What is a Prepper?

The term “Prepper” has been thrown around a lot over the past few years.  You may have heard some similar terms that go along with this, such as; prepper, preppers, prepping, homesteading, survivalist, preparedness and living off the grid.  Some people are stockpiling food and ammo to last for years to survive the zombie apocalypse, doomsday or a revolution, while others are just trying to save up for a week or two in case of a natural disaster or to survive an emergency.  What do you want to be prepared for?

          With hurricanes, earthquakes, droughts, flooding and other types of natural disasters always in the back of our minds, we never know what will happen, and how bad it could be.  What if something happens in the summer?  How will you survive?  Will you be cool enough?  In the winter, will you be warm enough?  Will you have enough food?  There are so many questions that you leave to chance when you take an attitude of “Whatever happens, happens.”

          This summer, in the Central U.S., we had some really bad storms, which had people without power for up to two weeks.  What if that was in the winter?  Would it have taken longer to restore power?  Would the inches of rain have been feet of snow and ice?  What if you couldn’t leave for a week or two, what condition would you be in when your power came back on, or when rescue workers came to your door?

          Being a “Prepper” does not mean you are stockpiling weapons and ammo with enough food to last a year.  It means you are expecting the worst, and have plan for how to get through it.  In order to have a plan, you need to know what you want to do.

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