Preps to Survive the First Month After the Collapse

[@diypreppertv]

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[@coreymason3272]

Hey JR! Just a heads up, your channels gettin throttled brother. Thanks for all you do. God bless you and yours! 🙏

[@lunarminx]

Being very poor, my grandson is getting a mora companion knife, a laminated folding field dressing pamphlet and a wood sling shot with practice balls. Perfect for a 14 year old boy that has no thoughts on prepping as he only knows to live for today. I've really just learned the past four years, since covid.

[@lunarminx]

Save all cloth and cut into a good size square or rectangle for urine tissue ( to be washed ) and just use toilet paper for bowel movement. Keep some Castile soap and mix up some wet wipes for cleaning up. All these needs to be dried to wash when things are back to normal. All cloth with bowel is trashed. A folding bedside commode was my choice, holds heavier weight up to 300 lbs. A bucket to triple line with contractor bags and biodegradable bags for toilet liners. Carry the full contractor bag in the bucket to dispose of the bag. I have a cemetery near me and a small creek the opposite way. I'm going to dispose of the waste in the cemetery and off graves and behind the shed. Diy sand, gravel filters, gravity fed silver impregnated ceramic dome with activated carbon filters, purifying tablets and pool shock for the dirty clogged creek nearby. I have aimed for canned food that can be eaten out of the can as the main back up. I have three years worth of daily multi vitamins and d3, I need some sorbic acid or vitamin c tablets too.

[@megandonahue9220]

I've been without running water since Milton and was without power for 5 days. My preps helped not only myself but several other household as well. I learned several of my prep weaknesses as well. Overall I did really well.

[@ImASurvivorNThriver]

This is great! I'm wishing you and yours the BEST! Hang on in there. :-)

[@ImASurvivorNThriver]

Which weaknesses did you observe during this time?

[@cherhart]

🌟

[@patriciatinkey2677]

Congratulations on what went right! Onward & upward from here! 🍀

[@tarinindell8217]

Its also SUUUUPER important to have NOAA weather radios and ways to charge your cell phones. One of the first things FEMA or other emergency agencies do is to try to restore cell service in the area, because thats how they communicate with each other and local/federal governments. And radios are important because they might have places where they are giving out food, water, or medical services and you would never know if you didnt have a radio.

[@thomasmarable6927]

One easy way to save fuel when cooking beans and or rice is to let them soak for a few hours before cooking

[@sweetsuccesstrading5097]

Great Tip. Thank You 🙏

[@CaptainApana]

Ok 😮

[@duanebouchard8736]

for wheat berries, i use a coffee mill for a course grind (good for breakfast food or adding to soup)

[@peterdonlon6505]

I live in Australia but it all still applies here too. Thankyou, you’re one of the few prep channels that isn’t using click bait in relation to world conflicts and concentrates on what matters to preppers 👊

[@deniseeulert2503]

When I decided to buy backup TP I kept track of how much I used for a while, then worked out how much I would need for six months. Also, although I no longer need them sanitary napkins can be used as wound dressings. They are after all cleanly packaged and absorbent.

[@bettymeikle4180]

Dry beans can take a lot of time and fuel to cook, so here is a suggestion. Soak them for 24 hours, then heat them up to boiling, then put them in a thermos to cook for several hours. Be sure to check them and reheat if necessary. This is also a good way to cook rice. Thanks for all your information.

[@SpotTheBorgCat]

Save the 'water' from your canned veggies and other foods. Put into jars and use as the base for homemade soups etc. Depression Era tip.

[@BigMama2022]

Such a simple idea, but l swear, it never occurred to me. Thanks so much!

[@Lee_Proffit]

The water in the toilet acts as a seal to keep the sewer smell from coming back into the bathroom, so I would suggest something like a deflated beachball stuck down the loo, as far around the bend as it will go and then inflated, also a good idea if there is any chance of your sewage backing up due to a blockage or the sewage system going down

[@CaptainApana]

Ok😮

[@duanebouchard8736]

you can get a liquid at RV shops, that is used to seal the toilet during the winter (prevents lines freezing) that will not prevent back flow ,but you won't get sewer gas coming from toilet or sink

[@Lee_Proffit]

@@duanebouchard8736 It's not so much the sealing, in the UK we have a water trap that keeps the smells in the pipe. If the water is removed (normally by evaporation), the bowl has an open line to the sewer pipe and it's smells. Our sinks have the same sort of water trap in them 🙂

[@markperron851]

High suggest buying a dehumidifier. It will pull a gallon or two of water out of ambient air even on relatively dry days. You can then filter or better yet distill the water for drinking and food prep as well as cleaning purposes.

[@dontall71]

The dehumidifier is a great idea, as long as there is electricity to operate it

[@markperron851]

@dontall71 yup I have a solar generator as well as a gas one. The solar is almost exclusively for the dehumidifier operation until I run out of gas.

[@oldbloke204]

Can you put in a rainwater tank?

