To Fail is to Die (Full Episode) | Doomsday Preppers

Three preppers go back to the basics of prepping. Jimi Falcon preps for a potential World War III. Cindy Stewart uses her taxidermy skills to make camouflaged IEDs. Rod Godfrey preps for apocalyptic superstorms.
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[@RampinRabit]

How cute he thinks his cats are going to bring him food. More likely to eat him when they get hungry

[@tomwickham8938]

That may be the real plan... 😉

[@ghandigps5]

Definitely might have to eat the cat 🐈😋🫢 Plz don't judge me..

[@Bewefau]

They can if you train him. His kitty's are kind of fat tho lol. He feeds them to good. So it doesn't want mouse.

[@Two_Deep]

How did this show only last 2 seasons? It's hilarious, it's disturbing, it's sad it's GOLD

[@gavinfry7176]

4 seasons

[@giannihenk]

Jimi training his cats is the best thing i have seen today

[@josephedwarddowling5919]

Yes but the next best thing was them not taking to the training whatsoever. For a remote, rough prepper that is the fluffiest, most fancy house cat ever.

[@J3NN4F1R3]

Best way to become a target is to go on national television 🤣

[@marcusperkins6896]

You're not wrong lol

[@robertsamson670]

This is all satire I think lol any real prepper serious about surviving wouldn't be on national TV.

[@ricardokelley4734]

Hmmm, bet no one will go in those mountains trying to take his stuff. He is use to it. Anyone new will be a target for him.

[@kirkmoody6109]

@@ricardokelley4734 it would be like taking candy from a baby

[@vegas7105]

Or have a youtube channel

[@Carol-vv5cm]

I love Jimi. The way he loves his cats is endearing and those caves are incredible.

[@Shelb230]

Jimi def the best one. Hang out in the woods and keep your head low. Best plan of the three.

[@CyberMachine]

If the CIA couldn't figure out how to train cats, idk why he thought he could lol. They spent over a year trying too!

[@brandonespenhain6013]

Jimi is done. His mental state is questionable

[@arthurdoman]

The cats gets me in stitches 🤣 😂

[@MandosaWright]

I love that cut with Cindy and her Husband, "but they're not relying on one source of food." Hard cut to their slightly chubby child, 😂... What are they going to eat their kid? 🤣😂🤣😂

[@reaperhunter7297]

Lmao 😂

[@jellyfiish2870]

thought the same thing! Was expecting them to say "canabalism"

[@RipShot3391]

I lost it when that happened lol

[@JH-kt8vh]

Not nice

[@MandosaWright]

@@JH-kt8vh you're right, but it was funny 🤣

[@gaetana.cincire5821]

At least, he lives a healthy life in nature which in a way is better then millions of people .

[@slevinchannel7589]

Knowledge is Key. Go watch 'Some More News'

[@hugoperera1]

He doesn't look very healthy to me. And he is probably in his 4os

[@Adaptedsolarpower]

Jimi reminds me of a movie where he could survive but once at his destination he realizes one of his cats didn’t make it so he goes back to look for it. No cat left behind.. Salute Jimi

[@thatskinnynuggetgames9608]

What movie if you remember the name?

[@DJCustomBaits]

" If china teams up with Russia were gonna be in a world of trouble" literally happening right now 2023

[@Purp00000]

Is it literally happening right now in 2023

[@DJCustomBaits]

@@Purp00000 😘😘 love you too babe

[@AccidentalPreppper]

@@DJCustomBaits we now left out north korea :O the three headed dragon.. wait until 2024-2025.

[@thepinata9656]

Lmaooo everyone would have thought this guy was a crackpot when this episode originally aired.

[@user-in3mg1sg1w]

Not even on their best day.. Our own government is the biggest danger we face. Same goes for the rest of the world.

[@Two_Deep]

"Losing my cellphone signal is why I am a doomsday prepper"

[@arnoldphosa493]

Love Jimmy's optimism 😅

[@brandonmcdaniel930]

This best episode for what's going on now. I wouldn't have the show disclose my location tho.

