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Doomsday Preppers Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2012 - 2012
Meet the men and women who take precaution to the most remarkable lengths - these are the preppers ready to survive whatever impending apocalypse they could possibly in vision! DOOMSDAY PREPPERS explores both the physical detail these dedicated characters go to in order to avoid disaster, and the psychological questions inherent in such extreme behaviour and the fear of catastrophe and horror in modern life.
Episode 1
Bullets, Lots of Bullets
Tue, Feb 7, 2012 60 mins
This series examines how a subculture of Americans are preparing for civilization's collapse. The premiere profiles a Texas couple who have stockpiled more than 50,000 pounds of food in preparation for doomsday. Also: A California man demonstrates how he is prepared to live off the land in the event of a massive earthquake; a young woman from Houston teaches herself to shoot and hunt while preparing for a catastrophic oil crisis.
Episode 2
I Hope I Am Crazy
Tue, Feb 7, 2012 60 mins
A foodie whips up a dinner party using only shelf-stable foods, proving that preppers don't have to sacrifice the finer things in the event of a massive economic collapse. Also: a "hillbilly prepper" with a ham radio is prepared to use his Tennessee farm as a communications hub for post-apocalyptic America; a father teaches his children special skills to withstand catastrophic financial collapse.
Episode 3
Back to the Stone Age
Tue, Feb 14, 2012 60 mins
A New York City firefighter stores food and water in his apartment, fearing the eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano; a Southern man believes America is on the brink of hyperinflation and prepares for civil unrest by stockpiling guns, ammunition and alcohol for trade; a Phoenix man prepares for an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack on America by building a compound outfitted for survival purposes and teaching his sons to defend it with weapons.
Episode 4
It's All Gonna Hit the Fan
Tue, Feb 21, 2012 60 mins
A retired cop prepares for an economic doomsday, fearing it will bring chaos to the roads; a Florida family plan on leaving everything behind when they migrate to higher, safer sea levels; a Utah grandmother protects her family from a widespread pandemic by practicing worst-case-scenario drills.
Episode 5
Friends Can Become Enemies
Tue, Feb 28, 2012 60 mins
A real-estate developer builds luxury survival condos in an old missile silo; a father teaches his children primitive survival skills; a Utah woman takes sharpshooting lessons in preparation for a government takeover of Salt Lake City; a Colorado man plans to move his family to a high-altitude bunker.
Episode 6
Nine Meals Away From Anarchy
Mon, Mar 5, 2012 60 mins
A Georgia man stockpiles food, fuel and weapons, fearing an imminent economic collapse will bring violence and rioting to his suburban town; a Colorado man collects seeds to grow his own food in the event of a radioactive disaster; a California man builds spider holes throughout the Sierra Nevada Mountains, planning to disappear underground while chaos reigns during the next economic depression.
Episode 7
Into the Spider Hole
Tue, Mar 13, 2012 60 mins
Profiling a couple who live underground in a missile-silo bunker equipped with a large greenhouse, alternative energy and rainwater-catchment systems. Also: A California man builds spider holes throughout the Sierra Nevada Mountains, planning to disappear underground while chaos reigns during the next economic depression.
Episode 8
It's Gonna Get Worse
Tue, Mar 27, 2012 60 mins
A woman fills her bunker with enough food to feed 1000 people in preparation for a nuclear war; a San Diego psychiatrist believes an avian-flu pandemic is fast approaching and prepares his family to hide out in a nearby cave; and a man prepares for an oil crisis by buying a military vehicle and stockpiling fish antibiotics, which he believes are safe for humans.
Episode 9
Close the Door, Load the Shotgun
Tue, Apr 3, 2012 60 mins
Profiling a community of Missouri farmers who collect food, precious metals and ammunition in preparation for an electromagnetic-pulse blast. Also: A retired photojournalist works on a tool that will help survivors hack their way out of rubble in the aftermath of a solar-flare-induced earthquake; a 10,000-square-foot bunker made from 43 school buses is examined.
Episode 10
Disaster Doesn't Wait
Tue, Apr 10, 2012 60 mins
Profiling a retired cop who believes that China will eventually bring economic destruction to the U.S.; a single father who has built an underground hatch in his garage; and a man who is preparing his family for dirty bombs.
Episode 11
I Suggest We Run
Tue, Apr 17, 2012 60 mins
A couple prepare for an economic collapse by purchasing a shipping container to bury in their backyard. Also: A man makes plans to take his family underground when doomsday arrives.
Episode 12
Extreme Prep Edition
Tue, Apr 24, 2012 60 mins
A look at the most memorable stories from Season 1.
