Surviving The End: Exploring The World Of Modern Preppers | My America

[@SparkySezz]

The ice storm in Nashville TN in 1994 taught me a huge lesson. My area was without power for nearly a week! I had to stay at a local church that had a generator and supplies. I had no way to heat my little apt., food for just a few days and no water. That was a long time ago and i never forgot that feeling of helplessness. My home has a generator, food for at least a year (rotating pantry) along with a hearty garden every year, and several alternatives to obtain water if necessary. Sometimes you have to go without to fully understand what you should have done.

[@projectpat2262]

If you would really like to prepare, you should learn to not be reliant on electricity at all the only people that will survive a major disaster is the Amish because they are completely self-sufficient

[@oldgeezer8038]

@SparkySezz Hurricane Hugo taught me a lesson. It's truly negligent to not prepare for one's family.

[@maggiemagness7594]

We were up in White House. No electric for 2 weeks.

[@PamelaHipple]

I remember that I'm in Georgia and it was a wack up call we were with out power for all most a month

[@lizzidabarbie]

I was 1. My mom tells me about this still to this day and I became a prepper. She on the other hand meh.

[@VertigoBear]

That smug “mental health professional” is just the type of weasel who would NEVER make it out of a city alive in an emergency, and if by some miracle he did, he’d show up to your door sobbing, begging for help, which he would likely not receive.

[@jennifersmall4027]

Yes, he disparaged preppers as being anti-vax! Shows you what side he's on.

[@waylonsmith5419]

Absolutely!!!

[@brandonvoll9986]

He made a lot of assumptions and generalizations and pushed a theory that even he said had no scientific data to back up. In other words, he’s full of it and is pushing an ideology rather than science. The question is why and who benefits from this?

[@christopherbarto9554]

Agreed. Many people look at facts when it comes to gov. The gov gives the illusion of safety. Don’t own an MSR, protected by ATF restricted items. Can’t buy too much ammo, gov has millions of rounds for local issues. Can’t own a tank, police have MRAPs. Can’t drink raw milk, only processed with chemicals. Taxes without rep…..but these people are delusional…..

[@branni6538]

Evil people!

[@snowysnowyriver]

I'm 73 years old and back when I was a child the word "prepping" wasn't used. What we did was "put by" food and useful supplies. While this was mainly aimed at the winter months, it was a year-round cycle. It was a routine thing. No rural family would dream of heading into winter without a stocked pantry and extras of things they might need. My siblings and I never lost that habit. I live in the city now, but I still have my pantry and store cupboard of essentials. I don't know any other way to live. I feel so sorry for so many of the under-50s. I think that if things get bad they will panic. They won't know how to live without being spoon-fed every convenience.

[@Gator777]

Prepping is insurance for food, water, and shelter. Most Americans have some kind of insurance. This is no different than insurance.

[@ZombiePumps]

My whole county is without power because of a hurricane, but I’m sitting in the AC, tv going, and cooking because I’m prepared.

[@PsychicIsaacs]

With the whole world self-evidently falling apart, I'd say it's the folks who are NOT PREPPING who might be mentally ill...

[@philippaclarke3735]

Agreed. They are in denial. They call it normalcy bias. Things have always been fine so they always will be.

[@sharlharmakhis280]

The classic 'bullets, beans, and bandaids' model is cuckoo, absolutely, but it's a stereotype. A joke. Having a survival kit ready for whatever variety of natural disaster the place you live is most likely to throw at you is just good sense, and knowing how to grow your own food means paying less at the grocery store.

[@projectpat2262]

We live in the United States. The only thing that we would ever have to worry about is a natural disaster, and all the prepping in the world won’t prepare you why live in fear and waste money on all these stupid gadgets. The only people that will survive are the Amish because they are completely self-sufficient. If you really want to prep, learn to be self-sufficient and not to rely on electricity at all if not, you’re just wasting time and money and stressing yourself out for nothing. We live in the safest area of the world. Enjoy it.

[@campindave1]

@@projectpat2262 Perhaps you should pose that statement of yours to the good folks in Ashville North Carolina Pat. I'm sure they are quite happy that they didn't stockpile water, food, sleeping bags, medical supplies. alternative power and heating sources, etc. And by your logic, I am sure they are being quite well taken care of by FEMA. - just sayin'

[@bradleygraves5915]

I started prepping in 2009. In 2013 I was unemployed for 2 full years. I never had to buy rice, chicken, and other staples. Sure, I bought food it wasn't the end of the world. But slowly over the months as my savings dried up those supplies (food, etc.) sure made a difference until I got back to work.