[@1viridis]

All the preppers are amazingly resourceful but for survival my bet would be on Jimi and his cats. He has the most intimate knowledge and awareness of his habitat, the keen sensitivities of an animal in the wild. Plus a buoyant attitude.

[@RevolutionaryPrepper-rg9kb]

The first rule of prepping is, don't tell anyone your a prepper. Lol. 😂

[@mikem.6340]

I’m a combat veteran of the Navy and Army and I can tell you from experience that no amount of prepping can train you to kill another human being, no matter how much weapons training you have.

[@DianeHasHopeInChrist]

God bless you, and thank you for your service and the sacrifices that you made to serve our country!!

[@Jeff-uf3cv]

Kill or be killed , don't have to enjoy but certainly want to protect your own and means to survive .

[@mikem.6340]

@@DianeHasHopeInChrist Thank you very much for your support!! I’ve lost good friends and I’ve taken others’ lives which I’m not proud of but you become desensitized to what you’re doing after shooting nonstop, so that’s what it’ll take if those times arrive and hopefully it won’t.

[@SirMarshalHaig]

Didn´t the training with human shaped targets get introduced because most people won´t shoot someone else in a war? I remember something about 50% of the kills coming from 2% of the soldiers before in WW1 they trained the soldiers to shoot at humans, not targets.

[@mikem.6340]

@@SirMarshalHaig Yes, there are half body metal silhouettes that are distance and timed for marksmen qualification and full size human dummies in cqc training buildings but that’s as far as the military goes to train in a safe environment without having training casualties. When you hear rounds whizzing by your head, your fight or flight response kicks in and your adrenaline takes over the fear.If you ask someone who has been in combat, they will tell you that the sound of a round resembles that of a huge bee flying by your head. The majority of the time you can never see a weapon being fired at you in Afghanistan because of the terrain’s mountainous region. I hope that answers your question. The only difference is all elite units use “live” rounds when training for combat ops.

[@theotheleo6830]

His cats don't know how to hunt. They are totally dependent on him for food, and by the looks of them, he feeds them well.

[@LucidDreamer54321]

Okay, I'm crossing "Cats" off my list of survival equipment.

[@AA14CBF]

Jimmi was holding his cat and talking about food. All I can see is that giant soup pot in front of them. 😅😅

[@kevinstl9428]

My cat brings me "presents" all the time!!! My girlfriend hated it...Cali (short for calico) and I are still together...don't know where she went!!🤣

[@KARS215]

How would gold help him barter in a disaster, war, or nuclear situation? The value of gold is based on the fact that you could get money for it. That smoked meat would be worth a lot more than gold in those situations.

[@J-Rad-]

Gold "is" money and has been since the beginning of time,...it will retain it's value,..

[@KARS215]

@@J-Rad- In the scenarios presented would you trade food & water for gold? What will you do with the gold? trade it for the worthless dollar? THINK!

[@shadowx6378]

Think of it like this gold will be your money for when stuff starts rebuilding if stuff starts rebuilding again it's been a currency since the beginning of time so it will be valuable at one point but I wouldn't trade with it at the start of shtf it's a long-term thing

[@jessicapabon2105]

In a war..i don't care if you found a gold piece the size of a grapefruit....i prefer hands on necessities...like food, meds, protection....u can keep your gold!

[@Bewefau]

people are still greedy lol. Gold's been money sense for ever.

[@KelseyDunlevy]

I just Googled Rod Godfrey (the last guy featured on this episode) and found out he passed away last year. RIP Rod.

[@robincorprew9007]

Is his father still living?

[@denisejacqueline5586]

his obituary said he was preceded in death by his parents. So no, unfortunately.@@robincorprew9007

[@pamwilliams6630]

@@robincorprew9007 His dad passed in Jan of 2021. Rod passed in Dec of the same year.

