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One caution that I suggest, for a long term collapse. When water and food trucks show up to give out the meager government supplies to keep people from starving; ALWAYS be standing in the lines just like those who did not store provisions ahead of the collapse. And make sure to wear ragged clothing. And don’t be too clean. Rub some grunge on yourself before heading out to the food truck lines. If your neighbors notice you are never standing in the water lines and food lines; they will likely conclude that you have hidden supplies!

I think the #1 thing I learned while living in a mud hut in the Himalayan mountains for 8 months with NO heat, electricity, running water, plumbing, toilet paper, and other modern convinces, is that you CAN adapt to anything. All the preps in the world will not help you if you are not mentally flexible and strong. Yes, you need the preps, the knowledge, and the community, but metal fortitude is the lynchpin. YMMV.

Staying in good shape is one of the most important things one can do to handle disasters. Strong body, strong mind.

Please take note of those people who are creating fear. They have *no* control over you. Being prepared is essential, but being afraid is not.

ITS BETTER TO HAVE IT AND NOT NEED IT THAN NEED IT AND NOT HAVE IT.

In a total economic collapse, the biggest threat will come from our neighbors who never bothered to prepare at all. They're going to be worthless in terms of what they might have to offer, but they will still do whatever they have to do to survive, including engage in violence against you and your family.

I'm not a Doomsday advocate, but as someone who has been through multiple natural disasters, it is insanity to not have AT LEAST two weeks or more of food in your residence. All you have to do is buy ahead on the foods you already eat. This way the money is not wasted no matter what happens. Also, I am also amazed at how people completely underestimate the calories you will need. In a crisis you need MORE calories than you do normally.

This is 100% True. I was Homeless and lived in the woods for 1 year. I suffered starvation, and it is the WORST form of suffering a human can experience. It was BRUTAL!. I am 6 foot tall and got down to 97 lbs. Bailing twine held my pants up.

"A prudent person forsees danger and takes precautions; the simple goes blindly on and suffers the consequences." Proverbs 22:3, 27:12

Not only do you need to be stocking up on food, you need to be hiding it in different locations throughout your home and property, including your attic, basement, and holes in the ground. If you put it all in one place where an intruder can find it, they can take it all at once. Make sure you have only a "normal" amount of food in your kitchen and put the rest elsewhere in obscure and hard to reach places.

It wasn’t raining when Noah built the Ark, yet he built it to be prepared. If we are wrong in the end, you can eat your mistake. Nothing to lose.

Every week I buy less with the same money. This is when you know that things are not right. The dollar is worth less and less. We rely so much on others countries to make our lives possible even when we do not want to accept it. As imports stop coming as it happened in 2020, with the constant droughts we are having, and the shortages in water already in some places, it is best to accept that you need to be mentally and physically prepared for the inevitable. I laughed at those in the Y2K that were prepping. I thought that it was ridiculous. After 2008, 2020 and the collapse of the grid in Texas during the coldest days, I learned that when the collapse comes, and it comes very fast. I find myself now preparing for the next catastrophe.

Hygiene and oral care. See the dentist as one of your preps. The convenience of going to the dentist will be greatly impacted in a collapse. Tooth and gum health greatly impacts your physical health.

It makes me so mad that this is all preventable, but people are too blind to see.

I took this into account. I started doing “EXTRA” last May 2020. I made sure I added camping stoves, emergency food kits (2). Then cans upon cans, beans, 80 pounds plus of rice, 20 pounds beans, 75 lbs of dog food, fuel, generator. I have built 4 months so far. Now to think of 2-3 more survival kits. That’s $400 to $1200 to spend over the next 4-6 months

My grandparents were young adults when the great depression hit in 1929. It lasted until 1940. They had almost no money, but PLENTY of food since they lived on a farm in Nebraska. They had chickens, cows, geese, goats, pigs, rabbits, etc., 160 acres to grow corn to feed the animals as well as had a garden to tend for vegetables to eat all year long by canning for the winter. There were 12 children, and nobody ever went hungry, even if cash money was rarely seen for years. My grandma lost all the money she had when her bank closed for good without warning. It was only $25, but that was a lot back then.

Don't forget vitamins supplements to compensate for the change in diet.

I live on a sailboat, solarpanels, windpower, de-salination for water. Tools and skills. Prepared.

Don't forget clothing. Hard to walk 20 miles w\o shoes. In cooler climates, a good set of clothes will reduce the amount of food and fire you require. A good set of rain clothes will keep you dry and warm. Consider clothes your first layer of shelter.

