A retro-futuristic, Jetsons-style cartoon YouTube thumbnail features a middle-aged man with glasses in a space-age suit, triumphantly holding a glowing ZigBee smart plug like a trophy in a moonlit backyard. Behind him, four menacing cartoon squirrels wearing hard hats and tool belts perch on a wooden fence; one chomps through a string of outdoor globe lights while others brandish wire cutters with villainous expressions. The scene is framed by bold, vintage-style text reading "War with the Squirrels 1.0" at the top and "Backyard Fence Lights Cut & ZigBee Smart Plug Upgrade" at the bottom, all set against a deep purple night sky.

New video: War with the Squirrels 1.0: Backyard Fence Lights Cut & ZigBee Smart Plug Upgrade (4 min)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDsOQ...

#SmartHome #DIY #SmartAssistant #Zigbee #CommPrep

(3/3) the prompts) and Gemini / Nano Banana.

Emergency preparation and “being a Communitarian Prepper” is a journey which never ends. I hope these resources are helpful to you, your family and your neighbors.

"PREPARE IN PEACE, PREVAIL IN PERIL."

#CommPrep #prepper #EmergencyPrep

A colorful, comic-style illustration titled "SMART WEATHER RADIO CONTROL VIA ZIGBEE" depicts a man wearing glasses excitedly commanding a Google Home smart speaker to "turn on the Weather Radio!" The smart speaker sends a signal to a Zigbee-branded smart plug, which powers an analog weather radio displaying a "Winter Weather Advisory." In the background, a window shows a snowy scene with a low-battery lightning bolt icon, while the Home Assistant logo and a URL for commprep.wesfryer.com are also visible.

New #CommPrep #prepper video: "Setting Up a ZigBee Smart Plug with Home Assistant for Weather Alerts"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qnaC...

#IceStorm #weather #NOAA #HomeAssistant #SmartHome #IoT #Zigbee #EmergencyPrep #EmergencyPreparedness

Hmmm....

Progress.

#wip #digitalart #art #ych #commprep

An illustrative, comic-style graphic titled "ICE STORM VEHICLE PREP" depicts a smiling man in winter gear holding a steaming pitcher of water in a snowy yard. In the background, a silver SUV is covered with a brown tarp and a blue windshield protector to prevent ice buildup. Two golden retrievers roam the snow-covered ground near a suburban house adorned with icicles as snow falls steadily throughout the scene.

New video from this past Sunday, "Ice Storm Vehicle Prep" (10 min)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X3iI...

#prepper #CommPrep #IceStorm #disaster #preparation #winterstorm

An educational infographic titled "CYBERATTACK PREPPER IDEAS" features a central illustration of a man surrounded by icons representing five preparation strategies: "Cash on Hand," "Full Gas Tank," "Multiple Bank Accounts," "Multi-Factor Auth," and "Power Outage Prep." The design uses a digital circuit-board background and includes thematic elements like a hooded hacker, global threat flags, and emergency lights to emphasize digital and physical security during a cyber crisis.

I gave my video from last week a new title and thumbnail:

"Cyberattack Prepper Ideas"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bUbp...

#CommPrep #prepper #CyberAttack #emergency #disaster #preparation #preparedness #EmergencyPrep

A high-contrast composite weather radar map displays a large storm system moving across the Southeastern United States, centered over the Carolinas, Georgia, and Virginia. A wide band of pink shading, indicating wintry mix or ice, stretches from northern Georgia through Charlotte and up into Virginia. To the west, vibrant greens and yellows represent heavy rain moving through Alabama and Georgia, while the weather widget in the upper right confirms a temperature of 25°F in Charlotte with a 90% chance of wintry precipitation.

Frosty is coming back… and unfortunately, he's coming with a vengeance…

Winter storm wave 2 starts for us in the next couple hours, but this time it looks like freezing rain… #CommPrep

A comic book style illustration used as a video thumbnail features a smiling man in a beanie and glasses giving a thumbs-up, next to two golden retrievers in a snowy backyard. Behind them, a house is covered in icicles, and a generator and chainsaw are staged under a canopy tent. Large blue text at the top reads "PREPARING FOR THE BIG ICE STORM."

Check out my new video: "Preparing for the Big Ice Storm - Essential Tips & Personal Preparations" (7 min)

youtu.be/FNWw_DCFTvM

#prepper #preparation #IceStorm #winter #winterstorm #generator #NorthCarolina #CommPrep

Communitarian Prepper Being a communitarian prepper means taking proactive measures to prepare for emergencies while considering the well-being of your community. It goes beyond individual survivalism and embraces the idea...

(2/2) More #CommPrep resources:
commprep.wesfryer.com

#EmergencyPrep #DisasterPrep #prepper #IceStorm #winter #tips #survival

A cartoon-style educational comic strip shows a man with glasses and a plaid shirt presenting five cyberattack preparedness tips. The title panel features him against a digital circuit board background with tech symbols. Five sequential panels illustrate each tip: holding cash with a crossed-out credit card, filling a car's gas tank at a pump with a full gauge indicator, two bank cards labeled Bank A and Bank B, holding a smartphone and physical security key with authentication symbols, and standing with a generator and gas cans in front of a house at dusk. Each panel is numbered and labeled with its corresponding tip, and includes the CommPrep branding logo.

(1/2) This past week's Verizon network outage got me thinking about cyberattack preparation. Here are a few thoughts. “5 Essential Tips for Cyberattack Preparedness” (8.5 min)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bUb...

#CommPrep #prepper #CyberAttack #EmergencyPrep #EmergencyPreparedness #emergency #disaster

An illustration titled "Building a Resilient Smart Home: Lessons From an Internet Outage" featuring a smiling man holding a glowing green "Home Assistant (Raspberry Pi)" box. He is surrounded by two golden retrievers in a living room where cloud-connected devices (like a smart speaker and light bulbs) are marked with red "X" symbols, while devices using local protocols like Zigbee remain functional during a depicted internet failure.

