Advanced Prepping: Devil in the Details

[@randymartin5521]

At one time I had a bunch of ammo and firearms and a friend has a big farm. My cousin, is a mutual friend and he used to say "When SHTF, I'm bringing the family to your house and we'll load up the guns and head to Dave's farm." One time I asked him, "So I've got the guns, ammo and other stuff, Dave has the farm for food, what are you bringing?" My cousin just looked at me and said, "I'm bringing my family." I just shook my head and said, "You need to have supplies or a skill that can be useful if you want to join a group of other people, they're not just going to take you and your family in if you're not an asset."

[@blazinggazelle6957]

My stupid lazy brother said he would come to my house. Nope. I won't let on my property.

[@PeterLehman-il5ru]

I agree. If they can't supply some food or a skill to help with group survival ,hell no! Find a hole and crawl in, your on your own. Some people can be so stupid. Those of us that are in our 50's or older can remember grandparents and great grandparents canning up late summer, early fall harvests and meats like beef, pork, chicken and deer to get them through the winter months and beyond. How many of us still do the same thing? So many times we get lazy and just buy what's on the shelves at the local grocery store.

[@nmr3352]

Did your cousin shape up?

[@franklinwill22]

@@randymartin5521 sounds like a movie I recently watched. #HOMESTEAD

[@douglaspost5097]

I felt the same way about multi tools. I never saw myself needing or wanting one. That is until my daughter got me one for Christmas several years ago, so I dutifully started carrying it on my belt. I found myself using it all the time. I use the knife, pliers, screwdrivers, there's a saw blade on it, surprisingly, even the file gets used once in a while. I'd be lost without it. I misplaced it once so I went right out and bought another one. Fortunately I then found the first one.

[@thewatcher611]

Please either give Sarah Mac a microphone, or repeat the question. Its not easy to hear the question on all devices. Its nice to know what question has been asked.

[@wandabrindamour8473]

My sister says "I have a whole house generator so I'm all set". She hasn't considered that there is no guarantee natural gas will not continue to be supplied in specific types of shtf situations.

[@cdnguy8404]

@wandabrindamour8473 This has already happened in some recent disasters. Sometimes they have to shut off the gas for safety reasons. Maybe she could look at a solar generator as a backup to that, so she can at least keep some electronics charged up (phones, flashlights, etc).

[@wandabrindamour8473]

@cdnguy8404 TY, Sometimes family will not listen.

[@randymartin5521]

A good pellet rifle should part of any homestead kit. Pellets are cheap and pellet rifles are quiet, perfect for pest control and small game hunting and saves ammo for other uses.

[@kevinbrown9831]

Absolutely, or a crossbow, or a slingshot if possible.

[@stevepiazza8770]

I have 2 full auto bb guns that serve a purpose. They're not my primary firearms, but they can cheaply deter many predators, including the human kind.

[@nmr3352]

I agree, but be prepared to lay out some money for a really good air pump pellet gun. I also like the idea of a quality slingshot with everything from steel ball to ceramic to stone.

[@chuckoaks6756]

A high velocity pellet rifle is actually pretty loud. But still a great alternative.

[@randymartin5521]

All the major nationwide builders, Lennar, Pulte, etc, are hurting, their sales are down 20+% and they're sitting on unsold houses because home prices have outpaced the average citizen's ability to afford them.

[@travis7634]

I’ve actually had decent success hiding from thermal behind an umbrella. The one I have was gifted by my employer and it’s fair quality. Worth a try.

[@johncofm52]

Aluminum lined windshield shades

[@AlGorton-c9p]

The prime reason for a go bag or bug out bag for people that have minutes to evacuate is the current California fires. How quickly your life can change.

[@davidhawkins847]

@AlGorton-c9p Situations like that are why I only have a Go Bag that also contains toiletries. I've worked places where my job classified me as emergency personnel; if the EOC activated, I could be stuck at work for days. It's only weight and can be shed if needed. I hear so many say, "I don't need toiletries. It's just extra weight," without a thought that maybe their destination is also destroyed or how they will continue to work if needed under such conditions if they can.

[@RabbitHole-xyz]

Personnel and property protection is unique to every situation and environment.

[@Flatland44]

You can clear a house with a “full size” weapon y’all, pie that Corner and do NOT place that muzzle past the threshold

[@joemacaro3715]

Could you list the model information for the items you spoke about. Nvg, thermals, eco flow, silky saws. Thank you

[@PatRicciardo]

Please give Sue Mac a microphone. I can barely hear her.

[@davidhawkins847]

Sootch, Thanks for promoting the use of a proper flashlight. I see so many people, including Preppers just grabbing the nearest $2 flashlight instead of going for quality. As you mentioned, i can turn down the lumens on a good light, but i can't turn up the lumens on a cheap light. My backup flashlight is always as good as my daily regardless of price. It doesn't mean i don't have some inexpensive lights for handing out if needed, but my personal is always a higher grade. In regards to the Mossberg vs Maverick, the Maverick is an economy version of the 500 series. One main difference is the Maverick has a single action bar, where ALL 500 series has the twin action bars. It isn't just the 590.

