Episode 36: 4Patriots Solar Kettle Review
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What is the purpose of this video you might ask? Myself and Mrs. Failure to prepare wanted to bring to the prepping community, a possible reliable option for heating water, for long term situations with no access to fuels or gasses. Mrs. Prepper found the 4Patriots Solar Kettle, and I agreed as she did, in theory, this was a pretty good idea. Now please keep in mind, this was our second attempt using both Kettle’s, the first time was in full, continuous sunlight, at approximately 5331 feet above sea level, and at higher elevations, the sun is typically more intense. The second test that I filmed, was overcast, which was today, so you can’t say this was done incorrectly, because in full sun for approximately 2+ hours, during the previous test, the was warm and not hot or boiling, today's test left the water as cold as when we put it in the tube.
Now my FTP disclaimer: Guys I honestly don’t like giving bad reviews, but I am not going to lie to you guys, if I spend my hard-earned money, especially in this unstable economy, for gear or equipment, I think I should be able to count on it, right? And so should you!
And if I find something that does a great job, like 100 mile an hour tape, I will let you know, if I find something that doesn’t do what it claims, or looks like it could break if someone with the “Rona” sneezes on it, I will let you know that too!
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Episode 35 Solasta Game update Review
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In this episode, we will cover mine and Mrs. Failure to Prepares ideas regarding stress relief during these troubled times, which is a follow-up to my Previous Solasta: Crown of the Magister, game review.
What is the purpose of this video you might ask? Myself and Mrs. Failure to prepare wanted to bring to the prepping community, a possible option for stress relief. But as with anything addictive, use in moderation with exercise and healthy living. This is an intro to Solasta, Crown of the Magister.
This will mostly be an adlibbed video, and I apologize about the game sound if it’s low, or if the video looks kind of crappy. But I will do my best to explain as we go through, This was following the update patch that Tactical Adventures put on, on or about 12/14/20. Here is the header info they put out on the patch:
Welcome to Solasta's Winter Update! With the addition of the new Monastery Questline, the Early Access should now reach 12h - 14h of total game time. We've also taken action regarding the most popular requests, such as adding more customization options and changing the lighting system which was deemed too punitive (we've reverted the rules back to the 5e tabletop ruleset). Hope you enjoy!
The last time we conducted this review, it was mainly character creation and so on, this one will pick up where the original questline stopped, I will show you my current characters, their current upgraded gear, something they can now craft, and then a movement to the new area.
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Episode 34 Running in the cold
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In this episode, I will go for another run with you guys, testing a new GoPro 7 Black Camera on a favorite Hike of mine. Luckily I found an editor that threw these clips altogether, unfortunately, GoPro cameras automatically split videos into 4 GB sections. So I deleted the piecemeal videos and re-loaded them stitched together. Let's get in shape folks!
NOTE: Stretching before & after a run is highly recommended, this was done off-camera.
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Episode 33 Hike with me 2
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In this episode, I will go for another hike with you guys, testing a new GoPro 7 Black Camera on a favorite Hike of mine. Luckily I found an editor that threw these clips altogether, unfortunately, GoPro cameras automatically split videos into 4 GB sections. So I deleted the piecemeal videos and re-loaded them stitched together. Let's get in shape folks!
This was an experimental video, not knowing how the camera would work, I used a standard headset that you can buy for the GoPro, as I mentioned on my previous Hike with the AKASO that broke, only after three uses, I have watched many videos with people uses an arm rig, a chest rig, and an extendable pole rig, I liked the headset rig the best, especially in the interest of keeping my identity safe.
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Episode 32 AKASO Brave 4 Camera Review
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In this episode, we will discuss a recent Amazon camera purchase I made, of the AKASO Brave 4, which is basically a sport and underwater camera live-action camera. I bought a NEW model, not a refurbished USED one, I believe that this is an important bit of info and I will explain why in this video.
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Episode 31 Hike with me
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In this episode, I will go for a run with you guys, testing a new Akaso Brave 4 Camera on a favorite Hike of mine. Let's get in shape folks!
This was an experimental video, not knowing how the camera would work, I used a standard headset that you can buy for the Akaso, after watching many videos with people uses an arm rig, a chest rig, and an extendable pole rig, I liked the headset rig the best, especially in the interest of keeping my identity safe.
Excuse the clacking sound, I think it was the leash I was carrying.
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Episode 30: Run with me
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In this episode, I will go for a run with you guys, testing a new Akaso Brave 4 Camera on a favorite run of mine. Let's get in shape folks!
This was an experimental video, not knowing how the camera would work, I used a standard headset that you can buy for the Akaso, after watching many videos with people uses an arm rig, a chest rig, and an extendable pole rig, I liked the headset rig the best, especially in the interest of keeping my identity safe.
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Episode 29 Rants & Reset
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In this episode, we will cover mine and Mrs. Failure to Prepares ideas regarding a possible “reset” during these troubled times.
What is the purpose of this video you might ask? Myself and Mrs. Failure to prepare wanted to bring to the prepping community, a possible reset of the Economy and the Government. This could end up be something, or just another day in the lives of we Americans
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Episode 28 Weight Loss Challenge Status Update
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In this episode, we will cover mine and Mrs. Failure to Prepares ideas regarding getting in shape, or better shape.
What is the purpose of this video you might ask, myself and Mrs. Failure to prepare wanted to bring to the prepping community, possible ideas for a Weight Loss Challenge, and my monthly update on my progress.
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Episode 27 Happy Veterans day
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In this episode, we here at Failure to Prepare, wanted to give a shout out, to all my fellow veterans, not only here in the US, but around the world. Since I am retired Army, I am biased towards the Army, and will give a little history regarding it in this video.
