Prepper School Vol. 3 : Getting Started

[@LiveForFreedom]

Happy Veteran's Day, Thank You to All Veterans and Active Duty🇺🇸

[@twistedkyote4107]

*good luck with You're compound* ! *I appreciate the video* , *I believe it's needed for everyone to be ready this winter seems to be the worst one yet to come* .

[@carlnewman7096]

Love this series, so useful. Well done Sooch & thanks for a great channel. Regards & God bless. Limey deplorable 🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@lisaspencer3194]

I have 10 children in the house. I got them each a whistle, pin light, the older ones pepper spray, and a lanyard to keep them close.

[@delilahdyer8898]

Prayers for your dad!!

[@danieltiger8169]

My favorite Gandalf quote of all time! I love it.

[@LovinPeaceVibe]

Glad to hear you’re Dad is well. Will you and your family in prayer. Please know that as a newbie prepper I am very appreciative of these videos because I’m learning a lot and passing along to my family and friends that are interested as well.

[@motonut007]

Family first Don. We missed you, but happy your family is ok. There's a reason for the saying, "Make hay while the sun's shining!" Prepare while things are plentiful for when things are scarce.

[@relicpathfinder2800]

Townsend and Sons is a business that deals in 1700 period correct goods for those who do history. But most importantly, they have a KZbin channel and do talk about how they stored, prepared, and transported food in the days before modern conveniences.

[@Cadiangrunt99]

Townsend is also a treasure in general.

[@mikegreenawalt4726]

My dad told me story's of life in great depression no money no work people learned to get by on very little no waste .they canned everything rabbits groundhog eve. Minnows chubbs caught in creeks people now don't realize what tuff. Times really are

[@fhonerkamp7586]

keep on going with you videos SP god speed 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@veteran22lr88]

Thanks for the video and I hope your Dad's is doing better.

[@Svaren]

I think many preppers should look into practicing Wim Hoff's breathing and cold exercises. Great for keeping the mind calm and to warm the body.

[@christophergaudreau9265]

"Spam Singles" are AWESOME in your food kit . . . .hard to find right now .BUY EM if you see em ! !

[@nmr6988]

I have never even heard of spam singles, but I am going to be on the lookout now. Thanks for that!

[@davidcarothers3311]

But Spam singles are made by Kathy Coleman, 236 Pine St., Port St. Joe, Fla...

[@ericpatrick5542]

I Love To Go To Prepped School And Survival School.

[@marko11kram]

don't forget using O2 absorbers and desicants for pasta storage

[@sheltiepeas]

Glad your dad is doing better!

[@tanyarobbins6314]

We really enjoyed this and got a bit out of it. Interesting mention about the Dutch situation towards the end of WW2 as my mother was a child growing up during the war and her older siblings were in the underground. People who lived on farms were generally able to do ok food wise. It was the city people who starved. Living on a farm seems to have many advantages IMO. I am a big fan of PTO generators that can be run off a small tractor as there is a lot of flexibility. We use ours all the time for mobile welding etc. However, they are a bit more pricey. We live on a farm so always have a stockpile of diesel on hand and the tractors are always working so you know they will start! Also, you can help your neighbours in a crisis with it if needed. Thanks for the great show and we look forward to it every week!! You are live at 4am our time down under here in Australia so we skip the live part!!

[@nmr6988]

Tanya, thank you for sharing your mom's story and also for sharing your modern wisdom. All the best to you!

[@kathryndalton9867]

Well that's filled me with confidence lol as I'm a City dweller not on a farm so guess I starve then when I run out lol

[@BerkeyCleanWater]

Our family really needs to step up our preparedness game. No joke. Just having a few bug out bags isn't enough.

[@lisaspencer3194]

After some research I discovered how to build a Berkly also another option is a Portawell.

[@corywest263]

Praising the Lord our God for protecting and healing your father. Glad to hear of your fathers recovery.

[@nmr6988]

Amen.

[@jefflarson4982]

For floods an inflatable raft is handy for evac, or storage, moving wounded, etc

[@GirlCarpenter]

Boy, if I had a cotton ball with Vaseline for every time I’ve heard you say ‘Robbie Wheaton’ over the years…

[@meirchaimo6960]

Lmao yes

[@cindyjo9093]

I appreciate your help and suggestions. I am 70 and due to my age, I've been preparing for quite a while now, and suggest that others start making moves in that direction.

[@relicpathfinder2800]

Barter items. Every Christmas, there are sales on alcohol, gift sets not sold pre season. Over time I aquired two 5 gallon buckets of airline sized liquor bottles.

