Does the utensils container have to have holes in the cylinder?

Also trickling water from faucets, very effective.

Okay I have a really dumb question 🙃 Using the utensil holder, putting the Crisco in it and the pot over the top, but how do you light the Crisco ? Do you put the candle inside the Crisco ?

Someone tested those heaters .they don't do anything sadly .at least with 4 candles .no idea how it's with those you showed .but I guess its pretty similar. AND its extremely expensive to heat with candles .

@@timohess3909 were you inside a cold tent, or a empty small cold closet? It isn't for large spaces. But if your surrounded by 3-4 ft drifts. Your family has combined sleeping bags in a 3-4 man tent in the kitchen, with a south facing window, and everything else is closed off, this, food, a pooty can tripple bagged, and water access may be what keeps all you alive.

Wow, as long as you remember to let fresh oxygen in frequently and carbon monoxide out!!! Even with the car off, between you and the flame the oxygen gets used up!

It's amazing what that little bit of heat does in a small space. My place is small to begin with. But I made it smaller by making a blanket igloo of sorts. The candle knocking off that deadly chill, and the body heat and companionship of my dog kept me going. I'm glad you had the candle in your car. Keeping an emergency kit in your car is so smart.

I’ve heard about this a lot keep a candle in a can in the car with a way to light it to keep you alive.

Yes in a car a life saver!!! It’s good to have a winter bag with emergency essentials!!!

Last 2 weeks have been -25 to -44 Celsius. 23 fahrenheit is shorts weather.

and a lot of half knowledge like these life fake hacks

Great idea!

@@DarkownerMinimalist says the halfwit

Great comment

This is the best thing I've ever read on the internet

I had a Little Buddy heater for an 8x10 camper. The problem was that I could burn through a disposable propane container in about 5 hours, meaning That if I went to bed when the sun went down, between 1800 and 1900, I was up at midnight in the freezing cold swapping out propane containers. This Crisco stove burns for far longer! Good on you for making one of these.

You have my heartfelt admiration, take care with your propane heater stay safe

Since it is burning propane, please have a carbon monoxide alarm installed in area. Otherwise it can keep you from ever waking up on this earth. Breathing too much can cost you, your life

I have always collected up oil lamps, extra wicks, and candles when on sale. Seems like someone is always needing them, though, so I have always been able to help in their emergency. Oil lamps are great for adjustable light and heat. Just remember to purchase and have on hand an extra chimney or two in the right sizes, and store plenty of oil, too. Wicks seem to last a long time, but they can also be used in a pinch in a homemade bucket of an oil lamp! Any oil can be used, just practice and see which oils smoke the least and work best for you. Lard smells good to me!

@@hotartesian4163 I am very glad you like the smell of Lard.

​@@elmerwaltermeyer8340mice will love it also 🐭🐀🐁

Back about 12 yrs ago we had a ice storm for couple days , freezing rain, sleet, and air temps dropped into near 20s. Trees were so covered in ice the limbs were collapsing and entire trees were breaking and in the city , transformers safety brakers were blowing off due to the overloads, so we lost power for several days and we do have a fireplace but we also had an antique Aladin mantle burner lamp, i think a No. 7. We dont use it very often but i got all the new wicks and mantle for it and kept oil in it. It was my grammas , which was probably her mom n dads lamp, so it goes back a ways. Anyway, that lamp made so much heat , it was like a space heater as well as a light source. It heated the other end of our long room in the kitchen section. Although it wouldve been better in a bedroom, where it could've heated that easily. I wish it had bought another one when id seen them at antique consignments or flea markets. So our oil lamp collection made a huge difference when we couldn't use our furnace even though its nat gas, we dont have a backup electric blower motor powered by battery to move the hot air even if it ran ok. But I'm trying to work on getting it fixed up so i can even run the furnace with no power. We have gas water heater and gas stove, so we can do pretty well with no power if its cold.

@@d.aardent9382true story! Aladdin’s put out an amazing amount of heat. My wife has collected them for years.

How does that work?

Good 4 you! Wish everyone could had been as lucky as you

Where were you?

That's still a heat source though?

Us in Texas too

Thank you for the tip to the community Linda, it is a good one we have many more tips to come

After watching what happened to Texas last year, I have a closet that has no walls to the outside and figured that’s where I’d spend most of my time with candles, but this is even better.

