I turned off my furnace and all utilities and didn’t buy a thing for a week to do a practice run, it brought out many vulnerabilities. I suggest it to everyone
@diananoonen22623 жыл бұрын
Training- good idea!
@dontall713 жыл бұрын
Great thinking Montag Muller!
@annmarie29643 жыл бұрын
In Texas, a lot of people already went through a dry run.
@totallyfrozen3 жыл бұрын
That’s a great idea. I’d do it if I didn’t have a family. My wife would never go for that.
@poppylove36733 жыл бұрын
What would you say the biggest thing you learned, or realized you need to work on to better prepare? Was there something that you’d say surprised you, that you might not have thought of, had you not actually done this practice run? I think this is a great idea, and I’d love to hear more about your experience!
@willybee30563 жыл бұрын
Here is one to think about.. Prepping is learning to live the way they lived 150 years ago. What we would call an apocalypse, the people that lived 150 years ago, would call it a normal life.
@susanmccormick46273 жыл бұрын
True
@americanskeptic1383 жыл бұрын
Except that their neighbors also lived that way and there wasn't a threat of a mass exodus from the nearby population centers believing that the countryside is ripe with food...good luck everyone!
@brightpage10203 жыл бұрын
I know a mom who trains her kids by watching and reading Laura Ingalls Wilder books and Little House on the Prarie shows, Anne of Avonlea, etc. (Among other ways of actual prepping, like hiking and camping with them, doing home fire drills).
@brightpage10203 жыл бұрын
@@americanskeptic138 did you see the Wyoming real estate market the summer of 2020? Home prices shot up in value over $70,000 and folks put their homes on the market with the increase just to upgrade with the sudden fortune. Things that sat on the market for 6 months to 2 years were getting bidding wars and snapped off the market within 5 days. That $70 grand spike took 3 weeks.
@moniquem7833 жыл бұрын
Not even 150 years. I was talking to my 90 year old grandmother and explained what a prepper is and what they do. She said it’s just everyday life like when she was a girl. Her mother even sent her to the post office every week with cash to exchange it for silver because she didn’t trust the stability of the currency.
@deanraynor993 жыл бұрын
Best thing, prep for others beyond yourself....humility
@enozzi13 жыл бұрын
ARMY TRICK: Unscrew the light off your flashlight. Put a whole new set of batteries in. Turn the first battery in your flashlight Backwards in your flashlight. If the batteries are Backwards in your flashlight, the batteries will not drain. Just remember your system, so you can “REPAIR IT” when you need it. Athief will think your flashlight is broken and not take it. Have a blessed day.
@ann-or6ev3 жыл бұрын
Does that stop them going all fuzzy too? ☺️
@willybee30563 жыл бұрын
Here is a top tip that I have done.. Take 10 new pennies.. 1983 and newer.. File the copper off of one side of each. . Draw a circle around a dime, on a piece of tag board. To make 9 disks.. Soak them in vinegar. .. With the pennies facing the same way, put a vinegar soaked disk between each penny. And put an l e d across the stack. And wrap it up with elections tape.. The light will run 24 hours a day, for over 7 days. I think it stops because the vinegar dries out.. Although, , the zink that is on the inside was eaten badly... This idea is only for educational purposes only. . But as with all knowledge, comes power.
@urielmartinez21613 жыл бұрын
another Army trick: Ranger cookies out of coffee creamer, sugar, and crushed crackers ;)
@purelightfromthelostplace67473 жыл бұрын
I do this it's just logical
@jameseverett49762 жыл бұрын
bitchin', thanks!
@conniegage21413 жыл бұрын
Hi Christa. The one thing you said that through me for a loop, was people have seeds but don't plant a garden. I plant every year and save the seeds . It takes years of trial and error to grow food.
@megzfmegzf85593 жыл бұрын
So true, and even harder now the seasons are out of whack.
@annalynn93253 жыл бұрын
Totally! It takes skill, experience, and practice to grow the food, to use it, and to preserve it.
@furkids4ever3 жыл бұрын
No kidding ... that's my roommate ... organic food- even for the cat. I get it but at the cost if not grabbing a few freeze dried back packer meals ...
@jerrywilson17753 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! I have "prepping" buddy that boasts he has enough seeds to plabt for 10 years but, hasn't grown anything since he was a kid in 4H....🤔???
@goldengryphon3 жыл бұрын
Last year was my wakeup call. I used to have a green thumb, but haven't even tried to plant a garden since around 2002. Last year, I bought some squash seeds and dug a small plot - grew big beautiful plants, but nothing edible. I found out just last week what I had done wrong, and the new garden (preparing now because "today isn't as good as last year, but better than tomorrow") will be about 4 times as large and have a variety. We'll see what grows and what is a learning experience.
@mrsc50533 жыл бұрын
Intermittent fasting is something everyone should do to prepare for a disaster as well. Better to train your body to be used to not eating all the time before you can't. If your body knows how to fast, you can still maintain your energy and have a good attitude in a crisis.
@CyndiMariaJesse3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely a must as part of prep!!! ...and even so, for better healthy living!!
@Orbweaver-Creations3 жыл бұрын
This is a good pearl of wisdom.
@lovelymillie19673 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that I also fast for 3 days a least ones a year.
@treasure2behold2823 жыл бұрын
Agree
@purelightfromthelostplace67473 жыл бұрын
I do this, I also leave the heating off when it drops in temp so my body gets used to the cold .
@manonarcand21463 жыл бұрын
Being a survivalist is a lifestyle, not a technic that most r not ready to transition too.
@kellyvcraig2 жыл бұрын
True or not, even a little prep can go a long ways. Much of so called prepping is nothing more than the wisdom that comes from experience. Things like: having candles on hand for time when the lights go out; having shovels to move snow; buying smoke alarms AND fire extinguishers; having extra groceries so you don't have to run to the store because you're out of this or that; . . . .
@Cyb3rFck10 ай бұрын
Survival is a human instinct, not a lifestyle. Stop being a narcissistic prepper. Besides, if all your stuff was taken, what would you do then?
@stevenrobbins94729 ай бұрын
@@Cyb3rFck You make a pretty good point, most people will fall over dead. Unskilled people with Godless ways will turn to cannibalism and become savages almost immediately. I live on a small ranch with fresh water creek, trees, deer and seclusion. I equipped my main house with large wood heater/stove a few years back. My few living friends and I are all militarily trained and have been trading products and our skills and services for years. I'm prepped for most situations, but for what and how long? Nobody knows. Marauders will no doubt roam the area looking for prepped people. Yeah sure they'll get a fight, but I gotta go to sleep sometime. Just keep our souls prepped with strong faith, that's really the only prep we have, isn't it?
