Cresson Kearny "Nuclear War Survival Skills" covers all of this! Breaks it down to this simple and effective shelter (includes food and waste management)
This is not nuclear specific, but general prep for grid down: Wonderbag. Every prepper needs one. It’s a bag that you put a pot in after you get the contents boiling hot. The bag is insulated so the food continues to cook, saving you a lot of fuel. One purchase of a bag could extend all your cooking fuel by 50% or more.
You just Google wonderbag. I’m not sure how well it works, but I bet it can do rice and beans no problem. Raw chicken on the bone, I would test that and check it with a thermometer, some meals might take more heat than others
Thank you for the lesson. Now I know that where ever I am if there is nuclear radiation, then I need to secure all air coming in and build a protective fort.
Hunkering in a tight spot with small children will be a huge challenge to say the least. I think placing plastic near the AC registers ahead of time would save time, and have Gorilla tape nearby, so only have to apply it. Precut plastic sheets of plastic for doors and windows...just my thoughts.
I totally agree that it will be a challenge with kids to shelter in a small fallout shelter home made fort. I have two small kids and they are very active. It’s not a great option, but if life or death you might have to give them some cold medicine to make them sleepy if push comes to shove. Trying to keep kids in a small space for an hour is tough enough., just imagine a week, 24 hours a day. Let’s pray we don’t end up in this situation. Put your faith in Jesus, repent for your sins, build your relationship with the Lord and believe in the Rapture. God Bless all of you.
@@Followme556 I give my little ones a melatonin gummy with their vitamins before bed every night. It really helps my kids sleep well. I took a couple myself last night but I didn’t sleep well and was dreaming about Ukraine. God Bless
Hay Fellow preppers, If i may offer some further help here, i've been looking into NBRC or chemical warfare for some years now, I'm not rich so i had to look for affordable ways for the every day person, Firstly Thank you Dave, really good advice and always thinking about the average person. So some ideas worth thinking about to protect your property and family without the huge costs, that could make the difference between life and death survival in this horrible situation. 1- Windows, here in UK majority windows are pvc these days, start measuring your windows up, go to your local hardware store, and buy the cut sized wood sheet to fit your measured window, the wood should be about inch think, hard wood or even mdf will do, now, cover your wood with silver foil (yes the same as you use to cover chicken in the oven) so wrap the roll of foil covering the whole wood, do this many times by covering the whole wood sheet. if you can afford corrugated steel sheets (roofing sheets) the add that the wood cover you have make sure you drill holes in advance so you can quickly attach to windows when needed. Metal, including foil acts as a good barrier for the gamma rays, as these are the most dangerous, Alpha and Beta can be shielded with lesser materials like cardboard, plastic and even paper. This process can be used on all windows and doors of you home. On the inside you can add think plastic sheets taped off with tin duct tape, for extra extra added reassurance, I will continue in new comment, so please bare with me for pointer 2 and others, i will be happy to answer any questions anybody has and do my best to help you and reassure you in these terrible times.
Nuke books talk about filling dresser drawers full of dirt. Now you have roughly an entire dresser full of dirt on one side. Repeat until you have as much radiation absorbing dirt, concrete, or whatever around and above you. Minimum of 2 weeks hiding away from fallout!
Very helpful. I am planning to build on my rural land this spring. Based on what I have learned from you and others. I have altered the plan for my homestead and my house so it will be naturally resistant to radioactivity. Instead of building with wood. I will probably use concrete. At least 1 foot thick. With framing etc inside that. The basement will be the same. And the floors will have more mass than usual. There will be a purpose built shelter in the basement. Depending on funds I will even put in an NBC system if possible. Might as well do it if I can...
if your doing something like this your better off getting a purpose built shelter to buy under a regular house if your starting from scratch check out Atlas Survival Shelters.
@@zapman2100 I know, right? Having watched several of their videos, I believe Atlas Survival Shelters are amazing. I have learned a lot. However, my budget requires that I make my future home dual purpose. Thanks for the tip.
I think your under estimate the costs involved as well as the engineering to build a home out of 12" concrete wall. My getting the excavation, deep footings, and pour for a small 1200 sqft home will probably run you $350K to $425K just in concrete and install labor. To give you some perspective, for my home build, the foundation work & septic was over a $100K with 8" foundation walls and the basement area is about 1650sqft, and that was back in 2017. Going with solid concrete wall is going to be a hassle since you still need wood framing inside for utilities (plumbing\electrical, etc), , insulation, etc Here is what I suggest you do: 1. Go with deeper basement with 10feet walls, and frame with wood above. Then add shielding inside of the basement. With 10' you can build a frame and have +18" of space above for mass, and still have a 7' clearance. You can use stone blocks or sand bags for mass above you. The basement would be protected since it's mostly below grade. You can add a wall made up of sandbags, blocks etc to covert the top where the foundation is exposed. You can also side your home in Brick, but you probably struggle to find an affordable brick layer, presuming you can find one available. I live in a rural area & its hard to find good contractors. 2. Frame the house out of 2x6 framing using 24" OC stud spacing. This will give the best bang for you buck in materials has provide a lot of space for insulation. Also consider adding 2" of exterior rigid foam panel insulation. If you cannot go with brick, then go with cement board with will provide both fire & some limited radiation resistance. if you can afford it you can pour a gyptcrete or concrete floor (usually about 1.5" thick) which will provide some radiation resistance. 3. You need to build they house very tight so there is close to zero air movement. This requires laying seals & caulking everything. You need to hold a positive pressure inside to keep fallout out, as well as toxic smoke & ash from burning cities. An ERV with a some good filtration system can be used to bring in fresh air. This is usually a set of high MERV air filters and a container of activated charcoal. If the bombs fall you have three levels of protection. A heavily shielded area in your basement (level 1), Your basement (level 2) and the rest of your home (level 3). For the first couple of weeks you likely need to stay in level 1, but you can make brief excursions in your basement area (Ie go to the bathroom, Get some food\water, As the radiation levels fall, you can start making excursions into the rest of your house. You probably need to shelter in your home for months if not a full year. Consider wind ain that brings in new fallout from power plant meltdowns, or just toxic smoke and ash from burning cities. Consider that it took more than a month for the FDNY to put out the fire burning at the trade center after 9-11. There will be no one putting out fires, and fires will burn for months. Another challenge is going to be water & other supplies. Pretty much all surface water is going to remain toxic for years (perhaps a decade), not just radiation but from toxic smoke & ash as well as industrial plant leaks. You need a deep well to filter out the toxins. You also need a way to grow food using uncontaminated soil and water. A large green house would work and good well that can supply plenty of water for irrigation. You can strip off the top soil for a few acres and build a pile and cover it with some heavy duty tarps that will protect it from rain and fallout for years. Your not going to be able to just plant using it because rainfall will probably be toxic for several years. You basically need to rely on food from your greenhouse. You could also build a bunker, but that's probably going to cost $250K or more. I recommend building it out of concrete instead of steel since it will last a lot longer.
Yes sir. I live in an apartment and I specifically picked a second floor apartment because of the security issue. Not on the ground means less likely to get broken into, less likely to have flooding or other types of damage and also not going to be the one who gets the brunt of any storm damage or God forbid in a black swan scenario or NBC event not going to get as much radioactive fallout settling on me. I have enclosed my back porch in plastic to create a relatively wind proof environment for the food and medicine plants I’m growing in containers on my porch to protect them from freezing during the colder months was originally going to take it down in March but I may leave it up a little longer because of what’s going on. I factored in the ability to open the lower flaps of plastic to ventilate the area so it doesn’t get moldy. It has worked better this time than it did last year because I put more thought,planning , and effort into it. I will possibly be relocating within the next six to eight months and will probably end up in a small house or another apartment further from the city and I will do the same thing there. Also, containers of water placed or stacked at vulnerable spots like windows will partly block or slow down radiation coming through the windows. The types of plants that I grow contain high amounts of micro nutrients and chlorophyll which will help remove radiation and toxins from my body and the bodies of my family. I chose everything in my containers deliberately. It’s been a learning process. I am hoping and praying that the mushroom monster does not visit our country.
