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No - this isn't an offer... settle down guys!

I was flipping through the channels yesterday, killing time before Dual Survivor came on, and caught a few minutes of Wife Swap. The families were "preppers."

I would categorize them as more like 2012 doomsday-ers.

The TV show did their bast to paint them as outright whackos.

Anyone else catch this?

A little sad, IMHO, since now, even more people are afraid of their own neighbors who happen to have contingency plans and some provisions to weather out all sorts of storms.
 
Preparedness is a good thing. Well it depends on what exactly. Like if you live in a tornado area, it would be good to be ready for a tornado disaster, but expecting an avalanche if you live in a sub tropical environment or a tsunami if you live in the rockies is a bit crazy.

Some water, food, tools and a first aid kit should be a standard. But on the other hand over doing it won't help out much. There's one guy in NYC that always has like a 150Lbs "kit" with him. That's all fun and great but weight won't be too helpful.
Same thing with having 200 gallons of water and thinking of bugging out when s#!7 hits the fan.
 
tarditi said:
No - this isn't an offer... settle down guys!

I was flipping through the channels yesterday, killing time before Dual Survivor came on, and caught a few minutes of Wife Swap. The families were "preppers."

I would categorize them as more like 2012 doomsday-ers.

The TV show did their bast to paint them as outright whackos.

Anyone else catch this?

A little sad, IMHO, since now, even more people are afraid of their own neighbors who happen to have contingency plans and some provisions to weather out all sorts of storms.
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I was doing the same thing-in my opinion they were a little whacko-the countdown board in the kitchen until 12/21/12 did it for me. I'm a prepper but I'd hate to be compared to them. :D
 
Whenever I see things like this I can not help but wonder if the whole thing isn't simply a fabrication to promote a hidden agenda.

I saw a special once about 20 years ago on the birth of a "militia". It was being started by a young guy and his group of friends. They were in the west somewhere like Nevada or southern Arizona. They were training in rocky desert terrain with little flora at all. The required "unit" uniform was jungle tiger stripe, and the required weapon was a Norinco SKS. I don't remember some of the other things that just seemed really odd about it. I just remember thinking either these people were absolute idiots or this hole thing is b.s.
 
The Mormons have the right idea of a year's supply for home [remember to have a year's supply of ammunition also].
 
I stumbled onto this too in much the same way that you did. I think they might have been a little nuts, but I did like how they had their kids carry a survival kit with them and taught them how to use it. I think that those are the kinds of things that help kids deal with the mental strain of disasters. Knowing that you have prepared and have some knowledge/gear makes you less fearful in a real situation becasue you don't get that feeling of helplessness. Other than that one little thing, I think alot of the other things like "chemical suit drills" was a little overboard given their location. I have professional training in this area and those suits wouldn't give the average joe much of a benefit without extensive training and a ton of other gear and a means of decon and a place to extricate to.
 
Yeah - they almost seemed more indoctrinated into a culture around survivalism (like I said: doomsday-ism) versus prepping. The "no zombies" sign and matching camo outfits worn around-the house (old woodland pattern) was just too much lunatic fringe for me.

Most preppers I've come across are quiet about what they do (why advertise that you have a stash of food and gear?) and fairly level-headed folk.

There seems to be an interest in the media painting anyone who doesn't drink the "relax and the government will take care of everything" kool-aid as a whacko. They seemed to latch on to some families that helped perpetuate that stereotype on the show.
 
You never saw the best one??

The big lady who was screaming, freaking out, and calling herself a "God warrior"?!!

She even ripped up the check because she was disgusted by the family she lived with.
 
I could just see the craigslist recruitment ad for that cast...
Wanted: Nut survivalist families willing to prostrate and humiliate themselves on national television. Pay is great. PS, did we mention we're going to ridicule you in front of 310 million people?
 
Well I'm not in a militia and I don't believe in 2012 dooms day I do have the feeling that something is about to break loose.
People riot over ball games,1 in 10 people in the US are in prison,growing police state,loss of 2nd amendment rights,you can't own land anymore,heavy metal, suicide
Foreign debts, homeless vets, AIDS, crack, Bernie Goetz
Hypodermics on the shores, China's under martial law
Rock and roller cola wars, I can't take it anymore!!!!!Good song.
 
I'm actually just getting ready to watch that episode now. That's one of my wife's favorite shows so I see all of them. You'd be surprised how many of the families on that show are very survival, self-sufficient, or "in tune with Earth" oriented.
 
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