15 Cheap Home Depot Survival Tools to STOCKPILE Before the Next Blackout

My books are on sale now 📖 The Prepper's Field Manual, and all three as the collection. Grab them here: https://dalebrooks.com Minnesota's State Fire Marshal says to clear snow from furnace, dryer, fireplace and oven vents in winter to prevent a carbon monoxide buildup, and counts 14 Minnesotans dead from CO every year. The CPSC says a portable generator runs outside only, at least 20 feet from the house, never in a garage, basement, shed or on a porch. This June about 12,000 homes in northern Minnesota went dark after two rounds of storms, and the last waited two or three days. On one home center's aisle, a propane heater's listing said "indoor safe" and "ventless" on the same page, and a bag of ice melt printed its limit at -15°F. Read the label at the shelf, not in the dark. Subscribe to the channel: @preppedamerica In this video, we talk about 15 cheap Home Depot tools Dale keeps for a winter blackout at his place up north, and the things on the same aisles he walks past, including the $20 snow shovel that's for the vents before the drive, a 12-gauge cord rated for the generator and the thin cord that isn't, the $579 generator that waits for the load list, a hatchet and safety glasses for kindling, a metal can for the ashes in a drought, a steel ice scraper, 20-foot booster cables rated to -40°F, a USB adapter and work light for a cordless tool battery, a flat bar, a stapler and 6-mil plastic, a door sweep, the orange bucket, long screws for the strike plates, a utility knife and a battery tester, about $336 all told. 🔔 Subscribe so the next count reaches you before the first storm of the winter. 💬 Comment where you're watching from and which side of your house your vents come out on. 📢 Send this to somebody at the end of a long road, on Facebook, Reddit or the family group chat. You're the reason this channel exists. Chapters: 00:00 Opening 03:18 A cord rated for the load 07:10 A metal can for the ashes 08:53 Steel for the porch steps 11:46 A phone charger off the drill 14:14 A flat bar for after the storm 17:00 A door sweep for the warm room 18:15 The orange bucket with a lid 20:26 A utility knife with spare blades 22:30 Where every tool lives Sources: National Weather Service Duluth, Hazardous Weather Outlook, 9 Oct 2026 https://api.weather.gov/products/16356b34-caca-4e2e-8a0a-daf041b1a3e7 National Weather Service, Before a Winter Storm https://www.weather.gov/safety/winter-before Minnesota State Fire Marshal, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/sfm/fire-safety/carbon-monoxide-poisoning Minnesota DNR, Check for Lingering Heat to Prevent Wildfires https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/news/2026/03/05/check-lingering-heat-prevent-wildfires CPSC, What to Know About Generators and Carbon Monoxide https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/468_WhattoKnowGenerators_2022_v5.pdf U.S. Fire Administration, Fireplace and Wood Stove Safety https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/fireplace_woodstove_safety_card.pdf 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 #HomeDepot #Prepping #Prepper #EmergencyPreparedness #PowerOutage #WinterBlackout #Blackout #GridDown #WinterPrep #CarbonMonoxide #GeneratorSafety #WoodStove #BudgetPrepping #Stockpile #HomePreparedness #Minnesota #NorthWoods #RuralLiving