I have to apologize for a comment I made on your channel the other day about politics. I made it there so I want to apologize here. Not an excuse but life has been tough lately and I realized I am being really moody. I enjoy your channel and I hope you can forgive me
@@lauraIngleswilder74 I APPLAUD you 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 for being mature & holding yourself accountable for an honest mistake... honest mistakes & intentional wrongs are two different things.... here's a hug 🙇🏾♀️
Thank you for your honesty. I wish more people would realize the stress of everything going is to affect moods. Thank you for apologizing you area one of a kind 🙏 🤗
I do believe that the closer we get to God the more we are going to be tested and the uglier and more difficult it's going to be but we need to build ourselves up in order to be able to go back home where we belong and we will not be accepted there until we are fully truly worthy.
After almost losing my phone in a house fire 2 years ago, I bought an address book right away and sat down and wrote out everyone’s phone numbers and addresses. Thank you for all of your helpful info ❤
Yesterday, as my hubby and I were taking our grandson home we witnessed an automobile accident. People were hurt. People from all directions were getting out of their vehicles to tend to the injured until the Ambulance and police arrived. It was beautiful to witness the goodness of people and their willingness to help others in a time of need. There are still good and decent people in the world and I witnessed their goodness first hand yesterday. Thank you for being a help to others with your channel. Im a newer subscriber to your channel and am enjoying and learning a great deal through you!
If this is an option for you might want to consider it. If you have a large really large room consider making a dummy wall maybe 3 ft wide by the length of your room. Make an invisible door that looks like the wall. And hide some if not most of your preps freeze dried foods like Augason Farms #10 cans, water, rice & beans inside. It will be nice knowing not everything was taken.
I don't comment very often on the pages I follow. We come from families that lived through the Great Depression and more. Everyone has their opinions and beliefs. I appreciate the guardrails you placed on your page. Stress is high for many people. You help them/us focus on the importance of preparing. We live close to the Canadian border in Washington State. That means high risk of earthquake, tsunami, mud slides, high winds and lots of rain and snow! We lose power at least once a year for 2 days to 2 weeks. Being "prepared" is a way of life! We live in gratitude and look for the positive. Your focus and kind encouragement for all levels of experience is stellar. 🎉 Thank you for keeping us moving forward!
Howdy!! I live south of ya’ll. Right on the Columbia River in Vancouver, Wa. Portland Ore is just across the bridge. We don’t cross the bridge anymore unless we have no choice. Like for a doctor’s apt. Y’all stay safe!! Have you heard of Marfoogle News hers on RU-vid? The beginning reason that Adam started his channel, years ago, we to inform the PNW about the Cascadia Subduction Zone that we live on top of. AMAZING how many ppl out here have never heard of it. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
That's lovely, I'm currently watching a news report from Australia about the cost of living crisis, and how its impacting so many people there. My heart goes out to anyone going through this. Especially those who are falling through the cracks or sinking further into financial despair. I wish Australia and its fine people all the best! We will all get through this 💚💙. At least you dont have our political madness would not wish that on any nation.
Choose an out side source like BBC America. They are a British news agency. I agree with you on out news media. They are either slanted to the right or to the left. Not like they were back in the day of being neutral and only reported just the news.
I will be 81 years old Wednesday and retired 4 years ago after working 32 years as a political assistant. There is good and bad irregardless of political viewpoints! Just become wise in who you choose to believe.
I have worked ALL day today making bread and canning meat. I made 7 loaves of bread and 15 jars of beef. I believe you are soooo right! I am focusing on being completely debt free by then and having everything we need in house to last at least a few months.
You all well some of you all believe by being debt free when it all happens will somehow help you … Money can help at first but not for very long and then banks aren’t going to be going around trying to get their houses back in a time like this ….
Great resource.Six weeks ago, I broke my preparations into 10 categories and put one category onto my calendar for Sun-Sat each week with the intention of doing an assessment & updated inventory in that category and spending any extra money, time & resources that week on supplies & skills. Along with making a prioritized list of things, knowledge & skills I want/need to focus on “next round”. I found this a practical & organized way to stay on track, since I find so many useful videos, tips, ideas that can leave me hopping from topic to topic. It also helps me watch for sales & focus my reading & learning by category. My original thought was it would give me one or two rounds through all the categories by year end/election time & keep me focused going into the new year. So glad you’ve created a resource for everyone to work from, too.
