Josh Duhamel Reveals He’s a ‘Doomsday Prepper,’ Constructing Apocalypse-Prepared Property in North Dakota

In a current interview with Inverse, the 50-year-old actor revealed he is “turn into a little bit of a doomsday prepper,” sharing particulars about his lakeside property in North Dakota, which he believes he and his household “may dwell off” if mandatory sometime.

Duhamel mentioned all of it started with “one little cabin,” which had no electrical energy or water, with the “Shotgun Marriage ceremony” star calling the house “disgusting.” Nonetheless, after the cabin subsequent door — a “stunning little idyllic cabin on the water” — turned obtainable, he purchased it.

“I’ve a tractor. I’ve a skid steer. I am altering tires. I am altering oil. I am fixing issues. I am transferring grime, I am popping rocks,” Duhamel mentioned, additionally sharing, “I am studying the right way to hunt. I fish.”

The “Transformers” star additionally mentioned that he is turn into considerably of a farmer. “We formed the land. We created trails by means of it. I am truly rising crops on the market,” he informed Inverse, itemizing a few of his crops, together with clover and chicory to “feed the deer,” and his plans to “develop pumpkins and corn.”

When requested why he needs to feed the deer particularly, Duhamel mentioned, “It is referred to as a meals plot. My concept is that I would like to have the ability to hunt a deer. I am not a hunter by any means, however I’ve this loopy fixation on what occurs if s— hits the fan in LA and I’ve to take my household on the market and dwell off the land.”

“I’ve turn into a little bit of a doomsday prepper, I assume,” he continued. “So I am studying the right way to hunt. I’ve wells. We’ve water. We’ve gasoline. I am constructing one thing so if issues do go south, I’ve a spot to take my household. And I imagine that we may dwell off the land on the market. I am not superb at it but, however I am getting there. It retains my lizard mind energetic.”

The “Protected Haven” actor — who’s married to mannequin Audra Mari and shares 9-year-old son Axl with ex-wife Fergie — went on to share how he got here to get into “doomsday prepping.”

“I learn this guide referred to as ‘Patriots: Surviving the Coming Collapse’ years in the past, and it freaked me out slightly bit,” he mentioned of the 1998 novel by survivalist writer James Wesley Rawles.

“After which there was a film or guide about these guys who had this little neighborhood the place everyone had their very own specialty,” he added. “One was weapons, one was canning, one was building, one was medical. And if you did not have one thing to carry to the group, you had been out. I am not saying I am that loopy about it, however it’s a comforting feeling figuring out that I may survive on the market.”

When requested if he believes he has these survival abilities, Duhamel mentioned, “I am engaged on these abilities. I would not name myself an knowledgeable or a survivalist by any means, however I am getting higher at it.”