No water and no power for days! Stuck in our RV in Texas during Winter Storm Uri 

Ahhhhh! That’s so smart! Thanks so much Teresa!

Lol yep I got one as well for my boat.. heats up hot and made oodles of noodles lol

Hi May I ask where did you purchase the heated thermos from,It sounds really convenient 😊👍🏾👍🏾

@@beverlywaits7663 You could always search on line/ with DuckDuckGo or Google’s or Amazon.

That is all so smart Eugene! Thank you for sharing those suggestions. Hopefully we don’t have this severe of a cold experience again, but I’m jotting these notes down in case we end up in this situation again!

Mini Ice Age seems so appropriate 🤣 So glad y’all are okay though! We definitely felt your pain ❄️

@@PawsForLove really min ice age. please stop complaining and be grateful you're not homeless

Mini ice ages last between two and three thousand years stop being so dramatic 🇬🇧

That’s amazing that you were prepared in that way! We definitely see the benefit of having a generator and other appropriate tools for this kind of situation. If we were to do this in a cold climate, skirting would be a huge advantage and would keep everything nice and warm under the rig. But.. we don’t plan on being in cold again 🤪

Cry me a river! I live in wisconsin. I do feel sorry for your dog!

@@MartinGarcia-km4qs Well at least Nash has your sympathy 😉

It was definitely challenging! Glad to hear you made it through okay 😀

That actually sounds like you had so much fun that week! I hope we never get stuck in that kind of weather again, but if we do and we’re in Texas, we’re joining that party! 😂

Hi Debora! So glad your family came to stay with you so y’all could keep each other company! :) Definitely don’t lose hope on living the RV life though! There are tough moments for sure, but if you have the right tools, it’s so worth it! :) We don’t have everything (like a generator and solar) and we made it. And the beautiful part about RV communities is that everyone steps in and takes care of one another. :)

What did you have for heat?

Our hearts go out to your son, Mary. Frozen pipes are not fun to deal with and can get dangerous very quickly. When we got up to Austin, the RV park that we are staying at had multiple broken spouts and water was dumping out for days before they could get it fixed. There were a lot of people who died from Texas all the way up to our home state of Tennessee because of this storm. Our hearts break for all those families who lost love ones during this difficult time.

Thank you, Bridget!

Definitely a week none of us will forget!! So glad we got to experience it together! :)

Thanks so much Clif! Your comment made our morning! Totally agree that that’s what life’s all about :)

That is a great outlook! There are a lot of great resources out there, especially on RU-vid. Best of luck in your endeavors!

Dang!!! Y’all really endured that! I’m sure you learned so much, but during it you probably felt like you were going to lose your mind! We thought we would be prepared too… and we grew up in northern Indiana, but Texas just didn’t have the right equipment to handle that kind of weather. You live and learn, that’s for sure! And I’m sure y’all have shared that experience like we have and that has allowed others to learn and hopefully be better prepared! Thanks for sharing your story!! Ps I heard that part of Idaho is spectacular!!

Thank you so much!! We really were in good spirits, all things considered! I think it helped knowing we'd be okay... and seeing Nash love playing in the snow really brought us so much joy! :)

Dang! Yes, y’all get a lot of snow in New England. We’re originally from Indiana, so we’re more familiar with how to handle the snow (not in an RV necessarily), but Texas was not equipped at all to handle that much snow. It was so hard!

Being cold is tough -- it makes you realize very quickly how we take important things like that for granted. :) Moments like these really are helpful to realign with what really matters!

Couldn't you hook up the truck to the RV and charge your batteries?

Thanks for your comment! We did do that :)

@@captseamus yes, IF the truck engine is running. That's expensive and puts wear on the engine unless your driving anyway. Three 100 watt panels do a good job. Harbor freight sells um.

Thanks for taking the time to comment Joseph!

LOL! And eat snow he did!! He was VERY well hydrated those few days if we're being honest!

