What is Happening in the World of Prepping on YouTube?

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  • Опубліковано 27 лис 2024

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  • @PreppingWithSarge
    @PreppingWithSarge Рік тому +29

    Really good to see you back brother. You are one of the large channels that stays “realistic” and doesn’t use fear, drama, and sensationalism to take advantage of people who are new and just need guidance, instruction and information. As one of the smaller channel’s i can say that a lot of us look up to you, Morgan (Rogue) and Survival Lilly. I talk offline to a lot of the other smaller channels like Digital Prepper and you have earned a metric ton of respect in this community. Sorry I couldn’t make the livestream chat, wife got back from a trip and I wanted to get some Family time in so “Mom doesn’t kill me” 😂
    Love ya bud. Hit me up anytime. 👊

    • @TheUrbanPrepper
      @TheUrbanPrepper  Рік тому +2

      It's really good to see you, Sarge! Looking forward to working with you again soon!

  • @dtl5623
    @dtl5623 Рік тому +13

    Most prepper channels are biased, too commercial or acting as "news readers". Your channel is one of the few that are very informative & helpful.

  • @jamesmichaelwoods2930
    @jamesmichaelwoods2930 Рік тому +13

    We all need a break from time to time Cliff. Your channel helped me get focused and better organized. Thanks

  • @steve8189
    @steve8189 Рік тому

    Within the prepping community you are a level-set. Your series are among the best out there, which are now largely MIA. When you're ready please consider coming back, trusting your instinct, and do your thing.

  • @pantryonlyrecipes
    @pantryonlyrecipes Рік тому +4

    I knew who all those people are already! I take breaks from the intense channels from time to time and go back when I want a little motivating fear or see a new thing happen that might not be in the media yet.
    I’m glad you’re back, you taught me a lot when I was beginning prepping

  • @h2hcamey
    @h2hcamey Рік тому +42

    Sorry Canadian Prepper went off the deep end. Couldn’t stay on the gloom and doom, “the sky is falling” path he has steadily promoted. Click bait. Glad he is doing so well, however he’ll have to do it without me. Carry on and Stay prepped!
    Pure prepping is the way to go!

    • @neededtobesaid4275
      @neededtobesaid4275 Рік тому +1

      He sure did. I had to unsubscribe. Fear porn is his thing!

    • @h2hcamey
      @h2hcamey Рік тому +8

      @@neededtobesaid4275 I don’t understand how all those subscribers keep listening to the BS!
      He’s laughing all then way to the bank!

    • @smeallo
      @smeallo Рік тому

      exactly, fear spreading and mostly hoaxes there ... tons of BS

    • @jakejake7162
      @jakejake7162 Рік тому +8

      He’s been using “end of the world” clickbait titles for the past 3-5years straight. Hard to listen to anyone speak when they think the sky is falling every single time they post. I can handle bad news but I don’t like it when people who overreact try to talk about said news.
      But I agree the outdoor wilderness/survival tip channels have a much better way of presenting the same kind of skills.

    • @h2hcamey
      @h2hcamey Рік тому +4

      @@owen1079 he’s obviously in it for the money. Prep on!

  • @kaygee7767
    @kaygee7767 Рік тому +25

    I feel like a lot of us, or at least I and my close knit circle, can relate. It is easy to go down the rabbit hole and focus on all the potential negative scenarios today's world may bring. Taking a step back for a bit definitely helps to keep up morale and keep prepping plans steady and rational instead of impulsive and fear based. Glad to have you back!

    • @jangidgetgillihan3775
      @jangidgetgillihan3775 Рік тому +3

      Sister, you're right about that! I cried all day a few days ago when I heard Putin suspended the last nuclear treaty. Walked around a shell of myself feeling like I was going to have a nervous break down. Have to stay away from some of these videos for awhile just to stay sane, but I'm damn sure not going back to mainstream TV news.

    • @jakeaurod
      @jakeaurod Рік тому

      @@jangidgetgillihan3775 I don't think it'll make much of a difference. Half a century ago, nukes were useful because accuracy was low, and they needed lots of them because reliability wasn't perfect. Now, accuracy and reliability is so much better that it can be simpler and cheaper to mission kill the same target with a conventional munition, or loiter a drone overhead in case they open the blast door and expose the soft underbelly. I doubt Russia would increase nukes into the tens of thousands again, even if they could afford it or had the manpower to do it.

