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My Grandparents exposed me to soapstone. Grandma would place it in the oven when baking, then after dinner Grandpa would take it out and Grandma would put dolops of cookie dough on it for some of the best cookies of my life. After which Grandpa would slip it into a velvet drawstring bag that Grandma had made and he would slip in under the blankets of their bed as a bed warmer. Thanks for letting me share. Be Well, Tom.

I’m in my 50s and have always been a prepper ...this (theTexas storm) was the first time I had to tap into my supplies. My family thought I was a little overboard with my preps. They have since changed their tune.

This might sound simple, but thermal underwear is a big way to stay warm, yet I never hear anyone mention that. I'm from FL and moved to TN. I can't survive the cold without it.

I thank you so much for this tips! Writing from Ukraine 2022, because of war, missile strikes and bombing, power went down in some regions for mounts. This advises are literally lifesaving. The most important thing is: stick together and help each other.

Cody. As a former fire fighter I've seen homes burned down by candles. I recommend to place your candles in a jar that will contain it if it falls over.

I'm a shut in. And that's probably my worst fear is dying alone and no one to care. I appreciate you taking time to share and remind us that if you know someone who is in need. Take time to check on them because sometimes just a little human kindness goes a long way in giving someone hope 🙏🙏🙏🕊️

I'd add one thing to this list: I have a little AM/FM radio with a rechargeable battery and a hand-crank on the side so you can charge it just by turning the crank. It has a USB port for charging phones, too. Staying up to date on the news and weather via radio is helpful and you can keep your phone charged without draining other resources.

I and my entire family (four households) live in San Antonio, TX and were affected by the winter storm you are referring to. We had different ways of dealing with it, but my brother and his wife moved into a hotel for two weeks. My sister lives in a retirement apartment complex and the snow load was too much for her roof and it caved in. She was very lucky and was unharmed but lost her home for several months. My other sister was also living in a retirement apartment but was unaffected. Myself, my wife and son thought we were prepared. I had a small generator (4000w) but it was woefully inadequate and only lasted 3.5 hours before it would no longer start and even if it had gasoline was unavailable and traveling by car was prohibited by law. Luckily we have plenty of food and I have a Camp Chef camp oven and a couple of the butane stoves you showed us, but little fuel. You have to understand, the power didn't go out, they turned it off (to prevent a disaster) but were unable to get it back up and running which caused a disaster. We thought we would die the night power was restored. It was -15 degrees Fahrenheit inside our home. Since then I have installed a 12k watt propane powered generator, I have two 100lb cylinders and six 20lb cylinders. I have a stockpile of propane canisters and butane canisters and I have turned our extra bedroom into a pantry that looks like a well stocked Walmart. I have 5 solar generators and 800w of solar panels (600 on the roof and two 100w portable panels. I have a "water bob" which stores 100 gallons of water in a bathtub and enough food for at least two years. Guns, and ammunition for everyone and Texas is a constitutional carry state so I carry concealed all the time. The power company did this to us, and by George they won't do it again. I'm prepared and I continue to prepare.

I learned a valuable lesson from a ski instructor when I was a little kid. When our hands got cold, she had us raise our arms over our heads, and then throw them towards the ground. It forces your blood back into your hands and finger tips. Do this continuously for about 20 to 30 seconds. No more cold hands, and you can repeat this as often as necessary.

Old school prepping: planting evergreen trees on the north side of your house to block cold winds and deciduous trees on the south side of your house so the sun can shine onto your home when there are no leaves in the winter but it is shady in the summer.

I'm 60 and have a heart condition (left ventricle) and have no electric and no gas. I have to use metholated spirit camping stove. The butane stove is way too expensive for use. I've a huge studio flat and had to get a 3 man pop up tent which is a life saver and warm using a paraffin lamp for light and heat. I never thought I'd have to live like this before I die. You are out of touch with the poor. No RVs etc. The tent is very good and warm and as you said a blanket over it makes a lot of difference. What is needed is a different type of government as the rich keep getting richer and the poor poorer.

Stuff like this needs to be a required class in schools.

