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  • Lindsey gives a demonstration on sustainable growth and organic farming. Lindsey and Ray also host a weekly radio show to promote the importance of sustainable living.
  • Garlic cloves hang in storage. Lindsey and Ray have turned their entire landscape into something edible.
  • Stockpiles of food and candles.
  • Stockpiles of necessities.
  • Ray is welding a rocket stove together, a prepping supply for his bug out.
  • Ray and Lindsey pick vegetables from their organic garden.
  • Ray and Lindsey pick vegetables from their organic garden.
  • As a former marine, Ray was taught that teamwork is the key to successful operations. Ray is getting ready to test his new recruits to potentially join his prepper team.
  • Ray is getting ready to test his new recruits; he wants to see if they have the correct skills to join his prepping team.
  • Ray plans to have his new recruits ambush a house.
  • It wasn't long ago Amanda had never heard of prepping or doomsday, until she received what she describes as a psychic message to leave Florida and live somewhere 3,000 feet above sea level. They purchased a home in NC and later discovered it came with two 5,000 gallon water tanks, solar panels, and even a ham radio tower--they call it Paragon Jewel, their
  • Scott Bobbin gets the gift of a shotgun. He then shoots it for the first time.
  • The Bobbins have a fishing pond nearby, in the event their food stores run low.
  • The Bobbins have a rain catchment system in place.
  • The Bobbins plan to bug out to a shed outside of their house.
  • The Bobbins get help with gardening from their neighbor.
  • Jim is prepping for a cyber-terrorist attack on the nation's power grid and the social unrest that will follow.
  • Jim has a survival truck he calls the behemoth.
  • Jim is prepping for a day when stoplights don't work, gas pumps don't pump, cash registers and ATMs go down, and there is no power or refrigeration.

  • Sustainable Teaching

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    Lindsey gives a demonstration on sustainable growth and organic farming. Lindsey and Ray also host a weekly radio show to promote the importance of sustainable living.

  • Garlic Clove Storage

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    Garlic cloves hang in storage. Lindsey and Ray have turned their entire landscape into something edible.

  • Jars and Light

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    Stockpiles of food and candles.

  • The Staples

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    Stockpiles of necessities.

  • Welding a Stove

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    Ray is welding a rocket stove together, a prepping supply for his bug out.

  • Garden Lifestyle

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    Ray and Lindsey pick vegetables from their organic garden. They have transformed their backyard into an oasis of over 300 types of edible plants.

  • Picking Veggies

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    Ray and Lindsey pick vegetables from their organic garden. Variety is not lacking, and they have hundreds of different plants to choose from.

  • Prepper Tryouts

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    As a former marine, Ray was taught that teamwork is the key to successful operations. Ray is getting ready to test his new recruits to potentially join his prepper team.

  • Prep Recruit

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    Ray is getting ready to test his new recruits; he wants to see if they have the correct skills to join his prepping team.

  • Ray's Recruits

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    Ray plans to have his new recruits ambush a house.

  • Amanda Bobbin

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    It wasn't long ago Amanda had never heard of prepping or doomsday, until she received what she describes as a psychic message to leave Florida and live somewhere 3,000 feet above sea level. They purchased a home in NC and later discovered it came with two 5,000 gallon water tanks, solar panels, and even a ham radio tower--they call it Paragon Jewel, their "pepper's paradise."

  • First Shotgun

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    Scott Bobbin gets the gift of a shotgun. He then shoots it for the first time.

  • Gone Fishing

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    The Bobbins have a fishing pond nearby, in the event their food stores run low.

  • Rain Catcher

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    The Bobbins have a rain catchment system in place.

  • Bug Out

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    The Bobbins plan to bug out to a shed outside of their house.

  • Gardening Help

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    The Bobbins get help with gardening from their neighbor.

  • Jim

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    Jim is prepping for a cyber-terrorist attack on the nation's power grid and the social unrest that will follow.

  • The "Behemoth"

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels

    Jim has a survival truck he calls the “Behemoth.” He considers it the ultimate prepping vehicle that can run off of propane and gas. It is also equipped with multiple water tanks, a filter system, an armor command unit, generator/welder system, and even 125 handsets to communicate with his team of preppers throughout the community.

  • Prep Team Leader

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    Jim is prepping for a day when stoplights don't work, gas pumps don't pump, cash registers and ATMs go down, and there is no power or refrigeration.

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