    • @kaygee7767
      @kaygee7767 Рік тому

      @@jangidgetgillihan3775 Totally hear you. We all have our different triggers and breaking points. Sending you a big hug from Canada. Yes, I agree, mainstream (legacy) media is no longer reputable. I do occasionally watch it to hear how they are spinning things as I need a better understanding on how so many people have the views/beliefs they have (ex. Supporters of our current Prime Minister Justin Trudeau). Hope your unplugging is helping you get a more positive outlook and to a happier place 🤞☺️

  • @damianh9736
    @damianh9736 Рік тому +22

    There are still some good channels out there, like Prepping With Sarge, Alpine Preparedness, and The Digital Prepper (along with yourself Cliff!)
    People are going to want to make money from UA-cam, but then they forget what prepping is about... Sad to see.

    • @brokenneck
      @brokenneck Рік тому +13

      Agreed, some of these channels have forgotten about prepping and are just making DOOM CONTENT for the money.

    • @hatchet8209
      @hatchet8209 Рік тому +2

      They follow what their subs want also instead of what they originally wanted for their channel I noticed so they can get their sub counts up. It's up to them how they want to do their channels but I didn't originally follow their channel to be like that.

  • @brynnleapierce5600
    @brynnleapierce5600 Рік тому +3

    Love your sharing other preppers' channels to take a peek at (some of them I'm subscribed too)! Great to see you Cliff, you're on my list of prepping channels also.

  • @kristinb5121
    @kristinb5121 Рік тому +33

    Most prepper channels I’ve subscribed to then unsubscribed from have gone from education to prediction. It seems to be unavoidable they can’t help themselves from this trajectory. One of these days, one of the channels will have the timing right, but it will be luck not skill. In the meantime, the channels keep their subscribers on edge with their predictions of doom. Fatigue sets in and they lose their audience or go deeper into an audience they never intended. I wish they’d let their subscribers figure out the timing themselves and instead focus on the prep education. But that doesn’t draw in new viewers.

  • @kstaffidaho4637
    @kstaffidaho4637 Рік тому +19

    I 'opt out' of the Internet about once a month. It always results in my having a better mood.

  • @natadorable100
    @natadorable100 Рік тому +3

    The average person who is only trying to live a more prepared life, do better this week than they did last. Progress over perfection kinda people need channels like yours. I agree than I drank the koolaid a bit last year with the doom and gloom . Affected mental health and relationships. Please keep on posting. We need a level headed prepper to learn from.

  • @jons5898
    @jons5898 Рік тому +19

    Good to see you back Cliff. The prepper channel world has become a dumpster fire, too much fearporn. I’ve been getting far more useful info from a few homestead and growing stuff channels !

  • @suburbancommandojeremy
    @suburbancommandojeremy Рік тому +4

    Keep the sauce. Canadian Prepper did a really good video on the reality of "expiration " dates.

  • @jakeaurod
    @jakeaurod Рік тому +20

    Yeah, I also stopped watching prepper channels about ten months ago after everyone went crazy with the war hype. I could handle the unknowns with the pandemic, but when it comes to nuclear war I've done a little reading and a lot of the preppers got basic stuff wrong. I tried to recommend links to free resources like "Nuclear War Survival Skills" by Kearney at ORNL or "The Effects of Nuclear Weapons" by Glasstone and Dolan from the DOE and DOD, but my comments kept disappearing. I don't know if the algorithm took them down or delayed their posts or if it was the youtubers. Maybe they wanted more people watching their channel instead of reading free material.
    As for Canadian Prepper, he's more monger than man now. If it's not a prepmonger he's a fearmonger. Unfortunately, he leaves a lot of important info out and was buying into too much speculation and breaking his arm patting himself on the back for the simplest of predictions. I'll give him credit for being good at what he's doing. Unfortunately, I think what he's doing is counterproductive. I get better survival information from hiking and camping channels.

