Car batteries . . . going to have to bring the battery into the house in the winter to keep battery warm like my Dad's Dad had to do in the old days. It's a hassle, but it really works. My Dad used to talk about that a lot.

I’m not gonna say too much because the last time I did one of your subscribers said I should go somewhere else because I was rich. My wife and I worked our asses off all our life always had a homestead all the things you brought up. we are prepared for, we are getting older now 66 years old and 67 for me. The way we look at it if we don’t benefit from it, our children will people need to hear this thanks MR

During a long outage I learned right away to cook while the sun is out. Trying to do anything but heat up a can of soup is a real pain by the light of a lantern. Do as much as you can when the sun is out. Maybe have your big meal at noon.

Growing up in the south you see a lot of Runs on stores for decades ever since just in time was implemented . Now that it’s broken lots of mini runs on all kinds of things

If i have electricity but need water, my ac produces about 10 gallons a day. This has to be treated because it may be a source of legionaires disease and other microorganisms, but when treated, is a good resource.

Female hygiene products, diapers, wipes and formula, child otc medications will be important. Nobody mentions pyridium, but if we are in a bad situation where hygiene is compromised, pyridium will be good to have in order to provide comfort from UTIs in women and girls. Yeast infections will also be a problem.

Every item we prep is a blessing.

We did civil war reenactments as Blacksmiths, LOL. All Our Gear from that is def SHTF stuff and I kept it all. I even have about four canvas tents and all our hiking gear, wood stoves and lanterns the run on simple fuels.

Thank you for sharing your experiences. When Covid hit I stopped at the grocery store because I needed a few things like bread. I got in there and it was packed with frantic people. I was not expecting that at all. One guy in the produce department filled his cart with all of the blueberries. They actually had 3 carts filled with various items. As I walked through the store to get the bread, the shelves were completely empty except for one or two loaves. One of those loaves was the bread I came for. The meats were completely gone except for some hamburger patties. I got in a very long line and waited to check out my bread and yogurt that I came for. Many carts were filled with medications. That was really an eye-opening experience. You are right. Prepare now or never.

Propane stores forever, so it is the best fuel for heat, cooking and generators. I like to collect 20 lb. grill tanks. No cost advantage with the larger ones and easier to handle.

Thank you for this Reality Check. Thank you for this Reminder.

Similar experience as well,the outdoors lifestyle had become a quiet paradise for over a decade around here,then coof was set in motion.Population has more than quadrupled,forget about that quiet paradise,affordability,and peacefulness 👍

I'm a truck driver and during the pandemic people couldn't get enough bottled water. The company I worked for at the time was constantly picking up and delivering truck tomorrow loads of bottled water (mostly Ice Mountain brand) to Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis etc. As far as I know in most areas the municipal water systems were fine, but people couldn't get enough of the bottled stuff. I guess it's in the same category as toilet paper, when things get bad people go into hoarding mode and buy up whatever they can.

I remember as a kid in the mid-1970s, sitting in the car in line at the gas station for literally 2 hours, due to the gasoline shortages. It’s one of the reasons I’ve always resonated with the advice to keep your gas tank as full as possible. With the political situation these days, I wouldn’t be surprised to see something like that again before November. Also when I was a kid, just after my parents divorce and my mom was always struggling financially, I found her sitting on the floor sobbing because payday was a week away & we’d run out of toilet paper. My grandma rescued us that time, but my mom never had less than 20 rolls of toilet paper in the house after that. Talk about “generational trauma”, all the way into middle age I’ve always kept 30 or 40 rolls in the house, despite my kids teasing me about it. When 2020 hit and the shelves were completely bare of toilet paper, the one store in my tiny town started only selling 2 rolls at a time, and carding people buying toilet paper for out-of-town addresses, because people from 40 and 50 miles away were coming in to buy it all up! But due to my experience, the first toilet paper I bought in 2020 was in October - because I had enough put back when the pandemic hit not to need to buy any for 8+ months. Your mention of lights reminded me that I should get some more lamp oil. For years now I’ve picked up old-fashioned oil lamps at yard sales & flea markets, and now have about a dozen. And candles! My husband (jokingly) forbade me from buying any more candle sconces after counting 27 in the house. But I definitely need more lamp oil. Luckily it’s usually available at Hobby Lobby and even Amazon. At least for the moment!

The basic hygiene products are so often overlooked. 100 bucks at Sam’s club is almost all it takes to cover basic soap, toothpaste, deodorant, paper products, dish liquid for a long time.

Remember when the couf-couf19 hit, some big stores blocked isles with tape that contained "Nonessential" items? For some reason, I thought that was ridiculous.

