Doomsday preppers: All about Kathy Harrison

Kathy Harrison describes herself as the Doris Day of Doom, something which makes me think that under the wonderful grandma exterior lurks the heart of a vicious warlord. I\’m on to you Kathy, don\’t you forget about it.

1. New Madrid fault – electric power, gas, rolling power failures (2% chance)

Of the electricity and power related disaster cir***stances observed on the show up to now, an earth quake on the New Madrid fault seems to be by far the most devastating. In contrast to solar related EMP activities, a serious earth quake along New Madrid would be a long term upset in the ability to get power from the grid.

Rolling blackout might be expected, however not the frying of electric products. Yet again, this is taken with a grain of salt because of Doomsday Preppers history of simplifying prepper\’s inspirations. I feel that if you are truly concerned with getting ready for grid-level electrical issues, it will be wise to buy generators or renewable energy sources.

2. Kathy and Bruce get political

Kathy and Bruce self identify as New England liberals and take a political position against firearms. This doesn\’t really seem sensible to me. Guns are a device much like anything else. If there was a political party opposed to water purifiers, do you feel people will be opposed to obtaining those for preparation reasons?

There is a specific amount of bravery required for people to be doomsday preppers in the present day in the face of social norms. It is a radical lack of awareness to believe that one doesn\’t need security in a survival scenario. Living in a non-urban area, there are factors apart from raiders to need a gun. Let\’s say a bear smelled food in their home? You aren\’t likely to get him to go away with common politeness.

3. Growing food and barter

Neglecting the ability to defend it, the idea of stockpiling resources as a way to barter in a post-apocalyptic world is an extremely intelligent mindset. Regrettably, it gives the more obsessed of us a good reason to extend their prepping beyond what they would ever require. Kathy and Bruce have a great idea when it comes to honey.

The knowledge that honey does not spoil is generally true. Honey has supposedly even been present in edible form in pyramids. Due to the sugar content within it, honey will destroy any cellular organism (including bacteria) by drawing the moisture from it via osmosis. This is the same principle behind salting meat. However, if honey can draw moisture from the air, once it reaches a particular point it might in fact spoil. As always, appropriate storage is very important.

4. Community involvement

Kathy and Bruce\’s dedication to developing a community is remarkable and will serve them well in a post-apocalyptic situation. The ability to go ahead with life as normal in a community is really important to sustaining sanity and avoiding cabin fever. Not to mention, if they could get over their fear of guns they can have a fearsome squad going on. Kathy may be the leader.

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Doomsday preppers: All about Kathy Harrison