19 Tractor Supply Items That Every American Should Stockpile Before the Next Winter Blackout

Hey guys! My full guide is on sale now 📖 Grab it here: https://jennywhittaker.com The weather service issues an ice storm warning at about 1/4 inch of ice, and the office for the North Carolina mountains says that much freezing rain can bring widespread power outages. On a well, the water stops the same minute the power does. A year ago this month, ashes left in a plastic trash can by a garage wall did $259,338 of damage to a house in northern Virginia. A firewood bundle at $7.99 for 0.75 cubic feet works out to about $1,364 for a cord, against the $250 cord in our woodshed. We went 17 days without power in the flood of September 2024, and this is the winter list I'd buy off the feed store's shelves this week, with the 3 things I walked right past. Subscribe to the channel: @whittakerjenny In this video, we talk about 19 farm-store items for a winter blackout at a house on a well with a wood cookstove, including a galvanized can for hot ashes, the creosote log we leave on the shelf, the heat lamp that doesn't belong in a hen house, a spare 20 lb propane tank that stays outside, a water can that's actually meant for drinking water, a second rubber pan for the hens' water, a bow saw for a limb across the road, a lithium jump starter with enough amps for a truck, ice melt against a bag of cat litter, a utility sled, fatwood by the bag, why firewood bundles cost more than a cord, welding gloves for the cookstove, a log tote, hand warmers, insulated bib overalls, a spare sack of layer feed, snap traps for the pantry, and a cast-iron Dutch oven. 🔔 Subscribe so the next winter list reaches you before the first ice does. 💬 Comment where you're watching from and what your ashes sit in tonight: metal with a lid, plastic, or a bucket by the steps. 📢 Share this with somebody who heats with wood, or drop it in the family group chat or on Facebook. Every share helps another house get through an ice storm. Chapters: 00:00 Opening 01:00 Hot ashes can burn a house 03:37 What never comes inside your house 05:32 No power means no water 07:25 Limbs on the lines and the way out 10:43 The fire you need every morning 12:20 Hot hands and the woodshed trips 13:41 Cold hands and a cold body 15:04 Feed for the hens and pantry traps 16:33 One pot on the cookstove Sources: National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg, Winter Weather Preparedness https://www.weather.gov/gsp/winter_prepare... U.S. Fire Administration, Discard Ashes Safely https://www.usfa.fema.gov/gallery/pictogra... U.S. Fire Administration, Heating Fire Safety https://www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/home-... Chimney Safety Institute of America, Creosote Sweeping Log statement https://web.csia.org/news/newsarticledispl... CDC, Rodent Control: Trap Up https://www.cdc.gov/healthy-pets/rodent-co... University of Minnesota Extension, Caring for chickens in cold weather https://extension.umn.edu/agriculture/anim... Clark County Fire Marshal, Preventing chicken coop fires https://clark.wa.gov/community-development... DISCLAIMER: Educational content from one household getting ready. Prices and methods are real and researched, and prices vary by store, region and season. Nothing here replaces an order, a warning or an alert from your county, the National Weather Service or your fire agency. When they say leave, leave. #JennyWhittaker #Prepping #Prepper #WinterBlackout #PowerOutage #IceStorm #FarmStore #WinterPrep #WoodCookstove #WoodStove #FireSafety #EmergencyPreparedness #BudgetPrepping #WellWater #BackyardChickens #Homestead #BlueRidge #WesternNC #NorthCarolina