Firewood is the new Toilet Paper! Here is why!
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- Firewood is the new Toilet Paper! Here is why!
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@TryNDoxMe excellent tips! Thank you very much!
@TryNDoxMe Thank you! My father did teach me a lot about home maintenance and repair, including some plumbing. I also was an assistant when I was young, to a plumber friend for several months while he searched for a good replacement for the one who had left. Learned a lot. Despite my knowledge and caution, I did have two water related tragedies at home. One was a flood due to massive rapid snow melt, the other was the carelessness of a friend who, when I was a way, decided to adjust my thermostat during a severe cold snap and high winds. Because of his unfamiliarity with my system, he wound up turning my system OFF! Long story short, the house was destroyed. Insurance didn't cover enough, even though I had a good policy (should've had a lawyer). Left me financially hobbled and permanently hyper aware.
@TryNDoxMe This is going to sound a bit rude, but trust: If you want to own a home, you've got to do tons of research - about homeownership and yourself. I wish we could sit around a dinner table and discuss it. I don't know what you know or don't know. What I can tell you is that at your age, you may have a hard time getting a mortgage. That's right, age discrimination. Don't give up if ownership is what you want! These are rhetorical questions for you: do you have an excellent credit rating? Do you have sizable savings? Have you ever taken care of a home from top to bottom to outside? Do you have any idea where you want to live, house type, land size? Have you ever had a real estate agent take you around? To tons of houses? Do you have any idea what size mortgage you can afford? Have you considered every single utility bill that you'll probably pay? Property taxes? Homeowners Insurance? Trusted friend or family member to care for it when you're not there? What services do you wish to be near (veterinarian, hospital, college). What do you not want to be near (businesses, main roads, primary schools). Do you want to be in an "over 55" community? You DON'T want to be in an HOA, trust me. They're not always easy to spot, even though you're supposed to be told. You DO want of-street parking (big driveway), probably also a garage. You probably want city water, sewer, and gas. Don't be near a landfill, an airport, an oil refinery, a sewer plant, manufacturing, nuclear facility, Superfund site. Check the local zoning - what's been approved, what is scheduled for a hearing? There is so darn much. I'm not trying to discourage you - more like start you on your journey of preparing for it. Can you tell I'm a worrier? I could list considerations for hours. I'm gonna stop now. I've wound myself up with worry for you. Ask your home owning friends what they dislike most about homeownership, where they are located, what they would do if they could do it over again. Take a real estate law class and a property class at a community college near you - in their ABA approved Paralegal program (that matters). Please don't let me scare you - I've been a homeowner since I was 25. Lots of good and bad. But I'll always choose ownership over renting.
We've been prepping for a very long time. A few weeks ago I pulled out a 5 gallon bucket of pinto beans. These were just in a food safe bucket. No mylar bag. No special treatment. No moisture absorber. Just beans in a bucket with a tight fitting snap on lid. We felt like experimenting, so we cooked up a batch of beans and ate them with dinner. They were GREAT! You would have never guessed these beans were/are 15 years old! It does not have to be difficult, people.
I have ate pinto beans(brown beans to us Hillbilly's) that was 20 years old . You have to soak them in water over 24 hours.
...you have to have some ham hocks, or any meat to help. But I love Pintos anyway I can get them. Plain is fine with me!!
Thanks for sharing 👍
I've been storing with mylar and just in food safe buckets with a lid too. Good to know the bucket only beans will be fine.
bon apetit
I listened to someone from Venezuela talk about regretting that they stocked up on years of beans and rice but didn't think about stocking up on fruits and veges. After a while beans and rice are bland and you'll eventually become malnourished. Just some food for though. Pardon the pun.
I’ve got years of firewood, I do feel bad for anyone that has to go without heat this winter. All of this was manufactured by insane people.
"People" plural? What persons OTHER than Vlad Putin and his cronies and ANY hand in this?
@@penultimateh766 The crisis is solely caused by European sanctions. The sanctions hurt themselves more than Russia. It's ironic.
@@penultimateh766 stupid do your research
@@penultimateh766 and your saying the relentless push for green energy 'transition' in the new liberal world order has no part in it?
The elites think we all need and can actually buy Teslas. Go read up on agenda 2030 if you are that unaware
@@penultimateh766
Putin is the scapegoat.
The US was/is using Ukraine ie (biological weapon labs) then they want to give them NATO status (attack Russia club) and with all the water infringements and access to ports problems, Russia finally pushed back. If you think Russia couldn't wipe them out in a week you haven't been paying attention, why would the US be making such a fuss over a country (for decades) weaker then Ukraine??? A. They're not. They don't want to hurt their brother state.
Ever wonder why the US has been giving them pallets of cash for years???
Lily, you're doing great. I feel sorry for those who are without heating this winter. The problem is that most houses no longer have fireplaces.
People put in a wood heater if no fireplace wood heaters will be in demand an a possisble shortage but i saw kits to make a heater out of a 55 gal oil drum but gather all the wood you can tree limbs that fall just close off some rooms to save on wood
@@victormurski112 .....unless you have a mortgage and are required to have house insurance.....
Yes, likely also purposefully so since WEF has been planning this for decades
To my dismay, my dad removed a walnut tree from his backyard that threw off a steady supply of nuts every year. All because he didn't want his automatic grass mower to hit walnuts. He is now using all that gorgeous walnut wood for firewood.
He's an idiot.
My neighbour has cut down apple trees and a massive kiwi Bush that was my winter VitC lol..
Yeah, sorry not sorry but I pretty much dispise him already after reading your comment.
If theres a nice big tight burl that's still in one piece from it, it'd be worth a bit of money, especially to a turner or a pipe maker.
(2/Oct/2022-7:11pm🇦🇺EST)
@@CashIsKing_UseItOrLoseIt despise someone you don't even know. That cut down his own tree,on his own property. People with that way of thinking,not thinking, is part of the problem.
