2021 Winter Storm Lessons Learned

[@americanrifleman2992]

10 people who gave a thumbs down did not learn and next time they will freeze again. This man is spot on.

[@jameskidd7499]

Or they're just plane contrary

[@americanrifleman2992]

@@jameskidd7499 Possibly but I am going with those ten I mentioned are just stupid.

[@skyangel6336]

It makes no sense to thumb down a survival video that is sound wisdom for the ages and it never changes cause it's always needed. Some people seem to hate life including their own Gosh ! I love all this info and sound advice! Maybe it's the electric company owners Hahaha Lawd!

[@tambrasmith9707]

For sure

[@rhondaadams230]

Hopefully someday they will wake up.

[@susanwirt1]

You did not grow up "poor". Your family loved you and taught you invaluable life skills.That means YOU grew up very rich indeed.

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

In that aspect yes. Financially we were very poor.

[@patremagilbert8787]

True

[@sallyintucson]

In my eyes, “poor” is more when you grow up without love. All four of my grandparents were alcoholics so neither of my parents knew how to show love. We never wanted for toys and whatnot but those are just objects.

[@pattiandrews9360]

Amen Amen Amen. Will not take advice from a down in the mouth, I need attention man who truly has POVERTY MENTALITY. Hope his parents did not have to hear those comments. He has spoken of this before??????? That gray beard was supposed to bring wisdom!!!!!! Time he grew up.

[@resolutionarybeing1885]

@@sallyintucson Yep, I so agree with you. As a foster kid, I missed so much I would have liked to know and pass on to my kids, and if you do not know; --you do not know! -- what good is out there to be shared or how to do that sharing. Once you are introduced to these good things/choices, --rejoice, celebrate and share. Then you can choose to go on a hunt for the best values, principals, skills, thoughts, priorities, ethics, etc. Once we realize that we always have choice, we can establish even how we choose to respond while standing in front of a firing squad. Be discerning now because things are changing for all of us. Choose wisely while we can have the best possible options to share. Doing what is good and worthy is good for everyone and benefits everyone. We each are making differing sizes of concentric circles of goodness in life's puddles but we can make tsunamis of goodness (especially together)that will be more than a passing whisper of possible goodness but a life changing path for humanity to celebrate and share together. Love and support all goodness no matter the size. We all need more goodness and all goodness matters for sake of life and the well-being of our planet!

[@larryhively4199]

Get yourself a few zero degree sleeping bags. I use them as comforters and even sandwich between two in winter. Best sleep ever.

[@kayfr3841]

Great idea. Thanks

[@culdesacgrocerygarden]

Those things are extremely warm, hot even. But they are heavy. We've had them for many many years, but I cant sleep with one. Because the pressure they put on my joints is so painful.

[@Growmap]

A cheaper way to stay warm that I find more comfortable is emergency aka space blankets. I bought a cheap mosquito canopy on eBay (about $25) and covered it with space blankets. A double size air mattress fits perfectly inside. If I lose power and it is super cold, I'll set that up in front of my fireplace, build a big fire with the space blankets opened up on that site, warm it up in there and then let the fire burn down, close it up and crawl inside. Multiple people or pets inside will keep it warmer. I put a queen size in mine, but it doesn't really quite fit...I made it work, though.

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

@@Growmap Air mattresses are like sleeping on ice. Cover with a very thick quilt, maybe that helps a little bit.

[@Growmap]

@@heidimisfeldt5685 Yes, I keep a blanket over mine year round because it is cold without it.

[@sislertx]

I also learned have paper plates and bowls and disposable forks knives ...especially if u aint got water to wash with. Have baby wipes for a quick "shower"...mental lifw saver for self cleaning.

[@lisalowe6922]

Yep, we were out of water for a few days. Those paper plates sure came in handy.

[@Growmap]

You can wash dishes with sand or wood ash or just wipe them off. If you're super healthy, you can just re-use them instead of washing them every time. (Not recommended except for people who have strong immune systems, garden or get other exposures all the time, and who eat organic, non-gmo whole food and almost no commercial packaged/bottled food.)

[@kleineroteHex]

as long as there is snow you can do dishes :)

[@redtigerlily8165]

@@kleineroteHex we only got enough to flush toilets

[@zenrvn4702]

Line dishes with plastic wrap to avoid paper and washing.

[@kendallg9533]

I love this video and the wisdom you shared. I was 5 years old during the blizzard of 1993. I grew up in the Blue Ridge Mountains of NC. Thank God my family had generators and gas logs. I learned to never raise my kids without emergency heat, power and water. People think im nuts because I'm young but not freezing to death is priceless.

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Very wise.

[@resolutionarybeing1885]

INDEED!!

[@katsgardenkitchenandmore9050]

I live in an apartment in Utah and my porch is covered in pots that I grow food in I even grow in my window sill in my house.

[@glendavertner8906]

Danny and Wanda, We have answered prayers for our miracle baby, Evie. She went home from the hospital today. PRAISE GOD. Thank you and any of your Subscribers for all of your prayers. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@meaniebeavers1112]

My granny put hot water off the wood stove into a quart canning jar and wrap it with a towel and put it under the covers near where our feet went. She put so many quilts on us you could move. She put a pee pan next to the bed because you sure didn’t want to run to the outhouse during the night. But some of my best childhood memories come from my visits to her home just not the ones where I forgot and touched the stove.😳

[@marthamydear7499]

What a wonderful memory! Thanks for sharing it with us. 😊

[@violethomesteadgeorgia7278]

So did mine. Only heat in the old house was a large cooking stove for wood. We slept under a lot of blankets and woke up to frost on the top blanket

[@Emeraldwitch30]

My gran used to save cherry pits every time we bought or went to pick your own cherries. She washed them and put them in heavy canvas bags(like little pillows) She'd set them on the back of the Woodstock and when grandpa and I went out fishing we got a cherry pit bag in each pocket to keep our hands warm. They lived on the lake. Every time they got cold or I had to go tinkle(I was little so often lol) grandpa had me exchange them for warm ones. They stayed warm for a very long time. I might go buy some pits from Cherry central and make a few up for my hands while out working in the yard.

[@doradodd6964]

Mama warmed bricks in the oven and wrapped them in towels to keep our feet warm. Just using what u have on hand

[@Emeraldwitch30]

@@doradodd6964 my son and his fiancée collected these beautiful flat smooth rocks at lake Huron for me last summer to add to my rock collection and thinking about their shape I'd bet after being thoroughly dried I could heat them and put in a quilted bag for warming. I use them to hold my frost cloth down right now but your story about brick has totally made me realize it. Thank you 🥰 My mom teases me about being a "stone age " reincarnation lol. I do like my rocks lol

[@ashleymcdonald2239]

Noah prepared for the flood in faith. And Joseph prepared for the 7 year famine. We need to prepare so we can share with others in Jesus Name.

[@Cindysmiths-homesteadlife]

My daughter had plants growing on her apartment balcony. It was just cucumbers and tomatoes but it was something

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

If everyone did it, there would be a whole lot of these cucumbers and tomatos. 🥒🍅🥒🍅🥒🍅🥒🍅🥒🍅🥒🍅🥒🍅🥒🍅🥒🍅🥒🍅🥒🍅

[@truthseeker7575]

Seed starting for the cool,weather crops already here. Tiny little townhouse, but enough space to do something.

