Hi!

The eating is very relevant and the guns sell the show to America.

It is more than weird to have anonymous "experts" having the final critique. I think Nyerges summarized very nicely the prep situation in Southern California; basically prepare to shelter in place in the event of an earthquake, but plan to leave in the event of a tsunami or wildfire. Keeps you on your feet, especially if you live on or near the beach.

I learned my survival techniques from The hit Y2000 movie charlies angels.

Im wondering when these people will just start living in houses made of canned food and water jugs.

Personally I think the show is a joke and shouldn't be taken seriously.

Also I dont believe in stocking up on guns Ill just slit my enemies throat in the night after I welcome them into my house for a feast which in return puts everyone at danger and in the end wastes the food we stored and made and will eventually lead to the demise of me and my group.

Here's the link to "Practical Preppers", the experts who evaluate each of the "participants" planning. Note that one of the principals is an engineering graduate of RPI, certainly a well-respected engineering university in Troy, NY.

http://www.practicalpreppers.com/

There is another show starting this Wednesday, Doomsday Bunkers. It looks to be about how to build or who construsts them

So, like a lot of you I am not a huge fan of this show... I think it makes us preppers look like fools at times. But if I catch it on I will watch it, because I firmly believe that most people have something to offer, so I'll watch an hour of a show even if I learn only one useful thing. Last nights episode presented an interesting idea: hiding your stores. The women hid her supplies somewhat obsessively, IMHO, but she did so to keep from irritating her husband, so thumbs up for that. Thankfully my husband is on board, so I don't have to hide stuff! Lol. But, it did get me to thinking: are there any items that you see a need to specifically place in a hidden location in your home?

I'm a renter, so I can't exactly be installing drop down ceilings or anything like that, lol. There is a hidden gap behind my dishwasher though... Canned tuna anyone?

But seriously, without succumbing to extreme paranoia... Is there something you think should be hidden?

Firearms come to mind. And I suppose looking at the first two 5 gallon jugs of water is okay but even my wife gets a little miffed working around the next 8 jugs, so those are placed in odd closets and in around the garage rather than all in one spot.

Watching the show and reading a lot of ZPOC & TEOTWAWKI books (cheaper than hollywood gossip mags and for me more enjoyable) I have been thinking of getting a small room at the storage unit building down the street, one with an outside door for easy entry, and use as a cache. Then maybe one farther outside the city.

I have thought about that as well, it seems like a good idea, not to mention I guess theoretically you could hide in it for a resting spot if it were a teotwawki type situation. Sort of like way stations or something.

I'm not a fan of the storage unit idea. First, in a bad situation the electric locks will be inoperable. Next, the other reality TV theme- Storage Wars; guys who buy up abandoned units. They'll be the first to raid folks' property. I have a friend who works for a buyer. He has scrounged some great stuff (for me too!) and he knows that nearly anything can be found in these units.

I am more in favor of borrowing a family member's unused garage or shed.