@@lisas44 Hi.... great idea.... You will still need to be mindful of having a source of ventilation in that confined space.... Also make sure you keep the wicks of the candles trimmed as RHL advised... Hopefully you never need to use the candles... Be well :)

I’ve seen the homeless use newspaper and pine straw as well to pack in to anyplace that blocks the wind. I’ve been told it can get toasty even in low temps. Amazing what you’ll do when you have to

A small tent inside of one a little larger will help

Can you please email me at Riversidehomesteadlife@gmail.com would love to ask you a couple questions

@@RiversideHomesteadLife and then share the answers!

I want to light a spaghetti noodle now!

Love the 3 pieces of spaghetti in the crisco tip. 👏🙌🤔💪🤷😁👍

We used to light spaghetti noodles to ignite the gas stove and oven.. cuz they were pretty long

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Going thru this somewhat now in van 66 yrs old and SSA small income. Using this heart Terra Cotta pot example to heat van nites , save van gas . Hallelujah 🖐️🖐️🔥🔥🙏♥️

Oh my God ,how horrible a experience,I am in Australia in an area that 140 years ago got its first snow ever recorded,people forget this we are in an area that get bad storms and ice falls in winter now and then, heavy frosts in winter also that looks like snow, being only 150 miles from snow country ...and it is bitter to suffer cold ,for people whose bodies get used to heat suffering in summer .But to be cold and freezing is horrible, yes your actions and your dog kept you alive.. 74 now I have always prepared for intense cold and heat ,opperset ends of the stick as they say,Never take the weather predictions for granted ,and the old addege to be prepared for anything under Gods sky...or you are in for a world of misery This rule saved me many a time ........old saying " God helps those that try to help themselves" And he helped you a lot I think.So yes you are doing the right thing ....never stop learning and preparing for any contingencies lets you live longer....Good luck God bless you ...from a tough old bird who never stoped learning .PS....My youngest just turned 45 she has had a hard time and has come home to mum in the rural area because she feels the world is going to ruin ( me to) and feels mum is safer to be with as she has stronger suvival skills.........nice to know ( besids the knowledge is there but my old bod is not as strong as years ago and I have to admit to needing help at times🙄. Hate to admit that ! .)......👵🏻🤷‍♀️

@@betty6819 Good on you ,sorry to hear of your demise though,we older birds sometimes get smarter as we get older I am 74 now and my daughter 45 came home to be with mum as the world has got to crazy for her.My family is scatterd they are all feeling the stress and I am constantly on the phone talking them into a better calm state.Told them to learn how to suvive any desaster and have preperation for such and the confedence they gain will make them feel better andthey did and now they are facing the world much better.But they still want advice at times and it is good to be able to give it.I have a young grand daughter 15 living with me ,she has a slight touch of autism and has her funny querks ,that I can cope with but her mum down the road can not understand and refuses to do so.Good kid smart and very quiet,we get on very well ,she is learning all I can teach her ,she loves to learn things .Well you take care learn all about what you can,Be deturmined to be the best suvivalest ever,and your knolidge will be a boon not just to you but to others to make you a valuable person to have around.God bless good luck.

@@crystalroseblue6760 🤗👍♥️ thank you. Blessings to you as well. Amen 🖐️🖐️🙏🔥

I’m so glad you and your dog made it. God bless you. Stay warm

Very cool

I had never heard of RMS, so thanks! I'm now subscribed to his channel.

Stovetop fan on the top of the planter might help might help

Typical fiber wicks self trim. They burn down with the fuel. Usually staying 5mm tall above the top of the wax or oil pool. This provides best flame. The forever carbon felt wicks are useful for a lamp that you refill but for Crisco or wax...it is not needed.

Would you kindly be more specific about the build instructions and the types of pot materials?

Make sure you test it first. I’ve seen other videos and will be trying it myself this week. But from what I have seen in other videos, it is a lot less burn time. Other than that though, this is great!!

Well said! Thank you so much for sharing!

@@RiversideHomesteadLife mate u save Ur American guys but us Brits are fked. We don't have Crisco or ANYTHING like it....please please do Brit versions.

@@RiversideHomesteadLife we don't have root cellers or even cellers as a general...our houses are small , nothing like Ur USA houses...we have a understair. Cupboard which is prob the easiest room to heat in a UK house...but it's small , can't stand in there and no doubt spider homed...ahem

@@Sol-Cutta Brits absolutely have products almost EXACTLY like Crisco. Stork is the biggest brand, but you've got dozens of brands of shortening to choose from.

