One of the best prepping channels on RU-vid. No politics or hyper fear-mongering or self-promotion just good credible information that can help each and every family! Great Job again DIY Prepper! I know it is not much but I will be using your affiliated links for several of the items discussed here in this video. Thanks for the posted links also.I suggest everyone else enjoy this content & are going to actually purchase some of these items use his affiliated links to help support this great channel!
I really appreciate it as well. I go to other RU-vidrs for the politics. If they all bled into each other it would get redundant. Not that a prepper can't talk about politics/impending possible doom, but would like it to be a separate channel to keep it specialized.
Columbus Ohio had our grid shut off earlier this week to avoid a grid failure. Some people still dont have power. It's already here, I wish you all good luck
Thankfully not here in Lewis Center on the north side, but feel for all that experienced that. My wife works downtown and they’d turned it off to her office building and they sent them all home. When it’s at your home, there is no relief. Unbelievable we can be countering scenarios requiring it.
Open your windows during the night to cool off the house, then close them and draw the curtains first thing in the morning to make the most of your homes insulation to keep it cooler through the day.
Our temperatures yesterday were 111°F and midnight it was 90°. Power went out at midnight and stayed out for about 5 1/2 hours. I have a delta 1300 and got up and looked at my big a** fan to it and was really comfortable through the night. As long as the air is moving I’m good to go. Power came back on at about 5:30 in the morning but when I got up there was no water. So for this old 73 grandma it was a good practice to more extensive outages. He taught me a few things and gave me a few new ideas. Arizona isn’t gonna get cool until October.
Thanks for the video.... I do not do well without air conditioning in the Texas summers due to heart issues, so I had to work the problem.... I put a 5,000btu window unit in our bedroom. I power it on a 2,000 watt inverter connected to a 100amp 12v battery. It will run it for about 8 hours on high and the battery is still at about 45-50amps (which is a good power level to help the batteries last longer). I then swap the battery while the first one is charging. (I have a generator that runs on gasoline or propane) A second similar setup runs the fridge, freezer, the TV, a few lights and the Wi-Fi router. As long as I have access to gasoline or propane, I am good to go....When I run out of those, I have to pick and choose what I want to run, since charging the battery takes way longer on a single 100watt solar panel. (I need to get at least 2 or 3 more of them, just in case) You are correct about the power cords....Anything that is going to run on an inverter or the generator should have at least a 12ga cord. Even with 12ga, you should limit it to about 10'. It is way better to get a 10ga cord and use it. (a 10ga extension cord is expensive ($80-$90 for a 50' one), but worth every cent, as it allows you to run almost any item up to 50 feet with no problems.) You can get longer cords like 100' or even 200', but they are expensive (about $175 and $225 respectively), and when you get past 50', you still need to watch your loads. (anything that has a hard pull, like compressors on AC units, or freezers/fridges, etc can cause a current drain that could be fatal to a link in your power source.) Cheers!
Thank you for this important info! Heat is a very real thing here in Texas! More people here,more power needed! A power outage would be critical here. I try to go to a store if possible because they will have A/C. Stay 😎 ya'll
I watch *a lot* of these kinds of prepping / survival / SHTF videos and one thing I have not seen explored or focused on are low wattage items that will be workable, affordable, and useful in an emergency situation. Be it short term or long term. Especially for single ppl, small households, seniors, and/or those on a fixed budget. For instance, there are a number of *low wattage* items that would be useful to cook things, heat/disinfect water, create water, etc. I would consider low wattage to be 300w and under for those with small solar / power banks / batteries of the lithium or deep cycle SLA kind. 500 watts or less otherwise. Items or appliances in this category would include compact dehumidifiers (to create water...some are like $30-$50), countertop ice machines, rice cookers (which can do SO much more than cook rice...I have 3), slow cookers, 12 volt or plug in heat blankets, certain bread machines, those smaller Dash-type cooking appliances, small space heaters in a microclimate set up, and fans, just to name a few. This category would also include the portable fridges/freezers you speak of in this video. This could be a good segment of useful content for many people. Especially if you could include how many uses that you can get out of -X- item on a simple 50 or 100 amp hour battery / solar system connected to a non-pure sine inverter that is in the range of 300-500 watts. I, for one, live in an apartment with a balcony that I can finagle having a small generator on, but many don't and generators are pricey. Plus, the procurement, storage, and expense of gas is a factor when it comes to space, safety, and available budget. So workable alternatives are welcome in this aspect as a backup. Just something to think about. Thanks for considering.
