13 Cheap Army Surplus Items Every American Should Stockpile Before Winter

My books are on sale now 📖 Do or Die, and the set of three. Grab them here: https://doughaskett.com NOAA's Climate Prediction Center gives El Niño a greater than 90% chance of becoming a very strong event this winter, and its outlook does not call the season warm or cold for Texas. In February 2021, houses in Texas went up to 4 days without power while it stayed below freezing for more than 6. Doug paid $45 for an issue wool blanket and $30 for a poncho liner at the surplus store in town, and the wool glove inserts on his list were posted at $4.95 a pair this September. Four things on the surplus shelf he leaves right where they sit. Subscribe to the channel: @doughaskett In this video, we talk about 13 cheap army surplus items for a winter with the power out, including the GI wool blanket over the warm-room doorway, used grid fleece to sleep in, the poncho liner behind the truck seat, the stainless canteen cup and a rolling boil, the 1-quart canteen, wool glove inserts, the steel can with the rubber seal, the P-38 can opener, counting the core strands in 550 paracord, chemlight shelf life, a case of MREs lost to a Texas garage, the $299.99 sleep system left on the shelf, and the Level 7 parka worth waiting for. 🔔 Subscribe so the next list reaches you before the first cold front does. 💬 Comment where you're watching from and how many of the blankets in your house turned out to be real wool. 📢 Send this to somebody who'd sleep cold, on Facebook, Reddit or the family group chat. You're the reason this channel exists. Chapters: 00:00 Opening 02:54 The layer you sleep in 04:35 The blanket that rides behind the seat 07:40 The quart that gets you home 08:46 Five dollar gloves for the cold jobs 11:37 The opener that costs about a dollar 13:01 Cord that says mil spec on the bag 15:35 The case I threw out unopened 16:59 The big bag we left behind 19:32 What goes first and what to do Sources: NOAA Climate Prediction Center, Long-Lead Seasonal Outlook Discussion https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/long_range/fxus05.html NWS Austin/San Antonio, February 2021 Winter Event Summary https://www.weather.gov/media/ewx/wxevents/ewx-20210218.pdf FERC-NERC, February 2021 Cold Weather Outages Report https://www.ferc.gov/sites/default/files/2021-12/Cold%20Weather%20Report_%202021_120821.pdf Defense Logistics Agency, National Stock Numbers https://www.dla.mil/Disposition-Services/DDSR/Quick-Links/NSNs/ U.S. Army ATP 3-50.21, Survival https://irp.fas.org/doddir/army/atp3-50-21.pdf EPA, Emergency Disinfection of Drinking Water https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/emergency-disinfection-drinking-water American Red Cross, Winter Storm Safety https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/winter-storm.html 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. #DougHaskett #ArmySurplus #MilitarySurplus #WinterPrep #PowerOutage #TexasFreeze #HillCountry #Texas #Prepping #Prepper #EmergencyPreparedness #WoolBlanket #PonchoLiner #Woobie #CanteenCup #P38 #Paracord #MRE #BudgetPrepping #HomePreparedness #ElNino