Do you and Stop worrying about everyone else's business. In short. Get A life and mind your business Karen
That is horrible,my friend told me that his wife pay the gardener to take down an Avocado and a Mango tree's She said the gardener had too much to do when picking the leaves from this two trees, my friend was VERY Mad I don't blame Him.What a terrible thing to do.
I was never interested in gardening, until we purchased some land. I started to 'experiment' & started to grow fruit trees, ended up with over 70 varieties.
I started a veg garden & learning hiow to preserve food. Most of my friends laughed & thought I was wasting so much time, when everything can be bought in a shop without the labour.
When all our neighbors were cutting down trees to make more room for livestock, we left all of our standing, plus planted 100's more..
Fast forward a few years, we have our own food security & plenty of firewood. No one is laughing at us anymore 👍
Wicked basement!
Here in the UK we're unfortunately too used to a lack of medical services, no dentists, no ambulances or GP services and we're not in SHTF yet! I think most of our citizens are in denial about how serious the situation is getting. I've watched your channel for a while now but I seriously need to pull my finger out. One prep, every day from here on in. Thanks for the reminder.
I thought you had social welfare in the UK?
@@SurvivalLilly if uk is like the u.s. social welfare it will not keep you alive and healthy! 😔😔😔
@@SurvivalLilly we do but it's impossible to see a Dr or dentist for a lot of people using the NHS system. You can access these services privately but it's extremely expensive. For example, a dental check on the NHS is £30 whilst privately it is £100.
I wish more Americans could see your comment. So many think socialized medicine is the panacea to give everyone opportunity. So frustrating.
@@kathymcmc it used to be until neo liberalism took over. Up until the 90's you could see a Dr within a few hours and if you were too ill to get to the surgery then the Dr would do a house call that day! Dentistry was equally as good.
The problems started when they allowed doctors to work for both the NHS and private healthcare. It has got worse ever since and large swathes, especially the profitable parts, of the "NHS" are now run by private companies under the NHS banner.
Your prepper bucket is a good idea but you should put flavoring items such as Oxo cubes or powdered mixes in as well. That way you can just grab a bucket and have multiple varieties of the same thing. You won't have to grab a bunch of stuff in case you need to bug out. You will have full meals ready to go. IMO
Great job as always Lilly. In regard to expiry dates though realize you can eat foods well past the dates. I started prepping initially in 2016 and have various tins and foodstuffs that have gone well past their sell by or expiry date. Rather than throw them away, I started eating some- the pasta and rice were 3 years past the expiry and tasted fine. Equally, I've eaten various tins 3 or 4 years past the expiry with no problems at all. Obviously, if a tin is damaged or smells bad when you open it then you would use common sense and throw it away.
yes most co put best buy dates so the product is at its best. sell by to keep inventory going if can or vacume packed will last longer. fresh meat though not too good but if you freeze or cook it will kep longer. rice pasta beans kept dry will last long time, what bugs me in the usa medications have dates but when drugstores fill rx they dont put date on the wholesale bottle which could be years but they put 1 year . now you do need to keep meds cool and dry. and fda with us military were testing meds to see how long after date there still usable and were publishing
the findings but suddnly the ones already punlished still available but every new finding is now under pasword protection with warnings to those with access that they are now secret punishable by stated penality i dont remember what the penality is but its felony theses drugs bought and paid for by taxpayers, who pay fda and military trillions but were not allowed to know what drug we own that could last longer so we save money
Also, in your barrels, since they are long term, I would either vacuum seal all that rice and or 4 or 5 deoxigenators to the barrels and then close them long term.
We're using 5gal, food grade buckets with mylar bags and deoxigenators. And anything we put in them is vacuum sealed.
I agree with eating food that's out of date when things get tough and there's nothing to eat I'll bet money you'll open and gladly open a can of outdated food, it will be better than trying to eat a 🐁 mouse
I still have some tins of chilli con carne dated best before 2012 , opened one 6 months ago and had it on a jacket potato and it was perfectly fine , as long as the tins are undamaged and stored in a dry , cool dark place will last indefinitely
A tip for the pantry: eat from 1 side of a given item (like Boyardee) all the way to the back of the shelf, to the other side. Get say half way, resup that side, then eat from the other side. That way old stuff does not sit at the back. Same principle for firewood stack.
I live in the forest in eastern Texas , I have years of firewood , plus 13 acres of trees ...and it doesn't get that cold .
if the winter gets too bad where you are Lily , pack up your husbands , dogs , kids whatever and come here ! my wife and I have the room and y'all are welcome .
Love hearing from those in Europe about what's going on. Price increases, shortages, how people are dealing with it all.
Great job. Can't wait for your next update. 👍
Tru, mp warned them about depending on Russia for their heating needs (natural gas).
@@JacksCreating he didn't, tho.
nice try MAGA hat. LOL
@@tiltil9442
As Europe grapples with skyrocketing energy costs as a result of appeasing radical climate activists and outsourcing energy production to hostile regimes, steps on how countries like Germany got here are being retraced.
During a speech to the United Nations in 2018, President Donald Trump warned Germany against becoming dependent on Russian oil and gas. They laughed it off.
"Reliance on a single foreign supplier can leave a nation vulnerable to extortion and intimidation. That is why we congratulate European states, such as Poland, for leading the construction of a Baltic pipeline so that nations are not dependent on Russia to meet their energy needs. Germany will become totally dependent on Russian energy if it does not immediately change course," Trump said. "Here in the Western Hemisphere, we are committed to maintaining our independence from the encroachment of expansionist foreign powers."
Other quotes and videos clips are easy to find on this subject.
@@Kamaole3 can’t convince those with TDS of this truth. It’s some sort of psychosis 🤷🏼♀️
@@tiltil9442 we Asian used to westerners scorning us as barbaric, uneducated and ignorant...yet today even in a world with information online on our fingertips, your ignorance is mind baffling...I mean calling you ignorant is already too kind.