Throw ten bucks a week on canned goods and other non perishables at Walmart or dollar tree once a week is always my advice! Don’t gotta break the bank it adds up fast doing that

What most people don’t realize is that we are headed into an economic collapse, how massive is still unknown. Good video sir.

It’s here folks, pack that pantry asap!! Good luck, be safe.

You don’t sound like a “robot”. You are a calm, common sense, honest voice. I have recommended your videos to many.

I appreciate your down to earth way of giving us information. No dramatics and fear tactics. Your voice gives me real hope, not fear.

Working on my rainwater harvesting system right now :) soon I will stock up on food.

So I did my payday prepping yesterday...with lots of meats, pasta and noodles!!! The cashier an older guy asked me if I was running a restaurant...lol. I said "yeah, for my family"!!!😉😉

Me: building , hunting , fishing , gardening, vehicle repair , siphoning skills, locksmithing, Wife: cooking , gardening, fermenting , canning , sewing, knitting , making many homemade medicines and ointments, first aid advanced, composting, repair and repurposing items , and much more. We each are always learning anew skill We both have very good outdoor skills , fire , shelter building , and foraging.

Thank you. My parents and in laws never forgot the Depression. They taught us to waste nothing. Tina

It's not just food, its everything. Clothing, shoes socks underwear. I know that sounds silly to think about but look at some of the sections of these items in local stores. I used to stock at Walmart. I know how much stuff like socks and underwear was in the back cause there was no room. Now these sections are staying empty with no new sets coming in. My boss was trying to get a good pair of hiking boots and finally found what he wanted for around 299.00 He got an email today saying they couldn't fill his order and refunded him. He went to another site and the exact same boots are now 386.00....

Quick tip. Have a stockpile of clothing larger than you wear. As others are rapidly losing weight but you have food..wear the larger clothing to the illusion of weight loss

I have been following you and listening to your content for quite some time now. As we get closer to the abyss. I hope you realize how many people's lives will be saved from your content. Thank you for what you do, it's more important than many realize.

Excellent info and it can seem a bit overwhelming when you realize just how much we need to think about. Most importantly, is to trust in the Lord God for wisdom, direction, and protection. One of the best preps that is not physical, is hiding the word of God in your heart and being spiritually prepared for what is ahead because the period of tribulation is upon us and it is crucial to do the physical and spiritual preparation.

Thank you for doing your best to keep people thinking about practical ways to take care of themselves. God Bless!

I currently participate in farmers' market. The people there are great resources that can use your resources as well. I currently sell cookies, books that I wrote, and what little produce I have left over from canning there. This helps me rotate my preps as well. I am learning all the time about my climate and what grows well here. The more I learn about my community (human and otherwise), the better for me and those around me!

Honestly, I'm scared for what the future holds for my children. My sons are 1 and 9. I don't want this to be their future

Books! Books would be important. First books that teach important life skills, such as what plants are safe to eat or how to work with primitive tools. Not only those, but also books for entertainment. Escapism would still be an important factor in helping emotional health and good stories can also teach. I also think music would be important as well, especially when in a community.

I'm glad you brought up foraging and wild edibles. Dandelion, clover, mustard, and so many other wild greens will be truly essential for survival. Not many will think about these wild edibles. And some will think anything green is safe. You should do a video on specific greens as well. Thanks!

Lessoned learned. My wife and I keep a well stocked pantry and are prepping supplies are divided into near term, short term, and long term. February 2020 store shelfs went scarce and meat disappeared. We were ready with several pounds of meat in the freezer. As time drug on meat was non existent in our area. I think we are average and have meat 3 maybe 4 nights a week. We were able to share with a neighbor and still had more, but what if this goes on? We decided to go vegetarian or meat only 1 or 2 nights a week. Over the next few weeks we converted and started using near term preps. Before we realized it we had cut meat out of our diets. As spring came we enlarged the garden and downloaded over 100 vegetarian meal ideas. One year later we eat maybe on meat meal a week, we have both lost some weight and enjoy cooking vegetarian meals. The moral to this story is, it may not be to late to modify you diet.

I ordered a few hundred more pounds of beans and rice along with other supplies last week and 5 gallon buckets, lids and mylar bags got dropped off today. I don't think any of us will truly ever be ready but it cant hurt to at least try. Also I'm a realist and understand that I can only do so much and keep chapstick in case I gotta kiss my butt goodbye. Nobody is invincible and we all need to stay humble and know our limitations.

