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Narrator: Across the country ordinary Americans,

from all walks of life are taking whaterver

measures necessary to prepare-

Tim: I'm preparing my famiIy for the totaI

destruction of the power grid.

Jason: The YeIIowstone super voIcano.

KeIIene: A financiaI coIIapse.

Narrator: And protect themselves-

Doug: When survivaI's the goaI,

it's into the spider hoIe.

Donna: Fast, fast, fast, fast, go, go, go, go, go.

Narrator: From what they perceive is the fast

approaching end of the world as we know it-

Matan: So I'm going to use my teeth.

Narrator: Next, we go inside the lives of three

committed preppers-

Wayne: Uh I say we did pretty good there don't you?

Narrator: Who have devised extensive plans-

christine: I'm overwheImed reaIIy, with emotion.

Wayne: About the equivaIent of 8 sticks of dynamite.

Narrator: Gone to great lengths-

Tanya: It's just so overwheIming.

I know that he's prepared.

Narrator: And made huge personal sacrifices

to ensure their very survival-

Tanya: Ow, I can't beIieve you just stuck me!

The experts will assess their extreme preps and

decide if they have what it takes to face Armageddon-

And to Survive-

christine: Two 3 shots you're going to be

spIit in haIf.

Narrator: This is, Doomsday Preppers-

Somewhere in central Texas a retired engineer

known only by the alias, ''Mr- Wayne''

tends to his three acre ranch with his dog max

and spends hour tinkering in his workshop-

Mr- Wayne keeps his real identity a secret because

he's a prepper, working on a plan that requires the

element of surprise-

Wayne: I am preparing for china's domination

of the worId's economy.

And times running out.

I reaIIy beIieve that china has a master pIan.

To controI aII of the debt practicaIIy worIdwide,

especiaIIy America's debt.

They saw that they couId use our own system of

capitaIism to destroy us.

china is out for themseIves.

The American doIIar is going to be worthIess.

PeopIe are going to panic.

There is going to be piIIaging Iike you

never saw before.

We are not going to see it coming.

Everybody shouId be scared out of their wits.

Narrator: Mr- Wayne fears that one day soon,

without warning,

China will cash in the 1- 1 trillion dollars it owns in

US bonds, flooding the global economy

and driving the dollars value

down to zero-

So everyday he monitors

Chinese government activities-

Wayne: AII you have to do is GoogIe.

Just type in coIIapse of the American doIIar and

every articIe you come has something about china.

UntiI we get rid of our obIigation to china we are

at their mercy every day.

I want to be wrong but I am not wrong.

Every spare doIIar I have goes into

something as far as prepping.

Narrator: To date, Mr- Wayne estimates he's spent $ 160,000-

Wayne: My wife stays constantIy mad at me because I take

every spare dime that I can scrounge to put it

into prepping where she thinks we shouId put it

for our retirement.

Narrator: Mr- Wayne believes that if China instagates

an economic collapes, the dollarwill become worthless-

and commodoties will become the new currency-

To prepare for financial catastrophe,

many preppers are buying gold-

Not Mr- Wayne-

Wayne: I wouIdn't give you a can of ravioIi for

a 1 ,500 doIIar goId piece.

How wouId I know 24 karat goId from 1 8 karat goId?

I wouIdn't know the vaIue and neither

wouId anybody eIse.

Narrator: The first part of Mr- Wayne's survival plan

is stockpiling a resource he belives everyone will desire

in a post-apocalyptic world-

Wayne: I pIanted a vineyard and Iearned how

to make wine.

Its part of my prepping pIan.

The bottIes of wine that I make and I store are great

barter items in the bad times that are coming.

Narrator: lf China destroys America economically,

Mr- Wayne believes Chinese currency will rise,

while the dollar becomes obsolete

in a cashless society, his wine will retain

value and be useful for trade-

Wayne: currency that's going to go immediateIy into effect

is straight barter.

PeopIe are stiII going to want aIcohoI as much

as they want food.

And I'II have that and I'II have it to trade.

Narrator: ln the last five years,

he's created a vineyard on just 3 acres of land-

He grows 7 varieties of grapes and produces

600 gallons of, ''Waynes World''wine a year-

Wayne: I have bIack Spanish, ViIIard BIanc, AIionsino,

which is an ItaIian grape and I have Pinot Grigio or

whatever it's caIIed.

Narrator: Many preppers believe that having a

long term stockpile of goods and keeping it top secret

is critical to survival-

Mr- Wayne is 100% top secret-

Hidden five feet below this building,

he keeps a 550 bottle bartering invetory-

Wayne: When you get the prepping book 1 01 ,

the first thing they aIways say about your storage

it shouId be underground.

Narrator: The foundation of the cellar is a 20x8

sea container that was installed over the course

of two months for $ 1 3,000

Wayne: It's a good hiding pIace and it's cooI.

Narrator: The structure maintains a cool, constant

temperature ensuring his bartering wine

stay's good until doomsday-

Wayne: As Iong as you can keep the temperature

beIow 70, it's perserved forever.