    • @nestorvasquez2134
      @nestorvasquez2134 Рік тому

      Canadian Rambo channel is spreading too many sci-fi kind of news and lies this days.

    • @crystalbluepersuasion1027
      @crystalbluepersuasion1027 Рік тому +3

      He seemed more and more pro Putin to me. Constant fear mongering + Pro-Putin was too much for me.

    • @trikyy7238
      @trikyy7238 Рік тому +3

      I gave up on CP because of his ridiculously alarmist and repetitive thumbnails. Shame.

    • @billb8060
      @billb8060 Рік тому

      Watching a video of someone mowing a meadow, digging a hole, counting Eggs, and showing you the inside of a battery room twice a day in his videos, is a little much.....4 Eggs, 🥚🥚🥚

  • @galeparker1067
    @galeparker1067 Рік тому +3

    I've always loved pressure cookers but I've finally found one that works in a more "rustic" situation..... They're called "Afghan Cauldrons". I have seen it used on "Lost Lakes" channel. Sit it right in the campfire.... 👃✌️🥰🇨🇦

  • @CharlieB_P2ST
    @CharlieB_P2ST Рік тому +2

    Hey Cliff, sorry I didn't make it to the live chat... but I'm in the East... Pennsylvania. It's a time zone thing. I do appreciate you teaching prepariness and not fear. I hate to say it, but homesteading channels have ended up promoting fear also. I started a channel, still small, but I teach people how to do things to make themselves sustainable. Keep going, Cliff!

    • @TheUrbanPrepper
      @TheUrbanPrepper  Рік тому

      Oh no! Homesteading channels too? I didn't know that. :(

  • @Cadiangrunt99
    @Cadiangrunt99 Рік тому

    Not sure if you'll ever see this but your channeled helped me a lot on getting going with food storage with mylar bags so thank you so much man. Also the battery daddy too.

  • @NewHampsireLiving
    @NewHampsireLiving Рік тому +1

    You have to see Patara at Appalachia’s Homestead, she is amazing! Also see the Mac’s. Love Nate!

  • @GS-rw9og
    @GS-rw9og Рік тому

    excellent,,we missed you very much!

  • @100lastgoodnerves8
    @100lastgoodnerves8 Рік тому +3

    I had to take a 45 day break from FB and I feel better.

  • @bobperry5058
    @bobperry5058 Рік тому +1

    It’s good to see you back. I appreciate the work and effort involved in your videos and pdfs….
    I too have been overwhelmed by the increasing hysteria portrayed by some of the self-interested prepper channels. It’s pretty easy to connect many of their business interests to the increasingly panicky pronouncements.
    I look at these channels more like infomercials than anything else.
    And some, City Prepping and Canadian Prepper have simply worn out their welcome. At some point the message becomes untrustworthy.
    I much prefer your focus and analysis.
    Suggestion: it might be nice to revisit some of your peeps to see how new products/technologies might have improved things… food for thought.

    • @TheUrbanPrepper
      @TheUrbanPrepper  Рік тому

      Thanks Bob! That's a good idea for some future videos for me.

    • @dtl5623
      @dtl5623 Рік тому

      ​@@TheUrbanPrepper Hi Cliff. Look up 'How to do an Area Study' by the YT channel, 'Forward Observer'. I think you'd excel at this topic as you're very methodical.

  • @hatchet8209
    @hatchet8209 Рік тому +3

    I tried bringing up the morale on some of those channels being funny but didn't work ugh. I've been practicing being Amish and using my eyes as real news. Interesting you get more personal practical news that way. And also talking to people like the old days to get your news. CAVEMAN behaved like that so I'll be in CAVEMAN simulation mode. This comment is not meant to put them down but just my preference seeing you can be more in tune with your environment this way.

  • @robininva
    @robininva Рік тому

    Welcome back. Looking forward to your videos.

  • @bootmender
    @bootmender Рік тому +1

    I have be watching UA-cam videos on survival and prepping for just about 5 years now, and have come to the conclusion this Community does not practice what it preaches. Some live in the coldest of climates and complains about being cold. 2 live in large cities and complain about crime & cost of living. I have been a student of the survival game now for more than 60 years and only in the past 25 have I learn to live in a safe and peaceful place. You need to think outside the box. I draw a U.S. retirement check but I don’t live inside the borders of the U.S. any more. I live just outside of a Community of about 3,000 on a few acres, where I raise chickens rabbits & pigs. Being in a tropical climate I garden year round. Just food for thought.

