Signs of 2012

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Underground bunkers, refurbished missile silos, and ‘alien’ caves. There are many housing choices leading up to December 21, 2012. CNBC has pulled together a selection of viable solutions from around the world. All of the included houses are stylish, but also fairly expensive. They also offer differing levels of security and protection from the outside world. View: Doomsday Homes - photo gallery Previously featured shelter options: Japan - The Noah Disaster Shelter Underground bomb shelters Vivos - Lavish underground shelters for you and yours Kansas - Underground condominiums

Underground bunkers, refurbished missile silos, and ‘alien’ caves. There are many housing choices leading up to December 21, 2012.

CNBC has pulled together a selection of viable solutions from around the world. All of the included houses are stylish, but also fairly expensive. They also offer differing levels of security and protection from the outside world.

Previously featured shelter options:

Source cnbc.com

Don’t face the future alone. That’s the tagline for timely online dating site, SurvivalistSingles.com. “Recent political and world events have made me more interested in the survivalist lifestyle and Prepping. I’m looking for other like minded people…” reads one featured profile. Members say that meeting people through traditional dating sites can be great, until they reveal a survivalist lifestyle. Apparently finding a mate is even harder for singles perpetually focused on the end of the world. Truly a sign of the times, the site which launched in 2010, claims less than 2,000 active members. More: Survivalist Singles - doomsday dating Doomsday dating - don’t face the future alone SurvivalistSingles.com Doomsday preppers - are you one too?

Don’t face the future alone.

That’s the tagline for timely online dating site, SurvivalistSingles.com.

“Recent political and world events have made me more interested in the survivalist lifestyle and Prepping. I’m looking for other like minded people…” reads one featured profile.

Members say that meeting people through traditional dating sites can be great, until they reveal a survivalist lifestyle.

Apparently finding a mate is even harder for singles perpetually focused on the end of the world.

Truly a sign of the times, the site which launched in 2010, claims less than 2,000 active members.

Source commons.wikimedia.org

Are you a prepper? Doomsday Preppers premiered on National Geographic earlier this month. Yes, it features people who are actively preparing for the end of the world. From NatGeo: “The lives of otherwise ordinary Americans who are preparing for the end of the world as we know it. Unique in their beliefs, motivations, and strategies…” While we are not yet preppers ourselves, here are the ten suggested principles of preparedness to mull over: Spiritual Preparedness Mental Preparedness Physical Preparedness Medical Preparedness Clothing/Shelter Preparedness Fuel Preparedness Water Preparedness Food Preparedness: Financial Preparedness: Communication Preparedness More: The full principles of preparedness TV: Doomsday Preppers Doomsday Dashboard - trending theories Get more tips: Preparedness Pro

Are you a prepper?

Doomsday Preppers premiered on National Geographic earlier this month. Yes, it features people who are actively preparing for the end of the world.

From NatGeo: “The lives of otherwise ordinary Americans who are preparing for the end of the world as we know it. Unique in their beliefs, motivations, and strategies…”

While we are not yet preppers ourselves, here are the ten suggested principles of preparedness to mull over:

  1. Spiritual Preparedness
  2. Mental Preparedness
  3. Physical Preparedness
  4. Medical Preparedness
  5. Clothing/Shelter Preparedness
  6. Fuel Preparedness
  7. Water Preparedness
  8. Food Preparedness:
  9. Financial Preparedness:
  10. Communication Preparedness

Source National Geographic