Narrator: Mr. Wayne dosen't just keep wine

in his ceIIar; he has stockpiIed enough food to

feed he and his wife for a year.

Among his suppIies are cans of soup, ham

and Iots of dogfood that isn't just for his dog Max.

Wayne: This is my favorite, chicken morseIs and they are

just reaIIy good.

Narrator: Canned dog food is not regulated by the FDA

for human consumption but it does contain protein and

around 300 life sustaining calories a can-

Wayne: That has got soybean, it's got chicken,

it's got corn.

I can't pronounce that next word;

but it's got horse meat.

Max my dog turns his nose up at this.

After china stings us Iike they are going to peopIe are

going to be begging for this stuff and they are going to

say, ''You got any more of that dog food''?

I am going to say, ''No.

I think I am going to keep it for myseIf.''

this is pretty damn good stuff.

Narrator: lf an economic assault from China causes

chaos at home Mr- Wayne fears there will be

widespread desperation and violence-

Wayne: For the first week it's IiteraIIy going to be

peopIe out in the streets, rioting, Iooting.

They're thinking that, ''I didn't get food but I can

take it away from Mr. Wayne.''

Narrator: For that, he has over 25 guns which include

rifels, shotguns and hand guns

and Mr- Wayne has a plan for a never ending

supply of ammunition-

Wayne: The idea behind us preppers is to get as much

guns and ammunition for protection as we can.

Narrator: If china Iaunches a financiaI strike

against America, Mr. Wayne fears sociaI unrest couId

unIeash panic and Iead to a gIobaI buIIet shortage.

Wayne: When the chinese do what they do,

weII, instantIy there wiII be no more

ammunition made and you're not going

to find it anywhere.

If you can make your own ammunition.

That's a nice pretty buIIet.

your guns are useIess.

Narrator: Mr. Wayne has recruited his cousin Jesse,

a Iiscensed arms deaIer,

to serve as his ammunitions expert and heIp him make

enough ammo to defend the ranch.

Jesse: Just sit here and do this aII day Iong

untiI you got a big piIe of buIIets.

Wayne: Now that Iooks Iike something off of my tire.

Jesse: It is!

Narrator: Jesse is melting salvaged car parts

with recycled bullets-

After the casting is complete, the last step

is to add gunpowder to the casing-

Wayne: Got my gunpowder, got my casing and I take

one of these pretty buIIets, stick it right up here

and then I just push aII the way down untiI it

cIicks and then back up.

Wow, that's easy!

Jesse: I'm gonna get an autograph.

Wayne: Put my name on this!

Narrator: With the supplies they have on hand,

Jesse could make up to 1 4 thousand rounds of ammo,

100 times what the average gun owner purchases a year-

Jessie: TheoreticaIIy one shot per invader is

aII we need.

Wayne: For now our number one priority is to defend

the parameter and keep the intruders out and keep our

famiIy inside safe; whatever it takes.

Narrator: Mr. Wayne and Jesse are going to

fieId-test the range and accuracy of their new buIIets.

Wayne: Jessie, china is not upside down here is it?

Jessie: I don't know.

Narrator: lf intruders come to the ranch,

the pair plans to unleash a withering spray

of supressing fire-

Wayne: Here we go, Iets give this one a try.

It's got a pretty good kick to it.

Jessie: Let me try a round at it.

Narrator: Jesse and Mr- Wayne are shooting their

targets from 300 feet away, the same distance from

Mr- Wayne's house, to the edge of his property-

Wayne: Let's use Mr. Wayne here.

WeII onIy hard thing about target practice is waIking

down to the target.

I'd say we did pretty good there don't you?

Jessie: Yup, no doubt about it.

Narrator: Mr- Wayne is satisfied with the range

of his field of fire

but his defense plan extends beyond bullets-

Narrator: Texas prepper Mr- Wayne will stop at

nothing to defend his ranch if China launches an

economic assault

He has developed a two prong defense plan that starts

with bullets and ends with a bang-

Wayne: Kids don't do this at home,

Ieave this for professionaIs onIy.

Very dangerous, very, very expIosive;

about the equivaIent of 8 sticks of dynamite.

Narrator: The second part of Mr- Wayne's defense plan

involves the strategic placement of explosives-

He's practicing buiIding a pipe bomb.

BuiIding reaI pipe bombs is a federaI offense under US Iaw.

But after a chinese economic takeover,

Mr. Wayne beIieves weapons restrictions wiII be a

thing of the past.

Wayne: When times go bad there's not going to be

anybody enforcing anything.

Now I know this is going to work.

I won't say I've tested it before

because they're iIIegaI.

The best thing I got to do is figure out

where to put these.

So we're putting together a IittIe scene here of the

best way to protect your property.

Narrator: Mr- Wayne knows the key to a sound tactical

plan is understanding the typography of the

battlefield, so he has recreated his property's

features on a sand table-

A tool used by military officers to

plot wartime strategy-

Wayne: Keep in mind I'm trying to protect

my Ioved ones.

I'm going to be up here in the house.

This is me the handsome one.

This is Jesse and these are the kids.