@larkendelvie3 жыл бұрын
Good advice. I remember as a kid my parents had this down to an art form. Winter blizzard supplies got rotated out in the spring into camping supplies. Everything got examined in detail at least monthly during the summer (usually every weekend) this way. By the end of camping season they had replaced any needed items plus resupplied the house for a blizzard. Not a long term solution but at least we were prepared for an emergency month. The big plus is that we had great family times on those camping trips while each of us kids gained great skills.
@teambigv3 жыл бұрын
Wise thinking
@tonykirby48093 жыл бұрын
No no no , take all your battery out and put them in a zip lock with the item. I got night vision, night scopes, and others. Dont leave your batteries in them
@Rezolution013 жыл бұрын
If your equipment takes AA or AAA batteries, you can buy Energizer Lithium E2 batteries and leave them in the unit. They are lithium primary batteries, will never leak, and have a shelf life of 20 years. The only thing you'd need to worry about is if the device has a parasitic drain, even when off. Like something that stays on for time/date like a blood pressure cuff or meter of some type. Then you should absolutely leave the batteries out. I highly highly highly recommend the energizer lithium e2 battery for any prepper. They don't leak and last 20 years in storage. You can get them at sam's club for a decent price if you buy the 12 or 18 pack.
@johncasey55943 жыл бұрын
Yes, and if at all possible store your batteries adjacent to your flashlights, radios, etc.
@mspat81953 жыл бұрын
What about moisture, inside of plastic?
@icanteven18283 жыл бұрын
@@mspat8195 you know those little packs that you find in the corner of your purse? They work:)
@pamcoley50563 жыл бұрын
Fire dept say don't store them in bags, they have responded to fires from that!
@funsizedi883 жыл бұрын
Yea, my family thought I was nuts until 2020. Now everyone is getting on board and we are working together to fill the gaps. Husband has finally gotten on board and we have been cleaning out the junk and stockpiling the necessary items. But yes, keeping up with everything is challenging. I have started a binder, and it is helping.
@soulsatisfiedseries94193 жыл бұрын
My husband is waking up too! Sadly, not the whole family...yet;)
@shmodzilla3 жыл бұрын
Yup haha, suddenly were the ones getting all kinds of questions. Everyone I know "soooo whered you get that freeze dryer?"
@darthvader53003 жыл бұрын
Print everything out that is inside your control, use a refurbished dot matrix printer for they are economical for printing out everything. The internet will not be with us forever.
@justmepraying3 жыл бұрын
That's funny because people at work used to laugh at my husband and myself but like you this past year people started to call and ask a lot of questions and are now on board. Took them long enough but thank God they are now trying.
@revolvertaco74933 жыл бұрын
Wish I could find a girl like you!
@SirenaSpades3 жыл бұрын
Love the beautiful creek in the background. Brings peace in a stressful time.
@deborahruth50723 жыл бұрын
"Do the footwork and leave the outcome to God" has been my motto while being compelled to prepare for whatever may be coming. It brings me peace and I do not fear what may or may not happen in the future. Since this virus, I have learned to grow from seed, bake from scratch and both water bath can and pressure can. Being in my 60's I never thought that I would need these skills so I never learned. I don't call myself a prepper, I am more of a survivor. Thank you for this channel and including God in all you do.
@hickbilly89253 жыл бұрын
But are you wearing a sheeple mask? If so.... then you will hypothetically get loaded on the proverbial train car.
@janalcazar12773 жыл бұрын
I do likewise. We take care of what we can control, leave the rest to God. I say, “Pray, hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.”
@debbiemarshall37483 жыл бұрын
I am also in my 60's and appreciate your channel. PS I made Lemon-Kumquat Honey Tea based on your Citron Tea recipe. Thank you!
@rosejafari89173 жыл бұрын
I've late 60s and still prepping even though the family thinks I'm crazy. The hubby says people will just kill me for the food and shelter.
@CyndiMariaJesse3 жыл бұрын
Yes! The wisdom of YHWH GOD guards our life and health!! 🌿🕊
@johncasey55943 жыл бұрын
You also have to be realistic about your capabilities and plan accordingly. I am 52, programmer my whole life and recently had some health issues. No amount of exercise is going to turn me into Rambo starting fires and hunting in the wilderness. So my primary emergency plan is to bug in and defend my castle to the death. LOL. The best way to prepare for most emergencies is to think of your home as an island. Identify all services that come into your home from the outside, so water, food, electricity, gas, police, fire, medical, communications, entertainment and sewage. Then one by one, in order of importance, replace each with one or preferably multiple redundancies.
@lindaholland10833 жыл бұрын
I'm 66 and in the same place as you are. So here I am and here I will stay.
@hickbilly89253 жыл бұрын
You're the first individual I've seen call it how it is. I commented up top on this very issue. Lol. Live strong... live well. 👍
@janetbrown33493 жыл бұрын
Excellent reply! I laughed out loud - we are of the same mind. The only reason we would bug out is if our area became unsafe but we would return no matter what after a few days.
@dennisshaw84883 жыл бұрын
Real talk John stay in your lane. I hear so many people talking about things there going to do with zero practice or in depth knowledge. I was in the Army and 1yr in combat Southern Iraq. U.S military rolled over the 5th strongest military in 2 weeks. Hunting animals and having 20 different guns will not defeat a government backed military. My answer is the same "Holly Spirit" nothing you can do at all.
@daviddionne82963 жыл бұрын
Prepare so when the sirens sound... and no one responds. Eventually, Police, Fire, EMS will choose their families to protect.
@ROUGH-BOY-RANCH3 жыл бұрын
I live off my land out in Wyoming Country I've never heard of a woman that could live on nothing and still be happy you give me hope that my soulmate is out there you're so rare you're heaven-sent. Thank you for your inspiration. And you're preparation information.
@lindaholland10833 жыл бұрын
There are women out there like her. Maybe you can get to know someone here. I've been a prepper for 18 years. I've talked to a lot of single women that are ready to survive. Hope that you find someone. Best of luck.
@1eyeguy4583 жыл бұрын
Amen Craig... My wife died almost 6 years ago from cancer and I miss my prepper partner. I really like Christa.... she'd be a great partner. She's a 'keeper'!
@iloveschicken65273 жыл бұрын
There are more of us then you know, lol.
@totallyfrozen3 жыл бұрын
You have to attract a woman if you want one. Have you prepared to do that?
@mgd60873 жыл бұрын
I suspect you are looking into the wrong faces or places. Try asking if they are doing work that they know they are good at and that leaves them satisfied at the end of the day. If not, ask them if they are working on the obstacles. Once that issue is settled, pay and environment don't matter much. Happy searching.
@chvytom3 жыл бұрын
Her voice is so sweet and soothing
@PREPSTEADERS3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Chvytom :)
@lilo24693 жыл бұрын
The Annette Funicello of Prepping 💋
@TheGoldeyFamily3 жыл бұрын
Amen brother!