@@nadiasvlog8290 I have a house and have some potted plants I was planning on bringing inside if this happens. I’m not sure if they will be edible or not…but I plan to do it an$ afterwards purchase a radiation doctor and see what levels the plants register at. I honestly think that’s the only way you will know.
Southern prepper sharing his info/experience with others feverishly/passionately so others can have what they need to save their lives, or at least have a much better chance of survial. He is a man of God, and may he bless you for it.
Love these videos! Thank you, Mr. SP1. I am sending some of my homeschool mom friends this video, and can't wait til the home one comes out! A lot of other moms are worried now, and they need this type of info. :)
Thank u, your video is so very helpful. I am learning alot from u. My name is Amy. My hubby and I and our cat are on the top 2nd floor, our attic is covered up as well. We sealed our attic up in our hallway of our apt unit. Ty for the wonderful tips. Our apt maintenance guys cover our top attic. We cover the bottom of the attic in our apt unit. No fun living in an apt. Living in apts isn't no fun at all.
Interesting and scary. I live near the McGuire nuclear plant in NC and last year they were giving out tablets (pills) in case, God Forbid something was to happen. Yes I’m that close to the plant. It’s kinda scary. I pray day and night we don’t ever have to use those pills. I keep two in my wallet just in case I’m not at home and something happens. They test the sirens all the time.
Get the book by Cresson Kearny, breaks all this down in simple terms. We are also within danger distance from Seabrook, depends on the way the wind blows.
Even If someone was fully protected, surrounded by a minimum of 3 feet of dirt or equivalent, they would still take those pills. The pills help some but don’t protect you from initial doses of radiation. Iosat blocks radiation from being absorbed by thyroid gland. Too much radiation will still unravel your DNA.
@@revolution6133 kids in Chernobyl were given apple pectin too after... binds radiation. Iodine first, of course. just depends on how close and where the wind blows
@@revolution6133 I have no thyroid because of thyroid cancer should I stop taking my thyroid pills or will I be ok? I've asked several Dr's they don't know.
Apartment bathrooms and closets don’t have windows and tend to be located more on the inside plus if you have to go to the bathroom it’s convenient. Also if you have concerns you might ask your apartment management what their plans are. They may not have plans and bringing it up may urge them to discuss internally and develop plans. Because without their coordination and cooperation it makes it difficult for you to protect yourself. We haven’t been in a situation like this so many may not have emergency plans in place unless someone brings it up.
Hi all, my continuation of my previous comment on how you can help yourselves to keep as safe as possible during NRBC. So, your windows are done, 2- your attic will be vulnerable, as Dave pointed out , due to air vents and only tiles between your living space and the fallout. my suggestion is, if you can, lay as much of your un used stuff around the home , or if like me have horded over the years with loads of rubbish in bags and boxes :)) Use these to cover all the attic space between your roof and ceiling of you home, as Dave said, create mass! You can also get from Amazon the foil blankets (which are a good 2m x 3m in size) to lay over the attic floor or even over all the mass you have created, the foil, is metal, and will help against the Gamma rays, which are the most dangerous rays from the fallout. Seal off all vents to the outside use duct tape, foil etc, then you'll need to seal off your attic from the home. So now attic and windows sorted. 3- Seal off all vents to the outside of your home, including your extractor fan above your cooker, this is important as it allows most air into the home. so seal it off. If you look at the lowest level of your home, the brickwork outside, low to the floor, you'll see vents, seal them too. Now the big problem, now you've sealed off your home to the outside, making practically airtight, right? what about air? if you haven't the money to buy expensive air filters hooked up to generator, you will need to adapt, so if you are storing loads of batteries, buy some cheap battery powered desk fans (as there won't be any power at all (remember i am trying to do this without breaking the bank and on a monthly budget) it will help to circulate the air inside your home, you can place these in different rooms for say, 2 hrs a time or as long as the batteries allow. As you should be ok to go outside once the fallout has stopped so a week or month at the most you'll need to stay indoors. Please let me know if these tips are helpful, and or if I've missed anything on this subject, and if anyone needs any other help, let me know and i will do my best to help, stay safe all, trust in what you are doing and why, that's why we are preppers! and will overcome anything that is thrown at us, God Bless from UK.
Thank you for bringing up the foil blanket subject. I purchased fabric to make a faraday cage. It’s basically fabric with tiny metal weaved into it. I was wondering if it would help to cover windows? I was wondering because if it repels electromagnetic EMP attack it might work for nuclear too. So basically from what you said about gamma rays it should help. I’d also like to suggest as well that pregnant women could buy. That fabric and make a covering for their belly they could wear under their clothing. If you look at babies born after radiation you will see it clearly affects them and this in combination with potassium iodide could help pregnant women.
@@smiley2477 brilliant ideas and good thinking about, the Idea from what I understand is that mass is good protection, so if using foil, be generous with it, the thicker the better, what I do is measure up the windows, board up the windows with wood ( about half inch is ok) Then wrap that wood with foil completely covering the wood, then secure to window frame, I just feel safer with more thickness of foil to ensure the least possible Gama rays get through. Your ideas are workable, so thank you for sharing, Faraday cages can be made very cheap Indeed, don't forget to wrap any equipment up in plastic bag first before covering in foil. As for pregnant women, tbh, I haven't thought of that and glad you mentioned it, I suppose similar protective measures can be used as when you go for x-ray, rubber combined with foil could be protective, I would need to look deeper into this to be able to give 💯 answer, but your theory could well be right! One thing about EMP is that it's like an energy more than debris from nuclear detonation, which is what fallout is, that contains the harmful Gama rays as well as alpha and beta. Bottom line is, you have to try anything to form a barrier between you and the threat. This is unknown territory for us all, as we have never experienced a full scale nuclear war, but it survivable, that we must have hope and believe it is. I'll be interested to know any other ideas you have, thanks for commenting take care
Thank you ,you truly care otherwise you wouldn't do this for people, thank you... I probably wouldn't survive, but I care about my Granddaughter needs to...
Thank you for providing this information. Very informative for those who are apartment dwellers. I live in an upscale apartment community with large size apartment spaces. Some of the other prep information focuses on people who live in houses or homesteads. This information is greatly needed and I will do my best to share with others. Thank you so much for what you do.
David, you really are one the most valuable Americans we have these days. You dont argue or debate stopping the water coming into the ship...which at this point is impossible...youre only worried about helping others to the life boats. Thank you
Living in an Apartment does concern me. I live 65 miles from Oakridge. Food, water etc I have but the radiation is scary. I do have a NukAlertTM Nuclear Radiation Detector. Thank you so much for posting. I will be working on this.
