Doomsday Preppers, are they nuts or wise?

du Maurier · 12-10-2012 05:35PM

Those people have given up on life a long time ago. They just crave attention. They can't function in any semblance of reality, so just find an outlet to garner attention. There are differing gradations on the scale of their witterings, but essentially it's a hope to be listened to by anyone at all.

Pottler · 12-10-2012 05:37PM

Can you imagine being on your deathbed, apocalypse not having shown up, reflecting on your d.prepper life and going "Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittttt".

Chuck Stone · 12-10-2012 05:40PM

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I think I'd rather face the music and whatever apocalyptic scenario is happening at the time than spend the rest of my life in a hole.

But, but... the bunker would only be used until the initial extinction event was over and then you could set up a community with the other bunkerinos.

I've said too much..

minidazzler · 12-10-2012 05:41PM

Some are nuts, there is no harm in preparing for it, since technically it could happen.

Littlehorny · 12-10-2012 05:51PM

If "doomsday" does come, then we will be wiped out so all the preping in the world will count for fup all. These yanks are only using this theory as an excuse to collect as much guns as possible.

SEPT 23 1989 · 12-10-2012 05:54PM

I feel sorry for the children caught up in all the madness

who_me · 12-10-2012 05:58PM

The biggest problem with being a Doomsday Prepper, is that if you're ever proven right, there'll be no one left to say "I told you so!" to...

smash · 12-10-2012 06:06PM

Have to say I love this series. Some of the scenarios are hilarious... "The world is going to run out of water and zombies will eat us so I'm stockpiling water and 12gauge shotguns. I also have a bug out location a quarter of a mile underground!"

Well they're not that bad but you get the idea.

Knasher · 12-10-2012 06:06PM

They are nuts, even if they were right about society I'd very much doubt their preparations would count for much.

But everybody needs a hobby, the subset from whom that's all it is, well as hobbies go it isn't a bad one.

1ZRed · 12-10-2012 06:20PM

Absolutely crazy.

I was watching a bit if it, and shock horror, they all happened to be God fearing bible bashers with an arsenal of guns.
They'd spend hundreds of dollars on food supplies and have a hidden room to store it all in. And on the door of the hidden entrance was a sign that said "I keep guns to protect my religion" or something along those lines. Absolutely mental people who believe in their right to hold guns on them by right of their constitution, which he and his wife did at all times, as well as keep dozens around the house. Even in their recliner.

I don't just think they're nuts, I think their behaviour is dangerous.

deelite · 12-10-2012 06:27PM

Funniest show ever - one guy had the full survival kit you know the type anyway he brought his sons out to the dessert to practice shoot balloons and he shot through his own thumb, blood everywhere, and what did he not have in his survival bag - a decent first aid kit.:D

sheesh · 12-10-2012 06:30PM

Larbre34 wrote: »

Not all bad??? Just 96% bad! I think Ill take my chances with our high value manufacturing and massive trade surplus thanks! The rest will come right after quite a bit less heartache than a national bankruptcy!!

thats what i said yes.

loobylou · 12-10-2012 06:49PM

deelite wrote: »

Funniest show ever - one guy had the full survival kit you know the type anyway he brought his sons out to the dessert to practice shoot balloons and he shot through his own thumb, blood everywhere, and what did he not have in his survival bag - a decent first aid kit.:D

And the film crew had to arrange his evacuation to hospital by helicopter:D

smash · 12-10-2012 07:07PM

deelite wrote: »

Funniest show ever - one guy had the full survival kit you know the type anyway he brought his sons out to the dessert to practice shoot balloons and he shot through his own thumb, blood everywhere, and what did he not have in his survival bag - a decent first aid kit.:D

That was genuinely one of the funniest things I'd seen. When it happened I doubled over. Then he fainted

btard · 12-10-2012 08:49PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZT6YpCsapg

Pottler · 12-10-2012 09:58PM

I have to admit, right after the twin towers were hit I assumed a major sh1tfest would ensue and filled a trolley with tinned stuff in Lidl that eve. I may also have stocked up on a fair few cartridges. In hindsight, I was over-reacting, but we ate the tinned stuff and still have the ammo, so it was all good. Then again, I do tend to buy up all the smokes in my brand from the local shops the eve before the budget, so I may be a closeted prepper.. the smokes have never gone to waste either though...

TheBegotten · 12-10-2012 11:02PM

Has anyone else noticed they mostly seem to be fat, middle-aged, upper-middle class Caucasian Americans? I hear there's good eating on one of them....

3ndahalfof6 · 12-10-2012 11:04PM

I love peppers, my fav are the blue ones.

minidazzler · 12-10-2012 11:08PM

Pottler wrote: »

I have to admit, right after the twin towers were hit I assumed a major sh1tfest would ensue and filled a trolley with tinned stuff in Lidl that eve. I may also have stocked up on a fair few cartridges. In hindsight, I was over-reacting, but we ate the tinned stuff and still have the ammo, so it was all good. Then again, I do tend to buy up all the smokes in my brand from the local shops the eve before the budget, so I may be a closeted prepper.. the smokes have never gone to waste either though...

Wouldn't the ammo be out of date by now? Most non-military rifle/pistol rounds have an expiration date, not sure about shotty shells.

Pottler · 12-10-2012 11:11PM

minidazzler wrote: »

Wouldn't the ammo be out of date by now? Most non-military rifle/pistol rounds have an expiration date, not sure about shotty shells.