[@wmluna381]

I have a south / east facing balcony and do the same. Live in an apartment. Use grow lights, too. I have few really nice looking tomato plants now btw 1-3 feet tall under grow lights that I just started cutting to clone off of today. I am in Michigan. Also going to get heavy into 'guerrilla gardening' this spring summer in that I am going to utilize identified, out of the way public spaces to plant larger and more perennial type plants and trees. Plus additional 'seed bombing'. There is almost a quarter acre of landlocked plantable ancillary space by my work that sits in the back of commercial / residential buildings and gets good sun. Been having fun feeding the birds over the winter in the area to situate them for insect/bug control in a symbiotic ad hoc permaculture setup of sorts. I used to live on 5 acres and it kills me not to be able to plant on a bigger scale these days, so this methodology allows me to do so to an extent. I've been collecting all kinds of seeds and have cut and propagated wild berry canes I've found during hikes in parks and other random places. This allows foods for the birds and other animals. Not that I hunt and trap, but that could be a consideration for some. It's one way to have a 'food forest' in more than one place in case the grocery stores become low or defunct at any point and time. It also allows you to hide your stuff from the general public. Plant extra for the animals (clover for rabbits, chestnuts for deer, serviceberries, etc.) and things that can be deterrents to them as well (garlic, walking onions, thorny barrier bushes at the edges of your property). Consider your climate and plant things that will survive a hard cold snap. Since I am in MI zone 6B, I plan to order plants/trees that can deal with zone 3-4 environments and that can be drought tolerant enough to survive better than others. If you live up north, I recommend researching / looking up Canadian gardener channels for hot tips. Also, get into learning what wild and local plants you can forage at will. Outdoors and in your home. I just learned I can eat all the geraniums I've been growing year-round in my house. I'd stock up on lots of salad dressing to have on hand though. 😊

[@sallyintucson]

Trading is the oldest form of currency. I have too many cucumbers, you have too many potatoes. Let’s trade!

[@gaylecollins7367]

I have a woodstove thats my only heat source, down comforters (worth the expense), outdoor shower that can be used in your shower, clothes lines (yes, you can dry them outside in the winter). I raise my food (cattle, chicken (meat and eggs, I also preserve the eggs over winter), pork, goats (milk and meat), and veggies. The other thing I've used to warm my bed is heated rocks wrapped in a towel at the foot of my bed, stays warm all night! I'm also buying a kit for a wood burning barrel stove to put in my greenhouse. I'll be up grading my greenhouse for winter use.

[@melodyscamman244]

Get a double barrel kit.

[@MFaith777]

Can’t dry my clothes outside during winter in Mn, they’d turn to ice! 🥶

[@ruthspillman546]

I grew up the same as you. I now am alone in the mountains and I have propane heat. I have been preparing forbthis time for several years. God had warned me in the 90's of this time. I also can and freeze, have 2 gardens, chickens. I supply my children with a lot of this extra food. God has given me wisdom and understanding. Thankfully I took His warning to heart Praise Him!!!

[@sallyintucson]

I know a lot of people, including myself, who felt the need to learn how to can, bake, garden etc in the early “90’s. It wasn’t just the Christians who heard/felt it. Now is the time to share that knowledge with younger people who are interested.

[@bparsons72007]

I remember growing up in the 70's where most people including my family had a garden, chickens, and fruit trees. Then in the late 80's and early 90's.....everyone started depending on grocery stores for food. I do miss the days before the internet and cell phones.

[@sallyintucson]

I come from a family that settled in Los Angeles after the Civil War. Talk about city slickers! (I live in another state.) I’m the only canner in the bunch. Hopefully, some of my nieces and nephews will want to learn from me.

[@malcolmt7883]

Long electric outages will make you appreciate old fashioned stuff like oil lamps and percolating coffee pots.

[@Growmap]

Great point! I love my big oil lamp and it puts off a lot of heat, too. That reminds me that I need to get more oil!

[@ASouthernLadyinAppalachia]

I have stainless steel French Press, no glass to break.

[@melodyscamman244]

Yup. I worked three years in a remote site without power or water and I actually got hired because I already had the skills to even keep the site open in very dangerous weather. I should have taken the chainsaw in with me to work for hurricanes and blizzards though. I learned the hard way by being rescued by my boss for trees down in the pass to the road. Another thing I learned is those old coleman lanterns that you had to pump threw great light.

[@denisehislop6026]

Thats all we use is a stainless percolating coffee maker. The only way I like my coffee ☕

[@GASMONEYTALKS]

One is none and two is one when talking preparedness! Thank you Danny! Growing pains are much better than hunger pains!

[@AbundantAcresHomestead]

Love the name ❤️❤️❤️

[@truthseeker7575]

Amen!

[@debrawade6656]

You’re never to old to learn to can. My family never canned so I’m the first in our family. I’m 65 and teaching/learning with my sister (50) how to can vegetables, meats, fruits and meals. The times are getting harder and we need to be prepared. Thank you for the wisdom you share. God bless as we go through this together.

[@royamberg9177]

When I grew up we always had a year supply of food going into winter

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

Thank God my grandma insisted it! I'm the only one that still does.

[@beverlymichael5830]

@@fourdayhomestead2839 me too

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

❤😎 All the old people in the country did that, before electricity and convenience came along. When mothers stayed home, and kids learned from their parents, and grandparents. Very rare these days.

[@DonnaRatliff1]

Yep my granny lived through the depression in her early 20's, she was always prepared. Stocked & harvested all summer for winter in upper northwest Maryland where I grew up. 👍

[@wahnitafinnegan4410]

You have been telling us for a while this was coming and to be prepared. I want to thank you!! You taught me a lot and I am prepared the best I can be. We were very lucky in our area South Jersey it wasn’t really bad. But my husband and I garden and put up vegetables, and listened to you to on all the other staples we should have in our pantry. Keep teaching us!!

[@peg1518]

Hello to another south Jersey resident who is into preparing! Happy to know you’re out there and close to me, and also enjoying this channel. We live in a beautiful area even though in such a populated state. You’d never guess it, right?? They all live in the north tip of the state I guess, haha. Best wishes to you, stay safe neighbor!

[@lucyjunek7615]

When I drive around, I'm amazed that I see no gardens in people's yards. Even in the country.

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

I've noticed the same thing.

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

I have noticed the same, and no fruit trees. Don't think people know much more then doing monoculture anymore, they all run to Walmart..... very sad.

[@parnellbeth]

I can't say that. I live in appalachia and is was only a generation ago that everyone had gardens etc. Well 2020 was a wake up call. The elders had told folks for years they were loosing the old ways. Last yr was ppl around here gardening and canning like crazy. Bought every seed, canning jar, hoe, fruit bushes and trees, you name it.

[@DonnaRatliff1]

Me too! And I live in rural Alabama on lookout mountain. Ive looked and hardly anyone grows a garden here. I do hope people wake up before it's too late.