Suburban Alaska here. Just had a great wood stove installed last week and one of a few cords on order delivered today. Loads of trees/wood around to sustain going forward, but I’m behind the seasoning curve now-will catch up next spring by processing my own for sure…
My wife and I have the same set up for our food stash. We use a sharpie to date all can goods. We have skin staplers, and suture kits. I also bought some bottles of numbing skin spray. It helps when you are stitching.
And safety pins.
Hi Lilly,I just found your channel today from OFF GRID with DOUG & STACY. I'm in the UK but we are facing the same future and we see the same issues arising almost simultaneously, which demonstrates that our problems are by design and not mere coincidence. I look forward to catching up with your previous videos. Good luck & stay safe Lilly.
Thank you for the always good and useful advices. As a former french Marine, I am preparing already for years about what's coming. You maybe should also consider to find a bug out location in the southern part of Europe if things deteriorate too much in the North east...? Once again good job and take care.
France aussi. Heading south if the winter isnt feasible in Paris ( I know, it stinks to live in Paris). No place like Southern France to have a good life with fruit and veg and game everywhere.
Lily, Be advised that there are many Americans that are cheering for you and praying for your safety. I enjoy your reports and videos.
Here in South Africa we have what they call "load shedding" for 2-6 hrs a day, sometimes longer, when the power is switched off because they can't produce enough power due to corruption and theft. This has been ongoing for the last 10 years. We use petrol generators, solar and gas to keep the lights on. Lucky we don't really have a cold winter.
They have always said that South Africa and California were a lot alike.
Those tools are decent, I was a Corspman with the Navy and Marine Corps. Infantry side, but yeah you definitely want some suture kits, that stapler is great too. Suturing isn't hard, you can practice on a pigs foot etc, and it's a good idea to practice on cuts that aren't just straight lines.
THIS!!! Avulsions suck! To be fair, you can practice on anything that's meat. Throwing a steak on the BBQ tonight, put a cut in it and suture it up and then practice removing the stitches as well. Works great on maintaining proficiency.
Semper Fi, Doc. People think I'm crazy because I have suturing kits and I'm not a doctor. They don't realize it is not much different than sewing.
And safety pins.
Thanks for sharing Lilly, good work to increase your preps. We are all increasing preps, praying and hoping for the best possible outcome 👌👍🙋♀️
Clay pots propped up and turned over candles are good heaters and don't need a chimney or open windows.
Lilly is my favorite survivalist ever. A team up with lilly and Gabriella would be my favorite episode ever.
A lot of people probably won't think to do this, but if you take paper and soak it in water, then you can press it into bricks that when dry, will burn like great firewood wood. Old newspapers are great for this. Great if you have a wood stove. It's essentially how they make wood pellets.
I made a peltier USB battery charger from a couple of old cooking pots and PC CPU coolers. I just fill the bottom pot with water and boil it with whatever heat source I have and then I can add water or snow in the upper pot to provide temperature difference. It works great, but in that process it also dawned on me that if I did this with a big pot, then I could actually fill it with rocks and oil so I can heat it out on the balcony and bring it inside as a heating source. I haven't done it yet, but it should work perfectly well and if you have ten liters of oil and rocks at 200-250C, it should provide quite a bit of heat for a good amount of time. Outside, I could burn gasoline or diesel or whatever that burns. :)
A few years ago, I actually had a breakdown of the central heating just before Newyears, and nobody could fix the problem until a couple of days later because the room was locked and the guy was of course on holiday. My house is really poorly insulated and I spent those days sitting inside in my sleeping bag. I learned my lesson and now I always keep a few liters of pure ethanol for emergency heating, since it can be burned inside without a pipe or special ventilation. But yes, people should absolutely be prepared for things like this. Weird things happen and they never happen when it's convenient.
Congrats on 1 million subscribers! I just noticed.
I am telling the younger people i know ( iam 60) that they need warm slippers/slipper socks, sweatshirts/ hoodies/ sweaters, hats, scarves, blankets, and fingerless gloves. Go to thrift stores or dollar tree for cheap but functional items. I grew up very poor and we layered. My parents kept our heat around 65F.
Visiting and greetings from East Tennessee, sent over by Appalachia’s Homestead. I look forward to learning from you and your followers. God bless!
PROBLEM IS, most homes DON'T have fireplaces anymore (at least, in the USA). Here in Central Florida, the winters never get too cold anyhow - maybe 25 F for a day or 2, then back to 50's or 60's F. We have TONS of firewood available - but most folks only use it for bonfires & football parties.
In Michigan we do!!
I was surprised at how thin and poorly constructed alot of the houses were in the areas of florida that i visited in the late 00s
Same in southern Texas. A few days a year it’s “cold”. We were able to survive the Texas freeze with blankets and space heaters since our central heat went out a week before the freeze came and we couldn’t get it fixed in time.
Depends on where you are in the country, it seems that we have a lot more fireplaces out west than they do back east; which isn't too surprising given our lower population density and easier access to forests.
Many cities don't allow fireplaces and wood burning stoves
Looks so great, Lilly! I've been thinking about you and your loved ones in Europe a lot. I hope peace comes soon, but it is so good to see that people are preparing and will be ready if it doesn't.
Some insight can be gained from South Africa. We have rolling blackouts. Here in Durban we had bad flooding in April 2022. Now the electrical grid was not designed to switch on and off reqularly. On top of this the floods caused extra instability. Now we give a big sigh of relief every time the power comes back on on time. Our neighbouring area this week just spent 36 hours traight without power due to a double cable fault caused by the floods and blackouts. Some areas tried putting backup power on trafic lights but the devices get stolen within hours of being installed. Our cellular towers also don't work well because the bateries can't recharge on time and our hospitals are experiencing big problems as they don't have enough backup power to do what they must for injured and sick. Prepping is no longer a hobby it is a way of life.
Love Lilly and her channel! She's a true prepper!
Don't mess with sutures in a survival situation... it takes too long to do by yourself trust me I've done it. Get disposable surgical staplers. They are fairly cheap and easy to use. And frankly a lot less painful then trying to stitch yourselves up. Also they make some very effective adhesive closures.