Great Video, In a true CBRN attack if in not vapourised instantly, my plan is simple and highly effective. Step 1. Curl in a ball Step 2. Ensure my head is between my legs Step 3. Kiss my behind goodbye...... I live within 50 miles of a Nuclear Power Station. .... Great information in your video, but how many if us would be willing to endure the daily struggle to survive post appocolypic event with up to 5 years of solar back out. Stay Safe
This is a fantastic video and I'm glad somebody is finally covering this. I've got another suggestion what about doing a video for the people who live in their cargo vans or cars or RVs what would be the best option? And if these people had nowhere to go yet they had time where would you recommend them go as far as caves Old Mines or used bunkers? I understand caves and old mine shafts don't have very good oxygen so I'm assuming you would need a gas mask to filter out the bad particles but then when you run out of spare filters you're screwed or maybe I'm wrong on all of it I don't know but again thanks and be safe.
Find a parking garage it solid steel and concrete ,just don't go to the top find maybe middle ways closer to the ground floor, or find a hospital and hang out they usually have a underground area for cafeteria and gift shop, stay away from the doors much as possible, keep a change of clothes in a plastic ziplock bag so when you can strip off throw the old clothes away shower wash the outside of bag off Decon it ,out on uncontaminated clothes. Wear something over your foce cover mouth and nose don't breathe the contamination, you can buy a respirator at harbor freight for fifteen bucks.
As an apartment prepper I have another suggestion- we have very poor windows usually in these old apartment buildings. I would probably try to stick up some blankets and nail them in if you are far enough away and have some available time. In my apartment the windows are so old and the wind just seems to come right through. Great video! Edit: I know you covered a bit on the windows, but if you are poor etc. I was thinking this as the best option for now. I have a thick green screen I was going to try and get up in my room on the inside of my black curtains.
Go to any good hardware store and get the vinyl sheets for covering windows and tape them around the window frames. It keep the air out and prevents dust and debris from coming in. This works great in the Winter months to save on power bills, as these products were made for just that purpose. It's also very inexpensive.
@@sbubb9155 A kit that can cover around 4 windows is about $20. If the kit doesn't come with tape, just get some cheap blue painters tape so it doesn't pull paint off your window frames. So around $25 to should be able to do arount 4 windows. You should also get a cheap gasket for the bottom of all entrance doors. Another $8-$12. I hope this helps, and you never have to worry about this happening to you. Have a blessed day.
@@RL-RL thank you ! senior on low budget so trying to cut corners..what about plastic drop cloths from the dollar store ? I know they are thin though..Goin to the bed stores to see if I can get free plastic that their mattresses come in...what about the radiators vents ? What is a gasket ?
@@sbubb9155 The window kits are semi thick. The mattres plastic would actually work great. The HVAC vents, I'm not sure maybe Dave will talk about that in an upcoming video. Gasket=usually at the bottom of an entrance door. If you can see light around the door from the outside, that needs to be addressed to keep particles from coming in, also save on power bill. If you can see light around the door anywhere, they make cheap 1/4" foam kits that will help seal it better. Don't worry too much about this and get scared. If you live in a city and one goes off, well you know what happens.... If near a city, ALWAYS pay attention to the winds and which way they are blowing so you know which way any fallout may land in your area.
I never thought about that before.I did think to disconnect the ac and probably tarp up the attic vent on the wall and along the very top.Also I'll probably pull the car up to the front door and make a tarp enclosure so the vehicle can be accessed.
If there's a nuclear event, I don't think the landlord of the apartment building is going to care what you do to modify your apartment to gain an increased degree of safety. If SHTF, who cares what the landlord wishes. Do what you need to do.
The Lord does not give us a spirit of Fear, but a spirit of strength. Nothing wrong with being a little prepped, but I couldn't imagine being this paranoid.
I posted on another channel, I think Oregon preparedness, to buy a bunch of sandbags now that are super cheap right now(like .60 cents i think on Uline) maybe so you could fill them with dirt or sand maybe(would be the cheapest way, but most exhausting). Or a better idea would be to get several sheets of radiant barrier or cement siding board now to line a closet and post up with your family and non canned foods. What are your thoughts on that? It would suck living in a closet 2 weeks, but better than dying. And radiant plywood or Hardiplank cut in half is easy to carry and just tap in to the walls. Is there a way to make a safe fresh-air vent with like a couple of mask filters and a pipe or something? Taping up everything too thoroughly would slowly kill you or make you sick from co²?
@@laylahalgharib3150 good idea. But would you have to force them in to photosynthesis using lights or something, to make them convert the co² to oxygen? Or do they just passively do it all the time even without light?
Some plants are better than others for this. Spider plants are great for cleaning the air, mother-in-laws tongue is also. You can look up which plants are best to absorb radiation or other toxins.
Just so everyone is aware since 1991 the increase of apartment called 5 over 1 where the ground floor is block and the rest is wood framing. So that is something everyone whats to take into account that there shelter is even less protective. Good what to check is look at the thickness of the walls. Most stick framing is going to about 4 inches think. But block is going to be closer to 10 inches. This is easiest to see at a door way.
@A R The old nuclear winter theories of complete darkness and constant cold as a result of nuclear war were based off of faulty models and have largely been debunked. They also predicted that the burning of the Kuwaiti oil fields during the gulf war would have blackened the sky with smoke and caused a mini nuclear-winter-esc doomsday scenario across the middle east that simply didn't happen
A 1 megaton air burst will blow out windows up to 50 miles from ground zero. Glass from such an event is a hugely dangerous source of serious injury. If you anticipate a nuclear attack, tape a pattern shaped like an asterisk * on your windows with duct tape. This will greatly reduce the fragmentation if the windows get blown out. Also, if you have plastic sealer kits, wait til AFTER the windows get blown out before applying them, or they will just get destroyed along with the window.
I thought that the fallout molecules would penetrate the structure and that it’s best to be at the lowest point with the most layers above you. Nuclear radiation penetrates other molecules, including your roof and top floor, and potentially floors below. Please advise.
The particles will not go thru the roof at all but the gamma radiation they are putting off will go thru things so you have to have mass to stop them. At ground level it will be higher because the dust will fall there and sit and release gamma radiation.
Think of where fallout ash will fall. Fallout ash emits radiation. It’s half life isn’t long. Which means over time, 2 weeks, the fallout will be fairly safe. Ash falls on roofs, window sills, patios, trees, and of course the ground. Being on the ground level means you will have ash right outside your door and walls. In the mid center apartment is better because it has more walls, floors, and items slowly absorbing some of that radiation. As long as the ash doesn’t enter the apartments ventilation ducts. Which it may. Which is why SP still wants you to build your fort of mass. Everything heavy, metal, thick goes around you as a fort. Under, around, and above you!
To stop radiation you need, mass, distance and time. So yes even distance from radioactive fallout will reduce the effects. So that's why if you cannot find sufficient shelter the center of a multi floor building will help depending on the distance it can be very good.
Good info , fortunately I got my house on the side of a mountain 50 miles from a major target , knowing the prevailing winds each season, i will get the nuke footprint radiation in the summer , so if it happens now within the next two months , I'll get very limited or no fallout , the shock wave will be about 25-30 miles radius , firestorm may reach me but not the fallout it will drift south this is based on a hydrogen bomb , the most likely used by both Russia and China . Now if I survive the blast and radiation I got it dicked , I'm in the sticks , food everywhere I look , you folks might not be so lucky. so if you can do any prepping better hop to it ..... because they are not ever going to tell you first before they do it.