[@mrskimmieg]

I’m going to try and sneak a few edible plants into my front yard and outsmart the HOA. 😂 We have also put raised beds in our backyard.

[@johnmcginnis5201]

Having just experienced the 'Texas Chill' some observations: * Yes multiple ways to heat. We have electric and gas heat. Can switch either way. It was a lifesaver this time around. * Prepping is a lifesaver. The stores have little. Many has had to empty out their frozen food sections because they lost power. * Better water pipes. We did not have a pipe burst but many have. Adopt northern clime construction to avoid problems. * Fuel storage. Adapt a plan and stick to it. * We were under a water warning. Had to boil water to drink. Will be buying a purification system. * Prepare for 'guests' We hand family and friends stay with us who lost power. Just a few items.

[@sallyintucson]

Look up GeoPress purifiers. They’re made for camping and traveling in third world countries. I keep one with my emergency supplies.

[@estellaeggleston1643]

We live completely off grid minus cell phones! We live in Northern Minnesota where is gets -60, and we have a wood cook stove and a wood heating stove, we are always cracking a window because it gets hot! We have been living this way for 16 years and I don't miss being on the grid. I have been canning for 20 years and trying to teach people but no one ever listened! I hope and pray they start now, as most of my family lives in Texas

[@doradodd6964]

I live in East Texas I am 74 I got the message 2 years ago and started prepping I encouraged my sisters to do what they could also my son's and friends got my boys raising quail and container gardening. I am blessed to have all natural gas. None of my family suffered during this storm. We have alot of tricks up our sleeves cause we went thru this as kids

[@robertgregorski4389]

We are moving to northern Minnesota in a couple years! So can’t wait!

[@estellaeggleston1643]

@@robertgregorski4389 may I ask what county? And what state are you moving from? Just curious, you don't have to answer

[@robertgregorski4389]

Cook county and coming from Louisiana. Originally from Wisconsin

[@estellaeggleston1643]

@@robertgregorski4389 we are in Saint Louis County

[@gerhardbraatz6305]

So many people were born and raised into the grocery store life style that they simply don't have any idea how to grow food or even where it comes from. Even farmers who monocrop don't have their own family gardens any more. It is just so sad to see. Hopefully this will wake a lot of people up.

[@solideogloria3111]

It is sad. What’s even more depressing is trying to garden and homestead and being mocked and told to just “go to the grocery store it’s easier”.

[@Growmap]

@@solideogloria3111 Ignore them. They'll be coming around if things get worse. But think about relocating to a very rural area. Cities will be unsafe when people are going hungry. More people in rural areas are self-sufficient.

[@carlyrose94]

Yes! This was my sister and I growing up. I want to learn lots about being self sufficient homesteaders and ranchers.

[@mgd6087]

Doing public gardening, I've had more than one child upset with me because I pulled up a carrot or radish for them. "It's dirrty". "I don't eat things like that".

[@carlabuggs1238]

@@Growmap not if things get worse but when things get worse!

[@iterrilee]

Wood stove lessons-we had taken down a couple trees a year ago that well stocked us up on split wood-not thinking we would necessarily need that much, I covered a good bit of it with tarps as winter approached (We’re North Central Indiana). So, having a good amount of wood split/seasoned/dry ahead of time. Our wood stove is 14 mo old, has had moderate use before this winter-last week smoke started leaking out around one of the seals when we closed the damper down-yep, needed to replace the seal -only took 3 days to get replacement from manufacturer) but it made me realize we needed to get replacement seals to have at the ready. We were able to burn as long as we didn’t close the damper-but, we went through a lot more wood. Also, can’t use stove for 24 hours after you glue in the new seal.

[@violethomesteadgeorgia7278]

Thank you. I'm getting ready to buy a wood burning stove. Think I'll order a few extra parts just in case

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

Good to know. Thanks. 😀

[@t.j.jordan7486]

Amazing, we share the same name! I have another dear friend in LA who has our name also! I am in the deep south as well - Alabama. It's so odd to see someone spell Terri with an i, but to have Jordan as a last name is just as unique! Thanks for the info on the seal, we have a wood stove and a wood heater we are about to get set up and usable...rather than being stored in my husband's shop! God bless and stay warm :)

[@johnnyelectric4844]

Thanks for that tip corn to feed turkeys deer and other birds for meat

[@sammia4227]

“Never be all electric.” Everything in my house is electric. We have a gasoline generator, and a small propane camp heater- but we have these just for emergencies. I’m really thinking that I need to get a wood stove. I live up north and we can get some cold, long winters.

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

A wood stove would be a good investment.

[@saddleridge4364]

do it, you won't be sorry

[@neal0071234able]

The original gas fuel was farms private owned stills.. Alcohol was the original gas..

[@kleineroteHex]

when my daughter and husband bought their house it was a - for the time it was built- very well thought out house! Electric heat must have been the thing at the time, they even hat electric to the gutters to keep them from freezing, and of course electric heat. After the first two cold months they got an insert for the fireplace and that heats the whole house now, wood stored up for 2 winters all the time. Wood heat is just so nice! My house, we changed the oil heat very quickly to gas. Even when the electric is out we can still cook on the gas stove; if there is no gas we have 3 outdoor cooking options, always have a back up plan life was too smooth for too long.

[@marilyngodfrey868]

My husband has always vented the wood stove pipe out through a window, with a piece of flat tin cut the size of the window pane he removes.Then using tin snips he cuts a circle, hole in the center and runs the stove pipe through it. He replaced the stove pipe this year. Does it do the job? Yes! Just remember your stove pipe needs to be higher than your roof peak and it needs a small hat. That keeps rain, sleety and snow out as well as birds, etc.

[@drakeblack329]

My Grandma used to crochet water bottle sweaters..my wife crochet's blankets, quilt's blankets..people have been brainwashed into believing the Government will take care of them..

[@Growmap]

Yes, and that typically leads to widespread starvation which is likely coming to the U.S. So people better wise up fast and learn to be more self-sufficient.

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

@@Growmap People need to learn how to grow vegetables, without spending any money whatsoever. It can be done. I know, because I do it.

[@DonnaRatliff1]

You got that right! And The Gov knows it too. I hope people smarten up soon.

[@skyangel6336]

@@heidimisfeldt5685 Awesome it does take some preparation to do that depending on your climate if you need a greenhouse , tunnels for warmth etc which most will need in US cause most of us have some kind of winter. BUt storing it up seems key in the warmer months to get you through if you don't have money for the other to invest in! If I see Mason Jars on sale I just buy um or see at yard sales time to time !

[@wandahershey9227]

Everyone needs to find out what herbs they can grow or forage to substitute the meds they take in case they can't get their meds. Learn and start now

[@royamberg9177]

Every house should have a wood stove. They always used to

[@marthaadams8326]

or coal if in Appalachia

[@marilyngodfrey868]

I have two friends whom I called to see if they were ready for the storm! Both said they feared being cold. I suggested a fire in their fireplaces. Both seemed shocked , so I'm guessing they have not had a fire in years. Oh my, and both are in their 70s, and married!

