The video centers around survivalists, also known as "preppers," who take significant measures to prepare for potential doomsday scenarios. It showcases the lives and strategies of individuals such as Martin Colville and his wife Sarah, who live in a mobile truck preparing for an economic collapse. Martin, a retired police officer turned big rig trucker, fears a global financial meltdown that would disrupt supply chains and provoke chaos.

In the narrative, Martin describes his proactive steps, such as stockpiling food, setting up supply networks nationwide, and even planning defensive strategies. His approach demonstrates the necessity of being cautious yet resourceful in anticipation of societal breakdowns. On the other hand, individuals like Kevin O'Brien move their families to safer, higher grounds, fearing natural disasters and pole shifts that could radically alter the Earth’s geography.

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Key Vocabularies and Common Phrases:

1. doomsday [ˈduːmz.deɪ] - (noun) - A time or event of catastrophic destruction and death. - Synonyms: (Armageddon, apocalypse, judgment day)

This is doomsday preppers.

2. catastrophic [ˌkætəˈstrɒfɪk] - (adjective) - Involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering. - Synonyms: (disastrous, calamitous, ruinous)

Retired police officer and trucker Martin Colville fears a catastrophic economic collapse will unleash anarchy on America's highways.

3. hyperinflation [ˌhaɪ.pərɪnˈfleɪ.ʃən] - (noun) - Monetary inflation occurring at a very high rate. - Synonyms: (escalating inflation, excessive inflation, runaway inflation)

If Martin's fear is correct, an economic collapse will cause hyperinflation and food and gas prices will skyrocket.

4. marauding [məˈrɔːdɪŋ] - (adjective) - Going about in search of things to steal or people to attack. - Synonyms: (raiding, pillaging, plundering)

In a total collapse situation, marauding gangs are going to be looking for anything they can get ahold of.

5. comrade [ˈkɒm.reɪd] - (noun) - A companion who shares one's activities or is a fellow member of an organization. - Synonyms: (associate, ally, colleague)

If social chaos leads to prison breaks, Martin believes he and his comrades may be overrun.

6. concealment [kənˈsiːlmənt] - (noun) - The action of hiding something or preventing it from being known. - Synonyms: (hiding, cover-up, obscuring)

You're backed in pretty good with concealment.

7. resilient [rɪˈzɪliənt] - (adjective) - Able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions. - Synonyms: (strong, flexible, robust)

Our land is secure and defendable.

8. isolation [ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən] - (noun) - The process or fact of isolating or being isolated. - Synonyms: (segregation, separation, seclusion)

In my kits, I have isolation gowns, antiviral tissues, exam gloves, N95 masks, foot covers, heavy duty sanitizer, goggles, steramine, antibacterial wipes, and hair covers

9. foreclosure [fɔːrˈkloʊʒər] - (noun) - The process of taking possession of a mortgaged property as a result of the mortgagor's failure to keep up their mortgage payments. - Synonyms: (reoccupation, repossession, reclamation)

After the 2008 economic crash, Martin and Sarah were among the many millions of Americans who lost their home to foreclosure.

10. reinforced [ˌriːɪnˈfɔːrst] - (adjective) - Strengthened or supported with additional material. - Synonyms: (strengthened, fortified, buttressed)

We'd like to build a really solid home, probably out of reinforced concrete, bulletproof, waterproof, fireproof, earthquake proof, and ultimately pole shift proof.

It's All Gonna Hit the Fan (Full Episode) - Doomsday Preppers

Across the country, ordinary Americans from all walks of life are taking whatever measures necessary to prepare. I'm preparing my family for the total destruction of the power grid. The Yellowstone supervolcano, a financial collapse. And protect themselves. And survival's the goal. It's into the spider hole. Go fast, fast, fast, fast, fast. Go, go, go, go, go. From what they perceive is the fast approaching end of the world as we know it. I'm gonna use like this. Awesome. Next we go inside the lives of three committed preppers who have devised extensive plans.

