As you may know, National Geographic’s popular “Doomsday Preppers” is a reality television series that rates one’s ability to survive a catastrophic scenario, such as a global economic meltdown, nuclear war, or power grid failure.

This past summer, I was featured in a Nat Geo episode called “Pain is Good”. It was a unique experience in many ways. I participated in the project with another Alaskan, Don Kubley, from Juneau. Don owns a company that manufactures dome shelters. Essentially, we allowed the film crew to follow us around for a few days, focusing primarily on what we would consider a routine trip to the Goodpaster River outside of Delta Junction. My family has had a cabin on the ‘Goody’ for generations, and it’s a particularly special place for me.

After numerous pre-production meetings and several days of shooting, the film crew headed back to New York. While filming, it became evident they’d be spicing the show up a bit for dramatic effect, as is typical for most reality programs. Once it was complete, the episode began running in February of this year, and I recently learned that of all 26 Doomsday Preppers they’ve produced, ours ranks among the […]