[@freedomthrufaith]

In some states it’s illegal and in the new homes they aren’t allowed

[@makeitstop9344]

I collected wood stoves! I have 9 unused stocked! I would buy them from anyone who would sell them . Most are the window front. I find the window front to be very useful to know where you’re at in terms of maintaining your burn!

[@royamberg9177]

@@freedomthrufaith in an emergency

[@wholefoodslifestyles3603]

I saw an article yesterday that said that growing gardens are "boring" and "often end up in despair." I think they are trying to discourage people from growing (I have even heard it referred to as "dangerous") because they want most of the population to die/depend on the government and bow down to them. NOT ME AND MY FAMILY NEVER! Keep on being self-sufficient ✊

[@ConfedVet]

I love my garden. Not only for stress release but for canning food. I love to can and the food is safer than store bought.

[@singncarpenter6270]

I like being boring. It's what I do. I'm a boring gardener.

[@rawfoodwriter]

The tyrants also want to make gardens illegal. They will claim people dont know what they are doing and that it is for their "safety". I will not comply!

[@yellowbird5411]

For frustrated gardeners or those who don't want to do the labor of a garden, plant fruit trees. For years I thought fruit trees were complicated things that someone needed a horticultural degree to grow. It's not true. I would suggest buying some fruit trees at your local box store and just get them in the dirt. Dig a hole twice as large as the root ball, and keep the soil level with the soil on the root ball. Water. Once or twice a year fertilize with something - compost, leaves, whatever is appropriate for that kind of tree. Pruning is optional. No weeding, no replanting, no back-breaking labor. If you want, plant flowers or some tomatoes at the base of them. Some fruit trees produce in the second year. Some grow like weeds, like mulberry. I have one less than two years old and it's already making berries and is 14' tall. I am growing fruit trees, and I knew little when I started. I still know little. But I'm getting tangerines, star fruits and loquats. Moringa is another fast grower.

[@nspowers7130]

@@singncarpenter6270 snicker.

[@kathryngagne5813]

My Great Aunt had 2" x 20" x 30" soap stone slabs. She would warm them in the oven, wrap them in towels and place them at the foot of our beds under the covers. Heaven to little feet on a cold Winter night. You could easily warm them with a wood stove.

[@Mary-zj9jz]

my mom did the same and I have bricks to do that with and a grill I can heat them up heat them up on

[@sandhollowhomestead6972]

You brought back memories of my wife and I when we got married in 71. We lived in a rental and we couldn't afford to heat the entire house. It had 2 natural heaters. We hung a heavy quilt in the archway between half the house and only heated the kitchen & bathroom and the bedroom which had a small nook beside it. The other half was freezing. Even now we put plastic over our windows to help hold heat. We've added heavy curtains over blinds so we can keep the cold out. We run our nat. gas heater around 67* in the day and 62* at night. I have thermo-leggings under my jeans and I wear a T-shirt, hoody and when I go outside a use a jacket over it. It just makes sense to layer up your cloths. You've got to adapt to the weather if you want to survive. Over time you adjust. We also have a fireplace for emergencies.

[@mgd6087]

Happy Fiftieth Anniversary!

[@sandhollowhomestead6972]

@@mgd6087 Thank you! Can't wait for the next 50! LOL!

[@mgd6087]

@@sandhollowhomestead6972 Now THAT'S love!

[@marieparks5674]

We use rice bags, throw them in the microwave for two minutes, I sew the bags and fill them with rice, they last for along time, I use flannel

[@juliekraft4102]

This has been a good trial run for a awful lot of people. This is probably a blessing in disguise for those who are quick learners.🤔

[@sallyintucson]

That is, IF they learned anything... Many young people astound me with their lack of sense today. Example: a college kid said “Things were better when we used steam to power things.” My response: “And what was used to make the steam?” She was genuinely shocked. She’d never thought of that before. 🤦‍♀️

[@heatherhernandez6360]

I definitely think this past weeks freeze was a big wake up call for many people!! We fared well but definitely have some goals and changes to work towards. Wood stove and bigger generator being the big ones.

[@Votethepower]

When you pulled out those hot water bottles, I laughed so hard!! That's what I use in my bed every night during the winter. It helps with pain and it puts me to sleep faster.

[@Mary-zj9jz]

when mom was kid she heated a brick on the stove and wrap in a towel

[@MsLippy]

Room for improvement for sure on our end; but we passed the test more than I thought we would. May this storm bring knowledge to many, and a window to be given for improvement. Blessings Yall❤️

[@GammaCharlotte]

This may sound a little strange but one of my preps is books. My son and DIL think I should get rid of my books and only read on my tablet. I believe in hard copies. I have all kinds of books such as gardening, food preservation, animals, medical stuff, etc. If the power goes out our computers, internet, and Wi-Fi won't work and we won't be able to read anything on a computer. But they just don't understand. They don't have enough life experience. We have a pellet wood stove. It came with the house when we bought it. We also live in a forest. WHY?!? would anyone buy a pellet stove when they're naturally surrounded by all the wood they could ever use? Also, the stove has digital controls and you need electricity to make it work. 🤪

[@DonnaRatliff1]

Amen to Books! 👍Hard copies.

[@heatherk8931]

I'm a firm believer in books as well. Like you said, grid down, you can't do anything. Most people don't realize a land line is the other thing you will wish for when it all fails. Most people have cordless or none at all. The old wall phones would still work without electricity! Theres so much more!

[@melodyscamman244]

Gramma Charlotte, you are correct on all counts. Here is a hint, put all your books on the north wall and tell them it is for insulation. There is no good argument for less insulation! Plus, that actually works.

[@debraarterburn9688]

We as a prepper have been told for years our power is going to go out so get hard copy books on our hands, so my house if filled with books, and games for children and adults, the internet isn't going to be up and running

[@sallyintucson]

Someone suggested the same to me. I pointed out that books don’t need electricity and don’t get viruses. That was the end of that discussion.

[@bearupfarm1818]

Good advice Danny. My home and farm is totally self sufficient.,we don’t have any utilities here.

[@charlettenitzsche4160]

I store my feed in nonworking deep freezers that I have latched shut. I live in southern Illinois, and our humidity level is less than yours most of the year. It's waterproof and keeps the critters out.

[@mgd6087]

Ever go to Benson Park. Julius side?

[@carolynsimmons3087]

Things like freezers would sweat on the inside here in texas..

[@dianemeans7626]

Ran across this older video . . . I always enjoy them. I'm 67 and I remember so much of this from my father (who grew up in the south). By the time I came along we were in SoCal. He applied what he could but everything is so fast here it eventually went by the wayside. Listening to your videos reminds me of many of the things he tried to teach me.

[@KatInTheNorth]

Important words of wisdom! Self sufficiency is an insurance and can relieve stress and anxiety in case something down the road should happen. You and Wanda stay safe! God Bless 🙏🏼

[@garden333]

We have subdivisions going up everywhere and all they care about is the landscaping. The time and money being spent and they can not eat that. This is what they should be teaching in schools today. Another good way to prep is to have some precooked food in freezer. We always make lots of meatloaf, roasts, cooked hamburgers, etc in freezer ready to go in case of emergency. We package each for the serving size we need. We also have solar landscape lights that we have had to bring in the house a few times.

