11 Must-Have Items You NEED to Survive a Power Outage This Winter

My books are on sale now 📖 Ready for Anything, and the set of three. Grab them here: https://hankdockery.com On 8 October 2026 the Climate Prediction Center put the chance of a historic El Niño, the strongest since 1950, at 83% for October through December. In Texas in February 2021, 246 people died in one winter storm: 158 of them from hypothermia, and 19 from carbon monoxide, after more than 1,400 went for emergency care for it in about a week. In 2024, the hours American houses sat dark from major storms more than doubled, from nearly 4 a year to nearly 9. A furnace that burns gas or propane still needs electricity to run. On Hank's ridge in 2009, the power was out for 19 days. Subscribe to the channel: @hankdockery In this video, we talk about the 11 things a house needs for a winter power outage, none of which needs a generator, including a sleeping bag rated for the cold for every person, a battery carbon monoxide alarm by every bed, a gallon of water a person a day stored where it won't freeze, foam pipe sleeves and faucet covers, battery light instead of candles, a weather radio set to your county, a charged power bank and one message, a camp stove lit outside only, cash in small bills, a cooler and a fridge thermometer, and a bucket toilet with black bags. 🔔 Subscribe so the next one reaches you before the first ice storm of the winter. 💬 Comment where you're watching from and how your house makes heat when the power's off. 📢 Send this to somebody with a gas furnace and nothing else for heat, on Facebook, Reddit or the family group chat. You're the reason this channel keeps going. Chapters: 00:00 Opening 01:00 A sleeping bag for every person 05:57 Water stored where it won't freeze 07:59 Foam on the pipes before November 09:57 Light on batteries and never a candle 13:17 A charged brick and one message 15:06 A camp stove lit outside only 17:05 A hundred dollars in small bills 20:15 A bucket toilet and black bags 21:55 The order a cold house goes Sources: NOAA Climate Prediction Center, ENSO Diagnostic Discussion https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_advisory/ensodisc.shtml Texas Department of State Health Services, February 2021 Winter Storm-Related Deaths https://www.dshs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/news/updates/SMOC_FebWinterStorm_MortalitySurvReport_12-30-21.pdf CDC, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Basics https://www.cdc.gov/carbon-monoxide/about/index.html Ready.gov, Build a Kit https://www.ready.gov/kit American Red Cross, Preventing and Thawing Frozen Pipes https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/winter-storm/frozen-pipes.html U.S. Energy Information Administration, Hours Without Power in 2024 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=66744 REI, Understanding Sleeping Bag Temperature Ratings https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/understanding-sleeping-bag-temperature-ratings.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. #HankDockery #PowerOutage #WinterStorm #IceStorm #WinterPrep #CarbonMonoxide #SleepingBag #FrozenPipes #WaterStorage #EmergencyKit #NOAAWeatherRadio #PowerBank #CampStove #EmergencyCash #FoodSafety #BucketToilet #ElNino #Arkansas #Ozarks #Prepping #Prepper #EmergencyPreparedness