what is going on and what people are doing. It is truly sad how everything devolves into some political garbage. We are all doing what we can to help each other. No one cares what organization someone draws a paycheck from.
@TruckHouseLife sad little people brother. Awareness attracts help. God bless you.
@@GeoffGale facts.
It's unbelievable how bad it is. Areas are gone. Seriously help is needed. Donate do what you can.
Tim it was a Honor to meet you At the expo east Friday and when you said told me your intentions to go to North Carolina to help in the rescue efforts & not knowing how bad it is there?
Now watching your video you gave us more insight then CNN
Thanks Tim your a real Patreon 🇺🇸
Good to meet you too Daniel. I really didn't want to leave expo, literally drove 2000 miles across the country to attend it but I didn't feel like I could hang out with this going on where I grew up paddling.
@TruckHouseLife you didn't do anything....you were literally a leaf peeper of disaster. I saw not one physical activity. If my friends were stuck like you claim I'd hike 100 miles just to get them. This was purely a TH-cam stunt. Shame on you, but don't worry your supporters will back you up with "he's bringing awareness"😂😂
@@taylorgarber3331 might be worth your time to read my pinned comment explaining the video- videos don't show entire situations sometimes...
I’m watching you drive through my “neighborhood “. I got out a week ago. My place is on rte 9 in a part of Black Mtn known as Broad River. Totally destroyed. I used to work at the Brewery in Chimney Rock. Most terrifying experience . Trapped between a landslide and trees, water came up so fast. Literally ran for my life with my two dogs and a bag of “papers”. In Tennessee now at my brother’s place. Gonna be a while before I can go back. Traumatized .
I. Can’t imagine what your going thru! Prayers
It can take several days before the shock gradually fades. I'm thankful you were spared, & have your kind brother. You'll come thru this. Thank you for sharing your story.
I can't even imagine 😢 🙏🏼Prayers for healing. So glad you had family to go to.❤
Blessings and strength ❤️🩹🥰✨
Been praying for all of you affected daily since the storms hit!🙏🙏🙏 God bless you & keep you!
Bless the locals and few brave volunteers from outside the community to get the roads cleared and wells drilled for clean water.
Perhaps donating all the revenue from this video would be a good way help these communities!
And what are you donating?
He is if you read his pinned comment from 2 days ago! Please read :)
Why do people feel the need to jump in the comments and “suggest” what other people do with their time, money, resources, and/or energy? Who the hell are you and what have you specifically done to help our area? I’m simply asking. I’m from this area (born, raised, and currently reside) and this storm destroyed everything and if it were not for our own communities helping one another, there’d have been little to no help, but if you’re so concerned about and full of bright ideas, you have what 12,000 subscribers? Why don’t you donate a week’s worth of revenue to Samaritan’s Purse or to one of the local churches along Swannanoa River, Chimney Rock, Lake Lure, or Black Mountain? I mean no disrespect; however, put your money where your mouth is???
@@2AFARXDEUXThey have 127,000 subs, not 12,000! I hope they donate, along with Tim!
@@angeliquematos2590 Sorry, didn’t have my glasses on last night 🤦♀️. Thanks.
Thank you, Tim, for helping those in their time of need in NC. You have a heart of gold. I'm so happy I found your channel years ago. I go on almost every adventure with you. God Bless you and be safe ❤
Thanks for helping all those affected by hurricane Helene in Ashville NC. My prayers are with everyone.
It’s way more counties and towns than just Asheville. That’s just 1 town! 😢
@njmommy609 Ashville AND ALL OTHER COUNTIES. I mentioned Ashville because that is the most talked about city from Hurricane Helene flood. Thank you
Timmy you're an awesome guy. I'm glad you mentioned Samaritans Purse. That is Billy Graham's organization. Keep truckin. Love ya. Prayers to all those affected by both hurricanes.
Yup saw them out there in person helping and organizing.
@TruckHouseLife thanks Timmy from an old guy from texas
Good guy Timmy. Once they get the roads and power stable; people can get over there and help on a greater scale
Thank you Tim. NC native here. Those mountains and their people mean the whole world to a bunch of us. Thank you for your support and help.
Thank you for coming to help brother. Asheville NC is where I was born and raised. My self and the communities you visited and volunteered truly appreciate people like you.