[@brandonm5472]

HAM Radio preppers are the reason I watch this show.

[@MandosaWright]

@@pamwilliams6630 they were probably both antivaxxers 🤣

[@josephedwarddowling5919]

Jimmy is a lot more positive, sociable and less xenophobic than all the preppers I have met.

[@roccon1338]

I like all these guys and they are smart to prepare but short of nuclear happenings, the biggest fear on their minds should be of their own government. Not foreign invading armies. Keep up the good prepping guys.

[@Rubio_Eric]

It's our own government that's starting a nuclear war.

[@robineast6446]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@dragonballinvestments115]

@@robineast6446laugh all you want. Look at how you and so many followed like little sheep with the toxic bs the government was spewing during Covid.

[@ILLESTDIAMONDZ]

Nat Geo needs to post more of these videos !

[@juggernaut_collective]

You prepping?

[@MakaveliThaDonKilluminati]

@@juggernaut_collective prep these nuts in your mouth

[@FU.dems.left.blm.antifa.l9btq]

I love doomsday prepper show but sadly there are no more prepper shows. Doomsday prepper show is the anther reason why I am a prepper. The other reason is that this country is going down because of joe biden.

[@atomicrogue657]

Cindy's family makes me nervous. 3 days into SHTF and they will turn cannibal. The other 2 guys are cool. I could see myself being best friends with either one.

[@audreydoyle5268]

I was thinking the same. There's no way after a year of living out in those sticks wouldn't have skinned neighbours hanging from lines

[@theblondeone8426]

the irony is that cindy’s preps are 80% self defense, but that would mean that SHE will be the one looting if they dont have enough stored.

[@Cook-hb2nf]

Their prep is probably closer to 90% defense. All the food prep they have is meat. They would circum to scurvy before the invaders get to them!

[@DallasDolly]

what does circum to scurvy mean? (Mommy, lol)

[@DallasDolly]

i think you meant “succumb”

[@marfadog2945]

I like how they picked the craziest guy for first up

[@marfadog2945]

Now I've watched the rest of it. I stand corrected.

[@tankentwerfer3013]

@@marfadog2945 honestly dude's unironcially wholesome as much as i hate to use that word lol

[@teddygunzbarno2102]

Adam needs to layoff the cup cakes

[@DixieTwisters]

lol "IED's" = Tannerite stuffed in a dead raccoon I AM HOLLERIN

[@adinamedrea5303]

Unbelievable how spot on these people were so many years ago. Everyone was laughing at them, now more than ever people realize they were right.

[@xorpy99]

We were laughing at them for the stupid electrical crisis, and some “Economical Disaster” But honestly, the things they were prepping for are about to happen real soon.

[@Bluespirit12345]

​@@xorpy99 That's what they said when this came out 10 years ago

[@user-qm3jo9os7s]

Exactly

[@lavawurx808]

All the “Minuteman Silo’s” in Montana!? Yeah Jimmy, they won’t bomb Montana!😂😂😂

[@georgefaulk2528]

Yeah and the the silo's are closer to where he lives than Malmstrom AFB.

[@vtingen]

This dudes optimism that the cats will hunt for him is adorable. My cats are house cats too and they ain’t even gonna catch spiders. He should keep them for companionship for sure though. They are super cute 🥰

[@mikenolan1889]

Maybe get a few dogs for hunting :D

[@vtingen]

@@mikenolan1889 - he clearly loves his pets. Maybe he will get a dog too.

[@clydeacor1911]

The couple with the kid needs some serious firearms training! They were flagging and then having her son point that pistol at her just for training purposes was the stupidest thing that I've ever seen!

[@shrednewengland8082]

she also thinks no one can shoot through that wooden door lol

[@calcrappie8507]

That smoker is a great idea. Sometimes the hunting and fishing are good and sometimes not. Instead of plastic bins of noodles or rice with not much else, you can add smoked meat to the kettle and make a tasty meal.

