I don’t think people realize what is being done to this country, and how bad things may get. I am paying attention to all of this! THANKS for your videos!

I've been a pharmacy technician for the past 23 years and have never worried about how I would access my own prescription medications until last year. I have now decided to pivot the basic pharmacology knowledge I know and learn herbology/herbalism. I sincerely believe this knowledge will become more important as commodities we are used to being able to access over seas to make our pharmaceuticals, become more difficult to obtain. I also think it will be a good skill to have if our economy ever gets to the point that we have to barter/trade for basic necessities.

My grandparents had a sears roebuck home delivered. They did not connect the water, electric or lights. They had no generator. They used oil lamps, wood stove, water was a hand pump hooked up thru the floor of the home and attached to the sink in the kitchen, wood stove for heat. We went to bed when it got dark and got up when it was light. Worked crops all day, played outside, cleaned up and read before bed. That is what we will be looking at when things go bad. They had an "ice box" later in life. But, all food was gathered everyday and eaten for every meal. Farmers bartered food and labor with each other. As for winter...make sure you have plenty of blankets in storage. For washing clothes they had an old ringer washer outback on the porch, a wash board and used the ringer to run the clothes thru. Not hooked up to elelctric and the ringer was crank. Baths were outside in a horse trough. We washed our feet before bed in the bedpan that was then stored under the bed for night time potty use.

I love that you said "when it's dark you go to bed. When the sun comes up, you get up."

when I finish using my liquid laundry soap, I fill it with water to keep for emergencies. It frees up the other water to drink and is perfect for washing hands or dishes.😉

Well living through 66 years of hurricanes has given me a good base to build on for longer than 3+ weeks without power. I'm a rugged old gal, and like you Elizabeth, a bit frugal. I will go buy 25 bricks tomorrow and try building my first rocket stove! I'm excited👍 As long as I have shelter, water (no lack of that here), food and my bible, I am set! Be Blessed y'all ❤

You brought many wonderful memories back for me! As I was growing up we had a wood stove and a oil stove as well. I remember on cold winter nights my mom would make me go jump into my bed after a bath and she would warm a blanket on the stove top and come tuck it all around me. My room might have gotten chilly but that warm blanket kept me toasty warm all night. I remember waking up to hear daddy making coffee and mom frying bacon on that old wood stove. After breakfast my mama would load the cast iron pot with beans she had soaked overnight add a ham hock and let those beans cook all day. Then after the beans would get done she would pull out the skillet and fry potatoes and the best part is when she got her cast iron corn bread skillet out and made warm cornbread with fresh butter and honey. I miss those old time ways we didn't have loads of money but we never were cold or hungry. So to this day I know even being almost 70 I could survive and thrive on way less than we have now. Thank you so much for just reminding a senior those times were not as bad as some might think they were in fact I never thought they were that terrible and they taught me lessons I still remember after all these years!! I still have daddy's coffee pot and moms cast iron pots and skillets.💕

I came in Canada from the 3rd world country from East of Europe and I leave without electricity and runing water until I was 17 year old. I remember how we survived without all these the good staff that we have today. You are absolutlly spot on with your advise. Thanks for your advise. God Bless and all my love from Canada!

Take one small room pitch a tent with sleeping bags you'd be surprised how warm you'd be.

I had frost bite and hypothermia. The policeman told me if your in a car. Know a candle that would fit in the spot you put your drink, can keep the car above freezing for up to 8 hours. I keep 5 wick candles. Yes you have to replace when used. It kept my 2 bedroom apartment during a storm and then no power for a little over a week from freezing and quite warm. 5 candles kept us warm. Everyone that had kids in my building came and stayed with us. It got so hot we had to open the windows a couple times. You can also cook over candles. Takes longer. But still works.

I love sleeping in cold weather!! It’s been in the 40’s at night here and I’m still sleeping on one of my porch beds at night! Bundled up, I’m all toasty warm!!! My daughter slept out there all winter one time. She said she slept better and breathed better!

I cold brew my coffee. Let the grounds sit in a filter basket in the water overnight. Then, just heat it up in the morning.