@sandybrown38793 жыл бұрын
But shes got me terrified. What a list of things I need to do.
@shmodzilla3 жыл бұрын
I know, these videos are as relaxing as they are informing.
@HeandIare13 жыл бұрын
Nice to have someone with a voice of reason and wisdom. But most of all, giving God glory! God bless ya'll real good 👍
@barbaraneville90563 жыл бұрын
Sweet!
@Cyb3rFck10 ай бұрын
You call this reason? More like utopian propaganda.
@Jomama023 жыл бұрын
You can be addicted to chewing gum! This is a big one to think about. Lots of great points here! Write out your recipes, don't rely on the internet or electronic files for them.....
@birgittabirgersdatter80823 жыл бұрын
I write all my recipes by hand. I have offered to print them out for my children but all five wanted them in my hand writing. It’s hard work but I know it will be appreciated.
@jules-marcdavis68433 жыл бұрын
I did a binder one Christmas for my four brothers. I filled it with old pictures I had, sometimes you don't stop to think they don't have the same pics, I put recipes of moms from growing up since we'd lost her then we were all teens .. things like that.. I've been wanting to do a journal of things happening in the world since it's so crazy, our grandchildren may only get a glimpse we leave them with that is truthfully correct. I've written a few things down to work on and one is collecting lists of storage items w/dates and location. Plus recipes for any stored items plus I'm dehydrating things to add to my 25yr. Stuff so it tastes better and has more nutrition.
@valerieforsyth82782 жыл бұрын
I have developed a library of how tos and a stocked many kinds of resources, including tools. I know and practice how to use them. One thing though, I don’t like being cold !
@juliewoods81933 жыл бұрын
She’s like an Angel 👼 . I would buy her book if she has one. She speaks a message of truth.
@nanaof6babies2 жыл бұрын
I've been a prepper for 15+ years. I was laughed at, and mocked by my 6 siblings of which I am the youngest at 58. Then 2020...yeah, I already have all I really need from the stores. Wants and needs are 2 very different animals. My preparedness has gotten us through my husband changing jobs, and being without a paycheck for a month. I have several binders full of information, recipes, etc. I know I can never be fully prepared, and if it comes to it, my body won't let me bug out. I'll defend my castle.
@cherylT321 Жыл бұрын
You didn’t say whether they have stopped mocking you and if they are now preparing!
@verapena94657 ай бұрын
We have just recently started stocking food items we can’t leave either I get very anxious because I don’t believe I am totally ready
@rebelgirl72893 жыл бұрын
You have raised a lot of issues and I thank you for this. God bless you.
@audreytempleton44153 жыл бұрын
This talk was a !ong time coming and very necessary .thank you for the reality check.complacancy is dangerous.God bless you.
@truckmetal23413 жыл бұрын
I carry a backpack everywhere, but the one time we had to overnight on the trail, my batteries were dead and we didn't have a shelter kit...
@rosssteuck49893 жыл бұрын
Fail !
@goldengryphon3 жыл бұрын
Anything that you survive, even if it's uncomfortable, is a learning experience. I'll bet you have taken steps to make sure that doesn't happen again.
@myavatartablet25673 жыл бұрын
We have flashlights with squeeze cranks to charge them.
@totallyfrozen3 жыл бұрын
@@rosssteuck4989 Lesson
@shannacoxsey58803 жыл бұрын
I have stopped watching the news and so many prepping videos have gone to politics. Thanks for your words of wisdom. God bless you always....
@johncasey55943 жыл бұрын
I hear you. I prefer to be informed no matter how bad the news is. A nice compromise is to, even if just in your head, blacklist channels that seem to be more about fear mongering and who's news or predictions usually end up being false. Ignorance is bliss, but can be dangerous for a prepper.
@cindyrobertson37983 жыл бұрын
Amen 🙏
@AlyxGlide3 жыл бұрын
No one is apolitical because we will always have the necessity to politically mitigate our resources towards our shared survival & diverse ideals. Politics is the cost of living amongst one another, the cost of our whole family living in one solar system
@thistlemoon13 жыл бұрын
Most of the news here has turned into propaganda so when we watch the news it’s on KZbin or Rumble.
@jameseverett49762 жыл бұрын
@@AlyxGlide I agree. Trying to be apolitical is a bit foolish. Everything involves politics sooner or later, and stems from it. Politics influences everything, is at the root of most social problems and will be the source of much havoc if things go South. You will need to know who to trust, and that has everything to do with politics. It's just a fact of life, but I can see being turned off by it if you disagree with the politics of the person you're learning from. No one complains about any politics they agree with, and they usually don't even call it "politics" when they agree, just "facts". The whole reason politics can be so offensive is because it is behind everything important in our lives. If it wasn't, we wouldn't be so sensitive to it, or care one way or the other whether someone mentioned it or not. But it set's people off precisely because it makes so much difference to them.
@rdsimaging3 жыл бұрын
Oh yes I'm so the odd duck in my family... finally FINALLY got my Mom to start stocking extra food and she got a purifying water pitcher yay! Lol... I have started watching all your videos to help me prep. In 2019 God told me i would need water. So i started canning water and writing bible verses on the jars about water. I do not know if it is for me or others but i know it will be a blessing. Now thanks to you i can step up my prep game! I am planning geocache's to plant in 4 directions from my home. Then more... for friends and others. Like little treasure chests all over. So thank you! For expanding my knowledge base and warning me also of the pitfalls! Bless you!
@megzfmegzf85593 жыл бұрын
what a wonderful idea to put bible verses on the jars, I have seen the experiments of the most fantastic results of words of love do to food. God bless
@PeterLawton3 жыл бұрын
I really like that geocache idea. I am planning on "wild" gardens, located in the interstate median (where they don't spray), to grow potatoes, carrots, peanuts, berries, etc. Places like that go unnoticed all the time. It sounds crazy, but with the widespread hunger in Venezuela, I can see the usefulness being realistic.
@juliebrothers60333 жыл бұрын
What’s a geocache? Thx 🙏
@Finchersfarmstead3 жыл бұрын
Wow that's so thoughtful!
@qweeknee42083 жыл бұрын
Love the Geocaching idea! I saw an episode of NCIS where the star had prepped stashes throughout the city. Your idea is so practical.
@nicholferguson26133 жыл бұрын
It's been about 2.5 years, but I cried at the Psalm which ends this video. Many of these principles are already my mantra, but how conforting to hear someone else explain them. Especially in a caring way. I just hit 50. After the strangely orchestrated course of life long learning; I'd always believed there would someday arise the need to employ my gifted knowledge & skill. Secretly, I'd always hoped to live through the End Times because of the inherent wickedness of humankind I'd experienced. It was my fancy to help others through it, even at the cost of my own life. Now those times are upon us, and I'm afraid of the choices I will be faced with concerning self-preservation vs. compassion. Hope is a resource which must not be lost... and this video gave me hope. Thank you.