@@Sol-Cutta What about lard?

I liked reading your story, I have done everything you mentioned but for fun not for survival, so I understand what you’re saying, continue to pray to God, he will take care of you and only give you what you can handle… Sometimes it’s just a learning curve things that he wants you to learn to become a better man amazing story stick with us we have many more tips to come thank you for leaving a lengthy, God bless

@@monicabaker1124 what?

@@joemattox7525 sorry my phone has been doing crazy things. I didn't realize it sent that

@@monicabaker1124 ok. No biggie 👍👍

If you have a river maybe rig up a waterwheel to drive a generator, charge up a car battery and you can use 12v for charging up, lighting etc, stay strong there, this too shall pass 👍

I want to watch a video of you showing all this 😄😁 🎥👌🏽😎

definitely need a video for these tips!

Thanks for the light hint. It all matters.

Do you mean an old fashioned rubber hot water bottle???

Or maybe a mirror?

@@victoriaalbastra6325 Yes, a mirror works good, and if no mirror of the size you want, you can always use alumininum foil, and if you like you can paste or tape the foil to a sheet of cardboard made in a half circle and place in around the jar to direct the light to whatever direction you want.

Brilliant!

Sarah, the perfect comment I love to read. I hope many people read this... Please share the video! to groups or other social media to spread the tip, thank you so much for taking the time to comment, More tips to come!

One suggestion I would make is to put the set up inside a large (cheap - thrift store) stockpot - just in case it should get bumped/knocked over in that small space.

@@CondescendingOaf yes or a Dutch oven would work too😊

@Sara Leach I hope you are OK. Right now it is 45 degrees with a cold rain in Iowa.

Hang in there Sarah. I pray housing comes your way so soon.

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Thank you for sharing your experience with us. I rarely see posts from folks who have used these hacks in an emergency situation. I don't use Crisco in cooking, but I will absolutely keep it on hand for emergencies. Blessings, health, prosperity and peace to you and yours and to all who read this! 😘👍😇💖

Wow, you’re awesome. Thank you for sharing!

Thank you for your first hand experience. Good job! ❤

Great idea! 💡

Very nice, you look like someone i knew once.....maybe .....

yep. i always have some type of essential oil on hand. i thought the same thing - add lavender, or rose, etc. glad you tried it to let me know it works well.

@@katrinab7657 but, believe me, don not use essential oils which is expensive. Now I found 'essence' for baking bread or cake just way way way more better! I use Mocca Coffee mix with Vanilla essence, it very great! The essence just perfect for producing aromatic then it burned. My home just full of BAKERY SCENTS now, even my neighbors just wondering the delicious soft scents 🤣🤣🤣

You answered my aroma question, this is awesome.

Yea tried the smelling oil before I can't smell it.

Thanks for sharing Donna!

Empty paint can w/tealights stored in the trunk can save you in your car too.

Next time close off ONE ROOM, instead of entire house....you'll be a bit more comfortable, and need fewer candles, thereby making them last a little longer before needing more

You are very welcome, feel free to read through other comments of folks that it is worked for during emergency situation you might pick up a few extra tips on how it worked well for them

God be with you. Hopefully you’re back up and running now but I’ll say a prayer for you anyway!

I am really sorry that happened to you. I hope the windmills get the winter weather kits that were missing. As a northerner it really hurt to watch you guys get blasted with no insulation or heavy clothes.

That is fabulous information. We see this kind of stuff, but who knows if it would really work when you needed it.

@@terrycalderwood3480 It only works in a small area (tented), but I stuck a candle in a smaller can of Crisco and it lasted the entire 30+ hours; a small can mind you. My only concern was my cat burning himself on it.

I'm pretty sure the cats are what really kept you warm

@@timothyconnecticut1910 One cat and after a few minutes, he always moves away because I think he actually got too warm from the clay pot.

Peter you sound like you are experienced! Thanks for sharing with group - people need to hear from people like you - very informative! Thanks I will keep the tips coming 🙌🏽

But don’t oil lamps hold the wick up and out of the oil itself? I have a few old fashioned oil lamps and can’t imagine the safety issues if the wick were to burn down into the oil well…?

