He once walked red carpets. Now he’s stocking up on canned beans and sharpening knives in the woods.
Remember Josh Duhamel? That tall, square-jawed dreamboat from Transformers and every second rom-com of the 2000s? Well, he’s traded Hollywood scripts for survival skills—and no, it’s not for a movie role.
Duhamel has gone full doomsday prepper.
After getting seriously spooked by how fragile society looked during the early COVID-19 chaos, Josh packed up and moved out to the woods of North Dakota. Think fewer lattes, more latrines. He bought himself a cabin deep in the wilderness, built his own shelter, and stocked it like the end is near—because he kinda believes it might be.
But it’s not about panic. For Josh, it’s about being ready. Ready to protect his family, survive off-grid, and ride out any kind of societal collapse in style—albeit a rugged, flannel-wearing, possibly-arm-wrestling-a-bear style.
The actor reportedly keeps hundreds of gallons of water, food supplies, fuel, and whatever else you might need if the lights go out… permanently. It’s like The Walking Dead, only with better jawlines.
He even threw what he called a “prepper-themed bachelor party” before his wedding to model Audra Mari, complete with activities like shooting, fishing, and who knows—maybe learning how to make toilet paper from tree bark. Romantic? Maybe not. Memorable? Absolutely.
Josh says this isn’t about hiding from the world. It’s about facing reality—and not relying on anyone else to come to the rescue if things fall apart.
In interviews, he’s mentioned how much he values independence and self-reliance, especially in a time when so many people are glued to screens and disconnected from basic survival knowledge. And with natural disasters, economic uncertainty, and political division on the rise, he’s not the only one thinking about getting back to basics.
If Hollywood ever needs a leading man for a movie called How to Survive the End of the World (and Still Look Hot)—Josh Duhamel is already cast, costumed, and in character.