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(83,075 posts) Mon Feb 6, 2012, 10:08 PM Feb 2012

"Disaster Preppers" [View all]

There's a new 2012 "disaster" show on TV. It's called "Disaster Preppers." It's about how various people prepare for disaster. One of the families is concerned about a "Coronal Mass Ejection" that will lead to all the nuke plants melting down. They have set up an impressive self-sustaining food source. Another family is paranoid about financial collapse and the dollar being worthless. Their goal is to survive at home for 4-6 months. Their goal is to be prepared for a year.

I wonder how much of this disaster madness is out there. Why would these people tell the world about their preperations if the world will eat them alive in a real disaster?

Anyway, the videos are here:

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"Disaster Preppers" [View all] Renew Deal Feb 2012 OP

whew....misread it as "Disaster Peppers" NRaleighLiberal Feb 2012 #1

Good thing we bought all those gas masks! Renew Deal Feb 2012 #2

Yum! And thanks for propagating native plants txlibdem Mar 2012 #22

I just stumbled across a few clips last night. Joe Shlabotnik Feb 2012 #3

Interesting stuff. silverweb Feb 2012 #4

Although it is not a bad idea to become more self-sufficient, Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #5

That will give you time to find other survivors and begin your survivor colony Renew Deal Feb 2012 #6

Personally, I don't want to survive those things. Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #7

I am at Ground Zero. xmas74 Feb 2012 #15

When that came out, I lived in Houston. Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #17

My family used to think I was crazy because I was warning them to prepare for disaster while jwirr Feb 2012 #8

Here: silverweb Feb 2012 #10

Oddly reassuring. This is the kind of kookiness that can drive industry. Robb Feb 2012 #9

Success, then! Kolesar Feb 2012 #14

People have been doing this since WW2, cold war. Good to have emergency supplies on hand, but uppityperson Feb 2012 #11

Simple disaster prep malakai2 Feb 2012 #12

Some of the families have decent arsenals xmas74 Feb 2012 #16

I notice my area has just been added to California's volcano watch. dimbear Feb 2012 #13

I'm in a nuclear strike zone, xmas74 Feb 2012 #18

If there's a Yellowstone super volcano, most of us will be eating marshmallows RKP5637 Feb 2012 #20

I figure I'll just head for the Twinkie factory, a la Griffin family....nt MADem Feb 2012 #19

my wife and some of our friends have gotten into "prepping" nickinSTL Mar 2012 #21

Sounds like they're going a tad OTT Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #23

apparently, the 6 months nickinSTL Mar 2012 #27

I keep six months in my pantry of short and long storage items. Mojorabbit Apr 2012 #40

Surviving a disaster without sufficient breeding numbers is worthless txlibdem Mar 2012 #24

I think the purpose is to survive long enough to find other people Renew Deal Mar 2012 #25

thousands of other people? txlibdem Mar 2012 #26

Depends on the disaster, yes? GliderGuider Apr 2012 #28

Far too many people left? txlibdem Apr 2012 #29

You have to ask yourself, "Too many for what, exactly?" GliderGuider Apr 2012 #32

Scale back to a billion people? txlibdem Apr 2012 #33

Are there any downsides to this utopia of yours? GliderGuider Apr 2012 #34

I've finally made peace with your view of the future. I'm sorry I've argued about it so much. GliderGuider Apr 2012 #35

This is a reply to both posts txlibdem Apr 2012 #36

Ten thousand is the minimum breeding population txlibdem Apr 2012 #30

A coronal mass ejection is a distinct possibility.. Fumesucker Apr 2012 #31

To be honest, anything that moves people to be more self sufficient is a good thing IMHO. eqfan592 Apr 2012 #37

You're right that anything that moves people is good. Renew Deal Apr 2012 #38

That is taking it too far, I agree. eqfan592 Apr 2012 #39