We greatly appreciate your prayers Melanie! :) Luckily the worst is behind us and the majority of the state now. But there are still alot of repairs to be made, so I know everyone appreciates your love! :)

This are such great suggestions! Thank you for watching and taking the time to respond. Have a great day!

@@PawsForLove my pleasure. As a single Native American mom? Who is a rare “unicorn” of my stereotype? Never applying for state assistance, and raising my girls on two wood stoves (even when temps hiit -35 F)…I’m full of helpful advice. Just ask me about wrapping pipes in insulation and/or electrical heating coils to keep them from freezing. Or how to keep a bathtub or kitchen drain pip from icing, refusing to drain! I’m studying everything about vanlife now. The children are grown, last flew the nest this month. For me…van life makes sense. Even with my dogs. But they are “worried” about me. So I have to have an answer for EVERYTHING, before they give me a smile “if that’s what you want to do momma….”

Haha! Literally...BEST EVER! It made us so thankful for the modern convenience of running, hot water 💦 ☀️

We’re SO glad y’all are okay!! It was a tough few days that none of us really expected to be as bad as it got. Sounds like y’all really did a good job with what you had though. Really proud of you for how you handled this crazy weather. Sending y’all the warmest hugs! :) So glad the weather is back to normal!

How can you be better prepared?

Thank you so much for praying. It was such a difficult time, but everyone really pulled together and got through it!

This is such a great idea, Teresa! I hope that we never get caught like this again, but in the case that we do, we will absolutely give this a try. Kentucky and Tennessee got hit pretty hard with the storm too. Are y’all alright there in Kentucky?

Yes ma’am our town had a very light ice hit, but the snow hit about six inches and the second round of ice froze it solid! Eek, just today, our drive was is melted enough to get the car out of the carport. The 2009 ice storm had western ky looking like a war zone...I am quite thankful not to have a repeat of that. Oh btw. If you have a tub in your RV. Fill that up for flush and bath use as well! The minute I hear ice pelting I fill the tub and washing machine, plus all pitchers in the house for drinking water. We moved to all electric, and I never thought I say I missed my gas stove and gas log fireplace lol, but we never lost electric thank goodness, so microwave and cuddled in extra blankets being lazy was what we did. Hope you were able to salvage your time in Austin. I have kin there, San Antonio and Houston. I had no idea Texas was in such a mess until I saw y’all on RU-vid! The Ted Cruz stuff I thought was from him perhaps living in DC ( duh blonde here). My brother mentioned my San Antionio Nephew was stranded in Louisiana in a motel as the whole coast was frozen solid. He works for the gas companies, taking product from the line to the refineries I believe. He so wanted and needed to be home with his family, as his fa in law is just hours from glory, and his wife needs to get to his side in California. But does not want to leave her kids (teens who would kill each other) home without a referee lol). Life and this world are crazy! I just love your RV and truck set up... I so desire one so I can travel home to Cali to see my friends and family. But it’s not in my budget even to rent one. 😫. So I will travel along with y’all if that is ok?!?! Drive safe! Tere

Luckily, we thought to fill out gallon size water containers with water before things got bad. Bad weather really forces us to get creative doesn't it? I love your ideas of filling a tub and a washing machine!! Super smart! :) As for traveling, you can come along on our journey with us! This is what makes RU-vid the best! We get to bring all of our friends along with us, even if they're all across the country! :)

Yay! Where are we headed to next?

@@PawsForLove you have gone your whole life with out thinking of melting snow to drink and flush the toilet? Wtf 😂

I like your thinking Jodi! That would be the perfect compliment for an RV anyway! :)

For coffee buy a french press for emergencies like this you guys! Stay warm ...here in ohio were just starting to thaw out...

We did that in the 70s and it heated the whole entire house. We only had to turn the heat on in the morning just to get the morning chill off. I love that stove you could even cook on top of it when she was fired up. Wood prices were very low at the time and then two years later they went so high and my father close down the woodstove. I wish she was still here.