These are going to protect you from all those nasty germs out there gone to great lengths. Come on with your hands off. I will shoot you. And made huge personal sacrifices to ensure their very survival. Like the phrase goes, heading to the hills. So that's why we're moving to the mountains of Tennessee. Are you excited to move? No. The experts will assess their extreme preps and decide if they have what it takes to face Armageddon. If I want my family to survive, this is what they're going to have to do. And to survive. Yeah. I prefer you don't shoot my dog.

This is doomsday preppers. Martin Colville is a retired police officer who now makes his living as one of America's 2 million big rig truck drivers. I see much of the United States as an over the road trucker. Breaker 19, radio check, please. And I love doing that. You get to see parts of the country that most people don't normally see. With his wife Sarah at his side and the couple's two miniature dachshunds on the dash, Martin spends 10 months of the year working the open road, hauling over 750 tons of goods and traveling 1,100,000 miles.

In driving around, I look at what we've built. Much of it is grandiose, wonderful to look at, but I also worry that it's extremely fragile. What do you want? I'm preparing to survive the next great depression caused by a worldwide economic collapse. I'm very afraid that as soon as maybe three years, maybe five at the outmost, a very, very terrible time in our nation's history is coming. With the nation of China holding the majority of our debt, if they decide to call that in, the United States will collapse economically within a week. You'll see chaos reign. Major metropolitan areas will become a death trap. The majority of people will try to get out, and when they do, they will clog major arteries.

Martin is all too aware that without the 5.5 billion tons of deliveries made from trucks like his grocery stores, would be empty within three days. Trucks that bring the items to the grocery stores or the warehouses or even to your home are going to be stopped. They're abandoned, Facing dangers from marauding bands, pirates. It could be disastrous beyond measure compared to anything that we've ever experienced. Without trucks, America stops. Throughout this apocalyptic future, Martin is determined not just to keep making his deliveries, but also to help other truckers make theirs. You have arrived at your destination on the right side. My long term goal is help America become the nation that it should be again. And the biggest way that I can do that is make a delivery in a safe and timely manner.

If I can help other drivers survive, then our nation is going to be able to rebuild itself with truckers, we have a chance. After the 2008 economic crash, Martin and Sarah were among the many millions of Americans who lost their home to foreclosure. Their big rig truck was all they had left. Hey, welcome to our home. They now live and prep out of its 53 square foot sleeper cab, the size of most Americans master closet. Since our home is mobile, we can't carry as much as you might store at your own home. I've got stuff stashed just about everywhere I can stash in here. A little bit of dog food. After the collapse, there's not going to be factories.

I'm going to be able to make clothes. Could make a shirt for Marty out of the camel. I have a stash of dry food and I have two layers of it behind this cabinet. Dehydrated food not only lasts longer, it is two to four times lighter than fresher canned supplies, making it an ideal food source for the mobile prepper. This is celery. We have approximately four to six months worth of food in the truck. But Sarah and Martin are not just stockpiling food supplies. About seven years ago, Sarah was diagnosed with a very rare type of cancer. Being a mobile prepper, it's made things a little different than if you're dealing with non ill people.

We stock up on our prescription meds by maybe skipping a day or two a month. Eventually they will run out. As a prepper, you can only prepare so much. I'm going to be one sick little cookie if I don't have my meds. She's one of the biggest fighters that I know of and she said, I promised you 50 years and we've got 25 in. Can I have fun? Honey, are you? Oh, immensely, immensely. Okay. We're sure trying. Martin and Sarah face an uncertain future. But they're doing everything they can to prepare. You have to have some plan of surviving out here.

They have created a network of supply caches all around the country, from New Mexico and Kentucky to Seattle. We have to get somewhere where we at least have some type of safe zone. The biggest problem will be the lack of fuel. If Martin's fear is correct, an economic collapse will cause hyperinflation and food and gas prices will skyrocket. If currency inflated by over 1300%, what used to be, say a dollar for us, you'd need 1300 of those for the same buying power for gas, Diesel. Martin's gas tank holds 180 gallons. Enough fuel to take him just over 1,000 miles. But in a crisis, he believes that will not be enough.

