Don't Wait To Get Prepared For Storm Season!

[@terencecottington4273]

Good sound advice my friend. Thanks for sharing and giving us all your honest opinion on these matters. 👍

[@patriciamuskevitsch8359]

As always, great information. Sitting here in Louisiana reminding husband to do these things.

[@jacobwaddell6075]

Excellent video guys. Prepared not scared!

[@josephcampbell007]

It's a good thing to mention is to look at trees around the house and trim them away from the house. Thanks for he great video.

[@TKCL]

Very true!

[@astikennel]

Beyond thrilled that the Ecoflow sale will be going into June, I will be making a purchase but the big question is which site will get you the bigger bonus, Amazon or ecoflow themselves?

[@TKCL]

Ecoflow for now seems to be better.

[@jeremiahs45]

Does not hurt to be prepared. Thank you for the links and information Andrew. I’m really behind on videos 😬

[@TKCL]

Thank you for watching

[@brantz648]

I don't know jack squat about engines, but today, I learned how to replace a carburetor. Please keep these coming!!!

[@TKCL]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@LearningToLiveTexasHomestead]

Loved this, gave me some ideas and even learned a couple things

[@TKCL]

Thank you for watching

[@gcampbell83]

Excellent preparation video on the generator. Only thing I would add is to go ahead and do an oil change on all units and be ready to go. On another note, I installed a cheap inductive hour meter (ordered from Amazon for about 8 or 9 bucks) on my generator that attaches to the spark plug wire to monitor how many hours I have run my generator without guessing on when to change the oil.

[@TKCL]

Great point, I have a few of those hour meters myself.

[@jagtan13]

Good stuff. We keep some portable air conditioners, generators and water ready all the time even here in CA. There's been more power outages since 2020 than there have been over the same time since 2016. Summers are hot and we have the elderly to take care of.

[@TKCL]

AC is a good backup idea.

[@ryanzynda5114]

Stay safe. 😊

[@TheSoloAsylum]

I have 5 generators, two diesels on trailers and three little gas ones. When I say the lights never go out at my house, that's what I mean. Last major storm my diesel ran from Sunday to Sunday 24/7, I even throw the neighbors a cord to keep their fridge on.

[@TKCL]

If I could find an affordable diesel I'd be all over it. I'm going to keep investing my solar for now.

[@pampilgrim2274]

Hi, Andrew! You’re a good man. You take care of Tiffany and your home so well that. Not all men are like you. See you at 7:00.

[@melissaallen4796]

Awesome.

[@jefffrancis6824]

All great information 👀👀

[@luim0924]

Love that you are prepared. Will be praying God's safety and protection for you and your families.

[@floridaguy1133]

I'm currently in the works for storm prep I'm always much more relaxed when I just need to get some milk and bread and we're ready. In 2004 we were without power for nearly 3 weeks. We were fortunate at the time we were able to order ice though my dad's business to keep our food and a few friends since we had to make a minimum order for delivery everyone chipped in for a weekly delivery.

[@TKCL]

Wow, that's a long time without power.

[@floridaguy1133]

@TKCL yes it was thankfully I've got a generator and some solar backup so I don't worry to Much about it these days

[@OldCritters]

Excellent video Andrew. We have a champion generator also I think this it’s problem it’s only 2 years old. 👍💞

[@marlenefilicevelasco5333]

Very informative!

[@TKCL]

Glad you think so!

[@byronholmes2496]

Good day all.

[@TKCL]

Have a nice day

[@rongray4847]

Hope you and Tiffany miss the worst of the storms. Take care and be safe!! Always good to pre check things to make sure it all works when needed. 👍👍❤️❤️🇨🇦

[@TKCL]

Thanks so much

[@robertmorris3919]

I always appreciate your priority of being prepared and I’ve tried to take on your “backups for backups” way of thinking. Thanks for the many tips / advice in this video and many of your others!

[@TKCL]

Thank you for watching

[@HalfPint5811]

Generator, Fuel, whiskey... check 👍🤣

[@michaelbaumgardner9493]

Some shine for multiple uses. Consume carefully lol

[@ptotheb-i7o]

Great content, great awareness, & great timing. Being prepared is absolutely key! Did you also change the oil on the generator? Probably not a bad idea then also.

[@TKCL]

I did last season after the hurricane.

[@astikennel]

These tutorials are just eye-opening and fantastically done! So easy to follow along and convert over to different models, Thank you SO much Andrew!

[@TKCL]

Glad you like them!

[@Coker-Time]

So have you thought of switching out one of your to diesel? Also the possibility of an electric car that could be charged by your solar system once you expand it. Also switching out your side by side to diesel. At some point you should look at low velocity wind generators that don’t use normal airplane style blades.

[@TKCL]

I forgot to mention our new side by side is diesel for this reason. It's 4x4, setup with CB (soon GMRS radio) has a winch and is now street legal. Diesel generators are extremely expensive and don't make much sense for me, I'd rather invest in more solar.