[@savagehunger3315]

The media seems to be fascinated by portraying independence as fear. The commentary literally sounds like a hit piece stating fear as a motive for every person out there with a preparedness mindset. It is about personal security and accountability, IE you control your own "insurance policy" that no one else gets to deny your claims. To much of the modern society has put too much faith in contracting out their livelihood, safety, faith, and well being to others. Be accountable for yourself.

[@kristinebaker4326]

I think Parr of the reason they do that is because they know they are an adversary right from the beginning. Prepper vs non prepper. The shrinks always say the stuff about preppers not trusting authority. Well, he knows that includes him. When they figure out what they really have faith in, like rioters that really won't light fires or scare the police or emt's so much that they can't or won't help if needed, they will someday stop insulting our ancestors for being who they were also. A lot of city people choose to be delusional but when worse comes to worse, those orphan trains were real. Carry on and best to ya.

[@snowysnowyriver]

Spot on and very well said!!

[@readyornot316]

Underrated wisdom 🎯

[@readyornot316]

The response of both state and federal government to the pandemic woke me up and taught me everything I needed to know. I don’t care what some “mental health professional” calls it, I will never again trust anyone to have my family’s best interest top of mind.

[@gordonmccracken1209]

The media just interviewed professionals to get their opinion no one is forced to believe what those professionals said.

[@pollyrg97]

Kiwi here, I agree prepping is absolutely a matter of prudence and common sense. Because of that it's very tailored to the geographic location and culture of the prepper: here in New Zealand we're more worried about earthquakes and storms (geography) and have less of an emphasis on firearms (cultural, and 'less emphasis' is not the same as 'no guns'), but the same overall mindset of 'get ready, get through'. There is absolutely a lunatic fringe, but most of us are just ordinary people exercising prudence and common sense.

[@mendyviola]

After the first prolonged power outage in Texas a few years ago and a hurricane or two and the pandemic, I quickly became a prepper. I’ve lost faith in the Texas power grid. It was an eye opener on what else fails during a power outage after just a few days (cell towers, water treatment plants, etc.). I’m not extreme with the “personal protection”, but I think I’m as prepared as I can realistically be for the common disasters/emergencies in my region.

[@BlueRidgeVirginia]

Having "personal protection" is NOT extreme, as you call it. Have you seen the death and destruction that has taken place in the past 3.6 years? Do you not understand what 20+ million uneducated/unskilled/lawbreaking 'newcomers' are capable of ?

[@oldgeezer8038]

@@mendyviola That's the key, being reasonably prepared.

[@gregpace4676]

Dr Todd Grande didn't see Hurricanes Helene coming, did he? Even after witnessing Katrina (a clue). So much for "experts". My grandparents canned food and had a root cellar and a cistern, raised all their own food. Back then 90% of the USA derived their existence from agriculture. I became an Eagle Scout in 1965, our motto was "Be Prepared," The media portrays people being prepared is some sort of new thing for people with mental issues.

[@MosaicHomestead]

Ernesto hit Puerto rico recently, my area had no power and water for almost 2 weeks...I never lost power or water, i built my own infrastructure, is it crazy?...maybe, but the next day i did laundry and kept going like nothing happened, not everyone could say this.

[@joannacurran8475]

That is the reason I prepare. I live in a small country with 1 main road. The agricultural workers went out on strike and wirhin days no fresh food and the shelves were emptying of imported necessities. Even LPG was unavailable. Fortunately I had the 125lb tanks but most had the 25lb, then there was none. Another risk are those who do not prepare at all, have no food in the house, max out their credit cards etc. I live far enough from the city to have some notice. My SUV is very basically equiped and I reckon I could fit about 6 months of food. I do have a bug out location, very overgrown, mountainous land - very unfriendly looking and too much hard work for marauders.

[@latymz]

Good 👍 job.

[@waylonsmith5419]

The clowns on here saying it's foolish to prep are the specific reason why preppers should be well trained and armed

[@MosaicHomestead]

@@waylonsmith5419 it's good to be ready for everything.

[@MosaicHomestead]

@whitetigress4543 the passion fruit on the trelis I put on the chicken bunker is growing beautifully. It should be concerning to everyone, right now Russia changed their nuclear detterance actions, and the US keeps on pressuring like Ukraine had some sort of chance of winning, in this conflict everyone is a looser, and all these loosers want to drag everyone down with them...if Kamala wins, I'll be entering hypersonic prepper mode, because then I'll consider it as too late to be prepping, this administration wants WW3, and will definitely happen if Kamala wins...my comment has no motive, I can't vote.