You are going to have to scrub out the wound with Betadine, emphasis on SCRUB. And order a few varieties of aquarium antibiotics, also getting injectable penicillin from farm stores is a good Idea, sometimes you aren't conscious to take a pill or need a mega dose to knock down an infection... ive used it myself, so while this isn't medical advice, I'd never suggest that someone do something I haven't tested with my own body first. (All sterilization and allergy problems remain, so be aware. )
Super Glue!
@@MarkKratzMC meh... I've gotten very mixed results with super glue. Shallow "flappy" lacerations(cuts that break the skin at a very oblique angle, making a "flap")it works great, anything that will be under any real tension... not so much.
Works good to temporarily seal a wound,(in conjunction with some other form of closure)if you need to not bleed on something or get into things you might not want to enter a wound that would otherwise penetrate a bandage.
Remember, we're talking very emergency medical treatments. Situations where being wounded might well be your least worry at the moment. Wounds that need treated in situations where you really need to be elsewhere very fast. And not leaving a trail would be a very good thing.
If it's just a matter of medical services being overwhelmed or risking exposure by going for medical treatment is ill-advised, a stapler is probably your best value for your money.
I keep staplers AND surgical adhesive in my oh shit bag.
@Chris B well the point is there might not be a pro available OR going to a pro might expose you to more risk than treating it yourself.
Imagine if covid was an actual primary killer as a opposed to the secondary killer that it was.(a secondary killer is a virus that weakens your immune system allowing another weaker but more deadly "secondary" virus or bacteria to infect and kill you.)
Would you really want to risk exposure to an actually deadly virus just for stitches? Chicks dig scars, dead doesn't look good on anyone.
Here in the U.S. injectable antibiotics will only be available with a veterinary prescription starting in June of 2023... small farmers and consumers will ultimately pay the price for this abhorrent legislation. l've considered stocking up before that law is implemented but I haven't been able to find the shelf-life of common injectable antibiotics?
kerosene heater what have for back up heat , burns half gal a day on low. 50 gals very easy to store . dont need no truck to haul it and shed to store it.
i am in Greece and there are some politician saying that we will have more tourists in the winter than other years because we dont have very cold winters!
Makes sense.
Thank you for the update. The information that you are passing along about current events is priceless.
When we were in Austria and Germany a few weeks ago we saw a lot of folks out in the country cutting down trees for fire wood and also we saw deer hunting stands in every field we drove by and many cords of wood stacked everywhere.
How about those carbon emission, saving earth ......hahaha
@@franksu9735 Easy we just throw another Greta Thunberg on the fire!
@@franksu9735 What an empathetic, kind and well-researched comment! LOL
Very helpful indeed...
nice story bro
You have added a lot to your preps since I last watched- Good Job and I remember when you went to pick up a wood stove (couldn’t 😂) but you did eventually get one installed- again very fortuitous!! You are doing all you can do! Hope you canned some of your produce from the garden
Lilly, you do a great job with the preps, and also with your bug out provisions and plans. I sure hope your spouse appreciates your skills. From Texas, be safe young lady, prayers for you & yours this winter.
Now you are set for at least 3 months on dry goods. More canned goodies will fill the gaps, or some of those awesome Bavarian sausage that will keep. Stock lots of broth/bouillion, and if vegetarian get the veggie ones. It will sure make those meals taste great!
You're spot on Lily!!!! Thank you for sharing your prep info. such as the pickles being a good choice for stomach digestion....I never knew that!! Thanx!!!
I eat Sauerkraut for my gut, it's full of probiotics. It will make a sore gut go away in less than a half hour after eating.
Thanks for the update Lilly, good information. I hope things turn around and the madness stops. Regardless we should all prepare the best we can for these situations, noone is immune from these scenarios. Best wishes from Missouri USA.
Honestly Lilly, suturing a wound is really a last resort , you haven't even got Lignocaine to dull the Pain. You are better off with a good antiseptic solution, a range of sterile dressings and bandages. And if you must close a wound wash with sterile saline , and learn wound approximation with steristrips or butterfly closures. Ex Paramedic. P,S do a crash first aid course. you wont regret it.
I'm sure she has already done courses in first aid. With a lit of unprepared people newly using axes to cut firewood, there will be a number of big, deep wounds. A butterfly clamp won't do it.
well I have Lidocaine
@@emariaenterprises ok that"s true perhaps but if you think that suturing an axe wound involving large blood vessels and nerves and tendons like Rambo is going to work, plus the possibility of infection in unclean wounds.. I somehow doubt it. The other thing is , suturing is often an art that needs tuition, and practice like driving a car or flying a plane...often, surgeons don't go from sewing up socks to performing surgery.
In the case of a SHTF scenario, where you cant get a doctor anytime soon, initial deep washing, with saline is the go, and packing if bleeding is severe.
Packing should be changed regularly, and preferably to treat the wound as "open" that it heals from the inside out. clot formation and granulation occurs, and circulation is re- routed. large arteries nerves and veins should be sutured by a vascular surgeon . Failing this , it needs to be clipped and cauterised .
In medieval times, amputation was common due to infection or gas gangrene. As In WW1.
If there us one Available or you can Get To them in time....
@Gene you are assuming a world that operates as you have always known it to operate. That is Not the world that is Fast Approaching.... it's Changing Very Rapidly now.
Good job on the preps! Thanks for sharing.
Hi Lilly..I hope you're staying safe over there. I love your videos and please becareful and look after yourself. ❤️❤️❤️
It's going to be tough for Europe this winter. Glad you are prepping, unfortunately most Germans/Austrians will be caught flat footed. Keep educating people Lilly :)
they were warned about putin by President Trump around 2018, and they laughed. funny how they are not laughing now.
@@michaelirizarry5037 Look at me laugh, though.
And orange man just said whatever suited his business...
@@tiltil9442 what he said was and is the truth. people like you don't want to admit it,but you know it's true.
