The Dirt: We Answer Questions About Homestead Prepping

[@Guildbrookfarm]

This is going to be our first experiment using KZbin Premiere and SuperChat. For this video, you will be able to chat with us live during the premiere of this video on Sunday at 8am EST. Let us know how you like it...or not! As always, more info and links are in the description. Thanks for hanging out with us!

[@LifeGoesNorth]

Guildbrook Farm - Off Grid Living it’s 4am Alaska time but I might be up. 😁

[@lorihardesty9949]

5 AM California time - I won't be up

[@PripyatPlayground]

I’ll set the coffee pot🤙

[@markmapson4938]

I will be working😞

[@Guildbrookfarm]

That’s ok, it will be a regular video everyone can watch whenever they want.

[@leefranklin1415]

Growing up as a child we called it being able to eat, now it is call Prepping.

[@kbailh01]

You talk about common sense. I’ve found that common sense isn’t very common anymore. It’s getting to be a rare commodity. Loved this format.

[@brandiec4882]

I think the thing I appreciate most about this channel is just the honest exchange of information. You learn then try to teach/ inform us. Thank you.

[@giabella901]

people used to be self reliant, why is that crazy? my grandmother survived the great depression, could make a salad out of dandelion leaves from the yard, had home remedies that kept her and her family healthy. She lived into her late 90's with no health problems. my life has been much different. Lived through 9/11 as an airline employee, thereafter the airlines took our salaries & pensions, then I developed advanced stage cancer. I found this website due to a desire to turn " back to the basics" of taking care of one's self. Why is self reliance considered crazy anyway? BTW, it's near impossible to find healthy food in grocery stores, and our health care system is failing, it's just wise to be self reliant

[@allenp1894]

I think you guys say it just right . I'm 77 and lived on my farm for 40 years ...we try to stay 5 years ahead on firewood under a shed we freeze 1year of food have a generator and a small back up generator . grow all our food. have a 700 gal storage tank for fuel . we live in a very peaceful part of the county...but we do have hunting guns..

[@HoneyHollowHomestead]

My mother was a "prepper" before prepping was a "thing". She taught me to stock up during the good times so you can make it easier through the hard times. "Hard" times always come in one form or another and some are harder than others.

[@SimpleLivingAlaska]

Interesting take, we are quite self sufficient and I haven't quite considered it prepping. I can tell you think things out, very nice video and great answers.

[@myrany8407]

About a year ago I was reflecting on how lucky we had been with hurricanes coming through that although our part of town had only been out of power for a couple of days other parts were out for up to 3 weeks. I realized if a tree had fallen a different way it would have been 3 weeks for us. No way we would have managed that with the meager supplies we had. So I decided to learn to can. That decision lead me to your channel and setting up a 3 month pantry, a small summer container garden (we are in a rental) and keeping well planned and setup bug out bags. You guys have been absolutely priceless in our journey. We will never be all out preppers but we are well on our way to being able to manage events we are likely to encounter.

[@titanicgirl774]

A very mature approach to these questions. I too wish we could be more candid about certain topics. Thank you two again.

[@sharingtheadventure]

Another wonderful down to earth video. You two handled the questions very well and with tact. Its amazing what people ask...and I’m sure there are some too bizarre to even air. Glad to hear about the neighbors sharing and helping. I grew up on a small farm in rural East Texas but we were not native to that lifestyle so our neighbors helped us with farming, chickens, canning... Country people are so awesome. You know...it’s all really about becoming Self Reliant...Sufficient and helping others. Keep up the excellent work you two. Your girls will look back on these years with such fond memories. My sister and I were just recalling our childhood the other day and we both started laughing when we recalled bathing in a horse trough and getting chased by cattle. ;-)

[@tanjaandre2437]

I agree with you 100%! I am from Serbia, and we are used to prepping. That kept us basically alive and healthy and sane during embargo, hyperinflation, the war. :) keep it up

[@LuthorvilleCA]

This is why I like you guys. This is the one and only sensible "prepper" video I've seen on KZbin. All the little boys stocking up on ammunition in the hope of fulfilling their _Mad Max_ and _Red Dawn_ fantasies are very annoying and not helpful.

