he's totally right about one topic - i watch all these people fill their basements full of this that and the other, and i have a hiking pack full of necessities and a bow. put me in the middle of nowhere with only these two things and i'll grow old.
Welcome to the real world my friend dog eat dog when it comes to survival. Do you actually think people are going to sit around camp fire and talk about dum crap. Only the strong will survive and lucky maybe.
i am not prepping for the end but for the fact I have lost two jobs in two years and donot want goverment help.It is not the fact that the world will end but depending on the goverment have you heard of katrinia and how people did not get food and water .saving for a natural disaster or loss of a job is not crazy but common sense when you have kids to feed
I commented on this after watching the 2nd part. If anything preppers are much more opened minded. I know left wing and right wing preppers. We have much more in common than I first thought.
NO the world is not less violent. The violence is just more localized. No WORLD wars, only local ones.
Wow this guy is truly an idiot, we are more peaceful, tell that to the flash mobs, the wars in almost every continent on the planet including the wars we are in. As for preppers being closed minded, well I would venture to say that preppers contain more knowledge in their pinky then this guy will in his life. Go back to sleep little sheeple and do not mind that the water is getting hotter and hotter.
@GAPrepper I did cite my source for saying the world is more peaceful. I meant the world is statistically safer. I didn't say that there aren't lots of instances of violence. Flash mobs are peaceful. What am I to think of preppers if I get all this backlash like yours when I made pt 2. all about how prepping is a good idea? If you look a little further, you'll see I'm an outdoorsy Alaskan DIY guy, heck, I've LIVED in the woods with a foot of snow on the ground. Same building, different views.
@AKNigel My criticism is not that you bash preppers it is that you do not understand why or what preppers prepare for. It is true that most preppers use alternative media for information due to the nazi style propaganda campaign that mainstream media is partaking in. It is also true that preppers are aware of the consequence of such events like an EMP attack, but most preppers are mainly preparing for the inevitable collapse of the monetary system. CONT
@AKNigel My criticism is not that you bash preppers it is that you do not understand why or what preppers prepare for. It is true that most preppers use alternative media for information due to the nazi style propaganda campaign that mainstream media is partaking in. It is also true that preppers are aware of the consequence of such events like an EMP attack, but most preppers are mainly preparing for the inevitable collapse of the monetary system. CONT
My criticism is not that you bash preppers it is that you do not understand why or what preppers prepare for. It is true that most preppers use alternative media for information due to the nazi style propaganda campaign that mainstream media is partaking in. It is also true that preppers are aware of the consequence of such events like an EMP attack, but most preppers are mainly preparing for the inevitable collapse of the monetary system. CONT
As doomsday as it sounds it is a fact that there is no way out of the current monetary bind that this country faces. We currently owe 14 trillion, we spend 4 trillion and we make 2.6 trillion, these numbers are unmanageable without a complete collapse of the monetary system. CONT
As doomsday as it sounds it is a fact that there is no way out of the current monetary bind that this country faces. We currently owe 14 trillion, we spend 4 trillion and we make 2.6 trillion, these numbers are unmanageable without a complete collapse of the monetary system. CONT
Self-reliance skills are so important . and I love consuming bad ass gear. This video made a lot of sense .. STOP The fear .. Let's start getting self reliant in our "communities " gain a needed skill set. Rewarding lifestyle , I'm sure!
@Beachcrib Listen to this guy! Living in a tight community is really rewarding, it's the best way to live. If you're ever in AK past solstice, Beachcrib, come to the skill share in Kinik.
Preppers, in general, tend have personality traits that make them less social. Avoidant personality disorder is very common clustered with differing levels of paranoia. This tends to cause social maladjustment and trust issues .
This is precisely why preppers don't do very well organizing groups, and even worse in trying to stave off issues in a community before they become larger problems.
This is the largest failing of the prepper community.
