MySwag.org The Off-road Camper Trailer Forum
General => General Discussion => Topic started by: SEADOO on October 31, 2016, 02:07:50 AM
-
Just watched an episode, are they taking the piss?
-
Nope, god bless America!
-
The episode I watched had a bloke spend his entire wage on survival stuff whilst his wife's wage covered the living costs.
The kids spend their weekends living in his survival basement in gas masks and survival suits, why, ol'mate reckons the Chinese are going to call in the US debt.....,
Do these dudes spend to much time believing the tabloids?
-
The sad thing is - those SHTF guys think they are the real deal; and 'have it all sorted' for the EOTWAWKI .... Good luck with that one....
Sent from my SM-N910G using Tapatalk
-
We've watched it a few times (mainly for a laugh) before it started getting just too ridiculous & annoying >:D ???
The people they focus on are usually prepping for 1 emergency only - an epidemic, economic collapse so no food in shops & so on. But what happens if their particular S doesn't HTF, but a different type does ??? You can have as many types of medicine as you like, but if the power grid shuts down for a month, they won't do you much good; same as a massive vege garden won't help against a Spanish Flu outbreak.
Some of them also haven't thought things through very well. As mentioned, one bloke has turned his suburban block into one big vege patch so they'll still be able to eat when the economy collapses & there's no food in the shops. Nice idea, but he's got no plans or means of protecting his crop or defending himself - don't you think the hungry bikies may just like a meal?
Another one is teaching his kids to defend themselves & hunt with bare hands, knives & crossbow only, because when the SHTF, there'll be no more rifle ammunition available, so don't rely on firearms ??? Seriously ??? There's so much ammo out there that if you lined up every rifle, shottie & pistol in the world & fired them continuously, I reckon it would take you a month to get through the stockpile - apparently the US alone produces 12 billion rounds a year - & he's worried about running out ???
-
If you had those 2 presidential candidates you'd be a prepper too! >:D
-
How the **** this makes TV is beyond me...
-
It really is pretty amazing - families spending every spare cent on doomsday prep. How would you be, living like that?!
Aaron
-
im prepared to go to Fraser if it all hits the wall
:cheers:
Adam
-
There are online communities totally in the right direction with EOTWAWKI. ... but the tv series "Doomsday Preppers" is just a modern times verson of the mockery that surrounded Noah as he constructed His Ark....
I guess the one good to come out of the series - is that it may spark curiosity in the 5%; (or sadly the .005%) of the sheepie population: to investigate more...
There is a real movement out there prepping and sharing information - but like nearly all things mainstream -- the telly ain't "the source code".... LOL
Sent from my SM-N910G using Tapatalk
-
I saw one of those shows the other day and noted they were prepping for the generally accepted doomsday that was going to happen sometime in 2012...
On that basis I think you'd find a lot of these shows we see on free to air TV were recorded quite a few years ago. I'm guessing though there were a lot of disappointed preppers when 2012 came and went....
Had a Mormon friend who was convinced the 'second coming of christ' and the end of the world as we know it was going to happen in 2000. He and his family stock piled drums of flour, rice and grains, built a bunker and filled it with bibles and crucifixes.... For the last 16 years I don't reckon he's had a meal without rice as a side dish ;D
-
If you had those 2 presidential candidates you'd be a prepper too! >:D
Spot on Cammo, with those two stepping up it would worry the hell out of me if they were here !
As it is, who knows what BS Trump will lead Aus. into if he kicks a goal.
Better race out and start prepping , first call Dan Murphies.....max out the M/card, who'll be left to collect....lol ;D
-
Since it's only American weirdos that do this in any numbers it stands to reason that when the Shit does hit the fan it will be predominantly American weirdos that are left after the event.
This in itself is a good enough reason not to prep but instead to embrace oblivion :angel:
-
I watched that show once after a mate told me about it and we had a good laugh.
What a bunch of nutters dedicating their whole life to that. I feel sorry for their kids who get dragged into it.
On the other hand, when you see what happened in the grocery stores around Brisbane when the 2011 floods hit, it would be frightening to see what would happen if something really did hit the fan.
I remember going into the grocery store to pick up a bottle of milk, there were people running around madly filling trolleys and the shelves were emptying very quickly.
I didn't even bother getting the milk, it was a mad house!
You only need to go into the grocery stores on the evening before the shops will be shut (Xmas day/Good Friday) and people will be going crazy like it's the end of the food supply.
It is only the reaction of the people in a crisis that would make the SHTF.
My extent of 'prepping' is to make sure we have a couple of weeks of food in the house at all times. We live on tank water so that's not an issue.
Where we live we could easily be flooded in, so need to be a little prepared.
