PREP SPECIAL!! Phoenix Survival: Gettin Ready for the SNOW/ICE Apocalypse

You're listening here to PB in you were pay us back just to be ready to share what Good morning PBN. Yes, not my usual time frame, but made sure James didn't mind. I hopped on here because we have what we call an impendent snowpocalypse. That's right, snow apocalypse. Let's see if I can there we go see that background right there, So I wanted to jump on and just let you know, uh, there is a chance. Then I will try to make sure everything's recorded. Saef James or whomever can post the show, because I do have an interview coming up tomorrow with Matt Dials from Goldbacks, so we're going to be discussing all goldbacks. So if you have questions, feel free to shoot me an email or reach out to me through one of these one of these channels here and James will get me the questions. But we are getting ready for what they could call one of the greatest snowstorms or ice storms. Now, mind you, the last time I've seen anything like this, potentially, if it's anything like the past, has been back in the early two thousands where we were iced in for a week. Mississippi was shut down in certain areas for two weeks. Helene sorted enough devastation in my area that people were without power for two weeks, if not longer. So on our instance, for some reason, I go a bit radio silent, not to worry. We just lost power and everything else, I go with it. What does that mean? That means to get on your preps? Now? Do we hope it's just a simple spitting of snow and a little bit of ice. Yes, but it's always to prep for the worst and hope for the best. So I figured to remind everybody things that are needed, things that will be Good morning, common sense prepper. It's nice to see you. Yes, I took James the spot. I'm the Saturday host, so you're welcome. New poor thing. So the main thing that people don't consider is I, yes, some houses have backup generators, which we are fortunate to have for certain reasons, but it is not going to be relied on solely. I always look at it as the fact of I don't have a generator and I still have to prep for the possibility of being without power. What does that mean? No water, no heat, no electricity. So that being said, let me pull up my list because I have plenty and as soon as I get off here, I have to immediately get my day going on, getting preps moved. So there's easier accessibility, especially if there's going to be a lot of ice or snow, and being able to tend to the animals. It definitely makes for its own circumstances. But the main thing is food and water. Right, Well, what am I going to do today? I Am going to be cleaning our secondary bathroom till completely out, filling it with water only because that's going to be our flush and water. I prefer not to have to use any of the water that I plan on drinking or cooking with, so that will be solely toult. Now, any of us who grew up country or grew up, if it's mellow, you let it. If it's yellow, let it mellow. If it's brown, flush it down. Hey, foreign to breath? How are you hunh uh? You know? To conserve on water, because again we don't know what the storm is going to be. Like, we are taking specific rules of thumb just to be on the safe side, making sure all of our animals have food and water. We have food and water, But what can you what do you do if you don't have electricity right, well, I have a Coleman propane cook top and that's one of those things I'll make sure I have near the propane propeine heater kerosene heater for a backup. I also have a fireproof grill match that is meant for your girls going on your deck, just to be able to protect the ground just in case. I don't think it's necessary, but again, safety precautions. Anything you do, you have to prep with safety in mind, and people have made mistakes of bringing generators in the house and the fumes have caused you know, dire effects. Okay, so in this region, the last eye storm that hit was in two thousand and nine that left people in this region stuck for up to two weeks, no for two weeks minimum, so that's something to consider. I've also mentioned tarps, making sure you have tarps to cover down what you need to something to weight those tarps down to cover the generator until it's being used, to cover your goods that are exposed outside that you can't necessarily bring in or move. Gas cans for your generators never hurts. Making sure you'll have fuel for your chainsaws in case. In our instance, I'm surrounded by trees, so we have to make sure that anything is okay. Sorry, uh, I just realized I have to locate the chainsaw, so I'm shooting a message. All of this is on a list I have here of things that I need to move, bring forward, make sure in certain places. Okay, but that is that is a big one for us. Hold on, let me go back to my list. Oh sorry, I'm getting sidetracked by adding things to my own list here, and little Man's going to be right there to help me. M hmm. Let's see, my