2nd time is stumbled on your video form almost a year ago. Will you vote for dope and chains again? How is life in your little bubble. You and your kind are the reason i will not help anyone who doesnt have the common sense of a squrel to store some food. What a FOOL you are!!! Having book is good but, most over edducated people cannot do anything for them selves. Unlike Country Folk who can survive and didnt read the books.
@MrCodytx Books are edible and drinkable (if blended with a liquid) but not a good food source. I don't recommend eating/ drinking books but READING them. I've had berry and mushroom books on hunting trips, they were useful. We'll just have to disagree on the value of books.
@AKNigel I'm calling it ignorant because you put absolutely no effort into researching the subject to your "BRUTAL ATTACK!" you just went off of your assumptions and commended a group with that as your basis...
preppers also tend to be christian and therefore are more likely to believe things for which there is no evidence, such as invisible beings in the sky, armageddon, planetx, giant angel aliens...etc.
Preppers also tend think short term rather than the long haul. Civilization and cooperation is our natural way. It will remain so in our future no matter what cataclysms occur or how large they are.
...and yet I am also a prepper. Mainly because I'm very libertarian and hate authority.
think about Japan when you make your statements. If the people were more prepared and had more in their pantrie then buying food daily then the groceries wouldn't be so bare.
@willkaren4ver Japan and the U.S. are very different and aren't a good comparison.
However, looking at Japan actually SUPPORTS this video's theme. Japan took pretty good care of the catastrophe, nobody starved, people eventually got medical treatment and the death toll was low considering everything.
I agree that if you buy more groceries, your pantry will be less bare. Unfortunately for many of the effected Japanese, their houses (and pantries) were destroyed.
Less violent like the Dome after Katrina?? Please research on what went on in there. Hint; murder, rape, child rape and murder for starters. All the roads were blocked and gasoline stolen in ONE DAY by the roaming bands of criminal thugs. Only ONE DAY. It was to late to prep then. The local police were looting the city until the mayor sent them on a paid vacation out of state. Less
I think most preppers I know are realistic. Their not just prepping for a total collaps their prepping for a long period of unemployment or inflation. Their preps include food seeds tool and a library of information. Its not crazy to be practical. If I lose my job I can divert money most people would be spending on food to pay utilities or my morgage or car. But in a worse case situation I also have resource set aside so I can lay low while things work themselves out.
@nephildevil Mr Codytx also thinks books aren't useful for when SHTF. In the hypothetical SHTF situation, books could keep you from being uber bored, tell you how to do medical procedures, build solid structures, find and distinguish edible plants, tie knots, build boats, read stars, nagagate, hold maps, serve as plates, serve as seats (depending) and starting campfires ;) Lol
@AKNigel In a true SHTF scenario, you will be too busy surviving to read. Knowledge gaining is part of prepping, books are for knowledge preservation. If you are in a place where you can farm, the max a single adult can farm without mechanical or animal assistance is roughly 10 acres. This is a sun up to sun down affair. You will also need the infrastructure to store surplus. Remember only GMO free seed .
that was just stupid to watch all the way through. You make way too many generalizations and blanket statements. Most of these 'preppers' are very aware of the world they live in, that's why their doing what their doing. Your confusing them with end-timers. You seem like a nice enough guy but you might want to review some of your own advice, 'check yourself, before you wreck yourself'. You kind of did on this one.
hmm well. I am a little concerned about how you are thinking. Some preppers may be slightly unstable or very wrong about their ideas. You are making a lot of blanket statements. You are making weak arguments because you are indeed missing the point. Many of them actually do make good basic arguments. You should try dealing with simple reality. The chance for major change in society and structures. They might cause wrol or starvation. The idea of building up resources and knowledge is advisable
@antiphony33 Yeah I was almost attacking a straw-man. the "preppers" I was talking about don't really exist except for extreme cases. I think the idea of building up knowledge is top and resources secondary (if at all past a minimal amount). But I value knowledge above most things, so it could just be me.
global. We currently live in a golden age of plenty where food and products of every type and veriety are
freely availbe (unfortunately only to those who can afford them) and I think that it is just common sense to acknowledge that things may not always be as they are now. Empires have risen and fallen throughout history and while now they are nothing more then footnotes in the history books at the time many were brutal, turbelent times for those who lived through them.