My Mothers family lost their home during the Great Depression in New Zealand when a terrible earthquake destroyed the town they lived in caused them to be evacuated to a tiny farming hamlet with no furniture at all . They had to start again in a rented house and Grandma had to grow vegetables and actually made clothes by getting the kids -8 in number to forage for wool that was on the fences from sheep which tend to leave wool all over the fences and gates during growing seasons. . She carded and spun -then knitted them items to wear as well as made them clothes from muslin sugar bags,. The community pulled together and lent each other items .I think from what she said it was common sense way of life back then .The wartime habits added to this and continued into the 1950s which is when I was a kid ..and I still run my house somewhat like that now with a vegetable garden and trying to cut down on all the packaging which is a curse.

It will be a slow collapse, people will deny it until the end. It is best to be out of the cities and into a rural area, it might not be perfect but it will be a lot better than the nasty old cities. I am in the country now, if I can do it so can you. Best get with it folks time is short.

Back in 2012 when I started prepping, I had a stock of food for 6 months vacuum sealed freeze dried canning, after a few years you start consuming everything and now when you really need it the prices have gone up to restock it will cost you double almost triple to prep for 6 months now😟

I have a cabin in the woods with a little stream that runs out back. I'm over 100 miles from the closest metropolis. I have my own well and septic with solar power and propane heat. I can also produce heat with an oil-filled heater when I'm getting moderate sun with my solar. I have about a year of work left and then I'll be living there full-time. Looking forward to getting out of the city.

Lidocaine cream, antibiotic creams, pain meds, and wound care products are essential too.

Get yourselves ready for the next lockdown. Water filtration/purification, 1 year supply or more of food (Rice, beans, flour, sugar, salt, yeast, proteins, veggies,seasonings, condiments), Rx meds/OTC meds, First Aid Kit, hygiene, security. Prep for winter and learn to grow your own food. Work with others if your feeling alone or overwhelmed. It’s good to talk things out. Stay safe everyone. ❤️

One of the best food prep videos ever! The comparative and timescale relation to the whole potential collapse scenario when it comes to essential preps has never been so well presented. Well done!

All you need to have is a deep understanding that everything is temporary. Even your own life. I know a lot of people don't want to contemplate that because they think the first thing to go is their own life. However, with this single thought, you can get through anything that you are presented with.

This has to be the most authoritative prepper channel on KZfaq! Excellent! Thanks!

Stay safe everyone and god bless us all

Having pioneer tools like machetes,silky saws,axe,hammer,shovels, heat reflective tarps, and warm clothes and at least fleece liners with SOL bivy bags in the bugout vehicle is a must. Living in Ontario Canada where it gets cold in the fall and winter,having a means of building a shelter is a top priority.

Thank you so much for your selflessness. You have taught me so much and I truly appreciate your time and hard work for helping others. Your knowledge is priceless. Again, Thank you!

I love watching your videos. I get the advice I can actively work on in such a calm manner. A lot of the content in prepped KZfaq has been very aggressive, act now, impending doom vibes. Even the ones that were not like that before have gone that way since aunty ro started. I find myself coming to this channel a lot more as I filter out the fear mongers and stress

Thank you ! I appreciate your hard work making these videos for all of us. Just wanted you to know we appreciate you 😊

I paid my house of 5 years ago and it's still not mine. If I don't pay the taxes I could still lose it.

If you have any land with grass on it, consider getting a goat 🐐 or two. My mother told me she and her family survived WW2 because they had a goat 🐐 which ate the grass and weeds and provided her family with a quart of goats 🐐 milk 🥛 every day. It kept her family of four alive. Some times her mother would trade the milk for beans or flour. So that kept them from starving. Goats 🐐 are very practical and you can even make goat 🐐 cheese. Goats milk 🥛 is stronger than Cows 🐄 milk. And when the War was over, my grandfather butchered the goat 🐐 and they cooked it and ate it. He didn’t believe in wasting anything and they rarely had meat available. So that goat 🐐 saved their lives.

I'm preparing myself eating ones a day. A good cup of coffee in the morning and a nutritious meal a day. My prepper will last me for years.

Get some Bantam chickens. They're small, but they're super broody and will keep hatching new chicks without the need for an incubator. This time last year I had 3 Bantams, in about a week when this new batch hatches I'll have almost 30 of them. They just disappear for a couple weeks and come back with chicks.

soup lasts way longer than 2 years. I ate some 20 year old soup and it was fine. I ate some stew which expired in 96. The biggest hazard of soup is the huge amount salt they put in it.

I just spent two hours watching your channel. You have, by far, one of the most common sense preparedness channels I've come across. Great job man. - Bob Yeager Owner and Director of The Woodcraft League of America

This guy's a wizard. In the first minute he foretold everything that is happening right now!

Wow! Thanks for the information AND the "kick in the pants" to keep prepping, prepping and prepping.