Yep you should always know what's around the are you LIVE that WOULD BE A Target for any strike. Nuclear power plant or MILITARY BASE. I'm in Tennessee which has always been a targeted State Sense the cold war because of the fact that we a number one Nuclear Program that was the instrument of the Manhattan Project that the A Bomb was done. It's 200 miles from me but also have Millington Naval Air station the largest in land Naval Air Training facility. It's only 40 miles across land from me. That's why I relocated another 50 miles East. Keep up with the Great ideas!! What's the word on Cuba and Venezuela allying with Russia? So people need to understand that if they think what's going on with Russia and Ukraine is far from us and will not EFFECT us at all remember it's only a 30min Boat ride to Cuba to FL and a 45min air ride to Venezuela to FL!!!! And our SOUTHERN BORDER is an open gate
How do we know if the water we're using is safe? I've seen a lot of videos saying to shower. Which is great advice! But how do we know that water we're using isn't already contaminated?
What comes to mind is the neighbours breaking down the doors to get into your safe zone! Strengthen your doors & invest in proper security doors. (Placed properly within outer frame so they cannot be kicked in. No visible screws accessible, long screws) it'll be the best investment you could make in a apartment!
Hello from the Oregon Coast 😀 Sand dunes all around us, Beaches/ Ocean here in Florence. How would radiation affect the ocean/ sea life ? The sand would be contaminated ? With the average winds here @ 20 /30 mph daily ( summer) the radiation dust would never settle.Just blown around and around.We close all our windows/ cover chimneys But this sand will always find its way in ! Small price to pay to live in beautiful environment and a great community 😎
Thank you so much for this video I live in Cambridge Mass on the second floor with my son and my wife we have a basement downstairs so that'll be the place where my family and the neighbors in my apartment building will run there's only about eight of us that live in this house
Radiation will be at ground level, so mass above you will help... Cresson Kearny "Nuclear War Survival Skills" covers all of this! Breaks it down to this simple and effective shelter (includes food and waste management)
You have some good ideas, especially the one about building what you call a 'fort' - or an improvised shelter built using a large table or desk with boxes filled with dirt, books, paper or other heavy objects piled on top and around all sides. However, you are wrong about a few things. First, in a low-rise apartment building, sheltering on the middle two floors isn't safe because the two floors above won't provide enough overhead protection from the radiation that will be emitted by particles of fallout that land on the roof of the building. In addition, winds will cause some of the fallout to land on one or more sides of the building. Gamma rays emitted by fallout are highly penetrating and can only be stopped with thick, dense materials. The walls of most apartment buildings aren't thick enough to block much of that kind of radiation. Therefore, the best place to shelter in such a building is in the basement with an improvised shelter to further enhance the degree of protection. If there is no basement, then sheltering in a central room on the ground floor in an improvised shelter is the next best place, if each of the floors above you is made of concrete that is six inches thick. The central room should have one door and no windows. In the case of the four-storey apartment building you mention, you would have approximately 18 inches of concrete overhead if there was no basement and you had to shelter on the ground floor. 16 inches will block 99% of the radiation. And if your improvised shelter consists of three feet of boxes piled on top of it and around the sides, the dose of radiation you would receive could be close to negligible, provided you have additional overhead shielding, and provided that the fallout isn't heavy. The main idea is to put as much distance between yourself and the fallout as you can. If you are living in an apartment building that has ten stories or more and there is no basement, sheltering in an improvised shelter, on a middle floor and in a central room with one door and no windows will give you good protection. The same holds true of a high rise office building with one caveat, that there aren't many exterior windows. If the place you live in is located within five to ten miles from ground zero, you will have only 20 to 30 minutes to build an improvised shelter before the fallout starts coming down. 20 to 30 minutes is not enough time for a single person, or even two or three people to build an improvised shelter, put out fires and tape up or seal up windows to prevent fallout from entering the room.
Only concern with being in a basement during any blast, is either having the building fall down on top of you, or flooding. That being said, I’d take the basement because of radiation.
And then eat and drink what that isn't contaminated when u come out? And what kind of world would it be? Do you REALLY want to survive such an event? Most are not completely aware of exactly how horrific it would be..
If things go nuclear it means taking the wildlife and crops with it. Not much fun being a preper at that point if you can't get out of the radiation zones fast enough.
Want to be ground floor. Lowest acute angle from dust radiation, second floor more straight line between you and the radiation. Ie higher ground, more radiation vis on ground in line to radiate you.
True, but that doesn't stop the wind... have to be a min of 100 miles, more if possible but that's difficult to find. Definitely find a rural area, agreed.
@@gratefulacres4107 Correct you need to be about 30-180 mi away from each of those things to be really safe. If you have a mountain between you and a major target then it can be closer to 30 mi. If you are on a flat plain and close to a really major city then you may need 180 mi. Many areas like this in the middle and west before going back to sea level.
Thanks Dave, we appreciate you taking the time to teach others.
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A SHTF Apartment series would be greatly appreciated
As an apartment dweller, I agree!
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Cresson Kearny "Nuclear War Survival Skills" covers all of this! Breaks it down to this simple and effective shelter (includes food and waste management)
This is not nuclear specific, but general prep for grid down: Wonderbag. Every prepper needs one. It’s a bag that you put a pot in after you get the contents boiling hot. The bag is insulated so the food continues to cook, saving you a lot of fuel. One purchase of a bag could extend all your cooking fuel by 50% or more.
Where can I find a “Wonderbag”?
You just Google wonderbag. I’m not sure how well it works, but I bet it can do rice and beans no problem. Raw chicken on the bone, I would test that and check it with a thermometer, some meals might take more heat than others
I’ve got one…it’s perfect. It works quite well…especially in warmer months. Good advice!
Or thermal cooker. People can make them out of box hay even.
You are my prepper hero right now, I’m taking notes on all these videos! Thank you thank you ….for empowering us with knowledge.
Thank you for the lesson. Now I know that where ever I am if there is nuclear radiation, then I need to secure all air coming in and build a protective fort.
Thank you brother, keep fighting the good fight, God is with us!
Hunkering in a tight spot with small children will be a huge challenge to say the least. I think placing plastic near the AC registers ahead of time would save time, and have Gorilla tape nearby, so only have to apply it. Precut plastic sheets of plastic for doors and windows...just my thoughts.
I totally agree that it will be a challenge with kids to shelter in a small fallout shelter home made fort. I have two small kids and they are very active. It’s not a great option, but if life or death you might have to give them some cold medicine to make them sleepy if push comes to shove. Trying to keep kids in a small space for an hour is tough enough., just imagine a week, 24 hours a day. Let’s pray we don’t end up in this situation. Put your faith in Jesus, repent for your sins, build your relationship with the Lord and believe in the Rapture. God Bless all of you.
@@geneandrew1269 Yeshua is the Way, the Truth and the Life. Amein, we need to be in repentance daily.
@@thelmaavila3685 Amen, repent, repent, God Bless. Stay strong, we fly soon.
@@geneandrew1269 benadryl and melatonin are also great for getting the little ones to zzzzzz.
@@Followme556 I give my little ones a melatonin gummy with their vitamins before bed every night. It really helps my kids sleep well. I took a couple myself last night but I didn’t sleep well and was dreaming about Ukraine. God Bless
I knew I should go to the basement I didn’t know about creating mass around me. Good information to have, thanks!
Fallout goes thru roof. Floors
I’m so glad I found your channel!! Thank you for sharing. I really appreciate all your advice and help.
Hay Fellow preppers, If i may offer some further help here, i've been looking into NBRC or chemical warfare for some years now,
I'm not rich so i had to look for affordable ways for the every day person, Firstly Thank you Dave, really good advice and always thinking about the average person.
So some ideas worth thinking about to protect your property and family without the huge costs, that could make the difference between life and death survival in this horrible situation.
