{"id":25424,"date":"2022-08-22T22:11:50","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T22:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/?p=25424"},"modified":"2023-04-04T17:22:55","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T17:22:55","slug":"city-prepping-how-legit-is-the-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/city-prepping-how-legit-is-the-channel\/","title":{"rendered":"City Prepping: How Legit Is the Channel?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25424\" class=\"elementor elementor-25424\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-732fbbc6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"732fbbc6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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class=\"job-title\">qualified solar engineer<\/span> <span class=\"author-name\">Aniket<\/span><span class=\"written-by-period\">.<\/span> <span class=\"last-updated-text\">Last updated:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2023-04-04 17:22:55\">April 4, 2023<\/time><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cd6bf5d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4cd6bf5d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b8da883\" data-id=\"2b8da883\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff07c34 elementor-toc--content-ellipsis 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class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__body\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18b9d3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18b9d3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEquipping city dwellers to survive in times of crisis,\u201d reads the text on the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">City Prepping<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube channel<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> page. With the multitude of channels about surviving in the wilderness, there had to be a channel about survival and preparedness in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">urban environments<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">City Prepping<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> channel describes its \u201cchief aim\u201d as \u201chelping provide survival basics for everyday people that are practical and easy to implement to be prepared should calamity strike.\u201c Let\u2019s learn a bit more about what the channel has to offer.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24240e9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24240e9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">City Prepping on YouTube<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fa07a45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fa07a45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">City Prepping<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube channel<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> shares videos about prepping, such as <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SHTF<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> scenarios, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">food storage<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">emergency preparedness<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">potential threats<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and related <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">survival skills<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The channel was started in July 2015 and has amassed over 800,000 subscribers and nearly 12 million video views.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interestingly, the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">City Prepping<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> channel seems to have taken a lot of inspiration and elements from the Canadian <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prepper<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> channel. The CP logo looks oddly similar, while the video thumbnails have a very similar design, along with the large, bold, often sensational-sounding headlines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where the channel differs is its target audience &#8211; the urban populace. According to the channel, over 80% of Americans live in an urban or suburban environment. Many lack the basics to ensure they have the necessary food, water, medical skills, and security during a catastrophe.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ed4d89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ed4d89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">City Prepping on Other Platforms<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a48e599 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a48e599\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While most popular on YouTube, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">City Prepping<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also has an Instagram account with over 14,000 followers and a Facebook account with about 11,000 followers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-223133c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"223133c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">City Prepping Website\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71b823a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71b823a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aside from the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube channel<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">City Prepping<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also has a website that sells many preparedness materials such as <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bug out bags<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rocket stoves<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">survival kits<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">water storage<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> kits, etc. The website sells anything that can make you <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">self-sufficient<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">disaster strikes<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The website also has a blog section that discusses several aspects of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">emergency preparedness<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0b031f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0b031f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">City Prepping Course - The Prepper\u2019s Roadmap<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-339bba7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"339bba7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">City Prepping<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also offers a step-by-step course on how to be prepared for an urban emergency. It includes 18+ hours of video tutorials and costs $297. The course aims to achieve three things for the participant on completion: peace of mind, protection, and survival.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The course includes the following five steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Risk Assessment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your 3-Day <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Survival Kit<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your 3-Week Survival Supply<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your 3-Month Survival Guide<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conclusion: Creating Your Very Own <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SHTF<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Gameplan<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57e59d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57e59d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who Is City Prepper?\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e52832d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e52832d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The founder of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">City Prepping<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is named <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kris<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who lives in California. According to the website, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kris<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> spent his childhood in the outdoors learning practical skills in Boy Scouts, earned a degree in Microbiology from UT Austin, and has spent time with non-profits and NGOs working in nations such as Afghanistan and impoverished areas of Mexico. He currently works in the tech industry.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e136e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e136e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/City-Prepping-AKA-Kris-in-a-video-about-food-storage.webp 320w,https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/City-Prepping-AKA-Kris-in-a-video-about-food-storage-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/City-Prepping-AKA-Kris-in-a-video-about-food-storage.png\" height=\"180\" width=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/City-Prepping-AKA-Kris-in-a-video-about-food-storage.png 320w, https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/City-Prepping-AKA-Kris-in-a-video-about-food-storage-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25426 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed587a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed587a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">City Prepping<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> AKA <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kris<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in a video about <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">food storage<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kris<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> claims to have spent many hours studying and preparing his own household, living in southern California under the threat of \u201cthe big one,\u201d AKA earthquakes.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cece29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cece29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">City Prepping Top Videos\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9171fa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9171fa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H3Wz7fC7tOY\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 3 Rules to Become a Gray Man:<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The channel\u2019s most viewed video has over 5.1 million views and was published in 2016. With a new Ryan Gosling movie coming out with a similar name, the video may enjoy even higher views in the coming days.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cEdKaEVNg3M\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cargo Ship Dilemma:<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The second most popular video on the channel spoke about the impact of the cargo ship stuck in the Suez Canal and has 2.4 million views.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ltYwYvsr1RM\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 Items to Buy Before a Great Depression<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The third most-viewed video on <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">City Prepping<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sums up the channel\u2019s overall tone and is viewed more than 2.2 million times.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides the above, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">City Prepping<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/shopsolarkits.com\/search?q=solar+generator&amp;type=product\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">solar generator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> videos also enjoy significant viewership.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-347b749 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"347b749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Final Thoughts\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-349807f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"349807f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Life in cities has always offered an incredible level of convenience, comfort, and security. But history has taught us that even the most powerful and stable civilizations can collapse.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recent political and environmental events have proved that it is good to prepare for a crisis, even in cities. 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