How to Stay Warm In A Power Outage!

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  • @LivingOnADime
    @LivingOnADime  3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

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    • @heidimisfeldt5685
      @heidimisfeldt5685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ❤ Fondue is great to warm up food, and water for a hot beverage.
      😎 You can also place a small baking sheet in the bottom of the clean kitchen sink. Candles on top. Oven rack over that. Place plates on top, food and cover with lids. By the time the lids are hot you have a steaming hot meal. Takes a little while, but well worth it.
      😎 You can also cook rice over several tealights, about 7 or so, in the kitchen sink. Baking sheet, surrounded with same height small cans, a small cooling rack on top. Medium or small pot with water, once it is near boiling, add salt, any condiments, and the pre.measured rice. It will come to a boil, and cook nicely.
      😎 You can prepare macaroni & cheese dinner this way, or condensed soup. Mashed potatos from potato flakes. Ramen noodles too, with a can of vegetables.Easy, cheap, and kids will eat it.

    • @heidimisfeldt5685
      @heidimisfeldt5685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ❤ You can boil the water for baby bottles, and keep in a thermos.
      Or you can fill a baby bottle, and place inside a clean diaper, and that in a closed bag, blanket over it. Keeps warm for a ,long time.

  • @debraigo1345
    @debraigo1345 3 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    If you set up a tent in the living room for warmth, throw a heavy bed spread, or quit of the top, it will help keep in more heat.

    • @heidimisfeldt5685
      @heidimisfeldt5685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Kids love playing house, playing cave, or playing adventure. Easy enough to keep them there. ❤😎

    • @bettyjoelauper
      @bettyjoelauper 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Or if u don't have a tent use a table like card table or dining table and cover with blankets and such make shift tent

    • @bonniemullen4990
      @bonniemullen4990 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bettyjoelauper very good idea 👍💡☺️

  • @judya.shroads8245
    @judya.shroads8245 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    If you don't have a tent, make i yourself a blanket or curtain tent under the kitchen table. Lots of blankets and snuggle in.
    Great ideas on this channel that she has given. Stay warm.

    • @mgd6087
      @mgd6087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You can also also move the furniture around to make a small area to "tent" with blankets.

    • @loripatterson7882
      @loripatterson7882 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The table is a great idea! We did this as kids, to make a 'fort'!♡

    • @pamelamcfadden337
      @pamelamcfadden337 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love it but at 68 my children would think I had lost it. Lol

  • @MeowVicious
    @MeowVicious 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Good info! Main thing is don’t freak out and remember our ancestors all made it through worse things with a lot less so we can too.💪🏽

  • @meaganfrancis4319
    @meaganfrancis4319 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    Prayers for the people in Texas. In Canada we are always expecting this weather but they have been really caught off guard down there.

    • @erismana2105
      @erismana2105 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Many that live in States affected by hurricanes don't prepare for hurricane season...

    • @nylenyap3933
      @nylenyap3933 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It’s horrible here. We were prepared because I’ve spent the last two years preparing for an event such as this. Homes are critically in bad shape...busted pipes, flooded, no water or if you do have water, it’s unsafe to drink. Ours was coming out light green with particulates in it today. We are only using it to flush with. Shelves are bare. They turned off power to the nursing homes, which is despicable. What stores are open NOTHING on the shelves. No gas at the gas stations. One friend drove the 1-35 corridor from Dallas to Oklahoma, no gas. No water bottles. It’s heartbreaking

    • @erismana2105
      @erismana2105 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@nylenyap3933 they also turned off power to many animal shelters so there's that as well

    • @heidimisfeldt5685
      @heidimisfeldt5685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😀❤ If you have the items needed to go winter camping, you will be ok in a freezing house. Those minus zero sleeping bags will keep you warm, and you can also add a blanket inside the sleeping bags.
      Dress in layers, like an onion. You can wear a snow suit, jackets, snowpants indoors too. Keep those pyjamas on under your regular clothes, makes a big difference. Several t.shirts.
      Make the emergency into a fun family adventure inside the house. Kids love playing house under a large table, covered in blankets, and it actually is warmer too. Choose to remain calm and be happy no matter what. Makes it easier on all.

    • @heidimisfeldt5685
      @heidimisfeldt5685 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @halfheartedhomestead1909
    @halfheartedhomestead1909 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    You and Mike always give such good common sense advice.

  • @laurahill1451
    @laurahill1451 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Loved this video! We need more videos like this. Today's generation is not prepared and they need information to have the skills for when these things occur.

    • @erismana2105
      @erismana2105 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Because parents have gotten lazier and now technology raises their children

    • @heidimisfeldt5685
      @heidimisfeldt5685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@erismana2105
      😎 Because when mothers started working outside the home, convenience took over, and the time to teach their children no longer was there.
      Daycare, babysitters, television, public schools, none of them do not care to teach traditional useful skills.
      Grandparents living in the nursing homes, cannot do it either.

    • @erismana2105
      @erismana2105 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@heidimisfeldt5685 Nope plenty of Mother's refuse to be stay-at-home moms and still educated their kids about life skills.

  • @AC-qi9wo
    @AC-qi9wo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    The problem is we take everything for granted from water, electricity, refrigerator and ovens, gas, and air conditioning we live a very comfortable life and are not use to not having all of these luxurious, available. My mom age 81, in Minnesota in the early 40's, they had out houses, no refrigerator, with 11 people all my aunts and uncle's learned how-to live with out . I know i could and be able to cook because we were taught and actually lived in a 1930's cabin with our running water, and a 1860 wood stove, I am a lucky person that got to live that way and if I had too could again wouldn't be fun but doable.. I just bought three heavy blankets, and get flannel sheets, right now many stores may be clearance out Blankets and flannel sheets.

    • @heidimisfeldt5685
      @heidimisfeldt5685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😀❤ People living the simple life tend to be happier, and also are likely better prepared for the emergencies happening just now.

    • @RepublicTX
      @RepublicTX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I WISH we had a wood stove down here! Another big problem in the Houston area is that a lot of houses don't have fireplaces. If they do, they aren't used often and also aren't maintained. The newer homes all have gas fireplaces with electronic starters, and people couldn't figure out how to light them manually. Homes here are built to shed heat, not keep it in. Once the power went out, it got cold inside pretty fast. Lots of lessons to be learned here, but all people want to do is "make someone" guarantee the power will never go out again instead of making sure they can survive the next disaster. Sad.

  • @CookingwithCatLover0330
    @CookingwithCatLover0330 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I used to sleep on an air mattress and realized that I was cold at night due to the mattress. I put a winter blanket under the fitted sheet and I slept a lot warmer. Just a thought.

    • @claudiamello2941
      @claudiamello2941 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Just, thank you, for reminding us of the disabled and the elderly. Their lives can get difficult in so many ways.

    • @ruthdennisKnits
      @ruthdennisKnits 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I bought flannel sheets and they made the bed warmer without a lot of bulky blankets

  • @AprilMay-xf3mo
    @AprilMay-xf3mo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    This is really good advice everyone should know

  • @sharonmariec
    @sharonmariec 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    The tent is a great idea and kids will love it. And boy will those doggy’s warm you up.

  • @jerseystotler3615
    @jerseystotler3615 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Such great ideas for people dureing this horrible winter!! I put blankets on my widows here in Missouri the wind was blowing right threw my old window sills here in this old house, closed off rooms too, I am 65 years old I was raised very poor my parents were from the backwoods of Kentucky Your ideas are invaluable for everyone

  • @mgd6087
    @mgd6087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Who knew all the hard-times lessons would be useful to so many others. (No one has enough lifetime to learn everything!). I'm so glad for all the love and encouragement you put into the video.

  • @10529Erin
    @10529Erin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Sleeping bags are good for keeping warm.

    • @heidimisfeldt5685
      @heidimisfeldt5685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ❤ You can place a blanket inside a sleeping bag too, twice as warm.

  • @diane5819
    @diane5819 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    sleeping bag line the bottom with one of those silver emergency blanket's (you can get in the camping section of a Walmart). Fill your bathtub with water to use for flushing your toilets.

    • @angelag.johnson1985
      @angelag.johnson1985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Great Tip. Thanks for Sharing. Best time is to get them Now when we dont Need them.

  • @sandrajohnson9926
    @sandrajohnson9926 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Anything you need for camping would be useful during power outages.
    Campstoves are going to be a hot commodity.

    • @heidimisfeldt5685
      @heidimisfeldt5685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ❤😎 PLEASE do use them OUTSIDE, or in an OPEN DOOR GARAGE.
      I mean the campstoves.
      😎 Also do look up rocket stoves and hobo stoves, quite easy to assemble and use in the backyard, needing pinecones, twigs and sticks for fuel. Away from the house, away from flammable things.
      😎 Or make your own solar oven, sunshine is free. Works in the winter just as well, provided you have sunshine,and start early in the morning.

    • @sheilabrown5367
      @sheilabrown5367 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@heidimisfeldt5685 sleeping blankets

    • @sheilabrown5367
      @sheilabrown5367 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sleeping bags

  • @margaretbedwell58
    @margaretbedwell58 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Great video Tawra....yes we all need to prep no matter where we live. Have a Blessed day.