@@PYN111 Oil lamps are liquid at all times and the oil is much more flammable which is why they soak in the oil and the wick is held in place so the flame can't travel down it into the reservoir. Stuff like this don't stay liquid nor become a giant puddle and acts just like a wax candle since the combustion point is much higher than the oil lamp fuel.

@@PYN111 No ma'am, it's no different than sticking a whole candle down into the jar of Crisco. Just cheaper. The main thing to remember is to get the wick oiled all the way to the tip, or the cottonwood burn instead of the fat. Use the same protocol as you would for any open flame. Simple as that. Good luck.

@@RiversideHomesteadLife Jj

I bet that would kick up the warmth in the house if you wanted more heat, too.

Can you have a plastic crisco can or does it have to be medal for a candle to burn in?

@@BrightLightShines glass

What will happen is you burn the oxygen in the room faster... guess what happens after that.

@Kelly Moulton; that's good to know. Thanks for the information.

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Texans need to Vote for Better Representatives. WTH is going on down there? Why can't people see the correlation??

I'm really sorry that you went through that all alone.Things have changed so much compared to how I was raised. I pray this winter goes a lot better for you (us) this year. God Bless

my dogs and I went through * my dogs and I don't have to go through this again*

In our little town, South of Wichita Falls, (

@@lbsummer7921 you're a sad person. I feel bad for you.

Thank you Aura ! 💛 yes in the crisco can is strictly emergency no time - When I film them it’s hard to get everything perfect but yes metal cans is the smartest glass is second and thank you for contributing to the group means a lot

I was looking to see if anyone would remind people to melt the Crisco first, so that it does work better. Thank You.

It would be easiest to do on a hot summer day in the sun so there's no stove or oven to waste energy or risk a fire.

I haven't seen coffee in a metal can in a while. Just saying, hopefully people have enough sense not to burn plastic, but nothing surprises me anymore

@@kevlarskeeper4927 I wouldn't know, I've never could stand it.

Great to know! Thanks for your comment Kat

Good idea

I do that but I use olive oil and wire wick holder.

That’s exactly what I was looking for 😍

I am going to try that in my little greenhouse tonight. It’s supposed to freeze.

Great Tips Denise!!🙌🏽 thank you sooo much ! And contributing to our community learning 😃 I sure hope you stick around and comment on many videos - love when others throw in valuable tips 💛

@@RiversideHomesteadLife thanks! 😊 I am a truck driver and have survived some hellacious weather out here on the road. One winter in Wyoming, the temp was -40°, wind was pushing the wind chill down around -65°, and my radiator decided to freeze over. I limped the truck into a rest area, but she couldn't stay running. No antifreeze, no water, no run. No bunk heater,🥺. But I had extra blankets, hot hands, and a couple of 1 dollar jarred candles. I used a couple of the blankets to cover the windshield and side windows, put the lit candles in the cup holders, cracked the back vent against the wind, and bundled up in the bunk. When the road service folks could get to me hours and hours later, it was still -40° outside, but it was about 40 in my cab, and I was toasty under the blankets in my insulated bibs and parka, complaining cuz they woke me up, 😆. I try to be prepared for just about anything, on the road, or at home. It never hurts to have a plan, and a course of action. Even if my neighbors and other drivers think I am nuts. Ya never know what life is gonna throw at you while you are busy living your life. I say if the spirit tells you you might need that_________. Heed it. You usually will need it. I am looking forward to getting home and making up some of those emergency crisco lamps to tuck away in my stash of things.😃 Thanks for the great idea!

Time to add some content to your yt channel Driver to go along with all the Wisdom and Light you have. I started you off as your first subscriber

Everything but the snow to drink because that shit is now toxic. Just cause they couldn't get heat doesn't mean the GeoEngineering planes weren't still dropping chemicals like aluminum, barium, strontium and now lithium among other nanoparticles. Barium and strontium are the contributing chems that make those beautiful purpink sunrises abd sunsets but don't let that beauty fool ya, it's toxic as hell to even breathe though we do it every time they spray but don't you eat or drink that yellow or even white snow without boiling thoroughly but I'm not sure how well that will work

@@killyourtelllievision absolutely. Would need a Berkey water filter or some type before drinking. The snow and rain is polluted now. Sad isnt it. Gates is the devil.

You are so welcome!

I was just wondering if I could get the temperature up by adding more wicks. Thank you for sharing your cooking hack!