Same as going camping, I know people who will only take the exact amount of food for the days they are going. What happens if you get flooded/stranded/car breaks down and can't get back to civilisation? Always take extra supply of tin food/etc for emergencies.
Bit of common sense goes a long way.
But as for building bunkers and setting up 'bug out' trailers.... nah.
-
How the **** this makes TV is beyond me...
you can say that for a fair percentage of the crap on tv these days
-
Hahahah Doomsday preppers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqOJUSCzHtY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqOJUSCzHtY) ..
Sadly after seeing the Shite that went on in Yanky land after Hurricane Katrina wiped out the southern states,And that was just from a storm and not something like a country wide collapse [ depression etc ] . I can see see why a lot of people are worried about whats going to happen if things fall in a heap over there .
After all most over there live in much higher populated areas than we do with a lot less regard for each other ..
As stated you only have to see what goes on around here the day before a long week end .
-
I remember the one where some bloke was showing his kids how to shoot and he took the end of his finger off somehow. Off to hospital and back again with it all bandaged up- Hold on , why didn't he fix it himself because there won't be hospitals when the SHTF. ;D Good drinking game would be to watch episodes and have a shot every time they say " Bug out " :cheers:
-
im prepared to go to Fraser if it all hits the wall
:cheers:
Adam
That makes 2 of us.
-
you can say that for a fair percentage of the crap on tv these days
I'd be lucky to watch 5 hours a week anymore.. TV just lost me... then theres the commercials.. they are written by phucktards. I cant think of one commercial that makes me think that I need that or I should rush out and buy that.. look at car ads these days..
-
as for building bunkers .... nah, but setting up 'bug out' camper trailers ... Yep
Fixed it for you HJ
-
When the Brisbane floods were on stores in Logan were running out of fresh food, seems to me it won't take much (i.e. a week without power) to have minor chaos from the café crowd when they don't get their latte fix. Having the CT ready to go not only makes weekend camping easier but helps if getting outta dodge for a few days is on the cards.
-
Who remembers when Longford blew up and Smelbourne ran out of gas. Lotta smelly peoples back then with no hot water or cooking facilities. Think we with campers have a bit of a head start on the rest of the poor people with not only the gear to cope but with also the nowse.
-
Who remembers when Longford blew up and Smelbourne ran out of gas. Lotta smelly peoples back then with no hot water or cooking facilities. Think we with campers have a bit of a head start on the rest of the poor people with not only the gear to cope but with also the nowse.
Lol. Lived through that in the late 80's when gales took out power to half of England. My gran just got her old parrafin stoves out and we had hot meals and baths every night. The neighbours ended up coming round to cook and have baths too.
Recently our oven blew up (literally). We didn't replace it for 3 months because we just used the Webber.
-
It's a thing in Australia too. We sell stacks of Back Country Cuisine freeze-dried food to a few folks that are prepping. They're really open about why they're buying it. Definitely less of a gun 'n' ammo focus among most Aussie preppers.
There's plenty of 'take homes' in their argument though. Like, those blackouts we recently had in Adelaide - look how much that crippled people? The following days, we practically sold out of lanterns and lights. Supermarkets sold out of batteries and candles. It shows how underprepared people are even for small weather events. What are the 'take homes' we should be considerate of?
> Have some back up lighting
> Stockpile some food, water and cooking fuel
> Know where you put the Scrabble! ;D
-
When I was growing up in the '80's I had a mate at school who's dad was a bit of a hippy. He was sure we were all going to be killed in a nuclear war, so bought a scrub block at Upper Landsdown and started building a fall out shelter. It was multi tasking as he did need the dirt for mud bricks for the house, but he also had a sizeable bunker when it was finished.
It is a good outlook to indoctrinate your kids with though. "Come on son, lets dig this bunker together as there is no future and everyone is going to die" to a 12 year old kid.... no wonder he became a lawyer ;D.
I'm not sure how successful it would have been though. Fall out and bush fires would have killed his permaculture garden and the preserved food and bottled water would only last so long. I think I'd rather go up in the fireball than slowly starve with radiation sickness :-[.
With everything being bar-coded and scanned these days, the supermarkets don't actually hold anywhere as much stock as they used to. A lot of the shelf packers job of an evening is to 'dress the shelves', where all they do is stack stuff at the front of the shelf to make them look fully stocked.
They rely on central warehousing and suppliers are expected to hold stock, which is great when the supply chain is working.
I lived in Brassall (Ipswich Qld) in 2011 when we had big floods. Our road that ran to the supermarket was under 10m of water, the supermarket also lost power, so after 3-4 days when no one could get in there the freezers were a bit manky. That place shut up shop and didn't open for 6 months (then struggled for another 2 years before going broke).