It's gonna be ok, we got this. We have been watching these videos for years. Band together, strength in numbers.

I've been prepping since the 80's and consider myself fairly well prepared, but know there will be items I'll wish I had that I don't. Something seldom mentioned is redundancy. Technology fails, equipment breaks, etc. and you need to get good at jerry rigging things. Also having various sources for items as you use them up. For example, I have a 2,000 gallon cistern for drinking water, 1200 gallons of storage tanks collecting rainwater off roofs, a well near the house and a creek within 150 yards of my house. Redundancy. I have 7 mules for transportation along with wagons and all the horse drawn equipment needed to farm with. Saddles and pack saddles when wagons break down or I need to travel off road and so on. Chickens are a big plus and a major source of renewable food, but you need grain for them so I have about 500 bushels of oats in a grain bin and 200 of wheat in another. I've got camping gear, tee pee's and tents with stoves for shelter if I have to relocate, and on and on. I lived for 2.5 years in the Salmon River breaks with no electricity, wood heat only, and was snowed in from Thanksgiving to Easter so I'm not concerned about having experience. Don't get discouraged, but do what you can with what you have. I am currently living on a ranch where the owner died and his heirs hired me to take care of the place. There are a lot of places just like this in rural areas due to the farms getting bigger and so less farmers or ranchers and the home place ends up abandoned. This place sat empty for 21 years and it's taken me a couple of years to get everything in shape, but the owners are real happy to see it being restored and taken care of. If you're a handy man, you can do the same.

I’ve always had a great deal of respect for persons who are able to be self sustaining, as well as take the time to enhance their skills and knowledge. I practice these things and have raised my family to do the same.

If you have paid for your home you don’t own it if you can’t pay taxes. They have thought of everything.

Most folk don't understand the implications of starvation.

I can't even express how much I appreciate your channel, thank you

Kris, one of your best, and most important videos. While you have provided this info in the past, it is so important to see it again and again, and for us to take action on it. I am still storing food and a third water purifier, I got a solar generator you recommended, and built up my general supplies too. And, I have some precious metals, good protection, and NO DEBT. Your info is protecting my family. Our best to you and your family, and so many others that will get caught up in the coming crisis. Be safe.

Government response: Let’s just look at the government response to Katrina. How long did it take, and how many were effected. Now let’s scale that up

Bugging out would be difficult for me due to a disability. But I am as prepared as possible to do so if necessary. It would only be a last resort for me. But I have a bug out bag, several possible bug out locations (and printed directions and maps to those locations) just in case.

forage, apples, rosehips, berries, wild greens, etc etc etc. I did learn a lot from my Dad who was a woodsman from northern Ontario, I did pay attention. I have many of those practical skills you list.

“Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.” - Michael Hopf And the weak are always complacent.

Control of the food and water is power, everything else is meaningless.

One of the things I have done is make a thumb drive filled with over a hundred PDF books, I also have a cheap windows 10 2-in-1 laptop/tablet with a foldable keyboard that I can recharge with a solar power cell, now I have all those books literally in my pocket. In a collapse these books will be essential and valuable. I am working on buying a piece of property away from big cities, will have it before the end of the year and it will be paid for in cash. I will use a tent if I have too. Great video.

Food Shortages have hit in Nor Cal. Organic Chicken and ground beef were completely sold out. My fiancé thinks im crazy but I’m starting to prep

My town has 500 people 75% are former military with 15% being former special forces there are 200 farms we already have a plan and I doubt city folks would make it this far.

This is why we should be building our own communities with doctors, farmers, builders etc... If we come together and start our own communities we'll be fine

These videos are exactly the reason I go out foraging each day, and store them!

Love your content. You present it in a way that it logical, reasonable and accessible.

they say canned food is still good to eat many years past their expiration date as long as the can hasn't been compromised like rust or dent

If I could add one thing would be to sharpen your mind, study and develop philosophies that help you be cool if bad stuff happens. If you get mad because the internet got down for 5 minutes you'll be doing something stupid and get yourself injuried or killed in a few days just out of boredoom.

Even if your home is paid for, you don't really own it. Try not paying your property taxes and see if you get to keep it.

Thanks for this great information! Seeds are a really great thing to have on hand, even if you don’t have land. I own my condo with no real head space, but I have a nice sunny patio. I have Earth Boxes and grow bags in which I have grown tomatoes, carrots, and various greens year round.

The food shortage is starting to hit right now here in Florida, especially South Florida in Broward county. Shelves were nearly bare yesterday, yet no "panic shopping" from what I saw. Most just thought it was low due to stock day being Tuesday. However, that's not the case. Their warehouse stock is on reserve as you read this, so it's only a matter of time before we see this nationwide. Be ready, everyone.

