Tips to Make Sure You Can Survive a Nuclear Event

You can survive a nuclear event! Jay Whimpey, President of The American Civil Defense Association, shares some important tips that everyone should understand to keep themselves safe if the unthinkable happens.
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[@TheProvidentPrepper]

Here are some great resources that you really should consider getting. ***You can get a free PDF of Nuclear War Survival Skills at ia800501.us.archive.org/35/items/NuclearWarSurvivalSkills_201405/nwss.pdf ***We strongly recommend that you purchase a hard copy of Nuclear War Survival Skills. You can get one from the TACDA website tacda.org/product/nuclear-survival-skills/ or on Amazon amzn.to/3rjVCim. ***Become a member of The American Civil Defense Association at tacda.org/ absolutely free. I served as the editor of The Journal of Civil Defense for many years and you have free access to all of the past Journals. It is a great resource! ****A radiation detector may also be a good investment. *Digital Nuclear Radiation Detector Dosimeter amzn.to/3SJ6FgR *NukAlert amzn.to/3Zkt7Sk Empowering You to Prepare for an Electromagnetic Pulse - EMP theprovidentprepper.org/empowering-you-to-prepare-for-an-electromagnetic-pulse-emp/ Thanks for being part of the solution!

[@philw7174]

Funny, 5 minutes ago I ordered the DVD "Command and Control". Now I just ordered this book. Thank you Jay, Jonathan and Kylene, this is very good to be prepared and have this know how. Happy trails!

[@Hgwells159]

Jay is so knowledgeable and yet so humble. He really cares about helping people get prepared.

[@BrianParrish-ze6mx]

Just filling his bank acct . You not surviving a nuclear attack from anyone !!! The United States failed on a damn hurricane! Idioyou all are!! Plus your spineless to start with !

[@Hgwells159]

​@BrianParrish-ze6mx That is why you don't depend on the gov you prepare and take care of youself. Actually I know Mr Whimpey and he volunteers his time to educate on emergency preparedness and if YOU don't prepare or learn YOU will not survive.❤

[@sunshoe-l5r]

Yeah I don’t really wanna survive a nuclear strike.

[@kathym2501]

@@sunshoe-l5r I agree if it's a direct hit. If you have kids you don't want them to suffer the effects of radiation if you can do something about it.

[@sunshoe-l5r]

@ all of the horror stories out of Hiroshima and Nagasaki made me realize I would rather get vaporized in the fireball than survive through that. I live down the street from the biggest Air Force base on the west coast so it’s pretty much guaranteed I will if it comes to it 🤷

[@lunarminx]

As a 59 year old disabled grandma, I fully agree.

[@MrTandDrP]

How to build a cheap bunker fallout shelter: How to do a cheap bunker either indoors ground (uk) or 1st floor(usa) or outside, 1) use sandbags to build 4 walls leaving a 2ft wide doorway, 4 inch hole for air pipe and 1 inch hole for power cables. 2) use steel box section as beams across the top of the walls as roof beams. 3) use steel sheets 11 guage or thicker across the steel box section. 4) throw a tarp over your metal roof. 5) use sandbags on top of steel sheets. 6) place composting toilet in bunker. 7) push air pipe 4 inch through sandbags connect hydroponic carbon air filter on outside of bunker. 8) mount hydroponic 4 inch inline fan onto air pipe inside bunker. 9) put 1 inch pipe into electrical hole and then run extension lead with surge protector into bunker to keep power station charged. 10) place small low cabinet inside with 600w mini oven, 800w microwave and 200w mini rice cooker on. 11) store 400w fold out deployable solar panels inside bunker. 12) place mattress and food water inside bunker. 13) make door wood or metal. 14) with sandbags build L shape tunnel to doorway with more steel box sections and steel sheet on L shape tunnel. Cover in tarp and then sandbags across L shape tunnel roof. You're better of building a longer narrow bunker than a square one due to the weight of the roof and the steel box section, less span width means less force in the centre of the roof. This is about the cheapest bunker you can build for a couple of $£1000s giving you 6-12 inches of sand which is 3 layers of radiation protection or pf3 which combined with your positive air carbon nbc filter will keep the radioactive dust from entering in to the bunker which you then won't breath in (thats the biggest killer- contaminated air). If you have the finances to do concrete and steel this will give a far higher radiation protection, you want to aim for 3ft of soil or concrete on the sides and roof to give pf1000 level.

