Are you prepared for an emergency, such as a disruption in utilities or quarantine? How would you cook and wash yourself, what would you drink? Watch as we evaluate our emergency preparedness, as we live in our house for five days without electricity and water from our taps.
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I think your wife …
I think your wife is a really good sport, check out solar cooking.. as well as solar power generation.
Darn, I also forgot …
Darn, I also forgot to mention the good old barbecue and hibachi… Great for cooking the meat from the freezer if your hydro/electricity is out for an extended period…
I hope you and the …
I hope you and the Mrs. undertake other experiments during the other seasons of the year and share that with us as well… Good luck, gear up, keep your powder dry and stack it deep!!!
Hey there, thank …
Hey there, thank you for undertaking this experiment and sharing it with the Youtube community, but I must say that you need some more gear… A water filter and steripen can help out with your water needs… Good quality LED lights and extra batteries, quality knife, multitool, first aid kit and basic meds, a backpacking and/or camping stove (preferably a multi fuel stove…), extra fuel, portable heaters, weapons and ammunition, solar chargers for electronics and of course, extra clothing etc.
Part of what is …
Part of what is missing from your plan: When other people, ie: everyone is in the same/similar circumstance things will be elevated by 1 to 200 times what you experience in an exercise alone in a small group. If you want to know, volunteer to go for disaster relief in the 3rd world when they have their next flood or earthquake. Then you are there after the fact but, you’ll see the reality of the situation. This doesn’t even begin to come close.
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Thanks for the …
Thanks for the informative and entertaining videos! I learned a lot and enjoyed watching the whole series. I’m looking forward to seeing more videos from you. Thanks again!
Thank you for doing …
Thank you for doing this.
I hope it makes people think about what the would do in this situation.
i like how you put …
i like how you put your plans into action so that you can test yourself, they’re always fun to watch. thanks
I just go camping …
I just go camping for a week and have a decent stockpile of firewood and food at home – i have a stream within 200 yards of my house. Works well, and camping is like testing out my readiness.
Great vids. Both of …
Great vids. Both of you deserve a few days with lots of you tube. Then try doing the survival thing in the woods. Be prepared for anything. Put yourself into the “earthquake destroyed your home” mode and now all you have is what you can carry, and don’t forget the wind up radio. By the way I have several headlights, never leave home without one. Keep extras, even led’s die. Now I’m gonna check out your “winter failure vid.
I watched all four …
I watched all four videos. I enjoyed them immensely and learned from your insight. Many thanks!
I enjoyed learning …
I enjoyed learning from your exercise, thank you both!
I didn’t know what kind of seeds you were sprouting, were they alfalfa or just any old kind of seeds?
I like that propane stove, I’m looking online for one now, great idea! Also, I’m glad you mentioned the head lamps, I need one of those too! Thanks again!
plz look into the …
plz look into the berkey filters . but one tip for you is; if you just buy the berkey filter cartriges they could ez be adapted to all those barrels you seem to be riddled with .
i would take 2 barrels ,stack them with filters mounted,put your untreated water in top and it trickles down to bottom barrel . with 4 filter cartridges you could filter about 30gals in 4 -6hours or so . that will make Sarah a happy camper!!! (berkeywaterfilterstoreDOTcom)
“I think your idea …
“I think your idea about improving the personal relationships with your neighbors is very well-founded, but a pump shotty or? two would be good if everything went Mad Max on you. ”
from this point forward your qoute will be my personal motto 4 life LOL brillant!!
I dig it. Good …
I dig it. Good series
Good job being over …
Good job being over prepared. Much better to be over prepared than under prepared!
Sarah , deserves a …
Sarah , deserves a medal. She went through this and she’s STILL married to you. lol Thank you for these videos sir , and good job Sarah. You’re a real trooper.
We went 10 days …
We went 10 days without power. I HATE NEIGHBORS LOUD GENERATORS. Thank God we had water. I do need to get rain barrels like you have. I think you have it right, WATER is the top priority. Good job on your dry run.
If Sarah has an …
If Sarah has an older sister, send her my way.
Do you have a fireplace, wood stove or backup method of heating your home (or even one room of your home?). If you don’t you might want to consider it. Even my condo has a fireplace that could be useful in a utility failure situation. I stock 25, 3 log packages of those sawdust logs. That should keep fire available for a few days. I can’t stock real wood because real wood is full of bugs.
00:03 “You’re not …
00:03 “You’re not really putting this on?” Was that a question, request or an order?
00:01 to 00:05 The transition of your wife’s facial expression from happy to hopeful/exasperated/resigned is priceless.
00:19 The look she gives you just before she says “Your welcome” seemed to have a bit of ominous foreboding in it.
I really enjoy the first 20 seconds of this video, I hope the vengence meted out to you later, wasn’t too severe!.
It brought the bill …
It brought the bill down a little. The real prize was enjoying the darkness and quiet after sunset.
Ha! I have to …
Ha! I have to agree about the shotty.
I hope you can …
I hope you can convince Sarah to do a wintertime eval similar to this one. I thought it was really good.
I think your idea about improving the personal relationships with your neighbors is very well-founded, but a pump shotty or two would be good if everything went Mad Max on you.
I really appreciate …
I really appreciate you BOTH for this video, man. I spend days and days out in the woods when I can get away, but I think it would be very different “bugging in” with all the creature comforts at hand but committing to do without them.
I wonder if those few days affected your electric bill?
I hope your …
I hope your neighbours are also prepped, otherwise they will ‘want’ to share yours.