Doomsday Nut Case

vito said:
Its all show business. This guy has figured out a way to make a living based on other folk's fears. He may not be any more paranoid than some on this forum who feel the need to have a loaded gun in every room of their home, carry two or three handguns at all times, or who have holsters that they wear when sleeping.

And BTW, how do you make a fire from cotton balls and Vaseline?
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You grip the vaseline firmly, and strike it repeatedly against the sharp edge of the cotton ball. Simple really....:rolleyes:
 
There are these preppers all over the place besides on tv. The more shows about the end of life as we know it or the end of the world the worse it gets. I just keep my s&w ready.
 
gregintenn said:
There's something I've never understood about this breed of folks. If the world gets so bad that most everyone dies, will it be worthwhile to be the "last one standing"?

We are well stocked for the run of the mill tornado, ice storm, power outage, etc., but if it gets to where our neighbors are killing and eating each other, I'm not sure I want to hang around very much longer.
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Pretty much what I was alluding to in my Maxwell Q. Klinger post. :D

Im not knocking those who are preparing more than I am, more power to them but, im not known for panicking over a belief that may or may not, come true. Look at Y 2 K, the only "prepping" I did cost me less than $50 total. I bought a 1 gallon can of dehydrated powdered eggs for about $10. I bought those to use in recipes I was doing at the time and planned on for months at a time and didnt want to buy raw eggs for fear of spoiling because of not having time to use them.

I bought a small rubber-encased flashlight and a pack of batteries, because I needed another. That was about $15 total.

I bought a case of Dasani Water for about $5 bucks. Got them to take with me to work.

Bought 2 boxes of 9mm ammo for practicing with on my time off. Cost then, about $10 w/ tax.

Bought a metal 3 gallon gas can for just under $10.

My then neighbor--Dan, spent almost his entire income buying loads of dehydrated foods, long lasting stored water, about 2 dozen flashlights and several spare packages of batteries to go with each, bought a British Army Berkfeld (SP?) Water Purification System which then was about $400, and 8 water purification sticks which cost $20 each. Though I dont smoke, he also stocked up on a dozen cases of cartons of Marlboro Reds ciggs, a few bottles of Cognac and ammo for all the guns he had. I dont know what he had or how many? but no matter where he was in his home, he had a loaded gun with in 6 feet no matter where he was? That was in case some thugs suddenly came bursting through his doors.

End result--he never used but a few of those batteries so threw them out, the food expired and was ditched, BUT, he still has his spare flashlights guns and ammo. Sadly, the Cognac went pretty quick, and his smokes lasted him a few years and I dont know if they go bad after some time or not? He also still uses that water purification system, which to me is very useful.

I didnt knock the former Sheriffs Deputy for prepping but--over $3,000 in food and batteries went to waste. Those on TV shown prepping--seem to have the money to waste--I do not.
 
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Fishslayer said:
You need more ammo. ;)




Friend of mine east of town had a great setup. Small greenhouse, hydroponics garden set on top of a stock tank. The pump was solar powered, talapia (some pretty bigguns, too.) lived in the tank, their poo fed the plants and catfish kept the bottom clean. Almost a completely closed system. I wouldn't really call him a "prepper" type. He just liked free food. :D

When he took the setup apart to move I helped him filet the fish. They were delicious!
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Most definitely. My dream is to have 3 times that for my own use--and the same to resale when another crisis happens.
 
Steely Dan said:
I watched this episode and kept watching for the comedy when he "tested" his armor.

He had his cousin shoot him point blank in his armor with a 12 gauge........however........his face, arms, groin and legs were still exposed. Back up ten feet with that 12 gauge and test buddy.


The one part if the show that did interest me was the guy using the ponds with fish. Reusing the water to grow crops, using the fish waste as fertilizer. I can't remember the process at this moment.
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In Kenya some coffee growers do something like that. They dig a pond at the foot of the hill where their coffee plants grow the pond gets filled by rain run off. they stock the pond with fish. the Water is carried by hand up the hill to the plants. the fish are harvested to eat.
 
Outside of being able to protect themselves aren't the Amish the real preppers. They have always lived off the grid.

As for the other preppers everyone hopes they will be a survivor, but there has to be losers some where along the line.

I stopped watching all of the reality shows after about the first or second show. Too much drama to keep people watching I guess. I don't think I'd put up with anyone screaming at me for any reason.
 
"...whatever potential calamity befalls us."
Is something going to happen that you're not telling me about!?:D

"Knowledge" is your #1 prep key!
 
I purchased every boxed bake good, like bread, to cakes, to muffins. Besides some canned bread, bacon, meats to tuna. I have wood heat with a wood heated over I can put on top of the Wood stove. I figure just if we make it threw what ever is going to happen. I have freshwater and plenty of liquor if the end is near and were still alive. Some wine, some provolone cheese and some fresh baked will make a great last meal.

I laugh at these peppers with there steel bunkers. They think there safe. Bullets can go thru there steel doors and bounce around like a marble in a coffee can.

