"After Armageddon" on the History Channel

[KK4AMI]

Kind of a what to do after a worldwide pandemic 1:30 hour training film. I thought it was pretty realistic. Lessons learned;

1. Don't live in a big city
2. Don't expect to drive your SUV full of supplies everywhere
3. Stay away from main roads
4. Don't drag a wife in denial and a teenage son addicted to his electronic toys around
5. Learn how to make your own antibiotics. Because sure as shootin' Mother Nature will screw you no matter how trained you are at survival.
6. Stay away from Cities and small towns. Find an open piece of land with running water and farming potential.
7. Amateur radio will be the only form of national and/or worldwide communication
8. Having a gun could not hurt because much of the population will turn predatory
9. Camouflage your residence to look like its been looted already

[WX7P]

Kind of a what to do after a worldwide pandemic 1:30 hour training film. I thought it was pretty realistic. Lessons learned;

1. Don't live in a big city
2. Don't expect to drive your SUV full of supplies everywhere
3. Stay away from main roads
4. Don't drag a wife in denial and a teenage son addicted to his electronic toys around
5. Learn how to make your own antibiotics. Because sure as shootin' Mother Nature will screw you no matter how trained you are at survival.
6. Stay away from Cities and small towns. Find an open piece of land with running water and farming potential.
7. Amateur radio will be the only form of national and/or worldwide communication
8. Having a gun could not hurt because much of the population will turn predatory
9. Camouflage your residence to look like its been looted already

Wow, Mike.

Sounds like some of the Militia types that live in rural Idaho...

[PA5COR]

Meh
I already meet most conditions for prepping, but i don't really believe we need to go the "The sky is falling" road...

[KK4AMI]

Meh
I already meet most conditions for prepping, but i don't really believe we need to go the "The sky is falling" road...

It is just a mental exercise. It also is an interesting study of Human Behavior. This show was put together by experts that studied peoples actions during natural disasters, wars and disease outbreaks. Then they made a prediction about what would happen in a world wide disease outbreak or pandemic. When it gets down to survival, it seems most people lose all signs of "civilized" behavior.

[KK4AMI]

Wow, Mike.

Sounds like some of the Militia types that live in rural Idaho...

I'd consider Idaho if I could bring my fly rod and live near one of those trout streams :)

[WX7P]

I'd consider Idaho if I could bring my fly rod and live near one of those trout streams :)

It's COLD there in the winter. Not like NOVA, bone chilling COLD.

[KC2UGV]

It is just a mental exercise. It also is an interesting study of Human Behavior. This show was put together by experts that studied peoples actions during natural disasters, wars and disease outbreaks. Then they made a prediction about what would happen in a world wide disease outbreak or pandemic. When it gets down to survival, it seems most people lose all signs of "civilized" behavior.

Possibly, at first. However, humans, being the social animals we are, tend to cluster into organized societies.

[KK4AMI]

Possibly, at first. However, humans, being the social animals we are, tend to cluster into organized societies.

Very true, however, the TV show pointed out that it would start as small villages for protection, farming, etc. They would only allow people in that were useful.

[PA5COR]

Let s see, ham radio operator, with independant energy sources check.
Own guns with plenty ammo reloading myself, check.
Mostly enough fuel in supply, house extremely isolated and secure check.
Food, own garden with veggies, potato's etc, check.
Can repair lots of electronic and mechanic thingies, check.
Have a bundle of tools including angle grinder and welder check.
Live in a small city, good neighbours in the small street check.
Have some savings in my account, no debts so if i see the sh*t hit the proverbial fan i can aqquire needed stuff soon and plenty.check.
Have a few good friends living on the land in farms. check.
Don't need medicines yet except over the counter painkillers for my back, enough to be had or can do without check.
Can build a woodstove with materials at hand, enough wood to be found next to my house, check.
Have a 60 gallon watertank with fresh water ( normally for watering plants) check.
Alternative lighting through LED's solar panel and car battery, check.
4 bycicles for 2 persons here, check.
several LED torches with rechargeble batteries check.
Food for one week in supply all the time, chck.
Lamp petrol 20 gallons and petrol lamps, check.
Petrol heater check.
Petrol cooker, check.
Inverter 12 volt to 230 volt 50 Hz 1000 watt check.
etc etc etc, check.

[WX7P]

Let s see, ham radio operator, with independant energy sources check.
Own guns with plenty ammo reloading myself, check.
Mostly enough fuel in supply, house extremely isolated and secure check.
Food, own garden with veggies, potato's etc, check.
Can repair lots of electronic and mechanic thingies, check.
Have a bundle of tools including angle grinder and welder check.
Live in a small city, good neighbours in the small street check.
Have some savings in my account, no debts so if i see the sh*t hit the proverbial fan i can aqquire needed stuff soon and plenty.check.
Have a few good friends living on the land in farms. check.
Don't need medicines yet except over the counter painkillers for my back, enough to be had or can do without check.
Can build a woodstove with materials at hand, enough wood to be found next to my house, check.
Have a 60 gallon watertank with fresh water ( normally for watering plants) check.
Alternative lighting through LED's solar panel and car battery, check.
4 bycicles for 2 persons here, check.
several LED torches with rechargeble batteries check.
Food for one week in supply all the time, chck.
Lamp petrol 20 gallons and petrol lamps, check.
Petrol heater check.
Petrol cooker, check.
Inverter 12 volt to 230 volt 50 Hz 1000 watt check.
etc etc etc, check.

COR! You're a right wing survivalist!

Glenn Beck and Alex Jones would be proud...