Over 60? 11 Blackout Supplies You Can Use Without Heavy Lifting

📚 Rick's Survival Series. DOWNLOAD HERE → https://stan.store/rangerrickus Hey guys! My full guide is on sale now 📖 Grab it here: https://stan.store/rangerrickus In the February 2021 Texas winter storm, 147 of the 246 confirmed deaths were aged 60 or older. Of the 158 hypothermia deaths, 107 were in that same age group. The Defense Department's own design standard caps a one-person lift at 51 lb in ideal conditions, yet a full 7-gallon water jug weighs about 60 lb. Falls caused over 43,000 deaths among adults 65 and older in 2024, and a blackout takes the lights away. So why does almost every blackout checklist still tell you to haul heavy gear? Subscribe to the channel: @rangerrickus In this video, we talk about blackout supplies for adults over 60 that you can store, move and use without heavy lifting, including a hands-free headlamp and stick-on motion lights, one-gallon water jugs instead of 7-gallon containers, a WaterBOB bathtub bladder, a NOAA weather alert radio, a small LiFePO4 power station for CPAP and phones, a Frio insulin cooling wallet, wool and mylar layers, an easy-open pill organizer with a paper medication list, a folding hand truck, a battery fan used the right way, and a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm. If this helped you think through your own setup, hit subscribe so the next one finds you. Drop a comment with where you're watching from and the one blackout supply you'd never go without. Share this with your parents, your neighbors, your Facebook groups, Reddit and the family group chat, because folks like you passing it along are what keep this channel going. Chapters: 00:00 Opening 00:40 A Headlamp and Motion Sensor Lights 04:20 Water in One Gallon Jugs 10:06 A NOAA Weather Radio With Alerts 12:19 A Small Battery Power Station 16:05 A Frio Cooling Wallet for Insulin 19:02 Wool, Mylar and a Warm Hat 24:28 A Folding Hand Truck on Wheels 27:18 A Battery Fan and Spray Bottle 29:52 A Battery Carbon Monoxide Alarm Sources: CDC, What to Do During a Power Outage https://www.cdc.gov/natural-disasters/response/what-to-do-protect-yourself-during-a-power-outage.html Texas DSHS, February 2021 Winter Storm-Related Deaths https://www.dshs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/news/updates/SMOC_FebWinterStorm_MortalitySurvReport_12-30-21.pdf FDA, Insulin Storage in an Emergency https://www.fda.gov/drugs/emergency-preparedness-drugs/information-regarding-insulin-storage-and-switching-between-products-emergency CDC, Older Adult Falls Data https://www.cdc.gov/falls/data-research/index.html CDC, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Basics https://www.cdc.gov/carbon-monoxide/about/index.html U.S. Army, ATP 3-90.97 Mountain Warfare and Cold Weather Operations https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/atp3_90x97.pdf Multnomah County, 2021 Heat Deaths Report https://multco.us/news/2021-heat-killed-72-people-multnomah-county-most-were-older-lived-alone-had-no-ac #RangerRick #BlackoutPrep #PowerOutage #EmergencyPreparedness #SeniorSafety #Over60 #PrepperTips #GridDown #WaterStorage #WaterBOB #NOAAWeatherRadio #PowerStation #CPAP #InsulinStorage #CarbonMonoxide #FallPrevention #WinterStorm #HeatWave #EmergencyKit #Veteran #Preparedness