In this episode of the Rural Lifestyle Dealer podcast, managing editor Lynn Woolf is joined by Jonathan Hinze of Ewald Kubota who shares lessons learned from preparing for Hurricane Harvey and many other major storms.

In August, as Hurricane Irene aimed for the U.S.'s Eastern Seaboard, residents along the coast went shopping. Stores were cleaned out as people bought essentials to help them get through the storm and clean up in the aftermath. In a few hours, flashlights, batteries and essential food items were in short supply across the region.