[@oibal60]

I love the 590 A1A.

[@Ed-cs6kw]

13:44 I love the Pocket Ref! I have ten of them. Great gift and cheap.

[@farmtrout66]

On the subject of books and entertainment, Board games, DVDs and a player that can run on solar. How too books, survival gardening, canning Bush craft projects, things of that sort. CDs, vinyl and of course a way to play them that can run on solar.

[@454roadwarrior]

Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank written 1959, I read that in "73 and I can't think think of a better book.

[@cdnguy8404]

@@454roadwarrior Great book. I bought a Kindle copy last year.

[@nmr3352]

I agree. Alas Babylon is a fabulous book and I have listened to Will Patton reading it probably 50 or 60 times. It's amazing, and definitely the inspiration for One Second After.

[@justa3v619]

I’ve been conceal carrying for 12 years now and I’ve never bought one of those “conceal carry belts” I’ve always used the same two regular leather belts and never had an issue. And up until recently I’ve always carried a g19 or my m&p 2.0 which is the same size as the g19 so it’s not like I was carrying a small handgun that didn’t require a special belt. But I can say it’s a lot nicer carrying my g43x now vs a “compact”. I just like having a higher capacity mag is why I never carried anything smaller until now with the shield arms and psa 15+1 mags for the g43x.

[@AricBolf]

One of my prep items is a few boxes of aluminum foil to wrap up electronics, cordless tools, and cordless batteries to try and prevent EMP damage. Sure there could be a total surprise EMP attack, but most likely we will have some sort of clues that will give enough advance notice that it’s about to happen. If you decide to wrap your stuff and it doesn’t happen, great. At most you lost a few dollars and a little time using it to wrap your stuff up. Just go buy a few more boxes for the next time.

[@WillieMakeit]

Hi. Have you considered metal garbage cans and mylar bags in the metal can?

[@hyper8545]

Where you get that flannel shirt from 😮

[@marklawrence4524]

I do carry a multi tool in my truck and in my lunch box. Not on me

[@Sam-y5d3j]

Would have been nice had you listed the books, so we could grab the info in one paragraph listing.

[@marcmmclellan]

Advanced prepping is doing the basics well.

[@Pfasma5]

Thanks!! I like the advanced pepper thoughts …..the basics are the most important, but it is great to delve deeper!!

[@phild8095]

Being a prepper is not about just collecting stuff and having food in the house, it is about examining and ranking risk, mitigating those risks through skills and plans. You all have seen the food pyramid, imagine a prepper pyramid for your life and location. At the bottom you have the typical month by month lifestyle. Next level up, you have those things that happen often enough that most people recognizes the risk, a day or two without power, a typical disease the flu, cold, whatever puts everyone in the family on the couch for a couple days to a week, the car don't start, two feet of snow, six inches of rain, small earthquake knocks stuff of the shelf plumbing problem in the house. The level above that, bad storm that damages your house. or the car needs major repair or you get laid off for months, major injury or illness that puts a husband or wife out of commission for months, major eartquake destroys major infrastructure, damages home, an economic crisis like 2008 or a disease like 2020, fuel and food shortages, transportation strikes, credit card outages And this goes up the pyramid with things at the top like invasion of your country, major economic crisis that makes the money, stocks, bonds, all worthless, EMP shutting off electricity for a long time, death in immediate family. Around the edges of the pyramid you have things like being accosted in the parking lot of a grocery store, having a thug break into the house, riots impeding your way home from work, Many of these problems can be mitigated by having cash on hand or simple tools and skills. A firearm typically won't help when the home earners are sick or the car needs work. But having jumper cables in the car or one of those battery backkups for a quick start. Having a snow shovel in the car in the winter and so on. Think about things.

[@franklinwill22]

Where do you get berkey replacement filters ?

[@cdnguy8404]

@@franklinwill22 These can be hard to get at times. There is a compatible filter from a British company. I haven't tried them yet, but the specs look good. British Berkefeld Doulton 8674 Ultra Sterasyl Ceramic Filter Candle for Countertop Gravity Water Filter System Short Mount 7" - 4 Pack

[@randymartin5521]

Have you ever made a water filter with a barrel filled with gravel, sand, and charcoal like some books say our forefathers did on the frontier? Was it effective?

[@tarakankvadrobober]

Your main enemy is not bacterias, but government.

[@randymartin5521]

​@@tarakankvadroboberI don't disagree but the government isn't likely to give me the runs.

[@danlered]

Ya but bacteria it's pain in the ass...​@tarakankvadrobober

[@randymartin5521]

​@@tarakankvadrobober yes, but the government isn't likely to give me the runs.

[@Coldwaterhomesteadvt]

299 Days series and Apocalypse Now series are two great reads.

[@nmr3352]

@SensiblePrepper, in addition to my Olights, I bought 4 solar/USB chargeable flashlights recommended by Nutnfancy. Super affordable and I use them all the time. One for my storage unit, one for my vehicle on the dash where it stays constantly charged, one in my gun-ammo storage space, and the fourth is a floater, stored wherever I need it at the moment. Everybody should buy several of these. They really were inexpensive and I use them all the time.