  • @houseofprep9154
    @houseofprep9154 Рік тому

    Good to see you my friend!!!

  • @snapdragon2441
    @snapdragon2441 Рік тому

    We have missed you.

  • @TheTuareg
    @TheTuareg Рік тому +2

    Greetings from a Russian prepper! Crazy times we live in.
    Did you guys start prepping for a nuclear war?
    Me and my friends are prepping food and dig out root cellars under our homes.

    • @TheUrbanPrepper
      @TheUrbanPrepper  Рік тому

      I have some CBRN Preps. Crazy stuff going on in the world. I like the Nuclear War Survival Skills book. Great information.

    • @TheTuareg
      @TheTuareg Рік тому

      @@TheUrbanPrepperyeah mate, but let's still hope for the best! Our politicians are crazy that's the problem.
      Is it an American book? Who's the author? Where can I find it? Can you share?

  • @mariebmgt1613
    @mariebmgt1613 Рік тому

    Where have you been TUP? good to see you.

    • @TheUrbanPrepper
      @TheUrbanPrepper  Рік тому

      Thanks for your patience! I've been prioritizing family and work over the past several months. Ready to come back now though.

  • @Tao_313
    @Tao_313 Рік тому +1

    TUP, your video's are unique. Nothing like these videos. You make me think about organizing and strategy. I couldn't have a favorite, but the one get home where you dressed as a construction worker, really got me changing my theories.
    My personal thoughts!

    • @TheUrbanPrepper
      @TheUrbanPrepper  Рік тому +2

      Wow! Thank you so much. I still like the construction worker strategy.

  • @catfordprepper
    @catfordprepper Рік тому

    Missed best one. Welcome back. EDC no.3?

  • @tonyglanville8058
    @tonyglanville8058 Рік тому

    good too see you back

  • @NorthernKurtis
    @NorthernKurtis Рік тому +27

    It's really sad and unfortunate that some of the channels like Canadian Prepper went from making some of the best content on prepping around, to just total click bait crap.. I used to love watching Nates material, but not anymore.. It's a shame.

    • @deepbits7312
      @deepbits7312 Рік тому +3

      The taste of money and 500k views per daily doomgloom videos tempted him to the dark side.

    • @hissatsu4937
      @hissatsu4937 Рік тому +2

      UA-cam should ban that clown for constantly spreading misinformation

  • @marksadventures3889
    @marksadventures3889 Рік тому

    I took a break from it all for 2 years now. Too much doom & Gloom is not good for your mental health. I was thinking of doing a new UK Preppers Channel - no click bait, no alarmist titles, I want to try and take that scare and doom part away from prepping channels. I will look at practical skills and preps that are sensible and non-alarmist. No News Flash click bait titles.

  • @trentonvet
    @trentonvet Рік тому

    The problem I have with the "panic" videos is, sifting through them to find a video that is actually finding a real prepping video. I've seen some "panicers" put out up to 4 videos a day that I don't care to view. Every time there's any kind of situation, anywhere in the world, they feel the need to make a video. So many jumped on the bandwagon about running out of diesel fuel, that didn't happen. No apologies for their wrong information.

  • @indianaboy3166
    @indianaboy3166 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for bringing this up. There's a couple of them ever little issue is the end of the world

  • @amyduro1967
    @amyduro1967 Рік тому +13

    I just started watching prepping videos in the last month. I was aware of the movement for years, and thought it meant hoarding weapons and food for an apocalyptic scenario, like a nuclear war or pandemic. Then we had a pandemic, and the weather has become more extreme, there’s fires, floods, chemical spills, and an unbelievable amount of mass shootings. Personally, I’ve had some physical problems due to working from home for three years - I am not as active, and my weekend activities just cause injuries now because I sit more than I did before the pandemic. So I’ve started preparing for emergencies and found some great info. But I am seeing a lot of people who are scared of society and are basically planning on defending themselves and their bunkers from a breakdown of society. It’s disturbing. That IS the breakdown of society - advance planning to not work with others in an emergency. Having lived in NYC during 9/11 and the blackout in 2003, I found that people instantly began to work together to help each other. This happened in New Orleans after hurricane Katrina, although the media painted a different picture. I watched 9 seasons of Alone and the title of the show tells you the real challenge. We are social beings. We need to prepare as communities. I hope this online community can steer the mindset to that - to sharing resources, and not just food, and not just in some imagined future. We are in a social emergency now, and fear of the unknown is increasing. This fear could be mitigated far better if we build up our communities.

