The day after hurricane Ian 😞Surveying the Damage Pt 7

43 thoughts on “The day after hurricane Ian 😞Surveying the Damage Pt 7”

1. great job keeping things going!

2. I would love some comments on vehicle idling? whether it's good, whether it's bad, prolonged versus short term.

3. I was reminded of this video recently. Friday, December 23, 2020. 730PM we lost power and I did not expect to be out for 25 hours on the coldest days of the year where it was down below zero. I purchased a 3000 PSW inverter definitely thinking I made the wrong decision with how expensive it was 4 months earlier to upgrade the previous 700w PSW inverter that was in my car and it hadn't fully been transferred to my new cargo van. So when morning came and we were still out I decided to charge up the batteries I used during the night for some basic stuff Internet lights so I went for the jumper cables. from the hood into the cargo area to the inverter to the extension cord into the house, I ran for a few hours Saturday and switched to a different vehicle a 3rd of the way through. it was enough to cool down the refrigerator which was probably warmer than the outside or inside and charge up the batteries from the night before. then I'm sitting in the living room waiting for the refrigerator to cool down ( if you leave it closed it keeps the cold in, it's amazing you can go for a few days on your freezer and a few hours on your refrigerator. look it up). when I was waiting for it to shut off, my dad decide to use the microwave! Granted we haven't eaten much because …electric stove, and somebody not keeping the woodstove and fireplace running all night. we got down to about 45 but maintained 50°F most of the time. Our pipes didn't freeze although being on a shared well nobody in the development had water and there were some water issues the next day when they finally did turn us back on as almost last 100 customers. They were saying clear into Tuesday, thank goodness not.

   I had this planned in my back pocket for a while but wasn't expecting to need it so soon. Yes yes that 3000W inverter which I should've gotten originally two years ago before the price went up twice, totally paid for itself! I recommend putting the money into a decent small inverter and a good big inverter don't bother with MSW too much. You get way more efficiency at the expense of no load current draw which actually equals better run time and equipment operations.
   My original 750W MSW was not able to run a saw Zaw, when I upgraded to the 700W PSW I was able to run the more powerful one and a fan at the same time!

   This isn't really anything coming from Snow country NY it's be annoying and chili but that's what blankets are for! Nothing compared to the year that we couldn't afford and with one dollar over assistance for heating oil, we put sheets up and lived in the kitchen next to the woodstove.

4. We were similarly averaging about 1/2 gallon of gas per hour on our whole house, 10,000 Watt system throughout the five or six days post-Ian until the power was sort of restored. People tend to overlook the value of inverters, not realizing they have a potential power source parked in their driveway. As Ray showed us, hurricanes tend to teach you a whole lot about electrical engineering. Fortunately, we had cool weather post-Ian. No A/C needed. It's usually the opposite after a storm.

5. dual fuel generator to use propane then stack up propane tanks and jerry cans for emergencies

6. surprised the chickens didn't get blown away! Well done Ray. Survival is good – most of the time.

7. I'm glad you guy made it through that mess looks like it was real bad one downfall of living down south

8. As a Brit can I just say WOAH look at all that room !! … I would love to live in that much green space ..
   Anywho glad there wasn't too much damage and wishing you all the best ..

9. Glad to see the guard chicken is on duty!

10. Glad you and family are ok.

11. You need to get a propane powered generator, Generac propane backup generator

12. You need a Ford Lightning

13. Maybe time to invest in a diesel generator that can tap into your 90gal tank on the truck so you don’t have to use the truck with inverters

14. Glad you guys are ok

15. Hi ray heard your young one singing bah bah black sheep, here in U.K ,they have changed it to rainbow sheep as they say its "politically correct". whats the world comming to when they mess with nursary rimes.take care all .

16. I LV THE KIDS JUST HAVEING FUN LOL SINGING

17. Always at work even at home🙂👏👏👏👏👏👏

18. Glad to see your family, property and chicken are ok man!

19. With luck, most of the areas that aren't flooded should have commercial power back within the week. Unlike us after Andrew where it was 5 weeks on generators. Because just about every power pole was snapped off at ground level. The pole in front of our house is the same one that was put in when our house was built. It had the top foot of it cut off so that they could put a new insulator on it but it still stands with the same lean after 30 years

20. Thank you for sharing. Your firsthand view of the conditions is better than the news to me.
    I live in Indiana. Many years ago we were without power for 7 days due to an ice storm. My very young daughter and I fared better than most.

21. Good day Ray, just to say what a great job you did at home before and during the hurricane. Glad that you and your family came through it ok. Best wishes.🇦🇺

22. It just me or is that oil psi a bit low

23. … i thought you could use the cruise control to up the cold idle in the diesels… must be only on the CAT motor big trucks im thinking…

24. Real life Mcgyver you are taking care of your family good work

25. Nothing matters to your singing daughter except that she is with her parents

26. Glad to see you and your family doing okay there right we love watching all your mechanical knowledge on your shop that what matters more is how you and your family is doing if you cannot replace them it is nice to see that you're up and about , my sister has property in West Palm Beach I don't know how it survived been trying to get in touch with her and I can't well good luck Ray I hope everything will work out fine .
    I love to see the chickens and they survived as well that's fantastic .

27. I would tell you to move west but everything is burning up here.

28. Raymond, shame on me , for not watching the video to the end before I was to comment.

    You hit home with flying the Union Jack on your Mailbox.
    Your action demonstrated American grit in the face of adversity.
    BTW, thumbs up on the 6.6 vs Fjord 6.7
    FWIW, I'd have opted for a Cummins

29. Ray, I have a public service idea.
    Form a bucket brigade between Florida and Kommiefornia, to assist Florida in their flooding, and Kommiefornia in the drought
    Sound like a plan, brother?

30. You are around us, We are at 675 and 70, we took the eye wall for hours and hours. Our neighborhood looks like a bomb went off. Glad you and your family are OK. We got power back Friday mid day. Hope they got you back up too!.

31. Did you say that water is usually 30 ft down? I'm pretty sure that is what you said because omg that's nuts God bless everyone who was affected by the hurricane!

32. Well Ray, it looks like you and yours have come through the worst of it without any major disasters. I'm sure a lot of that is down to your preparations and your skills, both in life and mechanical, will get you through the remaining headaches.
    Glad the chickens are all OK too, even if their home is somewhat modified.👍😁

33. I live in Ft.Myers and got hit pretty bad too. Glad to see you and your family made it safe and sound brother.

34. All I'm going so say is Ray, you're raising that little girl right. Or am I the only one who noticed she went mudding in a power wheels? lol. Nice to see you and your family safe and in good spirits after this mess. Keep your chin up, you all deserve it.

35. We have beef🤣

36. Good job of keeping the family safe and checking in on those around you. Hope you have a speedy return to normal.

37. Thanks!

38. Hey did you know when DeSatan-ist was a FL Congressman he REFUSED to approve funds for the Northeast rebuilding and repairs after Super Storm Sandy. This wasn't the only Sandy-related bill that DeSantis voted against in Jan. 2013. On Jan. 15, 2013, he also voted against H.R. 152, which added "supplemental appropriations" to the year's budget to "improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy."
    
    Hey gov, maybe turn about is fair play?????????

39. Thanks goodness yourself and your family are safe Ray 🙏

40. Good to see your family and you are ok, best wishes and strength for all Florida people. Greetings all from The Netherlands

41. Alternator gets a workout

42. Great video looks like you’re a survivor. Better coverage of the damage than network television. Thanks

43. actually most cars make better generators as they have decent cooling and fuel supply, you should have an AC system integrated in every truck. Lucky you don't ha a Tesla!

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