[@relicpathfinder2800]

Water storage. Location depending... But if you have limited space to store water, research how to catch water. I don't recall that being talked about this video (I might have missed it) but maintain supplies for catching water to help out. Once SHTF your life just turned up side down, you'll quickly find all kinds of space to store water...cleared wide walking space in the home no longer a consideration.

[@lisaspencer3194]

There are DIY ways to filter water or a portawell is more cost and use effective.

[@nmr6988]

Thank the Lord your dad is better! I know you're relieved. We are too!

[@cdbarri1978]

How to prep? Grow, catch and kill your own food. Must hunt and defend with a bow. Amo will eventually run out!

[@RicMyfraps]

Distillation of salt water needs only fire, and a still built specifically for that purpose. Unlimited fresh water from the oceans.

[@hillaryfordham9494]

Canning meat day here. Doing 30 pounds of chicken thighs going fist. Then ham and potato's second.

[@nmr6988]

Wow!

[@jakeaviator1515]

Nooooo. A ring is the worst thing you could do. It belongs to Amazon, a contractor of the CIA. You’ll just be building a profile for the SCS. (Soci Cred Sys). Thanks for all your advice.

[@danielsaxon2206]

With the population of the US it would take them awhile to get to you, and they probably wouldn’t monitor it unless you have them a reason. The benefit of being able keep an eye on your property outweighs the cons, in my opinion. If you have a phone or pay anything with a card they already have all the access they need.

[@jakeaviator1515]

@@danielsaxon2206 I don’t think you understand. The social credit system is completely automated. It will deprive you of your freedoms. The pand is not about a vir, but about a2030.

[@danielsaxon2206]

@@jakeaviator1515 ah, my misunderstanding. Thank you.

[@bomguy999999]

Gods bless your dad!

[@clifffree8721]

Getting caught on your presentations. The information here is wonderful. I am sharing this with my wife so we can start looking around for a group of folks.

[@thomasbrandon5111]

Missed live stream good info as usual Don. Prep On T-man

[@dougriggs337]

Hey thank you for this series. I always enjoy your videos. Last week you had said your wife has a full medical pack , any chance you could do a video on that pack .thanks again

[@ericawatters5386]

Family first, always. Also, I don’t have much to contribute but… in your emergency medical stuff… Tagamet & Pepcid are both histamine block with the side effect of an acid reducer if that makes sense. Along with Benadryl, having those on hand for allergic reactions is smart. I’m allergic to spiders for instance. It doesn’t matter if the toxicity is very low for a normal person. A spider bite will have me in head to toe migrating hives for at least a week. One of the places I went to I was trying to get a shot of ketamine? But there is a shortage on that and the dr recommended taking one of the above with Benadryl until symptoms resolve. I was already doing that but it was nice to get official verification for something I figured out a long while back.

[@VAMobMember]

For solar generators Wattage mean higher load Watt-Hours means more run time at any given load I’ll go for higher Watt-Hours all day long

[@lanceallison6314]

Florida is a long state most of the grandkids lived nearby in the South While our Grandmother and two Uncles lived in Orlando with Large amount of beef and fruit trees from my Uncles and old ( then new ) number 10 caning machines tools supplies But in 1992 andwith a few years of Grandma and uncle as well mom and Dad pass away the Grand kids went NORTH ABOVE 1,000 FEET SEA LEVEL NORTH GA / SOUTH TENN. To note I no rights to Granma perproty Sold with the cash dividend between the grandkids leaving me with nothing

[@milliemrrobinson1074]

Excellent video!

[@jerrybaker8597]

I was discussing with people in 2018 how we where over due for a pandemic

[@nmr6988]

My father-in-law was a bacteriologist. He always said that we were about 50 years overdue. And then when you add in unscrupulous governments messing around with viruses...

[@Atheist81]

You made an excellent point when you said 3 hrs in harsh conditions. That really made me think about warm winter suits and warm sleeping bags. I don’t really know much about those types of things as far as what a good brand or specific product would be to get. Any recommendations on those types of items?

[@PNW_Sportbike_Life]

Enhanced down sleeping bags are great. They'll keep you warm if they get wet. A good sleeping bag is not cheap though.

[@nmr6988]

My mom tried and tried to get me to buy a small freezer. How I wish I'd listened to her! Now that we're trying to empty out our house in preparation for moving home, I don't want to get more stuff... But I'm weakening!

