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In this video, JJ Morris shares his expert guide to preparing a vehicle for winter emergencies.
From life-saving gear like the Gen 3 ECWCS clothing and military modular sleep system (MMS) to practical tips for sheltering in place or moving during an ice storm, JJ covers essential steps to stay warm and safe.
Learn how to heat your vehicle, avoid carbon monoxide poisoning, and use items like snow chains and traction boards for support.
Perfect for anyone wanting peace of mind on the winter roads, this video is packed with valuable survival knowledge.
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[@starwaters4287]

Love this! No matter where I go I carry back packs food water gatorade wool blankets extra coat and gloves and way to cook. Life is beautiful. This man is great! He truly knows his stuff! Thank you sir! Blessings and prayers to all. A veteran. 🇺🇸

[@AryehDenn]

With the propane, also get a yellow can / cylinder of M A P P gas ! (methylacetylene-propadiene). Propane will not vaporize ( and burn ) below -44 F or C. I have yet to see mapp gas freeze. I've worked outside in Whitehorse, Yukon at - 60 C. - A Northern Canadian Plumber..

[@ethereal369]

They don't make MAPP gas anymore, at least not the original formula. It changed a couple of years ago.

[@bikemannc]

it's freeze limit w/ Ew M.S.P.P. Formulae?

[@OvcharkaShepherd]

If you are making a neoprene bag for the ultra press, make it a double sleeve that you can slip a hot hands inside of

[@donnac7057]

I would like to see a video of you getting your winter pack ready. I always learn from you all. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!!

[@joshua7233]

Wow, it's incredible how massive a problem cold weather is for water for folks up North. I live in South Africa, and I would never have thought of that being an issue.

[@DamianBloodstone]

I always love your videos. You go over the stuff the right way with putting in things not needed. I'd enjoy seeing what's in that pack and how you load it for winter. Thanks for showing off your vehicle kit. Take Care and Stay Safe.

[@jo9364]

In Minn we always had a metal coffee can with candles, lighters & matches, chocolate bars & gummy bears with the lid. Warmth and energy.. A shovel, a bag of litter dirt for getting unstuck. Wool blankets and dressed in layers. Stuck for three days in a white out. Snow was deep enough to burry semi's in places. Couldn't run the vehicle, snow was a good insulator, but had to dig it away from window/door to get in and out. 😊 Could never carry water, it would always freeze when parked.

[@johnhoward6933]

This is all absolutely needed yet hard to do if your talking about a daily driver. I have tried. All this stuff in the car makes a trip for groceries or walmart rediculous. A very bare bones aproach would be more realistic. I drive 40 miles to work and back everyday and while i would like to keep all this at the ready it just isn't plausable.

[@lastspartan]

I believe he said he was heading to Chicago if you park that with a soft top and all that gear you’re gonna come back you’ll be lucky if your Jeep still there 😂

[@starwaters4287]

Instant coffee cocoa and marshmallows. Peanuts candy corn and beef jerky. Lots of candles and a couple lighters. Of course those cheap cans of beef ravioli and wolf chili. ☺ oh a sport!

[@arctodussimus6198]

Lots of subjects touched upon here. A great discussion. I will say that I don’t drink coffee but I always carry it with me into the bush. It makes a great barter item when you meet that poor guy who ran out yesterday and is still two days from the trailhead.

[@lunarapplepie5738]

FYI HotHands now has “Lap Warmer” sized pads that are basically a sheet of 8 warmers (16” x 10”). Just got some for my car kit!

[@tlock4616]

I live in South Dakota. So this hits home. I keep an emergency bag in my truck for my wife and i with cold weather gear in it. A lot you showed today is in my inventory. It gets pretty wild here.. its best to not test your luck.

[@lunarminx]

Wool, fleece and survival blanket, like Ozark trail to go with the thin mylar bags. I also like 8 hour tea lights, three per frisky tin, the third needs forced a bit. Bag a bunch up to go in a tomato sauce can. I keep sterile play sand in a bag to dump in the tomato sauce can as heat protection and the frisky can goes on top the sand. Or 1/2 cup canning jar candles in a veggie can with deeper sand. Take a chunk of stainless steel scrubber or pure copper scrubber, thread 3/4" wick about 4 inches long through the scrubber. Place in the little canning jars and fill with cooking oil. Lots of wick to pull up as needed. If you use carbon felt cut to that size, you will need a few drops of accelerant to get the felt burning, every time you go to light it.