  • @chaimomma9198
    @chaimomma9198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Don’t forget if you have a heat source like a fireplace, grill etc maybe even candles you can heat rocks! Put them in your pockets, before electricity people would heat up rocks or even potatoes, you can even place the rocks at the foot of your bed. In the old days kids would take potatoes in their pockets to school and eat them after they cooled off.

  • @GeographicallyFree
    @GeographicallyFree 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    As a New England native, I approve this message. Great advice for everyone!

  • @111409able
    @111409able 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Thank you so much for all your information. I live in Waco Texas. My husband and I were blessed to have heat and water. We are both seniors. Both my daughters were without heat and water for 5 days. My oldest daughter drove through ice and snow to get to me. Bringing her three ferrets. My other daughter went to a friends house that had water and heat. You just never know. No one thought it was going to be as bad as it was. Again thank you for the information, we will be prepared if it happens again.

    • @meggtokyodelicious
      @meggtokyodelicious 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Get ready for next one between January 2022 and April 2022. It's going to be worst. It is artificial. Try to meltdown the ice from your backyard. It will burn. Yep. Snow won't Melt but burn.....

  • @sharoncontini3284
    @sharoncontini3284 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wool blend socks found in the hunting section of your store are soft, warm and comfy. When disposable flatware, cups and plates are on sale stock up. You can eat and not waste water to wash dishes.

  • @deannacatron1020
    @deannacatron1020 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have slept in a house with no furnace no heat and I found several ways to keep warm cause it would get so cold 🥶 if you go to Walmarts and buy comforters these are better than blankets and they lock in warmth I nearly froze to death when I was a teenager cause our mobile home wasn't insulated enough, but I found a comforter and it practically saved my life. Comforters have helped me more times than people going in and out of 7/11

  • @thethingonthedoorstep3464
    @thethingonthedoorstep3464 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I had stocked up on canned food and water but wasn't prepared for how cold my house would get for days without power. The walls in my home froze, covered in frost and ice. Food on the counter froze, including 5 gallon bottles of water. I had to shut all of us off, including my animals who don't get along in one room. I have a propane heater and used it. I didn't sleep for two nights worried about carbon monoxide and was finally able to get a detector. We warmed food over tea light candles. I have a small inverter for my car and walked through thigh high snow to plug an extension cord into it so we could have lights and charge electronics. We had also just purchased USB rechargeable light bulbs. I had purchased a generator but it quit working after 45 min so it really left me in a bind. I thought I was prepared but the storm was worse in my area than predicted.

    • @godsvessel9306
      @godsvessel9306 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That was scary. Thanks for the reality check. Getting prepared!!

    • @wayner4christ988
      @wayner4christ988 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm sorry you went through all that. God bless you all.

  • @mobee7613
    @mobee7613 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Thank you so much for your advice! I'm in Texas and i got my power back last night. It's snowing again right now. We also just got a boil water notice, due to water pipe bursts!

    • @MeowVicious
      @MeowVicious 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@donnahong5998 That’s a great tip and one we used as kids in the winter in MN.

    • @jhwilliams6550
      @jhwilliams6550 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@donnahong5998 my Mom did this when we were kids. Born and raised in Texas in the country so propane gas stove and wall heater saved us during our outage.

  • @pepperderr1388
    @pepperderr1388 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Thanks a bunch. I never would have thought about a tent in the house. That is a fun, cozy idea too!

    • @heidimisfeldt5685
      @heidimisfeldt5685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      🙂😊☺ Kids sure love it, it's like an adventure, if the adults are not all freaking out.

  • @cindygrothe7474
    @cindygrothe7474 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    you can put the tent on top of your mattress also.you can put those solar pathway stake lights out side during day an bring them inside for night timeto have safe lighting

    • @pearlsalsman6946
      @pearlsalsman6946 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It would be nice if you could share and show us all how.
      Thank you.

    • @cindygrothe7474
      @cindygrothe7474 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@pearlsalsman6946 you can get the solar stake pathway lights for a dollar each at a dollar tree store and walmart had them for 99cents each one week an dollar general has them too cheap.Take them an put in a empty flower pot together set out in sun light then when dark it'll show which ones are bright enough take those inside an put them anywhere you need light.you can just lay them down or put in a vase or a flower pot empty one or a pot with a plant in it.as far as the tent you just set it up an place on top of bed.put a blow up camping mattress inside than your blankets and sleeping bags if you have them an your pillows on one side.you can use hand warmers too inside by your feet an you can get a one piece snowmobile suit also an layer your clothes then put suit on to sleep.they usually always have a hood for your head to put up an tie an that would definitely keep you warm an wool socks an cotton long socks.they have wool hunting socks that have a nine volt tiny battery you buy and to connect it to on your heated hunting socks.if you dont live where you get snow an freezing temps often Id still buy these an when you ever need them in an emergency you will be prepared for bad situations.hope this helps you.god bless you.

