Is there an "ideal" Bug Out Vehicle? Is it necessarily a jacked up monster truck with knobby mud tires?  Would a humble Toyota Camry do? Mic, Jeff, and Brian discuss what they have for BOVs and what (if anything) qualifies as the ideal. They also share some recommendations for how to "idealize" whatever you've got for a vehicle. Sherp ATV — Jeff's new prepper fantasy vehicle. If you find these topical episodes interesting, or just amusing, consider becoming a Patron on Patreon, or a monthly member at Buy Me A Coffee, One-time coffee at Buy Me A Coffee are a great way show Mic you enjoyed this podcast content and want to hear more.

The final chapter of Susan's Raid. After a low-speed chase in horse-drawn wagons and yet more running, Susan, Paul and Charon catch up with the bombers at the Ashland bridge. There are guards posted, so the bombers run north to an alternate target. As the train approaches the small iron bridge, Susan's team interrupts the bombers. Susan is suddenly confronted by Martin. Neither expected such a chance meeting and neither were ready for it. Show Mic you enjoyed this story.  Go to  Buy Me A Coffee and buy him a cup of virtual coffee. Monthly supporters on Patreon and BMAC will be getting the first chapter of the next novelette: The Rise and Fall of the Utopians. If you'd like to read ahead, become a member too! 

Pundits are frequently warning of an impending financial doom, two in particular -- the loss of the US Dollar as world reserve currency, and/or the hyperinflation of the dollar as backdoor way to negate America's huge national debt. Are the fears well founded? Has either ever happened before? If so, what happened to people then? What did they do? If you find these topical episodes interesting, thought-provoking, or just make you say, "Really?", consider becoming a Patron on Patreon, or a monthly member at Buy Me A Coffee, One-time coffee at Buy Me A Coffee are a great way show Mic you enjoy this podcast content.

Susan, Charon, and Paul camp out in the woods east of Bristol in hopes of catching the bombers at dawn. Overzealous townsfolk flush out the bombers who get ahead of the team again. Both bombers and the team become exhausted from the chase. Just when Charon thinks he might pick one off with a sniper round, yet another wrinkle emerges. The story is getting close to a finale!  Show Mic you're on pins and needles over it. Go to  Buy Me A Coffee and buy him a cup of virtual coffee. Monthly supporters on Patreon and BMAC will be getting the first chapter of the next novelette: The Rise and Fall of the Utopians. If you'd like to read ahead, become a member too! 

Some sort of doom is always out there, just a couple months away. Just one more data point to tick this way or that. As Brian says, They (the prophets of doom) are killing us off every week." Whether it's a comet striking the earth, or a financial collapse — right around the corner! — or the Yellowstone supervolcano; it's always something. How can a worried prepper separate the real news from the chaff of hucksters trying to sell doom-proof products? Mic, Brian, and Jeff discuss this problem. If you find these topical episodes interesting, thought-provoking, or make you say, "Ha! I knew it!", consider becoming a Patron on Patreon, or a monthly member at Buy Me A Coffee, One-time coffee at Buy Me A Coffee are a great way show Mic you enjoy this podcast content and want to hear more.

Susan, Paul, and Charon travel north on their borrowed bicycles. They make decent time until Paul and Charon's bike suffers a blowout at high speed. They proceed on foot but the bombers got ahead of them again. Susan's team are stopped at checkpoint to the town of Bristol. They have no valid ID and an implausible story about someone trying to blow up the railroad bridge in Ashland. Enjoying this story? You know you are. Show Mic that you're enjoying these adventures by buying him a coffee on  Buy Me A Coffee . He will really appreciated it. Monthly supporters on Patreon and BMAC are getting advanced chapters of The Rise and Fall of the Utopians to read. If you'd like to read ahead, become a member too!  

Mic, Brian, and Jeff take a look at the Deep State which has been trying to rule the world a lot longer than AI has been. Historically, the Deep State had become a feature of past empires and often contributed to their downfall. What is the common citizen to do? Would a world run by AI be better or worse than the Deep State? If you were entertained by this DoomCast, consider becoming a Patron on Patreon, or a monthly member at Buy Me A Coffee, One-time coffee at Buy Me A Coffee are a great way show Mic you enjoy this podcast content.  