@@robertdeatherage2354 My 10 categories are specific to where I am and what I'm preparing for - you'll know what yours are with a little thinking, they may well be different from mine - but Leisa's book is a great place to jump in, you'll quickly see "categories" emerging. Don't get caught up in doing it "right" - begin! That's the message. You've got this.
I have 2 refrigerators, two freezers. I buy hogs and beef from local farmers, freezers work best when full. So, when you have room in your freezers…fill plastic gallon water or old gallon milk bottles with water and put them in your in your freezers. It will not only keep your freezers colder longer if power goes out but, you’ll also have water.
Regarding "fill" gallon jugs, leave a couple inches of space at the top or you will get a real life reminder of the fact that water expands when frozen, including when it's in the form of milk.
Just bought a Kindle copy of your book! Thank you! I had this same uneasy feeling of impending unrest in 2020. That was a trial run. I was prepping in the summer of 2020. Now I am close to a 6-12 month self-reliance level. There are holes, somewhat large ones. Trying to figure out how best to midigate. I had a heart attack in Dec 22 and 2 of my meds are rediculously expensive, a 3 month supply is not an option. I am striving for 2 months. As for food. We will be OK. If someone gets crazy and takes out the grid... I will be canning night and day for days! I have transitioned to freeze dried and dehydrated for basics like eggs and milk. I live in hurricane country, the Gulf Coast of Alabama. Preps for us is a way of life! We even have tax free weekends for preps.
@kathym7495 research cayenne pepper & other herbs/natural alternatives regarding heart health or heart attacks being stopped ✋🏾(maybe you'll be able to start growing these herbs before November or at the very least buy the seeds) 2020 was ABSOLUTELY a trial run! 👍🏾💯 Also, learn acupressure techniques for heart attacks & strokes... I do EVERYTHING the NATURAL WAY
I am just gobsmacked that you made the time to write a book! Because you don't have anything else to do 🙄. Congratulations! Now it's time to spread the word around the preparedness community.
I could hug you! I designated August as time to start restocking pantry, refreshing our go bags and all the things. I was quickly getting a bit mentally overwhelmed wondering where to start. This book is such a wonderful idea. I too am a planner and love a good checklist. So I look forward to jumping in with this book and tackling this project in an organized way. Thanks for making our lives easier!
One of my biggest problems is I have 6 sliding doors in my house one is my front door and single pane windows 17 different sizes windows in my den/kitchen alone. I swear who ever built this house was on drugs. I live in the Mtns Ga. I’m a 72 yr old widow . My son lives 21/2 hours from me. So thank you for all your hard work putting this together for us.❤️
@@teeser2436 I live in the north Georgia mountains too and praying we may be able to escape the worst of it when it comes. Unfortunately my son is 10 hours away in Florida.
TY much Leisa for warning people & encouraging them to get prepared for any & all upcoming emergencies. We have had 2 in recent yrs; Y2K (year 2000) & 2020 (COVID-19). Wake up people - get urselves prepared. The time is now.
wonderfully comprehensive, thank you. Here in the island state of Australia, we are provided with 3 bins, 1 for garden waste [ picked up once a fortnight ], 1 bin for recyclables [picked up once a fortnight ], and a smaller bin picked up every week, for general garbage. As part of my preparedness, i have worked through the winter weeding, and pruning, clearing fence lines etc, too be ready for the summer season that begins in December, bushfire is a risk factor where i live. Also going throughout the home finding all items [looking in every nook, and cranny ] for every, and any items for the recycling bin, in case, for some reason these services could not be offered for [ hopefully ] a short period of time. This was after asking myself, what do i take for granted that happens on a regular basis. Instead of one yars spply of firewood, i'm holding 2-3 years supply. Thankfully we have hydro-electric, however it provides peace of mind, knowing there's a back up if needed. i appreciate your focus on preparedness, and excluding religion, and politics, creating a safe space.
A mama deer ate my green bean vines. So we went out today, and bought 5 pound fresh beans. We canned them, so that was 5 qts for the pantry plus 2 sides for this week. I cooked enough tonight for 2 meals as i try not to cook every night. Your book sounds great. Weirdly, lately, I'm feeling like I did in 2001 before before we were all stunned by what happened in NY. I look at everyone around ne, as we all go about our business. It's as if we have blinders on. That we cant see what is coming. I hope I'm wrong. But I have a bug out bag in my car in case i can't get home. But home is where I'll bunker if needed.