  • @trish237
    @trish237 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Create a micro climate, using a tent IS a micro space. Yes it keeps you warmer to sleep. Hats, gloves, thick socks, boots. Flannel pjs under your pants, shirts. Use warm or hot water, never cold. Keep your core warm. It can be done.

  • @lindanizamoff7981
    @lindanizamoff7981 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    We live in New England and have a small generator, which is enough to keep the furnace running, the fridge on and some electricity. A small generator is good to have on hand even if you just use it in the day and shut it off when you go to bed. Most people now days have some sort of fire pit or grills .Use these out side to heat your food.

    • @robinholbrook8296
      @robinholbrook8296 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Don’t put generators in the garage. And have a CO 2 detectors on in house if using kerosene heaters

  • @janicemarshall2701
    @janicemarshall2701 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    You have a wonderful tone and feeling in this video. It’s very encouraging and motivating.

  • @zoeolthearch
    @zoeolthearch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Loved this tawra!! I once read about a lady on benefits who lived in a tent in her house genius ! Xx

  • @faydefazio107
    @faydefazio107 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    God bless you for caring and sharing so much with us!

  • @susans9491
    @susans9491 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thanks for the practical advice. Staying calm and approaching the situation logically, from a survival perspective should get us through most anything.

  • @MsPrecious61
    @MsPrecious61 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Coming here from San Antonio Texas. We made it We have a fireplace and warm clothes and blankets. Found I was not too hungry. Kept food simple. We heated food in the fireplace

  • @zooshehooshespreadonlyposi8031
    @zooshehooshespreadonlyposi8031 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Fabulous ideas and you are talking a lot of sense. Thankyou. More prep video's please, its a valuable service.

    • @sandrajohnson9926
      @sandrajohnson9926 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lots of prepper channels out there.
      I've been watching many.

  • @AutumnRaine89
    @AutumnRaine89 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    We live in North Texas. When we bought our house back in early 2015, our a/c ductwork in the attic was so full of holes that our house never got warmer than around 60 degrees when we turned on the heat in the winter.
    So, that very first winter, my son and I discovered the sleep in a tent trick to keep warm.
    We got our ductwork all replaced the next year, and we hadn't needed to drag out the tent again until a few days ago. We only lost power for about 12 hours (8 am to 8 pm on Tuesday), but the house got down to 55, and even with the heat, the heater struggled to keep the house at 60 due to the extremely low temperature (almost hitting 0 degrees F for two nights).
    Our house is all electric, and due to my son's asthma we never planned on ever using our fireplace (we have it blocked off to prevent heat loss). But after all of this, I'm reconsidering stocking up on firewood. My son was able to handle me burning a few candles around the house without exasperating his asthma, so maybe in an emergency he would be able to deal with a fire.

    • @heidimisfeldt5685
      @heidimisfeldt5685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      😀❤ You might want to find out what your son is allergic to. Also might be a good idea to research what he needs in order to strengthen his immune system. Take care. Stay safe and warm.

    • @daisyy99
      @daisyy99 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      On a non-emergency clear day, cold with no ice or snowing, test this out whether he can tolerate it.

  • @shinesprite4214
    @shinesprite4214 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thanks Tawra. We live in East TX and were as prepped as we felt we could be but we did NOT anticipate the "rolling blackouts" for several days. That was something nobody here knew to expect. Thankfully we have a gas generator to keep the fridge running as well as a gas fireplace & water heater. Water pressure got low but we thankfully never lost it. I know many others were not so lucky. We are now up and running and your tips will definitely be helpful should this ever happen again.

  • @denidee1558
    @denidee1558 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Fabulous advice thanks. Sending much light. Practicing a rocket stove here in the uk. We never know what is round the corner.

  • @tiggiegillespie4356
    @tiggiegillespie4356 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is gold, thank you 🌸

  • @sabinabirnie3761
    @sabinabirnie3761 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Oh my goodness, I laughed so hard I made my husband jump. Just wash the pits and the personals......Priceless! I must remember that one Tawra, thank you x

    • @LivingOnADime
      @LivingOnADime  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      LOL! Thanks!

    • @36891as
      @36891as 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      “If your one of those shower everyday people”🤣.

    • @AutumnRaine89
      @AutumnRaine89 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      In Texas right now, we're calling it "washing the critical infrastructure."

    • @heidimisfeldt5685
      @heidimisfeldt5685 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@36891as
      In a warm hot tropical climate, even twice daily.
      Mornings and before going to bed.
      Or just go swimming twice daily. ⛱🏖🏝🏝

  • @lindanizamoff7981
    @lindanizamoff7981 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    we have propane cook stove for camping and we use that when ever we run out of electricity so we can have warm food.

