Top 100 Preps to Buy at THE HOME DEPOT
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- Here is a list of 100+ Preps to stock up on while shopping at Home Depot or any other home improvement supply store. These can be useful in an emergency or SHTF disaster scenarios.
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Thank you for watching this video! I hoped that you enjoyed it. Like I said, The Home Depot is basically "Prepper's Paradise". Almost everything can be a Prep. We purchased out family home 4 years ago, so hopefully this list of items will help with Preppers who are first time home buyers and building up their supplies. Here's the PDF checklist of items: bit.ly/3v4f3vn Stay safe out there, my friends! ~Cliff
Look into tech Hammer staplers
For those that are interested, I clean 100+ year old children gravestones that are long forgotten and make them look new again. Here's a video that I did on my gravestone cleaning hobby: czcams.com/video/7Oz3Ar2mM1s/video.html
on your note about kick proofing doors, you should get NightLocks, they're like 30 dollars on amazon and basically SWAT proof :)
Hi Urban pepper,
- glass water storage bottles over plastic.
Which one is better at preventing the green build-up.
I know keeping them in dark areas out of th sun helps.
@@TheUrbanPrepper is there a league for cleaning grave stone's ?
We have a tractor supply in my town and they have food grade buckets for half the price of home depot. I know this is a home depot video but its a big savings if you need a few.
Or 40;-)
Love that place!
Nice to know. I was just looking into food grade buckets. I have a tsc in my area. Thanks.
We have a couple Rual King need us too they have better prices then Tractor supply and the storrs are bigger.
Or you can go to your local grocery store (mine is Winn-Dixie) and in the bakery department alot of times they will give you the food grade buckets with the lid you just have to clean it out. 0 dollars
Dehumidifier is also a water generator. Keep some clean buckets nearby to collect water for flushing & to boil for drinking.
Everyone should research about boiling water and how it actually doesn’t work. The best way to clean water is osmosis.
Also, if you are able, collect water in barrels ahead of time. You need a gallon per day/ per person. For drinking, bathing, washing clothes (intimates) and brushing teeth.
We were just discussing this! In the south we generate GALLONS a day from the dehumifier! We will just throw that in the Berkey filter if the water goes out. ( As long as we are able to run the generator for it)
@@sandrabulluck1896 im so glad I have a pool for all of the above except drinking hah
@@sandrabulluck1896 The water out of a dehumidifier is clean, save for the pathogens it carries. Boiling kills almost all of those pathogens, and those it doesn't are pretty rare.
And for those fellow vets out there... Places like Home Depot and Lowe's have 10% off anything if you show proof that you served
Wow, that's great!!! I wasn't aware they did that, thanks for sharing. That's exactly what everyone should be doing, in my opinion. 15%-25% would be better lol...but I still think it's a good thing they are doing. It's the least thing, thanks again for sharing. I'll let my cousin know! :)
That isn't completely correct. Lowes is more vet friendly than Home Depot. Lowes has a vet program. Once you sign up for it, your vet status is set to your account, so yes you can get 10% off most things whether you purchase online or in store. Now I said "most things" because Lowes will change their policies from time to time and not notify people about the benefit changes. For example, if something is already discounted you might not get the veteran discount on top of it. No discount for services. And they may not do a discount for special promotionals. It is kind of hit or miss with them. Also you need to be sure to have your idea. They are now asking for it in order to validate your veteran discount.
Home Depot doesn't have a vet program. So no discounts with online purchases. Also you have to tell the cashier you are a veteran and have proof of your vet status. This gets more complicated as more stores are shifting to self service checkout. Now with that said, I don't shop at Home Depot as much as Lowes so I'm not sure what their policy is towards discounted items and veteran discount. So I don't know if it matches Lowes current policy or not.
But once upon a time I did nothing at Lowes but shop their returns. Back then you did get 10% off everything. And a 10% off of a heavily discounted item simply because it was returned made me think I was robbing the place at times. It is probably why they change their policy.
