Glenn Beck Video - Prepping Guide Surviving Chaos

[libertybele]

Scroll down for video -- also some good information as to how unprepared the U.S. gov't is

https://www.glennbeck.com/research/documents-prepping-guide-surviving-chaos

[libertybele]

With everything so expensive right now, it may be difficult for those starting out. 

I know I've fallen behind with keeping drinking water on hand -- something that is much needed for dehydrated food, though we have a still that we can purify water.  No swimming pool in this house -- so we'd have to resort to drawing water from the canal behind us. So this is something that I need to work on.

18 mos. out is something I'm definitely not prepared for -- 4-6 mos. is about our max.  So again something to work on, but it's going to be costly.  We've got the storage space (I think) just need more food and water.

[bigheadfred]

 

[mountaineer]

In our current home, we wouldn't be able to go two years without electricity. We'd freeze to death.
Take me, Lord, I'm ready!

[libertybele]

In our current home, we wouldn't be able to go two years without electricity. We'd freeze to death.
Take me, Lord, I'm ready!

How about a wood stove???  We had one when we lived up north -- kept us toasty.  Only hassle is either cutting wood or having wood delivered and then waking up in the middle of the night, when the stove needed to be reloaded. I have no idea how much wood delivery costs these days.

We'll have the opposite problem -- 90+ temps and high humidity.  It gets pretty uncomfortable without air (we survived it for 2 weeks with a generator that we ran the air off and on and and night).  We're talking 18 mos...so...us spring chickens (lol) will either adapt or die.  During the winter months it would be much more comfortable.

Then -- dealing with the chaos in the streets and those seeking food and water and other goodies -- we have a neighbor who said he'd keep lookout from his roof (lol). 

If we were about 10 years younger, I wouldn't be as concerned as I am now.

[mountaineer]

We do have a wood stove and plenty of wood. I still don't think it would keep us sufficiently warm all by itself. Temps around zero are not uncommon.

[libertybele]

We do have a wood stove and plenty of wood. I still don't think it would keep us sufficiently warm all by itself. Temps around zero are not uncommon.

We lived in MI and temps plummet below zero at times.  Our house was about 1,500 square ft., and it kept us warm enough -- we also ran the fan on the heater to circulate the air once in awhile and to warm up the basement a bit. Obviously without electricity that wouldn't be an option.

I see more of an advantage of  living in a cooler climate; in the winter you're able to keep any perishable food in the snow and melting snow for water.  (As a side story -  one xmas I put out cranberry salad outside to keep cool and went out to get it later and the darn dog obviously loved it!)  Summer months are general cool enough with lower humidity.

Anyways as a positive you have a wood stove and plenty of wood which obviously is better than no wood stove and no wood.  Some nights I used to sleep in front of the stove -- I loved the warmth of the dry heat. Too hot for my hubby and heck the kids were little and they were comfortable in flannel jammies and blankets.

[mountaineer]

Our problem is that the living room is too open and the house too large for one stove to fully heat. It's very warm upstairs whenever we have the stove going, though. We really need to downsize.

[Bigun]

Our problem is that the living room is too open and the house too large for one stove to fully heat. It's very warm upstairs whenever we have the stove going, though. We really need to downsize.

When I was young, we all just stood around the potbellied stove and pretended to be on a rotisserie.

There was no heat at all in bedrooms but we had plenty of quilts.

[roamer_1]

Our problem is that the living room is too open and the house too large for one stove to fully heat. It's very warm upstairs whenever we have the stove going, though. We really need to downsize.

overhead fans to push the heat back down (reversed from summer setting). A means to move the air from upstairs to downstairs (air handler) providing the upstairs can be shut off from downstairs.

[Texas Yellow Rose]

A couple of years ago I bought a lightweight wool blanket (single size).  I usually use a large microfiber blanket, however, the older I get the colder it gets at night. I paired up my wool blanket with 2 microfiber throw blankets under it.  It was twice as warm.

I recommend adding anything wool to your inventory.

[roamer_1]

With everything so expensive right now, it may be difficult for those starting out. 

I know I've fallen behind with keeping drinking water on hand -- something that is much needed for dehydrated food, though we have a still that we can purify water.  No swimming pool in this house -- so we'd have to resort to drawing water from the canal behind us. So this is something that I need to work on.

18 mos. out is something I'm definitely not prepared for -- 4-6 mos. is about our max.  So again something to work on, but it's going to be costly.  We've got the storage space (I think) just need more food and water.

My first thought would be toward the canal. Always keep stainless pots around for boiling that you don't mind putting on an open fire. Then if you can have fire, you'll always have water.

I've done nearly a year on my pantry before, but it was getting pretty weird toward the end. It was quite the lesson. First thing to go was canned meats. Changed how I do that. But even after a full year, I was not out of canned vegetables. I might could have gone another 3 months, maybe, before I was clean out. But even after 6 months, it wasn't pretty anymore.