I have the ability to siphon from abandoned vehicles. Technically that would be stealing, but we're talking about in a total collapse. People aren't going to be worried about that. For a mobile prepper, keeping moving in a doomsday situation is of the utmost importance. But Martin and Sarah realize they will eventually need to rest. Which could effectively turn their 53 foot truck into a sitting duck. In a total collapse situation, marauding gangs are going to be looking for anything they can get ahold of. I need to keep my vehicles as safe as possible and away from prying eyes.

Excuse me. I drive an 18 wheeler big rig and I'm looking for something like some type of camouflage to hide your truck. Yeah, yeah, definitely. Come around this way, I'll take you to it. Okay, thanks. In recent years, hunting and fishing stores like this one in Albuquerque, New Mexico have become go to megastores for the prepper community. And products originally designed for the sportsmen are now being used in new ways. Military camo netting. Oh, I didn't know that you could get it in the civilian world. Might take three, but we could cover your truck more 3D like this going to give you more of that 3D image.

So this is going to be the way to go. You're seriously trying to conceal something? What exactly are you going to be using all this stuff for? I travel around the country. I'm an over the road truck driver. I am also what you call a prepper. I want to survive and my rig to survive so I can be part of the rebuilding process. I know it sounds corny, but it's my lifestyle now. Yeah. Need something for my bug out bag. Bug out bag. Gotta have it. Do you have one? Oh Yeah, I got a 3, 300 cubic inch ready to go. I got some food, ammo, guns, 1911. Just in case. Why are you ready then? Hey, it's all gonna hit the fan sometime, good sir.

How about yourself? Pretty good. Find everything all right? Oh, I found more. 422.55. See him? Okay. Making a 105,000 pound truck disappear is more than a one man job. So Martin has called upon the assistance of an expert to help him execute his plan. My little brother, who is actually bigger than I am. We call him Red. Red is retired from the air force. He's worked all around the world in different situations. Many he can't talk about. You're backed in pretty good with concealment. He taught me many good things about what I need to look at as a mobile prepper.

The craps hit the fan already. He needs to get off the road. It's getting late. He needs to secure the vehicle. The main objective is to conceal from the roadway. And so we're going to set up some camouflage netting over the front and the sides that are exposed to any kind of roadway traffic to mix in with the local foliage. Camouflage works by tricking the eye into perceiving color patterns as familiar objects such as trees, fallen leaves, or other natural surroundings. This optical illusion allows even large items to hide in plain sight. You're going to need a lot more than just three rolls to do this. You're going to need about 10 to 15 rolls. $1,000 to $1,500 just to camo this thing.

Pros. Good concealment. You're at least able to secure your load con. You got $1,500 invested. Bounce that off your list of other priorities that you have. Once the rig is concealed, Martin doesn't plan on sheltering inside. He's prepared to leave Sarah and the dogs to patrol the perimeter and defend what's his with a little help from his rolling arsenal. Part of my personal armament that I carry in the truck is a Louisville slugger. Thank you, madame. A side handle baton. A straight baton.45 caliber carbine. I personally carry a concealed weapon everywhere that I'm legally allowed to. I haven't been able to find a bazooka that fits in my cab though.

With these weapons, you'll be much safer on the road and you'll be able to help other people. My name, Martin, means warrior or warlike. I am a very warlike individual. I try and fight for what's right. I don't like bullies. My greatest fear upon a total economic societal collapse is that I won't be able to protect my wife. When you're dealing with Somebody who's extremely ill. Sarah has tried to say, you should just leave me and go on because you can survive. You know that I won't. And of course I've told her that's not going to happen because that's not what I do.

I think I'm more afraid of my cancer than I am of the economic downfall, but I think it's a very strong possibility. Sarah and Martin already face many challenges, but they fear that an even more uncertain future lies ahead. Come on with your hands up. Retired police officer and trucker Martin Colville fears a catastrophic economic collapse will unleash anarchy on America's highways. What we're looking at is a total meltdown of society as we know it. It's going to be so scary. But it's not just desperate civilians he's worried about. He believes that his truck full of goods will come under attack from a far more sinister force, something that most people don't think about.