[@Preppergirl10]

I know that it is late but thanking all service members even the ones who are trying to fit in with the new members

[@jesuschrist3068]

Hey also, for the people who ask about how to defend themselves but not being able to own or use firearms. Idk your reason for being unable to own a firearm but if you are in the states, even a felon can still own a black powder firearm as long as its not able to be converted to take cartridge ammunition. Black powder guns are considered antique and dont require a back ground check and can even be ordered directly to your home. Idk what each and every one of your situations are, and baring local restrictions, get a 6 shot black powder 36 cal or 38 cal or 44 cal black powder revolver which you can find in expensively, and learn how to operate and load them safely and proficently, its definately better then a stick and can still give you 6 rounds of stand off protection that is still as lethal today as they were when they were widely used. Maybe also a a black powder side by side shotgun or even single shot or even a newer muzzle loading rifle. Its not the best but its still an available option that puts distance between you and an attacker.

[@pissedoffpotato1882]

If it was not because of you, I would not have known about the vaseline and cottonballs. I have been keeping up with your prepper videos. Was kinda hoping you would be in the thinkpreparedness new channel that just came out.

[@outdoorvideoswithbrad]

It literally has petroleum in it haha, do you know what petroleum is? Don’t take me seriously man I just like giving people a hard time, I got survival videos too but I’m not hiding in my house I’m in the mountains, I know wild plants and natural springs, I don’t use modern medicine never really have

[@jachhi]

i agree with you

[@sunson1491]

Sootch buy some sandbags to put on the legs of your camera tripods

[@cheryl1205]

I'll ask my question first then tell my story if I may. Will you please put either in the show notes or a comment, what these acronyms mean? I'm new to all this and have no idea what EDC, hope I got it right, or sfht, I can't remember the order. Anyway, I'm a recent widow. When covid first hit, I was in hospital. I'd been sick a while before finally going to the ER, so I hadn't grocery shopped in a few weeks. After I got out, there was zero toilet paper to be found. I was going to dairy queen (yep I'm in Texas) and ordering a soda and a ton of napkins! So, made it through that. I recently started finding these types of channels on here. I had no idea what prep even was. As far as I knew, prep meant chopping the onions before starting dinner, haha. Been listening to your channel a week or so now, catching up on older videos, and this one makes the most sense, doesn't stir up fear, etc. Love this channel. Please keep it up! I am already telling people at work and church (I work at the church so pretty much the same people, haha) about your channel. Please, never change!

[@theorlandoprepper]

If you get to the point where you think your preps are complete, you did it wrong.

[@Transformation.Massage]

How and where are you supposed to store filled gas tanks safely?

[@Mestup02]

Was about to give mad respect for bringing up LOTR, but then you butchered such a great quote! Haha! Still have respect for you, it just ain't mad. 😁

[@karlihill4161]

Hi! I have been a fan for years, and I was really excited when you started making these school videos so that I could send them to my non prepper friends and family. Personally, I like your background, both in the political and in the prepper sense. However, that is an awful lot of guns for people like my mother, who is super pro second amendment, but would also be intimidated. She isn’t the only one. I have people whose eyes are opening right now, but I don’t want to scare them off. I will continue to watch, and like I said- I personally don’t have a problem with it at all. I just thought you might like the insight. Thanks for your hard work, I have learned a lot from you over the years.

[@janejdough2230]

Australia, whole towns underground because if heat

[@cdavid2486]

TY! Do you have a video recommending an electric space heater? Given the talk of propane shortages, looking to expand my options. Have looked but don't see a video... TY for you labor to keep us on our toes!!

[@nmr6988]

I have a Holmes ceramic cube heater that is literally 20 years old, and it still works perfectly. In the garage I have one of the larger Sunbeam electric heaters and it does a great job. Just make sure you use a really heavy duty cord that will go from the wall socket to the heater, because those draw a lot of energy and you need the extra safety of a big fat yellow heavy duty extension cord or one of the orange ones. I wouldn't try less than that. We are on year number five of the Honeywell electric heater that heats up the family room. It is round and although more heat comes out the front, it does put out heat in every direction, which is really perfect in my opinion. We have a gas fireplace, but even the flow of gas through the lines depends on electricity, so I'm thinking of getting one of the Mr Buddy single heaters that literally will fit on top of one of the small units of propane. and I think I'm remembering that one bottle will power the heater for 24 hours if you don't leave it running on high the entire time. Good luck!

[@GluteusMax777]

Is that you Sootch?

[@geraldmantanona6116]

You mention dried beans & rice. Are you adding them both together then sealing them for long term storage?

[@robertharold2503]

I’ve had a kidney stone…it was rough

[@robertburns3014]

Me too on the kidney stone thing. Worst pain I've ever experienced in my life thus far! Drink lots of water to keep those kidneys flushed out.