The devastation caused by Helene and now Milton is all over the Canadian news, and here on utube. We truly hope everyone affected gets immediate assistance and aid from FEMA and all the charitable organize like Samaritans Purse. So very sorry this has happened to our American neighbours and friends. 😢
FEMA has done nothing for the victims of hurricane Helene. Donate to local charities only.
Look into what was done with FEMA budget & why couldnt do much. It will shock you. Also, look into how Elon musk was turned away with equipment to help. Why didnt gov let ppl fly in help? recently Amish helped be apart of building hms & gov made tear dwn. All of this needs to get out to the ppl.
Shout out to Samaritans Purse!!! Most honest organization to donate to and they go all over the world helping people! God bless all of them and prayers for all affected!!
Also Operation Blessing, God bless all of the donors ❤❤❤❤❤
@@reladie YESSSS!!!
The best!
First off, thank you for showing your subscribers the severe damage done to this area. Unknown to many, we had several days of torrential rain that weakened the soil and filled the banks of creeks and rivers in the days before Helene hit therefore causing a double whammy. We live in Polk County, NC and it was one of the worst hit counties in NC, but this damage also went into SC, TN and VA.
The greatest blessing of all of this is the community of people that live in these mountains and still treat others like family. Luckily for us, while we were without power for 8 days, we survived mostly intact. Samaritan's Purse is a wonderful organization that thank you for mentioning them specifically. We will survive and we will prosper once again because these people are Mountain Strong.
Lots of heartache and tears for our state. We're a strong bunch and together we'll get through it. Thanks for visiting and getting the word out.
Samaritan's Purse is making it happen among others. Direct help for those who need it and there are plenty of them.
FEMA has failed these communities.
Thanks for helping out Tim. People just dont realize the extent of the damage done by this storm.
Unbelievable damage, you cant fathom it and you only saw a small portion of it! Glad you could go help. May God keep you safe in all that you’re doing. God Bless those residents that they can get through this and back to their lives! Such a sad state of affairs!
We stayed in Black Mountain a year ago. It heartbreaking to see all the destruction. Samaritan’s Purse came to our area after Hurricane Michael 6 years ago. They had equipment and manpower in our area for months. They are a top notch organization.
The Cajun Navy is all volunteers, they're are amazing. Donate
The cajun navy are frauds. Do some research. It's not the katrina days anymore.
Agreed! Absolute angels!
@@donnamays24they busted threw the ranks during Katrina to help dying people. I remember it well.
@@beckywarner1574 yes that’s where I donated also.
Hey Timmy, I live about an hour away from Asheville just across the line in Upstate SC. We had some serious damage in our area too, but compared to what is happening in Western NC we are doing great. I’m 47 years old and have never seen anything close to this storm. God bless you for going to help. I’m absolutely heartbroken for the people who are suffering from this. The devastation is unfathomable. Town literally gone. Roads washed away. So many people missing. Interstate 40 will be closed for possibly 2 years. Almost everything has to be rebuilt. It is the saddest thing I have ever seen.
I just found you on TH-cam due to this video. Because of kindness and willingness to help others, I will watch all your videos and share!!!
Same here
Same here. I've seen the clips of Facebook. Buy this popped up just now
It is the locals posting videos that are showing us what is realy going on.Thank you ,and keep taking vids😢
Yes local videos are a Godsend, following them, sharing wish I could do more, praying,
They are starting to shadow ban them too I noticed today. I can’t find half the ones I previously saw. Now the ones from the media that shiws nothing, are being oushed forward. Interesting 🤔
How thoughtful of you to go and help! I hope you found your friends and they are doing well.
This channel has become a refuge in a world of constantly negative things driving clicks. Love the channel, love the vibes. You're a real one bro. Never stop.
Thanks Tim
Samaritan's Purse is awesome. And so many others eg local churches.