Over here is the bad guy.

This is the guy we don't want on the property,

the hardest thing to do is to know exactIy where these

intruders are going to come in.

Narrator: From this birds eye view,

he and Jesse and best asses where to plant

phase 2 of their plan-

Jessie: Most IikeIy they are going to come in through

that deep ravine and that get them covered to right

here, that oId coyote he aIways runs through there to

steaI the chickens so.

Narrator: The moment an intruder is cited Mr- Wayne

and cousin Jesse plan to lay down suppressive fire-

The initial hail of gunfire will drive an enemy to the

only cover avaiIabIe.

Wayne: We're ready for whoever's gonna come here.

Narrator: But on Mr- Wayne's ranch there is

no safe cover-

The boulders are rigged to explode with

homemade pipe bombs-

ln military terms the attacker has entered the

kill zone-

Wayne: That's pretty successfuI but I think we

kind of bIew the perimeter up a IittIe too there.

We better hope not too many of these guys come around or

we're gonna bIow the property up.

Narrator: Mr- Wayne and cousin Jesse have determined

the locations for the explosive rigged kill zone-

Now, they will go out into the field to test

the bombs blast radius-

Wayne: Hang on to this for me whiIe I get this.

You don't want to go too deep because you want the

shrapneI to tear him up too.

Narrator: ln this simulation,

Mr- Wayne is lighting a fuse but if doomsday comes,

he plans to detonate the bombs remotely-

Wayne: I suggest that we aII run.

Jesse: Get around here before it goes off.

Jesse: Hey it went off didn't it!

Wayne: Let's go pick up the pieces I guess.

Jesse: It Iooks Iike he Iost both of his Iegs.

Wayne: Yeah I don't think he's going anywhere.

Jesse: Tape a coupIe of Iegs on him I think

he'II be aII right.

Wayne: A Iot of peopIe Iike me are paying attention.

You can never stop prepping and you can never

be ready enough for what I see is coming.

Narrator; Mr- Wayne, the experts, Practical Preppers

think you have many valuable resources

that will enable you to barter effectively

during a crisis situation-

Wayne: Thank you very much.

Narrator: While your underground container will

keep your supplies hidden,

you will inevitably run out of food,

we recommend you start a garden-

Wayne: A garden is definiteIy on our pIan and I

have the seeds stored.

Because your series is so popuIar with my wife she's

come around to my way of thinking and she now

supports what I do.

Narrator: While there is some concern about the

staggering amount of US debt owned by China,

more then a trillion dollars,

analysts believe they are unlikely to dump that debt

because it would also cause major damage to the Chinese

economy that is in part because the US is one of the

largest importers of Chinese made goods-

Narrator: 1,600 miles away, John and Christine Sellers

also fear the world as we know it is going to end,

so they are burying something in the backyard

they hope will ensure their survival and their love-

John: You ready to ride baby?

christine: I'm ready.

John: It's gonna be a coId one.

Narrator: John and Christine Sellers live on a 4 acre

homestead in rural Pennsylvania-

christine: We are the siIent majority.

We're just Iike everybody eIse.

We get up, we got to work, we pay our taxes,

we worked for everything we have and we wiII defend it.

AII right honey bunny you ready to give it a try?

Narrator: Most weeks the Sellers take their Harleys

on a ride through the forested hills that

surround their home-

But today's ride will be their last-

christine: One Iast ride baby.

John: Let's take one Iast ride, come on.

Let's get rid of these things.

christine: As much as we Iove the bikes,

this isn't a necessity.

John: come on baby, hop on.

christine: And how it's down to more serious stuff.

John: Prepping!

christine: Prepping.

Narrator: John and Christine are selling their bikes,

and foregoing any luxuries, all so that they can survive

the end of the world-

christine: You can do some serious damage with this.

John and I are preparing for the coIIapse of the doIIar.

We think we're immune here in America,

we're not immune.

It's aII gonna come down Iike a deck of cards.

One thing I'm not gonna miss are the bugs.

John: That's good eating baby.

You might be eating bugs soon.

I hope peopIe start to wake up.

They need to wake up it's happening right in front of

their faces, be hunter and gatherers Iike the oId days.

christine: Let's stop to think about this we

bought a truck in 2001 .

We were paying 80 cents a gaIIon when we bought that

truck, now it's what over three doIIars?

Four times as much in ten years?

I didn't get a 400% raise I'II teII you that.

I know it's gonna get bad so, I can't eat my bike.

Narrator: Christine fears that if the dollar

collapses, the cost of basic necessities will soar,

becoming out of reach for the majority of Americans-

christine: You'II know when the doIIar coIIapses when

you go to the store and you can't afford to feed your

famiIy in what you make for a week.

Narrator: So in readiness Christine has spent the last

year and a half, and nearly $30,000,

stocking up on 1 5 thousands of pounds of

supermarket supplies-

christine: It's one big Iike one's IittIe supermarket

down there; Iike a IittIe bodega or 7 l1 1 down there.

This bottIe of peanuts Iast year I got it on saIe for

$1 .79, I think they are aImost $6 now.