@@MalikaBourne I have those, too. Plus the lawn/solar ones which has the battery compartment easily accessible and can charge (lithium) AA's. I am looking into getting a roll of barbed wire at Tractor Supply though to keep on hand in a very worst case scenario. I went outside one day and noticed my balcony was not as high as it seems from ground level as it does when you're on it. 3 precut removable pieces of plywood and 3-4" nails for the floor should be the final touch for a little extra OpSec.😉
My husband takes an older baseball cap, snd soaks it, then puts it on before he mows the grass. He re-dunks it when taking a break. A tshirt can also be soaked. It does keep the skin cooler, and it can be sprayed with a mist from the hose. My friend made some long strips of treated fabric, that stays cool for a longer period of time, that we use as well. They are worn around the neck. Staying warm seems so much easier than staying cool.
Great thinking, it's the best. From hot Queensland Australia. Winter at the moment. I've heard an old trick of hanging damp sheets in doors and windows to cool air down as it comes in the house. Kinds regards🇦🇺
Timely video. Great info. Seems appropriate, as the grid has proven to be especially vulnerable nowadays. Additionally, I keep a several plastic jugs of frozen water(and cubed ice) in the deep freeze... along with an old style 10gal Igloo jobsite cooler on hand. Made an insulated "jacket" for it out of closed-cell insulation, A/C duct wrap, and freezer tape. When the need arises, pack it FULL of the quart jug ice, cubes, and lastly cold water. Kept in your basement, you should have cold water for at least 10 days. Cheap, easy to make, and can be a lifesaver in 100+ temps ! Thx for the upload, JR. Cheers
@@diypreppertv : Hey JR, Have you heard about Lake Mead? Seems the water level dropped below the "inactive pool" (not enough water to generate hydro-electricity) level. If true, this means folks out west are in for a rough summer due to brown and blackouts. A YTuber reported this about 5 hours ago... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xBaky8IkExY.html . Of course, this story needs to be verified. Nothing on the mainstream media about it yet.
Hi HozelRocket. Sorry, I'm just now seeing this comment. I have heard about Lake Mead. My dad travels to that area a lot for work and it is getting very low. That could be a big problem if it continues.
It's great to see this video up! I suffer in the heat, and I find keeping my wrists cool really helps me, basically, any pulse point and a cool item does wonders to cool me down. I have also spent many hot muggy nights camped out in someone's (with permission) backgarden, but I mainly do it to check on the person whose garden it is, you should check on vulnerable and elderly neighbours and friends
I've always heard any joint. But especially my neck, wrists and ankles. I made homemade fans from box front and backs with a paint stirrer glued between. Once I get those joints cooled off I stay cooler a lot longer. Stay cool lol
When I have to be outdoors during this heat wave, I wet a microfiber cleaning cloth in cold water and wear it around the back of my neck. When the microfiber cloth gets warm I just turn it over and the cloth is once again cool on my neck. I can do this quite a few times before the microfiber cloth is no longer cool. For inside the house, I have several D-cell battery powered fans (O2 Cool brand) for when our electricity goes out. I bought them on Amazon last year. I also stocked up on D-cell batteries. We used used these fans a lot last summer and are using them again this summer without a battery change yet. My husband has cardiac problems so at least he can sleep with the fans blowing on him. Great suggestion about Gatorade or Pediolyte, especially for children and heart patients. Thanks J.R.
I also added a cheap countertop ice maker. Works fine on a cheap solar power station system. And an icy cold cooling towel is so nice. I also use the ice for the poor man cooler in front of fan. But if no solar system it is useless.
Being acclimatized is also important. I work in underground mining in the tropics where the temperature is close to the limit for human survivability. I could currently work all day fairly easily at a wet bulb temp of 32C/90F which most people couldn't physically do, but whenever I take holidays and then go back to work I have to be careful not to get heat stroke, it only takes 3 weeks to lose your heat tolerance and to get it back I find it takes about 8-9 days of being exposed to the heat
Here's what a few of us poor people do with no air conditioning in the heatwaves that come along. I keep ice (at least a 10lb bag in my freezer), I wet a couple of kitchen towels, and put them in the freezer too. If I travel I carry a small cooler with frozen bottles of water, hydrating water, no sodas! Or anything with sugar in it. Normally I put on a towel around my neck area, that is ice cold, and it's still good for about an hour or so. By then, I should be back in the house. I keep all the windows shut and draw the curtains or shades. If you live in a apt or a condo, the air conditioning from others will one way or another get into your place. That's what happens to my place. I run a fan (a few ceiling fans) at low speed and it keeps the house about inside at 78 F. I eat sandwiches, or canned tuna, I don't cook a lot, have left overs where I don't have to heat up on a stove, use a micro wave. Now at times, a friend might call me and ask me to go over and they have air conditioning. Yeah, I'll go, why not? But most of the time because of COVID, and other crazy things, I stay in. When I shop, its early morning. I'd do some after sunset but crime is bad and I don't feel like getting mugged or shot.