[@giabella901]

oh yeah, I was new to Charlotte NC. The news was reporting a hurricane for the North Carolina, I asked my neighbors & they said it would never happen here" Charlotte is too much inland" I was glad I had some extra stuff on hand (only because I liked coupons & sales) when Hurricane Hugo hit. Charlotte was shut down after the storm. Charlotte is covered with beautiful oak trees, but after this storm these trees were in the street, along with live electrical wires. It was impossible to go shopping, or anywhere! So why would anyone think it would be crazy to be able to take care of your family & self?

[@suzie2080]

Under NO circumstances should you ever stop by unannounced. I think that because we are "at" your home, you're sharing your skills and sharing with us your knowledge that people think you know them. You're not in our homes, you can't see us or what we're doing or where we're living. It feels different on this side of the screen. Loved this video! Thank you so much for your common sense talk.

[@lindacummings6921]

Thanks for so willingly sharing your knowledge and expertise with us. I always look forward to watching your videos. I must say I LOVED the backdrop of your stacked firewood...the colors and textures are amazing. Your walk-on guests were also charming and colorful.

[@uphillhomestead6188]

Like you said...I have been thru 2 hurricanes that left my town devastated...no power and no trucks bringing in supplies for 2 weeks.. both times, an ice storm that left our town isolated for 2 weeks, and a tornado taking my house, plus a job loss of 2 months....I prep for everyday things that do happen.

[@lisamclaughlin662]

You guys are so level headed and down to earth, I love watching you and learning from you both. Thank you

[@butterballjitsu19]

I think being prepared like our grandparents and great grandparents being able to have canned food home made and critters about and knowing where our food comes from is huge. I believe in a rainy day type event. Like being out of work or just helping out. The term prepper should be very broad. You put stuff in your car in case you get stuck, run out of gas and so on. Your insurance analysis is spot on. You keep stuff held back just in case. In case of anything.

[@johnny-sy7cj]

I live in New Jersey. I got into prepping to have food and water for three months for my family. I also had two generators installed one to the gas line and one from diesel. We had a hurricane “Sandy “ which knocked out power for 8 days. My family and friends used to joke on me . Guess who had the only house with power and food and water. My day of payback came when they came to stay at my house . It was beautiful lol they don’t laugh anymore.

[@estherstone4860]

How sweet it is!

[@SherryEllesson]

Friends, I watched this on Nov 3rd and hadn't watched your vids in a while. Have to say, this was probably the best of your videos, given you've settled into the new environs and grown into a sense of community with neighbors (regardless of whether you can see them over anything like a back fence or not). Glad to see you both getting so, SO much more comfortable. Warmest wishes and keep up the good work! - Sherry

[@Souixno]

People just stopping by isn't okay anywhere, anytime. I saw some video of the aftermath of the last hurricane. They focused on people crying for help. They had no food or water and it had only been three days. I was totally shocked. I was in the great Louisville snow storm back in the 90's. We couldn't get out for 7 days. We melted snow for water and cooked on top of our kerosene heater. I realized then that I did not prepare enough. Since then, I keep an eye on the weather as well as the pantry. Be Blessed 💜

[@KMDeur]

Of course we Preppers are crazy....crazy for not starting sooner :)

[@steve32627]

I find the term "prepping" humorous. Just a couple of generations ago it was simply daily life. You relied on your own resources and skills. Only in recent decades have we put that responsibilty on "the system".

[@BracesandBoots1]

In reference to the gold question. I was recently settling my grandmothers estate, and she had squirreled away dollars here and there since just after WWII. So some dollars were silver and some were paper. The paper dollars from those days are interesting and may have some collector value, but the silver dollars have pretty much kept up with inflation. It really made me think about the intrinsic value of currency. I suppose sellable/tradable assets have an intrinsic value as well, as long as they don't spoil, rust, or become superseded.

[@theayegerlehner7793]

Your prepping reasons are justified. My parents went through Katrina and it was 11 days before the Red Cross got to their home out in the country!! During major events ---country folk are the last the gov't checks on because the greater numbers of people are in the cities. Also when you have hurricanes like we have had this summer--let's face it THE SHIT HIT THE FAN FOR THOSE FOLKS!! Just because it didn't happen world wide doesn't mean you shouldn't prep. I know people who don't have enough groceries for even a week!! They think the grocery store/Walmart will always be open.