One thing people should invest in is Hot Water Bottles!!! They are only about 10$ each and Heat ur body for hours.. especially in the bed where the warmth will stay trapped.. just heat up the water from a portable gas stove top for 5 minutes or so and ur set for a long warm night n bed! Also solar water heaters and cookers are great! Great show guys!!

I think y'all are a very loving couple. God bless you. Marriage's like yours is rare. Thank you for the information.

We have a remote cabin set up where we can live. We have good soil and tools. The cabin has a 4K 48v inverter along with a 12v system for lighting and RV water pump. I have multiple charge controllers and solar panels. I can get 20 years on the batteries. I’m pushing 70 and still cut wood.

French press, hand food processor, hand coffee grinder. AWESOME.

We had a tornado arrive in 2018 and then a monster blizzard that took out power in 2019. Both times, once in summer and one in winter we had days with no power. Each time I learned a lot, mainly how inadequate my preps were. The main thing I learned was things like gas runs out. Also neighbours will run out before you and come looking to borrow. Also thieves will come to steal your generator. All three things happened. (My dog showed a side I hoped was there but it was great having it confirmed as she "escorted" the thief off our property.) I now have a solar powered generator. We are also set up to go entirely over to wood heat. We have lots of stored wood and what we need to get more if we need it. Oh and we have a second dog now too.

Got my bricks for the rocket stove. As I was walking around feeding my chickens, goats and dogs, I realized that my 2 acre 'front yard' that is filled with 3 to 4 foot weeds will be a perfect place to start to collect the small twigs for the stove! It's not messy, it's stove fuel waiting to be collected!

We stayed in our motorcoach one year when we had hurricane weather come through. We just got high winds. We moved into our coach for 3 days. We had everything we needed. The generator was ready and everything went well. We were very, very blessed.

Mama and papa bear, that’s who you both are. This is what I needed. Thank you, thank you passing on your wisdom without passing on the fear. May God bless you both.

Slightly off the subject, when I was a little girl my grandmother and mother would read a publication called "Good Old Days" magazine. People would send in their stories to the magazine of the good old days and I mean some of these people were in there '90s and wrote these stories from when they were children. they were completely fascinating to me. I've gotten some pretty good ideas out of those stories. It makes me sad that so many people will absolutely not take the time listen to the elders. there's a plethora of knowledge that is being lost as these folks are passing on. I mean we're talking people who were alive when cars weren't even on the radar. If my health were better I would probably go into nursing homes and sit and listen to people tell their stories. I used to do that when I was a teen and I loved listening to the stories from the older folks. lot of knowledge there.

Lehmans is a good resource for non electric tools,kitchen devices etc.The Amish use their items.

When i was a child i lived in Poland in a cottage and my grandpa had a garden off grid one!I remember the warmthof our stove during wintertime and wonderful summers in the garden! Now im in Indiana in my own house and started a garden just to show my kids how to garden and bake.

I have to say that the best prepping measure you can take is to have a group of people who are like-minded and have complementary skills and work & trade together for the things they need. I don't think that "going it alone" is a good idea when it comes to prepping. A cooperative group can share costs and make strategic decisions - takes a little trust and communication - a small price to pay - for the extra security and safety of a larger group.

I went out and bought the bricks I needed to build that rocket stove. I've learned alot from your videos. Thank you!

As a resident manager in NYC once the electricity goes out the ejector pumps don't work. That means tenants/shareholders cannot use their toilets because the waste can't be pumped out to the city main. I keep a 5 gallon bucket and a toilet seat in my closet just in case. You can place a plastic bag in the bucket, do your business and then tie the bag. You can keep the used smaller bags in a bigger bag until you can discard them. For short term emergencies I keep extra batteries, candles and a portable butane stove for cooking and heating. Solar chargers are also recommended to charge cell phones.

Also people need to learn how to start a fire, most people don't know. Kindling is so important, we collect twigs all summer as they fall from the trees, break them up and store in large metal cans. We lay down a small bundle of them and light, they allow air to get in and catch fire quickly, allowing us to put on bigger pieces until we have a good fire established.

