How to Prep In Apartments or Small Homes

[@diypreppertv]

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[@DrSafely]

Thank you for covering tiny areas and apartments because almost no preppers cover these subjects

[@paulawinstead5660]

what's wrong with figuring out a solution to a "problem"? Why expect or depend on another to give all the answers and solutions?😵‍💫 Activate your brain cells and find solutions to a perceived issue😁

[@RicondaRacing]

I know it sounds funny buy something I learned from COVID is having a bidet is a really good idea.

[@aliciaokiegal]

My sister and I even stacked totes next to our beds and sofas and covered with tableclothes/sheet and put a lamp etc on top. Looks like end tables but disguised.

[@bronwynsmith4469]

I live in a 2 bedroom apartment an I'm doing great with prepping my second bedroom is my indoor garden 🍅🥕

[@heatherdeavalon]

JR, I never thought about cans behind books! I have seven bookcases! You helped me double my storage! Thanks 😊

[@r.f.pennington746]

@heatherdeavalon - don't forget that pesky, hard to reach cabinet above most refrigerators. Mine holds 8 gallons of water, candles and matches.

[@heidimeigs5192]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@101jody]

Many of us are stuck alone in apartments and small homes with nowhere to run. Thank you for thinking of us and giving us some helpful tips. It is very discouraging though. I have a Goal Zero 1500W solar generator and it doesn't do much. I lack skills and am older.

[@elainepanthera5444]

I'm pretty much in the same boat. And can't afford much - either. I bought a 100W solar panel, 12V - 100Ah Deep Cycle Battery, a 2000W Inverter, and learned I can run a Mini Fridge, a 700W microwave, a few 45W bulb lamps, and charge things off of it. It even seems to work in partial sun, so that's cool. It rests against the wall by my back door. Problem - as always - would be heating. I'm thinking 70% alcohol in tuna cans with cotton balls... Guess I'll find out soon enough! - lol.

[@sway696]

Some have no choice but to do the best they can, with what they have. Giving up simply isn't an option. And one thing is fact although dangerous because of over population cities are loaded with supplies for those who can pull off retrieving them while avoiding conflict. Ofcourse it won't be easy for these people, but I don't think much will be easy in tough times. Adjust accordingly. Obviously everyone would love to javelin an off grid location to ride out the storm but realistically many of us will be fighting very uncertain and uncomfortable times.🤷‍♂️

[@muddyshoesgardener]

I’m prepping in a tiny house with no basement or attic. The minimal space is an issue. Great topic! Thank you for addressing this issue.

[@skc137]

When possible have a plan A&B for food, water, heat and security. Be Safe. Clean out a closet, you have clothes you can live without and add shelves. This space will hold 3 to 4 months of food. Use the space under your bed.

[@nicholaswillcox]

Really great advice for apartment living preppers here. Good stuff. Definitely using that vertical space of an apartment is key.

[@miamivice1149]

Tremendous content. Very, very necessary! If we can't eat it, heat/cook with it, protect with it, or light and keep food cold with it, we ain't keepin it. DVDs, etc, are gone. Survival is #1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. Last, if it ain't 12V, we ain't keepin it.

[@kbjerke]

Good to hear from you again, J.R.! Good info that we all can use, as always. Stay well, brother!

[@diypreppertv]

Thank you Karl!

[@kbjerke]

@@diypreppertv I live in a small house with no basement - just a crawlspace where the oil furnace lives. So storage space is at a premium here! I do have a small back yard with a garden, and just yesterday planted a row of garlic. Will be harvesting carrots and parsnips this weekend from my VegePod! (A really great invention!!) Stay well!