[@jwall3873]

Really liked this vid! Organizing "camping" stuff as i listen... Good to make me think of the gaps in my efforts-- both my acquisitions AND thinking/mental preparations... So, thank you for this vid!

[@staceymiller4765]

Love all the advice and yes I agree, black ice and cold will cause even the most experienced drivers to crash and freeze if not more prepared.

[@user-McGiver]

I hope everything and everybody is okay at home, brother. Nature is a Beast [and a Beauty, I know]. Good presentation, and a reminder that you can never be too prepared... I would add a couple of sets of heating pads [electrical, not chemical... reusable!]. Everything rechargeable that I use doubles as a power bank to run these heating pads. Btw, summer is coming here in Oz...

[@ronaldrose7593]

Hello 👋 my outdoors friend, thank you for sharing this informative video. You shared some great tips. 😊

[@DanielBelliveau-y5x]

Outdoor Research [ OR ] make a water bottle parka [ insulated cover ] , much like the one you showed , for 1 Liter Nalgene water bottles , I keep two of them on my backpack .

[@BourneOutside]

Tip top info again, JJ. Always succinct and to the point. Fuel them Fires my learned friend!

[@georgecolee7663]

Checkout the Voile Shovel it’s American made really high quality pretty reasonably priced too. It’s a serious upgrade for shoveling snow vs a trifold(which you should have anyway). The max axe system with shovel, pick, rake combo is good for saving space American made as well.

[@Countingtheday6]

A winter pack video would be great 👍

[@MoonShadow74]

Roll that beautiful pack filling footage. And oh yeah, pass the beans please. About the "Hot Hands warmers"; about 15 years ago, I was living in a canvas wall tent with a wood fired barrel stove. I got the flu on a trip to town and came down with a terribly debilitating case of sickness. I could literally, not get up out of my cot in the tent. The temp crashed down to the negative 50 range,(it was Interior Alaska) and I was plumb out of wood for my stove. I know, a deplorable set of circumstances. It was just past Christmas and into early January and my sister had just mailed me a huge box of the Hot Hands hand warmers. Every 10 hours or so, I would put one under each arm, several between my legs for the femoral arteries, a few on my chest and I had some frozen sodas in cans that I took into the sleep system to thaw them out. I ate individually wrapped sandwich cheese and a few of the athletic sports jells in little packets every so often. Having that handy and not having to get up, when I couldn't anyway, kept me alive during that god awful flu and cold spell. I lived like that a week or so until I felt strong enough to go out and get some more wood for the stove. I had plenty of other food but having the little things I could just bring into my sleep system and having those warm Hot Hands products, were a game changer.

[@larrynorotsky8815]

I live in South Texas warm here nearly year round. I have a trip to PA coming up for Christmas. I will definitely beef up my EDC for my truck taking in to consideration the cold. Could you just use a sock for your water bottles. It is a multi tasker and cheaper. I was a Corpsman for 10 years. I never liked to carry more than I had to. I tried to make stuff do more than one thing. I have preached for years the value of antibiotic ointment. It is a fire starter, emergency lube, and medication. Good stuff. A case of ramen goes pretty far. You can serve it as a meal or just use the broth. When i lived up north I carried a bag of clay kitty litter and my e-tool. The litter helped a lot with traction. I still keep old blankets in my truck. Good for shade, keep warm, privacy screen, and body blanket. I worked rural EMS for years. You have a new subscriber.

[@jamesoates3881]

@@larrynorotsky8815 Emergency lube!😆

[@williamirelan9332]

Use isopropyl alcohol for the trangia, and you can also use it for first aid. Stick with the 91% available at most drug stores and Walmart, etc.. The heat is methanol which leaves toxic residue. Smaller hand warmers are easy to slip into the top of your sox . An electric hand warmer can be recharged from your vehicle and extend the amount of heat you can produce from your fuel if you have to stay in it. Th electric hand warmer can also recharge your phone if your car dies . Lifeboat water packs can stay in the car all the time they can freeze over and over again just thaw and drink. My favorite food to keep in the car and truck is the crunchy granola bars they keep in any kind of weather and provide instant energy and enough fiber to make you feel full.