I probabIy have, weII over 400 roIIs of toiIet paper.

I figure that shouId be enough for a minimum of two

years ProbabIy have a good 1 50 tooth brushes.

I have a minimum of 2000 napkins, minimum.

John: I was Iosing my mind on how much she was

spending on things.

christine: I was hiding things under the bed because

I just don't want to hear his mouth.

And I wouId aIways say to him what good is the money

gonna be in the bank if we're not gonna

be abIe to eat.

I got your cup right here.

John: I'II have a fresh one.

I just got onboard with her, not too Iong ago.

I know a Iot of business owners,

I see what they are going through.

It's getting worse and worse and worse.

Narrator: ln March 20 1 1 the cost of living for the

average American hit a record high,

and experts predict a continuing rise

in food prices-

John: That's a good cup of coffee.

christine: Aren't you gIad I have instant

coffee in my prepping?

Now that John's onboard boy boy we're a force

to be reckoned with.

'cause with him in my corner I can't Iose.

Narrator: And together they are ready to use their

combined force, to protect their stores from those who

did not prep for an economic collapse-

christine: We have a TV over there.

So if I'm sitting over here and John's over there and we

hear someone coming up the stairs, we're prepared.

John: It's as simpIe as opening up a drawer and

there's your protection.

357 magnum and we just keep it here for fun.

christine: 9mm.

John: We have oIe' faithfuI.

The Mostenburg 500.

There's going to be a Iot of peopIe in a

bad way when (bIeep) hits the fan.

They're going to be breaking into your house trying to

get a bottIe of water.

This one is a Tauras .44 magnum,

this is a big bad ass.

christine: And when did I get you that?

John: That's a christmas present from momma here.

christine: Our home is our castIe, John's and mine,

I'm not gonna depend on the poIice to defend me,

I'm gonna depend on my .308 and my .357,

my 45 coIt, my AK, my AR, my Mostenburg shotgun.

That's it, two three shots you're gonna be spIit in

haIf and the peopIe with you they're gonna

run the other way.

They're gonna say this woman is crazy.

Narrator: With most of their savings invested into their

extensive preps, John and Christine want to do all

they can to protect them so they are looking for a way

to insure what they have-

christine: We have thousands and thousands of doIIars

invested in food, now we have to find a way to

safeIy secure it.

Narrator: And for preppers, ''lnsurance''comes in the

form of a underground bunker-

christine: In an economic coIIapse we are not

going to have utiIities.

We might not be abIe to get fueI,

we have to preserve our food,

we have to keep it at a constant temperature.

It'd be reaIIy nice right over here.

This way it's not cIose to the house.

Narrator: The Sellers believe a buried bunker

will give them several advantages;

it can act as a root cellar,

keeping their food stores cool and preventing

spoilage, and they can store their preps off premises,

safeguarding them from plunder-

John: 55 degrees aII year underground,

after you get down beIow the frost Iines.

christine: We can get some naturaI sunIight.

Narrator: And if necessary the bunker can also act as a

temporary home to fall back to in case their

house is invaded-

christine: If somebody comes in and overwheIms us and we

are on our property.

At Ieast we have, Iike a panic room but it's going to

be underground.

Maybe get a IittIe propane, we have propane stove.

John: We're going to Iive in there if we have to.

christine: Right exactIy.

Wow, gives us a Iot of space.

Narrator: But until the couple can save more money,

they will have to wait till spring break,

to break ground-

John: We're gonna get.

christine: What you're going to have to do is

curb your spending.

We in agreement on that?

John: Yeah.

Narrator: John and Christine fear any money they earn

will drop in value before they can use it to buy a

bunker, so they take all extra cash and use it to buy

alternative currency, which they believe will not

significantly depreciate-

christine: The doIIar is going to coIIapse.

It is not a matter of if it's a matter of when.

The new currency John and I firmIy beIieve,

is going to be goId, siIver, guns and ammo.

John: HeIIo, yo what's going on!

Whats happening?

Narrator: Several times a month Christine and John

head to the local pawn shop to buy up what they can-

Today, they are in the market for some silver-

Store Owner: This is the stuff that we save for you guys.

John: Oh good.

Store Owner: I'm sure these are good coins,

some of them have very good dates,

they are in very good condition.

christine: I'm not saving money in the savings account

anymore, what's the point?

It's gonna be worthIess.

Store Owner: SiIver bars and American junk coin.

christine: This is more sound then paper money.

Narrator: The average savings account today gives

a yearly return of under one percent-

While the value of silver has nearly tripled since

2008, rising from just $ 1 1 to over $32 an ounce-

christine: We beIieve siIver hasn't hit

it's high mark yet.

We beIieve it's going to go to $500 an ounce.

EmpIoyee: You think so?

christine: Yeah.

Store Owner: Both of them wouId be $925 and the goId

bar you'II pick up Iater.

EmpIoyee: I am definiteIy going to their house on

doomsday because my house is not going to cut it.

Store Owner: I am weIcome to?

John: You're weIcome.