As a kid in Hungary, my father would heat a brick in the fireplace, wrap it in a towel, and place it by his feet while sleeping. This was in the 1930s.

The first preparedness video I've seen where the host puts a lot of emphasis on looking out for each other, not just your family. What a wonderful, caring man.

I've found that a Norwegian Elkhound makes a fine heating pad.

We lived through that winter blackout. We had two cords of wood that we had been saving for 7 years. We pulled our two-burner big camping stove and our Coleman stove into the house. We moved all of our family into our family area, with a big fireplace. We had our generators that we only ran sparingly to keep freezers and refrigerators running. We used big blankets to separate the space from the room we were staying in and covered windows. We did leave a window cracked where we were cooking. We managed to keep the space we were in at a comfortable 60 degrees while the rest of the house was in the 20's. Our camping supplies and power outage preparedness kept us warm and fed for the 5 days we were without power.

Thanks for this! Lots of tips I can use for next time. I live in a small town near Austin, Tx. I'm 72, living alone. I spent my days trying to keep warm, melting snow and ice to water my chickens and pets and myself (there was no city water) and wondering when it would end - 5 days below freezing 24 hours a day. It just doesn't happen here. And therefore no roads were cleared, no one could even get in to help us. Even after the snow melted and everyone rushed to the grocery store, there was nothing to buy, because trucks hadn't been able to get in to restock. The most unbelievable mess I think I ever saw. The city did pretty much nothing. Lots of people in 4 wheel drive brought me bottled water, and cat food (the only necessity I ran out of). I had a working gas oven, so I baked bread and gave loaves to anyone I could reach. Also gave away eggs - those silly chickens kept laying eggs.

Keep one thick woolen watch cap (beanie) per person. That's the first I don when it gets cold (even indoors). I'm amazed when I see people with heavy jackets on trying to get warm but they are hatless! Heat rises ... right out of your head!

In your freezer, freeze as many gallon jugs of water as you can. These can be used to keep the refrigerator section cool if the power goes out (for a period) and the melt water in the jugs can be a source of water to drink. And the jugs of water once completely thawed, can be another thermal mass resource by setting them on a window sill in the sun and/or just putting them in the one room that you are trying to keep warm. I lived in a RV one winter with only propane heat and I used firebrick around the heater (Mr. Buddy) to help keep the heat away from surrounding walls, floor etc.

Being a born and raised Michigander, and having gone weeks at a time without power, and as an avid winter camper I was glad to have still learned something from this video, namely the better technique of cutting that boxed plastic tarp material 😀. As usual, good stuff, thanks for sharing. Also, as far as filling the bathtub with water, you can use that to flush the toilets. When I was a kid, we'd use water from our large outdoor pool to flush out toilets. Another big problem is the build up of dirty dishes, so paper plates and disposable cookware and whatnot is super helpful. Having an outdoor grill is a great resource as well. During extended power outages, I put perishable food in cooler chests outside in the winter near my grill, with something heavy on top to deter animals (we fortunately don't have bears in this area).

Also, if it's freezing out, put refrigerator food in sealed container outside . Remember animals are hungry too, so racoon proof container. God have mercy on us all, give us the wisdom needed to help each other.

Even drinking hot water, tea, whatever you can get your hands on will keep your core temperature up. Core temperature is the important trick to survive!

I don’t know if anyone mentioned this, but terracotta flower pots with a candle underneath will radiate more heat in bigger spaces and you can set up more than one.

If you have a dog let him sleep in the bed with you. A dogs body temp is around 102°f and they make an excellent bed warmer especially if they are under the blanket. “Three dog night” is actually an old expression meaning it was so cold that you needed three dogs in bed to keep warm.

I spent many years living in a very old, run down log cabin with my young daughter. All my windows had plastic on them by the end of October and when we had cold nights I would blanket/tarp/plastic off the doors to all the rooms of the house and we would sleep in the living room next to our wood stove. If it was Extreme cold I would make a blanket fort with a quilt thrown over our table and we would climb under the table with lots of soft blankets and pillows. A small space like that takes a lot less to heat and our body heat would do a large part of the work. Plus it was a fort so it was fun for her and she wasn't picking up on my stress. A person could also move into a pantry or walk in closet, those are small spaces that would help retain body heat.