Steal my bills and pay them please! 🤣🤣🤣
@@Irishjay-gu5pb And if your cousin is a vet, he can get your supplies 10% off.
He just has to be with you when you pay. My son, who is a veteran from Iraqi War, does this for us.
@@sandrajohnson9926 That is dishonest and just plain ‘’not. Right’! It is a benefit for the veteran,, not extended family!! That type of thievery ruins it for the ones that deserve it!!! Shame on you!!!
Next week’s video:
How to set up camp inside of Home Depot.
Now we're talking!
LOL. Love the humor in the comments.
I came here to type what you typed. LOL!!
Hahahaha, this made me laugh out loud
I KNOW right?
Dude, home depot is my shopping mall. The amount of times my wife has had to endure hours of cruising around home depot is a testament to how much crap she puts up with for me haha!
LOL! That is hilarious and awesome!
@@TheUrbanPrepper haha it comes up on a regular basis.
She must love you
What's so bad about that? My grandpa used to take me the the hardware store all the time, home depot was a treat. My dad has to herd me out now that I'm an adult.
Your wife sounds like a WONDERFUL lady--you are blessed!
Because what my Home Depot addiction needed was an enabler! :D
I feel that!
Lmao, rt???! ;)
Haha true.
Lol 😅👍
Right?
101. Heirloom seeds. 102. Soil. I was able to start my indoor garden this weekend 🙌🏿.
If you have a basement or garage make sure to keep the bags of cement and mortar up off the floor. They will wick ground moisture up through the pores in the slab and harden on the side it's laying on.
Yes lesson learned
Thanks! Would not have thought of that.
True story.
I learned the hard way, they are now used as steps in the garden
get hydraulic cement in a plastic tub.
Cleaning Gravestones is definitely one of the most unique hobbies that I've ever heard.
ikr.. I was wondering the same thing.
We call them Monuments😉
When he said it I was like “What??!!!!” 😂😂😂😂😂
I literally read this comment, the exact moment he said "cleaning gravestones"... One of those glitches in reality..
I mean the words even synced up!
A sheet of 3/4" plywood is like GOLD.
$48 in February, now $67
Platinum.
Time for alternatives to hit the mainstream.
@@user.A9 $76 now, but expected to come down soon. I hope.
when i sold my place in 2017 i had about 15 sheets of outdoor plywood i had to sell for $10. each to keep from moving it all- to a mobile court!!! you think that doesn't just kill me now that i'll need at least 2? ggggrrrr.
13 dollar 2x4s 70 dollar sheets of plywood and 120 dollar gallons of paint. I dont have to say any more.
Holy shit...I haven't been to Home Depot in awhile, I had no idea plywood and paint went that high!!! I should have realized that when the 2×4's went sky high so did everything else! Crazy, thanks for sharing!
This is a good video for Northerners. In the South, we have other challenges like lack of basements, and garages are way too hot for storing preps of any kind 9 months of the year.
There is some space under your trailer that you can board up and use it to keep cigarettes and beer in. And the car up on blocks can be used for storage also, but nothing heat sensitive. And if you are wondering, I'm just kidding. I'm from the south also. There were seven kids and mom and dad. We had no A/C in the trailer. It was brutal during the summer. At bedtime, we'd go around with damp rags and try to kill as many mosquitos as possible. I think that most, not all the people that romanticize bugging out have never had to live it for real. It sucks. = )
@@noahway13 Yep! from TX
@@noahway13 yep, and those powder poufs to cover yourself with talcum powder so you dont stick to the sheets....
@@noahway13 Careful, I lived in Houston 12 years. Was always reding in the Chronicle or the Post how someone was under their mobile home and got into a nest of snakes!
This list is basically everything you will own if you have owned a home for any amount of time... Great stuff..
Just bought a house and thought exactly that lol
Haha! Yeah, pretty much. I tried to feature everything in terms of emergency preparedness purposes.