When my A/C went out at the house for 2 weeks during July / August we were miserable. Luckily I purchased a window A/C unit set aside for this very purpose. But when it gets above 90 degrees an 8,000 BTU window unit barely keeps up. Ideally you want one in a communal area like the living room and one in a bedroom. One thing that we invested in quickly was blackout curtains and tint for the windows. Our kitchen has 6 windows lined up in the dining room so you can view the woods behind our house. But that would just rake in the heat. A little tint and blackout curtains and it keeps it DARK. I love it because I know it means it's keeping the heat out. Low wattage fans are great, I have some small USB ones, I have plug in ones and I have 1 shop one that is huge and loud but will move air around.
I used to have a kitchen that got super hot from the sun beating in the window plus stove/oven/dishwasher; additionally, my laundry room was right there and heat poured in from washer and dryer. I bought a 5000 btu unit and it not only helped the kitchen but I also used a fan to push some of the air into the rest of the house. It was SOOOO NICE top come in from mowing and have that thing blow on you. 🥵🥵🥵 I mean it blew COLD air! I do recommend one, especially if you have an older, inefficient AC unit because they're only about $500 vs replacing your whole house HVAC for $7-10K. Another great idea is to install outdoor shades on windows facing midday sun. Or a cheaper temporary option is measure those windows and have your Home Depot cut some wood to fit in there. Place on the outside and it can block the sun. Money saving ideas as well as comfort.
So there’s these cool patches. Meant for when you over heat or have a fever. Frida baby cooking patches. There are other brands. But that’s something to look up. They work well and you can cut them to size. Put on your head, neck, or back. It feels sooo nice! They’re also not overly expensive.
THE Zero Breeze is a really expensive Air Conditioner, but it can run on DC and is only 240 Watts. A small bedroom can be cooled with it. A decent amount of batteries and the zero breeze, or a DC freezer making ice combined with a battery/DC/solar powered swamp cooler set up is the way to go. Just realize the more humid it is, the less a swamp cooler will work. True air conditioners get rid of humidity AND cool the air.
Theres these car window covers. Silver gray on one side black other, can find them at Krogers and Meijers. They refect the sun back. I put those in the South side house, then i move them to the bedrooms. They help a lot.
Cold water dripped down the back of your neck onto your spine offers immediately relief. I started doing this years ago after I watched espn boxing and the corner men would squeeze ice cold water from a sponge onto the back of a boxer's neck. I still experience a sharp intake of breath when I drip that cold water from the spigot down the back of my neck.
Yes. The 114* heatwave in Washington State last June almost did me in! Stepping into a cold shower with my light weight clothing on helped the most. Having wet hair in front of a fan helps a lot
I have to stay upstairs because the downstairs ac is out. Has been for five years now. Thank goodness for ceiling fans keeping the downstairs around 72-74 degrees. And keeping the windows covered! Stay cool people and prep on!!
Open up the house and turn on fans at night, particularly if you have a concrete slab on-grade - cool off that thermal mass at night, then close up the house when the temp outside gets higher than the interior of the house. Use small fans to circulate the air inside while closed up.
Thanks JR. We had 97° today with heat index of 106°. Would have been rough without power. But getting in the shade, pool, tub will cool you off. I just purchased a bladeless fan that has re-chargeable batteries or runs on USB plugged in ($22@walmart). Works great. Putting a damp towel in front of it is a great idea. Storing ice in your freezer for emergencies is also great. Thanks for the info!
I noticed you mentioned cooling inside the inner elbows and kneecaps. I've used a frozen water bottle cradled inside my arm while supervising kids in Summer heat. We stay under a tree and offer board games on the shaded picnic table. I was out there much longer than the kids were for recess, and the frozen water bottle kept me cool and hydrated as it melted. When I had to be in the sun, an oversized cotton Levi white long sleeve canvas shirt, helped shade me. A tree is better. The leaves transpire and naturally air condition... Add the shade... Double winner.
We went to Texas in June in 1985. We’d never experienced heat like that, being from Canada. On that trip we also experienced the worst downpour we’d ever seen. We had to pull over in our vehicle. You’re tough if you can deal with that. Give me 4 foot snow drifts and -40* anytime.
As elementary school teachers we carried a large spray bottle on field day on the Mojave desert. We sprayed the kid's faces and heads. They loved it. A few i cubes in the bottle helps.