Those gadgets would probably be available at Lehman's from Kidron, Ohio. I grew up amish and that lifestyle was alot like this prepping!!

Elizabeth, I wish I could just set down and have tea with you. I just love your spirit (not to downplay your hubby he's cool too). I look forward to seeing folks I will never meet on earth in heaven.

My wife and I have used our two Jotul woodstoves to heat our home for over 30 years. We have 3 years of cordwood cut, split and under cover...

We live in Central Florida and have an oil lamp in every room of the house. In the winter, if the power goes out, we light the oil lamps. They actually put out a fair amount of heat with a medium low flame.

The energy between the 2 of you is amazing! I thoroughly enjoy watching you, for educational purposes but I was also entertained! Many thanks and blessings to both of you.

I think when push comes to shove, Americans will learn they can live without many things and still be OK. The journey to get to that place will be more difficult for some, like ppl who have lived thier whole life in a subdivision and only bought things they need for the day or week at the local grocery store. But it is human nature to adapt to survive and we all will learn as we go.

We have several bees wax candles that we make. There are several bee keepers here in Maine, so we buy lots of bees wax. I am going to buy some oil lamps soon. And we have lots of down blankets and coats and wool socks to survive. We have never camped, so we don’t have any camping gear. But with all thats going on and all the threats I just pray and ask the Lord to protect us and provide what we need. He has never failed us yet! ❤️

Trivia - Canning was originally done with Jars back in the late 1700's and though they switched to metal cans, for better durability and easier shipping, when mason jars became available to be used for household food preservation in the mid 1800's the original name stuck and has continued that way ever since...

Wow! I really appreciate all the time and energy that went into creating this video! It's truly a very helpful and valuable one in which I will watch again and again. Thank you for bringing up a lot of important issues and points regarding off-grid survival. Thanks so much for sharing with us!

I have a sun oven I can cook on if I don't have electricity. But you have to have the sun shining to use it. I have cooked in it many times. When my father was living he had a farm and have a cask iron wood burning stove that sat in the fireplace. We would cook on it when we were cooking Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner. My mother would put her turnkey up there to cook. I always love your informative videos to let us know what is available. Thank you so much.

I absolutely love that you're bringing this side of the picture to people that maybr don't know of situations to come

Many people use bar-b-que grills on their patios and balcony’s all the time. So, I don’t see the problem using a little rocket stove.

Thanks guys - absolutely loved the video! Felt like we were just sitting down chatting. I know that longer videos don't usually work so well but with you guys, no matter the subject, it's like sitting down with a great friend and I didn't want it to end. Prayers and blessings always

Don't forget to stock up on hand warmers. You can get them for your feet too and put them in your boots or slippers, etc. Be sure to keep a stash of them in your vehicles too. Great for use in your sleeping bag too and camping.

Seems the forces that be are planning for less people . We are always thinking of ways to be self sufficient. One idea is a hand pump for your well. I also bought a hand mill to make flour, and since we raise wheat, we held back a few pails . Yes! French press ! I love mine! They make them even for indoor or outdoor Our house was built over 120 years ago and set up such we have three forms of heat including wood if need be. The old Monarch wood stove used to be in our kitchen and grandma used to can on it! For the life of me , I don't know how they got that monstrosity down in the basement, but they did and it is still hooked up and we use it on occasion in winter or if the power is out in winter. Plus a generator that could run the whole farm. Hunting , using snares works well too . We already raise and hunt our own food. I can break down a deer from field to freezer in a very short time. In fact I just did last week! Personally, no matter how much you prep if they come for you , it won't matter. I do not know what goes through people's heads as to why they would want to destroy a good thing, why they would through force impose their will. Very sad.

Candle Makin= Crisco shortening can, long candles. Cut the candle where the shortening starts and stick the candle in the middle of the can and you have yourself emergency candles that can last up to 72 days.