Literally
You all don’t know many soy boys do you? Thru friends and family I go to these peoples houses, and they have nothing. No tools, no supplies, not even food in the fridge! I always ask how they even live day to day?! I don’t usually get asked back. Walk thru Lowe’s or Home Depot and open the cabinets and drawers in the display, and that’s their homes...
@@TheUrbanPrepper you can use window film kit from home depot to put on your front door at least temporarily.
Chest freezer has been my single best pandemic investment from Home Depot.
I think people worry it will increase their electric bill.
Hand tools over power tools, no hand drill no hole, no hans saw no shorter boards or firewood
I agree. And if the power grid goes down everybody’s going to be scrambling to get hand tools.
looks like i'm gonna need to blow the budget again this week. great tips. thanks!
Lol me too! I don't go to the store without grabbing prepper items now.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Daddy city plweew don’t over prepare me UwU
Hey CP, yep I also break the budget daily.
Home Depot thanks you.
I do not know if HD carries them or not, but include a high grade whistle for each person in the emergency kit. If there are rescuers looking for you, sounding a good whistle can help them find you.
Might save your life!
in my old house instead of lights rigged up to a timer i installed motion detectors at floor level & wired my lights to them,, i had 3 inside cat's,, so when one went to the litter box in the back room they tripped it same by their food bowl & bed etc,, that way someone watching the house couldn't time the on off cycle,, did this in every room that the cats had access to,, i spent a whole night watching my house and lights were very random, i had also blacked out the lower half of my windows so no one could look in.
Mine goes off with cats at 4feet with their nice fluffy tail
That...is PURE BRILLIANCE!!🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
I gotta do that outside fir my pets
Good idea. In my house,we're renovating,so any would be burglar would probably trip and break his neck on cords,pipes,or some junk. Then he's got the crazy ass cats to deal with. And my wife would pull a Rambo on them.
Dude - A real bad person is just gonna go in there and snuff you or your cats. I saw a Jaguar car dealership that got a bunch of mean guard dogs, one morning a bunch of new cars were gone and all the dogs were shot with arrows.
Just want to add on the tech side: All of these Wi-Fi cameras they sell are cloud-dependent, meaning that if the manufacturer shuts off their server (will happen in the case of SHTF), the cameras will cease functioning. For Wyze cams there are third party firmwares available online, so I suggest checking these out if you already have a Wyze before it's too late
@uiop uiop thats why he stated wired.
@@maxrockatansky1981 wired doesnt mean it's not cloud dependent. You would want a RSP (real time streaming) capable camera and an associated server/NAS for it. You can always isolate it from the internet and something you can view with a tablet/phone. I would also recommend a POE capable or solar one. With POE you would just need a POE capable network switch or injector and set it up on a UPS ideally to prevent any downtime due to power.
Some Lamp Oil Also, If you dont have one get an Oil lamp or 2, good for light but also in winter with no heat they will help keep the room warm, Just have a battery CO2 detector in that room also. Firelogs if you have a fireplace you can cut them in 1/4 and use them to start damp/wet wood.
Too dangerous. Old way. Heat buddies machine.
Viral video in 3, 2, 1.... You "nailed" this one, good job!
Thank you, sir! I was worried that I was "screwed". 😉
NOMG Pun privileges revoked, the pair of you!
Happy to know my gravestone will be cleaned.......
*CANADIAN PREPPER*
*Prepper Team Hack: in the event of total collapse of GOVT/LEOs just completely take-over, move-in to & fortify the Home Depot as your home-base, preferably next door to a Sam's club or other grocery store.* 😃
*When things are restored &or HomeDepot management/owners show up give them an invoice for protective security services rendered that is equivalent to materials/goods used.* 😉
Hey buddy, I've watched a handful of prep vids tonight and noticed you support and comment on each one. Thanks for being such a great part of the community and proud Canadian. I love your channel. I'm a LEO from Canada East. Give me a shout if you make it out this way. Keep up the great work!
