Prepper Survival Tips: Emergency Response Plan For Apartments And Small Homes

Need an emergency response plan to shelter in place but live in a small home? Are you a prepper who wants to know how to survive a disaster in tight quarters? In a shelter in place survival scenario, storage space for survival gear and supplies is limited for those who live in an apartment or small home. When the SHTF, your emergency preparedness kit has to perform the same role as any other prepper survival gear cache - but in less room. It can be done. In this survival video, I'll show you urban survival tips for water, sheltering in place, survival food storage, and how to defend you and your family from potential looters during a natural disaster or crisis. You don't have to be doomsday preppers to prep your emergency response plan against a grid down blackout, economic collapse, or natural disaster. Survivalism is all about being prepared under any conditions when shtf. These 4 survival tips will show you how to prepare your survival gear for self reliance in any crisis.
Resources:
Free Survival Workshop: mcsmag.co/e/shelter-in-place
Best Survival Food Kits: mcsmag.co/e/free-survival-foo...
Water Brick: mcsmag.co/e/yt-water-brick

[@DanhNguyenster64]

off site storage facilities get robbed ALL the time. it has happened to me twice. I would NOT recommend using off site public storage. Unless youre storing cheap stuff.

[@Warrior]

Good point Danh. There are a few points here that can help... 1) Indoor storage facilities are much safer because all of the entrances are enclosed. It's also a good idea to discuss security measures these facilities may have to protect your supplies. Since these facilities DO get robbed, most now realize that this is a customer concern and have plans in place to safeguard your stuff. 2) I actually use a few very small independent facilities located in much safer (rural) areas along my planned evacuation routes should I have to bug out. I keep resupply of fuel, food, ammo, a little cash, and water purification equipment along with replacement bugout bags just in case. Only costs me $10 per month for a very small space that isn't easy to find and is much safer caching location. Really good points you bring up. Thanks so much for commenting! :-)

[@compassion2126]

What type of lock would I want to use?

[@rebeccahernandez3460]

Yeah and not everyone can afford to do that. I'm a senior citizen on a fixed income. There is no way I could do that, and there isn't one close by in any case.

[@jameskelly1680]

Same. They are NOT secure. Also you may not have 24 hour access, and the security system could be offline during a disaster and might not let you in.

[@mrdark9916]

Prepare for emergency evac. If you live in an appartment. Lots of people using candles, propane, Butane ect in their places and if a SINGLE idiot in the complex has a house fire then essentially the whole complex does, so you will have to leave ASAP so prepare for that with a location to go to, as well as essentials already organized and marked in totes to just grab and go in a moment's notice.

[@Warrior]

Good points. One thing you can always count on in a crisis is that the people around you are going to react in "some" way... because they have to. They're dealing with the same crisis you are. In a neighborhood, not as much of a problem. Some knucklehead burns down his home trying to use a kerosene heater inside his living room just burns down HIS home. In an apartment building, the whole place could go up as you sleep. As @Ranger_T says, it only takes a single idiot. Always be prepped for a forced evacuation. Nice add.

[@jillygirl2024]

I took my front entrance hallway ( live in an apartment) and use a Baker's Rack, an Armoire, Bookcase and another Rack plus a small cart on wheels as my Prepping Pantry. The armoire has drawers so one for is for shelf stable proteins such as peanut butter, canned fish and another holds Tomato Sauce, paste and so on. Of course my freezer is full, paper goods for 18 months is on a linen closet, and cat food & litter stocked up for months. I have a fairly large apartment but it still can be done if you are creative

[@Warrior]

Nice @Jilly_Girl! Way to be creative! Thanks for your advice on how you're building out your survival pantry!

[@penbrush793]

Excellent information. Thank-you!

[@valerieannrumpf4151]

You can store some items in a tote under the bed or in an unused drawer.

[@zanthornton]

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[@Warrior]

Thanks for YOUR service as well Zan. (And no saluting please... enlisted... I work for a living. hahaha :-)

[@blackriflecoyote7821]

One more thing keep your mouth shut about what you got at all times

[@privateprivate8366]

BLACKRIFLE COYOTE OpSec

[@arturogoleman5221]

interesting points ,if anyone else wants to discover survival necessities home try Lonnonnar Survival Quickie (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some interesting things about it and my colleague got amazing results with it.

[@rebeccahernandez3460]

Yep, as the old saying goes, "Loose Lips Sinks Ship". I never tell anyone what I have.

[@zanthornton]

So those 1st freeze dried packet was $1 per serving? Dang where did u get a great deal? That's enough for me to LIKE ur show. Thanks for being REASONABLE logical AND responsible.

[@Warrior]

Hi Zan! I stock Food4Patriots brand of survival food. It's a little over $1 per serving. You can definitely do it cheaper yourself, but I far prefer the selection of foods, ease of making them, the portability of the "kit" structure, and the taste. I've used these meals even with my own family at times and certainly when we're remote camping. They have a 72 hour free sample kit (perfect for a bugout bag) and I'll add a link inside the video description now. Thanks for your comments! (Very) much appreciated! :-)

[@Megalyssa007]

Dam! My under bed space is being used for fancy shoes storage by my wife and its full.