[@dianehall5345]

Prepping in today's world is common sense. We are 60 & 70-something. We prep for old age/job loss/ national grid failure/ weather emergency/ convenience on the farm. I don't enjoy frequent drives ( 15 miles) to the grocery store. So nice to walk to the cellar pantry and grab a bottle of salad dressing! We burn wood. Our winter's supply for dry firewood is stacked and ready to go. Our propane was just filled. What is crazy about that? Jeremy & Jaime are doing their home work up front, to avoid future unpleasant surprises. Good example are the hurricanes in NC & SC. Well done!

[@lisaclairemont4842]

Great video. You are inspiring as always. I have started my prepped journey. We have a long way to go. Thanks.

[@stan3198]

Great subject and a well done video. I won't elaborate much beyond that because location,personal needs, size of family,etc all come into each person's consideration. I will say I was brought up on a farm in Maine and never heard the word prepper back then. It was pretty much common sense to have a full pantry,firearms,extra water,etc. So I guess I'm a "common senser"LOL

[@Guildbrookfarm]

I believe the term was coined in the late 70s early 80s. We didn’t have a name for it growing up. It was just life in the mountains and...common sense.

[@sherrys1566]

Well has grandpa always said this is a deep subject. My view is I have always been a prepper I have always kept extra food,t.papper , water, raise a garden eat fresh veggies every night, can and freeze what we don't eat for the winter.

[@beaconsfieldfarmsmi6790]

I was one of those people who thought all preppers were the extreme/conspiracy theory types. I appreciate your frankness and logical approach to being prepared. Thanks for sharing.

[@lisawoods9391]

I just ran across your page a couple days ago, when I was looking for something on canning soups for those days when I didn't feel like cooking, and didn't want to have to spend more money eating out, or fast food. . (hate all the crap they put into it!) All my kids are grown and gone, and the last of the grand kids leave this weekend. I've pretty much totally changed the way I buy food, and pay more attention to what I cook for my husband and I. I have been going through all your video's and I just want to say, THANK YOU ! They are so full of great idea's, and a lot of them I'm going to do myself. My husband hasn't had a lot of luck with jobs over the years, and your idea's on having a pantry that can sustain for up to a year, has given me some excellent food for thought! so much so, that I'm going to start canning everything I can, and keep a pantry that can sustain us for up to a year, if need be. I've already been container gardening on my patio the past 2 yrs, (not great success) but I'm not giving up. lol Keep doing what you're doing! I'm sure there are others just like me, that may have never thought of doing what you do, but now, have begun to actually think about it more! :) . . Thanks again!

[@pattybowden506]

We just went through Hurricane Michael. Most of my family were calling me crazy until I had plenty to eat that didn't go bad without electric. Nowmy brother says, "I think we're gonna have to start canning." Hello? That's what I've been saying for years, but I was the crazy one and brother is the one going without baths or water or food or a way to prepare... I stated sending him links to upir beginning canning videos. I'm also gonna see if our county extension service will do a class on canning. Thanks for all you guys do. You are great. I really love your approach to this whole lifestyle. Keep up the good work. I'll be looking for the next video.

[@Begining2013]

I prep for job loss, serious ill health, storm damage, and because I've always been I interested in cooking, preserving and natural health.

[@LifeinFarmland]

Ha, I was going to say the drama shows don't shine the best light. Great topic and reasons. You guys do a great job.

[@grannyboots6617]

Hi Jamie , I having wanted to to tell you both that l have been watching you both for over a year and throughly enjoy all your videos. The effort, planning and time you both put in to each video is evident. You both are clearly intelligent and take practical approach life. I also enjoyed the children’s participation very nice happy family. I look forward to future videos and this new Sunday Chat: “The Dirt” Regards “Granny Boots”

[@missouritimberwolf3677]

Always great to see you guys. Love the practical approach to being prepared.

[@romandimaggio6389]

You guys make a lot of sense. Keep the show going.