[@LB-eh5fz]

I’m 65 I LOVE THIS SNOW STORM WEATHER, I MADE A SNOW ANGEL IN MY YARD ,YES I DID,,,, HOW LONG SINCE ANY OF YOU MADE A SNOW ANGEL ,,I COULDNT RESIST ,,,IM A GREAT GRANNY, THEY ARE ALL IN OHIO IM IN KENTUCKY, I MAKE MY OWN EXCITEMENT, MY NEIGHBOR CHILDREN SURPRISED ME THEY BUILT ME A BIG SNOWMAN IN MY YARD WHILE I WAS SLEEPING ,I WAS SO EXCITED , I WALKED OUT AND WATCHED THE CHILDREN SLED RIDE DOWN THE HILL ,I THREW SNOWBALLS AT MY 56 YEAR OLD NEIGHBORS FRONT DOOR UNTIL SHE OPENED IT AND SAID OH THIS IS HOW IT IS,,SHE LAUGHED GOT GLOVES BOOTS COAT HAT ON CAME OUTSIDE AND WE HAD A SNOWBALL FIGHT ,,GENTLY ,,😃,,SHE AND I MADE SNOW ANGELS IN THE SNOW ,,HOW COULD YOU NOT,,, I MADE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES FOR THE NEIGHBOR CHILDREN, THIS HAS BEEN THE BEST MOST FUN EXCITING WEEK IVE HAD IN MANY YEARS,,, YES,,, SO PEOPLE ITS ALL HOW YOU HANDLE ANY SITUATION,,,, I MADE SNOW ANGELS IN THE SNOW AT 65 YEARS OLD AND GOT IT ON MY IPHONE AND SENT TO MY SON AND GRANDCHILDREN AND I TOLD THEM TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE AND ENJOY THIS WINTER WONDERLAND🌨☃️❄️ IM SO GLAD I DIDNT LET THIS MEMORY PASS ME BY 😊❤️

[@cindybonem494]

Good for you👍🏻 I’m glad that you enjoyed yourself, you are right if you’re prepared you can enjoy the beauty of Gods creations, I pray that you’re pantry is always full your wood pile never runs out, and your well is full of sweet water, God bless you !

[@lanesteele240]

I made a mud angel.

[@slickbaby726]

Love it

[@marthamydear7499]

I enjoyed it too. Hadn’t seen snow before - not real snow - so this was soooo coool!

[@singncarpenter6270]

Fantastic. I wish I'd have made a snow angel now, but the snow is almost all melted.

[@swcomment5542]

One of my takeaways from the southern freeze was that I need to make my grandson to emergency kits before he goes off to college in the fall. One to keep in his car and one to keep in his dorm.

[@tinnerste2507]

I have a 350 year old house, and lived a year and a half without power. I wore lots of layers made of leather and wool cause its wind/water resistant and doesnt often need washing. I. Find it waaayy more comfortable to sleep in an unheated room. Even in below freezing weather. Its way nicer than in summer.the best tip for freezing weather is to empty the pipes the night before with a bathtub full of water to flush the toilets. Then you can use water for a few hours a day, then empty again overnight. This stops the pipes from freezing and bursting.

[@taylorshomestead3934]

How do you empty the pipes?

[@saddleridge4364]

@@taylorshomestead3934 You would have to turn off your well pump at the box and then run the faucets til water stops coming out. I would not want to do that every night, I'd be a bit nervous about restarting the well pump that many times.

[@tinnerste2507]

@@taylorshomestead3934 you turn off the water to the house, the same switch you use when you have a leak, and open all of the taps untill they empty

[@taylorshomestead3934]

@@tinnerste2507 thanks!

[@taylorshomestead3934]

@@saddleridge4364 thank you!

[@think4yourself916]

Good advice my friend. What is sad about today is most people lost the ability to survive they are totally depending on the system.

[@kathybruton2186]

As cold as it is I'm concerned about jars freezing...I'm seeing the necessity of a root cellar sooner than later lol

[@laurarowland7926]

Thankyou for being here to share your wisdom🙏

[@frogfoothollar5349]

We've had our wood stove since 1980. It's been a life saver. Our last ice storm in SC was 2014. Our power was out a week. But we were warm and had plenty of food and water.

[@XyZ98768]

Wool blankets. Wool blend long johns and tops. Silk blend long johns and tops. Wool blend beanies. Wool gloves and socks. Expensive, but well worth it's weight in GOLD. If you don't have a hot water bottle use glass Mason jars filled with hot water, wrap it in a towel and put in a pillowcase.

[@craftsandcrabgrass1859]

Great list! I'm thankful to have checked off most of the items, and am hopeful to have them all checked off soon. My husband and I started a contest about two years ago to see who could bring the most chicken feed home in one trip, and it not only came in handy when the roads were too bad to drive, but also when shortages hit last year (storage may be an issue this year, as they're predicting la nina, but we'll get it figured out). I also challenged myself to double my canning in 2019, which really helped over the past year. We've definitely had people talk about us like we're off our rockers, but we have what we need when we need it, so I'll happily look crazy to those people.

[@Growmap]

Consider growing sprouts and fodder for your chickens. 1 cup of grain = 4-6 cups if you grow it for a week.

[@jameskidd7499]

I'm 73 yrs. old and I guess I learn something new about every day and things come to mind I should have known or thought more about long ago and the saying you never grow too old to learn must be right .

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

Down bedding & long flannel gown with a wool hat & socks is a necessity up north here.

[@JojoCrazyCat]

My dad always told me as a kid, the three main things you need to survive. Food, Clothing and Shelter. But, i would have to add tools. Tools can be many things.

[@denniscleveland669]

Wool clothing was greatly used back in the day. Long Johns were the one piece underwear with the two button trap door or single button slit.

[@melodyscamman244]

I had some vietnam era flightline pants I wore to shreds! Cotton long johns and those old style flightline pants and you are good to go in ten below! Back in the day, you could get nice Herman Survivor boots with thick wool lining and they were great in any extreme cold I came across out on the Air Base exposed areas. I did have silk long johns with the flap for even worse weather. That stuff is still out there to be had but not easy to find. Worth it though.

[@denniscleveland669]

@@melodyscamman244, in the bushcraft and survival community, it’s well thought of as “Cotton Kills”! I had cotton lined wool long Johns, but if you sweat just a little, the cotton kept the moisture and lost all of its insulating ability. Nylon gets wet as well. It can microscopically absorb water. Silk is a good under garment, as is some other synthetics. Wool and polyester are kings of the thermal world.

[@ruthspillman546]

We warmed up large rocks onbthe wood heater and put them at our feet. We cooked on a wood kitchen stove, heated with a wood heater and did NOT HAVE A BATHROOM OR ANY WATER IN OUR HOUSE. You went to the well and put the bucket down in the brought it up with a rope and crank. We were onevof the last to get any modern things in our home. I am grateful that I appreciate what I have today and know how to prepare for the "hard times".

[@archegosfarmsteadship]

Wood stove and solar is the way to go, solar will be the first thing I put on my homestead when I move later this year! Lots of lessons learned! Blessings to you Danny and Wanda😁

[@cynthiafisher9907]

Except if it snows a lot, solar panels won’t work if covered in snow.