A LOT of body heat is lost through fingers, toes, tips of ears and nose. One way to combat this loss is simply to apply some petroleum products like Vicks vapor rub or Vaseline. Long distance swimmers used to coat their bodies in petroleum products to stay warmer in frigid waters, like swimming the English Channel or Catalina Island. It really works and you don't have to use socks or gloves.

The Texas freeze reminds us that innerspring mattresses are hollow. They are covered with a thin layer of quilting that isn't designed to hold heat, but to breathe. People froze to death in their beds covered with heavy blankets but still could not conserve their body heat. Insulate below yourself as well as above. Carpet is not enough to keep frozen ground temperatures away. Rugs, wool blankets, memory foam mats, all add protection from heat loss. Also add comfort.

When my parents had a snow storm power outage, they called me all upset that they just bought $600 worth of meat and it was going to spoil. I giggled and my Mom, obviously horrified that I giggled, said "WHY IS THAT FUNNY"? I said "because all of my life you taught me to improvise and I find it funny you have 30 degrees all around but worry about your meat thawing out. Why not take that extra lil trashcan you never use outside , fill it half way with snow, bag your meat and lock it in your metal trash can outide. Nobody is gonna steal your trash off of your back porch or it's much much less likely than losing it in your fridge"! She didn't say "thank you, you're a genius"! Nope. To the contrare she said "SMARTASS"! Giggles 🤭 She passed away a year ago so thanks for stirring this memory. It's a nice one. I got to save their meat and show I have more brains than they thought as you see, I am the youngest and a blonde to boot... and I have been treated as both my whole life. "For every adversity, there is a seed for triumph if you just breath and THINK! NEVER PANIC"!!! And you will survive. Have faith in your brain friends. Especially my blonde friends. FAITH!!! 😉

I live in north east Texas we lost power for nearly 2 days . I warned all my friends , family and customers this was going to happen . I was prepared . I had heavy quilted blankets ready to put up on all the doorways and hallway leading to our living room, used my staple gun to put them up. Pulled our king size mattress into the living room , set my double wall 4 person tent on top of it. I had my backup solar generator fully charged , built it myself. Got out my catalytic propane heaters , one 14 oz. bottle will last about 16 hrs. I have a 12v fan to circulate the air , running on the low setting 1 small 12v deer feeder battery will run it for around 36 hrs. Cooked bacon , eggs and toast on my propane cook stove in my back door entryway with the door cracked open because its an open flame . The wife and I were really very comfy. We also checked on the two widows who live on either side of us to make sure they were good to go. I will just keep smiling the next time someone smirks and calls me a "prepper" .

*WARNING:* Hot coal pans will melt your polyester sheets. All of our sheets used to be made of cotton. Also, some of our mattresses are covered in poly material as well. ANOTHER WAY TO HEAT is to put a smaller tent in a larger tent and then cover with a blanket. This is really more favorable if you're just sleeping in it, but it will help save your life.

Newspaper is an excellent insulator. Growing up we had a single space heater in our house. No heat in my bedroom (which used to be an attic). Winters in Maine were brutally cold - nothing like they are now with these milder, more rainy, winters. During cold snaps we put newspapers between the bedding layers to hold the body heat in. Yes, it crackled when I’d roll over, but it was fantastic at keeping me warm. It’s simple. It’s cheap. It’s an easy effective way to stay warm. If you don’t have newspaper, you could probably cut up large trash bags, or even cut paper grocery bags.