[@rayhartpence1820]

Yup, I have all of that ready to go. Sandbags are already full dig a hoe underneath your driveway concrete roof

[@mikeconley9590]

I just gave my daughter some more iosat yesterday and reminded her what to do. What a coincidence.

[@tylerstout1549]

Regarding our government's lack of preparedness and civil defense, a good read is the book, Raven Rock. It goes into a very extensive historic deep dive on this issue. We actually used to have a very comprehensive attempt at preparedness, but the government realized how overwhelming the task was and they now focus almost exclusively on continuity of government... Essentially just survival for themselves

[@lunarminx]

Modern society is unsustainable, too many people. I don't blame them but one way they could help us to provide every household with a two week survival kit, down to the basic survival. So many people can not afford to prep at all. I'm disabled and poor, it's taken a couple years of slowly building up. But being five billion people too many in the world, maybe not surviving being best.

[@unwin42]

The “Better Geiger” is a good affordable meter. I think “distance” should get more emphasis than it gets. Thank you for the video. Stay safe everyone ❤

[@001KLB]

That's right. Most of the meters on Amazon are low range detectors. You need one that can let you know if it's much higher than those can read so you'll know whether the radiation level is really too high. It can help you with decisions regarding possible relocation and how long you might safely remain in a particular location.

[@SherryEllesson]

Many years ago, we kids in school had what they called "A-bomb drills" and we had to learn to get under our desks, hunched over into a little ball with our hands behind our heads. The Cuban Missile Crisis prompted some people to dig bomb shelters in their back yards. It's hard to imagine that we've gone in such a dreadful circle to where we're talking about the same things all these years later.

[@DaTo-k1o]

@@SherryEllesson do you hear what I hear is very appropriate this year.

[@lunarminx]

I'm 59 and missed that but as the baby of the siblings, my sister told me about having to do it.

[@theanonymousprepperchannel]

One thing many people need to also do is stop focusing on January 20th. Nothing is suddenly going to change. Relying on someone else makes you more vulnerable when you should be handling business. Everyday you lose more time to get things done. Waiting around hoping for something that isn't going to happen. Your hope is in you to prepare and be ready for anything.

[@barrykelly2722]

Bam! Thank you!

[@rebeccamacmillan9406]

I would love to hear shelter ideas for regions where basements are not an option because the water table is too high. we have no major infrastructure underground - aside from water, sewers and cables.

[@alisabundrick4707]

This is exactly our delimma and probably a good portion of American citizens...

[@bonnieswenson9925]

Theres a good comment in the comments section about that.

[@angacamthehobbit-PapaPrepper]

I'm in your boat. In South Florida no basements at all. Hell, If I dig down 4 feet I'm in water. Making lakes here is easy. Bomb shelters no so much

[@Bella65]

You have one of the better preparedness channels. Thank u.

[@donwest600]

Early warning: find the emergency broadcast stations on the AM and FM bands in your area, also NOAA will give an alert in the event of an air attack. They are responsible for announcing any threats from the air whether it's natural or man-made

[@lunarminx]

Oh really, isn't NOAA along with FEMA and the EPA on the incoming administration chop block, per project 2025.

[@jeanettelorenzo4112]

You are doing a great service helping out your fellow man. Thank you both. I've learned so much.

[@TonyPeony]

Excellent program and highly needed at this time. Jay is extremely knowledgeable

[@jjc567]

Than you for all you do. Blessings.

[@mikemcdonald5147]

love jay and the American civil defense association. Been a member for many years now.

[@t.n.9720]

I live in Norway (boarder to Russia) and we get a pamphlet from the government and one of the things they write regarding a nuclear incident "Iodine tablets Are you under the age of 40, pregnant, breastfeeding or have children living with you at home? If so, the Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority recommends that you keep iodine tablets at home." I copied this from the government website. Children get a box with iodine tablets for their families at school from time to time. The best before date on the tables isn't important, they last for many, many years. 60% here don't even have extra water, but they do have iodine tablets if they have kids. Some boats etc are nuclear driven, it doesn't even have to be war. If you are worried about nuclear incidents and are under 40 or have kids etc, keep iodine tablets at home. I haven't heard about it on any American video I have seen, why is that?

[@janicehunter3976]

Thanks for covering the economic and world news for us! Have a good Tuesday, Lava and everyone!!