Thanks for the info on municipal emergency management programs. Turns out our municipality has a whole Emergency Management Department that is always generating lectures and activities for emergency preparedness. They even have a free emergency preparedness booklet that is 120 pages you can download! And it includes emergency preparedness for pets and livestock! I encourage everyone reading this comment to log on to your municipality website (where you pay your water bills) and see if they have an emergency mgmt dept. What a HUGE tip!
Leisa, many thanks for the time you’ve invested into creating this book. Getting prepared can be overwhelming and having an action plan makes it much less so.
Dang girl, my hat is off to you! Putting together such a comprehensive list is not easy and you must have a really busted tail to get it out! Thank you so much and I hope it is highly successful for you and highly helpful for those who purchase it!
Everyone who SUFFERED during the 2020 shutdowns and protests, etc should definitely already be doing a lot of these things and those who didn't have as much of an issue likely were already doing at least some of these preps. Thank you for making a list for those who have priority overload/indecision paralysis or who just don't know where to start or what to do.
Across the pond 🇬🇧 some of us are watching what will unfold. We pray that everyone will remain calm whatever the outcome. My husband and I were discussing the after effects of the election. Especially if similar to what happened with the serious civil unrest that happened last time, sadly and needlessly resulting in deaths. We presumed that the appropriate government agencies would have already prepared for either outcome. Also food distribution centres, stores would be stocked and secured to prevent looting. I imagine that businesses will board up their shop windows. Could we even see a lockdown or marshal law? I sincerely hope it doesn’t go down that road. However, I doubt very much that calmness will prevail and there’ll be unrest. The politians most definitely have to dial down their hate/vendetta/war rhetoric. We all know that stirs up violence which we’ve seen before. The ball is in their court to behave as adults to ensure peace is front and centre. This video was concise and thoroughly thought through. Packed full with vital information. Well done. Very impressive! 👏👏👏
I took your advice a couple video's ago and we have plunged in even deeper than our normal.... We will be fully stocked no later than the end of October, which is a couple months before we usually are done. We usually try to hit end of December, and go into winter fully stocked. I think your advice is on the money!!! Thanks as always for your wonderful videos, ideas and fun!!!!!
I'm new to your channel, and am so glad I found you! You're a breath of fresh air...love your ethics in canning safety and passion in preparedness. Getting your book now! I'm one of those..."OMG I'm not prepared, it's too overwhelming, where do I start?" Now I have a good source! Thank you for all you do!
ditto, southwest Fl natives, 63 years short of husbands Army years. There are areas that are likely going to have some issues, Ft myers, tampa..our area is pretty much all like minded, and nonsense is not tolerated. Even the multitudes of newcomers that have relocated here, did so because of the no nonsense laws.
Everyone is entitled to their beliefs: I'm not sure there will be mass unrest after the election. However, preparing your own food is just plain smart. You know what's in it. Having water, emergency supplies and cash on hand in the event of a natural disaster is also smart. No one wastes their time doing these things.
Impact Theory had a podcast the other day about potential unrest after the election. He interviewed a Genius-Autistic History guy, his comments are at the 1hr 16 minute mark "Potential for Violence Regardless of Election Outcome". The Podcast episode is: "Great Depression Is Coming In 1-5 Years"
This past week I canned green beans, beets, yes Mex chicken, chicken broth., beef, chicken. Next week concentrating on meals in a jar. I just feel so compelled to can and freeze dry daily. So many are ignoring the need to prepare.
Thanks again for another very informative video. I don't know about everyone else but I really appreciate all you try to do to keep us safe and informed.
I think you are wise in your thinking and prepping now. Because of you I began in 2020 to do a lot of your recipes pressure canning. I am doing another batch of baked beans today and next will be more Chile con carne. I bought 300 jars when I started but I gave a lot away and so many jars have been returned to me empty... I am back to filling them up again. Thanks for all your videos.
Never hurts to be prepared, regardless. But with what I'm observing going on around the world right now? Wooo doggy you better believe you need to be prepared! Thanks for this Book.