Hello from Finland! What an awesome video you have here! I live 4 days a week in a cabin- I have power, but I`m not depending on it. My cabin is very modest- no running water, no shower nor indoor toillet., instead a composting one, outhouse, that works very well. I have learned how to cook without electricity-- useing my fireplace, that stores heat for hours. Then I have a woodburning sauna- provides hot water for washing and doing the dishes and also heats the cabin because of the tile mansoned wall...and I can also use my sauna for cooking. Like yesterday I placed a tinfoil bag with sausages on the stones and while having sauna - the supper was cooked without any effort. I have been here in bad storms without power and also in very cold weather, like -27 C and survived. I`m lucky to have the lake 5 metres from my doorstep. The lake provides washing water and if boiled also drinking water. I loved what you said about castiron cooking ware. Did you know that if you have a good castiron pot with a lid you can even bake bread in it on open fire? Castiron is something to go for! Thank you for sharing all your knowlidge; absolutely love to follow you!

I love the intro, all of it: Elizabeth's "Here we go," pops (rest in peace) "Wow." Love it all. This is such a special channel. Truly.

Me personally I would really really love if I could afford it a large solar generator. There's companies making them out there and they're quiet so you would attract less attention then a gas powered generator. But if I was really off grid there'd be a solar array that would power everything anyway possibly some wind but those turbines look wicked dangerous. And just it is a side note? I've going camping in October in a cabin once. just as it got colder everybody turned their heaters on and blew the fuses. so nobody had any electricity in the cabins. Now me and my friend had brought tea light candles and oil lamps. so we were fine. what I'm getting at here is that one tea light candle with a reflective surface behind it managed to bring the temperature of that cabin up to where we weren't shivering. so just one little thing made the difference. I think it was a 16x16 cabin it was one big room. But that one tea light candle made us comfortable enough with our blankets to sleep well. Just thought I'd mention it.

Bonjour from France! what a pleasure to have found you thank you so so much for sharing your good tips... Yes, things here are going to become extremely difficult and so for at least 3 or 4 more years....so I prepare my survival kit...Take good good care of yourself and keep up the good work merci💚merci💙

Thank you! This is a necessary perspective. This is always where my brain goes. Stored stuff will only last so long.... then what. Thank you for putting so much effort for those in the city! I also live somewhere where solar is not super helpful as we go long stretches under grey skies. I appreciate the effort and thanks for the reminder about the solar oven and rocket stove. Be well.

One tip to keep warm in the winter if you live in an apartment or condo is to use blankets to block doors and windows. Use a tent within a tent method inside the closed off room. If you have a good sleeping bag that is meant for winter camping you will keep warm. For me I made a small investment that will last long term. They all can be used in place or can be transported to a new location if needed. I live in Canada and know a few things about winter. Staying warm and dry is extremely important. Tent*2 Cold weather sleeping bags Volcano stove - can use three different fuels - propane, bbq bricks & wood. Plus it comes with a Dutch oven that can be used with it or alone for multiple cooking options. I also yrs ago bought a wood cooking stove that could be installed if there is a long term grid down situation. Heat and cooking in one. It was built in the 1940’s but I know they build new ones as well. Even if I never use it I feel it was the best $400 I ever spent. Peace of mind.

If we have a full grid down for years, wood will also become scarce and expensive for everyone, if you can get it at all. In the end, nothing will last forever. I personally would not want to live in the violent conditions, dark ages like, that will come out of the collapse of society. It will come down to seriously awful choices to survive that and lots of animalistic behavior.

I really appreciate the way you guys talk about this subject . Sometimes delivery is everything. I would love to see a video on pressure canning meat .

I'm sure Bill could easily dig a hand dug well that's 20-30 feet deep in your backyard that you could put a hand pump on. Do keep in mind that rivers and streams are highly likely to become polluted with sewage and chemicals if the grid goes down for any length of time. Meats and fish can also be cold smoked or salt cured to preserve. With all the new people to woodstoves it's super important that they have the gear to clean their chimneys about once a month to prevent chimney fires... and, super-duper important is to have several fire extinguishers and smoke detectors. In a grid down there might not be 9-11 or firefighters coming to the rescue.