[@jayc6159]

In 2007 I bought a home in California at the height of the market, 2 years later I lost my job and couldn't find another one for a year and a half. I decided then that I will never put myself in that position again. Life itself has taught me to prepare..

[@deloresserra6770]

I think if prepping makes that person feel safer,or just prepared for any crisis. What’s wrong with that? If anything,they have an abundance of whatever they need.

[@lauriivey7801]

I live in Texas ... that said, I didn't run out of toilet paper in 2020, neither did I freeze in 2021 - call that what you want.

[@projectpat2262]

Wow you’re so cool😂

[@kjnz2804]

Me either. I can, freeze dry , dehydrate. I have 4 generators because I'm a carpenter and do work disasters. No power. I've worked as a sub to the FEM? Not a tin hat , I know to prepare

[@erink09]

Dr. will not know what to do when SHTF....I didn't see or hear obvious fear from any of the preppers shown, nor any I know personally. It's in the back of your mind but you still go to work, kids activities, make plans, etc.

[@mariopagliarini1]

Dr.Todd Grande will be waiting for help from FEMA

[@jimstandefer1799]

Do you carry a spare tire for your car ?? Prepping is the same thing

[@Perekipchenko]

This is just the beginning, then fear takes you into madness, if you don't say enough is enough.

[@exit8ext]

No it's not. You are comparing chances of getting a flat tire (which is quite often) to a doomsday event

[@professionalamateur6169]

@@exit8ext Not all forms of prepping has to revolve around a doomsday event. Many people live in areas where natural disasters happen and so buying extra supplies would be a smart move. There's a lot of things to prepare for, some are more common than others, but just being prepared for when bad things happen is just common sense.

[@DebraSands-i7s]

Even Noah was a prepper!!! God told him to prepare.

[@latymz]

It’s simply insurance. Nothing more or less. Some people are a bit over the top with certain aspects. But I think it is common sense at this point.

[@Dawson-vy3zw]

Iv always described it as a insurance plan.. just like all my actual insurance policies it’s a what if scenario.

[@latymz]

@@Dawson-vy3zw The big difference is you get to keep what you buy vs regular insurance benefits that disappear month after month.

[@Dawson-vy3zw]

@@latymz yep much better feeling

[@raptor3dc]

Canada 2013 ice storm lost power 7 days. 2020 pandemic was scary so many ppl panic shopped there wasnt much left on certain shelves. From that day I decided I would never get caught up in a public panic again as long as I can help it.

[@oldgeezer8038]

Let me say 2 things. 1. To not prepare for your family is NEGLIGENT. 2. It's IMPOSSIBLE for our economy not to collapse. I defy anyone to reasonably arque the point. 35 trillion in debt (and growing) cannot and will not be paid!

[@projectpat2262]

We have the largest economy in the world and it is growing every day. It will not fall or even falter in the next hundred years and we will all be gone so preparing is pointless. I have always been self-sufficient. I don’t have electricity or running water. I grow all my own food and kill all my own meat. I live in the mountains in Virginia and just recently got a cell phone last year and just recently found out what preppers were and I have been watching videos about them and all their cute little emergency kits and freeze dried foods even with all that these people wouldn’t survival a week. The only people that are gonna survive. Are people like me and my Amish neighbors

[@oldgeezer8038]

@projectpat2262 Do you really think there'll be wild game left with millions trying to get them! Your garden will be raided most likely. Preppers are smart people and you have the audacity to put em' down. Preposterously ridiculous!!

[@spr00sem00se]

@@projectpat2262 I agree with you, I suspect that "preppers" would, in the event of a large scale problem, just fail with everyone else. if your way of life is that of semi independance, if you have some supplies and know how to farm etc, because you do it, then you stand some chance of surviving a major indicent. I personally dont think that there will be anything major, yet I keep a few months food on hand, and practice a semi self sufficient life style. When covid hit, i went to the shops to watch the panic and buy some popcorn and brownies for the netflix marathon that would take place. :)

[@peterlongprong7521]

I concur...

[@waynotraffo9221]

​@@projectpat2262wow!! You are so cool...

[@holdenmichael91]

Rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it.

[@wandac396]

If the vaccine is so great, it shouldn’t be forced!

[@Mardet6]

We’re all preppers in FL, due to hurricanes.