Thanks, a ton of things I never would have thought of. People need to make sure gas tanks are full or if you charge your vehicle that you keep it charged.
Leisa, thank you. A bit overwhelming, but they are things I've begun and stopped and begun again and left unfinished. I don't have it all organized. This was a great kick in the rear end and something I need to continue to work on period. You've organized it beautifully. Was thinking about the "old days" and how these things were in order for me before life got soooo full if too much info. I'm really good at organizing a little, not a lot of data. So I decided I will do things in bite size pieces. I already have a lot done, but it needs to be catalogued & put where I know it is. You've clearly worked hard. Thanks again!!
Just ordered my book and it will be here in a couple days. Thank you for caring and bringing a voice of reason to the chaos. You are much appreciated ❤
Took a couple days off from canning and started going through my sewing essentials. Ordered another belt for my treadle sewing machine. Got extra needles and thread, all the small tools and got all my scissors sharpened. Elastic, snaps, hook and eyes, all the small things i could think of. Want to be able to repair what i have and make new if necessary. Next is hardware for repair on home and furniture. So much to do
Thank you for your hard work in compiling all this information. The problem is that all these things are extremely overwhelming! We still have ordinary things to do every day. There are not enough hours in the day to do all these things nor do most of us have enough energy or money to do all these things. Praying for the time, energy and money to get as many things done in their priorities. Having to do all these things adds to .my stress! Everyone has to do what they can ,within their abilities and resources. God bless and help us all!
I bought both the hard copy and pdf. I am SO happy with this book! I’m a list person and so this publication is absolutely perfect for me. Straight shooting and to the point. Plus I love that the font size in the hard copy is bigger. It’s awesome. It truly is. Thank you Leisa for putting this together for us. Seriously, thank you.
Thank you so much! It will keep me focused and be able to prepare methodically. This book is a stress reliever for me! Thank you again. You are the best!
Lists, lists, lists. I love lists. Especially the endorphins when I check stuff as completed :) Thank you so much. for this. I've been spending too much time at work lately and haven't been able to get organized. This is exactly what I needed.
It’s been a bit chilly where I live on the coast so…I’ve been mad dash to use this cooler weather to can up lots of soups! I’m doing the same to prepare and I finally got my inventory done ✅ moving forward and my garden after tarping my grow beds due to coastal fog…they grown twice as fast in two weeks. 🎉Thank you kindly for all your goodness and knowledge you share Leisa. Hugs from my family to yours 🌺🕊️🙏🏻☀️🪴
Hi Leisa. To create the Emergency Contact Card, use a template in Avery Labels. You can print yourself and there are multiple to a page. You can also edit individual cards so you can put info on 2 tat are different then laminate so both sides are visible.. allowing more Tommy and larger font. Be Safe. Be Prepared. Be Blessed.
I work at least 60 miles from my home and the company yard is 1/2 way point, I am getting a back pack together with light tent, camping mini cook stove and dehydrating at least 2 weeks of food because I am handicapped so yeah will take me that long to walk 60 miles, keeping a case of water in my car at all times and a case of water in my work truck so when I get back to yard I can reload back up with water and dehydrated food ,keep on walking to to get home.
I've tried keeping water in my vehicle. Unfortunately, it evaporates or springs a leak. I suggest using 2 liter bottles of soda to store your water in. The plastic is thicker and stronger than the bottles water is stored in. If you can find them packaged water pouches.
