I mean I agree with you.But then I always thought people saying preppers were "crazy" didn't make any sense. Like why would you discourage preparedness?
Burying an old school bus as an underground bunker? OK but I want to be more mobile if it gets that bad. Have a couple of weeks of food and water? Not prepping in my book, more like common sense.
Pepper here, and I mean pepper deluxe. My family of 15 is well supplied and safe. Started when Obama got elected...thought this would all happen. 6 years ago.
That's great! I think prepping makes ALL kinds of sense. My husband and I live in an apartment now so we are limited in what we can do but we still do what we can. We are moving to a house soon and then it's off to the races!
Exactly! The idea that you can just go down to the store and get something to eat, clean water, any number of luxuries is a modern one.
The truth is that for the vast history of human civilization, the reality has been that people had to store weeks if not months worth of food and supplies. It was just the way the world worked.
I mean, look at what happened during the first WuFlu scare! Nothing was wrong with the logistics, Internet, communications, or power, yet all the stores were OUT of water, TP, and anything non-perishable.
Imagine the panic if any of these systems actually have a gap. We've been existing literally 72hrs from total chaos for generations.
My father grew up in a poor farming family. He thought we were starving if we didn't have a freezer FULL of meat.
The current generations have lost that mentality, and it's a recent attitude.
My parents grew up during the depression and WWll had "ration" booklets. So they were making sure they had enough food for the family. With 8 kids, we needed it!
"Preppers" are the ones who take it to the "apocalypse" level. Thats what they think you're asking them to do which is why the adverse reaction. If you get proven right you'll be the first one they seek out, better prepare extra
I'm the conservative daughter telling my liberal parents to stock up on water. They are polite about it but clearly think I'm insane.
I mean, even if they don't believe you, what could hurt in being prepared for a few weeks of the total lack of modern conveniences?
I mean I agree with you.But then I always thought people saying preppers were "crazy" didn't make any sense. Like why would you discourage preparedness?
Burying an old school bus as an underground bunker? OK but I want to be more mobile if it gets that bad. Have a couple of weeks of food and water? Not prepping in my book, more like common sense.
Pepper here, and I mean pepper deluxe. My family of 15 is well supplied and safe. Started when Obama got elected...thought this would all happen. 6 years ago.
That's great! I think prepping makes ALL kinds of sense. My husband and I live in an apartment now so we are limited in what we can do but we still do what we can. We are moving to a house soon and then it's off to the races!
Seems like a lot of people became less critical of preppers, though, when no one could get disinfectant or toilet paper.
Exactly! The idea that you can just go down to the store and get something to eat, clean water, any number of luxuries is a modern one.
The truth is that for the vast history of human civilization, the reality has been that people had to store weeks if not months worth of food and supplies. It was just the way the world worked.
I mean, look at what happened during the first WuFlu scare! Nothing was wrong with the logistics, Internet, communications, or power, yet all the stores were OUT of water, TP, and anything non-perishable.
Imagine the panic if any of these systems actually have a gap. We've been existing literally 72hrs from total chaos for generations.
My father grew up in a poor farming family. He thought we were starving if we didn't have a freezer FULL of meat.
The current generations have lost that mentality, and it's a recent attitude.
ABSOLUTELY. What's insane is thinking our very very very modern supply chains are unshakable and eternal.
My parents grew up during the depression and WWll had "ration" booklets. So they were making sure they had enough food for the family. With 8 kids, we needed it!
"Preppers" are the ones who take it to the "apocalypse" level. Thats what they think you're asking them to do which is why the adverse reaction. If you get proven right you'll be the first one they seek out, better prepare extra
I'm in the same boat, and several in my family are conservatives...
Nothing will happen.
You're insane?
"Stock of on water"
why?
"Because"
-nothing happens-