Anyway- I probably wouldn’t go on a show like that either, and while I hope they’re not portraying prepared Americans as crazy nut jobs, that’s definitely what the promos felt like. I’d expect a little less of that kind of slant from Nat Geo, but I guess we’ll see.

Not to mention these people exposed their preparations, plans, stock and supplies, gun and ammo counts to the population and to the authorities. I hear it from friends of mine a lot, they know where they are going when the SHTF. If I was to turn on that show and find out these people lived near me and I got their name and information and did a little research, I would know exactly where to hit when the SHTF. Poor prepping to expose yourself like that.

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My second son was only 2 merit badges and a project away from Eagle Scout. He is married, 2 children and the youngest supervisor of 20 in his machine shop.

Scouting was pivotal in their lives. I have no fears that if a time came that their families needed their scouting knowledge to make it through a difficult situation they could easily handle it with their scouting skills.

I understand that people need to be protected but come on, this is ridiculous! Things have been taken too far.

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If the Scout Motto was “Be Prepared,” it must now be “Pander to People’s Fear of Anything that Could in Any Way Be Dangerous.”…

Thanks for your comment, you bring up some important points to think about.

Similar to an emergency on board a plane where I would first secure my own oxygen mask and then help others to secure theirs, I plan to first prepare my family and then myself for disaster/emergency.

After those needs are taken care of, I would hope that I have the resources to help a select few who—through no real fault of their own—are not able to help themselves. In many of those cases, yes, I would expect those receiving help to contribute to the well-being of the group where they are able. I do believe, though, that I have some responsibility to look after those who might find themselves in less fortunate circumstances than I.

On the other hand, there are more practical ways to prepare for emergencies than some of the things you’ll see on those shows. It’s pretty unlikely that I’ll be dropped off in the middle of the Amazon with just a tarp and a knife. But there are skills I can develop that will greatly improve the odds of survival in my own area and situation. Those are the skills, equipment, and other practical preparations that we aim to cover on BugOutBlog.

And you’re right—when it comes down to it, the government won’t be around to save us. Even if they were, relying on them certainly wouldn’t be healthy for the maintaining of our freedoms.