    • @heidimisfeldt5685
      @heidimisfeldt5685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😃❤ In the open door garage for safety, think ventilation.

  • @barbsinclair7352
    @barbsinclair7352 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great advice! I too grew up poor and many times went without heat, it was friggen cold, but we survived by doing many of the things you mention.

  • @crissiemartin135
    @crissiemartin135 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    We filled ice chests with snow and put our refrigerator items in it and placed it in the garage. Worked perfectly. We were without electricity for 50 hours. It wasn’t a rolling blackout for us. It was total blackout.

  • @einzgeisha
    @einzgeisha 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    absolutely right. my mom said growing up in her suburb town of Nied (suburb of Frankfurt Am Main), Germany there would be floods because the river would rise or many snowed in days and sometimes loss of power. so my grandma was very well prepared with stocks of cans, jars of water. and other supplies. my mom said that neighbors would ask for help and sometimes she would share, but she told everyone they are supposed to be prepared because my grandma was a widowed single mom with two children. she needed to care for my aunt and mom and not take care of the whole neighborhood.
    my mom always says i am similar to her with prepping and trying to always be prepared as well. everything came in handy during the pandemic and rainy cold days in Northern CA. just waiting for the "Big One" (earthquakes) to happen....then not sure we'll really be prepared because there are 2 major fault lines nearby (the San Andreas and the Hayward Fault at the bottom of my hill).

  • @susantesar3508
    @susantesar3508 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm glad you got in the picture for what's going on !

  • @RepublicTX
    @RepublicTX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks to my mother-in-law, I bought a stove top coffee percolator several years ago. With my gas range, I can at least get my morning caffeine fix. With that, I can conquer anything!

    • @alicel3992
      @alicel3992 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      😁good pioneering spirit coffee makes a big difference 😍🤩

  • @kimberleykimberley2465
    @kimberleykimberley2465 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Such great advice. Using a tent is a great idea. People that don't have one can always get creative and build a blanket fort like we use to when we were kids. I keep meaning to grab some extra propane for our camp stove. Thanks for the reminder.

  • @ecmomma
    @ecmomma 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I live in Saskatchewan, Canada. It’s been -47C for weeks now. I approve this videos for our whole entire winter, it’s a looonnng one.

  • @RepublicTX
    @RepublicTX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We lived it just outside of Houston. I've been here for 40 years and yes, it has happened before. What didn't happen before was losing the power grid for the whole state. Never have I been so glad to have prepped well before and during covid. I didn't even have to hit the grocery at the last minute. The one thing I did purchase the day before the storm was a down-alternative duvet. It was 45 degrees in the house and we were toasty warm - except our noses!
    I grew up in Kansas and spent a few ice storms just as you said - wearing layers of clothes in my sleeping bag in front of the fireplace with the family cat. It's just one of those things you grit your teeth and get through. What absolutely stuns me about this event is how ill-equipped the majority of the population is for any kind of disruption in normal life. We didn't have that kind of panic when Harvey flooded the city. One woman in my neighborhood actually told people to get warm in their cars, but to leave the car in the garage with the door closed. "It's not a problem if you only run it for 15 minutes or so," she says. Lord have mercy!

  • @differentperspective4124
    @differentperspective4124 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Good advice, I think we forget the basics when we panic

  • @kristysmith9253
    @kristysmith9253 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Another great video!! Thanks!! I hope this helps those people who have no idea what to do.....if they take your advice, it will make a world of difference for them.

  • @suzanne2730
    @suzanne2730 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Build a fort. Sheets draped over the kitchen table for a play space or sleep space if you do not have a tent.

  • @pamelaanis715
    @pamelaanis715 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Always best to be prepared!

    • @heidimisfeldt5685
      @heidimisfeldt5685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😀❤ Plus it is all simple common sense stuff, we don't always remember unless we are looking for useful tips.

  • @Tinkerbell31326
    @Tinkerbell31326 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    God Bless young lady for the tips. I am most grateful.

  • @christinegherardi1302
    @christinegherardi1302 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    To keep foods and meds cold in the Fridge -Pack snow into small containers and strategically place throughout, and don't forget the freezer. Works really well. If you are diabetic and it is warm, you need to have ice cubes kept in gallon bags in case of emergencies.

  • @concertmasterntl
    @concertmasterntl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Many people apparently also don’t realize they can use their gas stoves in a power outage as long as they have a match or lighter to light the burners. My husband didn’t even know this.

  • @bethstaggs2369
    @bethstaggs2369 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You were born to help people. Thank you 🙏🏼

  • @margokerby1533
    @margokerby1533 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Stock up on WOOL blankets for the future and it's also a good idea to keep some in your vehicle in case of a breakdown - along with water.