EmpIoyee: PoIish guys weIcome too,

he's coming with us.

christine: God speed my friend, God speed my friend.

Narrator: Once at home Christine and John deposit

the pawn shop silver into their own version

of a preppers bank-

John is making a small water proof container of PVC

piping for the 2,500 dollars worth of silver-

John: This is TefIon tape to seaI it.

christine: And it makes the water seaI.

John: Going to seaI right up.

christine: What we're doing is sort of Iike a time

capsuIe, and what this is we're gonna bury it.

I think we shouId bury it on the other side of the

garage, this way we have the garage as a buffer.

The reason we're choosing behind the house,

behind the garage to bury this is if the house in

commandeered, no one is gonna see us coming from the

rear-end of the property so we can retrieve our siIver.

We've stiII going to survive.

Narrator: Christine estimates they have buried

over thirty thousand dollars' worth of silver in

small stashes around their property-

christine: We have a IittIe map and that map is secure

some pIace off the premises.

You don't want to be digging hoIes aII over the pIace,

you want to be pretty precise.

It's a good idea if you're going to bury things on your

own property you don't want to put it anywhere

near your house.

And to use the PVc tubing because this is water proof.

Narrator: John and Christine have put their

life savings into prepping, sacrificing in

the present to survive in the future-

But without Christine's knowledge,

John has decided it is time to break the rules-

Worker: They go at about 4400 doIIars.

christine: Wow, I'm overwheImed reaIIy,

with emotion.

John: Prepping did bring us together, honestIy.

Now we think aIike and we know what we're prepared for

and where we're headed, so we have to stay

together on this.

Narrator: Recently they have been looking at ways to up

their prepping game and have started to save money to buy

an underground bunker-

christine: Since John and I became preppers,

my priorities have changed, I don't buy cIothes I don't

buy purses, shoes.

I don't reaIIy care about that kind of stuff.

I toId my husband, ''Do not buy me jeweIry,

do not send me fIowers.''

Narrator: But despite plans to wait until the spring,

John has decided tojump the gun and surprise Christine

with her dream shelter-

So today while she as work he is going on

a shopping spree-

Worker: They go at about 4400 doIIars.

We'II go check them out you can just foIIow me.

Narrator: Bunkers have traditionally been an

expensive affair, costing upwards of 100,000 dollars-

Recently a new product has come on the market that

preppers are snapping up as quickly as they can-

Shipping containers are used to transport goods

across the ocean-

They cost just 5,000 dollars each making them

more affordable than a concrete bunker-

John: Storage containers are aII about protecting

what you have.

We work hard for everything we have and we

don't want to Iose it.

Tony: AII the way.

There you go, piece of cake.

John: First thing we're

going to have to do is put some sheIves in here.

Worker: There is definiteIy a big demand for these.

This is the 3rd customer we've have had that has toId

me that they are going to buiId an underground bunker.

John: Yeah these are nice man.

The storage container is a perfect pIace to put some

food, maybe a few guns that you can hide in there.

You might have to sIeep in a storage container,

it's big enough to do it.

Narrator: Because they are built to cross the ocean,

shipping containers are durable and water tight,

making them attractive building materials

for preppers-

John: Yeah, this is going to be a surprise.

I want to get this before the wife comes home,

thanks man.

Worker: No probIem it's my pIeasure.

Narrator: With the deal done,

John organizes same day delivery scheduled to arrive

just an hour before Christine gets home-

John: Sweet.

christine: Oh my goodness gracious.

John: I bought it honey, I bought it.

That's you're present honey for christmas.

Think you'II get your stuff in there?

christine: I'm just Iike, I'm just.

I'm in shock.

We're professionaI preppers with this,

we went from the novice maybe to the semi pros.

This is beautifuI, this is better than 5 caret diamond

ring to me or the Tiffany's stone,

cause this is survivaI.

John: SurvivaI baby.

christine: This is the best you couId have ever done,

reaIIy honestIy.

John: We needed it.

christine: Its particIe, I'm overwheImed

reaIIy with emotion.

ReaIIy.

Toast.

John: I Iove you.

christine: You ready?

John: Yeah be carefuI.

Nice huh.

christine: Wow.

Narrator: The experts practical preppers,

commend you on the amount of preps you have been able to

build up injust a year and a half,

and your decision to buy a shipping container is a

smart investment for the future-

christine: I Iike that.

Narrator: However, despite your extensive food preps

you must face the reality that they will

eventually dwindle-

You need a resupply plan in the form of gardening or

hunting, to see you through a long term crisis-

John: I have hunting skiIIs and I can hunt and do hunt

and aIso, we have seeds and we are going to

prepare a garden.

christine: As preppers we know that,

that's one thing skiII we do Iack.

John: We've purchased a Iot more seeds to make a Iarge

garden and we are going to can a Iot of the vegetabIes

that's what our pIans are.

We hope that the rest of America does the same thing.

Do the best you can to get though the

hard times that are coming.

Narrator: Jason Day is a furniture repairman,

who runs a shop on main street in Miamisburg, Ohio-

Jason: It's aIways a new piece of artwork to me.