[@Carol_Pearson]

I did not have great luck with my garden this year, but next year have decided I will focus on planting what I know will grow, and will be setting up the garden in a different part of the yard. This year was kind of trial and error. Also, got to know the folks at the local farmers markets, and have started ordering from Imperfect Produce, so can supplement anything I might be short on until my growing efforts improve..

[@dessicantor1822]

I'm in Hoosier land also and my garden didn't do good either this yr.. how do you get imperfect produce or where..

[@anashomestead5919]

Thanks. I am pretty sure I avoided a car jacking situation myself last night. As 2 cars surrounded me in an empty parking lot, I began to turn on my headlights & put my vehicle in reverse. It was pretty eiry when one of them got out & then came around the back of my vehicle instead of entering the restaurant, & then towards my driver's side door & began to speak to me, preventing me from backing out for a few moments.. he eventually, as I was leaving, got into the passenger side of the other vehicle. I prep because of a financial collapse.. my own.. lol I became disabled, so I know I cannot work but on an as able/when able schedule of a few minutes a day here and there. So, whatever I can do to increase my independence I need to prepare for. Plus I have noticed that foods or things being added into them really do seem to be connected with health effects I have dealt with. I am saying I want more control over the food I consume. These are the base reasons that I prep.

[@anninmo5546]

So happy “the dirt” is back.

[@jeanettewaverly2590]

Thanks for some great answers to good, intelligent questions! I especially liked the way you included old age in your list of things for which to be prepared. I'm 69 and I recently moved to my dream "ranchette" in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. There are quite a few other seniors out here, many of them single women, like myself. For us, prepping is not so much being able to execute heavy/complicated tasks ourselves, but rather, establishing social networks wherein we can hire or barter for the requisite skills and labor. We also need to anticipate the time when we may need periodic or live-in help. My house -- a vintage mobile home -- is big enough to comfortably house another person and has a floor plan that will afford them a modicum of privacy. When you described how you intend to build your home so as to accommodate your needs in your twilight years, I yelled, "Hear! Hear!" to the monitor, lol.

[@grandiesgarden175]

Hello from Penn valley

[@jeanettewaverly2590]

@@grandiesgarden175 Hey! From Walker Basin!

[@lorettamay1461]

What makes most things work for you guys is because u lil u do you. Your definately on the right track. I applaud you and the girls.

[@anne-mariesolvang9148]

Very helpful and plenty of things to think about, as usual! Love to follow you, guys!

[@alexsummersell3567]

Hurricane Michael hit Mexico Beach Florida which is 165 miles from me. It completely demolished everything along the coast. Looting did occur. No power, no water, no grocery stores open to get supplies. This is what people need to think of when they prep.

[@robertjackson9601]

Alex Summersell Alex, we are 6 miles west of Greensboro and 45 miles north east of mexico beach. The national news is only reporting the storm surge devastation on the coast. There was extreme damage well inland not getting reported. Towns like Mariana and Blountstown Fl were hit very hard 40 miles north. Once I cut my way down 200 yards of driveway to the road, the road had 40 trees across it.

[@whitehawkproduction]

Gold and silver is stored wealth. It is the value of your labor stored for future need. When you have your needs and future needs covered, then savings are a natural way to store excess productivity.

[@alex31p]

Thank you for lending some rational thoughts to preparedness living. God Bless.

[@Jean2235177]

I hate the public’s perception of prepping. To me it’s common sense. Our elders did it... just preparing for the unexpected and saving for the proverbial rainy day. I live in the PNW, near several fault lines and active volcanoes. Also our area is subject to wind storms/power outages. I’m amazed at how many of my friends don’t/haven’t prepared for those emergencies. The time to buy batteries is not when the power is out. I just shake my head. Keep doing what you’re doing. Keep educating the viewers.

[@jimreynolds5967]

we did this when we were kids. Then we called it living.

[@sergeantkitty]

Agree with you! It's funny - a couple years back, when I was ill prepared, there was a big storm heading our way. I tried to pick up a weather radio a day or so before it hit and all of our stores were totally wiped out. I can bet you a similar thing would happen at the grocery stores or gas stations. It seems like most people just don't take the time to make emergency preparations and scramble at the last minute.