I used several of the techniques you mentioned. The week before the ice storm, I found that walmart had clear (thick) shower curtains on sale for $1.50 so I got several. On the windows that I hadn't previously winterized with foam insulation, I doubled the curtains and taped them over the windows. You're right, it's amazing on how much a plastic barrier can help in severe cold weather. I also closed off rooms that weren't needed, and rolled up towels to place in front of doors to keep out the draft, and even used silver backed foam board to place between my bed and the wall on the north to keep the cold off my bed and it worked wonders. (I even made a cave of sorts out of one of the panels to keep the Dogs warmer that were sleeping beside my bed). It got down to 4 below zero one night, and the wooden supports under the floor of my water heater broke from the cold and the pipes separated underneath it, but thank God I had turned off the water to the house several days before so at least that was one less thing to worry about. I'm a native Texan, and I was able to use my preps and survival knowledge to survive. My Dogs and Cats didn't quite understand what was going on, but since I wasn't in a panic, they weren't either. And we all lived to see another day...

Also for inside light as the evening approaches bring in your patio/sidewalk solar lights and use them for light they’ll last for hours.

I once asked this question to a local fire chief here is Sudbury. Does carbon dioxide rise like smoke or hang low like propane. He didn't know but took my name and #. About 3weeks later I received a call from a fire Marshall in Toronto. He said, " that was a really good question so we just did some testing and what we found is that depending on the heat and humidity in your home carbon monoxide can be up high, hang in the middle or be at floor lvl. So you should have a detector at the highest point of your home, in middle of home and 1 down lower to the floor. Do you and your fire department know this?

Yahrzeit candles (available in the Kosher section of most grocery stores, I buy mine online) are usually good for 24-26 hours, they come in their own heatproof glass cup, and they have a low center of gravity, unlikely to fall over. I run a couple of inches of water in the kitchen sink and in the bathtub and leave one or more burning in each location.

Thank you. I really liked it when you said to check on your neighbors, widows and single moms. I have watched a lot of preper videos and yours is the first one I have seen that has a message of helping your neighbors is important. So many preper videos include tips on how to defend your home and shoot any one who steps on your property like an episode of the walking dead.

Wool blankets are a game changer also.

Texas storm round 2 is coming in 2 days! I would also recommend having 100% wool blankets/ clothing.

We used to go to Sears before winter hit and bought a role of plastic and antenna wire. My Mom and I used to do this every year because we couldn't afford to buy new windows. We cut the plastic to the size of the window and used the antenna wire around the edge of the windows and staple them down creating a wire frame around the edges. This worked great and we did it for years until we could afford to replace windows.

If you don’t keep your freezer full, fill the empty spaces with bottles of water. That will help keep food cold longer during a power outage and also provide another source of clean water.

In a deep freezer, keep washed out milk jugs almost full of water in the bottom. They rn more efficiently when full plus in power outages it keeps the food cold. It's also a source of drinking water.

Wranglestar, you have great ideas! Thanks! I like the tent idea inside the home! As well as covering the tent on the outside. Also, I would put cardboard underneath the tent to keep the bottom insulated. Thanks for reminding us to help each other as a community by helping the elderly and widows, as well as sharing resources with neighbors. Great advice!

If you have air conditioning with a window unit cover it up. We learned the hard way during the snow storm in Texas. Good luck people. Blessings to you all ❤️

I liked the idea of sleeping in tents inside your house.

We went through the storm. I was very mistaken when I thought that it was going to be like 10 years ago when it snowed. But man was I wrong lol. We lost electricity on Monday so we all the family moved in to my mom's house. So 15 of us and 6 pets spent the whole week at my parents. We were all around very warm and thankfully we have a gas stove in which we boiled water all day and take turns at night in case it got to cold for everyone to warm up the house. We all slept in the living room and was never cold. My dad loves storing food so we were good. I am also a big pantry person and took some of my stuff to share with the family. We were very thankful that eventhough we were without electricity for 4 days we were ok. But this was certainly a huge lesson for many of us. We wished we had a generator but honestly we were just charging our phones in the car and we detoxed from technology the whole week since the internet even on phones wasn't working. I hope everyone sees this as a lesson because emergencies never stop.