[@brushbum7508]

Good Evening ! Thanks for the tips. Let's see the winter pack man. TAKE CARE..

[@Tbowie13]

A gut I went to school with got trapped on I-65 in a whiteout, between Indianapolis and Chicago. He lost his legs from frostbite, and ended up losing his life a few years ago from complications. Being able to survive in a stranded car is super serious! BTW, clothing is shelter! Ive stayed comfortable in 2 sets of "Browning Duck Commander" down Bibs and longer BC field parka. Thats in a field. If you light a candle in a car it really makes a difference. I keep multiple Uco candles and 2 of the candle holders. Also have an MSR dragonfly as it can even burn gasoline, if you need to melt snow. I keep a large size MSR bottle of white gas, but also the jets for diesel and gasoline for the Dragonfly. I have 2 down sleeping bags in dry bags in the Subaru as well. Ive always taken this stuff seriously but after talking to Billy before he died, made me get crazy serious about it. Also I keep freezedry food and calorie bars in the car. Lol...hearing you say 3 people is funny, thats exactly what I have tried to do as well. I keep extra down jackets in the car. End of season stuff at Eddie Bauer is great for having extra lightweight packable down. 😂 Roadflairs also, and a kit with firesteel and flint with charcloth, fire wick, ferril rods, 2 all in one ferril "machines" (i think from UST). I keep paracord, a double and single hammock in hammock sleeves, ready to go. I keeps a sealed MSR Pan with snap down top, that has utensils and so in it, and a mini tea pot. For filtration I keep a Katadine pocket filter and MSR gravity filter as well as a couple straw filters and a NRB water filter incase of radiated water. I'll just assume we have most of the same stuff, and stop writing, it's already a novel....sorry.

[@lunarminx]

I have reptiles and keep uniheat packs for them, they max at 100f and come in many various hour packs, from 24-96 hours. I keep 40 & 72 hours for the girls. Well worth getting them as they don't scald like hot hands can.

[@2DogsAndAMan]

Have 0 luck with bow drills. So instead I carry bics, bics, more bics, ferro rods, magnesium squares, matches, magnifying glass (life or death at that point) and lastly a couple road flares. 12:21

[@jeffechols5302]

Yes lets see the winter pack load out 👊🔥👊

[@NickBEADG]

Cars already are vented, usually the vents are hidden behind the bumpers. It keeps the glass from blowing out when you slam the door.

[@95manneya]

You should sell most of this stuff as a cold weather kit. I’d get one!

[@jeffechols5302]

Grear video JJ 👊🔥👊

[@vada27]

Great informative video! I think your fans demand a pack video next!!

[@Hunglikhorse]

Yes I would like to see your winter bag

[@jmv2902]

Pack video, Yes!

[@pisom4314]

id like to see the backpack video!! iv always been told that if friends of mine get stranded on a desert island they want me & my tahoe there with them!! my tahoe is just as packed as your jeep is, i havent figured out a spot for the kitchen sink YET.... LOL

[@terrybutler-fl4dx]

I just got my moving blankets from Amazon. Obviously, I’ll be using them for these cold nights and mornings. I’m seriously thinking about using some house insulation or using something for ground insulation. Not trying to brake the bank on something I can use my common sense to solve.

[@Vanfools]

Lots of mini propane tanks and many heater buddies luckily it doesn't get very cold here but I wanna make sure I got something in-between gas powered and a camp fire

[@Yayasgardens]

Awesome, Thank You!

[@joshuast.pierre564]

Got an insulated double walled water bottle in my car right now, leaving in there full to see if it will freeze.

[@PenntuckytheCrag]

Thx Jason

[@vada27]

This is JJ 😂

[@justinrjensen2]

I would love to see your winter pack out.