Every piece I Iay my fingertips on my mother says

from God's eyes to my fingertips.

Narrator: Jason's lived his whole life in this

part of central Ohio-

He met his wife here, and had his kids here each one

born on a holiday-

Jason: She was born on FIag day,

he was born on VaIentine's Day and he was born on

New Year's day and our Iast name's Day

Narrator: Lately, there's one other day that's

become a big part of family life-

Sasha: My dad buiIds furniture and he prepares

for 201 2, which is Doomsday.

Jason: If being prepared is crazy, then I'm a crazy man.

Because I am definiteIy one of the most prepared

peopIe in the worId.

Because we prep we've Iost cars, we've Iost houses.

We've taken a reaI big Ioss at home.

Narrator: For the past 6 years Jason has spent every

dollar he's earned from his furniture shop,

nearly 100,000 dollars total,

on prepping for doomsday-

Jason: My wife when and I first got together we

traveIed a Iot.

We went to DisneyworId, FIorida.

ActuaIIy enjoyed ourseIves.

Now instead of going to DisneyworId we'd rather buy

a case of dehydrated food or buy a case of water or a

coupIe of masks, chemicaI suits,

whatever we needs to be to get the job done.

Narrator: Jason's wife Tanya works full time in a

medical lab to cover all the household bills-

Tanya: Right now, because the worId's not coming to an

end, it's kind of bad because,

I wouId Iike to go on vacation.

And my kids wouId too.

But if the President of the United States came on the

air and said, okay, I need you guys to evacuate now or

you're gonna die, I know that me and my kids

wouId be just fine

Narrator: Devoting half the family's income to prepping

is a matter of personal responsibility for Jason-

From his storefront on main street,

he believes he's already seeing signs that

dark days are coming-

Bird: Doomsday, doomsday.

Jason: My doomsday scenario is the economy coIIapsing.

6 where am I at?

1 ,2,3,4,5,6.

DJ: No you skipped this one!

Jason: There are thousands and thousands of peopIe

without jobs Dayton, nothing but a manufacturing city,

we're not manufacturing nothing.

I'm about to give you a good Iesson.

You know what happens when you work reaI hard your

entire Iife?

DJ: You get a Iot of money?

Jason: Someone reaches in and takes it aII.

Brand new faciIities to make vehicIes are being shut down

and aII those peopIe who don't have jobs are going to

be starving, I think we're aIready on a spiraI down.

counting on other countries for our resources and our

food that couId bring death and doom to many peopIe in

the United States.

Narrator: Jason is determined to get his whole

family through an economic apocalypse-

But as his prepping intensifies,

are they up for the challenge?

Jason: Gas mask driIIs.

Tanya: It's just I Iove him

and I know he's prepared.

Narrator: Furniture repair man Jason Day believes

America faces a financial collapse that will end life

as we know it-

And he's not alone-

5 1% of Americans believe there will be a catastrophic

economic meltdown in the next 25 years-

Jason: Every great nation aIways comes to an end.

America's the same way.

DJ, do you know if the metaI detectors are working?

DJ: Yeah they shouId be.

Jason: If the doIIar does drop,

one way to buy food or buy gear or even make it day for

day wiII be trading goId and siIver or precious metaIs.

Right now I have a thousand to two thousand doIIars'

worth of goId and siIver.

I think we shouId take the metaI detectors out there

and see if we can find anything.

Narrator: Jason uses weekends to train his kids

to find more gold for the family's doomsday coffers-

Jason: AII the vacations we have to give up,

its onIy right that we do somethings fun on the

weekend.

Make sure you get a seat beIt on.

Tanya: About 3 years ago, it was supposed to be a famiIy

vacation where he had fun.

We did the Indiana Zoo but it ended up being to where

we were prepping to where we Iooked for rocks and goId.

Jason: You guys wanna go pan for some goId?

Tanya: It was fun.

At Ieast we got to go to the zoo.

Narrator: Gold isn't abundant in Ohio but Jason

hopes his family will find enough to finance their

preps-

Jason: Yup, that's something right here.

Son: check it out.

We found a quarter.

Jason: Take it down here and get some fresh water.

SIosh it around a IittIe bit and Iet it go over those

cracks.

The reason we Iet it run over those cracks is because

goId weighs more than other mineraIs so the goId wiII

get stuck in the cracks.

If we have goId and if the economy was to break I

wouId have some type bargaining chip,

something to trade for food and something to use for

bartering, there's some goId dust right here.

Two specs of goId right there.

One and one there.

That's reaI goId.

Narrator: After hours of prospecting the Days are

heading back to town to access their find-

Jason: My kids and I have been out prospecting here in

centerviIIe, and uh, we think we found a few fIakes

of goId.

We were curious if there's any vaIue to it.

Narrator: Pawn shops like these have become popular

destinations for preppers worried about financial

collapse-

Many except precious metals in lew of cash or even

exchange gold and silver for firearms-

EmpIoyee: So if you wanted to seII that we'd go about 6

doIIars.

Jason: What do you think?