[@A2thaLO]

Right here, loading up on Ammo

[@amccutcheon1988]

I don't know why there is a stigma about prepping. People prep their entire lives with financial safety nets, the only difference is people should also prep with materials and skills. Being financially self-sufficient in society in really smart, being self-sufficient without a society is just survival in all situations.

[@susannahedwards8230]

I used to laugh watching dooms day preppers. Until 2016 then I started thinking hmmm maybe I should have a few things put back. Now while I'm not a full on prepper I like to think I'm decently prepared. I live in Australia so I don't own weapons but food wise and garden skills and home chickens.

[@Travis-sq6dl]

Australia is becoming increasingly authoritarian. Slowly but surely. Probably won’t be long before you see the digital currency.

[@Dawson-vy3zw]

Invest in a air compressor and a release valve and a hose … make a air rifle that will throw ball bearings… just a idea from the us

[@susannahedwards8230]

@@Dawson-vy3zw did think about a nail gun lol

[@Dawson-vy3zw]

@@susannahedwards8230 that’s not a bad idea. you will need to rig up a way to hold the safety back so it will shoot the nails without being pressed against anything though. If that’s the route you take.

[@happycook6737]

Cricket bat, knives, archery equipment?

[@martinhawley2401]

In gloucester UK the city was flooded about 15,years ago the water pumping station flooded so we never had water for 3,weeks the cafe and restaurants closed for not having washing facilities the electricity also went off for a week the shops were bare in hours no battery no torches no camp cookers after the power went the shops could not open the doors or the tills for no electricity so you only had what was in your house lessons learned the hard way

[@auburn886]

Expect the best; prepare for the worst.

[@Amen.ahmed1]

I have been a prepper since 2004, and I hope nothing bad happens.

[@lisapalmer4725]

You survived the 2008 crash

[@Amen.ahmed1]

@@lisapalmer4725 Tsunami

[@נתי-כ7ק]

Something bad will happen

[@Ianlee1977]

With what's happening to the world now, whether climate or otherwise, i think prepping is something people should do especially if things are prone to happen in your area. Worse that could happen is that nothing happens and you have tons of food and water in storage BUT if SHTF, by God you'll be ready.

[@freakinfrugal5268]

The little boy who is narrating this lost credibility when he was talking about expiration dates on food at the Walmart.

[@franwatkins5934]

Dr todd grande needs the help. Its amazing how he brands the preppers cause they dont have the same views as him. . Lets hope hes the one who goes hungry

[@jeccalou9894]

Interesting... wishing death on someone because they don't agree with you. But lemme guess, you don't believe in abortion. Sounds about right for a republican.

[@robertcook9264]

Back in the 70s, there was a lot going on. Inflation, high interest rates, global oil instability, terrorist attacks, hostage situations and more I dont recall right now. Not to mention meat was really expensive, in my area anyway. Folks started buying extra freezers, and those freezers came with locks. My rural grandmother even had someone come and steal meat out of her freezer, and I would hear of folks having their firewood stolen. I have not since then seen newer freezers with locks on them. This shows you, even your neighbors will steal from you.

[@MsPackman4]

Thank you for showing normal people. Great video. 👍🏻

[@Perekipchenko]

Depending on your definition of normality. Everyone has their own concept.

[@Mko007]

Look what happened in NC/TN. I started prepping small amts at a time living on a fixed income. But it adds up after a while

[@billmasen3923]

Fortitude ranch is going to the extreme, most preppers are thorough but far more mainstream. I think a better example of prepping and mutual cooperation is the South African Suidlands organisation where members prep, but also closely cooperate with like minded neighbours whilst living normal lives.

[@justinsizemore2562]

Prepping is common sense. Even if nothing serious ever happens it's good to learn things and pass that knowledge on. I don't prep any perishable items that I'd never use, I think that's important to keep in mind in prepping

[@davidnichols7485]

Prepping just a new word for the old ways

[@franwatkins5934]

The psychartrists need the mental health help not the preppers

[@jeffarnold8425]

the "ranch " is a joke ! basically a weekend retreat . building too high , can be seen for miles . no back plans for electric , water , heat etc etc

[@projectpat2262]

It’s all a joke. The only way to be completely prepared is to live the way I do and be completely self-sufficient. I do not use electricity or solar. I have nothing that uses batteries except for the cell phone. I got a couple years ago. I grow my own food and kill my own meat. I can survive indefinitely with nothing but my bare hands. Imagine thinking being prepared is having a generator.😂 to have electricity and heat you said boys will die. Something really happens.