@jerrywilson17753 жыл бұрын
Beans, bullets, bandaids and beer = food, security, medical and vices. Test ALL your preps, love your content and your local to me as well, so your foraging videos are well received!
@gameshot5863 жыл бұрын
Good advice, I’d test the beer
@gonzo38pp533 жыл бұрын
I prefer bourbon to beer LOL
@DragonflyzPrepsteadNDesigns3 жыл бұрын
Everyone please keep Heather of @The Kneady Homesteader in your prayers. She is an awesome channel, person, content creator and has suffered a tragic loss. Please visit her channel. 🙏😪❤
@deborahprkn3 жыл бұрын
❤️
@ann-or6ev3 жыл бұрын
She has a go fund me too. Bless her and her family 💖
@melanytodd29293 жыл бұрын
💔🙏
@darla30213 жыл бұрын
🙏
@chomama16283 жыл бұрын
This is an unfortunate situation that has happened to Heather and it is a sobering thought that we as women could suddenly be without our prepping partner. Skills that they possess would be lost. Work together now to learn from each other so if we should find ourselves in this situation that we could be prepared for that scenario. Hard lesson to be thrust into suddenly.
@missmix483 жыл бұрын
I have been going through my old canned goods from when I started prepping and am now feeding them to my chickens... turning them into eggs.
@YeshuaKingMessiah3 жыл бұрын
Yup Spaghettios & pinto beans to eggs! And chicken noodle soup!
@OvcharkaShepherd3 жыл бұрын
Great idea. My girls are going to have a feast.
@ann-or6ev3 жыл бұрын
Why? Is it no longer edible?
@christelchristely28163 жыл бұрын
I do the same.
@mgd60873 жыл бұрын
Applause!
@sharlawilliams24543 жыл бұрын
My husband and I finally had a serious discussion about living without electricity, I suggested we spend a weekend with all breakers tripped and see how we do. He was not interested but it made him think about what could happen. I think we are dangerous preppers!!
@ritajones36283 жыл бұрын
I live in Texas and when the storm hit I woke up that morning realizing I had not prepared to cook inside. So I made a burner out of hand sanitizer and was OK. Plus we are expecting tornados soon so I have decided the food into different rooms.
@ingridcastillo13033 жыл бұрын
Burner out of hand sanitizer?? Please explain!
@mulle57843 жыл бұрын
Lots of ways to cook inside! Grab the two-packs of sterno (about $5) from the camping department in stores. Small cobblestones are about 75¢ - I have four for two locations. You can just pull a rack from the oven and prop it on the cobblestones with the sterno cans acting as burners 🙂. The other four are to elevate a camping grill over a fire in the fireplace, or if you have a hearth, you can use coals and put pots/pans/cast iron on them 🤗. I'd you tripod cast iron cookware with flat lids (or just flat rimmed lids) you can even bake💖.
@drdianneLc3 жыл бұрын
@@mulle5784 Sterno can be purchased in larger quantities in places like Sam’s Club in the area where they sell buffet pans, napkins, & food prep items.
@willybee30563 жыл бұрын
@@drdianneLc A person can use cooking oil for fuel. Or gulf wax ( paraffin ) , roll corogated card board, and stuff it in a tuna can, and pour melted wax in the can. I learned to do that at boys camp, when I was 8 years old. And we used a V8 can for a stove to put it in. ( modified with a door and vents ) Haven't looked, but I will guess that there are examples on yt. I just looked,, it is called a HOBO STOVE.
@thistlemoon13 жыл бұрын
Dollar Tree has Sterno we’ve bought several stocked.
@wallychambe15873 жыл бұрын
I am 74, can't do a go bag, Have a stay here bag, Ha ha!!
@jules-marcdavis68433 жыл бұрын
At an older age what I've done is full up a good sturdy luggage with wheels that can be pulled if you absolutely have no choice but to leave. Add a few extra bags to that, like a sleeping bag.
@purelightfromthelostplace67473 жыл бұрын
Bugging in is always the first option bugging out is when you really cant stay in your home ,
@johnnybeanz12963 жыл бұрын
@@jules-marcdavis6843 and some beat up clothing to look like a poor old geezer. A beat up wool overcoat is ideal. Coat and blanket combined in one and long enough to conceal most weapons. Cheap at Goodwill in the summer, if you don’t have one.
@new2survival3 жыл бұрын
That's what I call my wife
@johnrice19433 жыл бұрын
Bugging in is the most common thing in an emergency. Things would have to be real fkd to bug out
@nancymweasel65613 жыл бұрын
Google can and does record everything, no matter the platform.
@crochazyrose30233 жыл бұрын
That's why I don't use google !
@mtask20103 жыл бұрын
@@crochazyrose3023 you just replied on a google service. Yes you do use Google. They own half the internet. The gouv owns it all
@benjaminfreyman42733 жыл бұрын
@@mtask2010 so I cuss them out every chance I get. They don't like it
@jdee1503 жыл бұрын
You need to de google your phone.
@andreariegler3 жыл бұрын
Don't really care at this point
@johnwisnes38243 жыл бұрын
Hi Christa, I’m so happy that your channel is taking off. I’m very proud of you, and very proud to be your friend....God bless
@snapoffmonkeybranch12423 жыл бұрын
Consider conditioning yourself to live without air conditioning in climates of 95 deg. or more. First, stay hydrated. Second, mistake is the overuse of ice. Third, vent your home when the outside air is dry, and seal it when the outside air is humid, regardless of temperature. Forth, use microwave or toaster ovens as much as possible. Fifth, get work done early in the morning or late in the evening.
@jules-marcdavis68433 жыл бұрын
My microwave broke a year ago.. along with my some other kitchen appliances, I've done without ok.
@totallyfrozen3 жыл бұрын
Sixth, get used to the smell of sweat.
@lorimac6433 жыл бұрын
@@totallyfrozen LOL
@jenniferdavidek6773 жыл бұрын
excellent points! Always great to step back and reevaluate ourselves!
@PREPSTEADERS3 жыл бұрын
I agree. Thank you, Jennifer!
@markgupton13133 жыл бұрын
You never really own anything in the land of the fee and the home of the slave. Don't believe that. Try not paying your property taxes. Eventually men with guns will come and take your property and put you in a cage if they deem it necessary.
@YeshuaKingMessiah3 жыл бұрын
AMEN
@matthewpadgett95263 жыл бұрын
The absolute truth!
@willybee30563 жыл бұрын
On that same note... What is money? Money is solidified work. If you own a slave, you steal their work? If your money is stolen, they have stolen the work that it took you to make that money? So,, that makes money a tool of enslavement? So. When the economy goes broke, and all money is worth absolutely nothing. They will have enslaved everyone. That is,, everyone that has all their life and livelyhood tied up in money?
@cindyrobertson37983 жыл бұрын
My x decided in his late 20s that he was voide of taxes and felt himself exempt. You have to have proof of income for any help down the road .now he can't qualify for SSI he can't get medicaid .his teeth are mostly gone.. and no savings no retirement ...I refused to go down with the ship. My kids needed both parents income to get school loans.that was the worst...
@cherrywilliams57393 жыл бұрын
Pretty quickly, actually.
@Dr.Pepper0013 жыл бұрын
The Egyptian, as directed by Joseph, built grain storage and filled them with enough grains to prepare for the 7 years of famine to come.
@whimpypatrol55033 жыл бұрын
Yes, it was neither Joseph's personal insight nor was it his brother's prepping back in Judea that saved them. What happened in Judea will happen again. Never say "never again". So when next time comes which WILL (and will come with no warning like 911 ALL OF A SUDDEN), don't worry about anything -- not even getting your coat. Worry about nothing but getting out of Judea. Everything will be prepared for you.
@totallyfrozen3 жыл бұрын
Yes! I’ve found quite a lot of references in the Bible to prepping. Even Jesus, Himself, encouraged the preparedness mentality. ““Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ But the wise answered, saying, ‘Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.’ And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut. Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open to us.’ But he answered, ‘Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.” Matthew 25:1-13 ESV
@jazzyk40463 жыл бұрын
@@totallyfrozen Thank yoi for sharing 👍
@kenyonbissett35123 жыл бұрын
A go bag should include a large, heavy preferably, trash/leaf bag with pull strings. Ir can be used as a raincoat or personal tent in emergencies. Cut the bottom so the corner acts as the head cover. If it’s a shelter you can stuff with leaves for insulation in the cold if needed and pull the bottom strings to to seal you in.
@Citizen-pg8eu3 жыл бұрын
55 gallon contractor bags are a better version of this, but a regular trash bag is very useful.
@mssavedin923 жыл бұрын
if you plan for an EMP, that should help with all of the others.
@totallyfrozen3 жыл бұрын
If you’re realistic, it will take many years and a financial fortune to do that...and you still won’t be prepared for it. The aftermath of a major EMP attack is barely survivable at best regardless of what you do because you basically have to be able to recreate your world. Seems to me, it’s wiser to take smaller bites. Plan for the disasters that are likely or common in your area, then begin to expand to prep for other things. EMP/nuclear war is apocalyptic. Optimistically, it’s barely survivable. Realistically, it’s not survivable. Even the BEST prepared wouldn’t last 4 years post-apocalypse. “For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now-and never to be equaled again. “If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.” Matthew 24:21-22 NIV
@Notanothercrayon3 жыл бұрын
@@totallyfrozen look up the carrington event. Basically a global emp caused by solar activity, that last happened when our use of electrical systems was very limited. Another similar event could happen at any time.
@Notanothercrayon3 жыл бұрын
@@whatabouttheearth you too
@danaodom10104 ай бұрын
Our sun is in a very active phase...a very likely source of an empty That huge dark spot is earth facing. Know how to live as before electricity. Pray
@44Mag3 жыл бұрын
Even the poorest-of-the-poor can be rich with knowledge. Knowledge trumps tools 80% of the time.
@katewizer27363 жыл бұрын
Exactly! All the tools without skills😕
@mgd60873 жыл бұрын
Light weight, easy to store, and mostly thief proof.
@hermit16203 жыл бұрын
And practiced knowledge is 500% better than armchair knowledge.
@JanuaryLisa3 жыл бұрын
Other scary Preppers: The "Lone Wolf", who preps (lightly) only for himself, believing he can simply grab a knife and bow and bug out to the woods and live off the land alone (I fear the day he discovers he can't, as he will be starved, weather-exposed, and possibly injured), and "AmmoMan", who believes all he needs is *more and more* guns and ammo, and can come "take your stuff" whenever he needs to. They scare me.
@totallyfrozen3 жыл бұрын
I think there are “ammo man” preppers and “ammo man” non-preppers, aka thieves. Whether they planned ahead for it or not, they’ll come to rob you.
@mgd60873 жыл бұрын
That's why I work hard on community building. To know those who live closest to me and know that I will draw on their strengths and balance their weakness with what others can provide.
@marcydelgenio81693 жыл бұрын
Thank you for addressing the narcissistic prepper... You are such a blessing to this community with all that you share. Truth and grace is what we should be striving for. May the Lord continue to bless all that see and hear!
@dakotastorms12553 жыл бұрын
I'm guilty, when I try to inform my family of worldly issues and prepping they brush me off and not on the same page. I now don't mention things anymore I just prep what I might need and use. I no longer worry about trying to prep for my very large family who choose not to do anything even though they have money. I have main preps and prep bags to go I'm not stressing over it anymore.
@Isayah_6133 жыл бұрын
When the SHTF they'll remember what you've been talking about.
@iloveschicken65273 жыл бұрын
Yes! Some of my family thinks we are crazy. They don't save anything or prepare for anything. I don't bother trying to get them to understand anymore either.
@jazzyk40463 жыл бұрын
I feel you. The most painful part is the "they have money" bit, in fact, more than you do. Yet they rather waste it on entertainment and frills, instead of prepping..
@thehunter33863 жыл бұрын
What a profoundly important message! Everyone should hear it! THANK YOU, Christa, for this! While I’m not well versed in scripture, I remember something my Dad taught me... “The LORD helps those that help themselves”. Thank you again for all your videos that impart knowledge to us. I find that even us old (80) dogs can learn new tricks! Blessings, ...
@robthebeekeeper89973 жыл бұрын
You always have THE BEST videos on being prepared. thank you for all your hard work. What a service you’re proving us. ❤️
@thistlemoon13 жыл бұрын
I have enough trash in my truck to start a fire but that’s not necessarily a good thing.😑
@littleredhen86953 жыл бұрын
🤣😉👍
@jules-marcdavis68433 жыл бұрын
I keep the grocery adds, filler paper from shipments, old mail paper I just smooth them out for a large tote. I think they would come in handy for wrapping up dry goods In canning jars of we get earthquakes they will need a protection. then to cover/insulation for windows or whatever. I will use it for fire 🔥 starting also. Save your dryer lint and use it like cotton balls with vaseline in a tin for fire starting.. one less thing to buy at the dollar store.
@rtjs143 жыл бұрын
lol
@mildmanneredmercifulmouse18393 жыл бұрын
It is good ! (i reckon) . That pic on the vid of a go bag all nicely organised on the car seat head rest, is kind of advertising. Heaps of "junk" / CAMOUFLAGE that detracts interest and conceals resources, is a valid game plan and a humble tactic.
@spiritzweispirit1st6383 жыл бұрын
Your Intentional Practical Wisdom is Priceless, While Your Projective Nurturing Resonance Is a Warm Cup Of Therapy!☕🌈🏞🌌
@cdlady54_953 жыл бұрын
Thank you for bringing a double check for us all. I am guilty in many and corrected tonight. Thank you for sharing and be safe in Jesus's Name.
@metablue44543 жыл бұрын
A wonderfully informed presentation. Pure common sense!! Very refreshing and, God knows, timely!!!
@russellthompson84143 жыл бұрын
Some of my thoughts: You mentioned it, but here we have a lot of people that have food storage based on a list they were given. That doesn't mean the y know how to cook with that food. I live where earthquakes area real possibility. I cant get from home to my office with out an overpass being involved. If we have a bad earth quake when I'm at work, I may not be able to get home. The covid lock down was something I never considered. I need distilled water. That became an issue.
@Rgraceful13 жыл бұрын
She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. 14 She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar. 15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. 16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. 17 She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. 18 She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night. 19 She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. 20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
@deadringer23493 жыл бұрын
This sounds like verses from the book of proverbs.....
@valerieforsyth82782 жыл бұрын
I found your utube channel”by accident.” You are clearly a woman full of the Spirit of God, wisdom, knowledge, common sense and kindness. God bless you as you address the issues of the day with grace and and wisdom.
@thebarbiewithmuscle3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. This was a great video. I need to get more organized with my stuff. I started out good. Documenting everything but I got sloppy over time. Not sure how I will fix it, but worth a thought and plan. As space got limited stuff got shoved into places where it doesn’t belong and will be hard to find when needed. Bless you and your family.
@Cosmos1428573 жыл бұрын
This is possibly the best video I have seen you do. I would add: learn your lesson. If your life failed, and you had to run to someone else to protect you, but yet afterword you go back to the same life and way of thinking. What can be done for you?
@JjackVideo3 жыл бұрын
Great perspectives, well presented and beautiful setting.
@woundeddove3 жыл бұрын
You never cease to amaze me. A true lover of Jesus Christ admits their faults. I pray to be more like you. If you have to flee, where will you go?
@marytica1233 жыл бұрын
Where ? How about, where NOT to stay ? Revelation 18:4-5.
@morningflowerB3 жыл бұрын
I would look into/research carrying gasoline in a car. Especially, if your battery is in the back, near or in the trunk like many models. Can be very dangerous.
@SirenaSpades3 жыл бұрын
Illegal in many states.
@ocanadastandinguard68403 жыл бұрын
Very dangerous to keep gas in a vehicle. Don't do it.
@DMAneoth3 жыл бұрын
Do not carry gasoline cans in your car trunk daily. It should be only a rate instance. Like already SHTF. Perhaps on long road trips. If you have a truck then easier and safer to have one in the truck bed.
@gonefishing36443 жыл бұрын
I discovered something similar with my short term food pantry. Many of the cans and jars were a year or two past the "best use by" date and despite what some people have been saying about regular canned goods lasting for years past their date -- some of my cans were leaking or bulging despite being stored in a cool, dry pantry. So, my new rule is now we only buy enough regular canned goods and boxed dry foods from the supermarket to use within a month or so. And I have been removing those old canned goods and filling the shelves with #10 cans and Mylar pouches of dry food from my long-term food storage. The best thing about freeze-dried or dehydrated food packaged for long-term storage is I can store it and forget about it for ten to twenty years and it will be there and be edible when I need it in an emergency. And freezing temperatures will not harm it. No more rotating food or discovering a leaky can of spoiled food. I am done with that.
@donaldfrazier52443 жыл бұрын
Freeze dry or dehydrated food should be stored with one more safeguard put it in glass jars
@bonnieupton4114 Жыл бұрын
Freezing 🥶 won't harm it?
@christiansoldier15473 жыл бұрын
Preventative maintenance
@mio.giardino3 жыл бұрын
I’m going to add in one more thing, do not buy stuff from the dollar store thinking that you’re getting a deal... SHOP AROUND. Thinking that a 1 lb bag of rice for a dollar is a good deal? Nope. I can get a 41lb bag for $25, that’s $0.61 per pound.
@momblade743 жыл бұрын
Buying in bulk is usually cheaper. Although, if all you have is a dollar, at least you can some rice as opposed to none.
@1MSally19653 жыл бұрын
I have my Bakers Creek Seeds and I have a HUGE garden every year. I dry and can all the food that I am able.
@kristensorensen22193 жыл бұрын
My gas is fresh generator just serviced. Just finished a week long ice storm w/o power. Ran the gen set for 6 days. I'm not that prepper. Nice try but no one can prep well enough for everything.
@guytech73103 жыл бұрын
if you lack time or organization: Create a pair of seasonal get-home backs: one for summer and one for cooler or cold weather. This way if there is an emegency you can grap a bag that is read to go. Alternatively Create a module inserts for your Get-Home bag. This could include those compressible clothing bags: one for Summer wear, and one for winter wear, Than you can just swap the appropriate items quickly. If you go with the two get-home bag system, be sure to mark them so you don't accidentally grab the wrong bag in an emergency.
@bc24roxy43 жыл бұрын
too true. I recently discovered the same thing. we had a power outage. my emergency lights packed away in a box in back room, batteries for them somewhere else. Portable cooker out in the garage and the sterno not with it, it was in a box somewhere else. Pan for the stove in another box out in the garage. I have since packed all together in 1 tote to get to quickly. Regrouping and reorganizing my preps.
@marcymathieu44633 жыл бұрын
Strengthen yourself in the Lord He promised to take care of His people . Look up your redemption is near .
@lovinglife39543 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your humility and care for others. I finally filled up my 55 gallon water barrel after the Texas disaster. Working on decluttering and simplifying so I can store more food and supplies. Working on getting them more organized and not so scattered randomly throughout the house and garage. While watching I went and replaced the batteries in the flashlight I keep at the back door to take my dog out at night, I noticed for weeks the batteries were so low it wasn’t useful. I definitely need to work on my fitness. Great tips for prepping on a budget, I remember years ago I started saving by taking only $5 per paycheck. Prepper Princess is a great resource for prepping on a budget and living well, by choice, under the poverty line even if you make more money than that.
@wolfmule99143 жыл бұрын
all sound advise and if we are honest we have all done this before at sometime. Just bare it in mind and try to plan for it and apply this advice thanks
@teresaroman33483 жыл бұрын
Krista, several years ago I found your channel and am ever so thankful! I watched that video then looked at you older ones...were I found "The Value of Simplifying BEFORE Stockpiling"! I have carried this forward into today's prepping and really into my everyday life! Thank you for all you do and have done. Love and hugs.
@Messymy3 жыл бұрын
One of the most dangerous are the round-toits. Yes, they agree to prepping, but so much is put off until they can get around to it. Used to be a family joke. Someone even gave my mom a circular potholder that was labelled "I finally found my round-tuit."
@GinxHorne3 жыл бұрын
What a blessing you are. Honest, straightforward and very informative. Thank you so much Christa. You're such an inspiration. God bless you and yours.
@selador113 жыл бұрын
Don't waste that gas. Put a can of it in your gas tank, before you fill up. Each time. Renew the propellant in your pepper spray. All it takes is a tire valve stem and an air compressor. As someone else said, put the batteries in a bag with the radio, the flashlight, etc. Don't leave them in them. Especially those copper top ones. Every single flashlight, radio, etc that I have ever had ruined by a leaking battery, has been a coppertop battery.
@YeshuaKingMessiah3 жыл бұрын
Excellent - put the gas can in the tank before filling up, then fill can again No stabilizer needed! Perfect
@YeshuaKingMessiah3 жыл бұрын
Do u know how long BBQ grill propane tanks keep? No stabilizer in them.
@janetbrown33493 жыл бұрын
@@YeshuaKingMessiah Propane is fine for long periods of time. Don't even worry about it.
@jerrybrokaw52813 жыл бұрын
I'm from Texas and went through the ice storm. I thought was prepared, but never thought of no electricity, no water, no well pump, or heat for below 0* temp. But we made it through. I have a swimming pool we used the water for doing dishes, and flushing toilets, washing hands and bodies. Had a generator for freezer and refrigerate. A Mr big buddy for heating one room and water. Warm clothes and food + and old coffee pot. But it took me 24 hours to get it all together. And when all the weather for warm we had frozen busted pipes , but my wonderful husband had most of the plumbing stuff to fix it. The water heater went bad and he fix that also . We are 77 years old. One week before the freeze he had a pace maker put in . We did prepare we just didn't know it. God was with us he had us prepare.
@SusieQ20233 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Christa.
@yellownightjar Жыл бұрын
Grew up on farm with no electricity, no indoor plumbing, no car … u made stuff or did without. Everyday u were preparing to make it another day, to live another day. It was a hard life, lots of work. Good to know how to do things
@SgtRudySmith31bRet3 жыл бұрын
All Compass are skewed by metal and electrical fields (power lines) even the 200$ ones the military uses.
@MrYosemitebilly6143 жыл бұрын
I have enjoyed your videos and my knowledge has been increase by watching them. You are through and thoughtful in your planning and your choice of words. I have been prepping for years, but with your series I have learned a new homestead type of prepping however, I mostly enjoy that you are a full women of God and you share your faith, in most of your series. Keep sharing the Good News. Blessings Bill
@WPTheRabbitHole3 жыл бұрын
i kinda pride myself on just how dangerous i can be in my preparedness.... oh, you're talkin about bad prepping lol
@JCC_19753 жыл бұрын
I wok up 10 yrs ago with this overwhelming fear of something bad is gonna happen and I need to prepare. I spent 2 yrs living in a tent on a creek bank because of this fear. Living in a tent. Filtering water from the creek. Growing a garden in cloth bags and watering it from the creek. Fishing for meats and catching rabbits. Even with all that experience, there is still a lot of things I'm learning because your never fully prepared. Especially now that I'm married with a child. But it's a start. I pray everyone stays safe. Use your survival skills daily and they won't fail when you really need them.
@apriljackson44353 жыл бұрын
I do have a book problem ,my family says we need an intervention. I do have cookbooks, how to books but I also have my ( fun books) .
@staceydailey63942 жыл бұрын
Tip for planning with children...When my son was 2 we got hit by 3 hurricanes in less than 2 weeks. Well 2 hurricanes but 3 storms. Katrina, then Wilma and Katrina came back and hit us again. Before Each storm I wrote in sharpie marker on his back his name, birthday, allergies, my name, address, phone number, and my parents info who live in another state. Just in case we got separated somehow.
@acerwhite67313 жыл бұрын
Not sure I would drive around with a full gas can in my trunk even if it’s stabilized...........
@ceceliaclarke84273 жыл бұрын
I agree...this advice...in this video...makes me concerned for her viewers. There are multiple ways for this idea to go very, very wrong. I for sure would not drive around like that with the outdoor temp topping 90 degrees F. The temperature in my car trunk, with my car parked in a parking lot...probably tops 115 degrees f. And there are other possibilties for a portable gas container catastrophe...like a serious, high impact collision with another car...or a rollover of the car with the filled to the brim gas containers. Car's own gas tank is designed to keep gas out of trouble even in a collision. Filled gas container in the trunk? Yipes.... Thank you for your well informed comment.
@katefounder10 ай бұрын
I’ve recently come to realize that all of my coworkers are surprised and envious that I have moved completely off grid for the past two years. I didn’t know that so many people around me are really aware of what’s going on and are trying to go off grid.
@PREPSTEADERS9 ай бұрын
Isn't it amazing how many will think you are crazy but also be jealous at the same time? It sounds like you are doing something right!
@hannahr.n.57913 жыл бұрын
This video is loaded with great tips. And your surroundings is beautiful.
@candace60223 жыл бұрын
Wow- I'm a single mom trying to be prepared as much as possible, have watched dozens of prep videos, some what equipped and have not come across such a transparent prepped video. Thank you JESUS! Bless this dear one whom delivered this message and all on this thread and their families ❤️🙏☀️
@AlternativeHomesteading3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Guilty on some accounts. Thank you for the reminder. When I checked my bug out bag months ago the food inside was 8 years old.
@HillCountryPrepper3 жыл бұрын
Good points and I hope people are listening to you. Remember the motto, “one is none, two is one, three is done”, when gathering preps. And just because you have “stuff” stashed away, but don’t know how to use them, doesn’t mean you’re prepared. Quality items are best, toss the rest. I’ve covered just about every one of these points in the content on my channel, and it is refreshing to see you covering the same topics. Beautiful setting behind you, and the lighting is awesome. God bless.
@brittneyrussell17663 жыл бұрын
I wish there was a way to get over gluten intolerance. I've thought about that plenty of times. But that's just impossible for some of us 😥
@katewizer27363 жыл бұрын
Use brown rice and Soba Noodles. I do...find them with the oriental foods.
@artyrae77813 жыл бұрын
Agree so wholeheartedly. I have two children and a husband that have Celiac Disease. You don’t “train your body” to get over that. My daughter was given what she was told was a safe cookie. She took a small bite and hadn’t even swallowed when they came yelling at her that it wasn’t GF. She spit it out, never swallowed, brushed her teeth and rinsed her mouth. She was in bed 6 hours later and finally got out of bed 5 days later. I’m glad she didn’t hear this tell her to just get over it already. I’m disappointed with the callous way that was stated. I’m sure it’s just from ignorance of exactly what gluten intolerance and Celiac Disease are.