[@jimreynolds5967]

@@sergeantkitty ...milk and bread are the first to go then flashlights and batteries. Always wondered what happened to the flashlights that you have to buy them at every storm.

[@sergeantkitty]

​@@jimreynolds5967 Yeah, that's a good point! I recently got an oil lamp to get around the need for buying the flashlight/battery combo. Seems like it should last quite a bit longer, although the range wouldn't be as great. I guess it would be best to have both.

[@evj1326]

@@sergeantkitty Oil lamps are fantastic for lighting a room when the power is out but I would still keep flashlights & batteries on hand to walk around with. Oil lamps can be a fire hazard so they are best left in 1 spot. I personally try to keep an oil lamp per room

[@adriantyler6911]

Just subscribed from the UK. Have just watched a few of your older videos and really like what you are doing. I really think you have managed to find the right balance with your choice of future and have embraced both of your skills together to make it work and congratulate you for it. I can see it has not been easy and is still not! It's quite humbling watching you trying to make a traditional way of life in a modern world which is probably more difficult than it was back in the day! There is a lot to be learned from your videos and may they stay up for many years for others to reflect and learn from. All the best for the future!

[@rebeccagrimsley7260]

Very good video. The important thing for people to understand is ultimately we are all responsible for ourselves.

[@Dan-yw9sg]

Thanks for the "chat"! I missed the live stream but really enjoyed the replay. You answered a lot of the same questions that I have. I like Jamie's description of a homesteader being an extreme prepper. That is what I am striving for. I call it self sufficiency! Thanks for sharing!!

[@gardenlady1293]

I ran tornado relief at a small town many years ago. It takes at least a week for FEMA to get there, and then the aid they offer is income based. And distribution is a mess. Any sensible person will keep at least a months worth of food and have backup plans for water. As the weather destabilizes more and more you need stored supplies.

[@southernwanderer7912]

Good common-sense idea.

[@WendyK656]

Good morning Jeremy and Jaime! Love your hair longer, you look so cute. Jeremy and Jaime, my husband lost his job for over a year, and I am thankful for what we had to live on as we for that year. Now we are trying to put our supplies back in order. We have always been preparing just in case, snow storm, flooding, and you can't get out. Those have happen to us just in Aug and Sept 2018 flooding and we could not get out for 2 day in the end of Aug and we flooded again in the first part of Sept and We could not get out again and missed 5 days of work.

[@Blu5078]

Always buy/ prep for hard times, for hard times do come!!!!!!!

[@mememo3764]

My grandparents prepped without calling it prepping. If it's good enough for them it's good enough for me.

[@moncher2797]

I watch your videos a lot. I sure wish my husband & I had gone off grid when we were young because it looks so gratifying. When we were young, before we were married, he knew I loved plants & gardening. I had over 200 plants when we met. He owned 2.5 acres when we met. I told him I would love to live out in the country so I could grow a huge garden and preserve what we grew. The next thing I knew he purchased a big farm tractor. After a couple of years we found 16 acres in the country. For a while we raised chickens & hogs, but we both had outside jobs. It was a lot of wrk. As the years went by I concentrated on my job because I loved being a scientist & it paid so well. Now I’m 62 & retired. I’ve been gardening again for the last few years & find myself wishing we had bought a small farm in Appalachian area. I think it would have been more satisfying. I love growing plants and living off of them. I not a prepper but I’m accumulating food "just in case". I also have a large "seed bank", just in case SHTF. So, I save seeds & food, my husband saves ammo "just in case". Back when my husband & I married we didn’t have YT & there was no way to learn off of each other. Don’t listen to the fools who think you’re paranoid. Until a person has lived through a blizzard or catastrophe they don’t understand. And if Yellowstone ever blew, those folks who thought you were nuts would be the 1st person knocking on your door. Just stick with it. The 2 of you are an inspiration. PS- I haven’t caught all of your videos. Do you save seeds?

[@dellawest157]

I enjoy your channel. Love watching the kids with the chickens. I know that you have a video out where you talk about homeopathy. I really learned a lot . Thanks for taking your time and making these videos.

