DigitalChaos
02-06-2013, 11:59 PM
Is anyone else addicted to this show?
There is nothing wrong with being prepared, especially if you live in areas prone to disasters. There is also nothing wrong with being self-sufficient. It can be very liberating. Depending on how far you go, it can get a bit... eccentric but hey. The issue with most of the people on this show is that they are heavily driven by fear and some degree of mental instability. Think extreme FOX fans, especially Glenn Beck fans.
I never knew there were so many flavors of these people. Everyone lists what they are getting prepared for. Most reasons are just... wow. You can't help but wonder how some of these people make a living. There also seems to be some huge gaps in their preparedness. For many of them it is their obesity. Every bit of survival gadget isn't going to help them.
There are some amazing trainwrecks too. One guy had all of his weapons taken away by the state (due to mental illness) soon after his episode aired. One is a teenage kid who has a hundred red flags for being the next Columbine. And here are a few amazing examples:
Season 2 Episode 4 might be my favorite. There are 2 Texans building "the alamo" hideout. The whole episode is hilarious but the climax is when they are both sitting in a hunting blind. One shoots his gun INSIDE the blind which gives the other a bit of shell shock. He can't hear shit, starts crying and throwing up, etc. Unfortunately, I can't find this one on youtube anymore.
Another... This guy manages to shoot off his thumb while "training." The full episode shows more drama with him passing out, etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qth1k962_9A
There is nothing wrong with being prepared, especially if you live in areas prone to disasters. There is also nothing wrong with being self-sufficient. It can be very liberating. Depending on how far you go, it can get a bit... eccentric but hey. The issue with most of the people on this show is that they are heavily driven by fear and some degree of mental instability. Think extreme FOX fans, especially Glenn Beck fans.
I never knew there were so many flavors of these people. Everyone lists what they are getting prepared for. Most reasons are just... wow. You can't help but wonder how some of these people make a living. There also seems to be some huge gaps in their preparedness. For many of them it is their obesity. Every bit of survival gadget isn't going to help them.
There are some amazing trainwrecks too. One guy had all of his weapons taken away by the state (due to mental illness) soon after his episode aired. One is a teenage kid who has a hundred red flags for being the next Columbine. And here are a few amazing examples:
Season 2 Episode 4 might be my favorite. There are 2 Texans building "the alamo" hideout. The whole episode is hilarious but the climax is when they are both sitting in a hunting blind. One shoots his gun INSIDE the blind which gives the other a bit of shell shock. He can't hear shit, starts crying and throwing up, etc. Unfortunately, I can't find this one on youtube anymore.
Another... This guy manages to shoot off his thumb while "training." The full episode shows more drama with him passing out, etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qth1k962_9A