Nah, but if I see any Zombies, I'll test them and get back to you. Shotty shells btw, 00 buckshot - make a mess of ya, sadly I managed to break the gun a few weeks back, which makes me a Doomsday Un-preppeered:D

bnt · 12-10-2012 11:50PM

I haven't seen the show, so I can't comment on any of the specific cases on there. What I would personally ask is: if Doomsday really comes, and civilisation turns in to something from a Dystopian movie, would I want to survive? What would I hope to achieve by that? What qualities do I have that make me important to survival of the human species? I can't think of any.

I don't just want to survive, I want to live. I wouldn't want to put myself through hell just for the sake of mere existence at any cost, and if I had kids, I certainly wouldn't want to do that to them. So when I hear about "doomsday preppers", I think of selfish people who have inflated opinions of themselves, their importance, and their chances of survival. They may just survive to find that there are fates worse than death. :eek:

Pottler · 13-10-2012 05:51PM

bnt wrote: »

I haven't seen the show, so I can't comment on any of the specific cases on there. What I would personally ask is: if Doomsday really comes, and civilisation turns in to something from a Dystopian movie, would I want to survive? What would I hope to achieve by that? What qualities do I have that make me important to survival of the human species? I can't think of any.

I don't just want to survive, I want to live. I wouldn't want to put myself through hell just for the sake of mere existence at any cost, and if I had kids, I certainly wouldn't want to do that to them. So when I hear about "doomsday preppers", I think of selfish people who have inflated opinions of themselves, their importance, and their chances of survival. They may just survive to find that there are fates worse than death. :eek:

Can I have your stuff? If it happens, like.

bnt · 13-10-2012 10:32PM

Pottler wrote: »

Can I have your stuff? If it happens, like.

Sure, you can. I've got an old, wheezy computer, several pairs of shoes on the verge of failure, and half a jar of peanut butter. Oh - and cables, lots of cables, for various bits of obsolete electronics. Might keep you amused for a few minutes.

lukesmom · 13-10-2012 10:36PM

Yeah I reckon they are nuts. Extreme to say the least. What's even worse is thst they involve their poor kids in it. Kids shouldn't have to worry about that bullish*t. That's Americans for you

Pottler · 14-10-2012 12:09AM

lukesmom wrote: »

Yeah I reckon they are nuts. Extreme to say the least. What's even worse is thst they involve their poor kids in it. Kids shouldn't have to worry about that bullish*t. That's Americans for you

My kids phoned to say their idea of heaven is digging bunkers and shooting guns and imagining a zombie apocalypse. I may have spawned preppers. I apologise to the world, in advance.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 14-10-2012 12:32AM

Aren't we all going away for good in December anyway. Can you imagine if that did happen, maybe it would be a good thing, the human race is only sinking lower into the mire. It's a fcuked up world we live in, and there won't be any change.

Cosmicfox · 14-10-2012 12:44AM

I think they're mad personally. The world probably will go to **** one day , but I'd rather go down with the ship than live for a few more months in a place that won't be worth living in anyway. And it seems like you'd just be a target for other people who hadn't bothered prepping themselves, it's not like they are the only ones with guns.

I do have a cupboard shelf filled with tinned food in case I run out of money or food for whatever reason though..

FueledbyCoffee · 14-10-2012 01:04AM

Yeah agree some of them on that show are crazy mofos

Having their kids doing drills and preparing for the end of the world ffs some things kids don't need to be thinking of.

Laughed til I cried at that eejit that shot off his thumb - gob****e

I will say though I think I'm a prepper by nature - not worried about Doomsday as if that happens I reckon we are all f*cked so what's the point but I have this thing about being prepared. Always make sure I have a stock of cereals, tinned stuff, non perishable stuff, medicines, full chest freezer etc. suppose it's no harm if you are using the stuff and if we get bad weather like 2010 we'll be alright

Run_to_da_hills · 05-11-2012 01:07PM

In the wake of superstorm Sandy, preppers are the new prophets. Those who failed to prepare are the new homeless.

For as long as we can all remember, preppers and survivalists have been derided by the mainstream media, labeled “kooks” and “wing nuts” for stockpiling food, water, ammunition, medical supplies and emergency gear. Only paranoid conspiracy theorists engage in evil preparedness activities, we were told by the sellout mainstream media, and they’ve convinced many that preppers may even be terrorists.

The very word “stockpiling” has been used in a derogatory manner, as if it’s somehow bad for private citizens to stockpile food, medicine and emergency supplies that might save lives in a crisis. Never mind that the government stockpiles all these things for its own survival; citizens are routinely taught that stockpiling is bad!

Suddenly all that has changed. In the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, preppers are the ones who aren’t starving, freezing or begging the government to come save them with emergency supplies. Those who failed to prepare are now subjected to the chaotic, incompetent actions of the federal government which is, predictably, operating in a never-ending state of logistical failure.

Further Reading.

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2012/11/05/liberal-media-white-house-owes-preppers-and-survivalists-a-massive-apology-in-the-aftermath-of-superstorm-sandy/

CruelCoin · 05-11-2012 01:21PM

HellFireClub wrote: »

So do we have any preppers on boards.ie???

Not much, but i do keep a "go-bag" prepped behind the couch.

Money, water, food, clothes, sleeping bag, knife, basic tool set, flashlight + batteries, spare shoes, rope and plastic sheeting.

Never had to use it and i hope i never have to. Though i do sleep better at night knowing should the world go to hell properly, i'll be fine and you lot will be ****ed.

Doomsday Preppers, are they nuts or wise?

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