[@ChickaWoofRanch]

Sorry we missed the premier but the video was awesome! Jamie... you are exactly right about the mental side of being attacked. I went through a home invasion event when I was a teenager and the mental stuff that goes on during and after is the stuff you can't "prep" for. You can be prepared for a physical conflict all you want but the shear number of possible scenarios that could happen on your property is not possible to calculate, or to be prepared for. Some things you cannot simulate anyway... I ended up pointing a weapon at the "bad guy" with the full intent to use it in our home invasion. You can't realistically simulate that and the fallout that follows.

[@Guildbrookfarm]

How scary and for a teen to go through!

[@ChickaWoofRanch]

Guildbrook Farm - Off Grid Living it all happened so fast but I remember every second of it.

[@Guildbrookfarm]

Yeah that’s something you never forget. Had you not been equipped to respond, things could have turned out very differently.

[@ChickaWoofRanch]

Guildbrook Farm - Off Grid Living it was more of acting/reacting quickly and with purpose.

[@bobbyduckworth]

Love your common sense calm approach to living and preparing for a disaster. Most of the people in our country are spoiled and have no clue about how to live without all the comforts (power, cold/hot running clean water, etc.....) self included. My parents were raised on farms during the great depression and were for the most part self sufficient. I still pick my 92 year old mothers brain about how they lived and survived. Except for the off grid solar system they survived in much the same way that you are trying to live and take care of your family. Big thumbs up to the both of you!

[@Fidg234]

Through your Q&A you're calling our attention to things we normally would not consider but are important for us to know. Ditto on the exercise.

[@stephenlake339]

Enjoy your videos a lot, and you rock lady! You're a nice down to earth guy as well and nice to watch sensible people keeping it real, living a lifestyle I enjoy and try to live as much as possible

[@StillSwirling]

Darn! I missed the live chat. I will say you aren't crazy lol. Living as far out of town as my husband and I do, prepping has to be a way of life. Two winters ago we had so much snow that we only made it to town about once a month maybe two the whole season. If it wasn't for our cache of canned, dry and frozen goods we would have been in a world of hurt. Another thing people don't consider is their pets or animals. We have 4 cats and we have an extra month's supply of their dry food just in case. Now that winter is approaching we'll be doubling up. Same with our chickens. Your animals are an investment as well and it pays to have insurance for them. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us!

[@ervinhoch7453]

Love it! Your videos have taught me a different definition of preppers. Live your life the way you want it's called FREEDOM. Keep up the good work it's very motivational.

[@Carol_Pearson]

Rewatching this (I saw it when it aired originally). I prepare for weather related emergencies since I live in the midwest. So, thunderstorms that knock out power, bad snow and ice storms, tornados, etc. It was just kind of how I was raised. My parents had a large freezer and a pantry, so we never had to run out to the store at the last moment and fight other folks over the last loaf of bread or the last gallon of milk.

[@lillianleigh7316]

I relive my hay day through you. Due to health reasons I can no longer homestead to the degree when I was younger. I know the pain of watching my animals leave. You both seem to have your heads together and this is good. Even if disasters never come you still need to eat. The education you are learning cannot be taught in a college course. I believe it's a mind set every goal accomplished you are automatically thinking two or three steps ahead. I miss those magic words "Do you barter". Encouraging others and sharing your knowledge will bring blessing for when you are prepared there is no fear. Of all my opportunities and life experiences homesteading is my favorite of all.

[@isnoo1]

Oh I am sooooo with you on this!! I also lived a life of growing my own food/meat/milk etc AND bartering for the things I did not have. How I miss that

[@Hattie2m]

I am ABSOLUTELY doing a zombie run tomorrow with my dog. Thanks for telling us about the app!

[@lavonneschultz2561]

Looking great now !--Like whole new people from old days.So glad you have found your happy place!

[@sheilaperl4155]

I love your practical, clear minded approach, thank you for sharing.

[@shanetoler9905]

I have 3 acres in a semi rural area. Watching your videos along with "simple living Alaska" has inspired me to start prepping and homesteading early last year. Keep up the great work and God bless you. 😊😊

[@Guildbrookfarm]

Best of luck!

[@jeffreyadams8435]

Art &Bri mentioned your channel.I came over for a visit glad I did .Better to be prepared than not.NICE VIDEO THANKYOU

[@Guildbrookfarm]

Awesome 😎 Welcome to the circus!