silly butt is trying to find my other list. Sheep. Because I'm also helping friends who aren't in the preping community, who haven't dealt dealt with Southern storms versus how different it is for some of the Northern states. I did mention making sure all of our that's another thing is making sure I have all of our flashlights, candles, secondary lights, all of our rechargeable batteries and batteries at hand, making sure, excuse me, all devices are charged. Making sure we have plenty of blankets and towels in case there's a mishap where if we need to huddle in one room, making sure those are all clean. So today is laundry, cleaning, organizing, moving things around to make us much space in the primary living area of our home, because if it does get bad, that's where we're going to spend the majority of our time. I mentioned a secondary heat and a secondary heat and source. Now on top of that, have an adequate food and water. Making sure if you don't have ways of being able to get at st water by cleaning your tubs, your sinks, containers. Another thing is is if you don't have a generator that's going to be able to keep your fridge going, fill up some zip lock bags with water and freeze them and then if the power goes out, you put those bags in the fridge section or the freezer section if not outside in a cooler, and then that way it will regulate the temperature, keep the temperature regulated within those areas so you don't lose everything that you have in there. And you're trying to give me a kit let's see. Oh, and I did mention to my friend to make sure that they have plenty of activities for themselves and their children, especially if the power goes out. I'm mentioned back on a family of bear when I did handle them. Certain things glow sticks sticks there are an amazing extra source of light, but are very common and fun to the kids, so a very scary moment doesn't have to be as scary. Yeah, that's right. And in books for adults, crafts, anything that will keep you busy. For us, it will be family reading time like we usually do on the weekends, so it would be one of us reading aloud and getting enjoy each other's companies. Making sure there are things to do to keep us busy, because being stuck inside can drive you a little stir crazy. So for me, I will be crocheting or doing needlework, or we'll be reading together. We do have our library of books, and there's actually an entire third shelf attached to the other desk as well as books and each sets of rooms, so we're not shy on material. If there's something new, especially common sense, practical prepper and born a brap. There's anything you think I should be adding in here, please let me know. But main things foods, water, heat, and source. So what if you do have to go outside and you don't have your winter bibs? High firewolf. I know I'm not James, I'm just doing a quick snow apocalypse jump in because we're supposed to be getting a heck of a storm this weekend. Oh okay, so no it's not Saturday. I made sure with James you didn't mind, so Born of Wrap says here. Not sure if it helps, but I top off the charge on our car's battery before the tempts dive. You know what, that's great If your battery is already struggling or low or on the process of dying, the cold is going to zap all of the charge out of it and then you're going to be left with a car that doesn't move. Why they I don't know. Why are you at work or are you making the comment because you thought it was Saturday or already? So we are. We are getting ready for the storm. Warm clothing. I have somehow managed to have left my winter bibs in our storage units all the way across town. So if I get an opportunity to get to the units, then I will grab my bibs. Lseis has kids growing up in the snow. We didn't have snowsuits. What did mom do? We wore multiple layers of socks with Walmart bags over our socks. So our socks didn't get soaked wet right away. It works. Still cold, but it works, And for Christmas gift, I have two at the electrical hot hands as well as a bunch of hot hands in the house, so we have those. I will be keeping the kettle on, especially if it's going to be as cold as they say. I don't know what the weather's going to do if it's going to be a severe but if news reports are changing out from one inch of snow to six inches of snow within a certain hour to seventeen to twenty two inches on top of heavy ice, I'm going to take heat it as a take it with a level of caution and prep I'd rather be ready for nothing to happen and then not have prepared at all and then be up shit creek without a paddle. Pardon my language. Let's see, I'm gonna pull up the reports real quick. That's smart on the car battery. I didn't think about it. Oh that reminds me. If your tires are low, the cold is going to also suck out any of the heat. So if you have a leaky tire, you want to top that off. It's still going to be low but still this poor man, I am sending him a list of additional things to