About thermal mass: When I got caught in an extended freeze, I had no gas for heat. I did however, have electricity & had to use my electric range & space heaters for heat. I turned off the well's pump at night to be sure we had water the next day. I found that if I filled ALL of my pots & pans with water. I put stock pots & metal buckets in the oven & sauce pans on each of the 4 burners. I had 2 horses, a host of dogs, & a number of other animals (including 2 young beavers), all of which needed water. Those continers that heated overnight gave me some water to use for the animals. I would dump the hot water into 5 gal buckets & topped them off w/ cold water from the tap when I turned the pump back on. I'd replace the pots to heat a fresh supply. By the time I had the animals outside taken care of, the cold water on the stove had time to heat up. I used that for showers & such, but kept water heated on the range 24 hrs/day. Of course I did have power, but for rolling black-outs this might help serve as a good thermal mass as well as a supply of hot to warm water for a while. Just a thought.

Great video and So glad you brought the tragic event to front and center, it could happen again. I live in New England and lost power for a week after a freak ice storm downed power lines everywhere. Having a cheap camping tent was a life saver, 2 people in a small tent and some sleeping bags kept us warm at night to sleep. It was below zero for a week straight I shut off the main water and drained my water pipes.. It was 30° in the rest of the house, try to make a small space inside your home to survive in.

We have a pop-up tent that fits on top of our queen size bed. You can put mylar under it and mylar over it and it will stay quite warm. You can also get solar LED landscaping lights and charge them during the day. It will give you some light at night and it won’t cause a fire.

When you mentioned setting up a tent, I immediately had a mental picture of building forts with blankets for the kids to play in. If you don’t have the money to buy a tent, rearrange the furniture and make one. Also check the thrift stores. I just scored 4 Coleman sleeping bags,30 degree, for 6.00 at the Goodwill. They were in like new condition!

I just found this "happenstance" today... ha ha... God is looking out for us all the time, daily bread, Kingdom coming and all that. So this video, and the heart you expressed for your fellow man, was so timely and touching. I really appreciate your sharing in this video, and your prayers and blessings for all who would "happen" upon this video. Thank you so much, and may all those prayers be returned upon your household, family, friends, and community as well! Blessings! :)

This is a great video to help people prepare for emergency situations. People need to prepare before they are in a terrible situation. "You have to prepare for an unstable world. It is a new preparation for most people. It requires a great and deep evaluation of where you are and what you are doing, the position of your life and what change you must bring to your outer circumstances. You are witnessing chaotic events in the world. Imagine yourself being in those events, surviving those events. Let them teach you what you would have to do, how you would have to prepare and think, what would be the wisest course of action. Let these terrible and unsettling events instruct you." ~ The Message ~ Volume 1 » The New World » Facing Planetary Instability

You forgot the most important one. It’s in your wardrobe. It’s called clothing. Put on layers and layers of clothing. They will insulate your body from the cold. If you have a large table place a large blanket over the table making sure the blanket goes all the way to the floor. Comb into that small space. You can keep it warm just with your body heat.

As a kid growing up poor in London in the seventies we had no central heating and no heating upstairs ..If you left a glass a glass of water by the bed side it would sometimes freeze and every winter the single pane windows would be iced over inside for weeks ...we survived by having wool blankets and a warm sleeping bag . one useful tip in a power outage is if you boil a kettle on a propane stove to make a coffee or tea fill a thermos with the left over hot water and you got spare hot water for no extra cost and you can save the propane ..

Wow , thanks for this . In the UK we're all getting really worried about the Winter electricity black outs our government are planning to lay on us. Three hours .. no power !!!!!! Cheers for this . 😘🇬🇧

You should always keep a pack of tea lights and other multi packs of candles. I've kept a bedroom with single pane windows warm while it was 3 degrees outside just by using 3-4 tea lights. And tea lights snuff thenselves out in the end due to their shape so that is one thing I feel safe having a flame going for. And if you can, candle holders that are bigger than the candle, hopefully ceramic but metal works too, will help hold and radiate a little heat as well. 3 candles will take 15-20 minutes to make your room comfy!! If your room is 10*10 or bigger you might want to think 4-5 range instead of 3. But once you get up to a slightly temperature, you can always snuff one out to save for a possible emergency emergency.

This really highlights the importance of fireplaces in the home.