@@tiltil9442 Strangely enough Trump has never been wrong. What he's said have come to reality.
That's a recipe for chaos.
Great video and you're doing a good job prepping and getting ready for the winter. I now have a Bluetti thanks to you 🙂
I'm glad you were looking out for that truck. Good advice.
I have started buying a bag or two extra of dry beans and rice.
Good video.
Thank you
For most of my life, I lived in an area where wood and coal stoves were commonly used, but now, I live only a few minutes from downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Here, gas furnaces are the norm. The way things seem to be going right now, I wouldn't be surprised if natural gas soon becomes too expensive for most families to heat their homes. Many of us might have to resort to partitioning certain areas within our homes and using alternative methods, like candle heaters, to heat those areas. I've done this in the past and could have heated about half of my home for about $50.00/month, until it became too cold for the candle heaters too be effective.
I've used resale shop heavy blankets and ugly heavy curtain panels to line walls and give extra protection to doorways for YEARS.
I've never been in desperate situations, thankfully! But I keep low and small pods and pop-up tents on hand. I've tried it out and those seem a great way to help keep a small area warmer for Littles, elderly, or to sleep or what have you.
In my area, we've been TREMENDOUSLY fortunate... so far. So far.
We who pull together WILL pull through!
Agapé 303
I live to the east of Cleveland (Ashtabula county) last season, heating oil 🛢️ got so expensive it made me poor. So this year I ripped out my fireplace and installed a wood burner. Most of my property is woods so firewood is abundant. Only problem is, I don't have any equipment to get the trees and cut them up. So I'll have to buy firewood this year. But next year I should have what I need hopefully.
Here in Victoria Australia they are trying to introduce a bill to parliament to impose a ban on all new gas connections from 2025.
@@dhvizsla
Spend a few hundred bucks and get yourself a chainsaw.
@@carl8568 ... Yes, already have a chainsaw. Next year I'm buying a utility vehicle so I can get the cut wood to the house. I'm to old to walk several cords of wood to the house.
Don't you think it would be easier and more productive if instead of trying to find a way to survive because of all the things those in charge are doing to us that we just stand up and stop them from doing those things to us?
That's why they're trying to divide people, so that not many will stand up.
Stay safe Lilly and thanks for your videos !
We have a big fireplace in our livingroom but we are also having a woodstove in (just paid for it and the installation)we have also been buying cords of seasoned firewood and more coming. Been putting back everything that we use from the time we get up until the time we go to bed. Thank you for sharing everything that you do, it's much appreciated.
One of my biggest pushes now is to save the heat I do have. Insulation and insulating materials are still available. Start by keeping the heat into the entire house now.
Next, if the worst comes to pass, can you make one room into the main living area. Can you super insulate that room to maintain its temp? It is possible if you plan ahead.
Focusing on the one room is the right approach. You can hang blankets over the doors and windows, or to close off a stairwell, and be careful never to leave a door open for longer than it takes to get in or out of the room. It can end up looking quite medieval, but that's because it's what people did before central heating was invented!
Plastic sheeting the windows first. Blankets are good after. If it is long term, don't just focus on the windows and doors. Consider the walls and the ceiling!
Room selection is important. My first choice is usually a basement room if you have a basement. Basements are generally cooler, yes. Great for the summer, of course. However, they are also great in the winter because they are cool, but they are more temperature stable. The earth around them offers a natural barrier. It may be 0 degrees outside, but the ground temp is likely 15 degrees or so depending on where you live.
Once again, don't do just the windows and doors. Do the entire room, including the ceiling. There is also the indoor tent camping option too...
@@ellenbrooks5028 You need to make sure there's just enough of an air exchange that your candles don't create a build-up of carbon monoxide. For safety's sake, too, don't sleep on the floor if you plan to sleep in that room, because CO is heavier than air and tends to settle when there's less activity in a room, so there'll be a higher concentration of it the lower you go. A small amount is unavoidable with any combustion, but it only needs to reach about 0.3% to become dangerous to humans. Don't place your hamster cage on the floor either, unless of course you plan to use poor Hammy as the canary in the coalmine...
Absolutely with you !! Even though I am in a small 450sq ft apartment I have gotten (4years ago) foil backed, 2&1/2 inch foam insulation board. I cut it to fit around the openings on my exterior walls . I kept the cut outs (windows, outlets...) So if we get severe cold/ice conditions or blackout or prolonged rolling power outages I will be able to reinsert the cutouts and either keep out the old or hide signs of lights or life . Good job my friend. Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. Then move on to bugout locations.
Apparently Bubblewrap on windows can make a huge difference (which makes sense)
Good to see you back. With all the news about the EU I wondered how you were doing. Good job on the preps.
My OLD house was built in 1947. We've spent a small fortune getting it properly insulated and adding triple paned Windows. It DID have a fireplace at one one time, but it was taken out and walled over before we bought the place. The previous owners put in a propane heater, and with the lack of insulation our first Winter, it cost s fortune to heat. We took THAT out, and learned that Electricity cost nearly as much as the propane.
Finally, we bought an indoor use Kerosene heater. It was MUCH better in terms of providing heat evenly throughout the building, and our heating bills FINALLY came down. This past year, I got in a deal to get the Kerosene at wholesale, and I bought a BOATLOAD of it! Our Heater works WITHOUT the need for Electricity, so it heats our home when the Grid goes out locally.
In addition, we now HAVE ON HAND enough Kerosene to heat our House for ALL of this Winter and part of NEXT. I SAW THIS COMING AND ACTED!
Kerosine stinks.
I've been learning about indoor health and current POV is optimal health indoors is to remove all burning(combustion reaction) from indoor environment and run electricity based heating/cooking. I get it if kerosene offers a low-cost option. FOr me preventative medicine is more important than waiting until the problem arises so I'm in the process of removing out the natural gas appliances but it will take awhile to pull the permits. I live in a part of the US where heat pumps are a viable option. (No idea what the life span of these R-410A heat pumps are at their high operating pressures) I get it in the north, combustion reaction maybe the best option as electricity is a low value choice.