[@waynotraffo9221]

​@@projectpat2262wow !! You are like so super cool

[@idahopreps4242]

I have always kept a few extra of staples so dinners for the family were easy. About 6 months before c-vid, every week I would get an extra package of tp and something else like pasta or sauce. I didn't know why at the time, I just did. Then we started hearing about something in China then cruise ships were being kept out of port. I told the hubby that something was going to happen. Luckily I was then able to provide for a few family members when there was little to be found. Being in North Idaho we always are prepared for cold weather and power outages.

[@projectpat2262]

Seems pretty pointless that you did all of that now we all went through Covid and I didn’t prepare anything and I was still able to get everything I needed without a problem. Don’t be paranoid. We live in the greatest place on earth enjoy it.

[@waynotraffo9221]

​@@projectpat2262nobody cares

[@karenhowk1455]

Covid opened my eyes too. I am also getting into herbalism

[@cbeel3873]

"That they call prepping!" Wtf would it be called other than prepping?? It's literally preparing. PREPPING!

[@dreamleaf6784]

I shop at costco. So basicaly i have a couple months of food on hand. Hazzzah

[@Ali-prepper]

Hey Dr. Todd do yourself a favor, look around, do some research & get your head out of the sand...

[@erink09]

He likes the gov nanny and thinks he'll always be taken care of. In SHTF he'll have his own mental health crisis

[@McGruph]

I'm not crazy. you're the one that's crazy! 🤣👍

[@Ali-prepper]

I didn't call you crazy, all I said is look around & see what is going on in the world today. I think you will be a prepper too...

[@McGruph]

@Ali-prepper The dr is saying there is some mental illness in the pepper community, and your answer was worded differently but still was, "I'm not crazy your crazy," lol... 🤷‍♂️🤣👍

[@Ali-prepper]

I have found that the most calm & sane people I know are preppers. We are not worried about what's going on these day with gov, etc. We are ready so we don't have to rely on them. Those that are not are those who will have no option but to comply...

[@spydude38]

You can choose to take responsibility for you and your family's safety and well being. Or, you can allow some government agency to be responsible for your safety and well being. A great example is what happens following a major natural disaster. It takes time for government agencies to restore security, power and get store supplies back into your area. Those who are prepared do not have the stress that comes with having to rely on others.

[@medhead964]

Taking the time and effort to be prepared is more than getting ready just in case something happens, it's about taking responsibility for yourself, and your families safety and not relying on someone else to take care of you during the worst of times and circumstances. In a way, you could also consider it patriotic, because if I make preparations and can self sustain my family for a month or two, that's less burden on our over-taxed emergency management resources and those can be spent on other more needy citizens. The other thing is, relying on our government to take care of you during a major crisis is not a plan. Don't forget how long it took FEMA to get food and water to those in NOLA after Hurricane Katrina. How long were those poor Americans sheltered in the Superdome? Having a generator in FL for after hurricanes is a lifesaver for some, having a stash of food and blankets in case a blizzard snows you in, or keeping a simple bag with necessities in your truck in case you need to evacuate during a forest fire are all sensible things to do. It's just straight luck that COVID wasn't as deadly as it was and didn't unalive half of our population. There was an eye opening conference that you can look up on YT with Ron Klain, who used to be the Chief of Staff for BIden, who stated that when he(Ron) worked in the WH under Obama it was by sheer luck that more Americans weren't dead from the Swine Flu (H1N1) because of that administration's abject failure at mitigating the spread of that virus and their lack of response to the illness and treatments. Between 1/3 and 1/2 our population caught that within 3-4 months. For example, if the mortality rate had been just 5%, that would have been close to 10 million American funerals in a very short timeframe. What would have happened to our healthcare system, and where would all those bodies have to have been kept? Do you really want to put your faith in the government to do the right by you in the event that the rest of the country/state/county is in a real crisis? Who cares more about your family... you or a faceless bureaucrat?

[@tonymorris8296]

The first guy is trying to make preppers sound crazy. I bet he’s a closet prepper and if not then he’s a future Victim

[@WitchyWoman_444]

If we have leaned anything when disaster strikes, most recently Hurricane Helene, the gov't is not going to save you. Being prepared and having good community support is reality & sensible, not a mental illness. You don't have to be a "prepper" to be prepared.

[@ninajones1175]

Prepared, not panicked

[@tooshieg2059]

LOL, that mental health experts has no clue. Everyone who owns a fire extinguisher is a prepper. After that, it's just a matter of degree.