Praying for you all
- a girl from Sydney, Australia 🇦🇺
I live in the Maggie Valley area…the devastation is unbelievable! Great job traversing those “trails” that use to be roads! Thank you for caring! Samaritans Purse has been phenomenal..glad you mentioned them…blessings ❤
Maggie Valley is shown a lot on the show called Moonshiners!! ❤
@@njmommy609 yes it is, several of those guys live locally…and are very well known lol..the Valley even has a festival in early fall (won’t be happening this year) where many of the guys from the show hang out with the locals…sharing “drinks” and entertaining folks with their stories. Maggie is absolutely a beautiful place …we had storm damage and some flooding in town especially along the numerous waterways in the area…but many of us got lucky with minimal damage to our homes and businesses…other neighboring towns like Clyde, Waynesville and Canton sustained much more severe flooding . It’s heart breaking what Helene did to our beautiful Mountain towns and communities. ♥️
Thank you.
Maggie Valley. Been going there since I was 15 yrs old, and I am 76 yrs old now. Took my new wife there in 1975 and that is her favorite place also. Don't know when we will get back again. We were fixing minor damage from Hurricane Milton today, and it will be awhile before the tourist roads in NC are passable again. Raised in Rockingham NC but in Florida now. God bless you all and I have already picked out 2 organizations I am donating to in your area.
❤ Thank you so much for all you did in showing this video. I am from Black Mountain, and the devastation is so far reaching. It is truly the whole western part of the state of North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee. Anything near a body of water of any kind had massive flood. Samaritan's Purse and Operation Blessing are the only outside groups I saw. All other help came from people of faith and caring from all over. FEMA is here but on a very small scale. I will say we have had line crews from all over. Truly touching! So much has been done that I am amazed but this is for the long haul. We need to rebuild now! There is so much to be done!!! Plan your relief work and mission trips here! We will roll out the welcome mat! ❤💪💜🙏
Thank you, young man, Alaskans will do our best to send what we can to local donation sites! Spreading the word all over my social medias! Young man, you are the best representation of Alaskans and the rest of us who cannot get down there because we’re old and we just be in the wayand taking resources that are much needed from the locals, would appreciate when you come across folks letting them know that the Alaskans are sending what we can as fast as we can. Please stay safe! God bless you.
Thank you:)
It's an extreme long distance from Alaska to help NC. THANK YOU TOO. Mark from Charlotte. I placed a comment too.
There’s my girl! 😊 Just finished watching this video you tagged me in and was gonna say what a great representative of Alaska he is!! Thx to both of you for sharing this journey!
@@gatormamaprepper we are all Americans from the top of Alaska to the bottom of the Florida Keys. We are not our government. We are our neighbors, no matter how far away or how close, we depend upon each other and sadly our government has shown us they care about war and sending billions to kill innocent people and take from them the resources that we don’t think about, Akongo children, mine cobalt and lithium for iPhones and batteries, government fight, and kill, beginning of time for spices for gems for gold they’ve shown, they don’t care how many innocence of any government even their own must suffer in order for a handful of the wealthiest to live a life they could never spend any of the billions they require for their lives not their nations not their citizens, but for themselves. God gave us free choice and only God is a ruler and our king no matter what language you profess your love for the God that gave us life. It isn’t that spirit that we must never allow no “leader“ of our nation, or any nation to rule the Lord above, for he gave us courage to remain brothers and sisters across the world in many languages in many forms, for he is the creator of all life And we are his children to live as his example here on earth. God bless you all. God bless all of God’s children.
Amen
While you may not have been “boots on the ground” helping. bringing us images of what is going on served a purpose as well.
Yeah I was going to be negative honestly about the lack of actual help, but his images may get people to donate and come actually physically help those in desperate need.
He did help. Read his long description under this video. He helped search over 200 cars for bodies. Geez people. Open your eyes
@traviscarrolloutdoors9580 he did help. Go read his long description under video please . He searched 200 vehicles for bodies
@@traviscarrolloutdoors9580 like I said, bringing the images to a wide audience really helps people understand the devastation that was caused. As long as him being there and filming did not hinder the rescue and repair procedures or risk him being in danger then I don’t see anything wrong with it.
@@Jen-K-2024 like I said…. Regardless of he was boots on the ground helping or using his drone to capture footage to share with his viewers, it is accomplishing something. Bringing us those images will help open people’s eyes and hopefully create extra donations.
As long as him being there wasn’t hindering the ongoing rescue missions and rebuilding efforts then there’s no issue with doing what he did.