Lilly, when I initially read the title the first thing that came to mind was splinters! Another great video!
Hi Lilly.
Glad to hear you are contemplating getting a wood stove and as much firewood as possible. You mentioned the very large wood furnaces that a lot of people had but now you can a much smaller unit that is made much more efficient. It will tie into your existing heat ducts to distribute the heat the same as a gas furnace. If the power goes out you will need a battery and a small inverter to run the fan. The only other thing is that it has to be vented separately to the outside and the vent piping is usually triple walled due to the heat of the smoke. Now is the time to do it. Get some useful fireplace/furnace tools ( ash shovel along with a galvanized can to put the hot ash into, a poker and others that you will decide on ) Stay safe. Michigan, USA
Learn to live in smaller spaces so not as much heat is required.
Recently got a solar generator and wood stove. Skin stapler next! But I am still stealing toilet paper from my own house! 🤣 Hahaha! Spouse, not, a prepper. I can't imagine not being a prepper. Thank you Lily!!! Hope all is well for you and your family! 😎👍✝️💜🙏🌎🕊️🕯️
My spouse is not a prepper, but when covid hit and I already had food, medicine, masks etc., he was convinced. We stayed in for a month safe and sound. Now he is also a believer!
@@jsccrna1744 AWESOME!!! I had a tarp for his truck to lay stuff in. Win one for women preppers!!😎👍✝️🙏
You exhibit a little grin when you mention your spouse. I'm glad that you're happy, Lilly.
I'm proud of you!!! Instead of sitting around complaining you've taken matters into your own hands and have gotten positive results! Great job!!!!! I wish you well!
If it can burn I collected it, homemade stove, I used cardboard boxes cut up, toilet paper rollers ( paper towels also) beer cases,etc. I have stacks of pallets I’m getting those cut up, now worse comes to worse, use the dryer exhaust vent for your homemade fireplace up on bricks. No big fire, enough to stay some what warm, heating and air people throw away enough old stuff to make what you need, could use a small window for chimney also.
A 98 year old friend who lived in Germany during WW2 said they had to apply to a government agency to cut down a tree for firewood. They were then given an assigned tree they could cut down, and then had to somehow get to the countryside to find it, then cut it down and then somehow get the wood back to their home. I’ve learned so many things from my wise friend about how to survive in the coming difficult times. She said I’ll be okay because I’m adaptable to do whatever it takes including having a vegetable garden and heating our home with firewood. 🇨🇦
Hello Survival Lilly. I am from N Texas. I thoroughly enjoy your videos and hope you and yours remain healthy and safe. Many blessings 🙌
Came over from Appalachian homestead with Patara, she said to check you out. So glad I did!!
I feel that Basic Medical (Survival) courses should be included in school's Curriculums. I've been Certified for Basic EMT training as well as CRP and AED training.
FOR COOKING, I have a small wood burning stove (the size of a medium can) for cooking if the power goes out. Instead of Big Logs this can use Twigs and Leaves to heat your food and boil a kettle of water.
there's a Game called "Project Zomboid" if you're not into the "Walking Dead" scenario. you can turn the Zombies down/off, travel to the woods and build a camp or home and find out about how well you can figure out Priorities to Thrive and Survive and what skills you might need to learn and how to benefit from them.
It is required in my state for kids to graduate ..cpr and aed certification
This is my wood gathering month. The wood stove that I made last year did very well, and I cooked a lot on it. Sycamore leaves are better than toilet paper. Save a tree, use a leaf.
I am getting ever more chuffed with the place we live as all of this plays out tbh.
Our home was built over 100 years ago with a wood stove, rainwater, vegie gardens, fruit trees, decent sized block with great soil, the weather is moderate and growing is possible all year without too much effort.
We also have firewood that I can process off the block and access to more if we need it.
Years ago people were pulling out oil heaters but we kept ours so we now have multiple forms of heating available but we use it very little and prefer to rug up unless we have guests or we're feeling soft/sick.
Firewood will become very hard to get going forward as more people use it as well.
Good luck folks.
Thanks Lilly for sharing.. I just ordered a polymed kit.. keep videos coming and stay safe
I really like those barrels you have. I've set up my preps in 5 gallon buckets with gamma seal lids.
Have you considered building trauma first aid kits for your cars? I built some loosely based on the military kit they call an IFAK, individual first aid kit.
Good luck this winter, keep us posted on what is going on in your area.
Where did you get those barrels and lids? I like the way you screw them on and off. Ours are not thought through
Thank you, Lilly. Even though I live in Australia and we are coming into spring, this is useful to watch. Our time will come next winter, and we can be prepared.
Luckily we generally don’t get as cold as Europe gets, Tasmania and in the mountains of Victoria and nsw maybe
Yep. We are blessed to have a bit of extra time to prep for next winter down under. We are fortunate that our winters in 🇦🇺 are not as brutal as that of Europe 😬 or in some parts of USA and North Canada.
However, when the scorching summer hits, it is gonna be interesting to see if we are told to only turn up the A/C @ a cooling threshold?!
@@srmaliajosfefa3739 people will have to use fans like we had to as kids, there weren’t many A/C’s in the early 90’s and earlier lol
@@toriphillips7383 🎯💯 yep...more likely going back to ceiling fans or standing fans with damp cloths hanging that act like an A/C to cool the room....or rest under a shady tree!
A/C In the 80's became a novelty when it begin spreading to shopping centres and people would hang around to cool...then very slowly houses started having box shaped A/C installed around the mid 90's..
......but but....A/C and mod cons that we take for granted, will disappear soon....maybe within the next 5 or so years🤷♀️ in particular here in our homeland
@@srmaliajosfefa3739 I still don’t have an a/c, I’ve survived so far, it’s mainly the elderly that will suffer
I divide up large bulk bags of rice, lentil, beans etc into 1 or 2 cup portions then vacuum seal these smaller bags. I find it easier to pull out a meal size bag(s) than to open and manage a larger bag. Also it makes it easy to grab and go with an assortment of food if necessary.