[@johnsonjohnson4725]

I’d be interested to know how those who tried to be ready for the worst fared during hurricane Helene? Obviously you can’t be prepared for being washed away, but I imagine those took some measures for disaster prep were less afraid.

[@00SecretAgent]

I'd rather error on the side of caution, then to be proven a fool..!

[@jeccalou9894]

Well consider yourself a fool then, because it's "than" not "then".

[@00SecretAgent]

You are now a genius in your own mind, troll..!

[@414s4]

Dr Todd Grande has an incomplete view of what a prepper is, and he talks from a supposed position of authority. He’s clueless.

[@jennifersmall4027]

Prepping is also needed for the financial devastation that is coming. Think of the money you are saving now on groceries already purchased.

[@MrTandDrP]

1) Led torch multi function ebay $6.75 2) fm/sw/am radio $9.49 3) usb power bank $40 22.5w 50000mah 4) small canvas fold uo solar panel 21w with 10000mah battery $41.30 Total $96.55 5) swap item 3 and 4 for ecoflow river 256w/hr 300w max output with 110w solar panel $256 6) 200w mini rice cooker $24 7) water filter 8L $93- use this all day every day for drinking and cooking. The cats don't like tapwater but filter it though this and they will drink this water. Total $385.25 8) swap item 5 for ecoflow delta 1086w/hr 1800w output ( chest freezer runs for 27hrs off this before flat) with 220w solar panel to charge up in 5 hrs. $848 9) 800w mini oven 3 in 1 $50 10) usb lamps x2 $20 11) portable folding toilet with bags and granules $33 Total $1084.75 Water pack of 24 bottles x4 25lb bag of rice 24 tins of chilli $60 Now you can survive, eat cook, poop and regenerate power each day to store for as long as your food supplies last.

[@45and47MAGA]

This Dr sounds like a clown. I don’t know any prepared person that is living in fear.

[@Scaryerrorsandwarnings22]

Anyone with a doctorate is a 🐑 🤡

[@Twolegger]

7:17 wrong side of the road, into a blind corner, across a double solid? WTH?!

[@lesleyce9131]

Yeah what's up with that?!

[@-Never-bored]

I literally rolled back the video….took a screen shot and reversed it

[@beckyjoelle4929]

I could analyze Todd’s mental health😂

[@demolitiondan1188]

I wouldn’t trust a level 3 plate for anything above hand gun rounds. I have level 4 plates to ensure a rifle round doesn’t take me down…..💪🏻💪🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇨🇦🇨🇦 And please stop calling magazines “clips”!!😡

[@projectpat2262]

Clips are magazines man. It’s just a slang term. Congratulations you have wasted money on level four plates while living in the safest country in the world don’t be a weirdo man. Nobody likes people like you that say magazines.😂 people like you won’t be able to survive even with all your fancy equipment people like me are gonna come take what we need from people like you just remember that the more that you have the bigger target you will be

[@Dawson-vy3zw]

7:18 dude is driving on the left side of the road into a curve

[@karenbarth-vt7of]

If it's the end of the world, there's no need to prep. Good bye.

[@chasecriswell8720]

this aged well

[@lcfarn]

Don’t trust anyone, even yourself!

[@Julianvanderheijden]

Honestly we are all just children. In a way we hope we hope something happens.. and that you did your prepping so you can feel safe. We somehow want it to happen.. but the reality is.. it is not gonna happen 😅

[@Perekipchenko]

Dr Todd Grande is absolutely right. I confirm everything he said as a former prepper myself. At the beginning of your passion for prepping, it’s innocent to just be prepared for any eventuality in life. But the longer you listen to these lifestyle preachers, the further fear takes you, until it seems to you that only you and people like you live the right way, and all the rest are brainless sheep who will be the first to die when SHTF happens. I'd say if SHTF happens, stay away from preppers, they'll be the biggest threat to you.

[@r.f.pennington746]

I've been a prepper since before the term was used. Have a large prepper group, HOWEVER, have had to turn folks away who are all about "guns/ shoot first/load out with ammo/booby trap everything', you get the gist. These folks have gone down the rabbit hole after taking the wrong pill. We're looking for community. Sure, we take OpSec seriously, but our group is trying to build something, not shoot at every fluttering leaf.

[@YM-wj2dr]

5:23 - The Bible warns us of the impending Great Tribulation. It will happen.