[@brynnleapierce5600]

“Common Sense is the new Super Power”, per 2 of our syndicated Radio Shows + other platforms Rick & Bubba (unfortunately hanging it up after 30 years. Anyway we know that trait is a rare find & I’ll go out on a limb here to say “think is has dropped off from the gene pool after certain generational lines (exceptions, of course). Now let me get back to watching you JJ because I do know you have that Super Power👌👌✅ Love your content ♥️🤍💙

[@kurtsteiner8384]

Dont forget you have an engine, on vehicle. We used to heat water on a hot manifold, or cook something on ships engines. I. Sure the same could be done on road vehicles.

[@MoonShadow74]

Keep your exhaust free of snow or other blockages, if you don't, it could be just like someone committing suicide by running a car in a closed garage. Also shut off the engine periodically before you run out of gas because sometimes getting stuck means longer than just overnight.

[@jasonaffeldt7838]

Nice reminder info JJ. I would like to see you do a winter pack load out video as well. I drive long distance every day with my job 500 to 700 miles round trip depending on where I'm going on a particular day. Every now and then I get stuck out on the road overnight. It's nice to have everything you need to from food, water, clothing, heat, and bedding. Thanks for giving me some more ideas what to add. You and your family take care. 🇺🇲🌲🔥🔪

[@Steve-vx2xp]

Extreme cold come to Alaska and see how much of that stuff works

[@kwiyetstorm25]

Love the vid, yes please, let's see the pack.

[@anthonysarabia5058]

I would be interested in seeing a video about your winter pack

[@MG-ze3lf]

Would love to have a list of what you carry. I'm from PA and have outfitted my Escape with stuff. But not nearly enough but I could survive for a few days if needed.

[@allenbanks3280]

Your 5 gal bucket, I would charge to a metal bucket. Then you could use fir a fire. Either inside or bottom side

[@KirkBaumgardner]

Sir I will have you know I am born raised Floridian I lived in Montana for almost 2 years and 6 1/2 years in Maine and I honestly got to tell you people everywhere don't know how to drive whether it's in the rain here in Florida LOL or in the snow up north and Maine or Montana LOL I can get up a hill with a green minivan in Maine because I know how to drive better in slick conditions the manners did with their trucks the kept going slow and would slide halfway up and then all the way back down the hill I just got to run to start and kept the momentum of the vehicle straight as possible like with anything else what stays in motion it was going that way anyway LOL

[@redrustyhill2]

"I know how to drive in slick conditions better than everyone " famous last words. EVERYONE on the road thinks they are the best driver with some magical skills that keeps them going when theres ice

[@Firemandan51]

If you’re going to have an open flame in your vehicle, have a handheld fire extinguisher and a CO detector wouldn’t be a bad idea either. Bag tour would be cool.

[@eammon_wright]

i would recommend not having all of that in the back of your soft top jeep if your going to Chicago, unless you want you top cut and nothing left.

[@MattLeavitt-p7w]

Iv said this before and preppers online almost always forget to comment on the need for gloves appropriate for all situations. Hands and fingers people.

[@tomritter493]

Were you in c.a.p. great loadout for your jeep . Ya tools to not become a victim is great

[@beesboys]

i thought i went over kill your awesome i will add more stuff now

[@venetiakelley]

What would you do, if your vehicle broke down in route (could even be an emp)??

[@venetiakelley]

If you’re using your backpack and your military sleep system, how do you carry your mss?

[@TheMickeymental]

Thank you for letting me know water can freeze. When it is frozen what is called, frawter?

[@mrwdpkr5851]

weeze

[@hanginwithbullfrog4657]

💪🏼

[@martinandrews8496]

With the geo press. Is it ok to let them get below freezing if they’ve never been used? The filter I mean. Let’s say if I bought a new filter. Left it in package took the current filter off of the geo press and just had that new filter and the filter less geo press in my pack could I just let that sit n my vehicle in freezing temps? Or does it not matter if they r wet or dry, u shouldn’t let em freeze?

[@MoonShadow74]

Water expands when it is frozen. If it is dry, there is no water to expand so NO damage. You can have used it often but if you empty the water bottle, unscrew the filter and shake it dry and let it set for a few days, it will dry out naturally and can be stored in cold temps with no damage.