A roll of screen material, cut off a couple 3 foot sections for your car first(that way if you ever have to “camp” in your car you can roll down your windows and not get eaten alive. Just duct tape that screen to your car door.) Same thing with your house, in case your screens get damaged and no power, you can open doors and windows to get a breeze. Also liquid nails to go in your caulk gun.
Oh, air filters for your air handler.
I had some left over 2x4's after finishing my basement, I took them and cut them down to 6 inches wider than my entry doors, 2 boards per door, one at the top, one for the bottom. If need be I can use 3 inch screws and place the boards horizontal on the inside of my doors and secure to the door jam, nobody is kicking those in. I also bought 3/4 inch plywood and 5 inch bolts with washers and nuts. Drilled a few holes through the plywood, I cut 2 pieces of 2x4 to appropriate length for the inside of my windows. If needed, I can open the window and then go outside and hold the plywood over the window and run the bolts with washer through the previous holes I drilled through the plywood and through the open part of the window, while the wife places the 2x4 across the window sill on the inside and run the other end of the bolt through the 2x4 and add a washer and a nut, tighten nut down and windows are now covered with plywood that's only removable from the inside. Someone who is determined to get into my house eventually will, but not without making a hell of a lot of noise and allowing me to be setup and waiting for them, will be a bad day for them.
"You'll need a good power drill"
*Shows impact Wrench*
Good catch! :-)
Ha! I noticed that too! Always have to tell my mom-that's not a drill! 😂
20 x 20 x 1 inch air filters ( the good ones for 2.5 microns or better) taped to a box fan to filter air in your home. Good for wild fire smoke, etc.
Wow good idea
Buy them before wildfire season starts!
I've been doing that for a few years to avoid having to take the box fan apart to get all the "gunk" out.
You don't even have to tape them, the fan sucks it up tight to the intake side. It keeps the crud out of the fan also.
I use the two filter wedge method. Get more airflow and about 3.5 months use.
Home Depot saved my life last time I visited LA in July! They have shade cloth. It avoided me to awake with the sun and get cooked with the heat!
I don't know why people in California don't use it to cover the windows; it reduces the temperature in a fantastic way. Loves from Argentina.
It's because it would not look good to your neighbors.
I can say that because to live in CA.
I use the block out paper-lined shades. They work well and I'm still alive after the power was shut off on a day we hit 122° heat last summer. We already hit 100° day before yesterday in April! I think we may have a hotter summer this summer. I'm not looking forward to it.
We don't understand MANY things about Californians.
@@CarolReidCA yes here in Texas too weve been asked to conserve
Where do you find shade cloth in Home Depot? Is it called shade cloth or something else?
Brought a smile to my face when realizing that I already have most every one of these items. Thank you
Me too!
Really?
U are a great guy!!!!!
I attend my Home Depot church regularly!!
I'm like... wonder where people PUT all of this gear!!!
That's right. Buy a load of costly electrical items. Just in case the power grid fails.
Honestly one of the most comprehensive videos I've ever seen. This will greatly bless my family and I, thank you!
Wow! Thank you SO much, Keshia!
Me: Baby, I need to hit Home Depot and get a few things…
Wife: uh uh. Oh no you don’t... I remember the last time you said that
Take her with you!
My husband has the opposite problem. It's a toy store for both of us.
I love that you have these very necessary, yet overlooked PDF files. People think that during an SHTF scenario, cell phones will be obsolete, but they'll become gold, because they can hold a lot of important information
Any useful place to download pdf files?
If they have power, and have the important info downloaded onto them, then yes. Overall, most of them will be useless
Wasp spray for protection. Shoots up to 20 feet.
And it kills wasps
@@markbajek2541 multi purpose!
'Murica !!!
Thanks, I always have that one or two things I need from Home Depot in the back of my mind, but not enough to make a trip to the store. Now I have a better shopping list to check off a few things each time I go in.