Modern prisons use electronic locks. When the grid goes down, electricity is no longer around. Prisons around the nation will simply open up. All of a sudden you're going to have a flood of angry men and women and they're going to come flooding out. America's prison population is roughly equal to its number of truckers, 2 million. If social chaos leads to prison breaks, Martin believes he and his comrades may be overrun. I've dealt with them, I've arrested them, I fought with them, I've survived. And they'll want payback. But years in law enforcement may not be enough to help Martin navigate a road teeming with violent criminals.

Today he has asked Red to devise the ultimate test of his mobile prepper skills. You have to charge around after every shot. When the hits the fan, he's going to have a lot of different obstacles. People are going to see an 18 wheeler and they're going to want what's in that 18 wheeler. Traveling fully loaded at 65 miles per hour, Martin's 105,000 pound truck is bigger and faster than a military tank. But with a 53 foot trailer and a wide turning radius, it would take only two cars parked in a narrow roadway to stop him in his tracks. Today we have truck hijackings that do occur and we still have an economy that is existing in a total economic collapse. It's just going to escalate.

In 2009 alone, 859 truckloads worth almost half a billion dollars were hijacked on American roads. As a police officer, I was trained to visualize scenarios and that's how I survived some of the more scary moments of my life. And that way it's just another weapon that's kind of pointed at Marty being shot, being stabbed. I've used that in my prepping lifestyle. The Colville brothers will meet on a stretch of New Mexico back road where unbeknownst to Martin, Red has set a trap. This ambush is designed to expose not just the defensive liabilities of Martin's vehicle, but a more personal weakness as well. Now that we're actually doing a hands on exercise, he can better realize what he needs to do and then also for Sarah and she'll better understand her role to protect Marty and them as a team.

Whenever Marty dismounts the vehicle, you're going to be providing that overwatch protection. Somebody returns fire towards the truck. You need to be able to duck down, take cover, and then pop back up. Going to defend us with the mending needle. You'll yell left, right or whatever. Left. If you see somebody at the lap. We don't know where bad guys will come from. That's part of the fun of the training. Yeah, I prefer you don't shoot my dog. Close the door so I can see if there's anybody coming. Yell out if you see something. Keep an eye on them, see if you see anybody move.

Are you injured? My leg. Help me. You behind the jeep. I can see your feet. Come out with your hands up. Marty, stay al smy. On the ground. On the ground. Back off. Back off. Put your weapon off at. Lay down. I will shoot you. Lay down. Lay down. Down on the ground. I just trying to help. Hands wide out, arms straight. Spread your legs. I was just trying to help somebody. Okay. Oh my goodness. My adrenaline is just pumping big time. Okay. I felt just like if it had really happened tactically sound.

You checked your right, you checked your left. You spotted Byron sitting behind the jeep. Once she draws you into the zone, Jason came around from. From your left. Sarah was trying to alert you of that, but then again she was moaning and of course you're gonna. She's gonna draw you into the zone. So what should I have done? The minute you see somebody there, back away. My natural instinct is damsel in distress. I knew that. So they played on your heart to kind of come in here. That's something I've got to work on because I'm just so geared to. There's somebody hurt. There's somebody hurt. It's a deficiency that you've identified post collapse.

Hey, it's you. It's Sarah. Getting to your Safe haven. Thank you, little brother. Not a problem, man. I appreciate it very, very much. A lot of it is left up to us, what choices we make. When I see someone in need or someone being bullied, I will step in and say no. And if it means taking a risk, there are those of us that are willing to do that. All that evil needs to propagate is for good men to do nothing. Martin, the experts, practical preppers commend you for taking on the challenge of being a mobile prepper.

However, while you have a well stocked fuel supply, it will eventually run out, leaving you stranded on the road. It is recommended that you secure some trading items which you can use to barter for fuel. It makes a lot of sense. I definitely would want to have them as an addition to your security preparations. We also recommend you invest in 360 degree motion detectors. They will alert you and Sarah if anyone approaches your truck. That makes a lot of sense. I honestly hadn't thought about that. I will look into that.

Since National Geographic filmed the boys and I, we've done what we normally do, pick up and deliver freight. All of my trucker friends out there, please, I want you to be around for as long as you can and so that we can help get this great country of ours back on its feet. While hyperinflation and severe depressions have occurred in major economies in the past, economists do not believe the United States is currently at risk of such disasters.

