Act NOW - the first $400 every PREPPER should SPEND

[@Tinman964]

Pick up some good solar garden lights. We use them during power outages then charge them outside during the day .

[@robert-yv2yj]

Great idea.

[@johnpoole8321]

Yes, we have the yard full

[@wandabrindamour8473]

Great suggestion!

[@dgunearthed7859]

Can u suggest a brand/model and where u picked them up? Thx

[@Tinman964]

@@dgunearthed7859 Any of them will do in a pinch . But I bought middle of the row ones box of ten 56 bucks at Home Depot. Also picked up solar flood lights that I mounted to the house and in my barn. Along with several in trees around the property.

[@PamAlexa-q8k]

Water. Getting fresh water. Sawyer mini filter and gravity bag. A way to cook, propane or butane. Solar system battery pack. Communications a radio or walkie talkie. Lights crank flashlight, rechargeable flashlights. Medical kit

[@EdBeaudry]

Spot on

[@TCwenRo]

Get a paper map of your area. Have a compass. Get a paper map of the area between your or and home.

[@Thalanox]

Two is one. One is none. Having an emergency bag ready to go might be good, too.

[@RA-qo6ek]

If you live in an apartment first thing dont rely on your landlord

[@danam.8709]

Rely on landlord for what? They are likely to evict you.

[@stephenrussell2013]

I can hear Eddie Murphy now, "Kill my landlord, kill my landlord".

[@terryoliver1410]

Not to be disparaging but if you live near your mother-in-law she’ll be depending on You too….

[@winterwunderland]

Add:;1 teaspoon "Water Preserver" to each 7 gal Reliance water retainer. Preserves water for 5 years.

[@michaelwalker206]

For filks with wells you can build a 4 inch diamer pvc pipe with a check valve and get a long rope and bail water from your wells.

[@tylerfoss3346]

Kudos on the video and especially for mentioning the crank/solar charging flashlights. Imho, they are necessary, affordable and reliable. Keep up the good work. Thanks again.

[@bparkerfool]

they suck........ always have

[@warrenheppler7624]

Like this one. Eric is the best. I've only been Prepping a year now so I've got lots to learn still lol. But I've learned tons from watching Eric and the family. Goshen Prepping rocks!

[@redfishtex738]

I sold and used those Aqua-Tainers for years, and they work great. Plus, you can get extra parts for them. I've also found whatever lamps and light sources make sure to change them out to LED bulbs. So they do not pull so much voltage when it comes time to use your generators, batteries, etc. Anyway to make your power last as long as possible. Goodluck and God Bless.

[@nancygreen8186]

When I lost the power during hurricane Milton I use motion lights inside and put them around the house every time I would move in the area the light will come on. I also have flashlights and I have a battery backup to charge up my phone. An echo flo to run a fan. Small canisters of propane to fire up a small camping cook stove to cook on. I was okay when I lost my power just a few weeks ago. I also have a generator and hooked up my chest freezer and refrigerator freezer. I have gas stored up.

[@jerrylaninolan923]

Yes, I certainly do want to be able to take pictures of the apocalypse. Good one!

[@Jerrymc1975]

I hiked across country on the PCT. I highly recommend the larger sawyer water filter. The mini filter takes forever and clogs faster. Just don’t let the filter freeze. The filter will crack and be useless.

[@apepex1464]

Waste cooking oil is gold, use for lighting and boiling water. Alcohol stove is a must and can be made easily with soda cans. Antibiotics is a must, learn the hard way with a toothache that never went away.

[@terryoliver1410]

If you’ve got a light or laser light combination for your defensive items that is not battery-operated you darn well better have a small solar Powered battery storage unit. Portable take it with you charge those essential protection devices. Must. Don’t think about it just get it

[@terryoliver1410]

Absolutely small handheld communication devices that you and your immediate family can communicate with. Beyond that any caliber of handheld communication device with extra batteries of fruit and seeds

[@thomaswarren222]

Prepper tip: take one of those water containers and put it in your freezer chest so if you lose power, you have a giant block of ice in there to help keep things colder longer. Leave room in the container so when the water freezes it doesn't split the container open.

[@larryparson9609]

Viral those sawyer filters are rendered inoperable if frozen 🥶 be careful in cold climates

[@Gina-de8gb]

THANK YOU ERIC , TILL NEXT TIME

[@karensmith1832]

I started getting some solar powered things and then the rains started! 🤦🏻‍♀️ So hopefully sunny weather soon to see how well they work 🤞

[@lauracatha3625]

I am handicapped on a disability. I don't have enough to prep. So sad. I want to be prepared. I know it's coming.

[@Stopanimalabuse-u2l]

I suffer from lung diseases so have little energy. And little money! All we can do is prepare the best we can. If I could spend big bucks on anything, it would be a whole-house generator, but that is not possible for me. So while I know I'll lose a lot of food in my freezer during a sustained outage, I can still purchase canned goods and shelf-stable items. We can only do what we can do, and any little thing we do will probably make us more prepared than most. One great thing you might consider is finding some neighbors to band together and look out for each other in the case of problems. God bless you, Laura.

[@lanagalbraith6542]

What part of the country do you live in ?

[@CelesteAnn]

God be with you! Have faith in God and he will protect you. you won’t need anything if you have God

[@fubufb420]

Start small, candles ,new blankets, flashlights. Small propane heater ...I say new blankets cuz bedbugs are a thing nowadays!😂😂 Goodwill and thrift stores... Rummage sales... Ask people for donations... People who enjoy outdoors/camping might have some old gear they can part with....😂 Best of luck...😊 I get a lot of stuff right off the street or from garbage...😂😂 Lotta old pots and pans. Fire starters take time to make but are generally free for the taking, also FUN to make!😂

[@francinebowman990]

Go to food banks

[@enriquediaz7547]

Agreed on the lifestraw! Sucks to suck

[@joannacurran8475]

There is a lifestraw family filter which is a bag with filter

[@terryoliver1410]

I absolutely agree there are others that are better. But reality says in the future even those could be gold as a commodity

[@docyoungblood9521]

for the long term you're gonna wanna have a moonshine still and the expertise to operate it

[@D7cooper]

Thanks for the list and my first laugh of the day, Eric. The deer offering itself up to be your meal ... the deer thinking, huh? I especially appreciate the smaller portable water container because I can't lift as much as I could. (I know I need to get some weight-lifting in my routine.) I like the reasoning for a sawyer, too. I'll write back if I think of anything I'd add to your list. My best wishes to you and yours.

[@plants2plasticplasticjars161]

Nice report

[@robertmill7755]

A word on Baofeng radios. They don’t do CB. The UV5R model you showed is a dual band UHF,VHF analog radio. It needs to be programmed and you can listen all you want to your programmed frequencies. To TRANSMIT you must be licensed by the FCC. To those who say well you can use them in a disaster without a license. Two things to consider. One, disaster to the FCC is all other normal communications are non functional. Two, a disaster is a real bad time to jump on the air with no understanding of basic radio communications and learn on the fly. Get your license so you can practice before SHTF and be proficient. In the circumstances outlined in the video GMRS would be much better. You don’t need a license unless you’re exceeding 2 watts on GMRS and/or on a GMRS repeater. The license covers the entire family and is 35.00 for 10 years. No study required but please watch a KZbin video or two about proper usage. You will need to learn how to program local GMRS repeaters.

[@nonamestay]

If you live somewhere cold a heater of some kind and a saw and a map

[@kathleenredick275]

Little Buddy propane. Safe indoors - uses 1 lb propane cylinders.

[@Karen-jp1ns]

Clearly Filtered pitchers are fabulous for purifying water!

[@kathleenredick275]

Filtered pitchers like PUR & Brita are for filtering chlorine and some things like calcium out of already safe water, not pond or suspect water.

[@kcarsonphoto]

Love the background, medals and X-Files ❤🎉

[@GoshenPrepping]

Thank you!

[@shelley131]

You are very general when you say the first 400 dollars. Needs are different in a hot climate and in a cold climate. I like using galvanized trash cans for my dried goods such as beans, pasta, rice. Keeps rodents and other critters from biting through plastic or carton containers. Also serve as dual purpose like a faraday cage for your radios and batteries in case of emp or cmp events. In the winter sleeping bags are key to keeping warm during power outages. If you have power banks 12V blankets between wool blankets will keep warm. Wool blankets in my opinion are ideal as they wick moisture, have antibacterial properties that won't breed bacteria or mold, it rarely needs to be washed, properties that won't attract mites, it is fire resistant, you can wrap yourself in a wool blanket in an open campfire and don't have to worry about a spark from an amber burning it, like other blankets. Even when wet it retains 80% of it capacity to keep you warm.

[@karenhackney9920]

I’m looking for the rechargeable cooler. I know you recommended one in the past. We were lucky with Milton. We only lost power for a little over 24 hours, and we have a generator. We’re looking at a home improvement project in December where we will have to turn the electric off with no generator for a couple days, and will need to keep my son’s insulin cold.

[@tennesseeterri]

grab yourself an extremely thick styrofoam cooler the kind they ship steaks in. Freeze a couple gallon jugs of water. The very thick styrofoam cooler will keep things cold for several days with no problem and no power usage. You can also drink the water in The jug as it melts.

[@aprilcapps4564]

Regarding the BAOFENG radios, is a license required for them? Very interested in the product. Thanks!

[@wandabrindamour8473]

Same question

[@kimmyk1]

Yes. I bought two. You can use the basic channels ie walkie channels anytime but ham channels no. Big fines. You can look up ham license. They have a course for like 20.00. And then you test locally another 25.00 I believe. Then you get the call letters and can call throughout the states etc. it has emergency channels you can listen to and the walkie channels you can use no license needed. I gave my adult kids a walkie so if it breaks out they can call me on that. Both ham and walkies are over the air. Require no internet

[@aprilcapps4564]

@@kimmyk1 thank you for the information. I'm thinking I'm going to get them but wanted to know the rules first. Didn't want to spend money on something I can't use. Thanks again!

[@davidlee9299]

​@aprilcapps4564 you can listen to any channels or frequencies without any problems... transmitting is where the rules change... you cannot transmitt on ham bands without a license...

[@robertmill7755]

YES!!!! An amateur radio license is required to TRANSMIT on ham bands. You also need to study for the exam and pay 35.00 to the FCC,(used to be free). Consider GMRS as an alternative especially if you’re just keeping in touch over a few miles. To use GMRS repeaters you need a GMRS license. Again pay 35.00 to the FCC, BUT!! No studying for a test. Your range will greatly increase depending on the repeater and the license is good for a family.

[@karlmorte5846]

compass, local and regional maps and how to book or training in their use

[@FriendBears]

Technically the Beofeng radio is not legal to use w/o a license.

[@djhopp1]

Money, oil lamps, water jugs, reading entertainment, dish pans, vinegar, baking soda, flour, wool blanket

[@evalinawarne1337]

SHALOM thank you. SE Michigan 🙏 ❤❤❤❤❤

[@JimFifer]

What about diy water filter?

[@danam.8709]

Put good quality filters into a 2 bucket/pot stack instead of fancy stainless steel and save $$$ money to buy More filters.

[@livingonwheels519]

The radio and hand radio won't work if power grid is out.

[@Millwall77]

Did you miss the word 'crank'?