'Murica! I'm glad that you enjoyed the video.
The first prepping supply I bought at Home Depot was a tomahawk because I’ve watched way too many Zombie shows.
I use an Estwing drywall hammer for hand-to-hand combat. It's got an axe blade on one side and a stippled hammer face on the other. It's lethal!
The voltage tester can be used to check fences, downed wires, etc after a disaster to prevent electrocution. I have one in my urban search & rescue load bearing kit. Good list!
While you test that 'downed wire' with your voltage tester- Ima stand way back here :) A standard voltmeter comes loaded with other test settings, very useful.
@@jsmythib A voltage meter isn't very practical checking electric lines for urban search/rescue when all I need to know to determine if a line is electrified is a one handed pass. Yeah, you'd better stand back and let the pros handle the dangerous stuff.
Can a neon indicator bulb be used as a high voltage tester since they glow?
I'm not qualified to answer that question. Consult and electrician. @@Nexalian_Gamer
PLUMBER HERE: TAKE THE HOSE OFF YOUR SPIGOT IN WINTER. Protectors aren’t really needed as long as the water can drain out of the spigot and not get trapped in a hose. 👍
Do you recommend leaving the spigot running a tiny bit (as in, open enough to drip) overnight during a hard freeze? That's what I've always heard, but I live in Florida, so most around me aren't familiar with real winter weather (me either 🤣).
@@Firstfalconfree no, don’t leave the outside spigots running. That would let water run down your foundation and make an ice lake outside your home. You can just leave them off and they will be fine. It’s usually wind getting to the pipe behind the spigot that freezes the pipe so make sure it’s siliconed or even cemented in. 👍
@@eyepodoblivion1189 Thank you! That is super helpful, and I truly appreciate it.
@@Firstfalconfree There is a shut off valve in the house. Turn it OFF, then go out and drain the spigot and leave it open.
Not wasting my money on lumber anytime soon with these ridiculous prices.
"Yeah Hi, Do you have room in your car park for a 40-foot semi-trailer? I'm coming in for a large prepping trolley dash.'
True. Try minimalist. They seem so happy. Maybe they do not care. Whatever you think is true.
The plastic washer roofing nails. in the south (tornado alley) we nail tarps to roofs that have blown off with them.
You could also add the edible and medicinal plants that they sell.
Next up I show you how to build a storage shed / shelter to store all this crap. 😀
LOL!!! Good idea!
No doubt, Bro. Where am I supposed to put all that crap?? It’s why I’ve backed off watching so many of these prep sites. It gets to be a bit much. Nothing personal.
Don't get the arrow easy build shed from Jerry's it took me two weeks to build
Thanks
Good ideas. BTW, denatured is pronounced de-natured, another example of why we should keep hyphens.
I thought I was the only person who went around cleaning grave markers as a hobby! Glad to know there is at least one other person out there as strange as I am, lol!
I clean grave markers as well. D2, soft brushes, and water are all that I use.
I've done a great deal of genealogy. Thanks to you guys for cleaning these markers - it does make a difference!!!
I had very low expectations regarding how useful and on point this video would be. I coul not have been more wrong!!
Great job! Thank for making this list! Keep up the good work!
You forgot clothes pins & clothes line making stuff. Home depots clothes pins are way better than Wal-Mart's. The only other thing you will need is the building itself to store all that stuff in.
Also a means to defend your stuff.
That is good i will get over there to get clothes pins
What about using those office spring clips if you can’t get regular clothes pins?
Dollar $ Tree has Clothes-line rope n wooden clothes pins 😊👍
They also have all size batteries, bungee cords n garden supplies. Bleach. Wooden matches. Cell phone chargers for vehicles plus cords too. they even have cleaning supplies. Cheap flashlights.
I need more fuel storage and a second fridge/freezer. Got most of everything else.
Excellent!!
