INSIDE THE PREPPER MOVEMENT: Preparing for Disaster and Ensuring Survival | WELT Documentary

Inside the Prepper Movement: Preparing for Disaster and Ensuring Survival

Preppers, or survivalists, are individuals who actively prepare for emergencies, including possible disruptions in social or political order, on scales ranging from local to international. Their preparations can include establishing self-sufficient food and water supplies, learning survival skills, and arranging for self-defense. The motives behind such activities often stem from fears of natural disasters, economic collapse, pandemics, or other catastrophic events. Prepping involves not just stockpiling resources but also planning for sustainability and independence, with a strong emphasis on adaptability and resilience. The movement has grown more visible and gained broader acceptance over recent years, particularly in light of real-world crises that underscore the fragility of modern infrastructures.

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[OzzieBenzC]

If people weren’t preppers before Covid, I’m sure they are now. I’ve been prepping since 2013. I’m glad I do because now I have peace of mind!

[HC_Productions_UK]

Anyone watching this from the UK... don't bug-out to the woods... Our island isn't big enough for everyone to be running around outside. Bug-in for as long as possible, barricade your home. In the meantime, grow your own veg, hone your skills, you could also get some chickens (no rooster tho, not encouraged in domestic areas lol) Map your surroundings, find an alternate water source, get fit, improve your health where possible. The people in this video just walking out to their bug-out location looks easy, imagine if all around you was chaos! If you see something coming, by all means bug-out early before the panic starts, make sure you have a radio and one last things... *Don't talk about prep club* 😉

[visamedic]

I’ve been a prepper when were called survivalist back in the late 80’s. It was a major learning curve back then. People nowadays have absolutely no excuse not to prep. It’s all laid out for you. Id spend days, weeks in the woods learning hunting, fishing, trapping, and other bush craft skills by doing and failure or from a book. You all have YouTube now. Still need to get out there and do it.

[renondagregson]

I prep as much as my low income will let me. Yes more people are starting to prep now. And encourage people to do so.

[Iseeyou]

I'm an American sitting here watching Germans prepping for maybe being attacked by my country. That's crazy. We are all just people we all just want to live, it's the upper government that needs to stop acting so badly.. ❤I pray for us all.

[harp]

The biggest issue is that the government won't tell you when everything has fallen apart. You will need to guess and act without knowing the full extent of the problems.

[lovelylipbonesouwwwwwwwolv]

It's so cute how even the dog has his own bug out bag ❤🐕

[khankrum]

At 73years old it is not practical for me to be running around in the wilderness, and not many older people are either, That's why I started my own blog " PENSIONER PREPPER " on YouTube to encourage older people to begin prepping!

[PHExpatPrepper]

Nice, even here in the Philippines more folks are prepping.

[djo]

Being a prepper is something every American should be.

[kevinsmith]

Good to see this subject was dealt with seriously. Being ex forces I guess you could say I've always prepped. Skills will be as important as your choice of equipment.

[godofthunder]

I started prepping in 1974 when i moved off-campus because I had to take care of #1. It started with a backpack that l filled with mostly camping equipment & then later with prepping supplies after the prepper movement got into "full swing" in the 80's. It's a worthwhile hobby.

[boisebadboy]

I live in a top floor apartment in a sizeable Idaho town, which I think would be pretty safe (at least for a little while) if everybody in my area went crazy in a societal collapse. My pantry is full of canned food, water jugs, etc... and I have a few lead spitters. The Dollar Store is where I get most of my stuff. It's a gold mine for the budget minded prepper.

[funkyprepper]

If your not prepared now, there's a lot to catch up on. No time like the present

[larrybeaudoin]

Interesting! People think I am paranoid for being a prepper! However, I have what I need to survive. One other thing! I am alone! "Trust". People will Klan together, and still then there is the danger of robbing and stealing from you! Peppers also need to learn "self defence". This is good post 👍.

[elmndmd]

Switzerland is the best for bunkers. They are starting to open up the ones that have been closed for years

[xsiefkr]

Prepper from SOUTHERN BRAZIL here, I'm pretty sure we have more than 1 million preppers here, as we can see from youtube views on brazilian prepper channels.

[phild]

A lot of preppers are not like this. Many of us are not planning on going to the wilderness. We will stay in our small towns, out in the country, maintaining our gardens, our small livestock, our fruit trees. We get exercise. We can, dehydrate, pickle, ferment, dehydrate and cold store our produce and some of our meats. We have made wine, beer and vinegar. We are ready for hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, power outages, economic shortages. We have years ago moved to a smaller town where crime is much less of a lifestyle. We live like our ancestors who either lived through the great depression, WWI and WWII or settled unoccupied land.
On our half acre we have two raised beds, an in ground garden, many small beds and pots. He have 20 vegetables, 25 herbs, 14 fruit trees, a grape vine and 20 berry bushes. Many of these trees and bushes have been purchased in bulk from our state department of natural resources at a very low price. Our garden seeds are purchased in the fall when seeds go on sale. Likewise, our groceries, clothes and other purchases are purchased when they are on sale. Winter clothes are bought in the spring, meat is bought in bulk packages and cut to servings and then frozen, dehydrated or canned.
We have already seen shortages, so our pantry is larger than most. Our pantry contains food from our garden, purchased canned goods, salt, oils, fats, flour, yeast, dried beans and lentils, dog food, condiments, paper goods, detergents, lubricants, nails, screws, hardware, rope, chain, tarps, light bulbs, batteries, fertilizers, fuels, canning supplies, hygeine supplies, medicines and so on. All these that could age out get used oldest first, first in first out.
In the garden we have over a year's worth of vegetables. We compost regularly, grass clippings, vegetable trimmings, shredded and chipped plants. We continue to use power equipment, a tiller, a lawn mower, but when fuel is unavailable we have the tools and practice to use hand tools.
While we don't hunt we practice shooting. We reload brass and shotshell. We also fish and keep a meal or two per month of fish. We do a lot of things that reduce our regular cost of living, we hang our laundry outside, we repair things ourselves, we sharpen our own tools, we cook most of our meals. We had our first pizza for the year last week.

[PreppingWithSarge]

As someone who teaches this on my channel, and in person, I recommend to try to start SLOW. Focus on storm preparedness. Try to have extra batteries, 2 weeks worth of canned goods.

Keep it achievable, attainable. It’s easy for new preppers to feel overwhelmed or an anxious drive to “catch up.”

Stay with a slow, steady plan, and don’t overspend… that creates a personal crisis that you didn’t need.

Follow me for more sensible everyday prepping tips. 👊🙏🇺🇸

[joeygay]

The 1st guy may want to get a pack cover that doesn't make him so visible up close or from a distance. Neon colors scream, "I'm over here"