I am glad I have found your channel. I have seen only couple of videos for now, but I know what I will be doing at evenings :)
.. Firewood as toilet papet ?? That's got to be rough ... better hope not to get splinters on your sphincter ...
In days of old', when men were bold and paper was not invented
They'd wipe their ass with a blade of grass, and run away contented...
(long tufts of wet green grass, is fantastic.) or bidet' with water
Just use water
Lilly, I have a water bottle bidet. Squirt the fanny well. Most of the remains flush away. Use hand/fingers to scrub, then rinse. A small wash rag to dry…wash your hands…done. No paper waste, none to buy. No paper to clog the toilet or septic system. Kentucky
"Kentucky"
Why am I not surprised.
@@citetez Why are you being so rude mannered?
We had a massive (but stupid) toilet paper shortage here in Australia at the beginning of the pandemic.
I also advocate Papa Jeff’s advice. This is what people did before t.paper was invented.
Louise, Australia 🦘
@@louiseeckert1574 - Being from Oz, you might not understand the inherent humor potential of finding the word Kentucky in a post about wiping your ass with your hands.
Not all of us yearn for the days before paper was invented.
@Louise Eckert Thank you for your kind words, in my defense. We all know and appreciate the grace of Lilly’s discussion. She is kind, generous and a fine bushcraft instructor. I have learned about the use of a bidet in places and years I have lived, outside the US. I am also a backpacker with global experience over 28 years in the Army. Sometimes there are toilet paper shortages. Some folks, especially hikers and bushcrafters, might appreciate the use of a “water bottle bidet” when toilet paper is in short supply, when they don’t have the luxury of a restroom with built in bidet. I understand that some folks might not appreciate my perspective. Some folks may only have insults and rude behavior to contribute, behavior taught and practiced to perfect sophistication in their homes. It’s probably best leave them alone. Kentucky
@@papajeff5486 - My goodness, we certainly take ourselves seriously in Kentucky, don't we. It's gratifying to know you've found a niche in the competitive world of low-tech ass washing though.
Going back to your original post, I'm curious. When you say that paper clogs the toilet and septic systems in Kentucky, is that based on your personal experience? I've been shitting in toilets and living in the country with a septic system pretty near all my life. Dealing with shit and toilet paper is kind of what toilets and septic fields are designed to do. I had to redo my septic field after about 25 years because there was a big Arbutus tree next to it that clogged it all up with roots. That was a conscious choice, I like my Arbutus trees and try not to cut them down. In my experience though, wiping your ass with TP doesn't really throw all that big a monkey wrench into the system, since, as I mentioned earlier, that's kind of what they're designed to do.
Also, I'm kind of curious, given that you have a rag at hand in your little story, why exactly are you using your fingers again?
Is this a Kentucky thing?
Charcoal is cheaper than firewood and may be at a discount. I would definately combine wood and charcoal to get through the winter. You may also do your cooking using the same heat source.
Nice to hear your update, I made a truck load of fire wood yesterday. Just hang in there.
Lily, you're doing a great job. I do hope you don't have to bug out to your cousin's place because if you do, it's going to take you several trips to get all your home preps to that location. I suspect that if your area loses power this winter for an extended period, things will spiral out of control very quickly. People do crazy things when they, or their kids, are hungry. It seems to me like they are intentionally doing this to Europe just to see how many people they can kill off. Truly sadistic.
You're exactly right, Putin is intentionally doing this to Europe just to see if they will whimper and collapse like pansies. Just put on a jumper and have beans a couple times a week, until we in the US can finish this fleet of LNG tankers we're working on. Then you'll have as much cheap energy as you want. Give it to you at cost.
There won't be any blackouts for extended periods, no longer than you'd get from a normal outage caused by a winter storm, etc. The plan in most countries is to have rolling outages if it becomes necessary, so that no area is without power for more than four hours in twenty-four but there's an overall reduction in energy usage. That's going to be bearable for the vast majority of people (except for the usual insufferable selfish gobshites, anyway), since they won't lose frozen food and can plan cooking and washing around the outages.
You're right that Putin won't give a shit about anyone dying, though. He's much more concerned about his oligarch friends regaining access to their foreign assets. In practice I think that if he misjudges it and does piss too many people off, the oligarchs will end up having their assets confiscated, not just frozen.
@Rich Woods . Nice name. So you have woods and now you are rich! Sounds like you benefit very well from the policies of these WEF masters.
@@RichWoods23 what does it have to do with Putin, nuts? It's your sanctions and you are fine with your masters blowing up the pipeline. Russia has been fulfilling its obligations to all partners
Instead of toilet paper buy a pump up water sprayer or "weed sprayer". Use as bidet. Works with toilet or bucket or hole in ground. You can also use a wind up fan for drying. Or just pump air through the sprayer. Or just a towel. You can use soap in the sprayer as well as a shower. Practice!
Or Just buy baby wipes , is what I use when I go camping as theres no shower only a lake .
It is great to see that you have grown your preps !!!!!
With rice: it is recommended to place each bag in the freezer for two hours to kill bug eggs. Theoretically you'll be okay.
Very nice vlog Lilly, I always learn more watching you. I live in America and hope you and the rest of Europe make it thru this winter. Here in America I see problems for this winter too, but ours isn't Russia, ours are the farm crops not being large enough for everyone. I've started stocking up on dehydrated foods with 10 year life. What are your thought on dehydrated foods for emergencies?? Stay safe and take care.
Have you checked out YT couple called OFF GRID WITH DOUG AND STACEY? They offer valuable advice and tips while giving demo on how to dehydrate and or ferment food. Worth watching!
Whoa, no views no comments, I'm literally the first?! I strongly advise that you don't try to use firewood as toiletpaper, splinters! Jk jk.