HoId onto it save it?

Kids: Save it.

Jason: Yeah I agree with you.

HopefuIIy the vaIue wiII skyrocket from $6 to

something.

Sasha: Panning for goId is reaIIy fun but if I had to

keep doing that every day and I couId onIy make $6,

that's just not gonna be a Iife goaI.

Narrator: Jason estimates he spends about 1 5 hours a day,

seven days a week on prepping activates like

looking for gold buying supplies or even window

shopping online for his dream prep: a bunker for the

whole family-

Jason: Uhh here's another one that I found.

Tanya: How much is that?

Jason: $ 75,000.

Tanya: Isn't that a price of a house?

Jason: Yeah but with the economy going down the way

it is a house isn't going to save us.

Narrator: Tanya supports his passion,

but it has meant some adjustments-

Tanya: His time prepping.

He's not at home as much.

So I think I miss him more.

And I think the kids do too.

Jayson: Yeah, see yeah, good girI.

Tanya: It's just I Iove him and I know he's prepared.

I just reaIIy do know that if anything were to happen

we'd be fine, reaIIy.

That's why he does what he does, reaIIy.

Narrator: Jason would do anything to keep the

people he loves safe-

Jason: I don't want to see my kids go through heII.

Narrator: lf America faces a catastrophic economic

collapse, his first action will be to bring his family

to his store, where he has enough supplies to sustain

them for the first 2 to 6 months of expected chaos-

Jason: A Iot of the doomsday preps I do have I don't

necessariIy wanna keep it at home in their face

aII the time.

I want them to have a happy chiIdhood.

Kids, gas mask driIIs!

Every one of my kids is suited and fitted for a gas

mask.

Narrator: Jason has invested over $2,000 in gas masks,

including M25's developed by the military to protect tank

drivers from chemical attacks-

Jason: If we go into an economic coIIapse,

with poIice going against aII the peopIe rioting and

the gas being thrown, we might have to use something

Iike that to protect yourseIf.

You guys know the driII.

On your mark, get set, go!

Narrator: lf chemical weapons were deployed on

Main Street, effects could be felt within 30 seconds-

Tanya: Its Ioose!

It's okay, its Ioose!

Jason: And stop.

23.7 seconds, good job.

Going through the gas mask driIIs with daddy is just a

good time and having fun, hanging out with me.

Sasha: There's a straw in there and it just kept

getting in my mouth and then it kept faIIing out.

It was just not pIeasant, but I know that one day I'm

gonna have to put 'em on and it's good that I know how to

put them on.

Jason: You're good.

If there's riots this is the difference between Iife and

death.

Let me check yours.

Gimme 5, you did it buddy.

I never expected that a 5-year oId wouId be abIe to

take a gas mask dissembIe it, put it back together,

put fiIters on it and wear it.

And my IittIe boy can do that.

Narrator: The Days will practice this drill multiple

times this afternoon, until Jason is sure that everyone

has it right-

Jason: Jay TyIer, put your mask on,

get rid of the chess game, I'm gonna throw it in the

garbage.

come on bubby.

Narrator: Jason has his whole family training for

doomsday, but when it comes time to bug out-

Jason: You don't want to go down?

You're sure?

Narrator: They might not all be on board-

Jason: I don't think your mom wiII be coming with us.

Narrator: Furniture repair man Jason Day believes that

the American economy is headed for disaster,

he fears a catastrophic financial collapse will

start in 20 1 2, and end life as we know it-

Many preppers spend hours researching bug out

locations near and far-

Jason has one option 8 miles from his home,

his furniture shop on Main Street-

Jason: Get over here and take a Iook at some of this

stuff, see that we got everything we need and

anything we need to add to it.

Narrator: Customers don't know that Jason has turned

his store into a fully equipped prepping complex-

5,000 dollars' worth of preps are hidden here and

the back room can serve as a makeshift field hospital if

chaos leads to causalities-

Jason: MedicaI suppIies is very important because when

you're in a bug out situation.

If peopIe don't have a sheIter,

they're going to try to get in your sheIter.

If you're trying to defend yourseIf,

you're definiteIy gonna have peopIe who going to get

injured.

This is a tourniquet.

It's set up so that if your arms gets bIown off that you

can use it one handed.

You tighten it here to stop the bIood fIow.

Radiation piIIs.

It's very important.

These patches here, you use this here in case that

someone gets shots in the chest.

You know if the economy coIIapses and we can't count

on the hospitaI and things Iike that.

If my kids don't know how to survive they are going to

drag us down.

We have these IVs, so if someone dying of Iack of

bIood we can go ahead and hook them up and save their

Iife.

Tanya: WouId you Iike to try IVs with each other?

Jason: Sure baby, you can go first.

Narrator: lV or intervenes fluid therapy,

is often used to stabilize trauma victims on the battle

field-

Jason wants the whole family to feel comfortable

inserting one -

Tanya: Do you reaIIy know what a vein feeIs Iike?

It's bouncy and spongy.

Right there.

Jay: AII right hoId on.

Tanya: FeeI it first feeI that.