I have lived in Florida for more than 25 years and since we had several hurricanes. We have lost power and water for a few weeks at a time. So now, everytime the hurricane season starts, I already have fill up all the empty gallons of water, milk, juice and sodas. We fill some of them at least 2/3 and put them in the freezer, in case the lights goes out, the food in the refrigerator won't spoil too fast. Also as the water melts we can drink it cold. The rest of the gallons we can use for drinking, cooking, bathing or to clean up the toilets. Also we always keep some gallons of water in the car and some drinks and snacks. Also some rain gear and tools. I know this might be good for probably a short time but if I buy what we need ahead of time, we won't have to be running to the stores to make long lines for hours only to find out that what I needed to buy is gone. We always have extra food, drinks, toiletries, cleaning supplies, flash lights, batteries, solar lights, candles, matches, firelighters, propane, gasoline, and cash. By the time hurricane season starts, we are prepared, and if anything happens, we could survive with what we already have for about 6-10 months.

Watching this made me remember why I’d never live in a house where I couldn’t heat with wood. We cook and heat with wood. I have three 10 litre kettles, we can even make a small bath by adding cold water which we did when we lost power for a while. We don’t have air con in the summer either and use shutters and air flow to cool the house and open windows in the night when it’s cooler. Like you say, it’s mindset,

I’m two mins in and just smiling from ear to ear. I’m fairly new to all this and about to purchase property and am so thankful for channels like this. Subbed and hugs to you and everyone here💕✨

You two are such a wonderful asset to those of us who follow you.❤🙏

We are having to say goodbye to our pellet stove because the cost of pellets has gone up to $300 per pallet! Also, if the power goes off, the stove fan stops the the room fills up with smoke! We will be installing a regular wood stove in its place. ( There are approximately 45-48 bags of pellets on a pallet). Hope this isn’t too confusing for folks.

Now you're talking❤️ I prep like an Amish person.... Lol. Meaning that I am off grid, water catchment, two different heat sources. Solar frig and freezer, composting toilet, green house, gardens. Hand tools, meaning I can drill and saw by hand. I have an outdoor kitchen, wood rocket cooker. I love this lifestyle....❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

So great to see you guys. Glad you can share. It’s needed

My first memories are of living with my grandmother on the banks of a river with wood burning cook stove and wood burning heater and no electricity. I appreciate the ease of electricity and gas but know how to live without either of them.

I have tried to add a few things to a small prepper list over the last several years. I collect Aladdin and other kerosene lamps so as long as I can get kerosene I will have light and heat, especially from the Aladdins. I have two vintage Perfection heaters and an Aladdin blue flame heater that also run on kerosene. If there is an extended power outage I can also cook on these and brew coffee in my 4 cup Pyrex percolator as well as heat water. I have a stash of canned food as well as some freeze dried meals that can be reconstituted into meals. I have two non electric can openers for the canned food. I have three treadle sewing machines. I know I only really need one, but two of them were real good deals. I sew on them regularly and have them set up for different purposes. If my neighborhood was out of power for a while and people needed to mend things I could invite a neighbor over to do mending. I do have several rechargeable power sources to power my cell phone, and my tablet. I do not have a land line and it is handy to have something to power up my electronics for an emergency situation. One of the recharging stations has an am/fm radio. I would have to recharge the recharging stations by plugging them into my car and running it. I am old enough to remember the 1976 ice storm we had in Wisconsin that knocked out power for almost a week. I was a freshman in college and lived at home. We burnt about every candle we owned and were able to borrow a neighbors Coleman stove to cook on. Luckily my late Mom grew up on a farm that didn’t get electricity until she left home. She knew about using kerosene lamps and how to keep warm without power and how to do everyday things without depending on a lot of electric use. I am now 64 and figured I would keep a little stash of things on hand for emergencies.

My mom always cooked food on our wood stove when I was young when the power went out. Works great with cast iron pans.

You two are my kind of preppers. I learned a lot from this video. Thank you so much! Things can be more simple than I think.