There are a lot of things that have the potential to hurt you. Think about creating a "strong room" in some place in your house (if that's where you are likely to be) .. there are many things you can do to create a safe space. One thing is to stack books and other things inside of windows .. something that might absorb a stray bullet. Also think about getting some cattle panels and cut them to fit over your windows so it limits access. Get a good "catch'em alive" trap and learn how to use it. It will work while you are sleeping. If you are going to grow something .. grow sweet potatoes, winter squash, turnips, etc. Tomatoes won't last long. At this time .. if you are living in the city .. stay where you are and find ways to strengthen your position. If you are leaving the city .. leave your city mind there too!

In that B-Movie I mentioned before called "Panic in the year zero" the main character goes to a small town where he thinks no one has heard about the nuke attack. He gets the hardware store and grocery store owners out of bed because he knows he has to act fast before the mobs hit the stores. One fuel run we had was in around 2010 or so and the local tv station caused it. There was a hurricane and they had a commercial that basically said "Will the hurricane cause a gas shortage in our area? Find out at 5!" But it panicked people and there was a big run and within two days all the stations were dry.

Yours is the best list I have heard. In 2020 suddenly there were no canning jars or lids anywhere. I had jars and vegetables to can so I started reusing my good lids. Hey, nobody got sick!

Excellent video! The best video I have ever seen on this particular topic. Thanks for sharing the wisdom

I think the media triggered the 2020 toilet paper and food run. I was watching and saw the hype. I never needed anything 🙃

I’ve put aside 10lb. Of iodized salt as a backup for hot weather or SHF, as you need water but you must also have salt.

2020 my little resort town had the same thing happen. People from Boise drive 100 miles to us to strip our stores. Canning jars are big sellers at yard sales and thrift stores. We can find them now in 24 unlike 21,22,23 but new ones are almost double the cost now. My next project is to get some concrete blocks so I can make a rocket stove.

I recommended junk yard parts to those who couldn’t get new car parts back in 2020. Biggest problem here was dairy, baking aisle items and sanitizing/PPE items. Gas sure was cheap! If only we could keep that part…thanks, MR!

Use your insurances, right quick and get on top of stuff before it gets bad. Eyeglasses/contacts up to date. Dental all squared away, Hearing checked. Dr's checkups done. In another plandemic all those services are slow walked to "those that need it it the most.…" Hope all your viewers are just putting frills on the plans stuff put back….great vid MR.

Bought some cheap solar lights from The Dollar Tree, we tested them to make sure they all worked and stored them away for later if needed. I also have an emergency hand crank radio that has a couple of really bright LED lights on it. We have a couple of battery run head lamps in case we need our hands free.

My wife witnessed several local grocery stores get cleaned out of stock within 24 hours back in the 1967 winter storms. It is a false sense of security to think that the grocery stores will have products available in crazy times. In fact, those locations will likely be the deadliest places to be near. If food becomes an issue, one of the most important tools to have besides self-defense related, will be good, soild hand shovels....

Thank you sir. Agree with y'all 100%. Never was going to rely on hunting as if everything goes to hell everyone is going to be out trying to take an animal. Great information as always. Have a blessed day.

During the aftermath of Hurricane Maria 🌀 you couldn't find a chainsaw chain if your life depended on it, gas lines were 6 hours long,and supermarkets had nothing, nobody had batteries or mini propane cylinders, banks, supermarkets, gas stations were all closed for the first month of the event, it was bad.

Since 1971 when I started tracking shortages, I have noticed that with any emergency (earthquakes, tornados, flood, haz-mat incidents, winter storms etc.) the first thing that disappeared was TP. Hands down always TP. followed by food items; specifically milk, then meat, then fresh fruit, then frozen foods. After food, goes fuel. Pre 2000 it was primarily gasoline. After diesel pickups became so popular, diesel fuel started being a major target.

Great talk, M.R. Always find your discussions extremely interesting. Thanks. 👍😀

This is such a good look at what's needed by the modern person. Luckily, we live on the edge of modernity and much more like the old folks you talk about in your stories. There's a freedom in needing much less modern comfort and appliances and knowing it will make not much difference if it all goes anyway. Another thing no one else talks about is death. Be ready for dying. We're all headed that way and all this stuff about survival makes a lot of people really grasp in an unhealthy way - beyond being prepared for hard times or natural disaster - grasping to living as if preparing will forestall death like a shield. Be ready for someone to get sick or be injured or waste away in the heat or succumb to the cold. That fear of death is how 2020 even happened and how we lost privacy in 2001. People afraid of dying just made themselves sponges for any old propaganda (on both sides) wanting to believe in something to save them. Maybe you have faith and maybe you just have common sense, but either one is enough. Someone needs to talk about being ready for dying because it's the fear of it that is ruining this world. The politics, corporate brain-washing, everything is just taking advantage of that one thing - and getting away with it.

