Photo Gallery: Prepper Weapons & Survival Strategies
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Rifle Practice
Megan Hurwitt furthers her skills with a firearm, as defense is a serious concern with most preppers. Here she practices with an AR-15.
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Prepping at the Shooting Range
Lisa Bedford's children, Olivia and Andrew, practice at a local shooting range in order to gain practical skills for survival.
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Gathering Kindling
Christopher Nyerges gathers dry kindling by the Los Angeles River to start a fire. Christopher, 56, began prepping when he was only 14 years old.
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Starting a Fire
Christopher forces a notch into a strip of wood while demonstrating how to start a fire using "the hand-drill method." No good prepper is reliant on matches.
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Foraged Weed Salad
Christopher Nyerges eats a salad that has been foraged from nothing but the weeds growing in a city block. Christopher has been teaching survival for the past 30 years and is an expert in finding all kinds of natural resources in the wilderness (and in this case, Los Angeles).
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Catching Dinner
According to Megan Hurwitt, after the oil crisis happens, food sources will be few and far between. Here, Megan learns how to catch and gut a fish with instructor Larry Feland.
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Bug-Out Route
Megan Hurwitt stands atop a building overlooking downtown Houston as she strategizes a possible bug-out route. So if things go south she will always have a way out. This shot was taken during a practice run of Megan’s planned escape route in the event of chaos brought on by a major oil crisis. Knowing that roads and highways might quickly become inaccessible, Megan plans to backpack south through the city to an awaiting bug out vehicle.
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Electricity-Producing Truck
Scott Hunt stands next to his diesel truck, which he converted so it runs off of wood. It also has the ability to be hooked up to a generator to produce electricity for the families that share the grounds, including the Koblers.
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Physical Defense First
In order to save himself and his family from doomsday, David Kobler has devised a plan that starts with the physical defense of his family. He has caches of food buried in the woods and built structures to teach his friends and family the finer points of armed defense.
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Purifying Creek Water
Peter Larson stocks up on water from the creek, which he will purify using a small pump.