Amazing to hear! so incredible Jay! Look forward to your replies on other videos! Thank you

The internet is on the grid

@@tc9875 It's available on the grid true. But is not grid based by any means.

@@WindmillJay You can send Internet over amateur radio, satellite, optical LED links, all sorts of wacky homebrew stuff, and if you're not watching Netflix in 4K, even a relatively low bitrate is useful. Back in the day we had 28.8kilobit modems. 2.8K a second, a megabyte in 7 minutes! Now they're doing gigabit to people's homes! That's like 300,000 times faster! But the Internet was good back then. Of course, web pages were smaller and didn't contain a ton of Javascript and auxiliary style sheets, they were just pages with writing and pictures, but more than good enough. There were also text-based systems like Usenet and IRC for talking. You can do all sorts of amazing stuff with home-made Internet! There's even a standard for transmitting Internet over carrier pigeon. Obviously they had to adjust the delays a little bit, pigeons take a while. It's like those olden-days farms who'd run telephone service over steel wire fences. If the phone company wouldn't run a wire all the way out to your homestead, you bargained and got them to wire it to your fence. In the open country, apparently telephone companies must have had a lot of customers like that. You can install solar-powered repeaters halfway between here and there, to bounce the signal over longer distances. It's all thanks to the basic TCP / IP standard. If you can send any sort of signal over something, the air, a wire, whatever, then it will carry Internet. Also this candle thing will burn your house down. Just sayin'. Fire brigades report so many more fires during power cuts, cos people start getting creative with fire. Think of all the stuff in your home that's flammable. Only takes a flame to start.

Good luck to you both!

Well said, thanks for sharing Kenneth!

You're welcome, thanks for watching Sheri

thank you Gina, pay no mind to the haters on here that like to shoot down real help.... read some of the comments... of folks on here that have real life experience and saved there lives... it works if done correctly.... Blessing to you, and be prepared... hard winter coming... thank you for supporting our channel... other grateful supporters said :Sarah Leach • 45 minutes ago Thank you so much for this info I'm currently living in a tent in Iowa and this kept me warm all night last night I couldn't believe it! Thank you so much seriously! I'm gonna make a few of these for some other people I know who need them as well! REPLY 1 reply Jaqlyn Mead • 1 day ago Used terracotta pots during 4 month nov-feb power outage. Used 2 thicker 1/4 mexican terracotta pots with bolts washers & nuts 2 attach pots. Metal also heats pots faster. It kept us toasty for 4 months in 12'×12' bedroom. We cooked in our fireplace. But our bedroom was furthest from fireplace & always cold. So we used pots we had which had set of 3 mexican nesting pots one fit inside another lrg med smll. We used lrg & med on bricks with plate 2 slide candles out 2 lite & replace candles. We used $1 walmart candles ×4. It was like a mini fireplace kept us very cozy fir 4 months. We wana try with crisco candles already prepared just waiting 4 power outage 2 use. Walmart candles lasted 24-26 hours. Can't wait 2 use longer burning crisco candles... We may even add 3rd smll pot?

@Delana Taylor Online I see your Arizona flag…nice….heading to Quartzsite in January….yeah🇺🇸❤️🕊

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I'm one of those survivors. My situation was pretty bad during the ice storm last February. I truly felt afraid of freezing to death. That candle and my big, warm dog saved my life. I don't say that lightly. Only thing I added that did improve things was some heavy duty aluminum foil layered enough times to make it stay shaped into a kind of tent/dome with an open front to keep the heat channeled more toward me.

Nice job Joyce! Always good to be prepared

Great video and very practical!

Did you burn 8 to 10 candles at the same time? Because there's just not enough BTUs there to keep anybody warm

@@tjward2370 yes, I lit all my candles throughout our home. We live in a single floor dwelling and my parents have a connecting 3 room apt. I also put blankets over doorways to unused rooms, reflective sheeting (car sun shields) under mattress pads on beds and under sheeting on sofa. I had a few rubberized rugs I used as extra protection for our feet. However, the crisco candles took the chill out of the air, allowing for a comfortable environment. If you reduce your living space during a crisis, one can easily survive. If needed, one can set-up a tent inside, covered with sheets and blankets, put your mattress inside and small chair/table.... and with GREAT CARE, use your Terra cotta heater. Or, make a tent using your table... anything to help reduce area needing to keep heated. And, thanks for your question. Hope this is helpful.

