Hurricane Helene Learnings: Prepping for Real

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  @heatherconrad5308 · 1 year ago

  When I lived alone on a mountain off grid, my radio kept me Sane. Literally. You can go to dark mental places Very quickly without another human voice. Save a life. Promote Radio in our modern society. No joke.

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  @jpc2224 · 1 year ago

  We lived Helene too. 3.5 weeks no power, no phones, internet…learned a lot about ourselves. My wife use to think I was weird and I was nutty, until she didn’t need anything because I prepared.

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  @durgan5668 · 1 year ago (edited)

  A while back, I saw on a neighborhood app that a tree had fallen across one of the roads. Hopped in the jeep with a chainsaw, and found it. 4 cars came up, did a u-turn, and drove away. Finally a guy in a truck stopped and just started moving cut limbs off to the side and then another (Propane delivery truck) showed up and he did the same and we got it cleared. So, yeah, it makes you wonder why people don't step up and at least try to help.

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  @ishabellanamthrak1015 · 1 year ago

  I have lived most of my life...64 years without electricity. I will make this short. If you have a spring life is easy, in three weeks you wont miss electricity. Your daily habits will change. That is the most difficult thing for humans ...a change in their daily routine. Even if you have water below your house you can place a ram pump to drive the eater uphill without electricity. Also you can install an old fashioned hand pump inyour kitchen. Both of these cost around 300.00 to install. You need a w wood stove in your home to heat the water and a 30 gallon galvinized bucket to bathe in... Water is the first priority. I have a landline phone, my computer is a luxury I watch movies I have bought over the last 20 years about a thousand. Or you can go to your public library and rent one for a dollar on any topic you can imagine. I go to town once a month because I have a 10 bt 10 pantry. I have a compost bucket(no smell) filled with saw dust from the local mill, I just back up my truck and they load. But youcan use earth and leaves as well.I clean the bucket each day. I cook on my wood stove, using cast iron frying pan and pot. No frig. I use zeer pots near the fire and place crocks in the spring. You eill get into the new habit of this way of life in 30 days and begin to see how frenetic your other life was...then you Relearn how to relax. I wish you a long and happy life.

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  @HaskellMoore · 1 year ago

  I’ve taught disaster preparedness for 25 years, and this is one of the best and most practical videos I’ve ever seen. Thank you for posting, and God bless!

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• JD

  @jdsfrisco · 1 year ago

  I'm so pleased to find someone who talks calmly and rationally about common sense preparedness and reasonable responses without all the ideological baggage from either the far Left or far Right. Thank you for being a good person.

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• MA

  @marlelarmarlelar9547 · 1 year ago

  It's also a blessing to have a husband who cares to prepare in such practical ways.

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• DE

  @deadpoet50 · 1 year ago

  I am a senior female living alone and I have  been through several hurricanes in my life. So far this is the best recommendations I have seen in YT.  I loved your practicality, your humane approach, your serenity, and your recognition of your wife and your children. I wish you were my neighbor 😊!  Congratulations to your wife for a well run machine, to your children for their cooperation, and to you for your diligence and advice and hard work. Kudos 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

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• LO

  @lowriskok · 1 year ago

  Bonus tip number 8: Simulate SHTF and test your preps for 24 to 48 hours—96 hours —and evaluate where you need to improve.

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• CR

  @CreatePrayLive · 1 year ago

  I love the good wife part.  That is the icing on the cake and a good wife is always essential. 💛

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• OL

  @oliviapendergast1 · 1 year ago

  My folks were stuck on a mountain for 8-9 days after Helene outside of Boone. They did great as they were super ready. I live in Kenya and funny how many of these things we deal with all the time. We have an inverter hooked to the grid that can run our fridge and freezer and lights for 3 days and a back up solar battery for even longer. We have solar lights around the house. We have food in bins. We have a 2- 1000 gallon water tanks. We know how to do laundry by hand (but I will be buying a wringer!) We lost power for 5 days last year and it was a good practice run. I don't have a chain saw so maybe will look into that and I dont have a good man to help out so looking for one of those too if you can include in the links.... Great idea to download homeschooling info and boxes of lighters for neighbors. Also that back up battery to run neighbor' s freezers. Brilliant. Glad you guys are ok. What a beautiful wife and kids!

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  @Loralei-g5i · 9 days ago

  I find your kindness amazing.  The world needs more caring people like you.  Thanks for a wonderful video.