[@karenhirschkorn2360]

I have a wood burning stove, propane hearth, and now I’m installing an electric heat system!! Good to be prepared. Thanks Danny!

[@theIAMofME]

Danny, you are so right. It hasn't been THIS cold for THIS LONG in I can't remember when. Now, yes we've had some deep snows here in W. TN every 10 years or so. But, never these kind of temps for more than one day, maybe two. But, it's been a WEEK or more. We have a nice Kerosene heater that has kept us warm. We have gone through 17 gallons of it!! Your furnace in the south is not made for this kind of winter. We have put small space heaters where the pluming is. Thank goodness we've had power all along. I used a radiator type heater I have to put big rocks on. They heat up so hot that you almost have to use pot holders to hold them. I put them under the cabinet of one of our BR sinks that's on an outside wall. No frozen pipes. And we had temps at zero with windchills in the high teens!! I even put a hot rock in the bed with us. LOL I may check out those hot water bottles. It's nicer than a big rock. LOL Stay warm. We never had to leave and had everything we needed. But, this indeed took us by surprise and now we have to resupply. We have a BIG gas generator. It hasn't been cranked in 10 years. Hubby has dropped the ball! He says he's going to get it repaired or whatever it needs ASAP! Food was never an issue. Nor water. This winter has definitely taught us A LOT! Grateful for the lessons.

[@JojoCrazyCat]

It is good that you are around, to help teach people that don't know how to prepare. Because many didn't have parents that taught them how to deal with bad times.

[@jameshagan2263]

Not trying to sound callous, but it's a surety those who FAIL to plan plan to FAIL . May the Gracious LORD Bless you and yours .

[@nspowers7130]

Feed and hay for our agricultural animals. We've been experimenting for a year. What happens if we cannot get cattle feed. The feed mills are up North. What happens. Greens. Grow greens. Peel the leaves off at the bottom. Plants will keep growing and producing. They are great cattle feed. Side note we could not freeze them. We stuck them in the freezer. Pulled them out and they thaw and turned to mush. So we hurried up and fed the last batch frozen. They ate it up, no side effects. But the greens I planted under the oak tree canopy lasted well into the summer. Long after the grass was long. Just ideas. And you do not have to grow them from seed. The bunched greens you buy from the store, you can plant them in the ground and they grow.

[@Growmap]

I've seen people harvest wild purslane to feed goats. I love to eat purslane but it either grows like the weed it is or not at all. I keep living where it doesn't want to do well. I thought the same thing you did so I grow wheat fodder for my horses. They love it. And I feed the same fodder to the ducks along with sprouts as well. That way, if there is a drought or I can't get feed they won't go hungry. (I do also feed them free-choice hay in the winter + an organic feed all year long and will as long as it is available.)

[@brandyweems8326]

moved up here to Fayetteville NC from MS...lived in a neighborhood for 4yrs....had field peas,purple hull,squash,tomatoes, herbs,and more...my neighbors thought i was crazy....when covid hit,they were wanting my frozen peas.😎...we've moved outside the city limits,more rural,my yard is almost an acre!!! im soooooo excited to see what happens with my garden this year😊

[@carricowherd3826]

We never heated our upstairs in the winter. We had flannel pajamas, a night cap, and a pile of quilts. We were lucky to be raised by our grandparents who lived through the depression.

[@sunflowermarcia7277]

Great reminder. I have a lot of the things you spoke of because i listened to you and other preppers for the last year. Thank you. I also love my greenstalk and bought a 2nd one for me and 1 for each of my family for Christmas to get them growing. I have been telling my family to prep but not all of them are listening. I will continue to tell them.

[@Growmap]

Consider giving them food as gifts. My neighbors know I like to garden so they gave me a big can of seeds. And last year when I bought some bulk beans and rice I put some in 1 gallon plastic containers with lids and gave them to a farmer friend. I don't think he ever bought that much at once before. I said, plant some, eat some, save some.

[@marielong7910]

What is a green stalk?

[@verawol3111]

People who live in apartment’s usually have house plant and sometimes have those small balconies that fit a few chairs and a little table. Maybe their house plants could be kale or greens, they could use a greenstalk on their balcony or grow tomatoes in a five gallon bucket. I intend to send my daughter who live in an apartment a greenstalk for her birthday. I hope she uses it.

[@Growmap]

If I had limited room or was growing on a balcony, I'd buy AGardenPatch self-watering, self-fertilizing containers. I use them in my garden, too, especially for tomatoes and cucumbers. They keep the cucumbers from getting bitter the way they usually do when it is super hot in the summer.

[@verawol3111]

@@Growmap thanks

[@vernahelvikmontanamomma8737]

Montana here, I have a Ashley wood stove with a rebreather in the pipe, a self moving fan on top of the stove. Sometimes it gets 80 in the living room. We do have a propane furnace but when the electric goes out so does the fan on the furnace. I have an electric cook stove which I want to change later. But as a back up I have a propane stove that you can hook up to a 20 pound tank. I have two burners and a little oven. I built a rocket stove that is on the back step so I can use that if no propane is available. We have lots of little trash branches that can be used for the rocket stove. We also have two small generators that we can be used for our fridge and freezers if needed. We have a 60 foot pond so that we can be used for water. I have a Berkley water filter. I dehydrate food and I can my food. I would love a freeze dryer. I have a nice garden that I am expanding with raised beds because my back isn’t what it used to be. I have extra medicine and I have been a nurse for 30 years and have been in the nursing field for 43 years. I have books that teach living off the land and using them. I raise chickens and butcher them. But even with all this we need to improve. When I was a kid we used to put bricks on the wood stove and when we went to bed we would wrap them in towels to go to bed with. We need to get more gas for the vehicles and more propane. More batteries. I also feel the same. People depend on the government way to much and are ignorant on how to do things. I have a green stalk in my house trying to see if and how much food I can grow in the winter. I do want a green house. That is my next step this year. Always need to improve.

[@Growmap]

Consider getting little solar devices. I have solar-powered lanterns and one also has a handcrank on it. They make solar-powered thermos-type jars that boil water. If you have large windows, you can grow microgreens and herbs and even tomatoes and bell peppers in the house all winter long. If you don't, you can use LED grow lights. If the power went out, the plants would just stop growing. They likely wouldn't die unless it got really cold inside your house (except plants like purslane that can't take any cold at all).

[@sajmt1414]

I’ve been making a list of things we need to improve on after this winter storm. We got about 11.5 inches of snow here in AR. I will be putting fuel on our list. Great video.

[@naplescajun]

LOVE growing in the greenstalk! However, it's not our only means of growing food. Very good video with loads of great information--thank you for all y'all do.

[@georgiapeach2339]

Some good advice that I've always heard is to have back ups for your back ups. I have several ways to do things. Food, cooking, heating. It took me years and years to do it all. I'm still not done and never will be as it's an every day thing but I found out through this storm I can at least survive for the moment.