@VonKlitzing Yeah, the book (which I have not read) "reinventing collapse" by Dimitry Orlov. Basically says the the U.S. is just like the USSR pre-collapse. I think things are changing towards a more equal world with the U.S. having far less buying power than we have now. I'm not too worried about it. I've got wilderness skills and friends with remote places you can farm. But I totally agree with you on that point. The extent to which I'd worry about is is far less than preppers. Almost nil.
he's totally right about one topic - i watch all these people fill their basements full of this that and the other, and i have a hiking pack full of necessities and a bow. put me in the middle of nowhere with only these two things and i'll grow old.
yourkennedy 4 weeks ago
Welcome to the real world my friend dog eat dog when it comes to survival. Do you actually think people are going to sit around camp fire and talk about dum crap. Only the strong will survive and lucky maybe.
kskk9368 4 weeks ago
i am not prepping for the end but for the fact I have lost two jobs in two years and donot want goverment help.It is not the fact that the world will end but depending on the goverment have you heard of katrinia and how people did not get food and water .saving for a natural disaster or loss of a job is not crazy but common sense when you have kids to feed
ohairjb1 1 month ago
I commented on this after watching the 2nd part. If anything preppers are much more opened minded. I know left wing and right wing preppers. We have much more in common than I first thought.
NO the world is not less violent. The violence is just more localized. No WORLD wars, only local ones.
cooks2006 1 month ago
Is this guy a arrogant douche or what?
youkeith805 1 month ago
i can`t think of one reason not to prep ,but i can think of lots of reasons to .
how many people can say 100% that they will have a job next week /month .
we all have some form of insurance ,it may be car or medical , we have have this in the hope that we don`t need it but you never know .
spannerman69 3 months ago
All I heard was blah blah bliggity blah.
noblinger 4 months ago
Wow this guy is truly an idiot, we are more peaceful, tell that to the flash mobs, the wars in almost every continent on the planet including the wars we are in. As for preppers being closed minded, well I would venture to say that preppers contain more knowledge in their pinky then this guy will in his life. Go back to sleep little sheeple and do not mind that the water is getting hotter and hotter.
GAPrepper 5 months ago
@GAPrepper I did cite my source for saying the world is more peaceful. I meant the world is statistically safer. I didn't say that there aren't lots of instances of violence. Flash mobs are peaceful. What am I to think of preppers if I get all this backlash like yours when I made pt 2. all about how prepping is a good idea? If you look a little further, you'll see I'm an outdoorsy Alaskan DIY guy, heck, I've LIVED in the woods with a foot of snow on the ground. Same building, different views.
AKNigel 5 months ago 2
@AKNigel My criticism is not that you bash preppers it is that you do not understand why or what preppers prepare for. It is true that most preppers use alternative media for information due to the nazi style propaganda campaign that mainstream media is partaking in. It is also true that preppers are aware of the consequence of such events like an EMP attack, but most preppers are mainly preparing for the inevitable collapse of the monetary system. CONT
GAPrepper 5 months ago
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@AKNigel My criticism is not that you bash preppers it is that you do not understand why or what preppers prepare for. It is true that most preppers use alternative media for information due to the nazi style propaganda campaign that mainstream media is partaking in. It is also true that preppers are aware of the consequence of such events like an EMP attack, but most preppers are mainly preparing for the inevitable collapse of the monetary system. CONT
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My criticism is not that you bash preppers it is that you do not understand why or what preppers prepare for. It is true that most preppers use alternative media for information due to the nazi style propaganda campaign that mainstream media is partaking in. It is also true that preppers are aware of the consequence of such events like an EMP attack, but most preppers are mainly preparing for the inevitable collapse of the monetary system. CONT
GAPrepper 5 months ago
As doomsday as it sounds it is a fact that there is no way out of the current monetary bind that this country faces. We currently owe 14 trillion, we spend 4 trillion and we make 2.6 trillion, these numbers are unmanageable without a complete collapse of the monetary system. CONT
GAPrepper 5 months ago
As doomsday as it sounds it is a fact that there is no way out of the current monetary bind that this country faces. We currently owe 14 trillion, we spend 4 trillion and we make 2.6 trillion, these numbers are unmanageable without a complete collapse of the monetary system. CONT
GAPrepper 5 months ago
Self-reliance skills are so important . and I love consuming bad ass gear. This video made a lot of sense .. STOP The fear .. Let's start getting self reliant in our "communities " gain a needed skill set. Rewarding lifestyle , I'm sure!