[@JustNikoEddy]

A portable ac will do this as well if you already have one..in the summer mine was draining like 3 gallons daily after running 12hrs or so.

[@oldbloke204]

@@JustNikoEddy After one of the water bills we got last year I really should put buckets under ours when we're using our split systems.

[@absurdnerd7624]

Flour and related items will last longer if stored in a freezer. Another tip is when a disaster comes to immediately fill all bathtubs, pots, buckets etc with water.

[@diypreppertv]

Thanks for watching!

[@CaptainApana]

Ok 😮

[@SpotTheBorgCat]

There are bathtub " bladders" one can purchase to use, and fill.

[@scottishdude9682]

Or just by water before hand and be prepared.

[@lunarminx]

Waiting to fill everything could be too late. Prep a minimum of two to four weeks of water and fill if possible. I have filled three cup mylar bags with purified water and taped over lapping to pieces of cardboard and slide under my couch, seven gallons total under the couch alone. I reuse all glass bottles and jars for water. I have them hidden everywhere, behind photo frames and stacks of books. I have plenty of bowls and such to fill if possible too. But don't rely on filling things if shtf, by then it may be too late.

[@ericarnaud7983]

Hey JR, glad to see the views have picked up. So many people do not realize that our preps are to get us through the disaster or situation until we are able to start back to producing our own food/water or things get back to "normal", where things are open and we can get back to work. Great information.

[@diypreppertv]

Thank you Eric!

[@judimardula8685]

People right now are focused on hurricanes but in the blizzard of 78, I fed my family, another family of four and helped out a third family. A nurse down the street gave my daughter penicillin for a strep throat. My eye doctor sheltered and fed a school bus load of teenagers for a week ( my niece was one of them)…boy am I glad that wasn’t me, although my niece said it was kind of fun. We didn’t loose power and had heat and water. Could have been much worse. It doesn’t matter what the time of year it is, disaster can always strike.

[@mommyhill2002]

I recommend learning how to cook those beans & rice old school before you have to. I have home canned some different kinds of beans to provide different menu choices so I don’t get the eye roll. I need to learn to make corn & flour tortillas too. And for the potty I got a squirt bottle (perineal bottle, bidet).

[@EdgarClay]

Tried rehydrating beans the other day, took a lot longer than anticipated.

[@patriciatinkey2677]

Thanks JR! You always remind me about something i forgot. Starting inventory this week!

[@heidiwolfgang45]

😂😂😂 I wait all week to see your post and have a laugh. It's nice to have a break from all the serious zombie Alpaca Lips news and get some good prepping info. 😂😂

[@johncasey5594]

RIGHT!!! All the traditional good prepping channels have shifted from lists of this and that you will need and how to's to doom and gloom channels. I love Canadian Prepper, but extreme doom and gloom since Russia. I love Pinball, doom and gloom. I love Popular Report, but doom and gloom and endless shortage updates. Local shortages happen if if there is nothing major going on.

[@sherettasharif1358]

Thank you for sharing this information 💯

[@emilybalzano792]

Thank you, JR.

[@diypreppertv]

You're welcome Emily! Thanks for watching!

[@GeckoHiker]

If power is out for 24 hours we are going back to rural pre-electricrification times. The refrigerator-freezer contents will be processed and preserved. I do most canning on a propane fueled ring outdoors. Or on the woodstove. We know we can't duplicate electricity for modern appliances more than a few weeks. So we'll conserve what we have to stretch energy longer.

[@michaelmichigan9254]

Thank you; as usual I’ve got my list of needs because of your videos. Much appreciated and God Bless!

[@divasdad999]

love this channel

[@diypreppertv]

Thank you David!

[@maryjowinfrey4589]

Thank you, JR! God Bless You!

[@karensmith1832]

Also with dry rice, pastas can be cooked in with soup base to save cooking in water!

[@megbrown825]

Every jar I empty (pasta sauce, beets, salsa, etc), gets filled with filtered water.

[@diypreppertv]

Thanks for watching and commenting Meg!

[@megbrown825]

@@diypreppertv Thank you for your excellent, helpful content!

[@Charles-bj7qu]

Thank you.

[@miked5834]

I got a propane griddle at Walmart for $69 bucks and a small propane indoor/outdoor heater for $59 bucks.

[@patriciatinkey2677]

Propane griddle is an awesome idea!

[@carolwalker9068]

Great reminders! It's easy to focus on a few obvious preps and forget others. This video is a great overview of many areas that can go overlooked.

[@diypreppertv]

Thank you Carol!

[@margaret2222]

Thanks for this video JR. Your videos are always timely and help keep me on track of preparing. I can't even imagine what is coming next after what has happened over the last couple of months.

[@tweetybirdmom]

thank you

[@diypreppertv]

You're welcome!

[@divineorder7695]

Thanks JR for sharing this very important information with us 🌻 . #RealTalk

[@kbjerke]

Good review/reminder, JR. Pretty certain I have all the essentials covered, but it's good to double check!! Just bought another Jackery! An Explorer 2000 V2. LOVE it so far!! Harvesting potatoes today! Stay well, Brother!!