[@Spongebob007]

Yes to lesson #1! I live in Slidell & don’t think of cold much. Lesson learned

[@michaelhoggard591]

Very good reference to old time remedies! Not many left that are thinking this way. Prayerfully there will be more lessons taught to the young on what we know from our elders. There are not too many young ones left that were taught the ways to survive. Pray for our nation and our leaders as the Word instructs us. And pray that God will bring back our umbrella of protection and our youth (as far as that goes, a whole lot of the adults as well) will listen to His direction.

[@70washington]

I will always have a wood stove in a home, Propane for hot water and cooking would also be nice. lamps and lamp oil for light at night or when the power is out.

[@mrs8792]

I’m new to Arkansas and just got through the freeze, only because I’m a prepper. I can’t sat enough about getting a few good quality wool blankets. I can use down blankets due to my asthma and I would’ve frozen without the new wool blanket I bought. It’s funny you mentioned the “night cap.” I wore a hat to bed one night and decided I’m going to sew a few our of flannel. I remember my Father wearing long Johns most of the year in Oregon. He had wool shirts, coats and blankets. I never liked wool blankets until this year! They really kept me warm. Hugs to you and Wanda and God bless you both.

[@jackiekitchennowordsneeded587]

I agree my, granddaddy live in the depression, always have a backup.

[@Richardofdanbury]

My parents were folks of the Great Depression Era and have instilled in me the need not only for preparation but also to live as self-sufficiently as possible. They also taught me to anticipate things by staying informed, educated and always gaining new skills. Today most folks have never suffered adversity or hunger and never learned to adapt to adverse situations. Since this wide ranging freeze over this February folks are learning the hard way.

[@tambrasmith9707]

My neighbors came and stayed with me during this freeze and we were warm ... even had chicks hatch and kept them warm in front of the wood heater, and cooked on it too

[@tambrasmith9707]

I so glad that i bought and put in a wood heater

[@Richardofdanbury]

This was an excellent presentation... take heed of it and prepare because times are fixing to get really, really tough... even worse than the Great Depression.

[@sallyintucson]

I agree. We hit the same unemployment mark in the US last year that we hit during the Great Depression.

[@Richardofdanbury]

@@sallyintucson Yes, but that was largely due to the scamdemic of CoVid-19 which is a bunch of hooey!

[@sallyintucson]

@@Richardofdanbury You don’t know anyone who’s died from it yet, do you? I do. I was also down with it myself for 3 1/2 months last spring. No tests were available in my state.

[@jeremiahlackey1582]

This is a good educational video Danny! This two week cold snap we’re having here in Kansas is showing full force where our weaknesses are. We left water running in the sinks and flushed toilets on a schedule and had a heat tape on the main water line coming out of the ground to keep water from freezing up in the house. Worked great till a week and a half in. Then at 7am the power companies cut off our power for 2 and a half hours to conserve power. Like you our water runs off a well so the water also went out. They told us it would only be out 30 min and at the very most 45 min to an hour tops. So it wasn’t necessary to drag out the generator or so I though. Almost 2 and a half hours later when the power did come on the whole house had frozen water along with all the automatic cattle waters used to water our cow herds. I installed most of them 20 years ago and they went thru a major ice storm that left me without power for a week and they never froze till this year. All of a sudden our propane prices have nearly doubled as well so I’m going to continue to double my wood supply from what I normally store going into the winter and will be getting a bigger wood stove for the house. At -30 wind chill temps and the wind blowing it’s going to take more especially if winters in the future are going to be like this or worse. You and Wanda stay safe and hopefully soon you can sleep on a bedroom again.

[@Growmap]

This year made me get serious about how to keep the ducks and horses water unfrozen if the power goes out. There are a ton of videos on KZbin you might look at to find a method you like best. They make fancy non-freezing waterers, but it would cost thousands to get even just one installed. Some ideas that look good for poultry or small animals are putting a rubber flat tray feeder/waterer into a tire that is filled with insulation. Some use bubble wrap and others spray foam. I hope someone tests various types to see what works best. Another had 2 oval water tubs one smaller set into insulation inside the other. The inner one is removable. I'm wondering how they kept the spray foam from cementing that one in and I didn't hear the answer when I watched the video. When it isn't terribly cold, a bottle filled with a strong concentration of salt water can keep at least a hole open to drink out of (and a place to start breaking ice).

[@debbiewilson6527]

We had a additional well dug with a windmill for water. A windmill is a must for a homesteaders. You can't water your garden with anything else.

[@marypeterson3512]

Where can I get info on this?

[@candacethompson2521]

I couldn't stop looking at the beautiful jars filled with a gorgeous color of orange. Blessings

[@johannaadams4703]

We heated with only wood for 15 years. We have since moved into an all electric house. The wood stove came with us. It is sitting in my living room waiting for the hole in the ceiling and roof for the pipe..

[@americaforamericans6254]

People who take certain prescriptions should also want to learn about herbal medicine replacements they can forage in the area they live.

[@brandyweems8326]

amen!!!! thats exactly what I've been doing....thank God we dont take many prescriptions for super serious conditions.

[@allmantree]

Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food..... Easy peasy! It's ALL preventable but it takes work now. Back in the day when things were rough as a cob life really forced you to work work work. I was born 150 years too late I believe. 🇺🇲🦅🪂👍🏼🪓😼

[@americaforamericans6254]

@@allmantree may just be born again and missing the simpler times of the past subliminally. We no longer write in stone so all our gains can be lost in an instant with a major solar event thanks to the most intelligent technology based society. We don’t learn from our past and traditions anymore we learn from the internet information allowed to be available. These are sad times that make me wonder if this is the dark age. A time lost in time when it all crumbles. When it all decays back to its natural form their will be no trace of existence. We should all just glad for the experience and praising God for allowing it. The earth and heaven is a beautiful place if you just take a look around.

[@theIAMofME]

You are so right!! There are so many herbs out there that are fabulous. I am 54 this year and take not one prescription drug. Nor does my husband. I also found out during covid that Tonic Water with quinine in it is GREAT FOR ARTHRITIS!! I was taking it with zinc every day and noticed my arthritis almost disappeared. I was still a bit stiff at times but, no pain. That's the ONLY thing good I learned from covid. No wonder people with RA and Lupus use hydrocloriquine!!!

[@Emeraldwitch30]

@@theIAMofME i use a shot of tart cherry juice every night too. Helps my arthritis but I've also got a touch of gout. I thought it was an old wives tale but for $4 a bottle I figured can't hurt. It helps quite a lot.

[@lisageeck]

All electric is a problem in the summer, too. Hurricanes knock out power and you have to still cook and such. I picked up a camp stove this summer with 8 hurricanes that were headed our way. I'm not comfortable with just the electric and not being able to help ourselves until everything is back to normal.

[@sandybarnes8355]

blankets are good for alot of things. insulation, draft control put over doors and windows, around bottom of doors, etc. Many nights in winter when I was growing up my mother put hot water in a bottle and put it in our bed to help keep us warm. also they took a rock and heated it up to warm the bed.

[@Mary-zj9jz]

yes if see a free or cheap blanket at a yard sale almost always pick it up, even if they have holes those make good door blockers

[@caribbeanhouse6372]

Thanks for sharing your story and your opinion about the future. I agree with you some people keep prepare but thinking they will have electricity to keep the house appliances running but never got a generator as a backup.