Благодарю за рассказ о вашем выживании в аварийной жизненной ситуации! Мне 79 лет и никто никогда не учил нас элементам и способам выживания. Этому стоит учиться с самого детства. Я живу в Украине. и у нас льётся кровь а опыта и знаний выжить нет и власть это не заботит. Я благодарен за видео. Оно ценно.

The can becomes the wick.

@@White000Crow wicked harsh burn

I'd forgotten this hack, thanks for reminding me. I noticed a reply mentioned using a candle to stay warm when trapped in your car. Please, people, make sure you clear any snow from the exhaust pipe. If it's blocked and you run the engine, you can die before you freeze. That said, a metal shortening/coffee can, candle, matches, a coffee cup, and a jar of bullion cubes rode everywhere with us when I lived in Wisconsin.

Thanks Knoweyes ! Yes - the burning in the crisco can is like for no time get it going- works good in cold conditions - no worries/ but the intent of transferring should be the near future goal! , Cohen 🙌🏽

@Riverside Homestead Life I have no heat in one room I bought a terrakata pot and put a crisco can inside and insert one of the longer candles can I use this to heat my room Thank you

What a great tip, thank you! Is there any concern with toilets though...?

This was method used (still) in the Minnesota country when temps dipped below -20F. Leave a faucet dribbling, your well pump will come on a couple times an hour circulating water from the well that is warm, prevents pipes from freezing.

As a small child we did this during the winter's up here in the North in the snow belt region we live in because we had no basement to our house only a crawl space so it's a great tip for people that don't have basements in their houses sit on the ground or close to the ground.... Please don't do what some people have by crawling under the house with a blow torture other heating source to try to defreeze the pipes but if all else fails you could take snow and melt it down and even have secure place outside of snow to keep food fresh like on a balcony.... My aunt did that when she had a second floor apartment and there was a power outage so she took her stuff from the refrigerator that was perishable and buried in the snow on the small balcony she had and covered it... Also a small tip I learned from a homeless man is you could stuff the inside of your jacket or shirt with newspapers as well as in your windows between the screen or storm window and your window of your home of older houses to keep the heat source in.... As well as most putting plastic over their windows here up in the north I also remember as a small child we used to take bread bags after we put our socks on put bread bags over our feet before we put our boots on to not only keep our feet warm but dry so we wouldn't catch colds....

Yep! My husband is a master plumber and we do this every winter

We did that in Texas and it froze anyway. We had a frozen drip coming out of our kitchen sink. It works for overnight, but if you are frozen for days without any kind of heat, it doesn't work. We learned that the hard way so you don't have to.

I have to say that February freeze experience might have been a warning to NOT homestead in Texas. Maybe go to another state that doesn't get so cold? Or one that isn't isolated from the nation's power grid, so power could have been shared with another state in case of possible statewide power failure. Remember, Texas ERCOT SHUT OFF the power in time to avoid a worse failure that would have totally wiped out the grid in Texas. Had they SHARED the grid with nearby states in a situation like that, maybe they wouldn't have had to shut down. Lives could have been saved rather than lost. If you want to be isolated, you picked a state that ensures that.

the Lord didn't show you how to prepare for survival mode. Honestly there isn't a man sat on a cloud showing you how to prepare for survival mode. You have to stop believing that shit. It sounds like you've been brainwashed. Trust me here your own initiative prepared for survival mode. Thanks.

Where in Texas did you end up moving to? I'm just south-east of Wichita Falls...

Sounds great!

Thinking about the same thing myself, Texan here as well. I grew up in a house built before central heat and air, we only had one tiny gas heater in the living room, and we would turn on the stove to help heat up the kitchen. We would but bread bags over our socks to play outside and keep our toes from freezing.

It seems quite a few people in Dallas have fireplaces they never use and have no wood for. Even after that storm last year, my nextdoor neighbor cut a fairly large tree down in his yard, yet kept none of the wood to use in his fireplace - in case of emergencies. Its nuts.

What was the mixture ratio? Asking as a wee southern border friend whos not keen on frosting up over the winter months when the insane 80% home energy prices hitting in October 2022.

The closest thing to Crisco in the UK is Trex, I get mine from my local Tesco. I use all my waste veg oil from cooking and put it into a glass jar n save it up for winter n make a flowerpot heater also so my plants don't freeze 🥶 lol

nothing says you can't have a few of them .

