

When that didn't happen, Brent put the whole thing out of his mind for a couple of years because he didn't want people to think he was crazy. Convinced that the predicted Y2K computer glitch would unleash chaos and bring about the end of civilization as we know it, he wanted to ensure his family's safety if everything went dark. The family is also learning to use medieval weapons including crossbows and catapults that will protect them from marauders and scavengers.īrent Sr., a retired infantry officer, got into doomsday prepping back in 1999.

To prepare for the inevitable, he and his family have built a fortified castle atop a large foothill deep in the woods of South Carolina, complete with a drawbridge, portcullis and an underground bunker. Brent Bruns believes the apocalypse will be triggered by a strong electromagnetic pulse (EMP) that will take out the entire power grid and plunge mankind back into the Dark Ages.