If that's the case, preppers should build a secret room in their homes that nobody knows about.

For a true disaster preparation, we need to think in terms of locality. If your area is prone to drought, floods, bushfires, cyclones, storms or electrical failures, prep for those events. One seriously overlooked prep is FIRST AID. FIRST AID training and preps are essential. Knowledge is vital. How do you clean water, start a fire, set up a camp, source food, attend to an injury or illness? These are the most life-threatening challenges. Focus on them first, then you can buy time to focus on long-term issues.

I love your account. You’re rational, down to earth, and make immense sense. Thank you so much for all of this account’s contents.

Love your content, brother 💗 This is such important info in these days - thank you for everything you do!

If ur a coffee drinker, buy ur coffee now. I bought a 5lb bag of green coffee beans that I can roast myself, 5days ago. And I just checked the price and it went up $11 in the past5 days. It will probably go up even more. There is a huge drought where alot of the beans r grown and along with inflation and everything else right now, coffee is going up. The coffee I bought was 33.99, now it is 44.99. Crazy. Also green coffee beans can last for years if packaged right. Once the bean is roasted, it starts to go bad and will last only 6months or so. Even when packaged right it will go bad once roasted. So store green beans and roast urself. Really easy to do just watch a yt video. Also I find the coffee tastes even better and is less acidic. Stay safe ya'll. 🙏

Was in an antique shop 2 yrs ago. Found a old 50 military survival guide. With pictures of medical plants and uses along with edible plants and vitamin content. Best find

I would like to say THANK YOU for all the information it really helps and I appreciate it.

Excellent video Sir! I thank you so much. I have been prepping for almost two years now. You've highlighted everything that I need to know and how to use the skills you highlight here. God bless you and your family 🙏🏻👍💪🇺🇸💯♥️🙏🏻

Get connected with a local prepping group! Build your network and tribe now you'll need each other.

"FAR BETTER IT IS TO DARE MIGHTY THING'S THEN TO TAKE RANK WITH THOSE POOR, TIMID SPIRITS THAT KNOW NEITHER VICTORY NOR DEFEAT"!!

Thank you for all these videos it has helped me open my eyes to start prepping for me and my family of 4!!!

I believe whole heartedly in prepping because things could get much uglier than you ever imagined. Better to be safe than sorry. When I was a teen, my family and I lived in a country that was ruled by a dictator. When the dictatorship began to crack and crumble after 30 yrs, so did the economy. [Side note: despite prevalent poverty under the dictatorship, at least stores had food and the monetary unit had some purchasing power.] And when both collapsed, all essential systems -from supply lines, healthcare, to law and order- ceased to function. The chaos and violence became so severe that we had to take 4 hour detours all the way around to our destination that previously would have taken only 20 mins to get to, because of miles and miles of blocked roads from riots setting buildings on fire. Trying to go to the grocery store, work, or school became a life-threatening experience. Worse than the civil unrest was not knowing who was following you, who was your friend, and who would turn you into officials. Not even relatives could be trusted [we had to hide in a safe-house from my own father because he had connections in government and we did not know what side of the civil war he stood on]. During the Great Depression, although the economy was affected, the government was not, but a total economic collapse may not be worth hunkering through if the government completely collapses as well. And my family and I had to find a way to escape the country, which is very difficult to accomplish when you don't have a functioning government [just ask the Americans who got left behind in Afghanistan]. It is sad to see the same symptoms that led to the collapse we saw overseas are now happening in the US...and we pray that we won't have to flee yet again. My advice is if you have the financial means to buy a residency or citizenship in another country, then you should. In addition to having supplies, you may want to also think about having an exit route as a last resort just in case.

I've come to realize that the skills of trading and haggling are largely unknown to we who are accustomed to stores and supermarkets to get our supplies. We might feel anxious and intimidated about starting this, and also not know if we have made a good or bad deal. Maybe it would be a good idea for like-minded people to stage trading events in which we get together with things to trade, no cash or credit involved, and learn how to engage and negotiate so we can know how to do these things when we need to.

I used to think preppers were a little crazy, totally different view on them now.

What most newbies don't understand is that you won't survive without a team of skilled individuals. You all go to a designated location, each person provides as needed skill, everyone brings long term foods, medicines, water purification, communications equipment, weapons and ammo etc. You'll need a good mental disposition like determination, drive and motivation to live. Be prepared to guard your location 24/7 and be willing to defend it to the death, if not the destitute will fight you for it. Planning is key to your success.