Jay: You ready?

Tanya: Ow I can't beIieve you just stuck me!

Jay: Its aIright, I just wanted to show you that I

couId do it, you guys want to put a IV to you?

Tanya: Are you saving my Iife or trying to kiII me?

Narrator: Preppers usually prefer isolated bug out

locations away from people but Jason's store on Main

Street is highly visible-

He hopes he can turn this liability to an advantage-

lf desperate people try to flee the city after an

economic collapse, Jason and his family can head for its

center and hide in plain sight,

in the shops basement-

Jason: When (bIeep) hits the fan I wanna be underground

because it's more secure.

PeopIe can't see you and if they can't see you they

don't know you're there, your chances of surviving just

went up 1 00%.

Narrator: Going underground is Jason's ultimate survival

plan-

His family can effectively disappear here-

Safe from becoming targets for the unprepared and with

easy access to all the town's infrastructure-

JT: We're going underground today?

Jason: We sure are buddy.

JT: I don't want to go downstairs it's scary down

there!

Narrator: But before Jason can rely on bugging out

under his shop, he wants to make sure his family is

mentally prepared-

Jason: My kids say that they're ready to Iive

underground if need be.

But I don't think anybody can answer that question

reaIIy untiI its time.

PeopIe Iose their minds being underground.

We Iike to have weekend triaIs where we go

underground, hang out with each other,

and find out who's going to fIip and who's not.

You don't want to go down?

You sure?

AII right then.

I Iove you, be carefuI.

Narrator: One benefit Jason see's to his basement turned

bunker is its single entry point-

Jason: If someone attacks you and they onIy have one

door to get through it wouId be a Iot easier to protect

your buiIding if they couId come through a waII of go

through a roof.

Kid: What happens if there is spiders and mice?

Jay: They onIy nibbIe for a IittIe bit then you'II be

aIright.

Kids: Ew.

Jay: What are we doing down here!

Jason: I'II go ahead set the tarp up.

What's the first thing we need to be abIe to cook

dehydrated food?

Sasha: Hot water!

Jason: chicken teriyaki with rice or scrambIed eggs with

bacon.

Kids: ScrambIed eggs with bacon.

Narrator: Part of acclimating with life

underground, is adjusting to a post Doomsday diet-

Jason: What we wouId do is we wouId boiI this water,

I went ahead and I heated this up for us before we got

down here.

Narrator: Jason is serving his kids freeze dried food,

a preppers staple because it's compact,

light weight and keeps for years-

Jason: I am going to go ahead and cIose this up and

Iet the hot water and steam do its job.

Narrator: He believes he will be eating it for up to

6 months after and economic collapse-

Sasha: If we do Iive underground,

do you think mom and JT are ever going to come down

here?

Jason: WeII yeah sure I do.

I think JT wiII definiteIy be with us.

Your mom I hope not.

Kids: Hahah.

What about grandma and grandpa?

Jason: No grandma and grandpa um majority of oIder

peopIe in the worId wiII not be coming with.

There's not much of anything I wouIdn't do to try to save

my famiIy.

You know to make sure they were gonna eat.

Jason: How's it taste?

Kid: Not bad.

Jason: ActuaIIy pretty good try it.

Ok here's the thing you guys, okay.

If something happens to us and we reaIIy have to go

underground, Jay TyIer and your mom may not want to go.

But when they see that it's the onIy choice that they

have and that their famiIy's going with,

they'II probabIy be with us.

It's easy for somebody to say right now that they

don't beIieve or that they don't want to be a

survivaIist, but when the (bIeep) hits the fun.

They'II be there.

Kid: I think we shouId cIean up and get out of here.

Jason: I actuaIIy have a better idea,

I say we puII up a sIeeping bag and stay down here the

night.

Kid: Are you serious?

Jason: Yeah I'm serious, Iet's give it a shot.

Listen I know this is going to be no piece of cake but

by the time doomsday roIIs around you guys wiII be pros

at it and we'II be aII right.

I'm going to go shut the door.

I'II be right back.

PeopIe ask me aII the time, what if you're wasting your

time?

Let me ask you, what if I'm not wasting my time what if

you're about to starve to death?

Or your kids are about to starve to death.

I've got famiIy members who get mad at me.

come up to me Iike 'Hey Jay you gonna take us in the

bunker with you?'

Let's think about that.

I've prepared my entire Iife.

If I start puIIing peopIe in there with me who have never

prepared a day in their Iife,

I'm just gonna kiII the peopIe I've prepared for.

Narrator: Jason, the experts, Practical Preppers,

believe you have the basics of survival covered,

with your food and medical supplies-

However getting yourwhole family on board with

a bug out plan is highly recommended-

Leaving a family member behind could make an

emergency situation more stressful for your children-

Jason: My wife says she doesn't want to go

underground and we tease about it aII the time but

when (bIeep) hits the fan she'II be there.

Narrator: While hyperinflation and severe

economic depressions have occurred destroying entire

nations monetary systems, economists generally agree

that the United States has sufficient fail safes in

place to avert such a disaster-