I will say this....generally speaking. There were immediate responses from neighboring counties and states to NC and TN. Some of these areas were just so difficult to get to that it took time. I can't imagine what those people stuck in those areas felt like. I'm assume they felt abandoned, but they weren't. It just took time to get to them. So don't downplay how hard efforts have been to help. And if you hear that aid is being turned down, get the full story first. It might not be what you think. I saw an interview with a rescue worker near Chimney Rock where aid had to be turned away. It wasn't because they didn't want/need it. They got a huge influx of aid from neighboring counties and didn't have a way to store the excess. So they told them to take it to the next town that needed it. I think she said it best when she said they needed help in waves.....periodic supply drops so they don't get overwhelmed with supplies they can't store.
I'm in East Tennessee. In Unicoi County, they had to start shutting down roads to keep the gawkers from jamming up the roads and making recovery efforts more difficult. In the heat of the flooding, we had rescuers die trying to help. There are many stories of pure tragedy and heroism.
I see very ignorant and heartless comments downplaying how massive and destructive the flooding was. Such as oh, you should be prepared for a 100 year flood....😮. We lost bridges...dams... roads... ENTIRE towns. Our infrastructure was not meant to hold up to this type of flooding, BECAUSE these were unprecedented amounts of water dumped on NC and TN. For a lot of these communities, the alert to evacuate was sent out after cell towers went out of service, so they didn't even know what was coming down on them. Most people aren't even researching before popping off at the mouth. The info is out there. Google how much water was dropped on NC and TN.
The conspiracy theories about aid and FEMA have gotten so bad. Don't go off what your brother's cousin told you he saw on Facebook. Look for reputable sources of info.
Helene and other storms dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South, NOAA says
Experts say Helene and other storms dumped enough rain on the Southeast last week to fill 60 million Olympic swimming pools.
Author: Audra Phillips
Published: 9:06 AM EDT October 4, 2024
Updated: 9:06 AM EDT October 4, 2024
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - As Hurricane Helene cleanup continues, we're now learning just how much rain fell in the Southeast last week.
Helene's rainfall totals are stunning experts with an unheard of amount of water. Let's connect the dots.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says more than 40 trillion gallons of rain fell in the past week, including the preceding rainfall event in the North Carolina mountains. That's enough to fill 60 million Olympic swimming pools.
Excellent post. Thanks for a post that brings true points (of various and many levels of difficulty) to viewers that are unaware of how hard it is to coordinate help.
Appreciate the wisdom of this response you gave. Also, thanks Timmy. ❤
Those that say you should have been better prepared apparently haven't ever experienced this type of thing. They should be the last to talk, in my opinion.
Few listen to those comments.
Blessings for God's love & peace over your lives.
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@@valerieirvin249agree... even if some did prepare it was washed away with flood waters.... this is unimaginable
Well said.
Prayers are going out to everyone that was affected by the flood and mud slides. Thank you for showing me. I live in Pa and didn’t really realize the damage that has happened. It is so sad. I’m sorry that people lost everything. Take care. Prayers do work!!!
Things can eventually be replaced. To have ones life intact after such a devastating disaster is surly the Lord's will.
Passed you a couple times going the other way on 40 making supply runs! Never thought I’d see your rig in person! Thanks for helping out!
Timmy, I love you passion to help out, I want to say the world needs more people like you, but we know there are many like you who are helping as well. Thank you and everyone else like you. Even if you may feel like you didn’t fully use your skills to help to the fullest, you should take a lot of pride in the fact that any of the first responders or locals that recognized you - you really raised their spirits by being there. You may not realize the impact that has, but it’s not small. Well done.
I live between the Hickory area and the Boone area, and I got to say I did not expect to see a video with you so close to us. We got lucky and only had a few days of no power in my area, but I feel bad for the people further up into Western Carolina. My mother and I have enjoyed watching the videos you make for quite some months now and it really warms our heart to see you coming out here to help out the ones in need and show people what the news isn't showing. Thank you so very much. ❤
Glad you guys are alright:)
My God be with everyone. Bless you, Tim, for helping. It's devastating
Thanks for coming to help. I’ve followed your channel for a long time. I work ems in this region, we definitely need all the help we can get. Thanks again!