1- Windows, here in UK majority windows are pvc these days, start measuring your windows up, go to your local hardware store, and buy the cut sized wood sheet to fit your measured window, the wood should be about inch think, hard wood or even mdf will do, now, cover your wood with silver foil (yes the same as you use to cover chicken in the oven) so wrap the roll of foil covering the whole wood, do this many times by covering the whole wood sheet.
if you can afford corrugated steel sheets (roofing sheets) the add that the wood cover you have make sure you drill holes in advance so you can quickly attach to windows when needed.
Metal, including foil acts as a good barrier for the gamma rays, as these are the most dangerous, Alpha and Beta can be shielded with lesser materials like cardboard, plastic and even paper.
This process can be used on all windows and doors of you home.
On the inside you can add think plastic sheets taped off with tin duct tape, for extra extra added reassurance,
I will continue in new comment, so please bare with me for pointer 2 and others, i will be happy to answer any questions anybody has and do my best to help you and reassure you in these terrible times.
Nuke books talk about filling dresser drawers full of dirt. Now you have roughly an entire dresser full of dirt on one side. Repeat until you have as much radiation absorbing dirt, concrete, or whatever around and above you. Minimum of 2 weeks hiding away from fallout!
Very helpful. I am planning to build on my rural land this spring. Based on what I have learned from you and others. I have altered the plan for my homestead and my house so it will be naturally resistant to radioactivity. Instead of building with wood. I will probably use concrete. At least 1 foot thick. With framing etc inside that. The basement will be the same. And the floors will have more mass than usual. There will be a purpose built shelter in the basement. Depending on funds I will even put in an NBC system if possible. Might as well do it if I can...
Love your plans. That is my vision also, just haven't found the land yet. Please post updates on how it goes for you.
@@krissyp7219 Thinking about doing a channel on it. I might we will see...
if your doing something like this your better off getting a purpose built shelter to buy under a regular house if your starting from scratch check out Atlas Survival Shelters.
@@zapman2100 I know, right? Having watched several of their videos, I believe Atlas Survival Shelters are amazing. I have learned a lot. However, my budget requires that I make my future home dual purpose. Thanks for the tip.
I think your under estimate the costs involved as well as the engineering to build a home out of 12" concrete wall. My getting the excavation, deep footings, and pour for a small 1200 sqft home will probably run you $350K to $425K just in concrete and install labor. To give you some perspective, for my home build, the foundation work & septic was over a $100K with 8" foundation walls and the basement area is about 1650sqft, and that was back in 2017. Going with solid concrete wall is going to be a hassle since you still need wood framing inside for utilities (plumbing\electrical, etc), , insulation, etc
Here is what I suggest you do:
1. Go with deeper basement with 10feet walls, and frame with wood above. Then add shielding inside of the basement. With 10' you can build a frame and have +18" of space above for mass, and still have a 7' clearance. You can use stone blocks or sand bags for mass above you. The basement would be protected since it's mostly below grade. You can add a wall made up of sandbags, blocks etc to covert the top where the foundation is exposed. You can also side your home in Brick, but you probably struggle to find an affordable brick layer, presuming you can find one available. I live in a rural area & its hard to find good contractors.
2. Frame the house out of 2x6 framing using 24" OC stud spacing. This will give the best bang for you buck in materials has provide a lot of space for insulation. Also consider adding 2" of exterior rigid foam panel insulation. If you cannot go with brick, then go with cement board with will provide both fire & some limited radiation resistance. if you can afford it you can pour a gyptcrete or concrete floor (usually about 1.5" thick) which will provide some radiation resistance.
3. You need to build they house very tight so there is close to zero air movement. This requires laying seals & caulking everything. You need to hold a positive pressure inside to keep fallout out, as well as toxic smoke & ash from burning cities. An ERV with a some good filtration system can be used to bring in fresh air. This is usually a set of high MERV air filters and a container of activated charcoal.
If the bombs fall you have three levels of protection. A heavily shielded area in your basement (level 1), Your basement (level 2) and the rest of your home (level 3). For the first couple of weeks you likely need to stay in level 1, but you can make brief excursions in your basement area (Ie go to the bathroom, Get some food\water, As the radiation levels fall, you can start making excursions into the rest of your house. You probably need to shelter in your home for months if not a full year. Consider wind
ain that brings in new fallout from power plant meltdowns, or just toxic smoke and ash from burning cities. Consider that it took more than a month for the FDNY to put out the fire burning at the trade center after 9-11. There will be no one putting out fires, and fires will burn for months.
Another challenge is going to be water & other supplies. Pretty much all surface water is going to remain toxic for years (perhaps a decade), not just radiation but from toxic smoke & ash as well as industrial plant leaks. You need a deep well to filter out the toxins. You also need a way to grow food using uncontaminated soil and water. A large green house would work and good well that can supply plenty of water for irrigation. You can strip off the top soil for a few acres and build a pile and cover it with some heavy duty tarps that will protect it from rain and fallout for years. Your not going to be able to just plant using it because rainfall will probably be toxic for several years. You basically need to rely on food from your greenhouse.
You could also build a bunker, but that's probably going to cost $250K or more. I recommend building it out of concrete instead of steel since it will last a lot longer.
Yes sir. I live in an apartment and I specifically picked a second floor apartment because of the security issue. Not on the ground means less likely to get broken into, less likely to have flooding or other types of damage and also not going to be the one who gets the brunt of any storm damage or God forbid in a black swan scenario or NBC event not going to get as much radioactive fallout settling on me.
I have enclosed my back porch in plastic to create a relatively wind proof environment for the food and medicine plants I’m growing in containers on my porch to protect them from freezing during the colder months
was originally going to take it down in March but I may leave it up a little longer because of what’s going on. I factored in the ability to open the lower flaps of plastic to ventilate the area so it doesn’t get moldy. It has worked better this time than it did last year because I put more thought,planning , and effort into it.
I will possibly be relocating within the next six to eight months and will probably end up in a small house or another apartment further from the city and I will do the same thing there. Also, containers of water placed or stacked at vulnerable spots like windows will partly block or slow down radiation coming through the windows. The types of plants that I grow contain high amounts of micro nutrients and chlorophyll which will help remove radiation and toxins from my body and the bodies of my family. I chose everything in my containers deliberately.
It’s been a learning process. I am hoping and praying that the mushroom monster does not visit our country.
Does that mean that after the plants absorb the radiation you will have to throw them out?
was at a condo in Hawaii first floor with no basement all the stopped up plumming spilled out at the first floor no basement to drain to . dont ask.
The plastic around your balcony is a GREAT idea it will keep fallout further from you.
@@nadiasvlog8290 I have a house and have some potted plants I was planning on bringing inside if this happens. I’m not sure if they will be edible or not…but I plan to do it an$ afterwards purchase a radiation doctor and see what levels the plants register at. I honestly think that’s the only way you will know.
@@smiley2477 yeah that’s a good idea it will help you get fresh oxygen too as plants absorb what you breathe out and then produce fresh oxygen
Southern prepper sharing his info/experience with others feverishly/passionately so others can have what they need to save their lives, or at least have a much better chance of survial. He is a man of God, and may he bless you for it.
Love these videos! Thank you, Mr. SP1. I am sending some of my homeschool mom friends this video, and can't wait til the home one comes out! A lot of other moms are worried now, and they need this type of info. :)
Thanks for the tips brother. I don't put much stock in people.
Thank u, your video is so very helpful. I am learning alot from u. My name is Amy. My hubby and I and our cat are on the top 2nd floor, our attic is covered up as well. We sealed our attic up in our hallway of our apt unit. Ty for the wonderful tips. Our apt maintenance guys cover our top attic. We cover the bottom of the attic in our apt unit. No fun living in an apt. Living in apts isn't no fun at all.
