YOUTUBE preppers /survivalists

[Rush2112]

many are like big kids talking tough, but if one can sift thru all the BS there are lots of good how-to videos. i like to watch them, then try it myself. snare making is one, lots of videos of making a snare out of wire so thin that a squirrel will easily break it. yeah, you made a snare but how effective will it be? learned how to make pop-can stove after watching a video. this time the presenter made it overly difficult taking exact measurements and cutting perfectly straight lines with an exacto knife. i tried it this way first time, took forever. next one i cut using a pocket knife, done much quicker, functions and looks exactly the same except for if you look closely, you can see a bit of a jagged edge sanded with emory cloth.

point is to try things yourself if possible. similar to books, if one watches all the videos, but never does any of the things for real, how effective is the training?

i also like to look at car repair videos to see if its something i can handle before going to the shop. changed the starter on wife's car after watching the video, took about 2 hours labor, saved about 300USD.