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Post by newcastleprepper on Mar 16, 2016 13:47:37 GMT 10
I feel that prepping is becoming more popular and we do not yet have an Australian preppers show. This frustrates me as I want to learn what ideas people have about prepping specifically in Australia and survival in the Australian wilderness.
i feel such a show would include but not restricted to talking to Australian preppers have segments about what it edible animal and plant related speaking to aboriginal people who practice there native hunting traditions going to different parts of the country and doing a minimum of a weeks survival in the wilderness maybe even set challenges by viewers eg.. I'd like to see how you survive in the north east of nsw with a machete a bow a knife a large pot a small knife and 2 metres of para cord.. It would involve making shelter finding food water and starting a fire and maybe other things requested by the viewers or known to be good survival tips in the area. Other things that may be included and possibly at viewer request is prepping on a budget eg. How to make a primative kit with $200
Can anybody tell me how to get this started I contacted the abc with my idea but they did not reply.
i would also find it interesting to find out if other people would be interested in such a show
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Post by Peter on Mar 16, 2016 14:05:50 GMT 10
I doubt the ABC would be interested unless an academic proposed the idea. Any of the commercial stations would probably treat it as a reality show, and that's something we really don't need.
This will take some serious thinking.
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Post by gasman on Mar 16, 2016 14:59:00 GMT 10
Most of us don't trust the media
Both for opsec and make us look like nut cases
The Internet provides many learning opportunities without the publicity
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Post by familyprepper on Mar 16, 2016 15:12:33 GMT 10
A show would be great IF
it was only showed to like minded people
Anyone who thinks prepping is a little bit nuts would see it that way
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Post by newcastleprepper on Mar 16, 2016 15:44:12 GMT 10
Yeah Sean micallef is the last person you want to represent a show for us he is a comedian and would make a joke of it. Mr Pete what would you sujest to be a way to start it through commercial stations but I feel the going bush for a week at a time at viewers request for challenges would please the reality tv side of things and still keep it real enough to be interesting to the target audience being real preppers wanting to learn, just look at that bear grills and he wouldn't even stay in the environments over night, but for him when he came to Australia he spoke about eating wichedy grubs and ate a bloody meal worm that ruined it for me. I do forget a lot of preppers like to keep there identity secret as I don't hide my identity so this is a problem that needs to be solved.. Would it be good enough to change the names of the people and not give exact locations eg. Mr Pete would become bob bobington I don't know we're he is from but let's for the descriptions sake say he is from newcastle (easy for me that's were i am) and instead of saying he is from newcastle we say he is from the central east coast so we still give enough Info about the area he is prepping for to give viewers from that area a chance to learn what is in the area for them eg. What wildlife there is in the area and what edible plants there are ect.
I have the smallest of budgets so doing a youtube series isn't really possible I don't even have the petrol to travel far out of newcastle to look at environments or travel to other preppers to talk about there preps and share there survival knowledge with potential viewers.
Gasman I generally don't like mainstream media but a good documentary series is always welcome surely there would be a way to make it something you would enjoy and I'd encourage your ideas on the matter
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Post by newcastleprepper on Mar 16, 2016 15:45:31 GMT 10
And thank you all for your feedback, good or bad it all goes to improve my idea and make it something we can all enjoy if I can bring this idea to life
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Post by Ammo9 on Mar 16, 2016 15:59:38 GMT 10
I'm a hypocrite... I'd watch a show but would not be on it myself.
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Post by familyprepper on Mar 16, 2016 16:02:14 GMT 10
Yeah but Aus you are a like minded person so a show like that would be good etc
It's the people who don't see and get what we do that are the bad ones
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Post by newcastleprepper on Mar 16, 2016 19:44:29 GMT 10
Family prepper there will be haters no matter what the subject if shtf we know we're we will be and were the haters will be.. Following us around begging for scraps
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Post by shinester on Mar 16, 2016 21:00:33 GMT 10
In a country where 49% of the families don't pay net tax, that is a country of takers, I HIGHLY doubt a show about taking responsibility for self will succeed other than hinting at laughing at the participants. Hence the 'balaclavas', to point towards preppers as being nuts, the usual line that people taking care of their own lives must somehow be defective inside a defective system.
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Post by newcastleprepper on Mar 16, 2016 21:56:42 GMT 10
There is still a growing number of us that will enjoy the show and when have we as preppers ever cared what others think we know it's a smarter idea to be prepared and the rest are ignorant sheeple content living in ignorance. Yes there will be those who look down on such a show but who cares what they say we know were we will be if our preps are ever needed and who will be laughing then, if anything the idea will be new to some and we will gain more like minded people and at the least it will make prepping that little bit more acceptable
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Post by shinester on Mar 19, 2016 2:07:03 GMT 10
I'm all for the shows never the less. Always some good ideas in them, much like this forum or the 6-8 meet ups per year that we do down our way.