[@isnoo1]

@@Guildbrookfarm I wish there was a "LAUGH" button!! Would love to get to know you to personally - however............ as I live in Australia have NO fear.... I will not be turning up on your doorstep!!!

[@survivalapache7331]

Always enjoy your videos you guys are great

[@trwsandford]

I'm a prepper, and not even close to crazy. I'm independent. I want to reduce my cost of living to as close to zero as possible. That's freedom in my mind. I want enough of a buffer of wealth, food, water and the ability to defend this independence from all contingencies. Keep doing your stuff Guildbrook!

[@plainspeaker4835]

Love it! I’ve been told I’m crazy!!! Glad to see other crazies out there!!!!

[@greenketogoddess2295]

Loved this video. I am a "prepper" and when ever I say that people look at me like..say what now? I live in Florida, through many many huricanes and I watched what happened in New Orleans and though yeah we need to be ready.. I agree as Americans we wait til the last minute and then expect the govt to step in.. Thanks for your channel. Learning a lot.. and my 20yr old son wants to homestead so there ya go!!

[@Daniel-iu9oe]

Love your channel thanks for all the tips and info. Good luck and all the best from Houston keep blasting off.

[@briansims4365]

Thanks for the videos they are a great source of knowledge on prepping ideas and solutions. I love that u guys have each other and are pulling in the same direction concerning lifestyle, self reliance. Keep on prepping!

[@cindyharris1966]

Great talk ! Thanks

[@jagualar1250]

Being prepared gives me peace of mind. To offset any things that can happen. Like you said Jamie, job loss and so on. Silver dimes and quarters are not a bad thing to have on hand.

[@mikecox3659]

Enjoyed the video ... how fortunate you are both of the same mindset .... didn't work out that way for me .... all the best!

[@brianfrando9731]

I just started watching your videos and I love them . I am a Arborist so I can relate to the tree videos and I love the chickens. It reminds me of a simpler time as a kid when my grandparents had chickens and how we raised them from kicks on up . Keep up the great work ...love all the videos.

[@mimib6955]

Sorry i missed you live. Heavy rain took out my internet this morning, satellite in the mountains. Yes!! Just like many things, the term preppers has been so distorted. People don't realize that everyone already is a prepper on one level or another. We all stock up on food (can goods), toiletries (toilet paper), etc. Some do weekly, others may do monthly shopping. Especially when its on sale. I don't think I know anyone who will buy one can of soup or one roll of toilet paper at a time. I am right there with you guys, and have been growing my preparedness. Finding your channel has been awesome! As you said we all need to be prepared (prep) for whatever may come your way. Just because something never happened in your area before, doesn't mean it never will.

[@blendedroots9318]

I had watched this video when you guys put it out and I knew then that it was important but pardon my language but holy shit. Prep isn’t such a dirty word now.

[@michellecannon5771]

Glad to see you guys doing “The Dirt” series again! 👍🏻

[@jeffperry9274]

What people call prepping today is what I've grown up with my whole life my grand mother and grand father on both sides of my family well this was just the way they lived wood heat or fire place, a garden, a milk cow, some chickens and well water, coffee sugar flour and the wash cloths that came with a large bags of flour lol so I guess if that is prepping I'm a prepper.

[@theresaglass1831]

I think you guys have the right balance over all. Nicely done. 👍

[@Merb.]

The photo you used at the beginning is 👌🏻😂 I’m loving your channel (and pet portraits 💜)

[@50shadesofgreen]

awesome Q&A on homesteading prepping guys !!

[@lttlod1]

You guys are awesome, I love these sit down Q&A chats! I think you're 100% right on about prepping. As a kid I was home by myself watching my family's basement fill up to about 5 feet of water in a flood. We proceeded to have no power or water for a week. My dad and I made it work but it makes me extra cautious as an adult especially with the crazy weather disasters around the country. I have some prepping supplies but definitely not enough. I think medicine and food would be the currency that would be relevant. Also, bicycles! If there's no gas or roads are blocked but I need to go somewhere I've got 4 bikes to choose from : ) Do you have any suggestions for medical supplies to keep around?