I made a ham yesterday. A quiche for lunch and ham n beans with cornbread for dinner. We’re on our last week of ‘eat what’s in the pantry’ because this month has been really tight. August is going to be a restock the pantry month. :)
My preparedness schedule is by September 30th November is just TOO MUCH of a close call for me (to each their own). November & anything beyond that would be a BONUS/GIFT from the Mother God Wishing us well & hoping that WE ARE WRONG, let's be real, even November ISN'T enough time, but just doing the best that we can with whatever, money or resources that we have 👍🏾
Some observations on preparedness from someone who does pest control (and sees a lot of stuff you'd never see if you weren't in the field): >Income percentile is meaningless. I've serviced homes of people who are absolutely in the top 1%, and the level of preparedness in many of these homes is rudimentary at best. Maybe they have enough in the house for a two-week weather emergency. In terms if things really getting real, unless they have a second or third home in a fairly remote location that is fully stocked and ready to go, they are in a whole world of trouble. I've been in public housing units and crappy apartments where people are living hand to mouth, where they do not even have three days of food in the home. I've also been in public housing units where I've come across some of the best prepared people I've seen in 8+ years of doing pest control. Ample food and water, all on pallets and racks, along with a backup generator in the basement. >A self-storage unit is one of the best and smartest investments you can make. Know how to choose and use one. Well maintained facility. Indoor and climate controlled. Near main highway. Outside major cities or urban slums (sometimes you may have no choice but to choose one inside a major city). Never rent a unit that is a row-shed in an open lot (it is virtually impossible to keep mice out of them, and they are high risk for forced entry). I've seen too many bad apartments in bad areas, with next to nothing for storage. You want your preps off-site, where you can exfiltrate out of there when things start getting real. I've also seen lots of good apartments in the downtown sections of major cities where you really need to get out of there when things get real. Don't know if I've posted these before: >Communicaitons is critical. My comms bag is Kaito Voyager radio with NOAA channels. I have all the NOAA frequencies for my part of the country in a notebook, along with all 77 Prime Entry Point (PEP) radio stations for the IPAWS network. I also have this information saved to flash drive. I also have solar battery banks and all variations of USB cables in the bag. I can run that radio off battery bank from anywhere. >If you're looking to stock up on medical supplies, and your Medicare/Medicaid is affiliated with AARP, you should receive a quarterly catalog of medical supplies that are deeply discounted. My mother used to receive the catalog, along with $200 per quarter in house money to use on supplies. You're advised to use it up every quarter because you can order up to a limit on a number of the items in the catalog every 30 days. My mother never used more than $50 per quarter, so the rest of it was converted into Velcro Ace bandages, Kerlix rolled gauze, 4x4 gauze sponges and one-inch rolls of tape (all high-value stuff if you're a prepper).
In the case of severe weather event, know where and how to shut off your utilities, especially gas and water. If it takes a special tool, have it in a designated spot. When living in earthquake country, as far as emergency preparation we learned to keep a pair of sturdy boots (in case of broken glass) under the edge of the bed and a tool bag with tools to turn off utilities, to get through jammed door or window (shorty crow bar), hand saw, etc. My app for emergency alerts notifies me of NOAA warnings, and my weather app notifies me even if only a storm is possible. As I write this we just got an emergency alert on tv. While I don't believe there will be a big hullabaloo after the election, I feel more strongly a solar flair could knock down the grid. That means it's possible that cell towers could go down along with the electrical grid. This is why printing a copy of info is so important, in case our phones don't work, too.
I have a pipe wrench preset to gas knob, so no fumbling, on pipe in black marker off >, that way no one has to guess and take seconds up when they really count. Same on water. Panic makes "brain farts". Hook, Look, Turn!
I just finished watching your video. I sincerely hope that everyone will take the time to download your book. I know I will. Thank-You for the well organized preparedness outline. ❤U
Downloaded to kindle. Thanks so much for making this. In TX after Beryl. That was a rough week without power. It showed me how much more I need to prepare.
I'm going to download this from my Kindle so I can get started right away. Thank you for taking the time to plan this all out it's a lot of work and I know everybody appreciates everything you do. Thank you
What really scares me right now is that we are in the middle of hurricane season and it's not looking great weather wise. Then we have a political party saying there will be not only a civil war but a WORLD war if they are not elected. We have had parties from both sides come along and place signs on our property without even asking and are now being snubbed by our neighbors because we removed those signs. We are retired and live on a fixed income. We are somewhat prepared. But temperatures are so hot and so are tempers right now. Any advice is great advice.
You seem to have a great heart ! I enjoy watching your videos. I pray you and all don’t let negativity affect us ! My mama always told me son life can break your heart but please dont let us break your spirit ❤️
Thank you Lisa. I watched another video of yours talking about taking inventory. I started today. I didn't want to but I'm glad I did because I can now see what I have and what I need. I'm not finished but it's a start.
This is really terrific - my husband and I got two copies from Etsy and we're sitting down every evening during cocktail hour and going over that day's plan. Today's really made us think about our cat's "go bag" and how to put together medications and supplies in case we need to leave the house quickly. The biggest danger in our area are wildfires. Thanks! Lots of food for thought.