Donna Nash is determined to save her family from a worldwide pandemic. We've been outside, so let's make sure that we are clean, okay? But will keeping an immaculately clean house be enough to give her the upper hand over her greatest fear? Donna Nash lives in the picturesque mountain town of Alpine, Utah, 30 miles outside Salt Lake City. Like many suburban moms, Donna likes to keep a clean house. But it's not because she's expecting company. I am preparing for a worldwide pandemic. Go, go, go, go, go.

Before I was prepared for pandemic, I was probably spending 20 hours a day worrying about it. When the pandemic comes, those who are prepared will survive. Those who do not prepare will die. A pandemic is a virus or disease that infects large numbers of people in multiple countries. A pandemic can happen in a matter of hours. If someone on one side of the country had the disease and they flu across the country, by the time they get to the other side, people are taking it home, they're taking it to work. A 2010 study suggests that the risk of Disease transmission during transcontinental flights is high, making it possible for one sick person to cause simultaneous outbreaks in multiple geographic locations.

I am most afraid of the flu because it's so common that people don't really take it seriously. And that has killed thousands and thousands and thousands of people. The World Health Organization believes that a devastating influenza pandemic is almost inevitable. Even conservative estimates suggest as many as 100 million people worldwide may be infected and millions will die. My worst fear is that I would somehow contract the pandemic. We've been outside, so let's make sure that we are clean, okay? And bring it home to my family. And then have one of my family members die. Sorry, that really got me. Now I have to stop.

I need boufant caps. I want 2,000. No, no, no, no, no. I want. No, I want 3,000. The flu is transmitted through droplets in the air, meaning catching a deadly virus can be as simple as being on the wrong end of a sneeze. Okay, how soon can you get those to me? You know something I don't know? Uh, maybe. Serdona has stockpiled thousands of protective masks and gloves in her garage. I put together kits that have everything you would need to survive a pandemic. In my kits, I have isolation gowns, antiviral tissues, exam gloves, N95 masks, foot covers, heavy duty sanitizer, goggles, steramine, antibacterial wipes, and hair covers.

When an influenza pandemic outbreak occurs, the CDC estimates that it could last for up to eight weeks. Our world, when a pandemic hits, will look very different. If people do have to be out in public, they'll be wearing masks. Train stations, subway stations may shut down because of the fear of contracting the disease. But risk or no risk, Donna's mission is to make her whole community a germ free bubble. My plan would be to help my immediate neighbors. If they have the things they need, they will be protected, which will, in turn, protect us. And Donna sees no harm in starting early.

Some neighborhoods have the Avon lady. This neighborhood has the pandemic lady. I give my kits to my neighbors, my community, anyone who I can convince to take one. Hi, I'm Donna Nash, Bob and Bonnie's daughter. I brought something I wanted to show you. When I first knock on someone's door, they're usually a little skeptical. But by the time I have explained. Come on in. They're convinced. I've always enjoyed taking care of people. Right here. Yeah, that'll be great. It has gotten a little more intense Sonya, there is going to be a pandemic, and it will be bad. I've been putting together these pandemic kits and giving them to those who I think would appreciate them.

Chuck, I think you need to hear about this. We have N95 masks for infectious disease. Okay? The second most critical thing will be your gloves. If you shake hands with someone who just sneezed into their hand, you're in trouble. You will absolutely need to have hand sanitizer. I've never even thought of anything like that. Have you? It truly is a matter of life and death. Well, it's kind of scary when you think about it. It is scary. The question is, will you be prepared? You know, when we opened the door, Chuck, I didn't think that's what we were going to get. And I hoped he was bringing a goodie to eat something like a pie.

When a pandemic happens, every countertop will be sanitized. Our clothes, our linens, everything will be washed and dried on hot cycles so that any form of contamination will be killed. We will do our very best to have everything be clean. But will Donna be ready to do what's necessary if one of her family members becomes infected? Donna Nash is scared that we'll soon be faced with a catastrophic global pandemic. She knows that when disaster strikes, being prepared could make the difference between life and death.