@@TheUrbanPrepper please watch medical video called, 'IN LIES WE TRUST' by Doctor Lenny Horowitz.
Give me your thoughts about it after you finish watching all of the video.
A fridge is no good with out power
@@crispychicken2743 Years ago, Mother Earth news showed how to make a frig out of earthen works.
@@sandrajohnson9926 - What is earthen works?
The bricks were a really good idea. Going to start adding them to my "to buy" list. Thanks!
they gave me the broken-in-half blocks last time i was in there! plenty for a rocket stove. i'll just mud in between cracks. you might ask what they're going to do with them (like i did!) if they have any...
Ask for the fire bricks. The others crack & can explode like cinder blocks do
I have a bunch of bricks thanks to my husband. They are reclaimed so some have cement on them but I think we could work with that.
A lot of the things refered to here are just part of the every day minor emergencies that a home owner has to deal with and may not really be classified as "prepping" as it is commonly thought of. Remember folks it doesn't help you to break the bank with your preps. Start prepping for your most likely senerio working down to the least likely as you can afford them. For example, my first item was a backup for my critical sump pump. An inexpensive 12volt marine bilge pump that can be run from my car battery saved me from expensive basement flooding a few times in the 40yrs I've been in my house. Next came a 2000 watt inverter, also hooked up to a car to keep the fridge and freezer going during an extended power outage. Now, after the Texas experience, I also have a candle and propane heater arrangement that can keep my pipes from freezing without electricity. Keep safety first and do things as your budget allows and your situation requires.
Pay the extra dough for the 12 gauge (thicker) extension cord with heavy duty SJTW outdoor rating vs the cheaper 16 gauge (thin) cord for the generator. Save the 16ga for your Christmas lights.
My step father growing up always used bacon to catch mice great tip!
So glad I started prepping a year ago and I feel safer not having to go to the grocery store and paying more than I did a year ago and thank you for your encouragement and your help and sharing your experience and knowledge with us God bless you Barb💃
We use metal trash cans for storing chicken feed. It keeps the rodents out along with keeping it dry in case of a roof leak.
Great List Cliff!
A word of caution about the expansion foam you highlighted starting at 2:20 point on this video. There are 2 formulation that are often confused. The first is the Door and Window (low expansion formula) then there is the Gaps and Cracks (high expansion formula) the one you highlighted in the video. Be careful with the Gaps and Cracks formula as it will crush your door and window frames. Not a good idea at anytime but a really bad time in a SHTF scenario 😬
Thanks!
right. i just bought both kinds.
Thanks so much for that bit about the garden beds and the cinder blocks... That will make it so much easier for me to set up my garden this year! God bless!
From experience: Buy your rice, beans, lentils, masa flour, Whatever and Freeze it solid - allow to warm to room temp and then place it in 1/2 gallon glass mason jars. If you place a golf ball size piece of dry ice in the jar, fill and LOOSELY screw on cap, wait for 20 minutes then screw cap tightly, all the better.
Bug eggs come with your foodstuffs - FREEZING before storage is essential!
Bears tore up absolutely EVERYTHING except glass Mason jars - not one broken.
UrbanPrepper is a good name for this channel...Definitely has not been through an emergency SHTF situation..
Thanks TUP! There were a couple things I would have never thought of. Valuable Video! Love Your PDF files. I have a TUP Binder with them all printed out. 😎
Wow! Thank you so much! I wish I had a TUP PDF binder! :)
Awesome! There were many things I hadn't thought of. Thanks for sharing and providing a list!
Bro, it's de-nature-d "dee-NAY-churred" alcohol. LOL! Great video and amazing research, as always!
Yeah. Others have let me know that I was pronunciating it incorrectly too. Dang...