[@chrismullin8304]

Legend has it, Jimmy actually shot down the first balloon from China, with a bow and arrow!

[@TheNotSoFakeGilbert]

I want an episode on the experts who give the ratings

[@MandosaWright]

It seems highly subjective, but accurate 🤣😂

[@jimboalogo]

Go watch Southerprepper1's channel. He was one of the experts who gave the ratings.

[@B_Bodziak]

@@MandosaWright It's supposed to be subjective. That's the whole point of doing it.

[@gavinfry7176]

The pilot (first eposide) features a expert of the show

[@seanscott]

i feel that a breech loading/single shot rifle in a doomsday setting is less than ideal. but its better than nothing

[@garmonington5673]

All it takes is one well placed shot. One gun can get you a better one! 😊

[@Primal_Primat3]

Reality is thats all you need. If you end up getting into situations where you need more than that, chances are you will be dead either way in that type of situation.

[@josephedwarddowling5919]

Fourteen minutes in Jimmy saying CMON LETS GO to the cats is the best. Truly a kind soul but something happened to him in his early life to cause this lifestyle choice.

[@jimboalogo]

The point of this show was entertainment. It didn't show the rational side of prepping. It didn't show "how to." They could make an entire channel on "how to," but people would rather be entertained. I've been through week long power outages and layoffs. People in the US have suffered through tornadoes, wildfires, hurricanes, earthquakes, and just this week, train wrecks causing massive chemical spills. You should be prepared.

[@user-in3mg1sg1w]

This is not meant to help or entertain.. it's purely propaganda, meant to confuse and distract. • Notice the preppers they choose with little to no guns • Notice the mention of "Climate Change" • Notice the lame debunking statements from "experts" for every scenario • Notice the multiple mentions of 9/11

[@gabriellesmith5661]

I am a mother who preps so I can keep my morality and humanity. He is not kidding about mothers. The thought of facing my children starving to death is not acceptable, I would rather die a brutal death

[@averageamerican1639]

People thought Noah was a crazy conspiracy theorist, until it started to rain.

[@hoodieweirdo8249]

id rather prepare for a ,,shall not be infringed scenario,, the gov is the biggest threat

[@manhathaway]

Ahahaha. Apt description since that flood literally never happened. Your points as sharp as a crayon

[@uneverknow8154]

You have to live 50+ miles from any town to not worry about unwelcomed visitors in a forest, so it's hard to supply a lot of food there.

[@adinamedrea5303]

If you feed your cats well, they will not hunt mice anymore. And Adam Stewart is such a sweet kid, he has great parents who try to teach him valueble information for the upcoming years.

[@hoodieweirdo8249]

too bad we dont have firearms in europe,romania especially

[@1978Topel]

Doctor preper? That's my favorite kind of pop.

[@mhughes1160]

I’m a preper 🎶🎵she’s a preper 🎵🎶he’s a preper 🎵🎶wouldn’t you like to be a preper too 🎵🎶 . LoL 😂 🥤

[@Alex-jy9je]

no matter , it`s good that this kind of ppl exists , at one point can be useful so ... dont judge ,and apreciate

[@benewgillian6823]

Thanks ! I was looking for that episode... One of the best of Doomsday Preppers to me...

[@elizabethramsey1554]

My husband and I are prepping… maybe we are a day late now. But, one thing I do know for sure, if National geographic ever came back with where are they now, or the new preppers I wouldn’t volunteer to be on that show. My number one priority is my family. Protect them, and I will. I wouldn’t want to give away my location, my state, my meals, anything.

[@chrismullin8304]

OPSEC

[@DiogoSilva-uq2so]

You just did. You allowed the entire world to know you are prepping. You have a channel with a profile picture of yourself aswell as your name. You have social media. Anyone can find you, anytime.

[@hoodieweirdo8249]

XD,would someone go trough the effort of preparing a map with prepper stashes to loot or would he rather prep himself@@DiogoSilva-uq2so

[@HighestIQ]

Jimmy looking pretty smart rn.