pick up while he's outside, I mean while he's out at work. All right, let's see news. It should be interesting. I will give you an update if I have signal. If I have service, I'll also do recordings of course, like I did with Helene at Prepper Camp, and save them to post them for updates, whether it be on here or my Instagram. Okay, so common for since common sense, practical purposes. They put a case of water in the chest freezer so when the power goes out, the ice will help keep it cool without having the power it by the generator until I have to exactly, And that's what I was meaning for the ziploc bags. If you don't have water containers or water bottles. Phil Phil Rabelay from Matter of Facts podcast always keeps like the Soda Leader bottles full of water and will freeze them so then in those instances it will keep everything well. Sock liners, what are you're talking about? The Walmart bags? Firewolf, So let's see daily. So they are projecting an initial bringing in of one to three inches of snow on Saturday, then additional snow and lots of freezing rain on Sunday. Oh the high of thirty one at least, it's not well. Monday night's going to be as low as twelve. So with that, rain'll keep refreezing based on all these additional TIMPs that they're showing, so we could be frozen in for a little bit. Huh not actual toe socks. I'm lost. Sorry, that's right. Oh okay, Actually, which the moisture way into my wool socks. My toes aren't cold anymore. That's another thing I'm always telling people. We have a dinosaur wool socks. Wolf socks are a blessing. Cotton's gonna hold the moisture to your feet, especially in these types of situations. Wool is going to be your best friend and gonna be a lifesaver. I have my wool snood which I wear. We have the wolf's mask where it's just the bottom half. Nope, I thought I had it right here. I don't. So there's one thing. I will be finished and spinning up a bunch of wool after I get my daily test done, and probably knocking out I have some warty spun, but knocking out some mittens or some socks for the little Yeah, these and your toes are very much needed, especially if you have to do things. You're more susceptible to frostbite and losing appendages on hands and feet if you're not careful. So yeah, warm clothing, heat source in the house. If you're unable to keep power or have a generator to keep your house warm with electricity, maybe consider witch. Rooms can be closed off so those cold areas don't zap out the heat from the rest of the house. So I have two rooms. The doors will be shut, it will be blocked underneath so the heat doesn't dissipate into there, so we can keep the main living area as warm as possible. Let's see. Yeah, I'm the same way Firewolf. So as he says here, once my feet get cold, I'm cold. Facts. The second my toes or my fingers are cold, I'm done. I'm useless. And this is why I'm a Southern girl. I'm made for the heat. The hotter, the better I can handle. No problem. Elsewise, I'm bundled like Randy from a Christmas story where you can't put his arms down, while in my case, I'm telling you to put more layers on me because I hate being cold. I think that's why I love wool. It keeps you up very very well, and even if you get hot, it again wicks the moisture from your body, so you're not sitting there dropping your core body temperature and making it less susceptible to hypothermia and other illnesses just because your body temperature is dropped. So that's a big one. Make sure you stay warm, keep your body temperature warm. Well. I don't like water, I don't like hot water. Well, guess what in certain situations you need to keep your temperature up. Soup, tea, hot chocolate, coffee, hot water, keep your body warm. Being warm is going to be the key to keeping your immunity up. Lowering your immunity is what makes you susceptible to bacteria, viruses, or just illness in general. So you want to make sure you stay warm, stay hydrated. Dehydration is a very dangerous thing. It can make you weak, it can it's it's just a whole line of things you need to consider. So for those of you who are not having to deal with the potential snow or ice a pockalypse, what do you do to prep forre dire weather let's see you hate forcing yourself to drink water or something stronger. Farwell says he hates forcing himself to drink, but you need to stay hydrated. Don't let the weather get you down. There are plenty of things you can do. Consider getting board games or fun games for you and your kids. For my son, I do have some of those v tech smart toys. With his ABC's he can say his entire alphabet. We'll sit there and we'll work on it. We'll sing songs. We'll make the best of a situation that's not the best situation. Thank you, firewef you said it. I was just waiting to see what your response would be. As Firewolf says, he hates forcing himself to drink anything, stay away from alcohol. So alcohol gives you this sense of being warm because of the properties of