Today, Donna is having Sunday dinner with her family, but she's also got an extra group activity on the agenda. I'm going to take advantage of my family who's all here, and do a pandemic drill, which they probably won't like. But if I want my family to survive, they're gonna have to learn to like it. And that's just all there is to it. Okay, guys, we are gonna do a pandemic drill. I would like to watch a ballgame. I know you do. I know you do. But I'm gonna interrupt you because I want you to do this. It's really that important. If you go into labor, just raise your hand. Okay.

It's important for my family to understand what they need to do during a pandemic. So these are the isolation gowns. So I want them to participate in drills. These, can you tell what they are? Not hats. Feet thingies. Feet thingies? Yep. I'm going to give you all a mask, and the last thing we're going to give you are the gloves. Do we really need to put them on? Yes, you really do. Doctors believe that the young may not have immunity to a serious flu. Virus and therefore will be at a greater risk of infection. On your mark, get set, go. Fast, fast, fast, fast, fast. Every prepper knows that time is crucial in a survival situation.

Go, go, go, go, go, go, go. So Donna's goal is to get her family geared up in their isolation suits as quickly as possible. You're, like the only kids in the whole universe that are gonna know how to do this. During the pandemic, there's not gonna be any room for error. How are we doing? Terrible. Oh, keep going, dad, you could do it. Dave, you are not taking this seriously. Okay, guys, we're gonna go out to the front lawn. Okay? Let's go. Come on, go. Fast, fast, fast, fast, fast.

In a real pandemic, Donna's family would have to wear these suits every time they went outside so they could protect their clothing from germs. Go, go, go. Let's go. Everybody go. Hurry, dad, don't push. Good job, everyone. Good job. Looks like quite an operation. If I saw someone dressed in this stuff, I would think in my head, what are they doing? Once the garments are exposed to the outside world, they must be removed again before reentering the sanitized house. In order to avoid the spread of potentially deadly germs. You're going to try not to touch anything because your hands are now clean. All right, take your shoe covers off. Then you're going to take your hats off. Then we're going to give you hand sanitizer. Good job.

So Deborah's at the door. Can she come in? But when her daughter in law, Deborah turns up late for the drill, Donna has the perfect chance to test out another potentially life saving pandemic. Prep quarantine. Uh, uh, uh. We're having our drill. You're out in the pandemic world, you're contaminated. During a pandemic, isolating patients to avoid the spread of infection is standard procedure. And family or not, Donna has no qualms about doing just that. In fact, she has 4,000ft of plastic sheeting ready in waiting. Now that we have a contaminated person, we have to seal off this area. So we want you on this side because this will be the safe space. We'll have all of you come on out.

If one of my family members became infected, it would be very hard to seal them off in a room. But on the other hand, I have to protect everyone in the family. This will teach you to be late for dinner. Come on in. Gonna have you take your coat off and your shoes off. If anyone in the family wants to go in to see them, they will have to put on all of the protective gear before they're allowed to go in. Hi, sweet. Boy, does grandma look funny. Colton does not want to be quarantined.

My family often thinks I'm a little crazy with how much I. But my job at the end of the day is to make sure all my family survives, right down to my little grandbabies. Dear heavenly Father, we're very grateful for this food. We ask you to bless it, that it will nourish us and give us the strength that we need. Amen. I know I'm here to help people. I love those shells. Without a doubt, I am supposed to help people get prepared.

Donna, the experts suggest that even if there's not a pandemic in your area, your general preparations will leave you ready for other catastrophes and should give you peace of mind. However, during a pandemic, you need an alternate location where you can take shelter for at least eight weeks. I don't feel like I have to have some bunker to hide out in during a pandemic. I feel like my home is completely adequate, and I'm comfortable with that. Since National Geographic was here, our family has increased our security for our home, and the demand for pandemic kits has drastically increased. And so that's kept me pretty busy. But I really look forward to another year of helping people get better prepared. The World Health Organization says that influenza pandemics can cause severe social, economic, and political stress, as has been shown historically. But while it is likely that a pandemic will occur in our future, it is impossible to predict the severity and timing of such an event.