But all that is when my pantry was full. I am carrying little meat right now, and the rest is maybe at 30%.

That's another thing - I relied upon ME being able to replace the pantry... With no real alternative.
Not a mistake, exactly... But that didn't pan out.

[bigheadfred]

I saw part of a Ron Paul interview recently where he said a Black Swan event was coming where he said having guns and food storage wouldn't save people from it. He didn't expand on that.

[roamer_1]

I saw part of a Ron Paul interview recently where he said a Black Swan event was coming where he said having guns and food storage wouldn't save people from it. He didn't expand on that.

Mebbe so, but it sure as hell don't hurt.

[libertybele]

I saw part of a Ron Paul interview recently where he said a Black Swan event was coming where he said having guns and food storage wouldn't save people from it. He didn't expand on that.

Then I think it is possible that we will see a global economic crash and the UN declaring emergency powers -- (anything they want to do goes).  The U.N. summit is in September.

Basically it would give the UN power of the U.S. and other countries -- gun confiscation would be my guess and those that resist -- well, let's just say you're get out of jail free card isn't going to work.

[libertybele]

Mebbe so, but it sure as hell don't hurt.

Those in the country with great outdoor survival skills will be ok.

[libertybele]

Our problem is that the living room is too open and the house too large for one stove to fully heat. It's very warm upstairs whenever we have the stove going, though. We really need to downsize.

Or perhaps another woods stove?

We downsized, but wished we had moved to a different climate.  Too old and too late now. 

[mountaineer]

Or perhaps another woods stove?

Not possible in the current house, alas. I'd love to be able to start from scratch, so to speak - smaller house specifically designed with self-sufficiency in mind. But we also may be too old for that!

[libertybele]

Not possible in the current house, alas. I'd love to be able to start from scratch, so to speak - smaller house specifically designed with self-sufficiency in mind. But we also may be too old for that!

Self-sufficiency is one thing, but when you age and your health starts to fail, it does become difficult.

There's just no getting around aging; it happens to us all.

[libertybele]

I saw part of a Ron Paul interview recently where he said a Black Swan event was coming where he said having guns and food storage wouldn't save people from it. He didn't expand on that.

Here is the interview I believe that you're referring to:

https://patriotclash.com/ron-paul-warns-public-to-be-prepared-for-unpredictable-black-swan-event/?tID=65f49a11aab9b

I believe Paul may be referring to a Black Swan event affecting global currency and how to protect your $$$. He has written several books or commentaries on the issue.

Also: (again a referral to Iran)

Catherine Herridge, CBS News senior investigative correspondent, made a similar prediction in a previous broadcast. She expressed concern about a potential Black Swan event in 2024, referring to a national security crisis with unpredictable high impact. Herridge highlighted enduring threats, such as the wars in Israel and Ukraine, and internal divisions within the United States that could create opportunities for adversaries like North Korea, China, and Iran.

[roamer_1]

Then I think it is possible that we will see a global economic crash and the UN declaring emergency powers -- (anything they want to do goes).  The U.N. summit is in September.

Basically it would give the UN power of the U.S. and other countries -- gun confiscation would be my guess and those that resist -- well, let's just say you're get out of jail free card isn't going to work.

At least 20 US states would nullify...

[roamer_1]

Those in the country with great outdoor survival skills will be ok.

Not as easy as you think. The Wuhan flu was a great educator.
Right here where I am, I could come up out of my driveway, and if I turned right to go into town, it was all masks and closed stores and businesses - More than half of them at its worst - But if I turned left instead, and wandered around, everything was pretty much as always... To include outlying gas stations and the feed and ranch stores.

I have already opined, loudly and often, on how all the parts houses closed down - Even online. Parts systems were largely defunct. Certainly so locally. Retail was likewise pretty much shut off. Even in systems that were still open and trying, the ranch store, say, many, many things were just not available.

So it ain't just food. And boy was it a hard go.

[libertybele]

At least 20 US states would nullify...

IF the UN were to come in with their 'armies' rounding up people  -- it doesn't truly matter.  The only glimmer of hope I see is resistance from our own military, but with all this wokeness, I don't know what would happen.

(Keep in mind, that I believe in the conspiracy theory that the U.N. has had 'armies' in place for some time and is waiting to help take over the U.S.).

[roamer_1]

IF the UN were to come in with their 'armies' rounding up people  -- it doesn't truly matter.  The only glimmer of hope I see is resistance from our own military, but with all this wokeness, I don't know what would happen.

(Keep in mind, that I believe in the conspiracy theory that the U.N. has had 'armies' in place for some time and is waiting to help take over the U.S.).

No way they have enough armies to take the Rockies. Or the West. Midwest, maybe, South, probably... But without they take the West, the rest would stand too.

The tricky part is cutting the West off. And they tried it some, cutting off west coast ports. And that is a trouble.