[@docholt0000]

Tell us about heet and the stove?

[@MoonShadow74]

The "Trangia Stove" is designed to burn alcohol. The HEET is a very refined type of alcohol that burns very clean and hot in the little alcohol stoves.

[@jasongarling20]

Hey bro, I think I recognize the wazoo viking spark, but what's the neck knife? I'm currently carrying an old, old timer sharpfinger. I love the knife, great for skinning game... but.. what's your neck knife, I also have a PKS camp companion that I love as well. Cody Lundien(sp) has a different profile neck knife... but he's a desert man....

[@frontsightfocus]

👍

[@ericb.4358]

The only mistake I see here is your tent design. The best design has THE INNER TENT PRE-ATTACHED TO THE FLY. This keeps the inner tent DRY during setup and take down, unlike your teen pictured here. Tents from Tarptent, KUIU and Durston all have PRE-attched flys. My winter sleep/breathing solution is a face mask with several copper mesh layers at the mouth area to warm incoming air, thus reducing dehydration AND covering my nose. In my experience a cold nose is why we automatically bury our heads inside our sleeping bag.

[@MichiganSilverBack]

Man you would be screwed if somebody stole or broke into that jeep.. I park my truck and step off into the woods and worry about someone steeling the cb or spare.. ugh

[@RatsAndFunTV]

No, you have not too much things. This is this car who is too short for you.

[@hanginwithbullfrog4657]

No shit....nw Indiana here

[@Biggs0529]

Your jeep is pretty kitted out!... but... hear me out... what if you just need to run to the grocery store? Lol Also, would love to see the winter pack

[@vada27]

The wife does the shopping in the pickup truck 😂

[@MoonShadow74]

Chance Favors The Prepared.

[@JustInCases72]

Common sense isn’t common these days that’s for sure

[@jays9756]

This dude hasn’t seen snow

[@SurvivalDispatch]

That “dude” is one of only 106 SARTECHS elevated to the level of SAR1. He’s seen more natural disasters than you can imagine. That includes extreme blizzards. Try not to be a dick, k?

[@marktechsci]

Why do you have a Jeep? Are you too proud to drive the RV that would fit your lifestyle / beliefs? Here is the truth. You have too much shit in your car. If it’s a dedicated survival vehicle, great, but the rest of us haul around kids and soccer balls. 4x8 sheets of plywood and mountain bikes / gear or ski stuff. Trying to manage all that crap in most rural areas is a waste of time, money and space. What is the longest you have had to live out of your car when you weren’t doing SAR?

[@HighlanderThisIlldefend]

I've always heard that sleeping in your vehicle in the cold turns it into a freezer box. But I disagree. It's waterproof, wind proof, off the ground and more comfortable than any bush shelter you are likely to make from branches in the cold. Even most tents are not going to beat a vehicle (so long as the vehicle isn't compromised) in any of the above categories.

[@HighlanderThisIlldefend]

@Nyeupe-Nguvu yeah. But even if it's just covering a side window or something that's still easier than building an entire shelter so in most cases it's going to be the best option

[@MoonShadow74]

I have to disagree with you. A properly constructed bush shelter can be infinitely warmer than a cold vehicle. Your inexperience is showing.

[@redrustyhill2]

You "survival" people crack me up. Yes, its good to be prepared, but having an entire vehicle crammed to the top full of gear, is just ridiculous. Not even room for a bag of groceries.

[@jujharsingh29]

@@redrustyhill2 Agreed! At this point, it's just overkill and showing off how many sponsors one has

[@redrustyhill2]

@jujharsingh29 people who feel the need to be carrying around this much gear all the time are very insecure and lack real skills, so they overcompensate with gear. Driving around town every day fully equipped like they're on a transcontinental expedition

[@jujharsingh29]

@@redrustyhill2 Amen to that!!

[@redrustyhill2]

@@Nyeupe-Nguvu challenge: re-read my comments and develop some reading comprehension.

[@redrustyhill2]

@Nyeupe-Nguvu and what's your point? Other than you need an entire truckload of supplies to "survive" a trip across town