I hope and pray our creator returns before anything bad really happens.

Remember wine and fresh bread is the staple of life.
 
Lol! He can make that suit as bullet proof as he wants. Bullets don't have to penetrate to kill. Ring his noggin a few times with a 30 cal or up and watch him go from mental midget to a turnip.

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I try to be prepared w/o going to extreme. Prepping is one thing but for those types I keep something special around in 30-06 guaranteed to ruin their "Ned Kelly" day. If I was his neighbor first thing on my disaster check list would be "eliminate threat". He might be getting tuned up by his neighbors anyway after comments like these.

"We are those people," he says. "We'll kick your door in and take your supplies. … We are the marauders."

"As part of his strategy, Smith and Pedrini are developing a suit of armor to wear on his foraging forays. Smith says his homemade protection will be bulletproof, lightweight and stronger than anything sold in a store."

"It will also make me the apex predator in my area, and that's all that matters," he says.
 
the ringo kid said:
Bought 2 boxes of 9mm ammo for practicing with on my time off. Cost then, about $10 w/ tax.
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Mind sharing with us where the bargain ammo is? :)

I think the 100 cans of soup a poster mentioned above is interesting. A while back I felt a little down. So I wanted a can of soup for supper. Not a biggie. So my wife took apart the pantry, looking. We both knew there was soup in there. And we were right. It was about 5 years old, in the very back . Plenty for an emergency. We'd eaten soup much more recently, but we consumed all of the stuff up front. I guess if we were in danger of starving, we'd end up dying from food poisoning instead. Or not.

Batteries are interesting. The last time I bought a bunch of 123s, was 10 years ago. I know that because they're expiring now. But they're still good. And about 5 years ago I found some at a gun show. They still had 10 years left on the "best by" date. I still use the expiring ones and they seem to work well. The standard size batteries don't last that long around here. We have grand kids with toys. I buy the cards of 48 at Sam's.

And I have MREs. My wife thought it was foolish and wanted nothing to do with it. Then she saw my grand kids reaction to "army food". Now its a big production. If they're here with us, the one when asks always answers "Army food". Its like Christmas, looking at all the goodies. Then sharing it with everyone. She thought it was foolish for me to buy a case. We're down to a couple awful selections (veggie). So I did the logical thing (to me). I found a deal on another case for $50 and bought it. I waited till she was busy to smuggle it in. But it wasn't necessary. She now agrees its an easy way to feed a finicky eater. He actually wants it. The only thing to watch are the dates.
 
BTW that aquaponics food system is well documented and pretty easy for anyone to do. Its actually a full system of cycling water through a greenhouse to fish in a pond/container where it returns to provide fertilizer to the plants. Have environmentally clean fish and veggies to eat on any scale small to large.
 
Walkin' Jack said:
Well if it ever comes down to it those folks will be some of the last ones standing. But there is one thing that I thought of immediately that I haven't heard anyone else mention.

No matter how well fortified there place is, no matter what level of electronic perimiters and survailance and alarms they have, no matter how well provisioned and equipped and armed they are they will still have mechanical and electronic failures, they will eventually run out of supplies and ammo and water etc. And there will always be a group that comes along that can penetrate their position.

And as I think about it I'm not real sure that I want to be the only one left alive when the dust settles on a decimated, bombed out, burned up world.

We have a few things put together and a modest amount of "stuff" including ammo but I don't guess I'll be the last man standing at the end and that's fine. Long as I get to take a few with me that's about as good as I can hope for.

Bottom line for me is that some are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on this. If the worst happens they won't make it all the way anyway and if not then they have done all that for nothing. But some folks just like getting into it and can afford to do it I guess.
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I have never seen this particular show; don't have an inkling to either. Years ago, when "doomsday preppers" were called "survivalists", I used to agree with a lot of stuff. Even after Marine Corps basic, I no longer did and realized that most of them were in need of a very strong laxative. If you prepare a "survival retreat"...your best bet is NOT to advertise it. If the worst case scenario you imagine comes to pass, you will not last long from hordes of desperate people no matter where in the CONUS you are. If you go around playing soldier, you call a lot of attention you don't need. Some of these so-called "doomsday preppers" might be the ones you have to watch out for in a real catastrophe...they'll likely becoming for other peoples stashes! Some I have met used to say how they were going to take their (insert "assault rifle" name here) and hold off an invading army. I always tell them that real military aren't going to risk people while you snipe at a few of them with your wonder gun...the squad leader will merely call in fire support and will eliminate you without even seeing you face to face.
Since these people like to advertise what they are doing on national TV, you can bet that someone, somewhere within the system is watching them and waiting for them to slip...it is just a matter of time.
 
The article's description of the show: "The show chronicles those who believe a disaster will strike the country and cause overwhelming societal upheaval."

Based on the people profiled in this show, these people are actually wishing for some kind of disaster to befall the country, so the "overwhelming societal upheaval" will propel them from the bottom of society to the top.
 
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