I hope you don't take the haters to heart Tim. I know from watching you for the last year or so that you were not just filming for your channel. You wanted to check on the people and places that you grew up around. You left the Expo to go and help. I know you filmed devastation in hopes of getting info and donations flowing in. Bless your heart Tim. Your core of fans know better. I sure hope your friend is found and is healthy. I know you didn't get to where you wanted, I know your heart is in the right place. Please don't let the nastiness get to you. Hope your Dad and his beautiful cabin are alright. Blessed be Tim. ❤😊
He left to help but what did he do to help? If my friends are stuck 50 miles in the mountain I'm hiking to get them. This guy is a leaf peeper of disaster and isn't doing a thing to help. ANYONE can ride around and record to "bring awareness." I'd love one example from this video where he helped people out?
@@taylorgarber3331 did you even read the description?
Thank you for helping, we are sure hurting here in East Tennessee, we were in fear of the local Nolichucky dam collapsing. Thank the good Lord above he saved us from that catastrophe. So thankful our family, neighbors and residents of our country are coming together to help.
I must have seen a different video than you....what did he do to physically help or help at all? What about his friends he was going to get?
@@taylorgarber3331 the Good Lord kept that dam from collapsing. The guy in video was in North Carolina and I wasn’t talking about him being here.
You are amazing, I had tears knowing you drove to the damaged area to help out. I'm praying for the people that were in the path of this storm, I'm praying for you because of people like you that went to help. God Bless you an all the volunteers that gave their time to help those in need. Your drone trying to find lost people along the river beds. I'm so blessed to be a fan to your video's when I saw you heading to the damaged area all I could say was WOW. Thank you for your help an support. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
It only took them 2 days to get my power back on. They did an awesome job 💯
It’s unbelievable how a hurricane can effect people inland so much. I used to live in the NC. Tragic. Much love to all people undergoing these circumstances.
That's because our government created both Helene and Milton!
It’s crazy - here in California we sent two rescue teams from my home town the day after it hit but the devastation is not getting out to people on the main news. Thank you Tim for showing us what is - it’s heart breaking !
Welcome back to the south. It was supposed to come right on thru NW GA. Yeah it is a mess everyone with the power companies working non stop for a few weeks now. It is a mess in Augusta and worse in NC. Thank you for getting out the awareness for your southern family.
I've donated to Samaritans Purse. After seeing your video, I'll be donating again. Thanks for getting involved and sharing.
The world needs more people just like you my brother
My favorite TH-camr riding around in my state and to help my people no less is just a joy to my heart. Love it. You rock!!!!❤❤❤❤
Way to go Timmy
Same thing I was thinking! 😅
Hey Tim, saw your truck in Ellijay on 10/11. It looks much cooler in person. Glad you came down to help the hurricane victims. This will be a long term recovery for them.
I felt the same i felt so terrible when our power finally came back on i felt guilty for taking a shower and lying down to go to sleep! The destruction is MASSIVE !!!! Thank you for doing all you can
Dude, everyone knows you. Over 500k and you’re a rock star. I wish you could have helped more. I did the same thing in Ft Myers, tried to help but couldn’t get close. So we just tried to provide as much supplies as we could. Just this channel providing awareness is a massive help.
Tim helped a lot! Please read Tim’s pinned comment!
@@angeliquematos2590 not surprised at all. He just comes across as a great guy. My apologies if I mis-spoke. Certainly did not mean to discount any of his efforts. Thanks Tim for all you do.
I am from Black Mountain and now live in Kissimmee, Florida. We just kicked out from Milton. But my heart is broken for my home. All of my relatives are accounted for but still haven’t heard from childhood friends.
Thank you for helping Timmy. You are a good man.
Thank you for coming and helping and documenting. The first town you was doing drone shots of the ingles and river is where I was born and live and it’s heartbreaking seeing where I grew up like that and the rest of the state I live in such bad shape.
Thank you Tim for keeping us informed on just how bad this is.
Our news stations don't appear to care much about it.
They don’t want you to see just how little federal response there is
@@The_Garmin_Guruyes!
They are censoring for a reason and not a very good one neither!!!!
Thank you for bringing reality to the situation. I live in swannanoa and have been following you for idk at least 4 years. I mean, at this point just got power yesterday, but water from what hear is weeks out. It's way worse than what the media shows as you see. Life as we know it is over! Who knows when some kind of normalcy will be back. I'm guessing months. Anyways, thank you!