Susan convinces Charon to get the injured bomber some help in exchange for information. The bomber tells where the group planned to go and that their target is the railroad bridge in Ashland. Susan finds a local woman who will send help. She also has walkie-talkie contact with a man who can radio ahead to alert the people of Ashalnd. Show Mic you are enjoying this story.  Go to  Buy Me A Coffee and buy him a cup of virtual coffee. Monthly supporters on Patreon and BMAC will be getting the first chapter of the next novelette: The Rise and Fall of the Utopians. If you'd like to read ahead, become a member too! 

Following up on the earlier episode about AI and Prepping, Mic, Brian, and Jeff look at the potential doom of having AI given control over crucial facets of human society but getting too smart for the people who think they can control it. Some people welcome AI control. Some don't care too much. Some are very afraid. Are we getting spooked over potential boogeymen or are we right to be worried? The video Jeff found: How AI Takeover Could Happen In 2 Years: A Scenario: The interview that Brian found: Joe Rogan interview with Roman Yamplotsky about AI dangers The movie that Mic is always going on and on about: Movie Flashback: Colossus, the Forbin Project (1970) (on Vimeo)   If you find these topical episodes interesting, thought-provoking, or just make you say, "Wait, what?", consider becoming a Patron on Patreon, or a monthly member at Buy Me A Coffee, One-time coffee at Buy Me A Coffee are a great way show Mic you enjoy this podcast content.

Susan comes face to face with evil in the three men who stumbled across them in the woods. After she faces down evil, they resume pursuing the bombers. They come across one of them later, injured in a fall and left behind by his fellow bombers. What should they do? Enjoying this story? Come on, admit it. You are. Show Mic you're enjoying these adventures. go to  Buy Me A Coffee and buy him a cup of virtual coffee. He will really appreciated it. Monthly supporters on Patreon and BMAC are getting advanced chapters of the next novelette to read. If you'd like to read ahead, become a member too!

Drones are becoming the weapon of choice on today's battlefield. As police departments become increasingly militarized, it seems like only a matter of time before local governments use drones and autonomous robot dogs to control the populace. What might a future with hostile drones be like? In this episode, the boys watched three short videos (links below) and discussed what, if anything, somebody can do about Robotic Doom. Links: SlaughterBots (2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fa9lVwHHqg Metalhead (episode, 2017) https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6jbebk How To Defeat A Robot Dog video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MUrF_G7KlM Other links of interest: Chinese “mosquito” drones: https://interestingengineering.com/military/chinese-military-unveils-mosquito-sized-drones Black Hornet, micro drone: Black Hornet 4 Nano UAV If you were entertained by this DoomCast, consider becoming a Patron on Patreon, or a monthly member at Buy Me A Coffee, One-time coffee at Buy Me A Coffee are a great way show Mic you enjoy this podcast content.

Charon continues to track the three bombers as they travel north. He named them Boots, Stripes, and Dots based on their footprints. When the bombers veered off-trail to sleep through the day, Charon had his group set up farther along to set up another attempt at an ambush. But, when morning comes, Susan, Paul and Charon are discovered by locals and mistaken for raiders. Show Mic you are enjoying this story. Right after you read this, go to  Buy Me A Coffee and buy him a cup of virtual coffee. He will really appreciated it. Monthly supporters on Patreon and BMAC will be getting the first chapter of the next novelette: The Rise and Fall of the Utopians. If you'd like to read ahead, become a member too!     

How does an average Joe (or Josephine) prep on a limited budget? Mic, Jeff, and Brian look into ways to find the funds to prep if you're not a movie millionaire. They discuss some tips and explore some of the pitfalls to avoid. Brian and Jeff also confess to some things they had done wrong over the years.   If you are appreciating these topical episodes, consider becoming a Patron on Patreon, or a monthly member at Buy Me A Coffee, Not into memberships? No problem. A one-time coffee buy at Buy Me A Coffee is great too! All support greatly appreciated.    

