The Bug Out Bag.

Ducimus · 05-20-12, 09:05 AM

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Yes that NatGeo show is a bit over the top I like how they all have their version apocalypse as if the universe revolves around them and will end in a manner that perfectly fits their plans.And they want to carry a lot of stuff for a bag that you are supposed to have available at all times.I am sure that selling all this gear is becoming a big industry who cares if 90% of the buyers have no idea what they are doing.

To plan for a disaster that is reasonable but planning for a world ending/changing event is a bit unrealistic and even if you do you should accept the fact that you may not survive at or not for long so all that money you spent might be a waste.If the end is a nuclear war I'd rather be right at the epicenter of one the blasts to be honest.

I notice on that show that many of them have stashes hidden in various locations if you make a cashe then there is a chance that someone else can find it as well especially if they are looking for them.

I think that the Survivor Man Less Stroud has the best chance and he really knows a lot he has trained US and British elite forces about survival.

. Hilarious show. Wife and I watch it for laughs. What's more hilarious is a good number of these doomsday preppers are from Utah. At least one of which they had on that show is from Orem, which is where we currently live. We now call her "The crazy orem lady".

Yup, after watching several episodes of this show, the wife and I have decided that we are going to start doomsday prepping for the incoming idiocracy.

nikimcbee · 05-20-12, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

. Hilarious show. Wife and I watch it for laughs. What's more hilarious is a good number of these doomsday preppers are from Utah. At least one of which they had on that show is from Orem, which is where we currently live. We now call her "The crazy orem lady".

Yup, after watching several episodes of this show, the wife and I have decided that we are going to start doomsday prepping for the incoming idiocracy.

So are you going to build a bunker in "the mountains?"

Ducimus · 05-20-12, 09:11 AM

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So are you going to build a bunker in "the mountains?"

No, no, were going to build a spherical shaped fallout shelter UNDERNEATH THE GARAGE like this dude on the one episode. You know.. to protect us from the EMP device from china, or the sun, or whatever. Build a fairaday cage, and then were going to stockpile a books. LOTS of books. Educational stuff. We figure after the apocolypse, knowledge will be scarce, ignorance in ample supply. Then we'll go about repopulating the earth with SMART people.

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Geez, youd be amazed at the amount of joking we do about this. I seriously wonder how all this doomsday crap started. Mayan calander? Too many zombie apocolypse movies? *shrug*

nikimcbee · 05-20-12, 09:25 AM

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Geez, youd be amazed at the amount of joking we do about this. I seriously wonder how all this doomsday crap started. Mayan calander? Too many zombie apocolypse movies? *shrug*

I believe you. I have a cousin who's into this stuff (I think). I was trapped in the car with him for 2 hours and I heard all about how he' prepared, because he makes his own gunpowder. He's really into hunting and guns-n-stuff. I like guns, but not that much.

Speaking of the show, I thought the guy that built the bunker for a nuclear attack was kinda funny. Sure, the bunker was cool, but you gotta get there and if there was a ballistic nuclear attack, how much warning would you have to get there? ~10 minutes?

Stealhead · 05-20-12, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

. Hilarious show. Wife and I watch it for laughs. What's more hilarious is a good number of these doomsday preppers are from Utah. At least one of which they had on that show is from Orem, which is where we currently live. We now call her "The crazy orem lady".

Yup, after watching several episodes of this show, the wife and I have decided that we are going to start doomsday prepping for the incoming idiocracy.

Did you see the one with the trucker preper?I cant believe that guy was serious planning to still drive a semi around after "the end" seriously where are you going to find the diesel to fuel the truck those things only get around 12~14 MPG.

I think Utah has a lot of preppers because it is part of the Mormon beliefs as I understand of course they also wear special underwear.

I think for many they do the prepping make themselves feel in control of something that they can not control the bug out bag and such its an adult version of a blankie to some extent.

Is the Orem Lady that fat one the one that said something about being the only person that will have 100 pounds to loose?

Seems like people are always thinking that the world is going to end at the turn of centuries I heard that people also thought the end was near from the 1880s into the early 20th century.

Takeda Shingen · 05-20-12, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Stealhead

Did you see the one with the trucker preper?I cant believe that guy was serious planning to still drive a semi around after "the end" seriously where are you going to find the diesel to fuel the truck those things only get around 12~14 MPG.

Oh, there will be plenty of fuel around. The problem is that once the powergrid fails after around 72 hours without human intervention, there will be no way to get to it.

Stealhead · 05-20-12, 04:55 PM

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Oh, there will be plenty of fuel around. The problem is that once the powergrid fails after around 72 hours without human intervention, there will be no way to get to it.

I was taking into consideration the fact that if a zombie unicorn invasion took a few weeks to fully develop or even a real event such as a hurricane that is known of in advance everyone will run and buy fuel then so in reality most fuel would be gone pretty fast.It happens all the time in any Hurricane state.Most of a nations fuel supply is stored at special facilities in the tanks that you have at your typical gas station they only last a few days maybe a week on average before a tanker needs to come and fill them and that is from regular supply and demand.

You can get the fuel out of any storage tank easily with a siphon or use a hand crank powered pump you have to think outside the box when the usual devices and infrastructure have failed.Actually people get arrested for doing this all time stealing fuel from station storage tanks that is.

mookiemookie · 05-20-12, 05:51 PM

All this talk about the apocalypse...

Time to reinstall!

Stealhead · 05-20-12, 06:39 PM

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All this talk about the apocalypse...

Time to reinstall!

One of my favorites the entire series that is one of the few games that manages to stay on my hard drive.

yubba · 05-20-12, 06:57 PM

All this talk about making the people move closer to the cities, or into them, I think I figured it out." Do tell us yubba, how would they make the masses move closer to the cities", well I believe, they would cut the power, under the guise, that the grid can't support the rural areas under the new epa regulations . So how many coal fire electric plants are going to shut down this summer.??? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1234611.html that says alot will be closed. Maybe, I was not looking at this right, maybe the plan should be stay put, and not give up any ground, but sooner or later I'll have to make a move.

Takeda Shingen · 05-20-12, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

All this talk about the apocalypse...

Time to reinstall!

Me too. I got spurs.

Oberon · 05-21-12, 05:55 AM

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Me too. I got spurs.

Do they jingle jangle jingle?

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