I hope all these people have seriously invested in best/ better insulation for their homes. Seal the cracks and gaps in windows and doors! I live in the Northern U.S. and it can get down to -20 to -30 for a week or 2 at a time, every bit helps.
Thank you Lilly!!!
Thanks for the information I`ve learnt such a lot from your videos. Great to hear what is happening in Europe.
I sincerely hope that you will all make it through winter ✌️🇨🇦
Hey..Allo Sylvie..! How is your prepping coming along..??
It was a GREAT idea to get that home-surgical kit, you will definitely be needing it to remove splinters now that you will be using firewood for your toilet paper…..OUCH !!!
Lilly, as you know firewood takes years to dry. What I do now is help people after a storm. I have several chain saws and people loose trees year around. But I do not burn wood now. So each fall/winter I give the wood away to people in need. Friends tell me about these people. Also wood to burn does not have to be from logs. Burn sticks. I make bundles of sticks about 8" in dia. Easy to make and move. As always work safe. I just had a knee replaced and the people I have helped in the past have been helping me. As always measure how much wood, fuel, food, etc,etc you use. You do not know how long you will survive without doing this.
Keep in mind, if you don't keep it under wraps that you've got food and supplies stored away, you may have to defend your stash against hungry looters.
What you need to do is look into a rocket stove it can burn anything that's Combustible and it can keep your home
I feel for all of Europe. Electric blankets help. Scrooge said" are there not clothes for us to wear"?
New subscriber, nice to meet you ❤I live in California USA 🇺🇸 found your channel from Appalachia, Patara. She spoke highly of you, and I have much respect for her. I really like your channel.
My heart goes out to all Europe. Stay strong!
I guess Trump was right huh?
On many things but was completely ineffective in his tenure in the Whitehouse
@@wearetheremnants1615 yes too many people working against him
I live in suburban America, we had heavy snow in fall with leaves still on the trees. We were out of power for 5 days, no heat, no hot water, no lights.
Good for you Lilly, the. Way this world is going you may really need it....take care and hope you people come through all this........
How is anyone expected to stay below 19 c with an uncontrolled wood burner? Cheers Lilly, Austria looks well equipped compared to Australia. Polymedical Dissection Kit: has already sold out on Amazon Au, and our toilet paper stocks are a freaking joke. Yet people are waking up. Some sections of shelves are increasingly empty, and many long term packets and cans/tins are stripped as soon as stock arrives. Food is going up massively in the land of plenty. Yet, when I hit Costco and supermarkets many are still oblivious and shopping carts are full of junk food stuffs for immediate gratification and sugar hits. Freezers are barely 1/4 full, and if this energy crisis hits here, which I believe it will as Australia will be obliged to send LNG abroad, for the highest bidder, I too expect power rationing and supermarkets no longer being able to run freezers. Those storage barrels are great for dried food and water storage. Yet for anyone living in a unit/apartment, do not lose faith. There is plenty of room under bed/s to store packaged food in square containers with wheels. We have about 6 months food under just one double bed and have 2 other singles we are working on for long term storage foods. Save those PET soda bottles and rinse well and fully dried. With some Chlorine added (I think one drop per litre) this can provide ample water storage. Stay safe all. Things are about to get even more crazy.
Hi Lilly. Here in the U.S., hardware stores carry 1-K kerosene fuel in one and five gallon containers. I like to keep this fuel on hand because it is very clean burning and can be used indoors when properly ventilated. It is great in kerosene lamps, room heaters, and camp stoves. I also keep distilled alcohol stored for use in alcohol camp stoves. I was wondering if these fuels are available to purchase in Austria? Take care Lilly. Great video. Cheers.
I never used Kerosene fuel in Austria but I am sure you can get it in the stores.
@@SurvivalLilly 👍👍👍👍👍
I use it too. It takes a bit of searching but you can find the occasional station that has a kerosene pump.
Getting some fuel cans and filling there is much cheaper. 4.40/gal last I checked. Admittedly this was last year.
@Tim Good info. Thank you.
@@bonedoc4556 I don't know of any service stations that sell kerosene. Here in Florida, I buy 1-K Kerosene from True Value hardware store as it is ultra clean burning for indoor use. Cheers.
Happy Birthday Lilly!
Hi Lilly, I have been preparing for a while now. Food wise anyway. We have a fireplace in our family room. Food prices here in America are up 12 percent already. Gas prices are high also. We have stock up on rice noodles and canned meat . We also have medical kits for us. Heating pad for our beds . We also stocked up on toilet paper and paper towels. Every week we pick up a little extra.
I'd disagree because people having a firewood oven in their house are actualy a minority. Not a lot of people have those in their house.
Make clay pot heaters with clay pota and candles.
I don't have an "oven" but I can cook on my fireplace insert and iirc one of those Coleman ovens for use on a camo stove might work.
Sorry, I have no sympathy for those countries that sanctioned Russia. They did this to themselves. Russia didn't cause this energy crises. The sanctions did. Russia was even happy before the war to open Nordstream 2, but the West shut it down. Maybe when Europeans are freezing to death, they will understand they should not be lapdogs to NATO, the US, and Briton. You all freezing to death does not make Russia weaker. Hope the best for you though Lilly. Love your channel.
Instead cheer on Russia as it destroys Ukraine... how ethical of you.
NATO has an agenda to conquer and run the world. We Soldiers noticed it & spoke of it often.
@@Bierstadt54 Whatever my views are on Russia, my point is that (A) The sanctions don't hurt Russia and (B) The sanctions only hurt the innocent average person in Europe (and of course, they won't hurt the rich bureaucrats) (C) The sanctions are a stupid idea and lastly (D) The European countries need to think for themselves and not follow the detrimental edicts of NATO, the US, and Briton, who are actively promoting and extending this conflict.
They don't have to freeze ; we have an open border.
I really like the way survival lilly has it organized in her storage area
I’m sorry about your situation. I hope for the best for you and will pray for you and your people
Trump warned you people but you laughed..... no sympathy