[@the_ms.beehaven_farm]

This is SO spot on! Thank you for shedding some light on us "practical preppers"! I am right there with you and share your philosophy

[@cmc7106]

A great video guys! A lot straight up information!! Good honest discussion!! We all should be ready!! Thank you!!

[@pamt8430]

Why is stocking up food and water (if you don't have a well) crazy? My grandparents did it...grew a garden canned the harvest and went to the store for staples. They ate off of it until next harvest. People did it before grocery stores. No pre-packaged food at the Mercantile...And who wants to run out of toilet paper and soap??

[@jerrycoon4504]

Hey guys! I just missed the live part. I was watching the video that boss of the swamp posted. I agree with you about the stigma with the word "prepper." I think the first thing people think about is a crazy guy with tons of military hardware living out in the woods like rambo. LOL! To me a great example of preppers was the hurricane and flooding in Texas when all the "cajun navy" came out to help all the stranded people. They were prepared. Not only to survive but to be able to help others survive. I'll try to be on time next time. hahaha

[@Guildbrookfarm]

Next time it won't be so early on a Sunday! lol

[@jamesfleming555]

Prepping as insurance; brilliant! I think that is a very good way to explain it. Bottom line, that is what prepping is for; to ensure that life can go on in a reasonable manner after whatever happens to upset the apple cart of normal life. Well put!

[@pitviper8795]

All preppers have one thing in common no matter what and that is Freedom. The Freedom to do what you want when you want as long as it doesn't bother anyone. The Freedom to live the way you want. The Freedom to choose what is best for you and yours without anyone telling you otherwise. As long as no one is being adversely effected by your actions there should be no intervening. The Govt is the main reason most people become preppers. Now the reasons vary why but they tie back to the Govt overreach. It could be grid failure, war, or any number of things but the Govt has ultimate rule over those things right now and preppers are trying to buffer from those things. Just my take being a prepper myself.

[@cindyhamlin5556]

I love your videos. I prep for food in the winter living in the mountains with 5 feet of snow by March. I love living in the 1800's I do my own canning, sewing, making quilts, living off grid is nice . we have solar panels and generator for back up . we have a wood burning stove.

[@ivryknight3359]

Greetings Jeremy & Jaime, I have only recently found your channel. I do find it very enjoyable. I am getting through "The Dirt". I like your strait forward responses and answers. With this particular topic and Q&A you are working with those individuals who are the "Hard Core"preppers that you mentioned earlier in the video. Your Idea of prepping is simply being ready for harder times. I see it as very simple. Your concerns about Medical knowledge could be resolved with getting to know your local rescue squad personnel. Thank you so much RB

[@bfe671]

I’ve been referred to as a prepper because I live off grid in the mountains which is hilarious because I have nothing “prepped” at all and I do my grocery shopping at least once a week haha. I’ve got a long way to go if I’m going to be prepped for anything 😂 great video guys!

[@jilldevitophd]

My partner and I were intrigued by the conversation about alternative currency... We decided that (beyond ammunition, etc.) the best "currency" in an extreme situation would be a stockpile of good hand tools (shovels, other garden tools etc.) and bars of soap! Maybe even practical but rare items such as washboards like the ones you used in a previous video... Thanks for the thoughtful conversation.

[@timhood6970]

Yes HAM radio does have several different options for text communications via computer as well as email

[@Guildbrookfarm]

Thought I’d read that somewhere.

[@mimiso516]

We live in an urban setting. We barter and share any extras we have with neighbors. This took a looong time (nearly 10 years and 2 changes of neighbors), but we now have a fairly reliable network of resources. I consider myself a practical-prepper, too( and have slowly engaged my husband in learning) . Not because it is a fad, but because that is what my family has done for centuries. I'm not planning for end-of-the-world scenarios because , as Jamie said, you really can't. I do it mainly now because of job loss. We both lost our main jobs in the aftermath of 2008 and now can live sustainably on one part-time adjunct teaching job because we grow our own food, preserve, and store it for times when neither of us "gets a class". As we are close to retirement I worry that we will not fare well due to disability, but that again you can only prepare so far. Thanks for this video series. [We're actually thinking of adding a few chickens not that our city passed a new ordinance allowing them and rabbits]