20 Things They'll Take From You When SHTF (Hide These Now)

My books are on sale now 📖 Ready for Anything, and the set of three. Grab them here: https://hankdockery.com After Hurricane Helene, a South Carolina city lost 10 generators with the chains cut, about $1,200 each, more than $35,000 in all once they were replaced and tracked, and none was ever found. In Washington State in November 2024, a running generator was taken with its chain and cord cut. In Arkansas after the March 2023 tornado, people who said they'd come to help took floor jacks and power tools, and Little Rock police took 8 reports of thefts from tornado victims. Nobody official is coming for your things. The man who takes them doesn't fill out a form. Subscribe to the channel: @hankdockery In this video, we talk about 20 things that walk off a place after a storm and how Hank keeps each one out of sight, including the generator chained where it runs, gas cans in a locked shop and never the house, propane cylinders outdoors and upright, the storm chaser who wants money up front, the truck key on a nail, nothing showing in the cab, the chainsaw in the truck bed, the riding mower, one lock on the shop door, the brick and the batteries, water never stacked on the porch, go bags under the coats, what your place shows the road, the box at the curb, what you post, serial numbers and a mark that's yours, the spare key, the house you have to leave, and the neighbor plan he never hides. 🔔 Subscribe so the next one reaches you before the next long week with the lights out. 💬 Comment where you're watching from and how many of these 20 you could see from the end of your own drive. 📢 Send this to somebody at the end of a long gravel road, on Facebook, Reddit or the family group chat. You're the reason this channel exists. Chapters: 00:00 Opening 03:38 The gas cans 09:20 The truck key 11:54 The chainsaw 14:20 The shop door 18:04 The go bags by the door 20:55 The box at the road 23:01 The serial numbers 26:20 The house you have to leave 29:04 The order things walk away Sources: Cleburne County Sheriff's Office, Crime Tips & Prevention https://www.cleburnearso.gov/crime-tips-prevention Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board, Tips for Hiring a Contractor to Repair Storm Damage https://labor.arkansas.gov/?p=45669 San Francisco Fire Department, Outdoor Grill, Fire Pit & Heater Safety https://sf-fire.org/node/416 Town of Morrisville Fire/Rescue, Gasoline Safety https://morrisvillenc.gov/government/departments-services/fire-rescue/safety-tips/gasoline-safety Fox Carolina, Generators stolen in Helene aftermath cost taxpayers thousands https://www.foxcarolina.com/2025/07/24/generators-stolen-helene-aftermath-cost-taxpayers-thousands/ KY3, Generator stolen during storm outage in Enumclaw https://www.ky3.com/2024/11/26/she-very-easily-couldve-died-generator-powering-life-support-woman-stolen-during-storm-outage/?outputType=amp KATV, Sherwood man upset, three looting attempts on his property https://katv.com/news/local/sherwood-man-upset-three-looting-attempts-on-his-property-with-multiple-arrests-jimmy-nance-vicitm-residential-burglary-theft-of-property-robbing-crime-police-authorities-pulaski-county-arkansas 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 #GeneratorTheft #PowerOutage #IceStorm #StormChasers #PropaneSafety #GasCans #HomeSecurity #TornadoRecovery #Arkansas #Ozarks #Prepping #Prepper #EmergencyPreparedness #GridDown #RuralLiving #GoBag #NeighborPlan #SHTF #Chainsaw