I endured negative 40 F for 4 days with 20 - 30 mile an hour wind chill. All I had to keep warm was a comforter style blanket, a thin wool blanket, and medium winter clothing. One thing I learned real quick was to strip to your underwear when you rest. Lay your tarp on resting surface place comforter on top, wool blanket on top of that bunch your clothing under you and roll up like a burrito then curl up tight and mentally prepare yourself with a positive attitude. Most people wouldn't survive this because they give up mentally!

If you're outside, dig a hole about 1 foot deep and make a teepee over the hole, as big of one as you can, start a fire outside the teepee tent, if you can find some big rocks/stones, heat them in the fire. You'll need something to get the stones out of the fire and stones will be blazing hot , put 3-4 of those stones in the hole you dug inside your teepee tent . It will get very very warm , maybe hot.

Hey Wranglerstar i was with you with simply safe security system with the door bell camera ect. Until i did some research and found out that Big Brother is listening as well as watching everyone talk and get dressed depending on where the camera's are located so just remember anything in your house that has a screens aka TV, Lap top, phones becareful with your wife getting out of the shower and drying off and getting dressed in front of these items as well like i said The phone because it canned be turned off but they can still listen and watch anyone in your home!!! So try not to say to much about u know who because they see and here EVERYTHING NO LIES!!!!! Thanks Dave Ps. have your wife or anyone who wants privacy place there phone in there clothes draw and throw a towel over any of the above items while getting dressed or talking about something personal, good luck God Bless you and yours.

I live in Canada we have Costco like the states, Costco had each of those butane stoves on for $17.49. I picked up two, and then I started to buy the butane in the canisters you get four in a package for $12.99, I have eight packages. I just learned from another prepper and she’s in Canada too but she’s more east. I’m in the west and she said one of those canisters will last you 10 days.

I live in Texas I found out a close friend of mine neighbors lost their 1mo baby trying to stay warm. Sadly they never asked for help remember in times of need your neighbors are a resource

When I was a kid and the power was out long-term, mom moved the refrigerator foods into boxes on the cold back porch. Sometimes she packed snow around them if they were frozen foods. Worked like a charm. Let Mother Nature be your fridge/freezer.

Great video! Very comprehensive. I especially like what you said at the end about checking up on vulnerable neighbors. Something so simple could easily save a lfe.

Here is one thing to note about leaving a faucet running in cold weather with the heat out. A drip-drip-drip will not have the desired effect if it is very cold. You want to open the tap enough that the is a slim but continuous, connected stream from the faucet to the sink. There should be no interruption in the flow. It has happened to me that even with this, the water pipe still froze. It took so long to do and did so so slowly that the pipe did not burst, which is the real threat to avoid. Paying someone to come out and fix a burst pipe in winter is very expensive.

Here in south africa, our government has run power outage practice drills, which they call load shedding or rolling black outs, for the last 20 years. 99% of us are now prepared for grid down scenarios.

This is likely to be very helpful in the UK this winter. Our energy prices have more than doubled already and are expected to keep climbing. A lot of older people and those on low income will struggle to pay the bills and will be choosing between food and heating. So thank you from across the pond.

A very important part for keeping warm is elimination of condensation inside a home especially in winter. It's amazing how much moisture a person can put out during the night.

You’re Amazing Dude. Sharing your wealth of knowledge and love with others. Just doesn’t get better than that. Thankyou so much . I really learned alot. Brilliant tips for humanity.

Great tips 👍 Suggestion: Bubble wrap works better than painters plastic - cut BW to window size, wet the windows and adhere to windows (no need for tape). Blessings to all 🙏🏼🕊

This is the sort of thing that really makes UKposts great. Thank you Cody for being a good human being.

Not sure if this is still seen, thanx and here’s my 2 cents: in addition to CO detector, have small ABC extinguishers handy, too.

*We stayed without power for 10 days in California. I learned a lot from the storms. This video has been very helpful for the future!*

As a 75 year old Texas not use to us having the winter we did it got almost unbearable for me and my animals. It taught me a hard fact that I need to be more prepared. Just found your channel. Thank you.