[@Ibjones2464]

I’m in nyc in a high rise apartment (12th flr) and COVID taught me to stock up on essentials. I know my local bomb shelters in the areas but if I can’t make it there, I’ll prep as much as I can. A lot of your info has helped tremendously, thank you😊

[@caroleecole3140]

GREAT VIDEO! I’ve been watching prepping videos since COVID days! I live in South Florida in a 55+ grouping of condos and have been slowly adding to my supplies and finding unique places to put the “stashes”. While prepping is sometimes challenging with comments from friends and neighbors, I’m doing what I need to do and am proud to be part of the solution rather than the problem. Thanks so much for all your help to this community

[@suzyjane7694]

You make total sense. You have highlighted my weaknesses and strengths. My fear is that others around me are not preparing. I live in an urban center. I do not know how to reach out to my immediate community. Yes, talk with them now, but easier said than done. If trust is hard now- I haven't seen anything yet. I place a White Light all around.

[@crispusattucks4007]

This is excellent advice. Gonna do the cans behind the books on the bookshelf right now 👍

[@SJ-db1lh]

Great info and suggestions! Thanks for putting this together for us all. Stay safe!

[@carolinaprepper6603]

hey you guys visit your small bakery. ask for buckets. they are food grade and stack easy. prep on

[@ConnieHeartsValentino]

Are they willing to give them away?

[@carolinaprepper6603]

@@ConnieHeartsValentino no. but only a few dollars for food grade. lowes has them for $7 . good luck

[@ConnieHeartsValentino]

@@carolinaprepper6603 Thank you!

[@carolinaprepper6603]

@@ConnieHeartsValentino you are welcome. ck. your area for food banks. ministries are providing basic essentials. prep on.

[@crankdatskate]

this is exactly what i needed specially because i live in a apartment, been looking for info like this, thanks a lot!

[@TheQuarterMaster56]

I live in a flat (apartment) & have been managing fairly well. One thing I do is dehydrate/vacuum seal fresh meat, veggies & fruit. They take up virtually no space & will be a much needed boost to nutrition. I also vacuum seal things that come in bulky packages/glass jars like instant coffee that then take up very little room, especially compared to my tinned items. I have about 2 years of preps put away so far & I'm starting to grow container plants of a few things. Just experimenting for now but it's the only way to learn. I have 200ltrs of water in 25ltr containers sitting in my bath. More will be added to other spaces as I get the large containers. If I want a bath I take them out. Same thing could be applied to a shower stall. We need an absolute minimum of 2 litres of water per day for long term survival. I base my calculations on that. If the world is going up in flames I'll give myself a rub down with a couple of wet wipes rather than use up valuable drinking water. Minimal amounts for cooking rice etc - the water it absorbs counts for your intake - & the water in tinned beans, veggies etc means not cutting into water supplies too much. I can't control "the big picture" in world events but I can control how I approach problems. If I throw up my hands & give up because I live in a small space in the middle of a big city one thing I can guarantee, no-one is going to come along & say there there, have all my things, it was so much harder for you to do anything for yourself than everybody else.

[@stephanie_beth]

I'm really impressed, well done! I have a small flat, too, but no dehydrator so my stuff is rather bulky. Great idea about growing inside. Best to you 🙏❤

[@TheQuarterMaster56]

@@stephanie_beth I got the dehydrator only a few months ago along with a vacuum sealer, less than £50 for both.They've been amazing. I buy as many reduced items as I can, like packs of sliced cooked ham for 10p, & dehydrate them. I'll add them to rice/pasta when I'm cooking them to rehydrate. I get very cheap fruit/veggies at a market here. They don't last very long as they're already past their peak but now I can store them. Best things I've bought.

[@stephanie_beth]

@@TheQuarterMaster56 Ohh Eileen, that's great and seems very reasonably priced for both! Thanks so much for the information 😇🙏

[@ConnieHeartsValentino]

@@TheQuarterMaster56 How long does the dehydrated food last? How do you store it?

[@RicondaRacing]

Thanks for giving us peasants some information about prepping in our apartments.

[@paintballgod33]

It depends what you deem more important. If you want to be cool and buy crap you don't need, then you might not fair too well. It took a long time, but I finally learned not to waste money on anything of no value. Well...except for beer.

