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OT - Doomsday Preppers - Are they still crazy?

Son of Wasatch

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I'm going through youtube and I come across this old video of the National Geographic series called Doomsday Preppers. For those that don't remember it was a look at individuals who were preparing for the end of the world and what they were doing to prepare for it. Most people dismissed them as crazy. The series protrayed them as such so it isn't surprising.

I'm wondering if we still see them that way. Here are some of the videos I've found.





 
Ok--- there's a difference in being someone that keeps a few thousand rounds and a few months of MREs and a couple of GO BAGS ready-- and a person that builds an underground fortress and bankrupt his family in the process.

One person is prepared. The other is obsessed.
 
It will not be a doomsday but hyperinflation is not off the table. We won't be able to go full tilt lawlessness and steal our neighbor's stuff without consequence but a $25 loaf of bread is not off the table.
 
My lumber bill for a 2300 sf house was $22k a year ago. The lumber for the same house is now 47k. What is that? Lumber leads the real prices in our economy by one year.
 
Yes and no. I don't have a bunker but I do have enough supplies to sustain my family realistically for 4-5 months before having to start planting freedom seeds in wild game. I also maintain a bugout bag good for 2 weeks.

I don't do it for a doomsday, i have it so we don't have to fight for toilet paper when people lose common sense. Now my PERSONAL bug out bag is a bit more catered towards societal collapse if you know what i mean.

It's only crazy until it's needed, but then it's too late.
 
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My great grandfather lived through the great depression, he always maintained a huge pantry in his basement of food he canned from his garden. To me being prepared for hard times was just smart.

Yea i agree, some people go overboard, but what is overboard. I think we can both agree if you have to go into bankruptsy to build an underground bunker you went overboard. If you spend your kids college money on bullets, you went overboard. Is it going overboard if you stop eating at restaurants to spend that money on a pantry of dry goods or to buy some chickens for eggs?

I personally have enough food for about 6 months for me and my family and my bugout bag is much like Fresh's. I even have a location mapped out where I would go when SHTF happens. I figured I'd go to Bell's house kill him and take over his trailer and moonshine still.
 
Yes and no. I don't have a bunker but I do have enough supplies to sustain my family realistically for 4-5 months before having to start planting freedom seeds in wild game. I also maintain a bugout bag good for 2 weeks.

I don't do it for a doomsday, i have it so we don't have to fight for toilet paper when people lose common sense. Now my PERSONAL bug out bag is a bit more catered towards societal collapse if you know what i mean.

It's only crazy until it's needed, but then it's too late.
Bwaaaahahahahahaha.

Translation: I have a bag full of anti-personnel mines, M67 frags , flashbangs, a MOPP suit, and a LAW for when things get really hairy.
 
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Bwaaaahahahahahaha.

Translation: I have a bag full of anti-personnel mines, M67 frags , flashbangs, a MOPP suit, and a LAW for when things get really hairy.
Donning full mopp or suffering an agonizing death?...... I'd consider a large breath of VX.

I've heard the new gear isnt as bulky now.
 
Did anyone read the comments on the first video of the person prepping for the pandemic? the video was post in 2012 and those early comments called her nut job, wacko, (being nice and paraphrasing) etc. The comments from last year were a little less critical.

My favorite comment, "Preppers are paranoid to the world but when the SHTF, they are geniuses. ".
 
Socks Underwear, 2,000 rounds of .556 and a box of Snicker bars.
You need to upgrade your sh!t.

You need this-

You need a shell back banshee plate carrier and kangaroo mag pouches. NIJ level 4 plates. Camel back with filter and iodine pills as back up. A blow out kit or IFAK and a trauma kit. Israeli bandages and quick tourniquets are a must. And learn how to mattress stitch and how to burp a sucking chest wound.
 
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You need to upgrade your sh!t.

You need this-

You need a shell back banshee plate carrier and kangaroo mag pouches. NIJ level 4 plates. Camel back with filter and iodine pills as back up. A blow out kit or IFAK and a trauma kit. Israeli bandages and quick tourniquets are a must. And learn how to mattress stitch and how to burp a sucking chest wound.

