13 Dollar General Items That’ll Be WORTH GOLD in a Winter Blackout

My books are on sale now 📖 The Prepper's Field Manual, and all three as the collection. Grab them here: https://dalebrooks.com The CDC counts more than 400 Americans dead every year from carbon monoxide not linked to fires, and it says never run a car or truck in an attached garage, even with the door open. The USDA gives a fridge about 4 hours with the power out and a full freezer about 48, a half-full one 24. Last February a few thousand homes in northern Minnesota went dark overnight with no timeline for restoration, and in January 2019 one town up there hit 56 below. On one small store's shelf, a washer fluid rated to -20°F and one rated to 0°F cost the same $5.65. The cheap shelf only helps if you can read it. Subscribe to the channel: @preppedamerica In this video, we talk about 13 Dollar General items Dale bought or checked for a winter blackout at his place up north, and the two on the same shelves he walks past, including the $8 car charger and the rule for running the truck, a $2 flashlight for every dark doorway, AA batteries and the clock radio that won't play with the power off, socks that print no fiber, washer fluid rated to -20°F, a case of water frozen first, freezer bags of ice made outside, a $5 foam cooler, a $1.50 poncho, granola bars, oats, ramen and half-price solar stake lights, about $46 all told. 🔔 Subscribe so the next count reaches you before the first outage of the winter. 💬 Comment where you're watching from and how your phone charges when the power's off. 📢 Send this to whoever you'd call when the power goes, on Facebook, Reddit or the family group chat. You're the reason this channel exists. Chapters: 00:00 Opening 04:05 Light that won't start a fire 06:39 The radio that goes quiet 11:24 Washer fluid that won't leave you blind 13:39 Water you freeze before you drink 17:53 The cooler that keeps the fridge shut 20:09 Staying dry is staying warm 24:12 Oats and the small canister 26:07 The cheap supper that costs water 29:50 What fails first, and what it costs Sources: National Weather Service, Before a Winter Storm https://www.weather.gov/safety/winter-before National Weather Service, NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards https://www.weather.gov/nwr/ CDC, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Basics https://www.cdc.gov/carbon-monoxide/about/index.html FoodSafety.gov, Food Safety During a Power Outage https://www.foodsafety.gov/food-safety-charts/food-safety-during-power-outage Ready.gov, Build a Kit https://www.ready.gov/kit National Weather Service Duluth, The January 2019 Cold Outbreak https://www.weather.gov/dlh/January2019Cold 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 #DollarGeneral #Prepping #Prepper #EmergencyPreparedness #PowerOutage #WinterBlackout #Blackout #GridDown #WinterPrep #CarbonMonoxide #BudgetPrepping #Stockpile #WaterStorage #HomePreparedness #Minnesota #NorthWoods #RuralLiving