  • @Joseph_Dredd
    @Joseph_Dredd Рік тому

    Spaghetti sauce/Pasta sauce lasts for years, well past sell by/use by date.
    Open it - if looks okay, smells okay, tastes okay - use it. Shouldnt be a problem!

    • @TheUrbanPrepper
      @TheUrbanPrepper  Рік тому +1

      Good to know! That's what I told my wife but she didn't believe me. :)

    • @Joseph_Dredd
      @Joseph_Dredd Рік тому

      @@TheUrbanPrepper Not sure how to help you there! Change the labels on the jars? :)
      Great to see you back youtubing.

  • @pantryonlyrecipes
    @pantryonlyrecipes Рік тому

    Get Angry Prepper on your channel and mention flat-earthers.

  • @heidi22209
    @heidi22209 Рік тому

    I ❤️ DOOOOOM STREAM!

  • @jacktough
    @jacktough Рік тому +2

    If your intent is to ease back into the UA-cam Prepperverse gently, may I honorably mention the Provident Preppers. Good, down to Earth folks with a TON of useful content. 🏆

    • @kaygee7767
      @kaygee7767 Рік тому +2

      I completely second this! Provident Preppers are rational, practical, knowledgeable, and brave! Turning off their power for an extended period of time in the middle of winter with kids to test their Preps, and then sharing what they learned?! I have a lot of respect for them!

    • @TheUrbanPrepper
      @TheUrbanPrepper  Рік тому +3

      I love Provident Preppers! They're AWESOME and good friends.

  • @OH8STN
    @OH8STN Рік тому +11

    I shut down all the prepping channels but yours. The sensationalism is over the top. We must keep in mind, the UA-cam prepping scene for the most part, isn't real.

    • @kaygee7767
      @kaygee7767 Рік тому +2

      Agreed. People are taking advantage of the situation to capitalize off fear. A couple other channels I feel are out to help educate are Provident Preppers and Canadian Prepper Podcast (CPP) (Not to be confused with The Canadian Prepper). CPP is low budget and set up (like the name suggests) as a podcast. Completely different set up, sometimes a little awkward (definitely room for improvement), but they are on here for the right reasons to bring education and awareness of the importance of prepping. Though small, They have brought guests on that other (bigger channels) have as well. Ex. Jase Medical, EMP Dr, the Alton's, etc.

  • @mevsm1
    @mevsm1 Рік тому

    Listen to Pinball Preparedness for an interesting commentary on some USA Presidents.

  • @sharonsopczynski1192
    @sharonsopczynski1192 Рік тому

    Watching replay glad to see you back. God bless

  • @deejay7648
    @deejay7648 Рік тому

    Presumably they’re prepping.

  • @TheReallDonaldTrump
    @TheReallDonaldTrump Рік тому +21

    Brad from Full Spectrum Survival Is very dramatic and over the top. I had to turn off his notifications and am really considering unsubscribing. Literally every video is doom and gloom and his thumb nails are these pics of him looking deranged...it's all so depressing and overly negative for just clicks and views

    • @crystalbluepersuasion1027
      @crystalbluepersuasion1027 Рік тому +2

      He’s definitely got that crazy eye look going on. That guy gives off big, scary vibes.

    • @TheReallDonaldTrump
      @TheReallDonaldTrump Рік тому +1

      @@crystalbluepersuasion1027 yes he does. I used to watch his videos everyday but haven't in months. I started feeling anxious and depressed. I had to cut just about all of that stuff out for my own mental health.

  • @radar8988
    @radar8988 Рік тому +3

    The best thing any prepper could do is to stop listening to Canadian Prepper.