[@jeffb4612]

I truly believe in being prepared, but fear has taken hold of their hearts and lives. Not a life for me.

[@mhughes1160]

💯 % agree 👍

[@baneverything5580]

I fear hurricanes and having no money for electricity. So I prepared for this. Solar powered air conditioning, cooking, refrigeration, mowing, tilling, water distilling, etc.

[@Imakebootysclap]

I think they have fun prepping and secretly want an apocalypse, its not fear its ignorance

[@healthy85]

It gives them drive and it's a good hobby being prepared is better than not

[@denisestarr2314]

Right . I prep , but not for war

[@josephedwarddowling5919]

Love the way he equates the story of the guy two minutes in to NOT BEING PREPARED. Wrong that is being just plain stupid.

[@yvonnewilson3505]

Lol , that fat cat couldn't catch a rabbit ! Hahaha I like his sense of humor. Heheh

[@slevinchannel7589]

Knowledge is Key. Go watch 'Some More News'

[@ke8mattj]

Looked up the last guy in QRZ. He's a silent key. RIP, Rod.

[@BreakOutOfTheAlgorithm]

The last guy is going to be extremely disappointed if we get hit with a massive solar flare. None of his radio equipment will be operating.

[@baneverything5580]

It`s pretty easy to shield it radio equipment. HAM radio operators will make needed repairs to any damaged equipment and be transmitting again fast.

[@marylafrance9547]

Interesting comment (aka prediction) from the first guy about Russia trying to rebuild the Soviet Union, and what we know now is their war with Ukraine. (this NATGeo video is at least 9 years old!)

[@justice2620]

Quite interesting considering the times we are in

[@seanoconnor1478]

Jimi. You are living the dream my friend...😌

[@shanecoursen]

I'm dying here. This show is hilarious!

[@nocturnalrise]

What’s so funny about this?

[@na27000]

Yes, it is funny to me as well 😅

[@LawsonMcLaren]

My cat required no training. He was a big mistake from a breeder, half serengeti and half Russian blue. Even though he's a gucci hybrid, he hunts anything that moves. He's annihilated the rat and mouse population of my neighborhood and even had my dog only neighbors warm right up and spoil him. They said they were losing their minds trying to get rid of pests until he showed up.

[@PerspectivePossibilities]

One of the best episodes, appreciate y'all

[@brandonmcdaniel930]

This is definitely what we need to do if ww3 starts and you are to old to fight or disable. The Russia and China theory may happen with what's going on here lately.

[@bsfishing7073]

Ron is a good guy and he looking out for everyone who he knows

[@johannakadar4314]

OMG i love how he loves his cats they are so cute 😂❤ but they will be the first to not survive i love how he is speaking whit his cats

[@MandosaWright]

It's kinda funny, I bet he would've had a higher defense score if he had at least one dog 🐕🐶

[@MandosaWright]

Those cats were bigger than I thought they would be, he should have gotten forest cats aka Maine Coones

[@J-Rad-]

I'm sure he plans on eating them if he has too,...

[@Imakebootysclap]

Id kill and die for my kitty

[@trentcruise3084]

@@J-Rad-You're right about that. And to get used to eating Cat meat, he's been dining at all you can eat Buffets in Chinatown.

[@Two_Deep]

When they drag the kids into worrying about doomsday everyday it bothers me, I grew up like that and it sucked, and ruined my childhood and my early adulthood

[@na27000]

100% that is so sad that the trauma and fear of the parents is being transfered to the kids.

[@BenJamin-jc4jm]

Adam looks like Thurman Merman from Bad Santa.

[@user-oo3vz2gt6v]

Can well just appreciate for a moment how the second family keeps his son obese? He cant run fast. He will be the sacrificial son in case of zombie or lion attacks. Clever!