    • @daphnemiller5910
      @daphnemiller5910 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We are in Austin, TX, and our polyester throws (large Ralph Lauren ones) helped keep us warm while we had no heat. I'm allergic to wool. Polyester works fine for me. We are in our late 70s.

  • @daisyy99
    @daisyy99 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am watching this a whole year latter, but still excellent advice. Now I am a great grandma, and we appreciate the advice on how to warm the bottles without electricity. We have never used propane or alcohol burners either. Going to get some today. And in rain or snow, we might not be able to grill or boil water without some family member getting wet. Hypothermia is another consideration without heat don't let children play in the snow. No way to dry their clothes and coats.

  • @lockergr
    @lockergr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Do jumping jacks, running in place, planks, all your HIIT workout moves. You'll warm up alright!

  • @TXJan0057
    @TXJan0057 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    We have power but no water. I had 10 one gallon jugs of water for washing etc put back and 2 cases of 16noz drinking water bottles. We filled the tubs and the containers when the weather first hit. I think people have the wrong impression of what is happening. Our building code is that there is no frost line. Our water pipes are 1 foot deep. Our insulation code is not the same as up north. Also many of our homes are heated with heat pumps that only really produce heat when the temperature is above 22 degrees. They have an emergency heat function that can produce heat below 22 but it is designed to work for a.few hours not a week. Our water is drawn from aquifers and pumped up and into water towers the towers provide the pressure to our water lines. When the pumps dont work we have no water. We have an in ground pool I always thought would be a source of water for flushing and cleaning. The first night of 9 degree temperatures and the pool had 6" of ice over it. We aren't going to die we lived through our house n rockport Texas being destroyed by hurricane Harvey. We are in our 60s my husband will be 69 in a few.months. I had surgery the Thursday before this mess hit. it's going to be rough doing all that is required in the coming weeks.

    • @margokerby1533
      @margokerby1533 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Texas Janet - It's a good thing you had the presence of mind to collect all that water in advance. Just know that many are praying for you. You are not alone.

  • @pamhowe5388
    @pamhowe5388 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you very much for sharing all of this valuable content. God bless you & your family.❤

  • @bcamper5301
    @bcamper5301 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Good ideas! Things are looking up here in Texas, though now many are under boil water notice too. At least many now have electricity back so they can boil their water!

  • @crterwil
    @crterwil 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    God bless you for sharing your wisdom and knowledge. Stay safe and warm!

  • @sl7813
    @sl7813 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    i needed this during the Texas storm of 2021

  • @TNWoodwright1
    @TNWoodwright1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    If you get caught without water you still have 2-30 gallons in your water heater. But SHUT IT OFF so you dont blow up when power comes back Then use as needed from the drain in the bottom. Shovel snow and put it in your bathtub shoveling will keep you warm and the water in the tub can be used to flush toilet. Better yet fill up the tub before the storm. get some chemical hand warmers and use them to help keep warm when you sleep. Have some dehydrated foods and a camp stove or one of those canned heater they use at the snotty parties. THINK!!

    • @angelag.johnson1985
      @angelag.johnson1985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Great information. Tfs

    • @meggtokyodelicious
      @meggtokyodelicious 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Flush toilet and washing your feet is a good idea. But don't recommend snow for anything else nowadays because it's an artificial snow. It will burn if you get your lighter and try to melt it. Not kidding.
      So never drink melted snow water. Test if is artificial or not....... Cuz If that plastic get inside your body, you will get sick n die.

  • @istand737
    @istand737 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Cuddle close with family and pets

  • @noelleagape8684
    @noelleagape8684 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for all the tips on survival.

  • @laurabrown4513
    @laurabrown4513 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Fill the washer with water too

  • @christinahenry9569
    @christinahenry9569 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    lol I live in Texas, East of Dallas, and yes we did lose power for one night and water for about 4 or 5 days, but the news made it out to be much worse than it was here. Neighbours were helping neighbours. There was not a lot of panic in this area. We had enough common sense to melt snow and do what was needed to keep warm. In some areas, yes it was bad, but because the people did not work together... but those areas were few and far in between. But thank you for all your advice.

  • @jeanniejewel2272
    @jeanniejewel2272 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great info. Thank you so much Tawra.

  • @jessramirez5721
    @jessramirez5721 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We got our power back yesterday.... Although we were prepared more than others, it was rough. I'm not sure which is worse, no power or no water. Our water is slowly coming back but, of course it's yellow. I am learning so much on how to be more prepared. The one thing I do need to focus on is being better prepared for my livestock.

    • @LivingOnADime
      @LivingOnADime  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I personally think no water is worse but just because you can't live without water we don't have a water sorce that's very close if we need it.