    • @Soli_Deo_Gloria_.
      @Soli_Deo_Gloria_. Рік тому +1

      And bat śhïț crazy Brad at full spectrum survival.

  • @marygallagher3428
    @marygallagher3428 Рік тому

    Good to see you Cliff! We all need to GAFIAte once in awhile but it will be good to see your new videos :-)

  • @heidi22209
    @heidi22209 Рік тому +1

    FSS.. never says umm That's wild!
    I love Canadian Prepper. I fully support him in all his endeavors.
    I get a lot of straight shooting good info from Riverside Homestead.
    I will pass on Magic P
    That's my opinion based on MY experience.
    Hupels Cat... is soooo undervalued. I do love me Praxis... as well. Hudson Valley Prepping and Survival won me over with SPAM. And... I never miss PrepperNow.... EVER

    • @Cadiangrunt99
      @Cadiangrunt99 Рік тому

      Picked up how to do a rocket stove and Cristo candles from Riverside.

  • @tenminutetokyo2643
    @tenminutetokyo2643 Рік тому

    DOOD!

  • @thefreem0
    @thefreem0 Рік тому

    So the lumping of people with this idea of "fearporn" is ignoring there are plenty of real world events to be fearful of, these UA-camrs are not the cause but the symptom. I have not been worried myself and was not a prepper until the last year. I find it weird you were one of the channels that I latched on to one year ago to start preparing for the current situation only to find you dropping out because you wanted to ignore what is going on. So what is the point of prepping if there is nothing to be worry about? If everything is fine why bother prepping? If I ignored what was happening I would be happier, but not prepared for whats been going down, and I'm not talking about bs like toilet paper shortages, FYI prepping is not needed for toilet paper, wet wash cloth done. I could stick my head in sand too and not worry, however right now I think I have chance to protect my family because of the fearporn.

  • @onecanada1167
    @onecanada1167 Рік тому +3

    Hello everyone

  • @marciabosteder5682
    @marciabosteder5682 Рік тому +1

    Glad to see you back..

  • @PHExpatPrepper
    @PHExpatPrepper Рік тому

    Great stream.. I watch\follow a few of these guys.

  • @felixdacat6572
    @felixdacat6572 Рік тому +1

    Glad ur back....Everyone needs a break...Family 1st and self care allways...Missed ur daughters cameo appearences telling you, "Mom is Pissed" in the middle of ur vids...Stay well Amigo.

  • @christopherstewart9821
    @christopherstewart9821 Рік тому

    Promo SM 🤔

  • @mudinmyeye2881
    @mudinmyeye2881 Рік тому +1

    Fss is my vote!!

  • @darlenecarter7859
    @darlenecarter7859 Рік тому

    Howdy

  • @Happy2DabsYT
    @Happy2DabsYT Рік тому +2

    I wasted a subscription on you?

  • @AmericanPrepper1998
    @AmericanPrepper1998 Рік тому

    The moment you let your guard down, you lose your life or you're responsible for the ones around you. Always be prepared and don't let it stress you out. You're a prepper you're supposed to be prepared at all times. We are living in a dark world so get used to seeing dark times. Life's not fair and this world is not friendly to anyone.

    • @kaygee7767
      @kaygee7767 Рік тому

      If all we see and feel is darkness, is that a life we want to live? I agree being prepared is important and, really, a necessity (especially during these times). But we also need to realize that we will never be able to prepare for EVERYTHING and that's okay. We prepare to the best of our ability (mentally, financially, physically) knowing there is always room for improvement. We also need to be able to enjoy the present and our loved ones now. No matter how physically prepared we are, a positive attitude and outlook are needed to create high morale, which is important to make it through tough times

    • @lifesabeach9451
      @lifesabeach9451 Рік тому +1

      And you can never prepare to bring peace to Ukraine or calm China down. I wish we could but we can't. Why is there so much reporting on those problems on prepper channels? We have really problems right here that are pretty threatening, like utilities losing power and weather making us unsafe and threatening food supplies and trains that derail while carrying nasty stuff.

  • @latitude32north98
    @latitude32north98 Рік тому

    Howdy