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Note: Season 4 episodes of "Doomsday Preppers" are now available on Amazon Prime. Not sure how long it takes before the most recent episode is added though.
Episode 3 "Shepherds & Wolves"
Roger's house was destroyed in a fire seven years ago. Everything was lost including his wife's wedding rings. This started him on the path to prepping. He fears an attack on the US power grid. Roger and Jenni are third generation farmers. Texas is the only state in the US with a completely self contained electrical grid. I did not know that. They have an underground bunker made out of two shipping containers. And have food stockpiled for 24 people for 3 months (with 3 meals per person per day). Roger is developing an air intake system (to pull fresh air into the bunker). Their escape hatch is an old beat up dog house. Ten members of the family conduct a 24 test in the bunker. Being locked in the bunker teenagers is a fate worse than death. They all survive the night and hopefully learned a few lessons.
Curtis says he stared prepping during Y2K. He and his wife have 10 children. They are also surrounded by some 60 other family members. They have rabbits, chickens, and goats on 15 acres.Curtis is also stocking his ponds with fish-- bluegill (eat insects) and catfish (eat minnows). They also have all the family members practice self defense skills (such as archery).
Karissa was laid off from her job and lost her condo. She then moved in with her parents and starting prepping. Karrissa and her husband are located outside of San Diego. The family raises chickens and goats. They also grow meal worms for the chickens to eat. Humans can also eat them and they are high in protein (25%). They also want to make their own clothes and stockpile dog and goat hair. The hair is not the right consistency for spinning though. Karissa volunteers some of her own hair to clump the other hair together. They end up making about 6 feet of yarn.
Episode 4 "Back To The Dark Ages"
Chuck in Texas is building a wind turbine to generate electricity. They also grow moringa (which I had never heard of before). It has a number of nutritional benefits and also helps purifies water. Additional info is here: maringa They are also stockpiling silver and gold for bartering and make their own wine.
Lisa and her partner and 3 sons live in Minnesota. Their bug out plan it to go to a remote island. They can built wigwams out of trees, trap for beaver, etc. They have a number of useful native American skills. They also stress the importance of not sleeping near their main camp in the event of invasion. Due to their current lifestyle, they are well suited for survival. This is reflected in her PP score (75) which is the highest in the episode.
Tom and Beth are in Vermont. Tom is a retired physics professor. They have built a structure (which they call the eco-dome). It is impervious to MOST weapons. They also tap trees for maple syrup (since they're in Vermont) and have rice patties.
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Practical Preppers scores: 5 categories with 20 possible points in each category-- food, water, shelter, security, x factor. See other prepper scores here: Nat Geo Prepper Leaderboard Note: season 4 is not listed yet.
94 is the highest rank achieved so far (by Rodney in season 3). 43 is the lowest (by Brian in season 2). However, even a low score means you're doing something to prep (so I dont necessarily thinks that's a bad thing).
- Roger- 75 (out of 100)
- Curtis- 63 (out of 100)
- Karissa- 49 (out of 100)
- Chuck- 60 (out 100)
- Lisa- 75 (out of 100)
- Tom- 63 out of 100)
Next episodes up are: "You Said It Was Non-Lethal" and "There Will Be Chaos".
Grade: No grade assigned since this is reality show.
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