  • @violetharawira5790
    @violetharawira5790 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    LOVELY IDEAS, I LIVED LIKE THIS GROWING UP IN THE 1960S in New Zealand where i still reside....

  • @nancydb1390
    @nancydb1390 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video. It's not about comfort, it's about survival.

  • @hedgiegal3340
    @hedgiegal3340 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is great, thank you from Aledo, TX

  • @suzanne2730
    @suzanne2730 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Camping gear even if you never plan to sleep on the ground. Tent with sleeping bags and a camp stove two bottles of fuel and pot and can opener will fit in two totes Do not store in the basement as the Alaska preppers found out during the last big one. Camping cooler in the garage will hold food from the frig for a week if the outdoors are that cold. Put the frozen stuff outside the garage door in another cooler helps prevent the cold air entering the house directly if you use the garage..

  • @deborahsmith9232
    @deborahsmith9232 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    One of those people in Texas. I had no power no heat no water and I thought I was gonna die (not really) thought I was smart filling up on propane but without electricity no fan for the heat. At least I had propane to heat the soup I’d had the forethought to buy. This morning all is well with a shower tv and heater. I don’t know how people in the north do it.

    • @suzanne2730
      @suzanne2730 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Stay safe. In the north after the first time the pipes freeze you make sure your pipes are heat wrapped. Heat tape and insulation are wrapped on all exposed (wall) pipes and under the house. Most of my generation have seen our fathers in the crawl space with a hairdryer, shop light or blow torch if there is no power wrapping rags on the pipes. Also learned to cut a peg to plug holes in metal pipes.

    • @heidimisfeldt5685
      @heidimisfeldt5685 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pipes and drainage are all buriied deep, houses are insulated, and water pipes inside can be protected as well.
      Humans dress in layers, according to the weather.

  • @Tsiri09
    @Tsiri09 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    apartment dwellers have unique needs. I recommend gas one dual fuel camping stoves. They come in 1 burner or two. butane or propane; I recommend getting propane for long term storage. Get an INDOOR rated Buddy heater and ahead of time, designate an area to place it in. Use it on low only to keep the room at a liveable temp- 66 to 68. Wear sweaters, coats and so forth. Look into water storage and a couple of 5 gal jugs will do fine- boil a quart of water and get your coffee/tea/cocoa- pour the rest of the hot water into a thermal carafe or thermos. No need to heat the water again. Stock up on body wipes- get NO Rinse shampoo (that's the name of it) and follow the directions. Save up for a solar power pack for running a 12 volt TV , solar powered light bulbs (amazon), solar power packs for charging phones, a usb powered fan to move heat around (makes you feel warmer) and a power pack to go with it. Portable dvd player for entertainment. a hand crank/solar powered radio for weather info. Watch the TV sparingly for news. a 12 volt frig (small) for storing things that will go bad with no refrigeration. Powdered drink mixes, canned foods that only need heating such as chili, soups, stews and so on. I learned this when I was homeless- I did okay. Now I try to help others. Plan ahead for the worst- and you'll be okay. All these things can be bought over time. The solar power pack? You can watch youtube videos and build your own.

    • @cherylT321
      @cherylT321 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great ideas. Thank you!

    • @ivoryesther5576
      @ivoryesther5576 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Excellent list. Thank you!

    • @MS.ESCOBAR74
      @MS.ESCOBAR74 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for all this excellent ideas God Bless you

  • @witsonsmom729
    @witsonsmom729 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Exercise and move around in the house if you get cold to help stay warm.

  • @monamorgan8614
    @monamorgan8614 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    My number 1 tip for the future, try your best not to live in an all electric home. Each of our three homes we have bought in the past I switched to a gas range and oven. We are in Ne Oklahoma we are used to snow but this arctic air with high winds brought record breaking below zero temps for a week. We are living day by day aware our natural gas may be shut off, that surprised us as we thought it would be the electric. We thought we had prepped but we learned a few good prepping lessons for the future.
    The tent is a great idea and small kids can think if it as camping trip indoors and may be they weren’t be scared. 👍🏻 God bless the texas families who have lost loved ones this week due to the freezing temps🥺

  • @nothingtonooneinparticular8500
    @nothingtonooneinparticular8500 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Heat shrink wrap kits are cheap in thrift stores in Spring! While you're there pick up a chafing dish set. that has the container to put 90% alcohol in to heat foods in. It's safe for indoor use, monitor appropriately. Have a fire extinguisher in the house.
    Warm the bottles on your tummy skin under your clothes. Invest in a water bob for your tub, this way you can use it for drinking, cooking & save the garbage cans and other containers for toilet flushing, by pouring in the bowl after use. Stay safe!