@brittneyrussell17663 жыл бұрын
@@katewizer2736 good idea 👍🏻
@brittneyrussell17663 жыл бұрын
@@artyrae7781 I hate to hear that, I know it's so hard. Poor thing. most people don't understand unless they have personal experience with it. I don't have celiac but I have Lyme's disease that causes me to be intolerant to gluten, dairy, and sugar. If I eat them I basically become bedridden. It's bad. There must not have been all these problems before the last hundred years or we would have heard about it before now! Thankfully it's getting easier to find safe foods but idk what we'd do for a prolonged time emergency situation.
@valeriehobart94913 жыл бұрын
I love that your videos are so informative for people that are actually prepping. It’s not just surface level preparing its real and helpful for those of us that have been at this a while.
@bigray28593 жыл бұрын
You are such a wise young woman! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us! I must add that none of this matters without an intimacy with jesus. Many of us will be ill-prepared if something happens but we serve a big God that watches out for us. That is not a license to be ill- prepared and say God will provide. I'm just saying however poorly or well prepared we are we need Him to guard, supplement, or even add onto our provisions in time of crisis.
@thehunter33863 жыл бұрын
How true!!!
@lindamannix1247 Жыл бұрын
I love the Psalms too ! Thank you for all your sage advice !
@HappyHusbandnWife3 жыл бұрын
Yep I can confirm that one can lives under the 'poverty' line and still eating good quality foods. I would go as far as get used to fasting ... while fasting put some salt into your water, you will be amazes
@mspat81953 жыл бұрын
Great advice. I must add that table salt is toxic, add Pink Himalayan Crystal Salt. 💞~👵
@cindyrobertson37983 жыл бұрын
Good idea
@SirenaSpades3 жыл бұрын
Fasting.. another fad. True poverty stricken people don't fast. People with plenty of food experiment with it because they haven't been without.
@kenolson30643 жыл бұрын
Yep.
@izandmc72943 жыл бұрын
@@SirenaSpades I agree. People are fasting bcuz they are dying from starvation, could be our very neighbor. Fasting for me gives me clarity. I had to fast for surgery and it was amazing. Why put water and salt? I will try it but again.... what does it do?
@LadyKate6913 жыл бұрын
We're still in semi-lockdown in my area. To stay prepared, I walk on the treadmill daily with my go bag on my back. I want to work up to doing this twice a day with my go bag on and also additional ankle weights and a weighted vest - if the time comes and we have to leave/get home on foot, I want it to feel easy on my physical body. You're right about relying on your spouse too - thank you! We will work on cross-skilling where we can so that neither of us ends up stranded because we were relying on the other to bail us out!
@cliffford28973 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately if you have any kind of a smartphone device whether the location services are on or off they listen and watch and know exactly where you are all the time anyways.
@Joh2n3 жыл бұрын
They make or you can make a Faraday cage that will block all signals in or out of your device. Just remember no incoming calls when your phone is blocked. Peace
@darrylgordon5170 Жыл бұрын
I had to chuckle when you mentioned the garden, for I am guilty. I have the heirloom seeds, but I have never had a garden myself. Never mind that I have NEVER saved a seed in my life. a saying that I am prone to throwing around is that "if you wait until you NEED a skill to aquire that skill, it is too late." I do enjoy learning new things and am a voracious consumer of knowledge for things that interest me. Yet how much of what I THINK I know is untested and so merely theoretical. You are a beautiful woman with a beautiful soul with the heart of a teacher. And I am helplessly in love. Don't worry, I'm not THAT guy.
@kratz57x3 жыл бұрын
The biggest "false sense of security" as I see it is gadgets over skills. I can't count the number of people spending mega-bucks on 500lbs of high-speed, low-drag, velcro and molle tacti-kool crapola who really have no idea how to use it, maintain it, and what to do when the batteries die.
@bli33663 жыл бұрын
Technology can compensate for a lack of skills; this is generally understood these days, which is why such gadgets and gizmos sell so well. And it's why the big trucking companies switched over to automatic transmissions, so the tech can help accomplish what the people have largely never learned these days. "Prepping" is largely a mental discipline, and lifestyle change. Reducing your 'addiction' to tech and what the tech does, and learning to do the things by yourself, on your own, with little more than a rock, a shoestring, and maybe a pencil. Because preps are great, but if they aren't with you, then you have to figure out how to get to them, wherever you are, with whatever you actually have on you, and dealing with whatever it is life has thrown at you.
@robmcilroy18943 жыл бұрын
People like stuff,lots of stuff. You need to be able to survive with basically nothing and learn the skills to keep yourself alive. Btw I have lots of stuff😎
@kratz57x3 жыл бұрын
@@bli3366 Tech CAN compensate for lack of skills while the technology lasts. I'm not talking about the guy who buys a top of the line ferro rod or bushcrafting knife. GPS is an outstanding tool, until the batteries die or cell tower and satt link is obstructed. I know many people who are great with a GPS but can't tell you the cardinal directions on a map. Craw-walk-THEN run. How many people spend big bucks on the newest mega-lumen flashlight who have never grasped the fact that if you just let your eyes adjust you can see just fine in most situations? As for transmissions in trucking (as a 22 year driver), they went "auto" for two reasons, fuel economy and the number of new drivers who have never driven a manual transmission leading to increased repair costs (again... skills).
@SWPG3 жыл бұрын
*No fear, we hope for the best and prepare for the worst ! Love and light from New Mexico*
@stevethibault18903 жыл бұрын
I thought about all these things and it scared me but good advice
@LonKat3 жыл бұрын
Many people in Texas found out some of their preps either fell short or failed completely. Practice surviving off grid.
@totallyfrozen3 жыл бұрын
Indeed! I had quite a few of the necessary preps, but one failure that was exposed to be was that I had not stocked an adequate supply of fuels. During a disaster is NOT the time to be driving around trying to find propane, kerosene, or gasoline. I started the disaster with low fuel supplies and it made me very nervous.
@kawi85073 жыл бұрын
Your wholesomeness and goodness shine right through.
@cherylcobern44833 жыл бұрын
THISS is an EXCELLENT video!! Most of my family and myself fall into the "don't do____" and breaking in the hiking boots w hiking socks (i didnt know!) is a biggie for me. Also, in our preps - what we DO have - i have been including " not just us" (3 core family members) supplies,.. Your video about the metal trash can as a farady cage is BRILLIANT! And much cheaper, but less moblie, than the faraday packets, sleeves, envelopes. I am really learning a LOT. Thank you so much for doing these, from Pennsylvania 👍👍💗💗🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