I know you’re going through Hell. I couldn’t agree more! I’m in Maryland and we had almost 70° today. Which is freaky. I enjoyed your story, my heart aches for you both and I’ll be praying that you’ll be back in your house RV whatever soon and you’ll have heat and electricity. May God bless you both.

This couple has definitely made the best of the situation. You can definitely feel the love! ♥️♥️👍

AMEN my friend! 🎉 We got 4 bags before we left Texas. :)

Hi Ruby! Thank you for the prayers! Fortunately, it has warmed up in most parts of Texas since Sunday when this was published. The snow all melted and electricity/water has been restored. However, the big problems now are that grocery stores are still out of a lot food and the water supply is not drinkable yet due to all the issues. The grocery stores are having a hard time keeping up with water supplies so they have been rationing that to households as well.

Loosers

Thank you! We luckily got our power and water back at the end of last week. But some people in the state just are getting water back today. It's been tough, but it's amazing to watch people come together to help one another!

@@PawsForLove both of you passed the test with flying colors! I actually couldn’t believe your moods. Even through all the despair you two are troopers! Glad to hear the good news. I know one thing I bet it felt good to take a nice warm shower. 😅🙏🦋

You saying that really means so much! And YES! You better believe that first shower was glorious! 😂

Thank you, Cynthia!

Hello Cynthia

I know! One year later and look at us all! 😍 Nash would love to go back to that week!!

Haha! Thank you ☺️

So glad you’re okay and home safe Kathryn!! This winter weather has got us all out of sorts. Definitely always learning! :)

We certainly LOVE our coffee!!

I'm sorry but I have to laugh I really do and just please forgive me I'm having fun with this because often Houston I went through it too I just can't help it

We agree, 100%! Cold isn’t our favorite either!

Oh Kelly, I am so, so sorry! I can imagine y’all were doing everything in your power to stay warm. I am so glad you both made it out of this terrible storm okay! Thank you for sharing your story with us! 🤍

@@PawsForLove Your welcome. Glad you guys made it too.

It definitely was a tough week!

That’s a GREAT idea!!! Thank you for taking the time to share that with us. We’ll definitely look into that ☺️

That’s great that you were able to help your daughter!

Definitely hope we’re never in something like that again but if we are - definitely a good idea! Thanks Shawn ☺️

Oh Sutton, I am so sorry to hear that! We are so honored to be doing this tour to bring a light to therapy animals! I hope this tour can show others just how helpful they are. It’s so hard how mean people can be. But just know, the impact your sons therapy pup had far outweighed the negative people. Sending you all hugs!

Thank you, Rhaina! We made it through the hard part and are incredibly thankful to have water and electricity back. Stay safe and warm ❤️

Hello Rhaina

Haha! We were laughing too when we reviewed footage when we put the video together 😂😂😂 We just hate super hot coffee and it hurts our teeth so we always cool it down to drink it with ice. Plus, you can drink it faster! 🤘🏻

Yes! Texas is in a much better situation now :) Yes! Love the ND connection! What a cool way you’re involved!!

Amen and amen! You are so incredibly right and we are so encouraged by your positivity and by how good God is when we need him the most. We were so sad when we were watching the news and they were talking about all the animals at the San Antonio zoo that were dying because of the temperatures. They had no way to keep them warm and they were so helpless. The same goes for the plants just like you said.

@@PawsForLove we didn't know about the zoo animals. That is heartbreaking. We kept feeding the birds and deer near us and interestingly our chickens did NOT get out of their house as long as snow was on the ground. We put heat lights in their house 🏠 and they even continued to lay eggs every day...wow amazing right?

That is amazing!!!