Thanks for saying this so I didn't have to 🙂
@@TheUrbanPrepper HaHa, that’s ok…I’m always corrected on the pronunciation of herbs! Most things are pronounced differently in different areas of the U.S. or countries! We all knew what you were saying,…and maybe you added a ‘continental’ air to your pronunciation! Good day and I hope it’s a Happy one”. God Bless! ♥️
Last year we purchased some aloe plants for our preps, works great on skin burns
yup. i had new skin in a week from a 4"x6" 2nd degree burn! & it only hurt for less than 30 mins!
Great list! Thanks for the PDF! Have most of these, but saw a few that I hadn't thought of yet. :)
There’s so many ideas here. Thank you thank you
I do recommend tools that are traditional, old-school. Manual tools. No guarantee that you will have electrical power forever or in every scenario. For long term survival and rebuilding, having the tools of our great grandfathers would definitely help.
So agree. I have hand saws, a corn grinder, a manual drill, push weed eater, laundry "plate" washing cloth thing, dry cloth hanger, many knifes, hammers, wise grips. Many tools electric and also powerless. GREAT POINT
Some good ideas here and I know you're heart's in the right place, but stocking up for EVERY possible SHTF need isn't practical unless you have an unlimited budget and unlimited space; "I think it would be nice to have..." as a rationale doesn't by itself hold much water.
"You should get some primer in case your house is tagged. And you should get some spray paint to tag your house." C'mon, Man.
A better approach is to use a "SHTF Hierarchy of Needs" to prioritize the order of operations, including most likely causes of danger (ie Global monetary failure vs. Backyard Super Volcano), Bug-in / Bug-out breakpoints, a shopping list strategy, etc.
Preppers need to get off the Chicken Little bandwagon and move to "Plan your work and work your plan".
I'd put yard signs at the bottom.
That's where YOU come in. We are all different in our unique needs during any given disaster scenario. Every location, person, or event is going to be unique and different. We prioritise according to what we need, want or already have. YOU need to make your own list for what YOU and your family need. The above video I am sure is a guideline and darn good advice and ideas. One of the best I've seen.
Yes, thank you, for pointing that out. 👏
I bought one of those gas shutoff tools, and it was unable to turn my gas off. I called the gas company, thinking my valve was stuck, but the technician said those are useless...get a 12" or larger adjustable wrench...much better leverage.
Thank you for taking the time to put this together. Most useful info.!!!!!
Thanks for this video and handy shopping list! The plunger is also recommended for agitating water for laundry purposes (bucket or tub).
It really works and builds your arms up if there's a lot of dirty clothes. lol
Added this to my PREP & SURVIVAL playlist.
Some of the items you mentioned I've found at yard and estate sales cheaper than the store. Good video. Thank you.
Also for water hoses. Our horses use to step on the hoses. Home Depot and TractorSupply usually carry little clamps that fix them or save many feet of hose.
Ha. I was just at Home Depot today prepping. Got a folding blade knife, a couple of buckets with lids and added a few items to my tool collection. Look forward to seeing this video to get new ideas. I could definitely drop a thousand bucks in HD easily on preps. I like the HD buckets because they have rubber gaskets. I need to see of lowes buckets also have rubber gaskets
Looks like you only missed. A book on How to DIY all the things you will need to make.
you dont know how to make these things because you are a woman
WOW...EXCELLENT.
You think of things I could never imagined. Little by little is how I need to collect and I will.
You containers are so awesome but we're in a time that I suggest you tarp to hide or be vigilant about keeping your garage door closed.
Awesome just awesome.
Thank you so much.
Excellent and very informative! I know I'm sitting pretty with my preps but you noted a few that I've been meaning to pick up over the last year and you mentioned some I hadn't thought of or even know about like roof anchors. Thank you for the pdf too dude!!
Definitely one of the best videos I've seen. Thank you for this- well done
This was a great video, I got a ton of new ideas. Thanks
Great information here!
Thank you so much
Great video! And thank you for the PDF checklist! So helpful!
Great video with so many awesome suggestions!
Nested clay pots can also be used for a makeshift cooler.