Obviously I needed to add some kind of sarcasm sign.

Yes I do have a trama kit in my 72 hour kit. There is a place here in San Antonio called Top Brass, they sell some pretty good first aid kits. I have a very nice plate carrier with AR500 lvl III plates I picked up from Armoured Republic a few months ago. I also have 3 ways to purify water including a boiling pot, a filtration system and both water purification tablets and a small container of pool shock. I also have a small solar charging station for my electronics.

A few other things I keep: duct tape, 6 mil plastic bags, couple of tarps, emergency blankets, shovel, silkey folding saw, small ax, folding swiss army knife, a leatherman tool, and a straight blade. My fire starter kit has 4 ways to start a fire along with easy start tinder. In it I have a large ferro rod, water proof matches, a bic lighter, and a magnifying glass. I dlo have a change of clothes including a very expensive pair of durable socks. I have a sanitation pack with cleaning and grooming supplies. I also keep about 500 bucks and two guns with ammo. a 9mm glock, and a .22 survival rifle.

I try to keep my kit updated every 6 months to make sure everything is in working order. change out batteries, make sure the clothes still fit etc. Big one is to make sure the cables for electronics are still the right ones for my junk.
 
Obviously I needed to add some kind of sarcasm sign.

Yes I do have a trama kit in my 72 hour kit. There is a place here in San Antonio called Top Brass, they sell some pretty good first aid kits. I have a very nice plate carrier with AR500 lvl III plates I picked up from Armoured Republic a few months ago. I also have 3 ways to purify water including a boiling pot, a filtration system and both water purification tablets and a small container of pool shock. I also have a small solar charging station for my electronics.

A few other things I keep: duct tape, 6 mil plastic bags, couple of tarps, emergency blankets, shovel, silkey folding saw, small ax, folding swiss army knife, a leatherman tool, and a straight blade. My fire starter kit has 4 ways to start a fire along with easy start tinder. In it I have a large ferro rod, water proof matches, a bic lighter, and a magnifying glass. I dlo have a change of clothes including a very expensive pair of durable socks. I have a sanitation pack with cleaning and grooming supplies. I also keep about 500 bucks and two guns with ammo. a 9mm glock, and a .22 survival rifle.

I try to keep my kit updated every 6 months to make sure everything is in working order. change out batteries, make sure the clothes still fit etc. Big one is to make sure the cables for electronics are still the right ones for my junk.
I'm the same. About every 6 months I do a check. Technology updates and you can swap out old stuff for new. One thing I never thought would be as handy as it is-- especially if you're out hunting in the middle of nowhere or camping-- 550 cord. I've used more of that stuff for different things than I can remember. That's like the duct tape of the wild. Busted a bootlace once while hunting way up north. It was cold as hell and my boot was loosening. Sat down and yanked out my lace and threaded 550 cord in. Back in the game. Stuff comes in handy.
 
I have at least 4 or 5 different types of cordage in my pack, forgot to list it. You know how you mentioned first aid knowledge, I also highly recommend leaning a few of the different knots especially the big ones like square, slip, half hitch, fisherman's, bow line, and a lash. Knowing basic knots is a life skill as in it can save your life.
 
I only load half my magazines....and rotate them every three months....old school I guess. I cant trust that the springs dont get "tired" Otherwise I just watch what everyone else is doing so I know who's shit is worth "confiscating". I stocked so many bullets after 9-11 I couldnt use em all without melting barrels.

I am thinking the most important items will be water and air. I dont care what kind of bunker you have if I find your vents.
 
I have at least 4 or 5 different types of cordage in my pack, forgot to list it. You know how you mentioned first aid knowledge, I also highly recommend leaning a few of the different knots especially the big ones like square, slip, half hitch, fisherman's, bow line, and a lash. Knowing basic knots is a life skill as in it can save your life.
Oh ya. Dad made me learn all the knots. All the hitches. Half hitch. Timber hitch. Blood knot. Prusik knot. i used to sit around the house on rainy days with ski rope and just practice.
 
Bell....I have it on the highest authority that what you carry in your bug out bag is” Off”

and Charmin extra delicate.

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