it, but it actually will lower your body temperature and makes you more susceptible to dehydration because it does remove the water from the cells. So exactly, it might make you feel warm, but it will pull you down fast. So that is something to consider. Is to you know, yes, is to make sure that you don't drink the alcohol. Yes, it sounds nice, I'm sure a little nip and a hot tattie or something's fine, but usually the hot toddies are for trying to remove in illness. So during this really frigid colds, you really want to keep yourself warm. Yes we are we playing? Are you thinking jinks? Because you said uno and then you said yachtzi. Make sure, if you're someone who takes medications, you have enough medication to get you through the storms or whatever may be happen. That's another one is making sure you have the things you need for a longer duration of time. So if you take blood pressure medication or heart medication, make sure you have that. If you're a diabetic, a big thing is making sure if you're an insulin based diabetic that it stays refrigerated or at a specific tenth get into warm or two. Cold actually destroys the medication and breaks it down, so you already know that is going to be one of your main priorities. So consider that. For those of you who do have medications that have to be temperature regulated, small solar generators in those small fridges sometimes might be your lifesaver, especially in that instance, because you need to make sure you're alive and well to be able to get through the whole thing. So keep in mind if you have littles, making sure you have if their formula, you have their formula. If they're diaper bound, stolen diapers, you have their diapers, clean clothes, because you're not going to be able to wash anything for a duration. But again, that's why today is my laundry day, my clean day, my get everything the way I need to have it so I can maintain it over the next few days before the storm hits Friday night or Saturday morning, and then that way I'm not having to worry about it. Ah, there we go. As Firewolf says for those who are listening, coolers work backwards too, keep warm food warm longer exactly. Now, mind you, if it's cold outside, you do have options to being able to keep your things cold while outside. It's just a matter of keeping it protected and keeping it from predators or the other wildlife that's trying to eat. But I mean, yes, coolers can work backwards, So if you have warm stuff, put them in there and you'll keep it from cooling down as quickly. And that is because of the insulation. We also have a lot of heavy duty insulated bags or like cooler bags that we use for the same thing. So seefirewolf, we're on the same page. That's what it. Because you're married to a Latina, we know, but it is. It is if you have not considered instances like this, sit down and make a list of what you think you would need. Sit down and go through everything that you know those different circumstances. Because gas can run out if the generator stops, make sure all the faucets and spickets outside your house are covered. You want to try to protect as much as possible and keep it from freezing. Let's see water cheeks, food cooking source. I mentioned tarps and extension cables. Let's see. So as a rule of thumb, we've always said this one gallon of water per person per day. That's just drinking water. Hence why filling up tubs and sinks and containers can help you as far as for cooking, he's moving my chair for cooking, for flushing the toilet, and you typically want to keep in mind three to seven days in certain winter weather preps. Hence why we will have water bottles and jugs, and then I have large water containers that I am going to be cleaning out and filling up today AM FM weather radio. Again, I live remote enough that without cell service or if starlink goes down, because everything else goes down, like my power, I will Oh that's a good one. I will not have communication. So having my weather radio or all of my radio is charged, that's another one. I'm going to make sure all of my radios and everything's charged up so I can communicate or I can get communications. So firewolf says, his son says, clean out your clean out, yo chimney. So if you have a fireplace, clean it out, make sure it's ready to go. I don't have a fireplace, unfortunately. I wish I did, but I don't, so I have alternative means for heat. But yes, fireplaces are amazing. If you haven't already had wood for your fireplace, you're kind of in a bigger cutch. Make sure you have supplies for your pets as well as yourself, warm clothes and blankets, fire extinguishers, smoking carbon monoxide detectors, because again, people sometimes don't think and in dire situations do things that can have dire outcome. As people know, I have fire extinguishers and firepurf blankets in every room in my house, just because you never know. Better safe than sorry. First aid kit. Of course, everyone should