Kevin O'Brien believes his home state is in danger of being washed away completely, so he is making the move to higher ground whether his family is on board or not. Are you excited to move? No. Kevin O'Brien is a restaurant manager who lives in Jacksonville, Florida, with his wife and four kids. Like many families, Kevin and his wife, Amy, are making a big change and moving out of their home state. 2, 3.

I've lived in Jacksonville since I was 7 years old. It's definitely home. So it wasn't an easy decision to kind of pick up and move. But they're not moving. In pursuit of a job opportunity, the O'Briens are attempting to escape the end of the world. I think I owe it to my family to do everything I can to keep them safe and out of harm's way. I spent six to eight months researching where would be the best place in the United States and move and Then we spent another two and a half years trying to find the right piece of property. Would I consider myself obsessed with it? I spend a lot of time at it till we're out of Florida. Gonna be on the forefront of my mind.

Kevin believes that a 2012 polar shift will cause the Earth to move off its axis, resulting in an onslaught of natural disasters. When the Earth shifts on its axis, for instance, Florida can go from being, you know, close to the equator to much further up north, possibly where Alaska is. Pole shifts have happened over the last 200 million years. We know there's been a pole shift greater than 30 degrees. When the polar shift happens, we're going to see rising sea levels, earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis bouncing off coasts back and forth. Entire countries might be underwater. And since Florida is a low lying coastal peninsula, Kevin believes that his home state will be completely devastated by a polar ship.

40 miles inland. An hour from the beach in Florida, we're still only 28ft above sea level. So if there's a polar shift, a nice chunk of Florida might very well be underwater or close to it. It really has a low survivability rate. So Kevin and his wife Amy, are uprooting their entire family from the only home they have ever known. A lot of scary stuff on the horizon. That little bitty square, is that, what is it? A 30 by 60 foot drive through barn, like the phrase goes, heading to the hills. So that's why we're moving to the mountains of Tennessee.

It's kind of cool. You can see the frost on the ground where the sun hasn't broken through, and you can see down around the property. Kevin has bought a plot of land 540 miles from his current home at an elevation of 1800ft, far enough away from the coast to rule out tsunamis and rising sea levels. The Appalachian Mountains are the oldest mountain chain in the world. It's geologically stable because it's extremely thick rock. The O'Briens picked out their home site with slightly different criteria in mind than the average American.

We're all a little too dependent on our government. We're too dependent on our local grocery stores. Yeah, I think that's definitely the better location. Over there, our land is secure and defendable. There's forest and timber there for firewood. We can grow our own vegetables there. There's a source of water. We can raise our own livestock there. My sheep are going right here and my goats are going right here. You're not having any goats and you're not having any sheep. So we'll settle for cattle and chickens. Keep that down.

With their land purchased, the O'Briens are beginning to build their apocalyptic dream home. And while Kevin is all for a traditional underground bunker, Amy is putting her foot down. Could you see our moms? If we built a house out of soda cans, they would just freak out. My wife doesn't want to live in anything that looks like a bunker, and I can't blame her. Look at this one. Isn't that cool? Bunker or no bunker, the O'Briens will not be building your regular house with a white picket fence. We'd like to build a really solid home, probably out of reinforced concrete, bulletproof, waterproof, fireproof, earthquake proof, and ultimately pole shift proof.

Are you excited to move? No. Well, are you excited to get a new house? No. Are you excited? No. Amy and I have sat down and we've, we've explained to them, you know, why we're moving, and they pretty much understand it in other ways. You know, they're going to miss their family and friends. It'll be nice and safe up there. It'll be, you know, mountains all around us and be way far away from all the city life and the drama. Moving across the country is difficult enough for any family.

But as preppers, the O'Briens face a couple of extra steps. The family has 2,000 pounds of food preps that will also be making the nine hour journey to Tennessee. All right, here we go. Who ordered the rice? But we probably have 5, 600 pounds of rice now. I will hold the bottle in the funnel and you can scoop the rice and pour it in. Oh, good job. In a post apocalyptic world, these dry staples will help supplement the food they can grow themselves in Tennessee. Are you going to help us? We feel we're about a year's worth of food now, and the goal is to really have two, three, four years.