Amen, Ruby! God is good ❤️

Mother Nature has a funny way of playing games with us! 😂 ❄️ 🌧

Thank you for your sweet offer Mary! While we knew the bad weather was coming, no one knew it was going to be as bad as it was, for so long - which is why so many people weren’t prepared. Loss of life and animals was devastating. It was so devastating!

We grew up in Indiana, so totally agree that it wasn’t a ton of snow. But, on the flip side, this area of Texas doesn’t see snow, so it was super rare for them!

Up here in Alberta I didn’t say a word. Sure enough, that summer was when I added ‘heat dome’ to my vocabulary. Forty f***ing degrees, and not all of us had A/C. Absofrickin’ nuts!

Elizabeth, we’re so glad you and your pup are okay. It really was much worse weather than anyone ever expected. It was beautiful hearing how your rv park came together to help each other!

Hi Andrea!! So glad you’re along for our journey now :) We are grateful the snow has melted and things seem to be back to the normal Texas warmth! :)

Thank you Gwen! It was truly a challenge, but amazing to see people coming together in a time of need! And for us, our perspective was changed because of how much fun Nash was having. He LOVED the snow!

So glad y’all didn’t get stuck in that storm! A generator is definitely on our list for our next setup!

Well it definitely helped that Nash brightened our moods because he LOOOOOVED the snow so much! He belongs in Alaska, LOL!

That was definitely a good thought until Mother Nature had different plans! We thought the same thing: “South Texas is always so nice in Winter” Outside of this storm, it was definitely amazing though. Most days were high 70s and we were in the 80s even for a while too!

Oh Malinda, we are so so sorry to hear this. That’s the thing that a lot of people don’t realize about how bad this storm was, especially for people that live in South Texas full time. This isn’t necessarily something that you prep for, because it hadn’t happened in over a hundred years. Is insurance doing anything to help for you?

We’re so glad to hear that! ☺️ Nash (and all pups) really inspire us, too!

I bet y’all have seen some crazy weather too! It’s always “fun” memories to look back on! :)

Thank you!! 😁

Glad to hear it!

Those are such great ideas Molly! I’ll keep those handy and hope we never have to use them! But if we do - I have you to thank ☺️

Thanks for taking the time to share that Jon!!

Thank you Brian! :)

Thank you Becca!

A situation like this really makes you appreciate things like water that we usually take for granted!

After that snowstorm, I’d call us seasoned RVers 😂😂

Hotdogs and coffee are key! Thanks for sharing those ideas Sharon! We’re glad this all is behind us and we’re praying we don’t have to go through this again! But it’s definitely important to be prepared for the unexpected - which is exactly what this was! Weather was forecasted to be bad, but not even close to as bad as what it ended up being!

Wow! That is sooooo cold! 🥶

So glad y’all made it through Crissie. It definitely wasn’t a fun few days. But we’re in the same boat. We too, learned ALOT since that storm!

Thanks for the pointers friends! Unfortunately this weather was much worse than predicted. And we don’t have a generator. But definitely wish we had during this storm!

Haha! Yeah we don’t like super hot coffee. Not sure why, but we just like it kind of warm and instead of waiting for it to cool down, ice cubes do the trick!

Sandra Westley my thoughts exactly freezing outside and add ice 😂😂 your all surrounded by snow bring some in and melt it, to drink and clean your teeth, it won’t kill you so long as it’s not yellow snow. 😂😂

@@robwestley7370 LOL! Yes, we definitely want to stay away from the yellow snow!

So glad to hear that! Thanks for watching!

We appreciate that Jeda!! :) Luckily the sun has been shining on Texas for days and we're super grateful! :)

Alsatian is definitely on our “We Will Return Here List” for sure! We wish that we golfed because the course there is awesome. Thanks for leaving a comment! We just started watching your videos and can’t believe we hadn’t discovered y’all yet :) Keep up the great work!

@@PawsForLove You too. I loved this video. Yall do great work and I know you will grow fast.

It’s a pretty great life! Come RV with us!!!

