How to Survive A Winter Power Outage and Stay Warm

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[kevinm]

I am always prepared. At 74 and my wife at 63; cutting hauling and splitting wood is getting a bit taxing. This year my project was to install a large battery system and solar. I am off grid capable but on cloudy days can charge up the batteries for a day by running a trifuel generator for two hours. We always keep 3 to 9 months of food depending on the season. We have had three 7 hour long blackouts in the last couple of months and the only reason we knew is because the neighbors call to see if we need anything. The snowmobiles are ready to go, the plow is on the truck, the ATVs are maintained, the backhoe is ready and all the fuel is laid in for winter. All ready for another couple of 7 foot snow events this winter

[lajohnson]

I know I say this on most every video like this, but don’t forget that manual can opener. I have a family member who didn’t heed this advice. They ended up using a knife to open cans and severely cut their hand. The roads being closed to ice and downed trees they couldn’t get out to the emergency room for stitches. They ended up walking 1/2 a mile to the main road to meet EMS for help! If you regularly use an electric can opener, make it a point to double check your preps for tools like this as well as topping off that first aid kit! Nothing worse than opening up the first aid kit during an actual emergency only to find it mostly empty! Been there! Learn from my mistakes!

[tingtingboll]

My grandpa always put bricks in a cast iron pot over the flames in the fireplace and when they were hot, transferred them to a cool cast iron skillet to sit under the bed for the night. Really warmed things up

[Gamer]

Ice Storm of 1998 I remember having close to 3 weeks of being off from school but also living on generators & camp style cooking (Thanks to my parents being ready); yet we were one of the lucky ones as some people froze to death or got stuck at community shelters

[bitkrusher]

Make a tent with comforters over your bed thing ever ...personal yurt .

[MELINDASSIMPLEBLESSINGS]

1.insulate
2.test your equipment
3 make a warm room /smallest room sealed off / bubble wrap on windows / tents inside
4 insulate yourself - special clothes
5 create and retain heat sources
6 prep winter emergency kit
7.make a power outage kit
8. Stock up on food and water

[HungryJavelina]

Hot Hands! A cheap, easy, long-lasting, non-fuel way to heat up your hands or feet and can make a real difference 🔥

[HappyHoney]

I have a large canopy bed. I drape blankets over it in the winter. Thermal curtains really help. I put some candles in a large soup or canning pot and put them on the stove, or other fire safe area.

[craigbassett]

Me in Colorado 🥶 paying very close attention 👍👍🇺🇲

[dwaynerobinson]

Tip from the hiking world.
Wrist gaiters will keep your wrists warm be closing off the gap between your shirt sleeve and gloves.
You can make these.
Cut the tube part of the socks.
Cut a thumb hole.
You want enough space to not have your hand squeezed by the sock but not so little space that the thumb hole rips out.
Between a quarter and half inch.
Use the cut end. The top of the sock is designed to grip out calves, so they will be too tight on your hands and that hurts and it's cumbersome.

[Wacky_Whimsy]

Sending this video back to myself in February 2021 - in the Texas Grid Outage/Ice Storm.

[jamescole]

This is a lesson from the people living on the street. I have seen this in both the US and the UK. When the weather starts to turn cold the unhoused start gathering cardboard boxes. Some if large enough, are used like a tent, others are cut open and laid flat on the ground: by doing this they have insulated themselves from heat loss from contact with the ground. And of course the more layers the more insulation and the softer the bed.

[NadesikoRose]

Snicker, I liked the fact that your cat wanted to help set things up, but you should always include your pets in the preparations. So need to think of their survival as well.
A humidifier also helps to bring moisture into a room, it may not heat it but it will keep the dry air away.

[bitkrusher]

Off grid 😂 I always have power !Like four different ways over more tip ...buy solar patio lights with remote run into your house tons always have lighting .

[AcuteStressResponse]

A lot of people out there, including me up until about 10 years ago, have never heard of a Masonry Heater. These heaters are built with chambers to contain heat and unburnt carbon from escaping too early. Masonry heaters only need be filled every 12 hours and radiate heat for hours after the fire burns low. When living in Maine many people started building them to offset the need to buy heating oil "the Maine source of heat in New England".

[mikebaugh]

Indiana. Survived 25 below. Jan 94. 78 blizzard. 2004 30 inches. Yep. Im ready

[josephguzicki]

Kris is the Jack Ryan of preparing . Smart, articulate, and data driven.😊

[TwistedLi]

Consider also moisture. In an enclosed room there will be mositure collection from breathing, cooking, heating, etc. (you, your family, your pets). You'll want to get absorbants. Van lifers and tent campers deal with this problem and have great hacks to manage this.

[EdgarClay]

Those magnetic thermal doors are kind of awesome

[alexandriawest]

I have a bed tent and I can't recommend it enough. It got down around 0 celcius in my room a couple of winters ago when our heating was out, and I was in the tent with my hot water bottle and blankets. With the tent mostly keeping the body heat in (it has a small vent for air), I actually got a bit too warm in there!