Cap it off. That's the last one. We're all done with the rice. If much of the earth is rattled with devastating natural disasters, Kevin wants his family to prepare for broken gas pipes and down power lines. So he's packing up some energy alternatives that can heat and power his new home independently. There is the primitive home heater made from pickle barrels filled with water. The pickle barrels are black, and you can fill them up with water and stick them in a greenhouse. Ready left.

During the colder winter months, they absorb the heat of the sun all day. At night, they release the heat. So they're basically a solar battery and 10 solar panels, which will provide the family with 2,350 watts of power in peak sunlight, enough to provide electric light and refrigeration. We've actually managed to buy 10 solar panels. Once we get up to the property and build a house there, we should have enough power to power our everyday needs. If much of the country is without electricity and access to food and water is limited, Kevin expects what we know is normal life to crumble.

This is just the newest home defense accessory that I have purchased. This is 20 rounds. Society would just be upended, the possibilities just mind boggling. People are going to know that we're gonna have food, so I think security and defense is gonna be an issue. We're getting ready to load these onto the trailer, so I'll need your help loading these also. I don't want, you know, I don't want the kids, you know, helping us load these, so just you and I can load these. All right? In readiness for the big move, Kevin has built up a cache of weapons and 5000 rounds of ammo that will allow his family to defend their new homestead. We shot them before, so you know firsthand they're not something to be taken lightly.

We'll create our own little firing reins and keep our firearm skills up to snuff. There's some pretty decent sized bullets. It can definitely do some damage and put a hurt or kill somebody. Make sure no one's playing with these. Thank you, sir. The time for Kevin and Amy O'Brien to bug out of coastal Florida is fast approaching, and they cannot wait. We're really looking forward to starting that next chapter in our life. But are their kids so enthusiastic? Are you looking forward to moving at all? Hell. Fearing a catastrophic polar shift, Kevin O'Brien and his wife Amy feel that the only way to safeguard their children is to bug out to higher ground, rebuild that dam, and increase the size of that pond into a small lake.

So they're uprooting their family to the hills of Tennessee. I think this was your first little tiny tea set. So that was your first. First one. But Kevin's teenage daughter, Haley, isn't convinced that the move is in her best interest. Are you looking forward to moving at all? No. Not at all. No. Why don't you want to move, my friends? I don't want to leave in the middle of the school year. It is hard to move in the middle of school year. I rest my keys. Just getting into the teen years, so, you know, doesn't want to uproot and leave her friends behind. So you think we should stay here forever? Yeah.

So let's say water rises. We're bobbing like bowling pins. Then you would think it would have been good to move. A lot of our family thinks we're crazy. A lot of our friends think we're crazy. Well, we are crazy. When the pole shift happens, we're going to be the ones who are fine and they're going to be the ones without. After years of preparation, the day of the big move has arrived. Garrett. Mama. Because of all of their prepper goods, Kevin and his family are moving more than two extra tons of food, ammo and energy preps. Fuel alone will cost them over $1,000.

I'm going to miss Jacksonville area and family and friends. Hugs. We have a neighbor that has the same concerns as we do. We've been neighbors for seven years. Seven years. Of course you're getting a hug. I'm gonna cry. The polar shift is happening. I don't necessarily think it's the end of the world, but I think the people who aren't prepared, it's the end of the world for them. It is a nine hour drive. This has been a goal for so long, but it's kind of sad to leave. We're really going to be looking forward to a new life.

Hey, babe. Are we there yet? That's a negative. There's going to be two sides of the fence, the haves and the have nots. And I prefer to see my family on the side of the haves. Kevin. The experts have determined that your purchase of 130 acres of land in Tennessee will provide you with an abundance of resources and allow you to become self sustainable. However, two lines of defense close to your main homestead will be essential for your family's survival. We're going to start off by getting watchdogs, but we will also be putting in other defenses.

Okay, Haley, so how do you feel about being here now that we're here? Now that we're here, I'll say that I do like it. I have adjusted to school better than I thought I would. And I'll say that the entire experience, I feel, has brought in our family closer together. I do like it better than I thought I would. There is some scientific evidence that a true polar shift occurred 800 million years ago when the Earth's land masses formed a supercontinent. But scientists believe that because our continents are now separated, such an event is almost geologically impossible.

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