I also am not a prepper but I watch a lot of people on YouTube that are. The TV show Doomsday Preppers or whatever really gives them a bad reputation and makes them look like a bunch of nutty dingbats. I've seen a couple episodes and these people are NUTS. I have a lot of admiration for those I consider more I guess "realistic" preppers... people who put a lot of work and effort to be more self-sustainable...some grow a lot of their own produce and do a lot of canning/dehydrating and shop sales throughout the year to stock up on essential food items and other supplies (way beyond my capabilities at this point) etc. We live in a little apartment in the suburbs so I'm sure my BF thinks I'm strange for watching YT videos on keeping farm animals and canning butter and whatnot lol but it's fascinating to me.
I think prepping is something we should all do to an extent, just in terms of having a back up plan for any unexpected event. Not necessarily for a complete SHTF situation but it's a good idea to have something planned even for things like losing your job/source of income for a period of time or even as we've seen with this terrible weather the past couple weeks. I'm definitely stocked on dog food and supplies! LOL but I do think about my human family. Actual prepping is something I'd be more interested in if I had more space in our apartment and time and money. This whole thing is very interesting though...it seems kind of overwhelming to me on where to even start...I'd love to hear from people who actually do this. |