I love it!!! You’re Nashy boy is so stinking cute!! Lol we have a Dash we call him Dashy boy (rescue boxer with a big personality) and my service dog 🐕‍🦺 Dixie the dachshund!! We have to do this - doing the whole RV thing was something we always wanted to do, but adding in the therapy dog part is just amazing!!! We are such huge dog lovers and dogs have always been such a huge part of our lives!!! Thank you guys and keep on living the dream ❤️❤️

What a small world!! Dash and Nash would be the sweetest friends, I’m sure!! ☺️ So glad to hear you are loved by your Service Dog, too!! What an impact these amazing pups can have! Sending you hugs!!!!

Hi there!!! So pumped you found us and super excited to have you following along on the tour! :)

It was a crazy situation!

How fun!!! What an amazing memory! I agree - sometimes it’s chaos and sometimes it’s hard, but all the good stuff in life usually is! :)

You’re so sweet Kathy! This storm definitely was eye opening for us as newbie RVers!!

Hi Cindy! You are so kind! We knew we’d be okay and seeing Nash’s joy playing in the snow kept us in such great spirits!

Luckily this was earlier this year. Hoping Texas doesn't have anything close to this this winter!

Hi Helen! I’m not sure what you mean by that. Can you explain more?

@@PawsForLove back in the 70s you could get an electric jug that had an element in it to heat water, you can get the element attached to a 12 volt plug and put the element into a mug to heat up water....look it up on utube or eBay or Amazon 💅💅💅💅 for instant coffee or tea😎😎😎

WOW! That’s so cool! What a great idea!! Thanks Helen :)

Hi Jack! So glad you had a generator! I know Port Aransas got hit hard, too! I hope you and your trailer came out alright! PS our friends recommended Gulf Waters in Port Aransas and now that’s on our list!

Those are great ideas Ray! We definitely need to get some of those window coverings - and we’d love to get a generator or solar! Sorry y’all got stuck in that storm too! But sounds like we should have been camping next to you!! :)

Haha! That's a good point! Still scary though and thankful that you've been okay through the 3 that you've been through. I guess no matter where you live there is always the opportunity for some sort of natural disaster to happen -- it just depends on which one.

Thank you, Chantelle!

We made the decision to come to Florida this year after all that!! 😂 Thank you for your nice comment Nancy! RVing definitely isn’t always glamorous but it really is fun!

Thank you Charlotte! :) We are much better now and so grateful that is behind us.

:)

Thanks for sharing that!

Welcome Gary!! We’re so glad you’re here!!! ☺️

Great idea! :)

Thank you for the thoughtful suggestion! This sounds like it would be a great idea and we are going to look into it.

Thank you so much!! We’d muchhhh rather have been in California and not in this snow storm! You’re so sweet Kathleen!!

It was a tough week for Texas, that’s for sure! But it was pretty amazing seeing everyone come together. Luckily no damage to our RV! Thank goodness! I hope y’all don’t get tons of snow!! Denver weather can change on a dime!

We kept thinking while this storm was happening how brutal it was, even though Nash was loving it lol! Looking back, we’re grateful we have this video to look back on. But hope we never experience this again! 😂

Haha!! But I'm sure your fashion gloves are cute! :) We're originally from Indiana. Luckily we brought some stuff with us for cold just in case... I've never been more glad we had cold weather clothes. So many didn't at our RV park though! Because just like you said... no one expects this in the south! Bring on summer and sunshine now!!!

Wow! That’s some serious cold and snow you get in Canada. Nash would definitely make you smile if he came to visit during a snowstorm. As you saw, he loves snow!!

Thanks Martha! :)

@@PawsForLove 👍🤗🙋

Ahhh yes!! It definitely wasn’t our favorite weather we’ve hit this year 😂

It’s so much fun!

Luckily this was earlier this year! But I bet in Washington, you are prepped for just about anything! A wood stove sounds really wonderful, too!

For sure!