Here's a trick to heat a 10 X 15 room. Take 4 cement blocks or some bricks, whatever you have on hand. Form a square 10 inches or so high in the middle of the room. Down in the square place 4 to 6 candles. Take a large metal pan (like a Turkey roasting pan) and place it over the square. Leave enough room (just a little) for air to keep the candles lit. The candles will heat that pot so hot it will not only warm the room but you can heat food too. Down where the candles are you can put a smaller pot to put the candles in for safety.

I'm so glad you mentioned carbonmanoxide detectors, another good idea is a propane leak detector. If you are using propane. An oil lamp will work too, just ventilate it. I've used candle lanterns in my camper, van, and tents for years to stay warm, never sleep with it burning, but it's surprising how much heat a single flame puts out

I really needed to hear all of these suggestions. Winter is upon us all in 2022 and we all need to prepare and be ready to check on our neighbors and give help if it is needed. Thank you for your service. Blessing always to you and your family.

Don't waste energy running a fridge when it's cold in an emergency, put your food in a container and store outside if possible.

You are so right about the carbon monoxide alarm! I was running my propane generator in my fifth wheeler and had a couple windows cracked open. Right before I went to sleep the carbon monoxide alarm went off Turns out the wind shifted and even though propane burns clean it still emits fumes, probably saved my life.

Thank you. God bless you and your Family and all those of you who have those rough seasons in life. Great tips to prepare for winter.

Kerosene is my plan of choice. It's 5 bucks a gallon from the pump where I live. I have a dyna-glo heater, oil lamps, and a butterfly stove. I'm rockin it 19th century at my home..lol.😁

Living in West Virginia, when I was little, we would visit the old timey folks. They usually lived in a two story house but they would close off the upstairs in the winter and everyone would set up their bed downstairs, every room had a door or curtains to keep the heat in the room. If you couldn't afford the storm windows plastic sheets were measured and taped onto the windows. Everyone had at least one Warm Morning coal stove and it was a life skill to be able to keep the fire-meaning that you knew how to build a fire, how much coal to feed the fire without getting the stove too hot, how to shake down the ashes and how to bank the fire at night. The boys usually brought in the buckets of coal and On bitter cold nights the entire family piled in the bed together. It was simpler days back then...good memories.

During rolling black outs, make coffee, hot chocolate or warm soup and store it in a thermos to help get you through the next outage.

My husband and I live in Ankara, Turkey and we cannot thank you enough for all the time you took to educate the entire world on how to stay warm when there are power cuts, etc. our double-paned windows let in a lot of cold air during the cold season. The temperature in our apartment is waaaaaay warmer now than it used to be after we covered all our windows with bubble wrap .💃💃. I do not need to wear many layers of clothes and socks. Additionally, we've dropped the heating temperature by 10 degrees. How cool is that? Be Blessed Mightily

Hey dude, Canadian Thanksgiving time here, wanna say how much I am thankful for your videos. Thank you, one of my great pleasures is watching your vids, and great to hear common sense and other issues and tips and tricks. Well done, great work.

He's spot on with being friendly with your neighbors & helping each other. You NEVER know when you will NEED EACH OTHER. 🙏💙

I would add a fire extinguisher to the list, and the knowledge of how to use it

Make sure that you wrap your pipes that are on outside walls so they don't freeze. You can use beach towels or bath towels. You can also leave your sink doors open to keep the pipes from freezing or let the water drip slowly

Oil lamps put off light and heat, just be careful with them. You can use hot water bottles in a pinch too. Wood heaters or wood stoves are great to have. Those blankets that hold in heat would be useful and are pretty cheap. Heating pads or throws could be used too if you have a solar generator. There are heated socks and gloves that are battery powered. You lose a lot of body heat through your head, so have a good toboggan. Wear layers of clothing. 😊👍

While stationed in West Germany (1964-1966) during the cold War, we in the infantry used to put our rain poncho on and in a sitting position, light up a small can of Sterno under the poncho. . It's amazing how quickly the temp rises under the poncho. ..It worked quite well.