Interesting and scary. I live near the McGuire nuclear plant in NC and last year they were giving out tablets (pills) in case, God Forbid something was to happen. Yes I’m that close to the plant. It’s kinda scary. I pray day and night we don’t ever have to use those pills. I keep two in my wallet just in case I’m not at home and something happens. They test the sirens all the time.
Same thing here with the Seabrook power plant in NH, really creepy having that much power so close by.
Get the book by Cresson Kearny, breaks all this down in simple terms. We are also within danger distance from Seabrook, depends on the way the wind blows.
Even If someone was fully protected, surrounded by a minimum of 3 feet of dirt or equivalent, they would still take those pills. The pills help some but don’t protect you from initial doses of radiation. Iosat blocks radiation from being absorbed by thyroid gland. Too much radiation will still unravel your DNA.
@@revolution6133 kids in Chernobyl were given apple pectin too after... binds radiation. Iodine first, of course. just depends on how close and where the wind blows
@@revolution6133 I have no thyroid because of thyroid cancer should I stop taking my thyroid pills or will I be ok? I've asked several Dr's they don't know.
Thank you Dave, you’re providing great knowledge! 🙏
Apartment bathrooms and closets don’t have windows and tend to be located more on the inside plus if you have to go to the bathroom it’s convenient. Also if you have concerns you might ask your apartment management what their plans are. They may not have plans and bringing it up may urge them to discuss internally and develop plans. Because without their coordination and cooperation it makes it difficult for you to protect yourself. We haven’t been in a situation like this so many may not have emergency plans in place unless someone brings it up.
Hi all, my continuation of my previous comment on how you can help yourselves to keep as safe as possible during NRBC.
So, your windows are done,
2- your attic will be vulnerable, as Dave pointed out , due to air vents and only tiles between your living space and the fallout.
my suggestion is, if you can, lay as much of your un used stuff around the home , or if like me have horded over the years with loads of rubbish in bags and boxes :))
Use these to cover all the attic space between your roof and ceiling of you home, as Dave said, create mass!
You can also get from Amazon the foil blankets (which are a good 2m x 3m in size) to lay over the attic floor or even over all the mass you have created, the foil, is metal, and will help against the Gamma rays, which are the most dangerous rays from the fallout.
Seal off all vents to the outside use duct tape, foil etc, then you'll need to seal off your attic from the home.
So now attic and windows sorted.
3- Seal off all vents to the outside of your home, including your extractor fan above your cooker, this is important as it allows most air into the home. so seal it off.
If you look at the lowest level of your home, the brickwork outside, low to the floor, you'll see vents, seal them too.
Now the big problem, now you've sealed off your home to the outside, making practically airtight, right?
what about air?
if you haven't the money to buy expensive air filters hooked up to generator, you will need to adapt, so if you are storing loads of batteries, buy some cheap battery powered desk fans (as there won't be any power at all (remember i am trying to do this without breaking the bank and on a monthly budget)
it will help to circulate the air inside your home, you can place these in different rooms for say, 2 hrs a time or as long as the batteries allow.
As you should be ok to go outside once the fallout has stopped so a week or month at the most you'll need to stay indoors.
Please let me know if these tips are helpful, and or if I've missed anything on this subject, and if anyone needs any other help, let me know and i will do my best to help, stay safe all, trust in what you are doing and why, that's why we are preppers! and will overcome anything that is thrown at us, God Bless from UK.
Thank you for bringing up the foil blanket subject. I purchased fabric to make a faraday cage. It’s basically fabric with tiny metal weaved into it. I was wondering if it would help to cover windows? I was wondering because if it repels electromagnetic EMP attack it might work for nuclear too. So basically from what you said about gamma rays it should help. I’d also like to suggest as well that pregnant women could buy. That fabric and make a covering for their belly they could wear under their clothing. If you look at babies born after radiation you will see it clearly affects them and this in combination with potassium iodide could help pregnant women.
@@smiley2477 brilliant ideas and good thinking about, the Idea from what I understand is that mass is good protection, so if using foil, be generous with it, the thicker the better, what I do is measure up the windows, board up the windows with wood ( about half inch is ok)
Then wrap that wood with foil completely covering the wood, then secure to window frame, I just feel safer with more thickness of foil to ensure the least possible Gama rays get through.
Your ideas are workable, so thank you for sharing, Faraday cages can be made very cheap Indeed, don't forget to wrap any equipment up in plastic bag first before covering in foil.
As for pregnant women, tbh, I haven't thought of that and glad you mentioned it, I suppose similar protective measures can be used as when you go for x-ray, rubber combined with foil could be protective, I would need to look deeper into this to be able to give 💯 answer, but your theory could well be right!
One thing about EMP is that it's like an energy more than debris from nuclear detonation, which is what fallout is, that contains the harmful Gama rays as well as alpha and beta.
Bottom line is, you have to try anything to form a barrier between you and the threat.
This is unknown territory for us all, as we have never experienced a full scale nuclear war, but it survivable, that we must have hope and believe it is.
I'll be interested to know any other ideas you have, thanks for commenting take care
Thank you ,you truly care otherwise you wouldn't do this for people, thank you...
I probably wouldn't survive, but I care about my Granddaughter needs to...
Thank you for providing this information. Very informative for those who are apartment dwellers. I live in an upscale apartment community with large size apartment spaces. Some of the other prep information focuses on people who live in houses or homesteads. This information is greatly needed and I will do my best to share with others. Thank you so much for what you do.
Thank you Dave for trying to help us all!
David, you really are one the most valuable Americans we have these days. You dont argue or debate stopping the water coming into the ship...which at this point is impossible...youre only worried about helping others to the life boats. Thank you
Living in an Apartment does concern me. I live 65 miles from Oakridge. Food, water etc I have but the radiation is scary. I do have a NukAlertTM Nuclear Radiation Detector. Thank you so much for posting. I will be working on this.
Great Video, In a true CBRN attack if in not vapourised instantly, my plan is simple and highly effective.
Step 1. Curl in a ball
Step 2. Ensure my head is between my legs
Step 3. Kiss my behind goodbye......
I live within 50 miles of a Nuclear Power Station. ....
Great information in your video, but how many if us would be willing to endure the daily struggle to survive post appocolypic event with up to 5 years of solar back out.
Stay Safe
Thank you Dave praying for all of us 🙏.
This is a fantastic video and I'm glad somebody is finally covering this. I've got another suggestion what about doing a video for the people who live in their cargo vans or cars or RVs what would be the best option? And if these people had nowhere to go yet they had time where would you recommend them go as far as caves Old Mines or used bunkers? I understand caves and old mine shafts don't have very good oxygen so I'm assuming you would need a gas mask to filter out the bad particles but then when you run out of spare filters you're screwed or maybe I'm wrong on all of it I don't know but again thanks and be safe.
Underground parking garage maybe?
@@YoooItsRex that’s exactly what I was thinking.
Find a parking garage it solid steel and concrete ,just don't go to the top find maybe middle ways closer to the ground floor, or find a hospital and hang out they usually have a underground area for cafeteria and gift shop, stay away from the doors much as possible, keep a change of clothes in a plastic ziplock bag so when you can strip off throw the old clothes away shower wash the outside of bag off Decon it ,out on uncontaminated clothes. Wear something over your foce cover mouth and nose don't breathe the contamination, you can buy a respirator at harbor freight for fifteen bucks.
Don't run fans ..heat..
