Our friend Casey joins us for a discussion on ways to prevent small challenges from becoming disasters in our lives simply through proper advance preparation.
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What a gem! Please ask Casey to review communication methods for geolocation (lost), shortwave, ham radio, satellite phones, etc., to get help and communicate by text or voice with families at a distance. Thank you.
It might be a comfort to some to know that newer iPhones have emergency features in them in settings called Emergency SOS. There are several features in there that will come in handy. “Call with hold and release” and “Call with 5 button press”, which will both automatically call emergency services with a countdown and alarm will sound. “Call quietly”, which is probably used in a kidnapping or hostage situation. “Crash detection”, which will automatically call emergency services in the event that you are in a pretty big car crash. “Emergency contacts” can be entered so that iPhone and Emergency services can get a hold of your loved ones. “Emergency SOS via Satellite”, which allows everyone to connect to a satellite outside in the event that the towers are out. It will allow text messages to get through under a certain amount of characters (140 max) but no multimedia. We can all check those settings today and practice finding our nearest satellite.
Good job Jim, I noticed the roses.
Casey is a very nice gentleman.. We enjoyed watching and learning from from him.. Thank you for inviting him and for introducing him and his channel to us. Can't wait to see him again!
I am really not prepared at all after seeing this, though I do have a hand crank radio.
Thank You!!!
A video on communication would be much appreciated. The volume of information out there is very confusing to me
Pam, I found a charger that fits into the cigarette lighter, has two charging ports, a knife to cut the seatbelt and a window breaker. I bought one for each of our vehicles
This was a really great video. Thanks for doing these videos for us. I'm a fairly new subscriber, and I've learned a lot from you already. I found your channel by searching for emergency foods and preparedness. Next I want to learn about long term food storage. 😊💜
There’s many ham radios out there that are very expensive down to others that people like myself can afford. Myself and many friends of mine bought ours off of Amazon. But you have to know what you’re getting.. the brand that I purchased is, the Baofeng. Amazon has many of them, but you have to know which one to purchase. They can range from $35-$40, that’s about the price range that we were in now. The price did go up from what it was six years ago, you want at least a 5w or an 8W. If I go into any more detail, I will confuse everybody. Another good point is you want to have really good antennas. We found antennas that were purchased that were fake and not any good. So again there you would need to know which antenna is to purchase. I do have the links if anybody is interested in the ones that you do need to have on hand and also the radios. Also, in addition to that, you have to have the right batteries they come equipped with a short battery, you can purchase a longer battery for more power that will last you longer again if anybody would like that information I’d be more than happy to help you with that.I’m not familiar with the brand that they mentioned on Pam’s video. I’m gonna look it up and research it. And see what the cost of it is anyways thank you again. I hope this helps.
I would like to know how to use my Baofeng Ham radio, just with family members. None of us have licenses. I did belong with a group 6 years ago. We used to meet once a month and work on our prepping skills along with our CERT preparedness. But many people in our group moved away and that left me not able to communicate with those people anymore, but things are getting kind of rough out there and I’m getting concerned about staying in contact with my family, but I’d like to know if there is a way, if the grid is down and if our radios are still working, is there a way we can communicate with one another within the family so maybe somebody on here could get back with me or maybe Pam you and your husband could have somebody come back on and help us with that. Thanks again for a really good video. Blessings to the both of you
Lots of good ideas today!
You didn’t explain how the jump starter works. I as a senior woman would like easy and not have to figure how to get clamps to,stay on. We have jumper cables but when I told my husband that we should get one of those instead, he said wasn’t necessary. Except there’s not always another car around to jump you!
Yes, Pam , could you and Jim make a video about all the different radios that are available for emergency purposes. Any ideas on how to find emergency channels for the area we live?
Thank you Pam and Jim. Once again an informative video.