[@heidimeigs5192]

Switch to whiskey…you can drink it and use it for sore throats and colds. And in an extreme pinch help sanitize something. 😁. But I honestly mostly just drink mine. 🥃

[@theresaramos2788]

Thank you.

[@Sabrina-u3o8b]

Yes you can .

[@bunnyfriends3121]

Thank you ❤

[@diypreppertv]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@lunarminx]

I have a 14"high bed frame, it's packed under there.

[@yougetaspear7799]

Indeed 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@Isabella-lq1qs]

Thanx, JR. Some brilliant ideas that hadn't occurred to me. 😊

[@mohr4less]

People in apartments should absolutely not despair or give up. As someone who’s in an apartment, do I wish I had more space for preps and inventories, including a garage for more substantial gasoline and propane storage? Yes. But remember… the vast majority of people in single family homes are in almost entirely the same situation you’re in but with more space, tho perhaps more hassles and burdens as well. They’re connected to city water and sewer, don’t have a big garden in their back yard, municipal electric and gas are their only ways they can heat and power their home, but they have way more to heat. If the power were to go out tomorrow, my spouse and I would be better off than 95% of homeowners, and that’s before our preps even kick into gear. Follow this advice and encourage your trusted neighbors to do the same.

[@chupacabra304]

My initial assumption: Definitely possible with good organization 😎

[@johnpowell4415]

Another great and relevant video topic, thank you sir

[@gonefishing3644]

If you can live in a small space, you can prep in a small space. If you live in a dorm room, you can store some Moutain House meal pouches and rechargeable lights in the empty luggage that is stowed under your bed or in that cubby hole over your closet. If you live in a one-bedroom apartment, how much space does it take to store a bug out bag, a weather radio, some gallon jugs of water, a pair of walking shoes and a bicycle? A wad of cash, a pre-loaded cash card and a passport do not take up much space either. Neither do a down vest, rain poncho and a one-burner butane stove. Consider what you would need to stay comfortably where you live during three days without electric power. Or what you would need if you must to walk ten miles to a community with a working power grid, motel rooms and restaurants. It is unlikely you would need a 40-acre working homestead and a year's supply of long-term food storage to survive the most common types of disaster events that most of us could experience at some point in our lifetime. For most events, it will probably be sufficient to have the basic items you would need for three days without electric power or for a day's walk to get out of the danger zone. And of course, if evacuation is recommended and you have the ability to evacuate to a place of safety, it is simpler to evacuate than to try to be prepared for surviving weeks or months in a disaster zone. If nothing else, evacuating in your vehicle means that vehicle is much less likely to get destroyed by the storm surge, forest fire or whatever approaching danger is the reason for evacuation. Do consider what you have to lose versus what you have to gain if you are considering NOT evacuating.

[@iamaslavetonoman911]

Vacume storage bags for crushing down toilet rolls 2 pack per bag works well as it doesn't crush

[@davidgraemesmith1980]

Bone up on edible garden plants and fill your garden (even a window garden) with edible ornamental plants and you're closer to thriving in the wilderness of cities and countryside, when I was homeless I loved the suburbs as I could get plenty of supplies from city nature parks, golf courses and even construction dumpsters, insulation foil bubble wrap stuff is great under a sleeping bag.

[@TheQuarterMaster56]

So true. I've been reading up when time allows on medicinal plants & even the ubiquitous geranium is a valuable medicinal plant - among other things you can just put some leaves in your ears to treat various conditions. I'm looking into Golden Rod atm as I've a large supply of it growing locally.

[@somethingcool7903]

Thanks brother

[@milliemrrobinson1074]

Great ideas, JR! Thank you!

[@MrLandphill]

Thanks for all the great videos.