Beachcrib 5 months ago 4
@Beachcrib Listen to this guy! Living in a tight community is really rewarding, it's the best way to live. If you're ever in AK past solstice, Beachcrib, come to the skill share in Kinik.
AKNigel 5 months ago
@AKNigel This is not an attack, just reality.
Preppers, in general, tend have personality traits that make them less social. Avoidant personality disorder is very common clustered with differing levels of paranoia. This tends to cause social maladjustment and trust issues .
This is precisely why preppers don't do very well organizing groups, and even worse in trying to stave off issues in a community before they become larger problems.
This is the largest failing of the prepper community.
YuppiePrepper 1 month ago
2nd time is stumbled on your video form almost a year ago. Will you vote for dope and chains again? How is life in your little bubble. You and your kind are the reason i will not help anyone who doesnt have the common sense of a squrel to store some food. What a FOOL you are!!! Having book is good but, most over edducated people cannot do anything for them selves. Unlike Country Folk who can survive and didnt read the books.
toiletturd 6 months ago
Damn HIPPIE....
MrCodytx 8 months ago
books???? so do we eat or drink the books, when you drive to BBQ or grill a book let me know how that works out for you...
MrCodytx 8 months ago
@MrCodytx Books are edible and drinkable (if blended with a liquid) but not a good food source. I don't recommend eating/ drinking books but READING them. I've had berry and mushroom books on hunting trips, they were useful. We'll just have to disagree on the value of books.
AKNigel 6 months ago
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Theres only one way to prep. Get right with God through Jesus Christ
woodster2k1 8 months ago
hahahaha
dantz34 8 months ago
Lol
I hope you feel better about yourself after this...
I suggest you do more research before you make an ignorant video like this.
TacticalCitySlicker 8 months ago
@TacticalCitySlicker Thanks for the suggestion Tactical City Slicker!
And no, I don't feel better about myself after reading that you think this video is "ignorant", that's an odd think to hope for.
AKNigel 6 months ago
@AKNigel I'm calling it ignorant because you put absolutely no effort into researching the subject to your "BRUTAL ATTACK!" you just went off of your assumptions and commended a group with that as your basis...
TacticalCitySlicker 6 months ago
preppers also tend to be christian and therefore are more likely to believe things for which there is no evidence, such as invisible beings in the sky, armageddon, planetx, giant angel aliens...etc.
Preppers also tend think short term rather than the long haul. Civilization and cooperation is our natural way. It will remain so in our future no matter what cataclysms occur or how large they are.
...and yet I am also a prepper. Mainly because I'm very libertarian and hate authority.
citizen762 8 months ago
think about Japan when you make your statements. If the people were more prepared and had more in their pantrie then buying food daily then the groceries wouldn't be so bare.
willkaren4ver 8 months ago
@willkaren4ver Japan and the U.S. are very different and aren't a good comparison.
However, looking at Japan actually SUPPORTS this video's theme. Japan took pretty good care of the catastrophe, nobody starved, people eventually got medical treatment and the death toll was low considering everything.
I agree that if you buy more groceries, your pantry will be less bare. Unfortunately for many of the effected Japanese, their houses (and pantries) were destroyed.