have a first aid kit. Accidents do happen even in good weather, so bad weather it's going to be more likely, especially if you're having to do cleanup or move things around on your property up. Let's see baby items of course if need it. So if you have littles, make sure you have everything for your little and go a little above and beyond. Make sure they have a comfort item. Make sure you have things that can keep them distracted and entertained, especially for those parents who have iPad kids. Nothing against you, but if your child is used to having technology just right here, you are going to have a few little more upset moments because of the fact that they don't have that to be able to keep them entertain. What did I do? Yeah, I messed with the light and who cares? Safe heating source firewood, space heaters, generators again, though, if your space heater is electrical base then it's not going to be much of an option. Keep them cher keep in mind of having carosen heaters propeine heaters, but make sure they're safely set up so it doesn't cause a fire. I also have solar touch lamps in my house, so I can touch them and I'll turn them on. I can charge them up in the sunlight, so I can put them in the window and charge them in case of flashlights or other You know, we have backups on backups, and that's the point is making sure you're ready for any type of weather, any type of outcome. Because two is one and one is none, so you might as well have three or four because you need backups for your backups because something happens and something doesn't work, or your list got too long and you skip something so or you thought you took care of it and then you realized, do you haven't serviced something in over six months, so you don't know if it still works or not. So that is joy. That is the main thing. So I'm not going to keep pounding you on to death over here. I know thirty minutes in of just ramping about storm and whether, but you need to make sure that you're ready for anything. So keep in mind. Local areas typically have an alert system for emergency messages. Sign up for those that will you can be ready for any alert that comes out, regardless of what it is. Sign up and be a part and pay attention. I'm going to pull out our to our amfilm emergency weather radio, which we have too, because God forbid, if one doesn't work or one's gotten broken in the storage, I have another one. So yeah, that one. That's probably a little excessive, but what can I say? All Right, folks, I'm not going to keep holding you here and terrorizing you, but get ready. We don't know what Mother Nature is going to bring us. We don't know what's going to happen in twenty twenty six. This could be a snow and ice apocalypse for us. We don't know, but either way, be ready. You don't want to have your emergency planner. Reach out to myself or James, because this is one of those times where knowing what you need and being ready for any situation could really just make a difference on how you fare. If you have questions or would like a list of what all should be taken care of, or a generalization, again, reach out to us. I am going to have be doing a pre recording interview with Matt Dials from Goldbacks, so if you're interested known more about goldbacks, you can check out Goldbacktop and feel free to feel free to shoot me a message at Phoenix Dash Survival at Proton Dot m E if you have questions you would like to hear asked. Like I said, it's going to be a pre recording, so get those to me by tonight at latest tomorrow morning, and I will be more than happy to ask your questions when I'm interviewing. Elsewise, I hope you enjoy the show, and maybe if it goes well when I pre record tomorrow, he'll be back on later again. I will try to do updates to see where we're at with the weather and what's gonna happen. We don't know. It could be nothing, it could be chaos, so we'll see. And as Firewill says, no genies inside or coal or charcoal, so yeah, you're talking about genie and a bottle. So either way, I appreciate all of you who've popped on and not minded that I took over Chains's morning timeslot for a moment, but figured i'd get that PSA out there because there are a lot of people where it's hitting in a region that doesn't typically see a lot of ice and snow in other places it does. In Arkansas, we got a lot of ice storms, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee. It's not then, nothing too new, but it doesn't mean we can't have a refresher, because complacency can be our biggest downfall. All right, folks, I appreciate every single one of you. I hope you have a great day, stay, stay safe, get your preps together. If you have questions or concerns, shoot us a message. I'm on element, I'm on Instagram, I'm on here. So I appreciate you and have a great day and you'll be hearing from me. So fingers crossed. Everyone's ready and we'll see how it goes by y'all. 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