Absolutely most sound advice given ! I’ve been following y’all for three years and I love how sweet your relationship is,, reminds me of my parents!

When SuperStorm Sandy left us without power for 8 days, we quickly learned to prepare the main meal of the day early while it was still light out. Although we had some battery operated lights, they didn't adequately light up inside cabinets for spices and ingredients.

I am working on getting the meat in my freezer into my pressure canner so it will be already cooked and won't have to be in the freezer. I also suggest if you have meat in the freezer to have the supplies ready to pressure can so you don't waste it. -- meat prices seem to be going up every day! I have a propane camping stove that I can use to pressure can so if our electricity goes out I can still can. I just started canning about 2 years ago and I wasn't even sure I would like canned meats but I absolutely love canned meats -- they are convenient and the meat is always so tender. Great video!

You two are so sweet! Love watching you interact and teach others. Gods blessings!

If you are going to install a rain water collection system, include a first flush system also. This takes the first portion of your rainwater runoff and diverts it into a separate collection tube (I use a 4" tee and a section of 4" pvc pipe with the tee pointing down into a 4" to 3" reducer and another 3" to 4" reducer inverted and then a 3' to 4' section of the 4" pipe with a screw on cap and a ball valve at the bottom. I put an used coffee creamer bottle in this collection tube which when the tube fills, it floats up to the reducers and blocks off the flow and then diverts the clean water to your collection tank. After a rain, I open the ball valve to let the water in this tube drain out and then unscrew to cap and let the sediment that washes off the roof out. Then close it up ready for the next storm.) This keeps the water in your collection tank cleaner. You can buy a first flush set up but they are easy to make and lots cheaper. Hope this helps.

You look like my dear mother. I just lost her and buried her a few days ago. I'm so heartbroken. Please pray for me because I'm struggling now with depression. I miss her so much.

Elizabeth I want you to know that I too went and bought an egg beater just like yours! That is what our mother always used and not until I was much older did she have an electric handheld mixer. I am so thankful for your channel and all the advice you give. It is help me think about preparing for myself and others around me in a very thoughtful way. Your channel also got me to thinking that I needed more reading material around! I love to read and I read my Bible of course but all the other books are read on my iPad! LOL so thank you for pointing that out in a past video, because I am making trips to our thrift stores to make sure that I have plenty of books on hand!

Love your kettle! Good tips. We’ve been living on our little 14 acre farm for 8 years now and it’s a constant learning adventure. No matter where you are living, there are always steps you can take to make your survival easier and more efficient. The trick is to learn now, before you have to.

Thank you for this overview reminder. I enjoyed every minute. Yes, we prep, we can, dehydrate, ferment, freeze, etc. and

Remember “Robinson Crusoe”? That guy REALLY knew how to live off-grid and prep! This was my favorite childhood book...maybe I should read it again.👍👍👍

Great video! We will all pretty much have to live like our pioneer ancestors did. People are very resourceful and smart. They will figure out solutions. I know we will see bartering become a way of life. We should hone our skills knowing we may have to barter with our neighbors. My motto is to plan for the worse and hope for the best. 🙂

LOL! Yeah, try burning green wood! BUT! Here in the midwest there are several woods you need to be really careful of. Hedge (Osage Orange), it will burn so hot your stove will dance before it melts down and that is after it has melted the stove pipe. The next ones on down are black locust and mulberry. They too, if fully dried out and your stove is loaded with them, will melt your pipes and make the stove dance. Two man cross cut saw. It can be used as a one man too. Get a spring from a garage door and wrap one end around a tree close to the one you are cutting and hook it into those holes in the blade at the end of the saw. You on the other end and yes, you can, all by yourself take down most any tree you need to drop. Also, you can get the smaller one man cross cut and also get a fiskars limb saw that can take down 3-5 inch sapplings and small trees. Get some neddle files from walmart and you can sharpen those saws for a long, long time.

Just found you guys, I think you are great. So helpful and really relatable. Have a very Merry Christmas and a very blessed New Year.