Due to various problems I ended up living in my house for a year without electricity or water. Rainwater collected took care of flushing and bathing water. Propane camping stove for heating water or cooking. Down covers and layers of blankets and sheets kept me almost too warm in the winter. A couple of cats will heat up a bed a lot. They will climb under the covers if its really cold and give off heat. Drinking water I would get from a gas station with my own plastic jugs. It was like camping out but in your house. A number of solar powered garden lights were nice to have at night. I got WiFi from the library and charged my laptop while there.

In a pinch a rain jacket or shower curtain will hold in a lot of body heat but be carful to not to get too hot that you perspire as that can be death in the cold .always dress in layres .also dont forget to eat and drink warm stuff . if you are freezing you can raise youre body temp alot by just drinking hot water ,

Thank you so much. This information is very helpful. I hope everyone will make it safely through the winter. Being prepared and taking precautions is something we all need to do.

I just bought a 1000w jackery with solar panels…it was expensive but in an emergency it’s worth the money. There are other less expensive inverters out there too .. you get what you pay for… I am from the PNW as well so I understand and the power always going out…my dad would get 10 cords of wood and built an awesome fireplace to blow heat through the whole house even when the power was out…my dad was a welder and pretty smart and inventive…without him I wouldn’t be alive today. .. as he’s saved my life a few times. .. and yes turn your frig into an “ice box” which is what my grandmother and father had and they lived in the Mojave without power.. I also think Bunsen burners are also a good source for heat …. Alcohol burners too. God is good. Be smart, be safe.

I live in Australia, it snows where we live in the winter (even snowed in the spring last year). We live in an old house and there’s no insulation lining on our roof. Our kids beds have piles of blankets on top of them and under them on the mattress - they particularly like those soft blankets to lay on as it keeps them extra warm. I line all the windows with bubblewrap every winter and all the windows have thermal insulated curtains. We have unsealed wooden floors through out the house so we have heaps rugs under all the beds, and in the hallway near the front door and out in the combined lounge/dining room. Makes a huge difference. Luckily we have a wood fire place in the house and a couple of years back we took out the electric stove top and put a gas one in which we can light with a lighter or matches if need be and with our winter power outages it’s been extremely handy. We have 2 hot water bottles per person which our kids use every winter and it keeps them warm. It’s amazing just how much of a difference it makes. We don’t have electric blankets and such but they aren’t that important with everything we have. We also have 3 indoor cats and they are extremely warm.

Thank you for telling about the generator being too close to the cold air intake for the furnace. I normally run my generator in the same area and never thought of that. I will keep my generator farther away or downwind from the intake from now on.

This is a video that I will keep as resource in case of emergency. Thanks for your thoughtfulness, and please know that you and your family are in my prayers!

I got clear shower curtain liners. I folded them in half so they were double thick and perfectly fit my windows. I hung them in all my windows using spring curtain rods pushed to the top of the windows. I just put those curtains up every fall and leave them until spring. Cuts down my power bill, and I have light and can see through my windows just fine.

I had TXU cut my power off for a week in January when the temp was 22° outside. TXU are SORRY. It helps to have plastic between the covers. I had some PRIMO pads I use in my indoor kennels that help keep me warm. And my cats slept with me. The next payday, I changed electricity providers. My house was an old church, before that it was an old school house built around 1866. I have no insulation. I am still unprepared. I'm old, but I usually find a way to survive.

if you plan on using a generator to feed the house - take the time to get a set of proper electrical mating plugs & receptacle to match the current & voltage you have with generator. It is much easier to simply install the rec. into the wood framing just above the foundation and wire it too either the panel with a protections switch, (shutting off the panel from line voltage) or simply take the male end of a extension cord & prewire it next to the main disconnect box (Usually where the twist fuse is - all you do is plug into it and your heating the house again. Also having a way to plug generator into the wall of the house saves from having to leave a window open in the basement while you run a outside cord through it..making the basement much colder and defeating the purpose....use a matching male & female electrical plugs and never have to open a door or window again just go out to start generator and take the cord and plug it into the side of the house...your done!