[@diypreppertv]

Thank you Karl!

[@MalindaKolka-zt7iu]

Great information for the beginners! Nice presentation. 👍😃 Be frugal and prudent.

[@JustaFanBoy]

Amazon has a 4-slot battery charger that handles up to 18650 batteries as well as AAA, and AA. The charger is DC input with a wall transformer. I picked up one and a 40 watt solar panel and the appropriate barrel plug and now I can charge all my batteries on sunny days. I prefer removable batteries over built-in batteries simply because I can mix and match batteries and devices without worry. Regular or rechargeable batteries will work in all my devices, giving me an extra option.

[@patriciatinkey2677]

Smart

[@Gumby1978]

This is a great list for disaster planning. Thanks JR

[@BigBlue1026]

Thanks JR. You're videos are always educational. When I started this prepping adventure I don't think I really had a target number of days, weeks or months. At this point there are so many threats facing us that I still don't know how long we should prep for. I've given up trying to guess what ills will befall us, but I feel it closing in and decided to just do whatever I can. I can't even imagine how long it might take to restore power following an EMP attack and our entire supply chain relies on it..

[@diypreppertv]

I agree. That's why I like things like solar generators and rocket stoves so much. They're useful in short power outages, longer ones, and more mundane things like camping trips. Then, other things like water containers can hold water for when it's needed, and can do the same thing with collected and purified water during a longer-term situation.

[@BigBlue1026]

@@diypreppertv I never appreciated having a septic system and a well as much as I do now.

[@raptor3dc]

JR God bless you Sir. I downloaded your checklist. My goodness, the attention to detail is incredible. You worked really hard on it, and I would like to say thank you so much.🇨🇦❤️ Oh yeah, have you seen the Vista heater yet? I'm wondering if you've done a review on it yet?

[@DamionJR4923]

Thanks for the great content

[@diypreppertv]

You're welcome Damion! Thanks for watching!

[@robertdonais9220]

Pickup a few bottles of hard liquor great trade item and not to bad for medical reasons also

[@lanagrahamntx]

WOW! To those huge mylar bags that I bought per your recommendation‼️ Those are some amazing heavy duty bags❣️

[@michaelschweimler7292]

Rice and pasta are cooked with relativ little amounts of energie.. Dried beans need a lot more time for soaking and more energie for cooking.. Something to consider. For me rice, pasta and canned food. As salt and sugar are dirt cheap and are good for ever i stock up on these (+honey). In a longer term they make exellent items to barter. People are so addicted to sugar in their food and drinks ... I think salt is very underrated in its importance and in most peoples storage. No one want's to eat saltless and your body needs it. Also the ammounts of salt for conserving food/meat are pretty huge..

[@missperfect8424]

Very good video ❤

[@peterdonlon6505]

Great advice, thankyou 👍

[@diypreppertv]

You're welcome Peter! Thanks for watching!

[@EdgarClay]

Looking into making a water filter in a 5 gallon bucket! Edit: gonna bother home depot this weekend for goodies

[@davidjones1393]

THKS

[@peterpier6348]

Kelly Kettle.

[@diypreppertv]

Thanks for watching!

[@heatherturner2366]

I just need to know where to get MREs

[@ShinobiShaw]

Doodle hitting the poodle 😂😂🤪🤣🤣🤣

[@buddyparsley5009]

Is it ok to freeze water

[@dg6570]

Absolutely! I like to freeze water in the lock-tite cereal containers. I can then transfer several of them to my frig if the electricity goes out. When the ice water ceases being ice, we can use it to drink or cook with. When the electricity comes back on, the cereal containers are re-filled with fresh water and go back into the freezer. You can also use 2 liter soda pop plastic bottles to freeze water in. Hope this helps! Blessings!

[@Millwall77]

Just dont fill plastic bottles all the way up when you stick them in freezer.

[@mikerose9313]

I’ve heard there are certain brands of bottled water packs that are now free and safer for longer term storage? Anyone know which brands?

[@keithinaz9769]

Binoculars!

[@patriciatinkey2677]

YES.😎👍

[@jamiejohnson8176]

Why does no one talk about flour from rice

[@heidiwolfgang45]

😊😊 I've never seen a recipe for using rice flour???

[@jamiejohnson8176]

@@heidiwolfgang45 weat berries or corn

[@heatherturner2366]

Acorn flour can be used too

[@eyesup9542]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@sherettasharif1358]

I do believe in being prepared for anything and especially now... but hoping we won't get to that point and have to watch out for the people that didn't prep who will kill for what they need... like in the series 'the walking dead" 🫤

[@funwithjellyandlou1065]

First time I’ve been notified of a video when it dropped in ages! Absolutely great as usual. Been enjoying the new background recently too!

[@diypreppertv]

Thank you! I'm glad I was finally able to upgrade! Thanks for watching!