The rocket stove was the video that got me started with you two. I love you guys!

Elizabeth, please check out how to make Crisco candles. It is very easy and I have seen several videos on KZfaq about how to make them.

Thank you for sharing your wisdom! It really helps!

Thank you so much for your wisdom and patience to show us things that will last long term strategy.

I see plenty of grills on apartment balconies. A rocket stove would probably just as safe. Great ideas in the video.

Loved your Video! This is full of practical ways of getting things done with the old appliances we had that were not electric. I am planning on making my own blankets by hand sewing. Thank you again.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Bless you!🙏

I think we need to go back and remember what they did in the pioneer days. They survived and managed in those days. I think we have just gotten to spoiled by modern conveniences

If possible, utilize mirrors to reflect light from the sources you do have so that it creates more illumination.

Great advice, thanks for sharing your knowledge. Very insightful.

I haven’t been around for ages, but it’s lovely to see you both looking so well, and to see how you have prospered in my absence x

You can get a can opener like Elizabeth's on Amazon for around $17.00 or $18.00

We live in Arizona we don’t use any heat in winter but very hot in summer.

Thank you both for all your knowledge and life saving ideas.i live in the city so some of your tips i will try.

Great job! Thanks for the info, always helps to remind ourselves of what we take for granted.

My well is 350'. The fact that there was no hand pump for a well that deep led me to get Whole house solar ( and I have a permanent whole house generator hooked to propane tank). You'd think I would feel secure but for reasons you have brought up, I don't. Next project= wood stove.

Thank you for sharing. I started prepping almost a year ago. Build a double rocketstoof in my garden. I used your video by pausing it take photo's and made a collage of the pictures in the right order. So I always know how to build it. I had still stones unused so I mirrored the stoof next to it. So I can burn two fires if nessesary. A litlle month ago I tried it out to get it burning. Wow!!! The flames got out very high. But it worked with only a view twigs. Bought a camping washing machine with swiffel handle. And lots of other stuff for the kitchen like a watercan where you can make pancakes with because it had a lit with mixers atached to is. Love the old fashion h double handmixer. Sounds maybe strange but I often use only a single handmixer for my pancakes. Less mes in the kitchen that way. Klipped my peartrees and apple trees and hibiscusplants a year ago and stored it. This month I will do the same and store the wood. I Klipped it al in the little twigs needed for the rocketstoof. So this seizoen I will do this again. Got myself a Berkeyfilter last year and I have a rainbarrel at my house and stored some fresh water. So if needed I will have clean drinking water for us. In Europe there is now a whole prepping movement going on. I hope it is not nessesary after all. Ee live in scary an unsurtain times now. God bless and thank you for sharing good tips and advise. Greetings from the Netherlands😘 I also have a campingstoof wih the litlle gasbottles to click in.

Thank you for all the help you give, and every thing you suggest is actually really do-able. God bless you both.

So many good points and great advice! Thanks for sharing and caring❤️

I live in a town where they store new trucks for ford All needing chips. They're starting to build more fields to store more trucks and cars to sit and wait.. So your new truck will already be a year old or older when you purchase it. They're backing up fast.

May I give a little insight on off grid? Purchase a piece of land that has a large creek rolling down a mt side or steep hillside. Hydro turbines are the way to go. It will give you large volumes of electricity and give you free water you can use and filter. Use a compost toilet or outhouse with a bidet and you are set. Get an electric bicycle and solar panels to recharge the lithium ion battery for long rides. I fell off grid 5 years ago and the Lord has made me whole.

Thank you, starting my off grid prepping and this was so helpful

When I was a trucker, one of my main concerns was hiw to get my properly brewed cup of black tea in the am. So I bought an electric tea kettle and mini moos. Now that I'm retired and living in my car, a fresh cup of hot tea in am is my one main stay. I have a 2 burner Coleman stove and a cheap lil kettle. I make toast on the stove in a dry frying pan with dry bread makes great toast

Elizabeth I just love your smile and how joyful and grateful you both are! Thank you both for this channel and your very helpful information! God Bless!