My niece Kayla works for Samaritan’s Purse in Boone NC. She has been helping since day one. Her neighbor 2 doors down lost everything. Thanks for mentioning their organization. I’ve been watching your channel since you camped with Down2Mob and Off-Grid Backcountry Adventures. Love your content all the way from Florida. Thanks for helping in NC.
Timmy
Our friend, the maker of the Kimberly stove you have, is out near Ashland... Thank you for sharing the area with us. Now we know. Prayers to everyone.
Tim you're an awesome guy. What a sacrifice you made ,you left the Expo to help people in need. Brought tears to my eyes, a faithful Canadian follower from Sherwood Park AB. Canada Prayers to all those affected by both hurricanes.
This is simply shocking. I live in the piedmont of NC just beyond the mountains and I am familiar with most of WNC. It will takes years just to get the roads restored. It will require significant engineering in places where river courses changed. Many of these areas were served by marginal roads to begin with. Lots of hairpin turns that a school bus could barely negotiate. Some folks are gone and may never be missed or found. Mountain folk in some areas are out there because they want to be off grid and left alone. Hopefully, most of them were able to at least get up above the sudden flooding. Kudos to THL for even venturing down some of those roads.
I want to go up and see how bad it is but that would be selfish unless I took supplies to bring relief and got out of the way asap. They don't need any unnecessary traffic or folks to add a burden to limited supplies. Thanks again to THL for taking these vids and posting them. It is eye opening.
My work in Northern Virginia filled an enclosed trailer full of cases of water, paper towels, toilet paper, cleaning wipes, clothing, food and various other items and drove down last weekend.
Awesome Johnny!
Thank you for helping. It saddens all of us what happened in the mountains. I live in Raleigh, NC.
I’m overcome with an enormous amount of sadness watching this. It’s good to see this Timmy. As Americans we are in this together.
My family in Colorado sent a whole tractor trailer full of supplies last week.
Timmy this is the Best video you’ve ever put out, God Bless you brother!
Your kidding ,, right. He just drove around looking and video recording what the devastating storm did .
there is always one. Timmy showed us the real devastation. Nothing like that will be shown on news media. Jeez…😮
The Governors and Mayors from the affected regions have come out with praise for all of the support the Feds have given to their communities. There are others who would have you believe that that is not the case. Please vet your info from reliable sources....this is not a partisan issue, and anyone who treats it as such should be ignored.
Long time watcher of the channel but have never commented. Your kindness is truly an inspiration to us all.
@@Richard89853 what kindness? He literally was disaster sightseeing..smh
@@NigermanrvBringing awareness to the situation is helping in itself.
@@Dodgepants could’ve just made a video about it and stayed out of there and let people who want to bring stuff help, instead of using it to make a video about camping inside of a disaster zone..
you clearly did not read his description at the bottom of his video. He didn't just drive around. He searched vehicles. He didn't want to show that. Quit spreading false information and open your eyes .
@JohnRegged1974 read his long description under video. You clearly didn't read all he did. He didn't just go there to drive away.
Timmy is truly such a selfless person. Going all the way down there to help! I think it would be great if he would donate all the money he makes on this video to help people in North Carolina. It was such a bummer watching him drive by donation locations and not help but maybe it was because he was en route to a better place to go help. I’m hoping he’s made some money off this video so he can help the communities affected by this storm.
I’m not sure, but I think that was the most kindest form of honesty and sarcasm combined together, that I have ever heard!
Thank you for helping our people out here in North Carolina. I wish so desperately that I could go, but I cannot. I have responsibilities with my kids and family here, but I wish you all the luck that you can go your way to help out these people. May God be with you and help you along with your journey. I cannot put in the words how great this is of you to go and help these people out.
Wow you are helping ppl near me, THANK YOU!!!
Thank you Timmy. I know you do have a vested interest in this. Don’t let the mouthy ones deter you. You’re a real deal kind of fella and I appreciate that.
Definition of BEING a good dude
I live about an hour from Asheville so sad to see the surrounding counties around us devastated by the storm. We patroned the businesses and restaurants quite often in Asheville, my thoughts and prayers are with everyone impacted by the storm. Thank you and everyone else for coming so far from home to help out and those that are helping out in general. We had damage to our area as well, but nothing compared to the areas you have been in.🙏🏽💝
Im new here I have my bestfriend, spouse and his cleanup crew from Louisiana somewhere close there. Yall do me favor. If yall see any trucks with Creel Brothers, tell them Staci said hey. This may would give them a smile. They’ve cleaned up several places, seen a lot and have made such a good impact on many lives. They are truly amazing guys. Thank you in advance.