Trex is vegetable shortening it's the UK equivalent of crisco

Lard is so great there's a song about it. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zs6kjZqgyKnPXYU.html

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Sunnytrailr bless your heart, that made me feel so good to read your comment. My line is from the south. My mother used to tell stories about living in a tent during some of the depression. She was the oldest of ten kids. As the babies kept coming mom had to stop going to school after the fifth grade to help grandma at home. My grandparents were very poor and lived on a mountain in Tennessee. There wasn't much work and grandpa figured he'd best make himself noticeable. So he painted his name on 2 pieces of wood, advertised himself as a handyman/carpenter, and mounted both signs on the doors of his old truck upside down. It made people do a double take and got him some business. He also wove small baskets from the reeds and grasses up on the mountain, and grandma made roses out of paper. My mom loved the memory of running to whoever was in sight and selling them. My reason for telling this is to demonstrate how resourceful we can get when the tires hit the road.. My mother was amazing when it came to making something work for our needs out of just about nothing. You would not believe some of the things that woman came up with to keep her own brood of nine fed and housed. We never were homeless, bit lord some of the homes we moved in to. And each one was I'm better repair when we moved out. Mom passed this down to her seven girls. Use what you have to use. And then make it better. We moved into a place in Washington state during the winter. We all piled into the house cold and tired. To our horror we saw a hole right I'm the middle of the dining room floor. My dad was dead broke. Our car got hit on the trip from California, and he started a new job the following Monday. No extra money for Christmas presents let alone floor repair. A couple off days later us kids came in from our new schools, feeling sad and out of place. But we were greeted by the site of a huge fresh Christmas tree with the beginning of decorations.. we found out mom and daddy went walking on tge property and found the tree, cut it down, and after stuffing I don't know what into that hole, had him plop that tree right inside of it. And then it stayed till after Christmas and daddys payday . My grandma used to say, "Can't never did nothing, can did It all". And I learned and passed on to my two daughters "Where theirs a will, there's a woman".

tHANK you LiLy !

Hi - we don't have Crisco in the UK, so what do you use please? Also, do you actually use the terracotta pots? As I have seen videos that say they can explode when heated. Thanks, it would be great to have info from a Brit person on tips like this.

Been using these in central Oklahoma since 1972 my limey friend, you ain't nothing new across that pond..sanctimonious bull shitter

@@TwinkleToes2day Crisco is a brick, tub, can, etc of vegetsble shortening. (Shortening; solid grease.) People use it to make breadstuff or to fry meats in. You might not have Crisco, but you have something comparable.

@@firstptr3and10_ I wonder if coconut oil would work

@@sapiophile545 Yes, it would, but it would be expensive as all get-out.

What is Crisco?

​@@kohhyinSolidified vegetable oil

Kind of stuff that should be taught in schools. Real life situations.

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NASA war DOCUMENTS have told us this sustainable development they have been planning but( Obiden is pushing it through ). Obiden just tried to outlaw burning wood and make everything electric so he can turn our heart off and way of cooking also. We are definitely going to need these . Especially the people who are not going to take the mark of the beast vac . So this is awesome and so are you thanks so much and God bless you 🤗 in a pinch I have taken a piece of paper as big as a rolling paper and roll like a candle dip into the wax ,let dry, light and use as a wick

You gave me a great idea! My daughter leaves for work early in the morning and really hates scraping ice off her windshield. A tiny shortening candle might keep the car interior just warm enough overnight to prevent ice formation in the first place. We have some old shortening that's just a tad over the hill. This would be a great use for it.

@@d.jensen5153 Can throw an old blanket over the windshield at night. Then she can just toss it in & go! They actually sell something like this for vehicles made of nylon. To keep it from blowing off, there are flaps that you close onto the doors.

Very true and a good idea, just make sure you Crack a window for air flow

Use all 7 in one room?

Keep fire extinguisher handy? I live in earthquake country…..

where do you get lard?

@@MatthewSmith-cp3hu any store, the mexican grocery stores have tubs of them, very popular for cooking in hispanic culture.

I rendered a bunch of lard this fall and put it in jars. I was wondering if the lard would work. Thank you!

Haha! Good old manteca. You can get that stuff by the tub in a Mexican mart.

Does burning lard last as long as Crisco?