[@danam.8709]

How Long you have before fallout is an issue depends on how far you are from the blast site.

[@icomeinpeace6975]

And wind direction

[@rusticarivera5653]

you guys did a great job...thank you so much for your hardwork

[@TheProvidentPrepper]

You're welcome! Thank you!

[@americanrestoration4545]

I know this is a very complex topic. My recommendation is to discuss probable targets and to plan around them and typical wind currents. For instance, on the west coast of Oregon USA: A. The prevailing winds typically come from the southwest (from off of the Pacific Ocean) traveling northeast. B. Fallout (radiation) generally is moved by wind currents and does not travel further than 200 miles downwind of a targeted area C. Fallout (radiation) generally follows in a cigar shape formation downwind of the targeted area. D. If you are NOT directly next (within a 10 mile radius) to a targeted area or 200 miles downwind of a targeted area, you have a very low risk of encountering fallout. E. Planning on traveling to a commercial building with a basement or below grade levels WITHIN a 10 mile radius of a probable targeted area may not be a great area to plan on hunkering down.

[@roncameron7461]

As always, I enjoy your content...I bought the book Jay & you referenced probably 15 years ago. It's probably one of the driest books I've ever tried to read. We live about 50 miles "as the crow flies" from what I'm sure is a target, if we truly are headed towards a nuclear event. We don't have a basement and live in a rural area that doesn't have the types of buildings Jay referenced. This situation is very difficult for me to really know what to do. (And I'm not one that usually feels this way) I've always tried to be pretty prepare minded...🤔 I too am going to take your challenge and rethink our options and see if there's more we can do to prepare in this area...😉

[@Chriss717F]

I built/dug mine with sandbags and some second hand material from Facebook market. I'm using it as a root cellar but it's also built to withstand nuclear Fallout. Because I did it on my own, it took about a month. But it will house my 3 kids and I until it's safe to come out in the event of a nuclear attack. Costed around $500 total.

[@TheProvidentPrepper]

That's fantastic! You are awesome :)

[@shalicarobinson2408]

Please share what you did? Was this made in back yard?

[@robinlockhart8284]

This information was much needed, I appreciate him being candid. Thank you so much! I am 64 years old, I don't have a basement, and the thought of going to a government building with other panicking people is not a thrilling option to me. I opt to just die from the radiation.

[@meat-hook]

My grandmother is from southwest Utah and got downwinder's syndrome. It's a specific set of cancerous tumors. The government paid her a bunch of money years ago, but she's still missing several bones that weren't treatable.

[@DaTo-k1o]

Plotting these scenarios was my job in the military. The key factors initially are the size of the bomb in kilotons and your proximity to ground zero. After that, it is all background radiation, weather, and fallout. If I had a choice, I would want to be at ground zero rather than the slow, painful radiation poisoning death that awaits most.

[@greenwolf401]

I would hope that the government would give us forewarning that something was coming, but I'm not going to trust the lives of my family on that. I prepare in such a way that there will be no warnings. I can only pray that nothing lands close enough to prevent us from taking shelter in time to avoid the fallout.

[@alisabundrick4707]

Bingo!

[@barrykelly2722]

Exactly. But don't hold your breath on g giving its citizens a heads up. It's not to their advantage. The elites will be trying to save themselves in their spacious bunkers...and don't think they don't have a contingency plan....for themselves....not us.

[@glennheeren1888]

Actually they already have warned us and they are not going to do anything to help you.

[@stay-salty43]

It’s absolutely sick that this content is so desperately needed to be discussed AT ALL, BUT IT DEFINITELY DOES! THANK YOU ❤ I have a completed basement underground on the sides. 1 window on the front of each side of the front of my house. Then the back has 2 windows and a French door going into a sunroom. The sunroom has 5 sets of French doors and you can see the back of our land. How do I protect us inside the basement? I don’t care about the sunroom, I want the basement protected. We (3) could live in there for a very long time with our resources but I need to be able to seal windows and doors. It’s the 3rd story down but 🤷🏼‍♀️ I guess the interior 3 accesses down to the basement need covered as well. Any tips appreciated ❤

[@Jen-CelticWarrior]

Prepare a room, perhaps. Bags of potting or garden soil, take doors off the hinges to help with a quick structure. If you stay in the corner, you would have to make coverage overhead, and maybe another side. Pile up books or whatever you can on the floor above that has some density. Radiation follows a straight line, it doesn’t go around corners. You’ll probably need the potting soil later for growing food, since ground will be contaminated with radiation for awhile. 😕 The Nuclear War Survival Skills book has some good tips for expedient shelters.