I didn’t see anything being delivered, assisting in recovery, working with or helping in an emergency. I like the channel for what it is, van life with empathy.
Rest assured mutual aid groups have been working tirelessly to help since the first day.
I think he was talking about not seeing Timmy doing any of those things. I admit, I was disappointed in just seeing him drive around.
@@virginiamaness4597read the description brother
Tim pinned a comment, which explains more of what he did; not everything is shown in this video.
@@virginiamaness4597Read Tim’s pinned comment!
Thank you for covering this AND being a good samaritan, Timmy. ❤️ 🫶
Much love from North Georgia. Thank you for continuing to bring awareness.
I was up there since Thursday, they wouldn’t allow my GoPro camera equipment in because so many TH-camrs trying to get in. I was there actually helping
Tim I Had a lot of respect for you in the first place but my respect for you now? Bro Just put it this way. You definitely have gained a special place in my heart now.
Tim stay safe my friend please stay safe......
He must have “helped”the invisible man in between flying the drone and just driving around
You are in the right place at the right time to help those in need .You have a great heart ❤️
@@NOGRID907It’s too bad that a few make it hard for those that do have a heart to help. But if you know Timmy you would also know that his Dad lives close by and he was already on his way when Helene hit. Please be kind and leave judgement up to God
@melodiemurphy5908 you make a good point, I deleted my comment. I guess I shouldn't be so quick to judge, I apologize
Oh my God. So sad. This is the best podcast that I have seen showing the horrible devastation. I just can't imagine what these people are going through. I have been thru several hurricanes in my life. We had power within a week. I live in Biloxi, Mississippi, 1 block from the beach, which is a part of the gulf.
God bless you for going to help in any way you can. I haven't finished watching so I hope you locate your friends.
God bless everyone who is living through this. 😢😢🙏🙏🙏🙏🇺🇲❤
I didn't see any of what you're showing in the news. Great job covering the damage from that hurricane. GOD bless you brother.
good to know, I haven't seen any news on it really.
Small town of Old Fort devastated by Helena, it will take a few years to fully recover.
I live in Asheville and we were totally caught off guard by this! Its truly devasting to us and the surrounding areas. Thanks for helping and shedding light on the severity of the situation here! Its going to take a lot to get back to "normal" here.
I just read that Canada was sending linemen down to help! 💜 Thank you for helping!
God bless you, Tammy for taking the time out and coming and trying to help these people. I’m in South Carolina so you must’ve passed us by have a great rest of your trip. I think you’re amazing as a person as a humanitarian a downright great guy and I hope everything goes well with the rest of your trip with the truck and much love from South Carolina.
Went to the edge from Polk county TN to Canton NC last Saturday..Dropped a load of water,and food supplies..Wish I could've done more,but had to do something...Praying for you all..🙏God bless yall
Thanks for being a part of it!
Hope your friends in Banner Oak are okay and sorry you weren't able to reach them. You drove right through my little town of Old Fort, things are improving little by little and I'm so proud of our people coming together! Appalachia Strong❤!
Was great to see so many people coming together, sorry for what you're going through J.
So, I started watching this video because you said you were going to go and help people., but what you are really doing is helping yourself by getting more views on your Chanel. I live in Madison County, Marshall nc. There's damage everywhere in wnc, but if all people have to do is drive around to get the help they need then there would be traffic jams everywhere.
THANK YOU for your selflessness. YOU are what makes America great: the people for the people
They need to assemble a lumber mill. The downed trees could be used to rebuild communities. Homes, business's and parks can reuse the lumber
Great Idea!
This is the exact reason why outside people are being turned away from helping. You end up just putting more stress on an already broken down system. Never self report to help unless you have a contact from the area and have a specific mission. Unfortunately that's the way it has to be done. Otherwise there would be mass chaos.
Hey relax it’s ok, his truck has two diesel tanks so it ok. Everytime he tells yo this fact that increases his heroism and increases his chance for survival.
are you related to that punk fire chief from Lake Lure