What a great video this is! I will be visiting Casey’s channel and the product links you provided. I just wanted to add that an addition to our roadside emergency kit is a current good old Rand McNally of maps. Traveling this past summer, we wanted to take an alternate route for sightseeing, and 2 things happened. 1. Much of our route took us right out of any cell phone service, so that even our car navigation system was useless and 2. We could not get Google maps to connect on our phones, could not make calls and text messages would not send. At times when we did get a signal, Google maps actually could not give us a route. We weren’t lost, because we had chosen our route when we did have service, but the idea of how we would manage if we were lost was a wake up call. What we couldn’t get was information like how far to the nearest gas station, place to eat, or places to stay. It wasn’t a disaster thank goodness, but we realized how we had carelessly put ourselves at risk.
Thank you Pam & Jim I will be looking into to radio’s & other info,from Casey I’m glad you guys are out there looking out for us all, thanks as always.
We keep a winter bag in the trunk and a summer bag for summer. The winter bag contains water, food bars, ice scraper, portable battery jumper/compressor, packable down blanket, flashlight, ice cleats, wool socks, packable jackets, gloves, knit hats and a few other things. All fits in a medium duffle bag. The summer bag is geared more for hot weather. We also keep hand sanitizer, gloves and masks and cell ohobe power bank inside the car.
Thank you to Casey, you and Jim, for a great video. I have a few of the things in my car but not all. Definitely need to get one of those battery chargers as I've had issues in the past with dead batteries. I would love to learn more about communication in a disaster or grid down situation. I know my husband has a CB radio somewhere, but I think the handhelds like the two shown would be a good idea. I think there should always be backups to your plans. I've never used a two-way radio, but I can see that it would be a good idea to have some on hand for what if situations.
I also think it would be helpful to demonstrate how to use the air compressor…I know that the PSI is on the tires and also on a sticker on the door of your vehicle, but there may be folks who do not know where to find that information. Women who are alone now whose husbands did all the upkeep on the automobiles, etc. wouldn't know where to look. I am lucky to have had a father who insisted on us knowing how to do the basic things. Of course, cars are so much more advanced these days that I could do some of the things without help, but some would be difficult. There is a special tool in my car for changing tires for the lug nuts…I know where it is but have no idea how to use it. I could figure it out, I think. But if you've never looked under the hood, you might not have any idea what is there. We should all be able to do basic things.
I do have one of those hammers for breaking the window. It also has a sharp edge thing to cut the safety belt if necessary.
Thank you again for the information. I always enjoy your videos so much.
Could you please give us info about the small compressor for flat tires? Great info! Thanks to you and Jim and especially Casey for sharing his expertise with us.
Great Job Casey, come home and sing for us sometime!!
What a great informative video. I would love to see casey come back for a longer video on communication devices for rural areas!! Thank you so much!
Thank you both for having Casey on and thank him for being there!!!
Awesome video!
Would LOVE to have you get your guest to come back and talk about communication for Off Grid Needs
Please tell us how each of these get their power ??????
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Thanks for the invitation to share my knowledge and passion for emergency preparedness. It was fun to catch up with you and Jim.
Hi! Could you have Casey back on to talk about the different ham radio/walkie options? The one linked says it’s returned often. I’m hesitant to buy one bc of negative reviews and/alerts. Need recommendations for easy operating, affordable, and can use towers for longer distances.
Please make a video on bee keeping tips please!!
In Fl we use ics scrapers to clean off the love bugs that plague us at times.
The big Cell Network providers like T-Mobile and Verizon Just recently launched a feature called direct to cell that allows you to send text messages via satellite when your device is not within a cell tower range And supposedly sometime this year it will support 's voice communication as well. I have not tested it yet, but as far as I know it is a free and automatic service if you have a relatively up-to-date device
Hi Jim & Pam! Thank you for this timely presentation. Casey shared awesome knowledge . 😊
Very informative thank you
I actually have a crank spring run radio. You wind up the spring and it powers the radio as it unwinds
Gotta get those GMRS radios!
Great video & discussion! Basic common sense is not always obvious to some people! We all have gaps in our knowledge, so it’s important to share information & experiences. IMHO, we should be prepared for auto breakdowns and traffic/storm situations. In winter, wear coats, HATS, and decent footwear for walking. Also blanket, water, and power bars. Out west, WATER is vitally important. Know how to change a tire! I’ve had to do it several times in my 50 years of driving.
I would like to know more about communication please