13 Must-Buy Prepping Items You Need to Survive A Winter Blackout (ALL UNDER $2)

My books are on sale now 📖 The Prepper's Field Manual, and all three as the collection. Grab them here: https://dalebrooks.com On September 30, 2026, the National Weather Service put a Freeze Warning on northern Minnesota, down to 30°F, cold enough to damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. The U.S. Fire Administration counts about 20 home candle fires a day, and an outage is when the candles come out. A closed fridge holds about 4 hours and a full freezer about 48. Out where Dale lives, the ambulance is 40 minutes away on a good day, if it can find the turn. These 13 items cost $17.90 all told at this October's posted prices, and every one is under $2. Subscribe to the channel: @preppedamerica In this video, we talk about 13 cheap things for a winter blackout, including a one-switch lantern and why the tea lights stay on the shelf, heavy-duty batteries against alkaline, plain bleach and the scented bottle at the same price, reflective tape and the county emergency number sign, duct tape and one warm room, hand warmers at 75 cents a pair, a frozen gallon for the freezer, masking tape as the fridge clock, trash bags for the bucket kit, a composition book for the phone numbers, a can of beans against the dry bag, an ice scraper and the freeze warning, stretch gloves as liners, and a jar of peanut butter behind the truck seat. 🔔 Subscribe so the next count reaches you before the next warning does. 💬 Comment where you're watching from and how many working flashlights your house has per person. 📢 Send this to the person you'd call when the power goes, on Facebook, Reddit or the family group chat. You're the reason this channel exists. Chapters: 00:00 Opening 03:23 Water you can trust again 05:25 How the ambulance finds your turn 09:11 Hands that still work outside 10:55 The gallon that keeps the freezer cold 13:56 The bag for the bucket 15:45 The numbers on paper 18:56 Frost on the glass tonight 20:29 A liner, not a glove 23:34 Change from a twenty Sources: National Weather Service Duluth, Freeze Warning, September 30, 2026 https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7d096785cbdfb1c1bc889993479f2c6417099efa.001.1 National Weather Service, Cold Weather Watches, Warnings and Advisories https://www.weather.gov/safety/cold-ww USDA FSIS, Keeping Food Safe During an Emergency https://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/safe-food-handling-and-preparation/food-safety-basics/keeping-food-safe-during U.S. EPA, Emergency Disinfection of Drinking Water https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/emergency-disinfection-drinking-water U.S. Fire Administration, Candle Fire Safety https://www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/home-fires/prevent-fires/candle/ Ready.gov, Build a Kit https://www.ready.gov/kit Goodhue County Sheriff, Emergency Number Sign https://goodhuecountymn.gov/sheriff/emergency_services/emergency_number_sign/ 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. #DaleBrooks #PreppedAmerica #Prepping #Prepper #WinterBlackout #PowerOutage #WinterPrep #FreezeWarning #Minnesota #NorthWoods #EmergencyPreparedness #BudgetPrepping #CheapPreps #Under2Dollars #DollarStorePrepping #CandleSafety #WaterTreatment #WarmRoom #HomePreparedness #WinterKit