[@cyn7642]

Oh no! Where is Robbie??? 🙁💔

[@mimiof4crazykidspaige539]

My in-laws have a well, but it has sulfur because it's fed from a hot water spring (Western slope Colorado)...will a Burkey work for that? Otherwise they're on city water

[@marshamilne]

Which silky saw do you recommend? There are a ton of different ones? I assume I would be using one if I had to cut some smaller wood incase I couldn’t use my chainsaw? Or what other uses ? TIA

[@하늘-p6u8c]

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[@dannyscobee6530]

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[@jesuschrist3068]

When you talk about medical, a good area to maybe mention or even think of if you havent before, but where to get anti venoms and things of that nature to deal venomous snake or spider bites or stings or other insects or even poisonous plants. Also in the previous video, robbie wheaton mentioned burn cream a good thing to keep on hand, id also add maybe sun burn cream and sun block. If your going to be out working alot, a sun burn can be a bad thing to get. Also you mention how you can smell food when its starting to go bad and then throw it away, but would it be a good idea to use the food is going bad or has maybe gone bad as an impromptu bait for hunting/trapping? Why throw it away if its possible to get a secondary use out of it and in a way that maybe replace it with more food?

[@kathryndalton9867]

No gas then no heat no electric either? Still no heat

[@denishalle3529]

I live in a urban area in CT and have a gas generator. Would you still recommend a solar generator, despite whatever power source I use it will be noticed?

[@judiehavard4903]

You can get a solar generator with panels to charge it. Or it can be charged off your gas generator. Just make sure it is one that allows pass through charging. So it can be charged and used at the same time. A couple of these companies are making some larger solar generators with stacking batteries. So you might could purchase the head and one battery in the beginning and then go back and purchase 2 or 3 more batteries to go with it.. And cycle the batteries around. A smaller version is either the Ecoflow Delta or River Max. I can't remember which. But do not drain it on the last like 20 percent..Doing so could cause damage... Read all the reviews on it. Some newer units are made to bundle and you can connect 2 whole units to ru togetherWe have a large generator for running our house. We also keep a smaller one. A 2000 watt with a sine inverter. I can use that any where. I can pick it up load it in my SUV and go with it. PORTABILITY. Is key. I can use it to help a familyq member or neighbor. Or take it to our BOL. It can serve for use at the barn if we need it. Can use it to charge battery operated tools. The options that it affords. We can use it in a camp situation where ever. It's portable. Some newer units have stacking batteries to offer a larger load. But to reduce weight. ECO FLOW has one. I think Bluetti does as well. But is pretty pricey. But it all comes down to how big a unit (watts) do you need. The Bluetti does Not have pass through charging. Maybe you can split up so the initial cost won't be as high.n,

[@waynef.martin4925]

Rangers lead the way

[@nmr6988]

Yeah they do!

[@johnfortwengler4496]

Buy Morra knife till you learn knife skills and sharpening then nice knife. Buy once cry once on important gear

[@sameoldone1]

how would two people store 1,402 gal of water?

[@nmr6988]

We store ours in the garage and the spare bedroom.

[@antheredhen]

You could have a dead zombie upstream. Lol. Kidding... All of this is serious but I have to keep a sense of humor or go crazy.. I am doing this alone.. my husband refuses to wake up.. he doesn't even no I'm stocking.. He thinks someone will stop it all.. It will be fine.. Ugh

[@nancy3853]

You can not be a prepped unless you are have money and land.

[@nancybrewer8494]

There are degrees of prepping. You can be a prepper if you are prepared to your own situation. Having a plan for emergencies is within everyone's reach. How you work that plan is up to you.

[@ericawatters5386]

You can prep some if you’re working poor. I know because we do. It’s taken some time to get to the 1 month of everything I can think of, but it is doable. And I have an illness that when it flares I can do absolutely nothing except breathe through it, and several prescriptions, routine otc medicine, and numerous eating restrictions. It just takes longer the more issues you have to deal with. It’s just slow going. Debt from medical issues keeps us from doing more, faster too. Do what you can when you can so that when you can’t you don’t have to.

[@nmr6988]

@Nancy3853, I disagree. buying decent property or any property at all is beyond most people's budgets. If you live in an apartment, an efficiency, a small house, a barndominium or a motorhome and you have food and water, that makes you a super prepper in my opinion.

[@nmr6988]

@@nancybrewer8494 , absolutely.

[@nmr6988]

@@ericawatters5386 very true. Congrats on doing intelligent prepping for your situation. I wish everyone were doing that!

[@mazepa-slavaukrayini932]

Yeah, why don’t you continue promoting more products from O-light as a sign of your ‘continued respect’ to our American veterans which have fought communists in other nations and died in battle.

[@zahn8219]

250 for a knife? Yeah nothing you could possibly teach me about prepping when you get fleeced so easily,