[@AdamDeal-KF0PRI]

wont be on the live tonight! ill catch it back later!

[@TKCL]

I'm way behind buddy.

[@AdamDeal-KF0PRI]

@@TKCL its all good! you need time off too and you two are busy!

[@mitchbennett5576]

Hey Andrew, have you guys looked into the HDhomerun over the air tv tuner? I have had one for years and it makes over the air tv available for any device connected to WiFi. We love to watch local TV during storms. Have to have an antenna to get the local TV service.

[@TKCL]

Never heard of it, thanks.

[@Corey-dy2cq]

That's a good cane shelter. Nado not so much.

[@TKCL]

Our common tornados 8n Florida are ef0 and ef1. I'll be OK.

[@johnphillips2428]

Thanks, Andrew. I live in Oklahoma so backups are important as well. I will also send the link to our son and family in Florida. I am a hands off parent of 36 and 41 year old sons, but, a little nudge never hurts. Love all your content, keep ‘em coming. Cheers.

[@TKCL]

Thank you for watching

[@jackweeks8099]

We have a 6500 watt generator that runs out whole house. But, it won’t pull the ac and the well at the same time. So I was looking on Harbor Freight’s website and they have one that’s 10,000 running watts and I think that plenty big for our needs. This one is a tri/fuel generator and I kind of like the idea of running it off our propane tank that we have for our house! What I’m wondering now is, how long our propane tank would last running a generator. And I know there’s way too many variables to get a reasonable answer. Our tank is 110 gallons. I’m thinking we’re gonna need a bigger tank if I go that route. Only thing in our house that uses gas is our stove and water heater.

[@TKCL]

They are not very efficient on propane and it's difficult to say how long. Many days for sure, keep the heavy loads down.

[@brianpino7274]

Do you have a build on that orient power setup?

[@TKCL]

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[@hrlee1141]

Our friends in Arkansas had 3 tornados touch down in their town. Thankfully they are safe.

[@TKCL]

Wow that's a lot to deal with.

[@kg4gav]

HAve you considered GMRS mobile radios (and a few handhelds) in all of your vehicles and tractors, and a 'base' unit in the house and shop? They come in really handy around the farmstead for everyday use if one of you needs to communicate with the other when you are out mowing or driving the UTV around the property. A good backup if cellular is down, or if you are in a dead spot. Also good to keep in contact with neighbors in an emergency. Ham radio is also a good option, but GMRS is a $35 license with no test, and 1 license is good for your entire family. Let me know if you'd like some recommendations. Some of the companies may even want to send some units for you to use and do videos on.

[@TKCL]

Yes, coming soon. I just added a cb to my offroad vehicle and a gmrs is next.

[@brucesumner6993]

Draining that carburetor has saved me more than once.

[@dannymac4668]

A lot of propane companies around here have a level pay option. You pay the same every month and they keep the tank full. It’s audited once a year. Does your propane and engine fuel companies have that option?

[@TKCL]

No, they offer will call or to get on a route. You pay for what you use.

[@robertmalis4493]

As usual, thanks for all the useful information Andrew going to be ordering me some carburetors from hipa soon I also got another question for you completely off-topic your chamber vac. How is it working and what model is it? The one we bought from avid armor two years ago is having issues.

[@TKCL]

Just now seeing this, but we got it answered on the live.

[@radmilamiljanic5977]

Aaand voila' , sure it would be nice to be your neighbor, it's all easy for you:)))

[@TKCL]

Not easy, but I love what I do.

[@Tripring2000]

Always best to be prepared. The weather has been crazy this year. Was a severe tornado outbreak just last night across the mid west. I’m afraid this year’s hurricane season could be a very bad one for us folks along the gulf coast.

[@TKCL]

I'm worried myself

[@jamesellis7637]

Are you guys still thinking about getting more batteries for the ecoflow ultra? Great video stay safe

[@TKCL]

I would like one more eventually. What I need asap is my panel array.

[@danj34y]

Man... Lots of electrons. I had a battery explode once. Do you have a fire suppression system/plan. If you take video requests, I'd be interested to see what you've come up with for fire mitigation.

[@TKCL]

I have basic fire protection. These new lithium batteries are quite safe.

[@nicholas4839]

I wish I could keep generator for 2 years but they all burn them selfs out. But they are air cooled engine and I run them 16 hours a day only off when at work. but almost 2 years out of 300$ generator is a steal to me. Never had a engine lock up or anything it is the Gen head that fails every time I have tons of spare engines if you want them they all start but no power burt coils in genheads

[@peace-is-happy7046]

Hey Andrew, how long does that fuel last in the big tanks, also is there some type of addictive long term storage? Feel like I remember you discussing this but couldn't remember.

[@TKCL]

Diesel is easily good for a year plus, I do add a biocide to my tank. Non ethanol will store for 6+ mothns no problem. We turn our tanks over a lot.

[@rb2530]

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