[@happytrigger4233]

I'm relevied that the surviving people will fight each other to death.

[@justacontrarian]

This is hilarious. Like I said on other videos, if as a prepper/survivalist your first priority isn't physical fitness, you are going to fail.

[@blake7587]

“Would you be willing to trade me $100 in groceries for $15 in gold nuggets?” 😂

[@misschristy7020]

❤ Jimi and his cats!

[@denisejacqueline5586]

not jimi taking a bath lmaoooooooooooooo

[@Revelation13-8]

If you live in fear , u are not living , what's the point of prepping for death but forgetting to live when u are alive....

[@na27000]

Yes, these people live in constant fear and trauma. There is something off with them for sure.

[@elaine8013]

Ah Jimi! I think you know a lot more than you are showing. I agree with Cindy. It's going to get crazy and there will be nobody to come help.

[@Lyso1]

I never knew the leafs would tell me what to do during a storm...good to know

[@Lyso1]

Jimmy, get yourself some dogs.... don't ever trust cats

[@1viridis]

Dogs are noisy. Give away your location.

[@manhathaway]

​@@1viridisnot if you train em correctly.

[@f1s2hg3]

Excellent job well done 👍

[@BreakOutOfTheAlgorithm]

Can't wait to see the new episode with the modern day Noah. I hear the boat is bigger than the Titanic. And the zoo they have in their backyard already is 70% of all animals on Earth. 👍

[@erikgonzales6015]

Cats are more likely to eat his corpse than bring him food to eat

[@LoneWolf_RO]

that little porkster wil be fine in case of a hunger apocalypse

[@rjolson8695]

he lives in Montana and goes to a store for meet . dam son

[@canpin]

His been preparing for 20 years he said.. his survival rate is rated at 18 month- sounds like a wasted life IMO

[@safehouse2382]

Precious metals! Well yeah! BRICS is on the move!

[@zacriley1]

Great ep

[@josephedwarddowling5919]

Jimmy in the outside tub would make a great VISIT ALASKA poster.

[@justterri443]

Cat training was funny😂😂😂😂

[@ElephantSoul]

Beautiful video

[@thesurvivalist.]

Building an underground bunker, could have kept them from freezing, 50 degrees is the temperature of the soil year round!

[@phreakyphoenix]

Imagine building all these secret compartments, secret mazes and what not for all these decades and then consenting to making a KZbin video for the whole world to know.

[@marilynb8136]

You should always be prepared!!! I am a nurse and when shtf my medical skills will be needed. But I expect to barter my skills. Nothing is free!!!

[@YummyChez]

if theres a doomsday ima die lol

[@mortem-tyrannis]

Better teach that boy to miss a meal maybe take a jog.

[@vax_gax_lax_bax_max_vax2578]

The into to the story and all of a sudden his playfulness 🤣

[@AdidasLove]

He’s training his cats to hunt for him. 🧐. Yeeahh,I can handle only so much weird in one day and this meets the quota. And then some.

[@ScarletBrimstone]

We had barn cats when I was a kid. We didn't feed them because they were eating the mice for us. Occasionally, they would take down a rabbit. I can see where he got the idea, but his cats would have to be more feral in order for instincts to kick in. Either way, his cats won't be of use.

[@yvonnewilson3505]

It's a joke. He's having it over on the National Geographic crew .

[@DevGaming007YT]

Yes

[@melindapentz7729]

You have the right idea

[@amandahirschfeld7382]

Fascinating

[@MH-yc7wm]

The only flaw in this plan is the cats. If you are in need, they won't put a rabbit on your chest...

[@normanweimer8333]

God Bless us all AMEN 🙏

[@uncommonsense5876]

We LOVE this show. 💪😎👍🇺🇸

[@user-qm3jo9os7s]

The first guy lives 7 miles from the nearest town.its not that far.he can get help if he needed it.i guarntee you he has at least one neighbor before he reaches town.

[@corababy9021]

Well jimmy look at u being right!