[@mellosings6180]

Research. Do you know where to find fresh water to filter & how to treat that specific type of water. Do research on filters. They are not all the same. ✨

[@Stopanimalabuse-u2l]

And may I suggest keeping paper copies of research/instructions? Especially if one doesn't have a generator. I keep paper copies of recipes, my evac checklist, etc. Hate the extra paper, but I just stick it all in a binder just in case.

[@bermudarailway]

Collect rain water.

[@mellosings6180]

@ yessss!

[@Sunderling]

Just FYI, it’s pronounced “Poe-ti-bull” water.”

[@dgunearthed7859]

Potato poTAHto

[@tott3457]

QUESTION. Mr. Eric, to use the gallon butane tank do you know if it adapts easily to stove?!?

[@nickjimenez941]

I love my LifeStraw Family 1.0 Portable Gravity Powered Water Purifier for Emergency Preparedness and Camping. The price varies from $50-$85 depending on where you buy it and if it's on sale. It purifies up to 4755 gallons to 0.02 microns which will filter out all bacterial and viruses. Keep an eye out for black friday sales. I purchased 4 of these for $50 each on the lifestraw website a few months ago when it was on sale.

[@georgewyse8378]

The Sawyer mini isn't a good option, the regular Sawyer Squeeze does a much better job and can filter far more water. The Squeeze is also almost the same size.

[@Anonymous17-cw8ee]

Except the Mini is about 1/3 the price. It's slower, particularly if you're using it with gravity, and it needs flushed more often if the water's dirty, but it's still a good choice for someone with a limited budget.

[@johnpoole8321]

Wow those jugs are expensive . Get them at Walmart 20$. We bought quite a few back when they were 15$

[@johnpoole8321]

P.S. Just ordered the upgraded 60W version of that solar panel and it came to 65$ total. Hope you guys see this and can get the same deal. 120$ normal price then discount 78$ + when I went to check out it gave another 20$ .

[@dgunearthed7859]

​@@johnpoole8321what's upgraded about it?

[@nunyabidness9578]

Those smaller, foldable solar units are worthless. I went through a few and sent them all back. The tech just isn’t there yet.

[@bque9444]

Please explain why use HawIian Punch jugs instead of milk jugs.

[@MikeMac1980]

Milk jugs are weak and easy to puncher.

[@toddwalsh6981]

I had milk jugs filled with tap water for emergency's and stored them in my basement. They lasted for a decade just fine before I decided to throw them out. The plastic was still flexible just like the day I bought them.

[@Jamihart-kp8df]

Milk jugs will only last a year outdoors if exposed to UV.

[@dgunearthed7859]

It has something to do with getting all the bacteria out of them i think.

[@tennesseeterri]

Milk jugs have a residue that you cannot clean out easily. Only use milk jugs if you don't mind making yourself sick. You can also just buy the gallon jugs of water that look like the milk jugs. I like using that style of jug because they can be put in plastic milk crates and stacked very securely. they are a very handy size too.

[@vanhalen5150jhs]

yo

[@wandabrindamour8473]

Thanks for the list of options, are any available off Amazon, I'm concerned that if I order it won't be delivered b4 the election chaos.

[@NogHenson]

Aaaaaagh !!!!!! Hysteria from the States !!! Get some now !!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Bama_J]

Hey guys

[@phidaniels8293]

nicesho

[@mikerilling6515]

😂😂😂990,000 lumen, rechargeable, flashlight, 😂😂😂

[@David-oo7tc]

Sales pitch... You've made better videos.

[@liasilva1751]

Para el fin del mundo solo debería aprender a disparar... ya que hay muchos mas preparandose con cosas costosas jajaj que serán blanco fácil

[@sebastijanfino4076]

As an immigrant from Bosnia, Dont pee in the bowl, Stock up on water batteries oil flour sugar and salt. lean on lard for pork fat if your not muslim and make sure you are not near a big liberal city. Have a few Long range rifles and a few pistols and back up bug bags with the mentions above. dont tell anyone and make sure you know how to cook hunt fish and make a fire. have a wood burning stove and you should be good