[@Warrior]

hahahaha. Right there with you! Just today I looked at my wife and said, "How is it that you don't realize you have enough clothes and shoes to never have to wear a single one of them twice for a whole year?!" Guess she just doesn't understand how much more important my weapon and survival gear storage is, eh? The things we do for love! :-)

[@BandGeek2210]

My GF has the area committed as well...lots of shoes

[@lazmotron]

Excellent presentation!

[@Warrior]

Thanks Lazaro!

[@rfi-cryptolab4251]

Don't store food in any storage facility. The fricking rats *will* find it. Storing it in plastic tubs won't mitigate this problem either.

[@mlo6965]

What is the best way to store water for an emergency. I know someone who bought a lot of regular gallon water bottles which had expiration dates on them. She ended up drinking and sharing them. Thank you!

[@Warrior]

You can definitely buy a bunch of gallon water jugs Marc. They're easy enough to set on shelves and they're portable (wouldn't worry so much about the expiration dates; water doesn't "spoil", but I don't like plastic leeching). However, this isn't the most efficient way - especially if you live in tight quarters without a lot of storage room. A better way would be to buy the large 5-gallon "fountain" jugs and they do sell stacking units for these. These are also portable enough to stick in the back of your vehicle if you're forced to leave your home and bugout in an evacuation. But if you ever need to set out on foot, again... not the most efficient. I do like the Water Bricks I talk about in the video (there's a link in the description to check them out) and you can store other things in them (like dry goods; ammunition, whatever you like - great for caching also). But the #1 most important factor is being able to "manufacture" your own water at-will. That's why I suggest having a mobile filter system like the water bag and in-line filter I show in the video. We actually include this setup in all of our bugout bags and there's a "shelter in place" adaptor that lets you use it with any holding device - even a garbage bag. Hope that helps. Thanks for commenting Marc!

[@bly4233]

Water has an expiration date on the package because New Jersey passed a law that all consumables must have one. Manufacturers don’t make separate packages for just one state, so it’s on all of them.

[@privateprivate8366]

Life Straw

[@BandGeek2210]

Any particular brand of dried food YOU can recommend...

[@ayronsmama05]

Mountain House and Augason Farms is my go to and is delicious.

[@Valleyfoodstoragecompany]

Dried food is a must! Great video!

[@Warrior]

Yes, dried survival foods (dehydrated, freeze-dried, etc.) are definitely a better way to store survival food than heavier canned goods and other bulk foods (like rice, flour, etc.) that can be destroyed by the actual event itself. Thanks for commenting. :-)

[@Valleyfoodstoragecompany]

@@Warrior Of course! We would love to send you a sample to try if you're interested!

[@Warrior]

@@Valleyfoodstoragecompany FYI... Tried reaching out to you from your website, but got an "undeliverable" message for your company email.

[@Valleyfoodstoragecompany]

@@Warrior Sorry about that! Try emailing [e-mail].

[@blizzak454]

So, 12g slugs aren't the best for appartment living?

[@Warrior]

Personally, I prefer 20g slugs @blizzak454. :-)

[@betsyross2.065]

Off site food storage, is now illegal, where I live...

[@pamcoley5056]

They hold 3.5 gallons

[@jameylane9196]

What about Rex Kwon Do?

[@mrdark9916]

Absolutely essential. Along with an AR15... Lol

[@mlo6965]

I guess Water Bricks

[@MrKelra]

Why on earth do you think it makes sense to shield water from UV radiation? Did you ever heard of UV sterilization?

[@Warrior]

You're right MrKeira. I actually have a rainwater system and use a UV filter to make it drinkable. I misspoke about the reference to "water" and was really leading into how it can also be used for dry goods, even ammo, or other materials, in which case, when exposure to the sun is important for long-term storage, it will help protect what's inside. Sorry for the mistake.

[@Droni0201]

what about electricity or power /?

[@Warrior]

Best answer is to have skills to live without it. Having any kind of generator for power will be more difficult in urban areas - nearly impossible for apartments if you want to stay in "stealth mode" (which you should). Solar would be an option - and these units are small enough they can be easily stored and the panels can be placed in a window. However, it will be a dead giveaway that you have power when people see the panels, so again... best approach is to be prepared to do what's needed without power at all. If others see that you have power when they don't, it can make you a target in a prolonged grid-down scenario.

[@Warrior]

@Jackie Fields Yes. This video doesn't cover an exhaustive list of equipment to have on hand, but certainly, a means of getting access to news and crisis status updates is needed. The topic of survival communication equipment is pretty deep and worthy of a future video all by itself. Other considerations should be 2-way commo as well as a police/first responder scanner to monitor how the rest of the world around you is responding. Thanks for commenting Jackie! :-)

[@Mrburger-um8by]

What about those little gas camp stove... Coal men or something...

[@pamcoley5056]

Your words are wrong hoarding. People are preparing having food assurance.

[@hotties3v3n]

"where they're hoarding....." It not hoarding....stop saying that.

[@rootsrocksfeathers1975]

AGREED!!