Walmart sells a cigarette lighter plug that clips on to your car battery. That will let you charge USB charging devices without turning on your car. They also sell mosquito netting that hangs over your bed or chair.
A water mister for an outdoor fan. You don’t have to use the fan but you will get wet either way. A good spray bottle filled with water and spray yourself down will help as well
It is cool living in the heat that solar actually works damn well, even if it's just my little inflatable lamp.. Just have to worry about the plastic melting in the 35*(50?) heat days
I put black fabric on the windows the sun hits, it really stops a lot of heat coming in. It absorbes and stop s it. Try one window first if you want to check it out. Thanks for your help and information.
Don't forget that you can make homemade electrolyte drinks very easily. In the olden days, Yankee punch (aka Haymakers punch), or a Shrub (yes, that is the name!), made from apple cider vinegar, fruit, honey or molasses, were how they stayed hydrated. There are many places to find these recipes. Also, milk has electrolytes - calcium, etc., after all, calves need electrolytes too. I crushed up strawberries in to apple cider vinegar with honey - equal amounts of each for a refreshing and healthy drink. With other fruits I'll add fresh ginger. Experiment!
one more thing i try and keep the gas tank full in car even with these prices, can always cool of for a little go for ride with good old ac if it gets really bad
On the Mojave desert we constantly were wetting our hair and let it drip over your clothes. Soaked clothes will be dry in 10 minutes. Wet hand towel around the neck a must. Frozen burrito in the center of my chest kept me from passing out. Plenty of salt or Gatorade. Blondes and redheads pass out first and end up hospitalized.
Good stuff buddy just covered this subject on my channel as well. It appears as though were gonna have a lot of brown outs/black outs this summer. Gonna be a rough one.
Your mention of the places where the blood vessel are close to the surface reminds me of something that is rather silly. Have you ever seen those frou frous poodles at a dog show? Why they are trimmed like that? Poodles were bred to be water retrievers, and in COLD water those points you mentioned got the hair left on them, but the rest got trimmed off. It kept those joints, or the scalp, protected.
in an emergency i run to my car and run the AC especially for my moms dogs since theyre heat sensitive, my AC capacitors in the house went out, i had to goto the AC parts store and in the morning and drop them in before a heat wave later in the day, its an easy fix and if you buy online (at that time) they only cost me 11 dollars.
If you have a concrete or tile floor you can step in the shower wearing tops and bottoms, get soaked, and then sleep on the floor. It's not comfortable but you will be cooler!
our power went out last week for and hour, they say it was tree limes hitting power lines, no wind or storm, min. power came back on ac started and ran for a few hrs to catch up
am i right or wrong, they turn power off to save energy, but when it comes back on people are cranking up there ac to catch up so what is being saved ???
@@diypreppertv, Yeah, you can't hide that accent! Displaced Texan here. My sister is still in East Texas with horses and goats. To say she is worried about her animals would be a major understatement.
Sounds like a Texan to me sorry if I am mistaken and your offended by chance. I find Texas and the people good folk(never been maybe one day)...anyway...stars are bright big and bright this is the land of Texas(all I know..). Take care and stay frosty brother.
What are those small USB units I see advertised on RU-vid ADs? You pour water into them and supposedly cool off a nice size room and there like 3 for idk cheap like $100 give or take. It seems to good to be true but hey u never know.
@@diypreppertv I will look then up and let you know. They say work better than a window AC and charge and hook up to a USB very little power usage. Might be worth a shot perhaps. I will get back to you.
I purchased one brand earlier this year - Arctos - they did not work one bit! I tried to contact the company before the refund deadline but they never answered their phone - I waited on hold on automated system over 45 minutes several times! I sent emails via their website - never got a confirmation that it was sent so I sent email via my gmail - never a response! Thankfully I paid via PayPal. I filed a dispute and also disputed via better business bureau.. FINALLY I got a refund after several months but it cost me $60 to send the units back to the company. So I strongly encourage you to not purchase these units. Definitely not from Arctos But I’d say all the similar units don’t work. My $5 tiny fan from Walmart did more to cool the air than these pathetic units and the time and stress of trying to get my refund made my total expense much greater.
As far as the electrical grid is concerned...Why is it that every single year before this year the Grid had O problem's as a whole? Sure there are situation's that occur but, name one system that doesn't, however as a whole it it never had Problem's like what is being portrayed now!!!
Very useful video! Solar energy is clearly the future. Not only does it save our earth but reduces costs and reliance on the grid! Our technology allows customers to use solar energy to charge their EVs and power their houses in case of a blackout. We like to call it "Plug into the sun" :) ⚡🔌🌍