For us it was 3 days of inconvenience because of my wifes coffee addiction she ran out of fresh milk after 2 days. I have the dual burner stove, multiple car fridges/batteries etc. what was in the cupboard and the camping boxes, so cooking and washing wasn't a problem. The cat ran out of biccies though.
The people in Moggil on the other hand.... They were cut off for a week and lost power on day 1, so those that were set up for camping were well ahead. They had helicopters flying supplies across the river and people were elbowing each other in the throat over a loaf of bread!
The preppers that made me laugh are the ones that stock the house in the city with 16 ton of food, then plan to bug out. How many tins of tomatoes can you fit in a day pack?
Personally, I think it is better to invest your time and energy in forming a cohesive society, rather that withdrawing from it with a plan of cutting it away the first time things go pear shaped. Isn't that the whole idea behind a community?
-
Personally, I think they should all go back and watch the movie, "The Road"......
Even with 2 years stock of dry food, how are they going to survive after that.....
thanks for reminding me, almost out of beer nuts....... ;D
-
I'm not sure how successful it would have been though. Fall out and bush fires would have killed his permaculture garden and the preserved food and bottled water would only last so long. I think I'd rather go up in the fireball than slowly starve with radiation sickness :-[.
Yep. A better use of time than stockpiling would be practicing to bend over backwards to kiss your arse goodbye :cheers:
-
Yep let them prep then https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVQ8byG2mY8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVQ8byG2mY8)
-
I think the Prepper psychology is about seeking to see their genes survive to another generation... post an EOTWAWKI event...
If that's the case - its a very similar driver to most of the subjects on any David Attenborough episode...
Animals surviving; and killing; and mating; to protect/improve/and to pass on their genes...
But I reckon when AI finally takes over - what we all worry about will be redundant anyway ...
Welcome to the Matrix...
-
Doomsday Perppers is that like when the beer truck is bogged or late or worse runs out of fuel . My idea is to be under the bomb/wave/fire/terrist event . Then its not a real problem .
lts when you run out of Grog then the Sh1t hits the fan .Remember the dinosaurs looked over his shoulder as it all turned to Mud & said " Ohhhh Sh1111t " :cheers:
Put your head between your legs & kiss your arse Goodby :'( :'( :cheers:
-
Yep let them prep then https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVQ8byG2mY8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVQ8byG2mY8)
There is no way that would have worked. If he is 14m* from the door, then I'll eat my hat.
*Minimum Arming Range 15 to 42 yd (14 to 38 m)
-
But it was in a movie so it must be true . ;D ;D
Lets not forget about the danger radius of the blast either ;D
I found carrying the 203 was a lot better than lugging the M79 around ..Though for firing and reloading, I prefered the 79..
: ;D
-
Ahh, yes, the M79.
It was always funny watching the new bloke dive to the ground the the wombat gun swinging around and smacking him in the back of the head ;D.
Not so funny when it happens to you :-[.
-
;D ;D Happened many a time :cheers:
-
Maybe they're having the last laugh now? ;D
-
I have a plan for my dooms day prepping.
I have the addresses of all the local preppers.
Ill just go in and take over......easy
-
in the states at least - DDPers have elaborate plans and contingencies to safeguard against marauding hordes.... these plans start and end with a rain of big bullets :cheers:
-
in the states at least - DDPers have elaborate plans and contingencies to safeguard against marauding hordes.... these plans start and end with a rain of big bullets :cheers:
Aah, I've got that covered. I'll arrive by boat.
-
And most all make the same mistakes as their ancestor inspired ways have always done right from the dark ages and cowboys and indians.. Build a nice little fort out in the middle of nowhere on a hill clear all around it and arm it to the teeth ..
;D ;D
-
in the states at least - DDPers have elaborate plans and contingencies to safeguard against marauding hordes.... these plans start and end with a rain of big bullets :cheers:
Yeah, but if ya sneaks up and pumps CO2 into the vents................problems solved.
-
Yeah.... but for real DDPers .... think sentries; watch towers; IR surveillance; tripwires; long escape tunnels; decoy BOLs that invaders can be seduced into and distroyed; multiple redundant safe houses / dens for alternative BOLs; tons of ordinances; and things to trade, (as a last resort) ..... ie: medicines; food; tools; sex slaves etc etc...
Many believe that in a EOTWAWKI situation; invading hordes may comprise of mostly ill-prepared small groups of starving desperados - easily defeated by such a combination of coalition and organisation..... from "the group"
Sent from my SM-N910G using Tapatalk
-
Yeah.... but for real DDPers .... think sentries; watch towers; IR surveillance; tripwires; long escape tunnels; decoy BOLs that invaders can be seduced into and distroyed; multiple redundant safe houses / dens for alternative BOLs; tons of ordinances; and things to trade, (as a last resort) ..... ie: medicines; food; tools; sex slaves etc etc...