[@stay-salty43]

@ I’m not concerned with growing food during or after anything nuclear. I’m prepared already on that part.

[@amberfoster3285]

You could use buckets filled with water. You'd need five feet of water to block the majority of fallout. That's the only thing I can think of for glass french doors, you could pile dirt in front of the windows if they're small.

[@kb6lcw99]

God Bless you!

[@nuggetoftruth-ericking7489]

Thank you for this important information.

[@Pocri485]

The guest mentioned distance in kind of a passing manner. Is there a formula for distance vs radiation degradation? I had read a few years back that 10' of distance from fallout would give protection but I never trusted that assessment. Folks living in 2 story houses with a basement could easily have 20' distance from fallout on roof plus that radiation has to pass thru roof, furniture, 2nd floor, furniture or mass placed on 1st floor then finally to basement. I understand that how "hot" the fallout is also must be taken into account but more discussion on distance would be educational and helpful. Thank you for a relevant and timely presentation!

[@CDmatt]

There are many good films on dvd from the 50’s and 60’s, somewhat dated but good information. The old booklets are good too, I have collected Civil Defense meters and other items for decades, most meters are not good to bet your life on, they are nice to look at. A few months ago, I made some videos showing my collection, great pieces of history. Great show 🤓👍

[@Utah_Mike]

Nuclear treat remain very low on my concerns, economic troubles worry me much more.

[@hrdknox2000]

This is a great episode! Great job! 👍

[@jackieroberts6316]

I have the boo, but when Johnathan looks concerned it is time to take it out and re read it.

[@nljongveteraanexmilitair8501]

Thanks 🙏 for your information ℹ️

[@youngblood2]

Older bungalow houses with many layers of lead paint would be one of the best places to stay.

[@JasonRuth-k1n]

Is that the Other Reason The Government Stopped The Paint Companies From Selling Paint With Lead in IT?

[@Outdoorhomesteadlife]

Good information.

[@kathym2501]

I have the book. Got it off Amazon. I'm 67 and live in a 4 unit apartment building on the second floor. No basement in the building. I've got supplies to put plastic on windows, doors and vents. I have potassium iodide and fruit pectin and plenty of food and water. When the Russia Ukraine war started i sent KI and Pectin to my 4 grown kids and grands. I have enough for my 3 neighbors in the building. In 2015 something told me to start preparing. I didnt know why or what I was doing. I've been preparing ever since. My kids thought I was crazy. I quit preaching and just gift them survival items.

[@JuneLewis-u8u]

What’s the pectin for please….

[@JuneLewis-u8u]

75. Widow. Prepped. No basement. What mil plastic would I need to cover home windows etc…. I do have book.. but will need to hunker at home.. thank you

[@kathym2501]

@@JuneLewis-u8u Pectin will help wash the radiation out of the body. Apple juice will help too. After Chernobyl the children were all given fruit pectin.

[@kathym2501]

@@JuneLewis-u8u Probably 5 or better but anything should help. Yes, I'll be hunkering down too I don't have a car so... I almost rather stay at home. I don't see a direct hit in my area so just have to worry about fall out. And of course my family out there.

[@Jessica-li9py]

Thank you

[@TheBmex]

Only one way to survive don't start a Nuclear war period.

[@altha-rf1et]

Nearest major city is 45 miles from me, still getttig me a good food pantry going and this month getting me 2 solar cookers to cook food, and making a fire pit as well

[@Foxysvacation]

In ca we have no basements and we have hard pan 6 inches into the dirt. They broke a drill digging our septic. Can’t dig

[@tooshieg2059]

A 12" stack of books or water is your friend. Consider a banker's box lined with a contractor's bag. The box will give structure to the bag. Fill the bag with 10-12" of water to help shield from radiation. Just make sure the floor can handle the weight.

[@CharlieB_P2ST]

I bougjt that book years ago and i still haven't read it. I even take it on vacations... thinking I'm going to sit down and read it. I've been trying to figure out how to make my basement safer in that and all other respects.

[@bhmichigan8731]

After the Cuban Missile Crisis (a friend and I build what we called a bomb shelter, it was a cave into the side of a cliff, I was 9) I went to school 7-12 in the first school built as a Nuclear Bomb Shelter (after the Crisis ... the entire thing (not gym) was underground and built as and functioned as a bomb shelter. My entire life I have been into this as a Hobbie and interest > Having a Shelter ... for me it was something to do / have / build and improve ... some people add a larger garage or shed ... why not have a shelter ...

I believe you may be able to survive the initial blast if you’re far enough away, but how would you survive the radiation levels once you emerge from your shelter.??

[@rayhartpence1820]

In my Hometown, they actually have community sellers. They were built-in the 50s and 60s. They're actually in alleys. And there would usually be 2 storm. Sellers per block i only know of a few of these in my hometown but there are some

[@randyscrafts8575]

After impact, I'm going to start prepping.

[@stephenwilder3525]

Fortunate to have a basement. Thoughts on window wells? Can’t fill it due to windows.

[@meghanschwanke1133]

keep sandbags and have a sand playground so you could fill them and put them in window wells when needed

[@Farmergirl7]

So you have a shelter/bunker and when do you decide to get out, when the food/water run out? What do you expect when you come out? Maybe after you come out you will wish that you had died in the first event. Your world will be changed beyond belief. Where do you get clean food and water? How do you protect what you do have from others? There are so many unknowns that you will have to handle and like NC (Helene) no government to help you.

[@megcarter4384]

Half my basement is underground, but the other half is cinder block walls with 3 windows. Is there a way to cover the windows?

[@joeyjennings9548]

Florida Basement... 🤔 thats called a sinkhole 👍 the advise of weeks to wait out indoors in freezing weather little food & water?

[@tanillecramer3915]

Is 2 weeks really going to be long enough time for the radiation? I know it depends but I figure you would have to have an awful lot of food and water. How are you going to be able to drink the water that’s been in the fallout?

[@Jen-CelticWarrior]

If water is in a covered container, it should be safe from radioactivity. Food inside of sealed cans and containers are okay, but the surfaces need to be cleaned.

[@tanillecramer3915]

@ so eventually your going to run out of the water you have stored. How do you sanitize water from fallout when that’s all you can find?

[@jons5898]

@@tanillecramer3915 I think you should just get the book they recommend in the video, I’ve had it for probably 20 years and it answers most of these questions. Unless you have the misfortune to be at ground zero a nuclear war can be survivable with preparation if you have the desire to.

[@RealMarkWilcock]

excellent advice - amen 😀

[@drewspencer9769]

Good video. I have the green book

[@Babu-kr3cr]

You can't go outside until you don't see glass on the ground, but isn't it floating in the open ends of the trench? Why not just stay indoors and seal the windows and doors with duct tape and plastic like they told Americans a while back? Bugging out on the road is going to leave you stranded on a highway. Staying in a basement or breaking into a bank is going to leave you without food, water, and plumbing. Breaking into a bank or hospital will get your arrested in this day and age. Homeless try to do that all the time. If they see supplies and a sleeping pad in a basement, they will throw them out.

[@icomeinpeace6975]

Because the gamma radiation easily goes thru exterior house walls. You need cement and dirt between you and the outside radioactive dust. A basement is not ideal but if that's all you got it can be made acceptable.

[@erwin643]

Awesome advice. I think I'm gonna load-up a large ALICE pack with a radiation meter, water, bolt cutters and MREs. Good times!😊

[@artspark7697]

Is regular iodine enough? Or do you need the special kind?

[@lunarminx]

Ugg.. I live in a top floor apartment but at least we have crawl space above.

[@davidhatfield4209]

What about iodine tabls

[@daneking1209]

Was really hoping I’d learn something new from this guy 😢

[@tammydexter8855]

Unfortunately you assume everyone has a basement or they are located where there are some. I’m outside of houston Texas. There is no basements and the water table is too high to try to build any type of shelter in the backyard. I had called atlas shelters to see if I could get a bunker put in and there’s no way. There’s nothing here around us where we could get to within 20 minutes because most of Russias nukes can get here within 15 mins. Wish there was better information for people like us

[@SavvygeMediaGroup]

I’m a simple man I see Provident Prepper I click

[@devinfromheaven777]

😂

[@osageprairie4211]

Living in tornado country we do have an underground storm shelter. It has air holes at top. How would you keep air flow and avoid radiation fallout?

[@jonathanrichard6881]

Some Tips= Stay inside until further notice , Have an Emergency Radio, Have 1 gal per Day Water Supply, Have at least 1-3 Months non-perishable food.Do Not go Outside after a Blast some say 24-48 Hrs I will be inside at least 3 weeks or until further notice. Have Candles and Firewood if possible and use Caution with Fire. Have Plenty Blankets, Sleeping Bags, Sleep in a walkin Closet if you have one . If not any room or Bathroom w/ no windows will protect You. Do Not run A/C cause it will draw radiation inside you house. Depending on the Blast Zone range consider a Gas Mask w/ proper Filter types, Tyvek suits, Neoprene gloves and boots. When All else fails Pray. repent and ask GOD to save You. GOD Bless Everyone!

[@juliemaines9556]

You didn't discuss how if possible you can hunker down at home and what to d0

[@charlesdevier8203]

Buy the book and read the first couple of chapters.

[@DebbieAndrews3435]

Question. If you use boxes of good storage and water barrels as mass around your shelter are the contaminated with fall out? Could you use the water and eat the food?

[@freeshadow8700]

What can we do to protect against microwave attacks?

[@clivebonneywell6967]

What's the point of surviving

[@gloriamoore766]

I live in a small community where there are no basements. We need info for staying in our homes.

[@OnlyTruthLove]

Lets say radiation was spewed into the air and was coming my way. How much time needs to pass for that radiation to become not dangerous?

[@ceejay3p]

Do cars even work after an EMP?

[@kathym2501]

@@ceejay3p No they will not. Unless you have an older car that doesn't have any electronics in it. Maybe early 90s and before. There is also a product called EMP Shield that could save your car. They have one for your house too.

[@barrykelly2722]

It would behoove the good people to do a little bit of research on the topic. There is much to be learned. It seems conflicting advice abounds. Some say there will never be a nuclear launch due to m.a.d. However few have knowledge of the term 'dead hand' as it relates to such a battle. Furthermore few have read the portions of Holy Writ that alludes to nuclear detonations. Even fewer know about Russia's Mt Yamantau or their Tsar Bomba, both of which are not new creations. Kudos on bringing this topic to the front.

[@cindyneeper]

Does any person know how often we take the iodine. Daily. A month?

[@earlunderwoodjr.6766]

I have over fifty years experience working in the nuclear power industry. Surviving a nuclear attack is a challenge, and may depend on many factors. The distance you live from the blast zone, the height of bomb detonation, and if you are able to get below ground level. If a nuclear weapon is detonated at ground level, the level of “fall-out” will be greater, and staying below ground level will increase significantly. A bomb detonation above ground level, (such as the bombs dropped on Japan) will dissipate faster. Staying in a shelter may be required until safe levels of radiation, and airborne radiation particles exist. Having stored food, and water to last at least one month is necessary. Having a full-face respirator capable of filtering radioactive particles, and a meter to measure levels of radiation are desirable. Getting into a shelter as quickly as possible, to prevent contamination, and inhaling radioactive particles is extremely important.

[@kathyhood5482]

We live in an area with a high water table. How to protect yourself in a house with no basement.

[@FaithAlways25]

How safe is water?

[@Dale-TND]

Only the most heavily impacted locations would need 2 weeks in a fallout shelter.

[@Nana2three]

What about supplementing with iodine?

[@jaygobolos9302]

Potassium "iodide" (KI) is actually a type of iodine that is not radioactive. It can be used to help block one type of radioactive material, radioactive iodine, from being absorbed by the thyroid. In some radiation emergencies, radioactive iodine may be released into the environment and enter the body through breathing or eating.

[@LilianaTorres-q9c]

How can we make a home with no cellar no basement or underground shelter safe to live through the first few weeks after fallout.

[@newtuber4freedom43]

Yikes, what about human waste disposal? If you can't leave the shelter for 2-4 weeks and there are no working toilets - where do you go / where does it go?

[@anniemayshelton6863]

Extra trash bags and kitty litter

[@billjones8343]

Compost toilet. Seperate urine from feces.

[@kathiefischer4595]

What about walk out basement reinforcement?

[@Denise_B17]

Can you do a video what to do if you have pets to keep them safe? We have masks for nuclear fallout. But we want to keep our pets safe. Please and thank you!

[@TheProvidentPrepper]

Pretty much it is the same thing as you. You don't want to be out in it. Time, distance, shielding ... get out and stay out of it. You need to be inside with as much mass and distance between you and the fallout as possible. Masks aren't going to be very helpful.

[@kathyhampton4643]

Would a geiger counter need to be protected in a faraday box to be functional after a nuclear event?

[@jaygobolos9302]

definitely a good idea.

[@youngblood2]

Imagine growing up with a name like Whimpey! Lol

[@Nana9112go]

Unfortunately, it’s a real possibility right now. January 20th can’t come fast enough!! Great job you 2.

[@thomasbrown3356]

What if you don't give a fug?

[@Nana9112go]

@ wow, well, you will if it happens.

[@marvinmartinez5552]

I'm poor! I paid 100. Dollars for a family. Yoga, class, yea, all me and my family, only wanted the stretch, of hamstrings! Loosen them up! So we could kiss our ass goodbye!!😂

[@steveday4797]

Good information 👍. I would like to think that level headedness and common sense would prevail before anyone pressed the big red button. We've had 2 nuclear issues here in the UK and I think there's been one in the USA. Then of course there's chernobyl. I'd definitely be worried about another "accident" or maybe a cyber attack on a power station or the possibility of a "dirty" bomb

[@lieutenantcolonelnicholson9228]

Make a list: AIR, WATER, FOOD, SHELTER and SECURITY. Get a few decent Geiger counters and some dosimeters and a couple of HAM radios. Figure it out. Good luck!

[@lieutenantcolonelnicholson9228]

GQ GMC-320 Plus Geiger Counter works. $128 on the Big River in South America web site.

[@Tracysop1]

Here in North Texas we don’t have basements, cellars, etc. If you are outside of the city, and basements/cellars aren’t an option, what can you do?

[@user-cy4fs5li5c]

Amen from Dallas! There’s probably underground locker rooms at Jerry World but that’s about it!

[@Tracysop1]

@@user-cy4fs5li5cI know there are probably plenty of options in the commercial buildings, like the expert here said, but we’re too far out for anything like that. Everything here is slab construction or mobile homes.

[@jacob.tudragens]

I would rather be vaporized than eventually melt. I have a high threshold for pain, but seriously!

[@tooshieg2059]

Thank you for talking about this uncomfortable topic. I feel the risks are as high or higher today than what we had during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Although the likelihood is low, the severity is high. QUESTION for Jay about KI. I've heard that older people shouldn't bother taking it because the older thyroid is not as efficient at uptaking radiation. Is that true?

[@Cheryls_Country_Living]

If you’ve got it, take it. If your group is short, give it to the youngest first. ❤

[@jenniferwilliams545]

what are you talking about taking? I think I somehow missed that part.

[@tooshieg2059]

@@jenniferwilliams545 Potassium Iodide (KI). Research iostat.

[@christinemcgrath7204]

Is canned and sealed food & bottled water in the fallout zone safe to consume

[@CDmatt]

Yes, safe to eat, radiation does not affect the food in sealed containers. If fruits or vegetables are contaminated externally they can be washed or washed and pealed, like potatoes.

[@laurabaker3489]

If you have a basement that's underground, can you just use that?

[@TheProvidentPrepper]

Yes but there are a few things that you need to think about. Windows (need to somehow cover with mass), places where dust might get in (air vents, around doors or windows), etc. We have a basement and that is our plan but we have several things to do to make it safe.

[@gilcharl1141]

Would a shipping container be a good shelter?

[@oz7245]

Radio programs no longer warn about anything in a timely manner.

[@tammywhite9229]

My plan is to go to my basement pantry! It’s a separate room! I have a toilet seat my mom had! My basement has water stored and food. I bought potassium iodide for all of my family. The problem is they are adults with jobs and kids at sitters. Fortunately we live in a smaller town/rural area. I just do not trust our current government to warn us!

[@glennheeren1888]

Actually they have already warned us and you are on your own.

[@tammywhite9229]

@ yep! We are!

[@thatguychris5654]

14 grand children? How are they counting on you? All of them, their parents and the guy will all fit in a $5000 shelter for 2 weeks?

[@SharonStolarski]

What do you do if you don't have a basement.

[@lastchanceshinythings47]

A bright flash will be your first warning