MR et al. I recall my Grandmother (Whose Family were Subsistence Farmers/trappers/fishermen in Moullie Marsh SE Michigan.) Saying that during The Great Depression that wild game availability declined substantially due to hunting pressure from folk trying to put food on the table. I am trying to convince my prescription insurance company to allow me 90 days or more life support medications. Good video. From the 👍. Best

Hey MR…always a good day to see your videos pop up. Hope your Sunday is going well. I see you don’t have an email? I’m in Michigan too, lower. So much darn rain…everyday here except one, and it rained at night. Idk if my garden will produce? My phone says going down to 48 on Tuesday night! 😱 Time will tell. Terrible start going into summer. Sister and I are driving up to check out some of those Amish stores soon. I’m looking forward to that. Stay safe dear…

Yep we have got to be diligent and keep our eyes open I know it’s hard these days to prep but some can food and rice/ beans are still fairly cheap one item a week is better than nothing

Good stuff, thanks Modern. Here in Charleston, when we get hurricanes, gasoline is the first thing to run out, followed by bottled water. Then it’s kind of random… sometimes have seen the alcohol aisles WIPED out. ATMs run out of cash prior to the storm too (sometimes)

Very much needed items! All of them!

Thanks for your commentary and observations.

Since 2012 I'd been getting concerned. And started collecting nonperishables like soap, shampoo and other supplies. When I moved to my current place my son railed on me saying I was hording. I said I'm not I just got the things on sale and I was using it. 'Round came the panic of 2020.... 'nough said. He's stocking up now.

Backups for backups and alternative substitutes are some things I work on. Before I got a water filter, I bought water by the gallon and filled them with tap water... There's a lot to consider! Thanks MR👍

Great things to think about! Thank you!

Great vid. Tires are hard to get during starts of wars.

We have a tote of 1lb cylinders, but they aren't cost-effective for our purposes, especially since the price jump.

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Yeah this winter will wipe out batteries

Right now seems like the time to bolster the preps as things are reasonabley plentiful.

4patriots has a new solar a/c. I'm a caregiver, I'm always saving extra stuff. Made my first tincture, mullen, going to dry leaves next ,wild in backyard first year. Just switched out canned stuff, got old. Rebuilding camp stuff hubby disappeared it all. Emptied a 30 gallon Faraday can....violated.

One thing many people don’t think enough about is birth control. While I personally never refer to any unplanned child as a mistake or accident (they are surprises) you want to careful to have those when you are “ready”.

stock food, waterpurification, wool, ammo

Addressing fuel specifically, don't bother. Fuel because of processing is difficult to store for long periods of time, 6 months + most fuels are losing their "goody". Prepare yourself mentally and physically for manual tools, remembering that many of these tools have a learning curve.

Very good list! Ive seen the ai lists lately too and thought they were crap!

good observations and comments.. ohhhhhhh and don't forget the toilet paper ...I also see lots of canned stuff sit and the fresh sit in different areas...

Good video, thanks for sharing YAH bless brother !

Gasoline. Propane. Butane. White gas. Diesel. Wood. These fuel sources will vanish when the real panic sets in. Put some back tomorrow.

A run on toilet paper and being wiped out can be its own emergency. 😂😂😂. Seriously when using propane order the O rings that are for the end of the piece that goes into the tank. They are special O rings. Do not use any old O ring you can make fit.

Thanks MR

I think a good stable job for the future will be...tow truck driver. My Nostradamus sees cars lining the highways from lack of maintenance and scarcity of parts.

Great video! Great topic

Great video as always! Thank you. Question regarding water storage: Thoughts on the 5 gallon water bottles used in water dispensers. Is that a viable option for stockpiling water? With or without the dispenser.

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Thank you.

Good list Refugee!

True, Modern Refugee

Exellent Points/ add after the great depression 70% of Wild life was gone/ bring examples of african & middle eastern countries with conflicts. Copy paste that on a Broader Scale..thanks

Very good video. Speaking of fuel do you remember when there was people converting their trucks to propane?

I’d like to hear more on your opinion about hunting. We’ve experienced similar demographic changes as those you mentioned in our area. Hunting is a significant part of our plan. What do you think?

Car parts !!! Good 👍

What’s your number on the amount of Freedom seeds? Citizen should have on hand at all times?

I'll toss one out there to ramp up the fear a bit...increased solar radiation is going to be a thing as our magnetosphere is diminishing in strength (related to the ongoing pole shift). Specialized sun protective clothing, sunscreen, and shade cloth for plants. No, I'm not joking. You will feel it soon (if you don't already).

Had a gas line leak on my plow truck , I’ll fix it right this summer , but Seal All stopped the leak for now , got Seal All ?

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I remember the great toilet paper apocalypse of 2020 🧻🧻🧻🧻 when the normies were buying up cases of toilet paper. I thought to myself that would make a great basic barter item so I keep a few dollar store packs of toilet paper with some other basic items that I use on a regular basis that are also good for barter.

Propane stores forever, so it is the best fuel for heat, cooking and generators. I like to collect 20 lb. grill tanks. No cost advantage with the larger ones and easier to handle.

Yep we have got to be diligent and keep our eyes open I know it’s hard these days to prep but some can food and rice/ beans are still fairly cheap one item a week is better than nothing