[@carlabuggs1238]

Okay, so here is a quick tip that people rarely think about. Fondue pots!! You can find them relatively inexpensive at Goodwill or you can buy one. I have a few one works with a votive candle and the other two use Sternos. I love them because they reheat the chili and soup that I made and canned as well as put of a good amount of heat. Use black plastic, also known as unused trash bags, and tape of a small area of the house. Put everything you need in that area. I was amazed at how people were still trying to heat the entire house. Oil lamps are also good for light and heat.

[@charlesbaxter3820]

I use pickle barrels for grain, they have a rubber gasket and a screw on lid. I can put 300 lbs of feed in them. Maybe they will work for you. I also use it to keep flour sugar and corn meal in it

[@Emeraldwitch30]

I get frosting buckets from the bakery for $1 each. They are only 3 to 4 gallons but they have a rubber gasket and I store my bread flour/sugar/rice/wheat berries/ap flour/semolina flour and probably a few other things im not recalling. But they keep the pantry moths and critters out and are a touch easier for myself to haul around. But I'd take a nice barrel like yours if I could get them. I'd like a couple IBC cubes for rain water reclamation too from my roof.

[@cdlady54_95]

Totally agree. 99% of America is industrialized industrialized and never knew hos to garden or lost that training. Thank you for sharing and be safe.

[@nancygould6789]

Thank you guys for keepin-on-keepin-on. It's a highlight of my day to listen to your wisdom.

[@jendyson6729]

I was absolutely stunned by the families in Texas who couldn't get along for just a couple of days without the basics. You don't have to be a prepper to have enough food water and fuel for a week or two. They kept saying that this never happens here.... well it usually doesn't but many other scenarios could happen at ANY TIME. You don't have to live in a flood zone or earthquake prone area to have an emergency. Water, food, medicine and even a couple extra propane tanks for your outside grill for cooking is so easy to have. I hope everyone, regardless of where they live will plan better.

[@marshashelley8668]

I was blessed to be raised by parents that grew up during tbe depression. So I have always stocked up for winter. Stock more since 9/11. People have short memories anymore and young ones werent taught about stocking up. People in the cities dont believe they will have problems. Guess now they will think different. If they have Any common sense. I always have a garden too, and go to farmers markets or fruit stands, which we dont have mamy of anymore, and get enough of what I need to add to mine to be able to can for the winter and beyond.

[@sallyintucson]

Farmer’s Markets have become VERY popular in my city during the last ten years or so.

[@poodledaddles1091]

excellent video, and no commercials until the end, thanks!

[@lindafriesen3559]

Speaking of sleep wear, they also surrounded their beds with curtains to help keep night drafts out.

[@Growmap]

I bought a $25 mosquito tent off eBay and covered it with emergency blankets. That way I can heat my bedroom for an hour or so, then turn off the heat, crawl in and close it up. Unless it gets down close to freezing it stays warm enough to sleep in all night, especially if I have my dog inside, too.

[@mgd6087]

I put two long strips of cardboard in a door frame. Then I got long 2 inch strips of magnets to seal it tighter, but still allow people to come in and out easily. After that, the extra blankets were sufficient.

[@patremagilbert8787]

Good idea

[@patremagilbert8787]

Good idea

[@billhunt892]

Morning Y’all, very good Danny , words of experience !

[@shaeshae5610]

We call them long johns up in Michigan

[@kathybruton2186]

Here the full body suits are union suits

[@Growmap]

We need our northern neighbors to recommend the best ones. The light long underwear they sell online is fine if it is above freezing, but can't be what people use in places that are really cold in the winter.

[@melodyscamman244]

Growmap, go get some old military stuff made out of thick wool and 100 percent cotton. Find someplace that sells silk long johns. Damark used to before they went synthetic but another company does have them too. Keep your feet warm and dry. There is a company in Canada that had Native women that make Mukluks custom for you but it is expensive. You could make your own if you have a lot of free time and skills. Or find a pair of used sheepskin boots. I think Manatobah MukLuks is the Canadian company but there are others. There are wildly overpriced boots from UGG which are made in China now so don't make that mistake. I am sure somebody has posted how to instructions on youtube by now to make your own MukLuks. I know books are out there to make your own moccasins. Tandy leather probably has a free sheet of instructions and will sell you the tools and leather.

[@barbaralemaster9294]

Good video! I remember my Mother heating bricks and wrapping them in flannel and putting them in our beds to keep our feet warm.

[@pinetreehill586]

Electricity is only a convenience that makes people lazy. I could give it all up and live in a tent like my Granny did. I was prepared to do that if we couldn’t find gas for the generator. A fire outside of a tent would be warmer than nothing.

[@culdesacgrocerygarden]

A fire outside is a place you can put a large rock or a brick and put it into the coals. Take the hot brick or rock and wrap it in something like a towel and take it to bed with you for heat. The pioneers did that. I remember reading it in little house on the prairie when I was a little girl.

[@nspowers7130]

@@culdesacgrocerygarden yes it's true. Get a book and hand write all this good information. Grandfather warmed our beds with rocks. Just research now which rocks, some blow up with to much, fast heating.

[@Growmap]

Yes. A tent inside is a good way to get and stay warm, too. And if you have a fireplace, you can warm it up inside first. Everyone needs to build a rocket stove NOW so they already have it if they need it. Super cheap and lots of details online on how to do it. Only takes some bricks and no fasteners required for some designs.

[@baneverything5580]

Get an inexpensive 30-50 watt folding solar panel with USB and 12 volt charging ports, rechargeable USB fans, power banks with USB ports, and warm white USB LED lights and they can`t turn off your lights and fans. Get USB battery chargers for your NIMH and 18650 rechargeable batteries and you can run your radios and flashlights. That`s the most inexpensive way to go solar. I got lucky enough to get a 50 watt panel on sale for 36 bucks. It worked perfectly to keep my stuff charged after the Winter storm after the sun came out.

[@melodyscamman244]

To my memory, we had pocket doors and a fireplace in that room, centrally in the house. We would shut the pocket doors in a storm, fill up the bathtub with water and listen to an old radio with a car battery or play music ourselves and the kids could dance. And of course, tell stories. No one was afraid of stuff we didn't have. Hey, you guys with the lanterns, put them on an s hook off the ceiling so dogs and kids don't cause an accident.

[@doralanders1870]

Thank you Danny for all your advice everyone needs to take heed and listen To your message and wake up to what may come next ... God bless you

[@karlar8648]

Absolutely agree Mr. Danny. Times are changing and we don't know where it's headed. I too prepare for the seasons. Along with medications, i would include a first aid kit. Who knows it may come in handy. When i was stationed in Japan 20 years ago, i purchased a few mink blankets (not real mink) for cold winters such as now. I still have my blanket. My electric heat source is not that great but my blanket gets me TOO warm. I'm still adding ti my supplies.

[@nancyd8045]

I live in upstate New York and have a conventional furnace/ hot water heater in our home. The year Florida had hurricane after hurricane we thought if something kept electricity out of our home during winter, we wouldn’t be able to stay home. So we had a wood stove installed as an alternative source. Best decision we ever made.