[@evinwhiteson4902]

I have 2 years put back. But I am not a preper. I am a hoarder

[@army8212]

Those who Prepared will Prosper. Those who did not Prepare will Parish. True Preppers don't hide behind a wall of sandbags, wearing a tinfoil hat, with a weapon locked and loaded, paranoid screaming the sky is falling. That is a Crazed Maniac, and I strongly advise to stay the hell away from him. A true Prepper understands that silence and invisibility is essential for survival.

[@realitycheck6]

That doctor or psychologist, whatever he is, is SO WRONG and sounds dangerously left leaning.

[@Mko007]

I agree because the govt isn’t gonna help you. You have to help yourself. I do not have a mental illness, I believe in being prepared. I am not stocked for 20 years but I have for about 30 days and keep adding.

[@dereklucero5785]

People think the prepper community prep because of zombies. My inept electrician left me without power for 5 days 10 years ago. We were miserable. Guess who’s not gonna be left like that again----->this guy. I just built upon that because the year after that was a horrible winter.

[@quinnmiller3382]

Not sure handing a random person a gun was a good idea. Might want to make sure they know how to handle it first lol.

[@rgbcolor6450]

That log cabin like structure might stop a handgun round, maybe even a rifle round from a few hundred yards away, but an AR 5.56mm common round fired from under 200 years will zip right though an 8 inch log... and a deer hunting round will go through even more.

[@brandonboi9465]

16:28 love the overly dramatic shot of dinky 5.56 (basically a roided up .22) casings that somebody was obviously dropping by hand so they would cluster like that. They really make firearm/ammunition ownership look like it's such a fringe thing when in reality 1/2 of the world's guns are in this country and since ammunition sales hit over 8 billion annually since 2017 and you can still find older ammo as well, we're talking about close to a trillion rounds in circulation or just sitting there.

[@rudyo8409]

One only needs to think ahead or not. Our fore fathers always did. Self perseverance" right. not a crime. but a good idea. It's up 2 U.

[@theseriousprepper4372]

Interesting program. As I was working on the lesson plan for my college class, 26 years as a college professor, and heard the stereotyping of what a prepper is I just had to laugh. I’ve been a prepper for about 20 years now. Wrote a book 3 videos. Don’t trust a stereotype.

[@angusm9419]

Ironic that North Carolina was the chosen spot.... Helena

[@christopherwanamaker828]

This is a prime example of why more people need to get more prepared and think about "Emergency Preparedness Management" for both your home and vehicles. I am a KZbinr under my Full-Name with the same profile picture as this post with 47 videos covering 27 different category topic subjects sharing my personal knowledge and experiences with others to help others improve their overall adult lives. I've got videos on building yourself a high quality 24-72 Hour Survival Bug Out Bags, Home and Vehicle Preparedness and Readiness advice videos, several Financial Literacy advice videos, a dozen Cooking Creation Recipes videos, and more!

[@luisblanco383]

How to be a real prepper from my point of view you have to go from less to more. First level. Have guaranteed food and water for a few months To be well if another pandemic arrives or something without disturbances I can wait calmly for everything to return to normal, this type of preper should be all without exception Second level Always have your passport in order and cash hidden in your clothes in a clever way to escape the country if something really serious happens, well, who wants to stay to see a country after a nuclear attack? Third level People with a lot of money, instead of a bunker, should have a second home in a country like Uruguay or similar, a country that is not in any military alliance and that does not have nuclear weapons and that is of Western culture, for those of us who are of Western culture

[@cristianbogdan2760]

I don't blame the people hu preparing for this events! 😮

[@floridaprepper598]

I bet Mr Doctor Man was the first one in line to get his vaccination I wonder how that worked out for him

[@tracimckay9487]

Listening to the "therapist " sounds like he'd rather just put preppers on medication. 🤔

[@jesusiscomingsoon879]

All the SHTF vids r correct! Should've heard all the cry babies when we lost power for 4 whole days in Ohio. My gosh...sad there's so many that can't be self sufficient for a week. 🤦‍♀️ Always be prepared not scared! No one is coming to save you!! Look at NC.

[@peterpiper487]

Does the freeze dryer come with the food? You can plug it up? What? With no electricity, I think it needs to be solar-driven.