[@0BAAC0]

I never thought I'd use a flashlight. I use it 10 times a day or more, especially as I get older. Love the Arclight. I only have to charge it every few months, despite the use it gets.

[@addicted2tools]

The water filter device i was speaking of is from a company called canna provisions its the h2go water filter look into it seriously sootch it's a solution thats always gonna work as long as you have salt thats all you need its an affordable solution to making sure you always have clean water

[@scottka]

Don't overlook a Manual Crank Drill and a Carpenters Bit Brace. No power needed. Also have a Yankee Style Screwdriver.

[@steveflo]

Great video with good advice

[@nmr3352]

Alas Babylon by Pat Frank is one of my favorite books and I have listened to the Will Patton narration at least 50 times. If I'm working in the study, I will have it playing in the background. I guarantee that William Forstchen read Alas Babylon before writing his very similar first book, one second after.

[@pine0981]

I agree, that is the best book out there.

[@bobkenton3490]

Love these episodes!

[@MelindaLee-q5n]

The Little Red Hen was a prepper 👍🏻

[@blazinggazelle6957]

Whether you like Trump or not you better hope he rights the ship economically or all us may be starving to death and living in a box at the city park. We need jobs for Ameicans and billion dollar investments to MAGA.

[@RickyBobby1099]

Great video sootch!

[@BenTen734]

Good video, i like the shirt you are wearing 👍

[@johnjacobs3160]

Never barter items of addiction or that can be used to shoot you.

[@Ed-cs6kw]

38:20 "The Comfort Crisis"

[@genecaruso5506]

What about high powered pellet guns

[@KatrinaStory]

Is it the “Thomas Book of Reference “?

[@NonstickZebra]

Grew up on a farm. Always had a pocket knife and lighter. People ask me why when I don't smoke , lol. If tom hanks had those on the island it would have been a different story.

[@phonedude58]

Do you reload ammo? If so, could you go over Reloading 101?

[@phonedude58]

Just saw the movie "Homestead" good movie, he must have spent $250K in prepper supplies.

[@margiestephens7281]

Sorry missed live..caught live Mar-a-Largo instead ..oh, well!! Will you have CustSvc so I can speak to someone & make an order for OLIGHT products or will you strictly be online too? Thx - I NEVER put my cc# in this cell phone. Helios all over Central AL 2d

[@deannabailey7022]

Everyone has a flashlight on their phone.

[@ChrisCalmtheCrazy]

My phone flashlight doesn't have 10K lumens and won't project 1500 meters. What type of phone do you have that has those specs?

[@RabbitHole-xyz]

Great way to wear down your battery real quick.

[@cdnguy8404]

@@deannabailey7022 The phone flashlight is a good backup in case your two or three real flashlights die. Thanks to Sootch's recommendation, I pocket carry an Arkfeld Pro. Awesome flashlight. In my EDC bag, I have a Streamlight ProTac 2AAA.

[@nmr3352]

The phone flashlight is handy for short intervals, but is a terrible long-term replacement for a real flashlight. In addition, your phone battery will die very quickly when used for that purpose.

[@ChrisCalmtheCrazy]

I think the most important thing about a good flashlight is that it should be waterproof, drop proof to at least 16 feet, 2000+ lumens, light throw to at least 650 feet, and have signaling effects like strobe. And, from my many experiences, it is extremely important to be able to see the reflection of light on a set of eyeballs 200 yards away. I don't know any phones that can do that. And, you can find a very affordable flashlight with these features and a few that are slightly bigger than a pen with those specs, if ability to put in a pocket is a concern.

[@garymacias1397]

Where's Robbi?

[@michael7046]

Reading survivor series now.

[@cdnguy8404]

I posted this question at the beginning of the live chat, but it wasn't addressed, so I am posting here for comments from the group. If you have filtered water from a Grayl or other filters, how long is it safe to drink? I am thinking of an EDC situation where you carry a Grayl and don't use up the water every day.

[@randymartin5521]

No expert here and I haven't bought a Grayl yet but once the water is filtered I don't know why it wouldn't be good for days and if you refrigerate it even longer.

[@gregggoldstein3449]

I noticed how animals react to strobe lamps when the need arises to clear them away from an entrance. There’s the neighborhood cat that is teritorial and will not leave. I use the strobe and it flees off my deck. Also great for heating types of surfaces to reproduce warmth. Never tried it on smooth rocks but could make a nice hand warmer from being heated with a 1300 lumen flashlight.

[@rlg475]

If you could just level that picture behind you, the veteran in me would appreciate it.

[@BobaFettuccine3541]

🇺🇸😎👍

[@tarakankvadrobober]

As for buying time so things get better... The hardest thing to handle is - to not go crazy when you hiding in your bunker. When you don't have a freedom and your bunker is your jail - nothing else matter. As bad things will last until both sides kill too much - that will take years or decades.