Patrick with @griddowncomms - Winter Storm Fern

Patrick with @griddowncomms - Winter Storm Fern

From The Privacy and Freedom Podcast by Forrest Garvin

February 5, 2026 · 52 min · Season 2 · Episode 5

About this episode

Patrick discusses the aftermath of Winter Storm Fern, including communication strategies and political impacts on disaster recovery.

Patrick with @griddowncomms - Winter Storm FernPatrick with @griddowncomms takes the microphone again for an after-action report on winter storm Fern and a few rants along the way. In the communications portion of today's show, we discuss shortcomings of some popular but perhaps misguided online communications advice. Next up, we discuss the political impact of disasters. In this case, Winter Storm Fern. The leadership in your area has a massive impact on recovery, and political parties and the urban vs. rural mindset determine your outcome. Last, we discussed tips and lessons learned for power, heat, and staying warm in a prolonged grid down. Many of us prep for a few days to a week in winter storms, but an ice storm combined with terrible leadership could leave you in the cold and dark for weeks at a time. How will you prepare for a winter weather disaster? Links mentioned in the show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yTAw5E_xSU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdEtJnVY4qE Next week: Encore Episode - Selco Begovic PART 2 - Survivor of the Balkan War - SHTF Expert!

People in this episode

Host: Forrest Garvin

Guest: Patrick

Topics covered

  • winter storm
  • disaster recovery
  • political impact
  • communications advice
  • prepping tips

Keywords

  • Winter Storm Fern
  • disaster recovery
  • political leadership
  • communications advice
  • prepping for winter

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: @griddowncomms

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