jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I thought this was an awful ad on YouTube. It began by explaining how the FBI warned us that the Chinese are about to attack our infrastructure, and we will be without electricity. But, this company has a solution. Buy the 4Patriots battery backup unit. Would I have to prove that I'm a patriot, or would they take money from anyone?

I've lived here for over fifty years, and we've lost power dozens of times, and those outages were never caused by the Chinese. Using fear to sell products is nothing new, but selling a "Patriot" battery because the Chi9nese are about to attack seems kinda sleezy.

BebuLamar

If the Chinese does attack that little "Partriot" would do no good. But of course they won't because if they do the trillions of dollars we owe them would be forfeited right?

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

The founders were veterans and the company gives a large % of their profits to Veteran support groups. They also hire a lot of veterans for testing their gear etc. The company sells survival gear and long-term storage emergency food. Then they added the solar generators when the CIA and others started to report that the Chinese among others had cyber hacking units that were working on plans to disrupt our infrastructure, including electrical power. Some US "White Hat Hackers" have warned of how easy it would be to do and I saw somewhere that they did a couple of demos on a small scale for the government.

I have one of their solar generators and solar panels and one from another company. And about six weeks' worth of food for 4 people*, a water purification and filter system that is rated to make our pool water drinkable, and a small solar water heater for mixing the dehydrated emergency food. So if the "Big One" hits (earthquake) we can do ok. And that also applies if the power grid goes down. We are also considering Solar Power for our house with large backup batteries, it will lower the price of our electricity, provide power in emergencies, and increase the home's sale value here in So Calif. Not to mention the 30% federal tax break on the system.

Probably only three of us will have to depend on it. Our oldest is Army Reserve and part-time FEMA, part-time Red Cross, and a member of a disaster response volunteer group so he will not be here. Our daughter is a Pediatrician at a large Los Angeles County hospital 50 miles away and they have their emergency power and food for staff and patients.

When I was a kid I had an emergency kit I made myself. Then in the Army, I relearned the importance of being prepared. My wife is a retired Surgical RN and she is behind the emergency gear in case of the Big One. Our oldest son is Army Reserse and does a lot of volunteer and paid work for disaster relief groups; Red Cross, FEMA, Team Rubicon. So he believes in being prepared. And of course, our daughter also approves of being prepared.

The possibility of disaster, natural and man made is always there. Some people just need to be scared into thinking about it.
Of course I also hope we will never need any of this stuff. But... Dear Ol' Murphy of Murphy's law just loves to mess with people think "It will never happen."

cahale Loc: San Angelo, TX

Why does (almost) everyone assume that money is real? Money is an accounting system. It is impossible to collect what doesn't exist. "Backed by the full faith and credit of the United States" What do you suppose that means? How much faith do you have in politicians and how much more credit does the US have?

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I've seen quite a few of their ads on YouTube.

PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place

How do you like the solar generator and solar panels Rob?

Don

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

They perform as advertised. Now I just keep them charged them up, usually via a wall socket for an emergency. I am going to buy a couple of extra batteries that work with them. Then we can run the large fridge/freezer and our CPAPs + plus a few lights. One of them came with a smaller briefcase size unit as a package. That one is for the battery rechargers to run all of our battery-powered gadgets like flashlights and a radio for news. I also have 4 small, combined solar panel battery units smaller than a book. One for each family member to use for their cell phone and other small items Then I got a 5th one just for my Blood Glucose meter-it is a bit more important than my cell phone or laptop.

3 of us have CPAP machines or refrigerated meds so my tax people say they think they can get me a tax break for them. Also my street legal mobility scooter, I have a letter from my Doctor saying I need one because of my sciatica/pinched nerve and the resulting back and leg pain when I walk too much. The meds have "refrigerate" on the labels and the CPAP machines speak for themselves. It is nice to keep breathing through the night so you wake in bed instead of the next life each morning.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Several companies sell solar generators, batteries, and emergency food. 4Patriots and My Patriots Supply seem to be the biggest, and I see ads for them on TV.

Look it up on Google or another search engine. I used "emergency supplies" and "emergency generator" Of course their are also gas, diesel and propane generators but for them, you need a large supply of fuel. The solar ones just need some sunshine.