Susan, Paul, and Charon spend the night following the three bombers along a power line cut that runs north to the city of Claremont, NH. Charon has kept pace with them but does not want to overtake them. His plan is to let them bed down for the day and set up an ambush a bit farther ahead — catch them as they resume their travels in the evening. Susan still has misgivings about what they will do with the bombers when they catch them. Show Mic you are enjoying this story. Right after you read this, go to  Buy Me A Coffee and buy him a cup of virtual coffee. He will really appreciated it. Monthly supporters on Patreon and BMAC are getting advanced chapters of Susan's Raid to read. If you'd like to read ahead, become a member too!  

Having some water stored is one of those prepper basics. What options do you have for getting more water when your stored supply runs low? Mic, Brian, and Jeff explore three options. You might power your electric well pump via batteries and an inverter. You could fetch "wild" water from a nearby body of water. You might put a hand pump on your well. Each plan has its pros and cons. If you are appreciating these topical episodes, consider becoming a Patron on Patreon, or a monthly member at Buy Me A Coffee, One-time coffee at Buy Me A Coffee are a great way show Mic you enjoy this podcast content.

Susan, Charon, and Paul arrive at Basin Farms, near Bellows Falls. The fill in the farmer who is a Coalition operative of their plans to ambush the bombers. Sneaking through Bellows Falls by night, they get ready to cross the river but are stopped by the arrival of the bombers and their boss. Susan sees them receive the explosives and their instructions. The younger bombers worry about venturing into "cannibal country." Enjoying this Novelette? Help keep the stories coming by keeping Mic awake and at the keyboard. Right after you read this, go to  Buy Me A Coffee and buy him a cup of virtual coffee. He will really appreciated it. Monthly supporters on Patreon and BMAC are getting advanced chapters of Susan's Raid to read. If you'd like to read ahead, become a member too!

Even if you didn't die in any of the other "dooms", (comet impact, zombies, nukes, etc.) you will still not escape Gray Doom. Everyone gets older. Can on older person, who is not capable of running a mile with a fifty-pound backpack or hand-to-hand fighting, still be a prepper? Mic, Brian and Jeff discuss what prepping for being old or how prepping as an older person might be different. If you are enjoying these topical episodes, show your appreciation by buying MIc a coffee at Buy Me A Coffee, or becoming a Patron on Patreon, or a BMAC monthly member.  

Charon figures to dispatch the three would-be thieves but Susan talks him out of it. She thinks they're not hardened criminals but desperately starving. The men tell of being shut out by the state for having offended some low-level officials. Susan hatches a plan to get the men's identity papers restored. Her plan involves some melodramatics, but it seems to work. Show Mic you are enjoying this story. Right after you read this, go to  Buy Me A Coffee and buy him a cup of virtual coffee. He will really appreciated it. Monthly supporters on Patreon and BMAC are getting advanced chapters of Susan's Raid to read. If you'd like to read ahead, become a member too!

If international tensions break out into a wider war, it is likely to fought differently than previous wars. What will be the same is that the home front will become a target. Instead of Zeppelins, enemy bombers, V2 missiles, or Cuban paratroopers invading, the assault on the home front will likely be cyber warfare -- software viruses and backdoors to take down civilian infrastructure. How would prepping for CyberDoom be different than an EMP or CME?   If you are appreciating these topical episodes, consider becoming a Patron on Patreon, or a monthly member at Buy Me A Coffee, One-time coffee at Buy Me A Coffee are great too! All support appreciated.    

Susan, Paul and Charon embark on a road trip up to Bellows Falls to meet a Coalition operative. They have one of Paul's cows in the wagon as cover story for their trip. They face the expected challenge of government checkpoints. In the remote backwoods, they face a different danger -- highway bandits who want to steal their cow.   Enjoying the Susan's Raid story? Help keep the stories coming by keeping Mic awake and at the keyboard, by buying him a virtual coffee on Buy Me A Coffee. Monthly supporters on Patreon and BMAC are getting advanced chapters of Susan's Raid to read. Become a member. Read ahead!