Evaporation through the pores of the outer one cools an inner plastic one
Nice work bro. That’s an excellent cross section of things one might need. i thought i was gonna catch you doing the same old stuff but you came up with so many that hadnt even occurred to me.
just bought our first family home...wife is planning the interior furniture/decorating while I am planning the preps!
Excellent vid. I recently bought a headlamp at HD.
Omg, this is the BEST video! Very informative and I'll never look at Home Depot the same way! I started jotting down all the suggestions until I saw your PDF, thank you!!
Thank you so much, Sabrina! This was a fun one to put together. I'm glad that you like the PDF!
Great video!!! Thank you for taking the time out to create it and share
Very good! I've been doing this for years, and have 90+% of your suggestions already. Now to aquire the rest. Thanks.
Drain King. Also, I’m not sure if they carry solar bulbs at HD, but you can get them on Amazon.
This was an EXCELLENT vid. You kept my interest, made it lighthearted and very practical. Most importantly I learned something from it. Thank you for the time you took to produce it. 😊👍 Suggest the largest blue tarp to cover roof in case of extreme roof damage and spare bundle or 2 of matching roof shingles with roofing nails.
Thank you very much!!
I love your practical/DIY preps! Thank you!
Thank you so much. This will be very helpful. I love the guidelines in your channel.
Depot Depot Depot! Don't forget that Lowe's has all the same stuff, and wider aisles for maneuverability, and less engaging floor personnel, which I prefer as a contractor who knows where everything is. Ace Hardware is more expensive, but good for the little things you can't find at The Big Box store
Does Lowes have Gamma Lids?
Very informative video. I really appreciate the two page list. Thank you.
Although we have most of all the list that you went through, there were some items that I had not thought of. Thank you for sharing the info.
Wow very comprehensive! You spent a lot of time on this, much appreciated. I like how you tied many of these products into past videos that you've made, like making bleach from a battery, I'll have to check that one out. Great job.
can also make hundreds of gals of bleach from calcium hypochlorite (pool shock). $20. !
Over all pretty practical stuff, only thing is with those bags of pre-mixed mortar / sand & cement (or just cement) they really only have a short shelf life and will often "go off" (get crusty and useless) from moisture / humidity within a couple of months. You can increase your chances of longer storage by wrapping it up very well in a plastic garbage bag.
Garden pump sprayer also handy as an emergency shower, fill with warm water, good for camping too.
At times of civil unrest leave some items obvious and easy to steal, ie a fuel container that's filled with water in garage whilst your real storage is elsewhere, there's a chance robbers on the move fast will take what they can easy find and move on.
Or go to Walmart and get a couple of the 5 gallon solar showers. Just fill them with water and put them in the sun for a couple of hours them you can have a hot shower. You can find them in the camping gear . Or you can go to any camping store or get them online. Very useful to have.
Thank you. I love prepper checklists and already downloaded this one.
One of the most comprehensive lists/videos I've seen. Thanks for the PDF!
You are very welcome! Thank you for watching!
Instead of Sand Bags 2:40, I'd suggest using "Empty" 25/50 lbs Rice Bags (Woven Polypropylene). If you regularly eat rice, or store rice in Mylar bags/5 gallon buckets for preps, you can reuse the rice bags the rice comes in for whatever prep you'll need. Often there are free sand/earth/rocks you can find listed on craigs or local classifieds you can use to fill those bags for floods or whatever.
Great recommendation!!
Lol I knew there was a reason I didn't throw those rice bags out...They just looked handy.
Now I have another list to work towards. Alot of things I had forgotten about and some stuff I hadn't thought of . Great video thanks for posting
Excellent comprehensive video articulating very quickly a variety of uses for various things! Some things I hadn't thought of or were unaware of like the roof safety harness etc. They will be 1 of the top things I will start looking for as they can be valuable in non emergency too. Thank yippy so much for providing a downloadable list too, I can't recall everything covered in the video and will make it very useful to remind me!!