AKNigel 6 months ago
Less violent like the Dome after Katrina?? Please research on what went on in there. Hint; murder, rape, child rape and murder for starters. All the roads were blocked and gasoline stolen in ONE DAY by the roaming bands of criminal thugs. Only ONE DAY. It was to late to prep then. The local police were looting the city until the mayor sent them on a paid vacation out of state. Less
python1590 11 months ago
Interesting perspective!
jewishprepper1 1 year ago
I think most preppers I know are realistic. Their not just prepping for a total collaps their prepping for a long period of unemployment or inflation. Their preps include food seeds tool and a library of information. Its not crazy to be practical. If I lose my job I can divert money most people would be spending on food to pay utilities or my morgage or car. But in a worse case situation I also have resource set aside so I can lay low while things work themselves out.
ArboriusOwns 1 year ago
stocking up on books for when SHTF, well thats gonna be real useful, to make campfire or what? lol
nephildevil 1 year ago
@nephildevil Mr Codytx also thinks books aren't useful for when SHTF. In the hypothetical SHTF situation, books could keep you from being uber bored, tell you how to do medical procedures, build solid structures, find and distinguish edible plants, tie knots, build boats, read stars, nagagate, hold maps, serve as plates, serve as seats (depending) and starting campfires ;) Lol
AKNigel 6 months ago 3
@AKNigel In a true SHTF scenario, you will be too busy surviving to read. Knowledge gaining is part of prepping, books are for knowledge preservation. If you are in a place where you can farm, the max a single adult can farm without mechanical or animal assistance is roughly 10 acres. This is a sun up to sun down affair. You will also need the infrastructure to store surplus. Remember only GMO free seed .
Robbob9933 6 months ago
that was just stupid to watch all the way through. You make way too many generalizations and blanket statements. Most of these 'preppers' are very aware of the world they live in, that's why their doing what their doing. Your confusing them with end-timers. You seem like a nice enough guy but you might want to review some of your own advice, 'check yourself, before you wreck yourself'. You kind of did on this one.
acuriousbeast 1 year ago
hmm well. I am a little concerned about how you are thinking. Some preppers may be slightly unstable or very wrong about their ideas. You are making a lot of blanket statements. You are making weak arguments because you are indeed missing the point. Many of them actually do make good basic arguments. You should try dealing with simple reality. The chance for major change in society and structures. They might cause wrol or starvation. The idea of building up resources and knowledge is advisable
antiphony33 1 year ago
@antiphony33 Yeah I was almost attacking a straw-man. the "preppers" I was talking about don't really exist except for extreme cases. I think the idea of building up knowledge is top and resources secondary (if at all past a minimal amount). But I value knowledge above most things, so it could just be me.
AKNigel 1 year ago
interesting topic.
strawprophet 1 year ago
global. We currently live in a golden age of plenty where food and products of every type and veriety are
freely availbe (unfortunately only to those who can afford them) and I think that it is just common sense to acknowledge that things may not always be as they are now. Empires have risen and fallen throughout history and while now they are nothing more then footnotes in the history books at the time many were brutal, turbelent times for those who lived through them.
VonKlitzing 1 year ago
@VonKlitzing Yeah, the book (which I have not read) "reinventing collapse" by Dimitry Orlov. Basically says the the U.S. is just like the USSR pre-collapse. I think things are changing towards a more equal world with the U.S. having far less buying power than we have now. I'm not too worried about it. I've got wilderness skills and friends with remote places you can farm. But I totally agree with you on that point. The extent to which I'd worry about is is far less than preppers. Almost nil.
AKNigel 1 year ago
While you make some valid criticisms and I agree with you that the end-of-days type
prepper and some of their beliefs can be absurd there are many who feel that having some form of
security for the future is a good thing. I don't subscribe to the bunker, bullets and
band aids type philosophy but I do feel that everyone should have a store of food
and water that they can fall back on in times of crisis, be they personal, national or
VonKlitzing 1 year ago