20 Things They'll Confiscate From You In a SHTF Crisis (Hide These Now)

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 emergency law doesn't use the word confiscate. In a declared emergency, the state may commandeer motor vehicles, tools and appliances, and the owner must be promptly paid for the use and any damage. What really goes missing after a disaster goes with bolt cutters: in November 2024 a running generator was stolen during a Washington storm outage, chain and cord cut, and after Hurricane Helene one South Carolina city lost 10 generators the same way. Out where Dale lives, the ambulance is 40 minutes away on a good day, and the sheriff is no closer. Subscribe to the channel: @preppedamerica In this video, we talk about 20 things that get taken from a house after a disaster and who takes them, including why the chain on a portable generator only buys minutes and why you never hide it inside, the gas cans and the chainsaw in a locked barn, the truck keys and the power station kept indoors, the boxes at the curb, the $10 lamp timer, the proof of address that got owners back through the line after a Minnesota wildfire, the FEMA impostor and the storm chaser, what "commandeer" really means, the shelter door, the room and the call, and the one list you should never hide. 🔔 Subscribe so the next count reaches you before the next storm does. 💬 Comment where you're watching from and how far the sheriff's office is from your door. 📢 Send this to the neighbor up the road, on Facebook, Reddit or the family group chat. You're the reason this channel exists. Chapters: 00:00 Opening 00:55 The generator they cut loose 04:28 The barn on the second night 07:00 What walks out of the shed 09:09 What your house tells the road 12:20 The papers that get you home 14:34 The phone call and the knock 16:47 The one word the law uses 18:51 The shelter door and the room 21:37 Who takes it and what stays Sources: Minnesota Statutes 12.34, Emergency Powers; Commandeering https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/12.34 Minnesota BCA, 2024 Uniform Crime Report https://dps.mn.gov/news/bca/bca-releases-2024-uniform-crime-report FTC Consumer Alert, Spot and Avoid FEMA Impersonators https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2025/07/spot-avoid-fema-impersonators Lake County, Minnesota, Stewart Trail Fire https://www.co.lake.mn.us/stewart-trail-fire/ Ready.gov, Build a Kit https://www.ready.gov/kit Dynes and Quarantelli, What Looting in Civil Disturbances Really Means, University of Delaware Disaster Research Center https://udspace.udel.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/6fe92fd7-ed47-4f19-9f46-12db99aaa352/content 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 is legal advice, and 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 #HomeSecurity #EmergencyPreparedness #Generator #GeneratorTheft #DisasterScams #FEMA #Evacuation #Wildfire #Minnesota #NorthWoods #RuralLiving #HomePreparedness #PowerOutage #SHTF