Check out my new video, “Building a Resilient Smart Home: Lessons from an Internet Outage” (10.5 min)
youtu.be/K1J1gDK1TT0

Check out more of my blog posts and videos about Smart Home technologies on:
smarthome.wesfryer.com

#SmartHome #IoT #howto #Google #Zigbee #WiFi #prepper #CommPrep

YouTube

Your Saturday emergency preparedness PSA from me!

[VIDEO] Keep MULTIPLE extra gasoline containers!

youtube.com/shorts/nWvKdG2r6-...

More resources related to emergency preparedness are available on my Communitarian Prepper website:
commprep.wesfryer.com

#CommPrep #prepper

#CommPrep #prepper #EmergencyPrep #SpaceWar #military

AT&T Says Fiber Cuts by Third Parties Lead to Mass 911 Outages in 3 States (AP NEWS, 25 Sep 2025)
apnews.com/article/911-outage...

#CommPrep #prepper #communication #publicsafety #connectivity

#CommPrep #prepper #EmergencyPrep #NaturalDisaster

YouTube

[VIDEO] DIY Home Assistant IoT Setup (18 min)

youtu.be/mtho-pKJ4OM?si=Nr2-6...

#CommPrep #prepper #prep #SmartHome #DIY #privacy #OpenSource

More on:
commprep.wesfryer.com

The image is a book cover titled "How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It" by James Wesley Rawles. It features a green background with bold, distressed text highlighting the survival theme and includes the subtitle "Tactics,

#book2read: How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It: Tactics, Techniques, and Technologies for Uncertain Time (2009)
a.co/d/fxNTXgQ

More on:
commprep.wesfryer.com

#CommPrep #prepper #EmergencyPrep #EmergencyPreparedness #SHTF

Travel Emergency Preps #prepper #CommPrep Being a communitarian prepper means taking proactive measures to prepare for emergencies while considering the well-being of your community. It goes beyond individual survivalism and embraces the idea of supporting and assisting our neighbors during challenging times. https://commprep.wesfryer.com "Prepare in peace, prevail in peril." #prepper #CommPrep #EmergencyPrep #Travel

Check out my new video for Communitarian Prepper: Travel Emergency Preps
youtu.be/mrAogQGKT60

#prepper #CommPrep #Travel
#EmergencyPreparedness #EmergencyPrep

Text image urging preparation for emergencies like flooding, fires, and power cuts. It highlights simple and effective steps to enhance preparedness.

The UK's official preparedness website for emergencies, natural disasters, and other disruptive events prepare.campaign.gov.uk

#commprep #prepper #hurricane #preparation #emergencyprep

Check out more resources for “Communitarian Preppers”
commprep.wesfryer.com

"Prepare in peace, prevail in peril."

#commprep #prepper #hurricane #preparation #emergencyprep

A comic-style illustration focusing on hurricane preparedness. The first panel depicts a worried group of people observing stormy weather. The second panel features a man discussing forecasts of multiple major storms. The third panel shows a child and an elderly man preparing an emergency kit

How To Prepare Your Home For A Hurricane (AP News, 5 July 2025)
apnews.com/article/hurricane-...

"Don't be complacent, take preparedness seriously, spend the time now to do the little things that will make a big difference for you & your loved ones..."

#commprep #prepper #hurricane #emergencyprep

The image features a collage depicting the U.S. Capitol, the Washington Monument, and the Pentagon, set against a bold red background. The text discusses the potential unfolding of a nuclear attack on the U.S. and the classified nature of the American response

HOW A NUCLEAR ATTACK ON THE U.S. MIGHT UNFOLD, STEP BY STEP
(Washington Post, 2 July 2025)
archive.ph/SRI2E

#CommPrep #prepper #nukes #NukeWar #EmergencyPrep

via Kara Swisher
bsky.app/profile/karaswisher....

How Norwegians are preparing for emergencies Local authorities in Norway have dusted off Cold War-era bomb shelters, installed a new satellite communications system and are working with the military on plans to help a deployment of Western forces in case of conflict.

Nordic countries are serious about emergency preparations. We should be too.

apnews.com/video/how-norwegians-are...

#prepper #CommPrep

(3/4) The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War by Jeff Sharlet
a.co/d/5XOKUtW

via “Prepping For Doomsday” [PODCAST] #DemocracyWorks
pca.st/episode/f478...

Jeff Sharlet’s SubStack is:
slowcivilwar.substack.com

#WarChurch #CommPrep #prepper #fascism

#CommPrep #GridFailure #prepper #prepping

news.sky.com/story/how-electricity-gr...

#CommPrep #prepper #prepping #BugOut

https://www.preppi.co/collections/frontpage

#CommPrep #Prepper #Prepping

pca.st/episode/f478fb44-d052-4e...

(1/2) As a Communitarian Prepper I’ve started listening to a new [PODCAST] series… Episode 1: The Energy Island (“The Disconnect - Power, Politics and the Texas Blackout”)
pca.st/episode/64ad...

Series: kutkutx.studio/category/the...

#CommPrep #prepper #EmergencyPrep #emergency #preparation

(2/2) #CommPrep #ConCW #prepper #extremism #FBI

Communitarian Prepper Being a communitarian prepper means taking proactive measures to prepare for emergencies while considering the well-being of your community. It goes beyond individual survivalism and embraces the idea...

(5/5) to prepare individually and as families, we do so at our own peril.

My Communitarian Prepper channel and project has more concrete suggestions following this thread.
commprep.wesfryer.com

#CommPrep #prepper #planning #preparation