[@mandyjohnson8984]

I live in a 5th wheel camper so space is not very good but I've been getting creative like under bay area an totes under camper

[@teeariimorrow965]

Martinmidlifemisadventures specializes in this on KZbin

[@cazza7034]

I live in a small flat in the centre of London.

[@jimmie2x]

Love to have a copy of your checklist that you showed. Where can I find that. Thanks and keep up the good work. JB

[@101jody]

What are the best mylar bags for food storage? How do you use a vacuum sealer and what's best and easiest? Do you need to vacuum seal mylar bagged food? Do they have to have oxygen absorber inside?

[@bloodvow333]

I think you can do it in a small space it requires more money. Sure you can’t fit 2 years of canned food but you can buy 2 years freez dried food in a smaller space. At that point it’s how to store water.

[@trentonfiffia8063]

Collapsible water barrels and a berkey. Unless you live somewhere it doesn't rain

[@bloodvow333]

@@trentonfiffia8063 if you live in an apartment or something that still be kinda difficult especially with other people around

[@GBall_Vision]

If you had 2 of the tub buddy's they hold 80-100 Gal of water. You could potentially have 160 gallons. Plus a Berkey

[@davidjones1393]

THKS

[@JaredP1976]

I live in a second floor apartment with my daughter. We are not allowed to store anything on our deck or anything in our carport so there is nowhere to grow or store anything. And if I had a month of water for us both at 3 gallons each per day it would weigh 1502 pounds. Totally impractical.

[@allengrant]

Could you rent a nearby storage unit?

[@customer5032]

A Water Bob for your bathtub can be stored in a drawer until you need to fill it up. Canned foods will probably be your best bet for food storage.

[@war3840]

All good points but I'll disagree about gas generator. It can be used to quickly charge your solar battery without waiting hours upon hours and only if you have good sunlight. Not every situation is going to involve being stealthy.

[@theodoreroberts3407]

I lived in a amall public housing apartment (now homeless) and was asked to lieve in part, for storing food after 20 years there. Plus I'm trapped in the city, because of no transportation. So, if SHTF, I'm just hit. As far as bugs go, I will worry when they can get through glass and metal. Otherewise, what you talkin' about Willis? Some say I have a law suit. Under what law?

[@ToddTamm]

I'm in a small apartment it can b done

[@joebuck4496]

Nah, I'm just a gear collector. It's fun.

[@JamesHeathJr]

And they only use gravity to operate, and if that ain't working we have some real problems 😂

[@VictoriaLepantoFatima]

Where can I store preps offsite my apartment? I don't trust my neighbors.

[@allengrant]

How 'bout renting a nearby storage unit? Some even have A/C !! There's always a work around. Gotta think outside the box. Stay Calm and Keep Prepping !! Cheers 😎🦅🇺🇸

[@garrettstrong9606]

Did you know that there is a mansion waiting for you in Heaven? John 14:2-3 2In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. What is your mansion going to look like? A mansion with your very own golf course in the back yard? A mansion with your own theme park? All things are possible with God. All that is required of you to claim your mansion in Heaven is to believe in Jesus. Simply believe that Jesus died, was buried, and rose on the 3rd day and you’re saved. Congratulations, your ticket to Heaven is in your hands. No attending church, no getting religious, no water baptism, no pretending to be holier than thou, no doing good works. Just believe. John 3:16 KJV: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Acts 16:31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. John 6:47, KJV: Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. John 3:36 “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.” John 6:29 “Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the will of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.”

[@Shadow-7773]

lol there maybe a mansion waiting in heaven, but who is going to pay for all of that heat & air and maintence cost lol lol.

[@garrettstrong9606]

@@Shadow-7773 😂 You think there will be bills in Heaven? 😂

[@Shadow-7773]

@@garrettstrong9606 lol I hope not' I 'am paying enough on bills right here on earth. And I'm hoping on a nice size mansion, for all of the years of hefty tithes, lol lol

[@davidhamtaro]

Thank you. Very informative and motivating video. 👍🏻