If a nuke situation happens well shtf after is the bigger issue
I cannot express to you how glad I am that you made this video!!! Thank you!!!👍👍👍❤
Man! May The Most High bless you. Stay strong and be blessed! Thanks for the information!
Fantastic teaching....thank you
Thank you for sharing this information 🙏🏻God bless you and yours 🙏🏻
Great video as Always!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!
As an apartment prepper I have another suggestion- we have very poor windows usually in these old apartment buildings. I would probably try to stick up some blankets and nail them in if you are far enough away and have some available time. In my apartment the windows are so old and the wind just seems to come right through. Great video!
Edit: I know you covered a bit on the windows, but if you are poor etc. I was thinking this as the best option for now. I have a thick green screen I was going to try and get up in my room on the inside of my black curtains.
Go to any good hardware store and get the vinyl sheets for covering windows and tape them around the window frames. It keep the air out and prevents dust and debris from coming in. This works great in the Winter months to save on power bills, as these products were made for just that purpose. It's also very inexpensive.
@@RL-RL about how much do they cost ?
@@sbubb9155 A kit that can cover around 4 windows is about $20. If the kit doesn't come with tape, just get some cheap blue painters tape so it doesn't pull paint off your window frames. So around $25 to should be able to do arount 4 windows. You should also get a cheap gasket for the bottom of all entrance doors. Another $8-$12. I hope this helps, and you never have to worry about this happening to you. Have a blessed day.
@@RL-RL thank you ! senior on low budget so trying to cut corners..what about plastic drop cloths from the dollar store ? I know they are thin though..Goin to the bed stores to see if I can get free plastic that their mattresses come in...what about the radiators vents ? What is a gasket ?
@@sbubb9155 The window kits are semi thick. The mattres plastic would actually work great. The HVAC vents, I'm not sure maybe Dave will talk about that in an upcoming video. Gasket=usually at the bottom of an entrance door. If you can see light around the door from the outside, that needs to be addressed to keep particles from coming in, also save on power bill. If you can see light around the door anywhere, they make cheap 1/4" foam kits that will help seal it better. Don't worry too much about this and get scared. If you live in a city and one goes off, well you know what happens.... If near a city, ALWAYS pay attention to the winds and which way they are blowing so you know which way any fallout may land in your area.
Excellent video Dave, glad I am not the only one covering this. Shared.
Looking forward to the house presentation.
I have some preparations for that, but that is with limited knowledge.
I never thought about that before.I did think to disconnect the ac and probably tarp up the attic vent on the wall and along the very top.Also I'll probably pull the car up to the front door and make a tarp enclosure so the vehicle can be accessed.
If there's a nuclear event, I don't think the landlord of the apartment building is going to care what you do to modify your apartment to gain an increased degree of safety. If SHTF, who cares what the landlord wishes. Do what you need to do.
I will pass this helpful knowledge on thanks SP#1 , great video !
Good info, thankfully none of my family lives in Apts or near big cities. Thanks for sharing. Remember NEVER APOLOGIZE FOR BEING A PATRIOT 🇺🇲
Yeah I'm not going inside a basement with a bunch of random people. That's the beginning of a horror movie.
Excellent teacher
The Lord does not give us a spirit of Fear, but a spirit of strength. Nothing wrong with being a little prepped, but I couldn't imagine being this paranoid.
I posted on another channel, I think Oregon preparedness, to buy a bunch of sandbags now that are super cheap right now(like .60 cents i think on Uline) maybe so you could fill them with dirt or sand maybe(would be the cheapest way, but most exhausting). Or a better idea would be to get several sheets of radiant barrier or cement siding board now to line a closet and post up with your family and non canned foods. What are your thoughts on that? It would suck living in a closet 2 weeks, but better than dying. And radiant plywood or Hardiplank cut in half is easy to carry and just tap in to the walls.
Is there a way to make a safe fresh-air vent with like a couple of mask filters and a pipe or something? Taping up everything too thoroughly would slowly kill you or make you sick from co²?
Buy plants
@@laylahalgharib3150 good idea.
But would you have to force them in to photosynthesis using lights or something, to make them convert the co² to oxygen? Or do they just passively do it all the time even without light?
Some plants are better than others for this. Spider plants are great for cleaning the air, mother-in-laws tongue is also. You can look up which plants are best to absorb radiation or other toxins.
Just so everyone is aware since 1991 the increase of apartment called 5 over 1 where the ground floor is block and the rest is wood framing. So that is something everyone whats to take into account that there shelter is even less protective. Good what to check is look at the thickness of the walls. Most stick framing is going to about 4 inches think. But block is going to be closer to 10 inches. This is easiest to see at a door way.
can you speak out on maybe food in a greenhouse or chickens and rabbits with fall out please keep up the great work brother
@A R The old nuclear winter theories of complete darkness and constant cold as a result of nuclear war were based off of faulty models and have largely been debunked. They also predicted that the burning of the Kuwaiti oil fields during the gulf war would have blackened the sky with smoke and caused a mini nuclear-winter-esc doomsday scenario across the middle east that simply didn't happen
I live near Picacho Hills, NM and live about 30 to 35 miles away from it. We need to have a large detonation now here, I'd say its safer now.
My first bad dream of a Nuclear War occurred on a Tuesday afternoon back in June 1983.
Excellent information... Thanks for teaching the important stuff 👍👍
This a great plan for my daughter in her dorm.
I would not want to be anywhere near apartments during any crisis. In fact, I don't even want to be living in the burbs...time to move rural.
Hope to have water and food while hunkering down. My question is what’s safe to eat during this? Thanks
Excellent info as always!
How far out do people need to worry? 100 miles? 200 miles? We would have more time to secure ourselves that far out right? A few hours maybe?
AWESOME info SP1. looking forward to the House version.
A 1 megaton air burst will blow out windows up to 50 miles from ground zero. Glass from such an event is a hugely dangerous source of serious injury. If you anticipate a nuclear attack, tape a pattern shaped like an asterisk * on your windows with duct tape. This will greatly reduce the fragmentation if the windows get blown out. Also, if you have plastic sealer kits, wait til AFTER the windows get blown out before applying them, or they will just get destroyed along with the window.
I thought that the fallout molecules would penetrate the structure and that it’s best to be at the lowest point with the most layers above you. Nuclear radiation penetrates other molecules, including your roof and top floor, and potentially floors below. Please advise.
Yeah that would make sense. The fallout dust will penetrate the roof.
The math isn't on our side as apartment dwellers. Mass = protection. More mass = more protection.
The particles will not go thru the roof at all but the gamma radiation they are putting off will go thru things so you have to have mass to stop them. At ground level it will be higher because the dust will fall there and sit and release gamma radiation.
Think of where fallout ash will fall. Fallout ash emits radiation. It’s half life isn’t long. Which means over time, 2 weeks, the fallout will be fairly safe. Ash falls on roofs, window sills, patios, trees, and of course the ground. Being on the ground level means you will have ash right outside your door and walls. In the mid center apartment is better because it has more walls, floors, and items slowly absorbing some of that radiation. As long as the ash doesn’t enter the apartments ventilation ducts. Which it may. Which is why SP still wants you to build your fort of mass. Everything heavy, metal, thick goes around you as a fort. Under, around, and above you!
To stop radiation you need, mass, distance and time. So yes even distance from radioactive fallout will reduce the effects. So that's why if you cannot find sufficient shelter the center of a multi floor building will help depending on the distance it can be very good.
Great video my friend! May God help us!
Hey Dave, looks like my Ukrainian invasion estimate was off by 24 hours. Keep up the good work. God Speed.
Great info as always. Personally..i myself plan on being Vaporized.