[@MousyLeigh]

The point is to freeze dry your food for long term storage. It lasts 25+ years

[@dsmith004]

I like the opinion, "Following the old ways." As a whole, citizens seem to assume everything will be okay, or, that the government has a plan. In my own opinion, FEMA, is great at writing white papers but a skosh thin on execution, which makes sense. Federal, state, and municipal governments have a difficult time operating within budget for things that government is currently responsible for. Asking, or expecting, any level of government to provide support for your semi-annual disasters like hurricanes or tornados is a bit much. As an adult we must recognize the type of emergencies we may face, such as hurricanes in Florida or the gulf coast, and be prepared to a reasonable extent. How far you go is up to you. Personally, I do not expect an apocalypse or "Dogs and Cats living with each other! Mass hysteria! (Bill Murry quote for Ghost Busters) We do take advantage of sales on different food items and other products when on sale to save on the coast of living. We were untouched by The Great Toilet Paper Outage of 2020.

[@allienoneya4257]

I’m considered a daily prepper, overboard and a tin foil hat….seriously? No, I was raised old school on the farm as a child, young adult. I unfortunately got taken back to the city by parents but everything I learned from my grandparents still lives in me. They were the original preppers only thing that’s changed is technology. Solar. I have gardens , can, raise animals , an orchard. I dry my clothes on a line, well water, root cellar. Newer and improved drainage and ventilation. Not much has changed in food preservation. Growing , canning, dehydrating, salting and smoking meats, freeze drying is new but again , technology.

[@schlaznger8049]

Remember when the boy scouts where thought to be prepared?

[@ashleyjarrett3646]

Leme ask that dr man how many ppl died during the great depression?? Because they had nothing stuck back. I’m 37 and I have socked now called prepping since I moved out my mom and dad’s house when I was 20.

[@tracysmith-yv5lt]

it is better to have a good way of looking at things the fear they had in their eyes and sadness in some of the documentaries on the great depression it is not a bad idea to have something in place but would people look after one another though in the community like in covid or would it be like the film leave the world behind when he turned them away when their son needed antibiotics.

[@robtlj4485]

Quick question, what do these "end of the world" prepper's do for a living? KZbin hits?

[@sabrinab9991]

I wonder if there is a Fortitude Ranch in Mississippi.

[@franwatkins5934]

Its not a culture of fear

[@ZombiePumps]

If you’re prepared, you have nothing to fear.

[@thatcanadiangrandma]

So...what if nothing happens, and they spent thousands of dollars for something that could have been used instead to create joy, family moments, etc. I understand being ready, I am too, but that extent is next level, and it reminds me of my OCD, big time. None of them look happy at all. You can feel their tension. It made me feel sad. They can't be prepared for all the scenarios anyway, it's a big illusion!!

[@Perekipchenko]

This is true. I was a prepper until my son died of ALS, and only then did I realize that I would rather spend those tens of thousands of dollars on spending quality time with him more often. I will say this, if you and your family can survive a couple of weeks without running to the store, that's enough. If life is not back to normal after two weeks, your chances of survival are not much higher, no matter what preparations you make.

[@peterlongprong7521]

So...what if you're just a fake account? there's that point to be made.

[@snowysnowyriver]

Funny how many people didn't think that way in 2020 when they panicked and cleared supermarket shelves which created shortages. When the lockdown started, everyone in my family just shrugged and carried on as normal. We had everything we needed right inside our own homes.

[@peterlongprong7521]

@@snowysnowyriver same here - I pre-prep a year in advance, our modern world in the US has forgotten the common knowledge of the pilgrims that founded this nation to always plan ahead.

[@thereisnoplan5085]

Hope that ctrain is reinforced they are not meant to be buried. All the strength is in the corners

[@WillieMakeit]

Get quality long handle spade shovel and sharpen them.

[@Ninjah013]

Way to marginalize and villainize people who are just investing in their own type of insurance.... See signals of doom where they dont exist?? Whatever gets you views and reactions, i guess, right?

[@NZfabrock]

I know one thing those who are preppers there chances of survival will be fair, those who dont will be the first to die. People like the idiot at 5:50 think hes just going to be able to walk to the nearest supermarket and fill his car up, what he fails to realise is hundreds of others will be doing the same when supply chains break down, fist fights over food is an understatement.

[@billmasen3923]

Read Bradley Garretts book BUNKER for common sense review of preparedness to get a balance fair opinion, unlike the " medical expert" talking rubbish at the start. Bradley travelled the world to meet preppers, he started off quite skeptical, but ended up becoming a prepper himself.

[@JOESRQFLUSA]

The manager let him shoot with no eye protection. 👎👎😝

[@creamshop]

SOCIETAL CHAOS !, its not if but rather when !