  • @annajones1396
    @annajones1396 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm in north Texas, and next year I'm getting a full propane tank. I called today and my propane company is out of propane...the truck is stuck somewhere. So hopefully it will be soon. We do have electric, so we can get by, but lesson learned...

  • @BeFree-BeFrugal
    @BeFree-BeFrugal 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great tips you put a two man tent on top of a double bed to raise it off the floor if I’m sitting I always have a blanket on my knees / just to keep my heating costs down

  • @charlenelaguer7072
    @charlenelaguer7072 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    WOW! Such great and valuable information here! Thank you so very much for all your wisdom and usable tips in how we can all stay warm in times of disaster or necessity! Thanks again and please keep posting great content such as this!!

  • @janicemarshall2701
    @janicemarshall2701 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Large towels can work as blankets.

  • @pameladilley8515
    @pameladilley8515 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is great advice thanks will be getting some of these items soon as I can

  • @kimgeorge6010
    @kimgeorge6010 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good show today. Thank you.

  • @michellemedlin4539
    @michellemedlin4539 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Also - air mattresses tend to be COLD... unless you can put some thick padding over them.

  • @ruthirwin8222
    @ruthirwin8222 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    We had a very cold spell in northern ireland and i was working fulltime i left before dawn and was home after sunset and my curtains were closed for the whole time ...it was amazing how warm home was

  • @annehffry3284
    @annehffry3284 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video! Thanks for the tips! Loved the outro too, hehe

  • @connie894
    @connie894 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    another PIONT "Keep dry"

  • @iriswelch3553
    @iriswelch3553 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Before the power goes out - Look up Cornish heater, or clay pot heater!

    • @angelag.johnson1985
      @angelag.johnson1985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I saw that on Pintrest yesterday. Going to get the Supplies tomorrow. TFS.

  • @meggtokyodelicious
    @meggtokyodelicious 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Houses in Arizona and Texas have no proper insulation in the walls like in Canada. Better to get it checked, add insulation for at least one room where everybody can sleep tight.

  • @pamelamcfadden337
    @pamelamcfadden337 ปีที่แล้ว

    We just were subjected to a rolling black out I'm Lexington ky last Friday.
    Our temperature was 0
    Our wind chill was 30 plus Below Zero
    I am 68..I piled blankets on my bed and went to sleep. It was out for almost 4 hours.

  • @M_Samp
    @M_Samp 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for this good info. Please do one of these videos for power outages/no water during summer time.

  • @fayetanner2244
    @fayetanner2244 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good advice. Soo many people need this right now❣🙏👍

  • @luriekensinger6131
    @luriekensinger6131 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best video you ever made. Thank you.

  • @denisechristiansen4633
    @denisechristiansen4633 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If you have a gas line and a gas stove (you can just light it with a lighter), fill up a few stock pots with water (or melted snow) and heat them. The hot pots will amplify the heat from the stove. Cook food in the oven. When you’re done, shut off the oven and leave the oven door open for the residual heat to warm the room, don’t waste it! Keep an eye on everything of course and don’t have these things going when you’re all sleeping. A few years ago my furnace broke down when it was getting cold out and had to be replaced, which took about 3 days. I was able to get the temperature in the main part of the house up this way. If it’s sunny out and not sub zero temperatures, park your car in the sun and sit in it. You won’t have to turn it on, the heat as the inside of the car is like a greenhouse, especially if there are a few people in it. The tent is a great idea but if you don’t have one or if you don’t have a fireplace, keep everyone in one bedroom with the door shut. Everyone’s body heat will raise the temperature in the room and even a candle or two in the room in the evening (be careful and don’t keep them lit while you’re sleeping) will raise the temperature a little. (We found that out when we were out of power for 11 days after Superstorm Sandy.) Have everyone sleep in the same bed the way they did in the old days.

    • @heidimisfeldt5685
      @heidimisfeldt5685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😀 Filter the melted snow water, it is not all that clean. Even a couple of coffee filters in a colander make a difference. Then boil or purify with bleach. Left to stand overnight, the bleach does evaporate.

    • @denisechristiansen4633
      @denisechristiansen4633 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Heidi Misfeldt I didn’t mean for the water to be drunk, just used to help generate some heat, but that is a good tip. 😃

  • @anewbeinging6115
    @anewbeinging6115 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Spot on

  • @cantonhag
    @cantonhag 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The point about staying dry isn't valid if you have livestock you have to provide food and water for.. I ended up just bundling up in a snowsuit and keeping outside for about 5 hours straight then the dark hours in a bunny suit inside the house. No fun stripping down to change either. 😬Remember to have a lot of towels for the tracked in snow! Thanks so much for the video tips!

  • @MyMontana52
    @MyMontana52 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A lot of wisdom. Thank you.