NIDO brand 56 oz powdered whole milk is in a sturdy metal can 7 3/4" tall with a 5 1/4" opening. I love the taste, use it for baking/drinking. It is great to corral a ball of yarn.

Plus the bonus is that Bustelo is the best coffee ever. :)

Why not just use the cans from the last food items you ate?

Ask at restaurants for 1 gallon cans. Most will give them to you

@@AllOutBible I was gonna say that!! Delicious...

Thank you so much for commenting- we have weekly tips- and I will continue to try to provide great timeless tips of the past to new generations 😊

Yes you are right, thanks for taking the time to come in, hit the bell because we have many great tips coming stay up-to-date, have a wonderful day

This is what it was made for. Why we started eating this is beyond me.

It works great in the bedroom also, better than vasaline or even KY, and uf you like to do it with the lights on, you've got that covered too !

Yep, I just watched that yesterday lol

Her that’s cold, cents added is a great idea

Great idea!!!

@@RiversideHomesteadLife what’s the name of the intro

@@RiversideHomesteadLife what is cisco oil ,is that lard ,I’m in uk never heard off it ,is it cooking oil ,lol hope someone helps me out ,I’m gonna be delivering food to old and disabled this winter would love to be able to give them two off these for heating as long as they are aware enough to the fire hazard and I’m trying to get monetary help through the church for gas heating wich would only be one per house .but I’d also like to pass this on to a lot off people in the community our electric n gas is sky rocketing .Thnks .

@@Crosshatch1212 I just checked and Trex is the UK equivalent

Thanks for giving the community a great tip, more tips to come

I love this idea. In the old days they used stuff like that to warm their beds & when riding in their horse carriage to keep hands & feet warm.

I do this for the deer blind. Nice smooth. Hard River rocks work great. I get mine from lake Michigan or superior. If you want to get fancy, find some soap stone. You can shape soap stone with metal files and Dremel tools. Soap stone is one of the best stones you can use to hold heat. Don't use field stone. They are too porous, they can explode if you over heat them and they stink.

What great ideas! Super helpful thank you!

I always put hot rocks in my boots, to dry them out. It also keeps the vermin out of your boots. I pull my socks over them to dry out & prevent vermin out. Overseas you have to be alert for scorpions. From the time we stop for the day & set up camp. Take your boots off allow your feet to dry out. Before you turn in, use foot powder, dry socks (clean)& running shoes to sleep in. These are for if you got to get up in middle of the night and face an emergency. You don't need to be fumbling around looking for your foot wear and your tent is on fire. If you have tender feet, use mole skin and you can use stick deodorant on your feet to toughen them up and forgo blisters. Have fun.

The mirror doesn't amplify the light, just redirect it or you could add 1000 mirrors and set up a solar panel and a candle to power the neighborhood

@@robertjones1730 Funny!

put a candle behind a goldlfish bowl or jar full of water if you want more light in the room.

Momom, 100% easy, I love this one! such a long burner.... thanks for watching.... more tips to come...

Were you in a small room?

Do yourself and favor and test those tea lights and pots in the real world before you ever rely on it. Once a friend and I was caught in a blizzard in a truck camper on top of a mountain. I had all my favorite survival lamps and tiny little candle heaters, oil lamps and more. We froze that night pretty badly. I was amazed how much it really took to heat that little camper in the snow storm.

Always good to test them out and see how they work

@@RiversideHomesteadLife thank you

Great ideas Paula! thanks for your comment, more videos to come

How many holes in the juice can did you make? As many as the utensil holder? Wanting to make some out of cans also for emergencies.

Great tips!!! Thank you😁

Thank you. So helpful ❤️

You're welcome!

Thank you Oliver

A E, I can certainly say there is a great divide in belief out there.... and a lot hidden truths... not being told - big unknown to me but I can see things are currently not getting any better! Thanks for watching - more to come🙌🏽

The most likely situation to occur is Yellowstone erupting. But the powers-that-be say it will never happen. Right!

Yes friend., we are in prophetic times! Jesus Christ invites us to come to Him, and God has promised, “to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God” John 1:12 please call upon Jesus before it is too late, we are not promised tomorrow. God bless everyone that is reading this message. 🙏🏻❤️

God = Love 1John4:8

@@alankie thank you so much. It is so true and we need to be prepared. Jesus is Lord.🙏