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Post by krull68 on Mar 21, 2016 9:50:06 GMT 10
Ok, get a couple of people with decent video cameras.
Set up a you tube preppers account.
Film on site, with no descriptor of location, or state, unless it is specific for that particular area.
Find someone with sensible editing ability, I understand you can get for free, video editing software.
get a green screen for non location required activities, this can be done in a garage. Again the software is available for free to create a backdrop.
Then make sure people have access to a transcript, and items list after the program.
Thus is my technical take on the subject.
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Post by graynomad on Mar 21, 2016 16:04:59 GMT 10
Yes all the software is free AFAIK, maybe not the best but OK.
I would not touch this with a barge pole if done by a network, but love the idea of a simple Youtube channel but it would need a few people with the right production skills. There are heaps of them around though, dunno what would make this one better.
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Post by shinester on Mar 21, 2016 18:48:42 GMT 10
.. and that's why I watch Youtube videos of people doing that  |
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Post by krull68 on Mar 21, 2016 19:09:13 GMT 10
Yes all the software is free AFAIK, maybe not the best but OK. I would not touch this with a barge pole if done by a network, but love the idea of a simple Youtube channel but it would need a few people with the right production skills. There are heaps of them around though, dunno what would make this one better. I personally would drop all the Rambo garbage you see on the standard preppers shows. Instead I would go into: Ok, so you want to prep, a simple 10 step plan to get started. What do you put into a simple to complex bug out/in bag. Ok it has all collapsed, do you bug in or bug out, decide early, plan quickly. So the whole world has broken, so, how are you planning on surviving and thriving short/medium/long term.
So gang, who has an idea for an episode. To get going properly, 10-12 episodes would be needed. 1 X 30 minute episode would be able to cover 3 subjects, with a 3 x 30 second ads for specific prepper company. Theme, script, presenter/s (men and women). Unidentified/ unidentifiable location for outdoor shoots, IE: location to do generic prepping how to activities (light fire without matches), simple first aid, how to make home made cleaners etc.
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Post by Peter on Mar 21, 2016 20:20:25 GMT 10
Episode 1: The Big Picture.
1) Explain our dependence upon many fragile systems (power grid, scheme water, telephone comms, grocery stores, large-scale farming, etc).
2) Look at what would happen if any/all of these were to fail. Give examples from history.
3) Juxtapose reality-tv style "preppers" to those of us who take a sensible approach to securing a future for ourselves and our loved ones.
They're my thoughts, anyway. It is necessary to make people think about what they're preparing for before telling them how to prepare.
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Post by Peter on Mar 22, 2016 11:17:14 GMT 10
... without forgetting about the more common disasters - while EMP, economic collapse, etc may happen, it's important to remember the losing a job, personal injury, death of a family member are much more common and can affect a family severely.
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Post by SA Hunter on Mar 22, 2016 22:11:32 GMT 10
I know on OzPrep, before this site I believe, Pete (owner/admin) did some media about prepping! I'll blame the editing, but it made him out to be a nutcase, and I think the media treated it/him as a joke. (This was my take on it, and if wrong, apologies to all concerned). Regardless, lets look at Doomsday Preppers, the tv show - seriously - how many people are made out to be 'normal'  I bet editing has a lot to do with what they portray. But, on the flip side, 'normal' isn't newsworthy, so why do a show about normal preppers - let's make them out to be nut cases, and get more views!!!! I'd trust the media like I would trust a junkie with my life's savings!!!!! (Not that they'd have much to look after!!) |
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Post by krull68 on Mar 23, 2016 19:08:21 GMT 10
I know on OzPrep, before this site I believe, Pete (owner/admin) did some media about prepping! I'll blame the editing, but it made him out to be a nutcase, and I think the media treated it/him as a joke. (This was my take on it, and if wrong, apologies to all concerned). Regardless, lets look at Doomsday Preppers, the tv show - seriously - how many people are made out to be 'normal' I bet editing has a lot to do with what they portray. But, on the flip side, 'normal' isn't newsworthy, so why do a show about normal preppers - let's make them out to be nut cases, and get more views!!!! I'd trust the media like I would trust a junkie with my life's savings!!!!! (Not that they'd have much to look after!!) Exactly the reason we wouldn't let the lame stream media within cooee of the show.
As I suggested, to a youtube series, only people allowed to be involved would be sensible preppers. front and back of house.
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I bet editing has a lot to do with what they portray. But, on the flip side, 'normal' isn't newsworthy, so why do a show about normal preppers - let's make them out to be nut cases, and get more views!!!!