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Episode 26 Weight Loss Challenge Status Update
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In this episode, we will cover mine and Mrs. Failure to Prepares ideas regarding getting in shape, or better shape.
What is the purpose of this video you might ask, myself and Mrs. Failure to prepare wanted to bring to the prepping community, possible ideas for a Weight Loss Challenge, and my month later update on progress.
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Episode 25 Stress Relief, Baldurs Gate 3 Review.
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In this episode, we will cover mine and Mrs. Failure to Prepares ideas regarding stress relief during these troubled times.
What is the purpose of this video you might ask? Myself and Mrs. Failure to prepare wanted to bring to the prepping community, a possible option for stress relief. But as with anything addictive, use in moderation with exercise and healthy living. This is an intro to Baldurs Gate 3.
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Episode 23 Solasta Review
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In this episode, we will cover mine and Mrs. Failure to Prepares ideas regarding stress relief during these troubled times, which is a follow-up to my Baldurs Gate III review.
What is the purpose of this video you might ask? Myself and Mrs. Failure to prepare wanted to bring to the prepping community, a possible option for stress relief. But as with anything addictive, use in moderation with exercise and healthy living. This is an intro to Solasta, Crown of the Magister.
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Episode 24 Hiking/Running Hydration Pack, Day Pack
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In this episode, we will cover mine and Mrs. Failure to Prepares ideas regarding a Running Hydration Pack, and a Day Pack I picked up and have been using for almost two years each.
What is the purpose of this video you might ask? Myself and Mrs. Failure to prepare wanted to bring to the prepping community, a review of two separate packs we have been using, and the hydration options for both.
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Episode 22 Weight Loss Challenge
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In this episode, we will cover mine and Mrs. Failure to Prepares ideas regarding getting in shape, or better shape.
What is the purpose of this video you might ask, myself and Mrs. Failure to prepare wanted to bring to the prepping community, possible ideas for a Weight Loss Challenge.
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Episode 21 Winter Bug-outs and long-distance movements
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In this episode, we will cover mine and Mrs. Failure to Prepares ideas regarding a simple military acronym, that might just help you avoid hypothermia and freezing to death in general if you have to bug-out and conduct a long-distance movement in the cold and wet.
What is the purpose of this video you might ask, myself and Mrs. Failure to prepare wanted to bring to the prepping community, things that most preppers don’t think about, when considering a bug-out scenario which might include a long-distance movement, in the cold and wet and worst-case weather scenarios you can think of.
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Episode 20 Getting in shape for SHTF
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In this episode, we will cover mine and Mrs. Failure to Prepares ideas regarding getting in shape, or better shape.
What is the purpose of this video you might ask, myself and Mrs. Failure to prepare wanted to bring to the prepping community, possible ideas and a possible training regiment similar to my four-month prep for running a half marathon I completed in 2019.
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Episode 18 Finding Self Defense Weapons
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In this episode, we will cover mine and Mrs. Failure to Prepares ideas regarding a possible self-defense weapon or weapons.
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Episode 17 Moon Lence Backpacking Chair Revue
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In this episode, we will cover mine and Mrs. Failure to Prepares ideas regarding backpacking chairs on a budget, and our review regarding same.
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Episode 16 Household Emergencies
In this episode, we will cover mine and Mrs. Failure to Prepares ideas regarding emergency shut-offs of household utilities.
What is the purpose of this video you might ask, There might come a time as a homeowner or renter, where an emergency situation could arise, where you might have to shutoff one, or all of your household utilities. This will be a quick video on how to do this.
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Episode 15 We are viewed as cattle.
In this episode, we will cover mine and Mrs. Failure to Prepares ideas regarding how we are being looked at by the ruling elites and the uber-rich, this is an opinion piece only, so get your tin foil hats ready.
What is the purpose of this video you might ask, every once in a while I plan to make a video that is based on opinion, not necessarily grounded in physical proof, if this interests you, then maybe this video might just peek your interests.
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Episode 14 Books to help get you ready for SHTF.
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In this episode, we will cover mine and Mrs. Failure to Prepares ideas for books that could help you get ready for most SHTF scenarios? Why books, because you don’t need electricity or an idiot phone to read them. If everything does collapse, financial, markets, monetary systems, electrical grid, water supply grid, you could go on and on, one large issue can cascade into multiple issues.
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Episode 13 Jackery Explorer 1000 Initial Review
In this episode, we will cover Mrs. Failure to Prepares ideas for a second source of solar power generation, I have to give credit where credit is due, this was her idea which I fully supported.
What is the purpose of this video you might ask, if you are camping, or bugging out at slightly higher altitudes, this power generator might help you out with your power supply needs, if this interests you, then maybe this video might just help you out.
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Episode 11 Meals while camping
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In this episode, we will cover ideas of some meals or gear we used to prep breakfast, lunch, or dinner while visiting Ouray Colorado. Which is a beautiful yet busy tourist area.
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Episode 10 Getting healthier in tough times.
In this episode, we will cover Getting Healthier in tough times, and believe me, tough times are coming.
What is the purpose of this video you might ask, it is to make you consider your most valuable and important point in preparedness, your health, and your family's health.
What is the point of having water, food, protection, and energy generation preps, if you are morbidly obese, have type II diabetes, and you can’t walk around the block without sitting down on the curb and clutching your chest? Many people always consider what material things they need to survive, but do not take into consideration, the cornerstone of being healthy, in order to be able to be around to use and or protect your preparations and loved ones. Everyone remembers the first rule of Zombieland….
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