Ground zero is the best place to be in a nuclear event for sure.
Excellent video thanks Dave
Thank you, I've been wondering about this.
Well done, sir...
If the radiation is from a nuclear weapon, take you potassium iodide ASAP before any of this.
And keep apple or fruit pectin on hand as well. When drank- it binds the radiation and allows it to be urinated our of the body.
@@msgottaneedtoknow got some apple pectin yesterday.
Appreciate your vigilance Dave!!
#ObeyActs2:38
What if you live in a house with a basement first floor and attic? Very informative. 🇺🇸🙏🏻
"Call on the Lord in the day of trouble,
and He will deliver you"
-Psalm 50 :15
Power to the people leave man behind
Put plastic over your outside wall outlets over your dryer vent over your bathroom exhaust fans
Good info , fortunately I got my house on the side of a mountain 50 miles from a major target , knowing the prevailing winds each season, i will get the nuke footprint radiation in the summer , so if it happens now within the next two months , I'll get very limited or no fallout , the shock wave will be about 25-30 miles radius , firestorm may reach me but not the fallout it will drift south this is based on a hydrogen bomb , the most likely used by both Russia and China . Now if I survive the blast and radiation I got it dicked , I'm in the sticks , food everywhere I look , you folks might not be so lucky. so if you can do any prepping better hop to it ..... because they are not ever going to tell you first before they do it.
Excellent, Dave.
Yep you should always know what's around the are you LIVE that WOULD BE A Target for any strike. Nuclear power plant or MILITARY BASE. I'm in Tennessee which has always been a targeted State Sense the cold war because of the fact that we a number one Nuclear Program that was the instrument of the Manhattan Project that the A Bomb was done. It's 200 miles from me but also have Millington Naval Air station the largest in land Naval Air Training facility. It's only 40 miles across land from me. That's why I relocated another 50 miles East. Keep up with the Great ideas!! What's the word on Cuba and Venezuela allying with Russia? So people need to understand that if they think what's going on with Russia and Ukraine is far from us and will not EFFECT us at all remember it's only a 30min Boat ride to Cuba to FL and a 45min air ride to Venezuela to FL!!!! And our SOUTHERN BORDER is an open gate
When I went to school they would have us take cover under our school desk.
How do we know if the water we're using is safe?
I've seen a lot of videos saying to shower. Which is great advice!
But how do we know that water we're using isn't already contaminated?
Thank you Dave so much
Thank you so much, SP1!
What comes to mind is the neighbours breaking down the doors to get into your safe zone! Strengthen your doors & invest in proper security doors. (Placed properly within outer frame so they cannot be kicked in. No visible screws accessible, long screws) it'll be the best investment you could make in a apartment!
is anyone else thinking the book of Eli?
By Dawn's Early Light 1990...
How long can society function after a nuclear explosion? I'm assuming not long... I could be wrong.
Hello from the Oregon Coast 😀 Sand dunes all around us,
Beaches/ Ocean here in Florence. How would radiation affect the ocean/ sea life ? The sand would be contaminated ? With the average winds here @ 20 /30 mph daily ( summer) the radiation dust would never settle.Just blown around and around.We close all our windows/ cover chimneys
But this sand will always find its way in ! Small price to pay to live in beautiful environment and a great community 😎
prevailing wind is good no dust on the ground no stagnet air.
off the deep end
EXCELLENT BEST EVER BEST I'VE HEARD OF
You’d be surprised what 3 feet of just plane dirt will stop.
Thank you so much for this video I live in Cambridge Mass on the second floor with my son and my wife we have a basement downstairs so that'll be the place where my family and the neighbors in my apartment building will run there's only about eight of us that live in this house
Radiation will be at ground level, so mass above you will help...
Cresson Kearny "Nuclear War Survival Skills" covers all of this! Breaks it down to this simple and effective shelter (includes food and waste management)
Central Air does not pull in outside air. However window a/c units can.
You have some good ideas, especially the one about building what you call a 'fort' - or an improvised shelter built using a large table or desk with boxes filled with dirt, books, paper or other heavy objects piled on top and around all sides.
However, you are wrong about a few things. First, in a low-rise apartment building, sheltering on the middle two floors isn't safe because the two floors above won't provide enough overhead protection from the radiation that will be emitted by particles of fallout that land on the roof of the building. In addition, winds will cause some of the fallout to land on one or more sides of the building. Gamma rays emitted by fallout are highly penetrating and can only be stopped with thick, dense materials. The walls of most apartment buildings aren't thick enough to block much of that kind of radiation. Therefore, the best place to shelter in such a building is in the basement with an improvised shelter to further enhance the degree of protection.
If there is no basement, then sheltering in a central room on the ground floor in an improvised shelter is the next best place, if each of the floors above you is made of concrete that is six inches thick. The central room should have one door and no windows. In the case of the four-storey apartment building you mention, you would have approximately 18 inches of concrete overhead if there was no basement and you had to shelter on the ground floor. 16 inches will block 99% of the radiation. And if your improvised shelter consists of three feet of boxes piled on top of it and around the sides, the dose of radiation you would receive could be close to negligible, provided you have additional overhead shielding, and provided that the fallout isn't heavy.
The main idea is to put as much distance between yourself and the fallout as you can. If you are living in an apartment building that has ten stories or more and there is no basement, sheltering in an improvised shelter, on a middle floor and in a central room with one door and no windows will give you good protection. The same holds true of a high rise office building with one caveat, that there aren't many exterior windows.
If the place you live in is located within five to ten miles from ground zero, you will have only 20 to 30 minutes to build an improvised shelter before the fallout starts coming down. 20 to 30 minutes is not enough time for a single person, or even two or three people to build an improvised shelter, put out fires and tape up or seal up windows to prevent fallout from entering the room.
Run towards the glow.
Thank you for the information.
We are in even more of a position. We are in a RV currently in the northeast where my husband is working. Any advice?
Only concern with being in a basement during any blast, is either having the building fall down on top of you, or flooding. That being said, I’d take the basement because of radiation.
I have a basement but water seeps thru wen it rains so that cant be good and alot of windows
HIDE IN THE BASMENT 💯 FOR 1 WEEK 👍
I'm in the south. No basement.
I haven’t heard of any apartment buildings here in Kentucky with basements.
And then eat and drink what that isn't contaminated when u come out? And what kind of world would it be? Do you REALLY want to survive such an event? Most are not completely aware of exactly how horrific it would be..
@@kenconley9642 I LIVE IN NORWAY. NOT THAT MANY TARGETS HERE 👍
@@aliceb.toklas3585 same here. And in an older mobile home no less. Not a good place to be in this scenario 😬
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If things go nuclear it means taking the wildlife and crops with it. Not much fun being a preper at that point if you can't get out of the radiation zones fast enough.
I live in public housing and can't add much to this home we are currently in. We have a basement but there is windows in there.
Want to be ground floor. Lowest acute angle from dust radiation, second floor more straight line between you and the radiation. Ie higher ground, more radiation vis on ground in line to radiate you.
Wondering if you keep up with the news still I liked your reports
Step 1 do not live in a city that is a nuclear weapons target (< 120k people, no military installation, no large airport).
True, but that doesn't stop the wind... have to be a min of 100 miles, more if possible but that's difficult to find. Definitely find a rural area, agreed.
@@gratefulacres4107 Correct you need to be about 30-180 mi away from each of those things to be really safe. If you have a mountain between you and a major target then it can be closer to 30 mi. If you are on a flat plain and close to a really major city then you may need 180 mi. Many areas like this in the middle and west before going back to sea level.