Many believe that in a EOTWAWKI situation; invading hordes may comprise of mostly ill-prepared small groups of starving desperados - easily defeated by such a combination of coalition and organisation..... from "the group"
Sent from my SM-N910G using Tapatalk
You just don't do sarcasm does ya?
If the world goes into meltdown, the preppers will no survive any better than anyone else.
Nukes will be flying everywhere, or worse still chemical or germ warfare will be unleashed without any second thoughts.
Preppers will perhaps survive for a short while, but the world they will be coming out into would not be worth living in.
-
Sorry. ... I missed that one...
You're right - for a total nuke out or germ armageddon; there may be no escape. ...
But there are plenty of other ways it could happen: total economic collapse; electromagnetic pulse radiation; rogue meteorite; coldare blowing in Yellowstone, or any of the other 6 approx mega volcanoes lurking around the world; etc.....
Millions would still be (sort of) alive / survive one of these rare; 1 in a million remote events. ..
Incidentally ALL of the above has occurred on Earth before; and all bar one - in our living memory....
I'm just happy to share and stimulate conversation on these subjects; if it helps just one person think about things a little more . ...
BaseCamp
Sent from my SM-N910G using Tapatalk
-
Sorry. ... I missed that one...
You're right - for a total nuke out or germ armageddon; there may be no escape. ...
But there are plenty of other ways it could happen: total economic collapse; electromagnetic pulse radiation; rogue meteorite; coldare blowing in Yellowstone, or any of the other 6 approx mega volcanoes lurking around the world; etc.....
Millions would still be (sort of) alive / survive one of these rare; 1 in a million remote events. ..
Incidentally ALL of the above has occurred on Earth before; and all bar one - in our living memory....
I'm just happy to share and stimulate conversation on these subjects; if it helps just one person think about things a little more . ...
BaseCamp
Sent from my SM-N910G using Tapatalk
My money is on a virus or antibiotic resistant bacteria.
The Spanish flu killed 3-6% of the worlds population
-
What about the "Second Coming"?
-
My money is on a virus or antibiotic resistant bacteria.
The Spanish flu killed 3-6% of the worlds population
Yes, the Spanish flu killed more people than did the activities of WW1....
THE virus attacked mostly the young, and the elderly. .... where the blood vessels in the victims' lungs would breakdown - and death followed shortly after; as they drowned in their own blood...
Some people believe that EOTWAWKI will come via the "zombie apocalypse". .. but I don't believe in zombies. ... LOL....
Sent from my SM-N910G using Tapatalk
-
By coincidence we have just watched this movie, out there and a bit weird, almost no talking, an Irish / pommy doomsday scenario .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgzYl9_a1eU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgzYl9_a1eU)
-
I've seen the original Mad Max film.
All you need is some leathers, some cheesy lines.. push me shove you..
And a blower on you vehicle.
I'll just strap the leaf blower onto the bonnet of the Troll and I'll be sweet.
We could all armour reinforce our campers, but we'd get in trouble for the ball weight. And it would make the canvas hard to fold.
-
I've seen the original Mad Max film.
All you need is some leathers, some cheesy lines.. push me shove you..
And a blower on you vehicle.
I'll just strap the leaf blower onto the bonnet of the Troll and I'll be sweet.
We could all armour reinforce our campers, but we'd get in trouble for the ball weight. And it would make the canvas hard to fold.
We did the Mad Max run and visited all the film locations with a car club
-
By coincidence we have just watched this movie, out there and a bit weird, almost no talking, an Irish / pommy doomsday scenario .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgzYl9_a1eU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgzYl9_a1eU)
Can you believe UK kids were made to watch this movie in school. I was about 10 or 11 at the time. The full movie full on and brutal in its depictions of post nuclear holocaust society. Affected me deeply for years.
https://youtu.be/MrHoMSRZOS4 (https://youtu.be/MrHoMSRZOS4)
-
By coincidence we have just watched this movie, out there and a bit weird, almost no talking, an Irish / pommy doomsday scenario .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgzYl9_a1eU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgzYl9_a1eU)
You'll be right, get this into ya ;D
Pink Floyd - The wall.avi (http://www.veoh.com/watch/v191484557cCyjRfR)
-
Bloody hell, a show called "doomsday castle" has just came on, straight after the movie "fury". This I a joke isn't it?
-
Two minutes later, I'm off to bed, these guys are kidding themselves.
-
Watching Doomsday Castle,
Apart from the daughters being hot, what a load of sh1t.
-
Hahhahahaha ^^^ Typical stupid Septics, Never heard of or seen this show before, But what did I say earlier about, building on hill tops and fortresses and the siege mentality ..
Great that they've just shown every one near and far the ins and outs of their compound .. Yeah I know its a TV set, still makes you laugh at the stupidity of it though . :laugh: