The number of preppers has doubled in size to about 20 million since 2017, due to more people or color and progressives joining the community, experts say.
When people refer to it as prepping or some kind of bad behavior I remind them that ready.gov is meant for everyone and the stuff they recommend only works when it’s in place beforehand.
Storms are getting worse, and more frequent. Large scale fires, too (and conditions that mean your house on a smaller scale,) are growing increasingly more frequent.
And that’s just weather related events. It’s best to have a plan in case things go bad. Even if it’s a vague “be in the basement, meet here or there.” Kind of thing. And these days, you can’t rely on FEMA aid being there quickly since politics are intruding. Even if you could, the first 72 hours or so, you’re basically on your own.
When people refer to it as prepping or some kind of bad behavior I remind them that ready.gov is meant for everyone and the stuff they recommend only works when it’s in place beforehand.
Exactly.
Storms are getting worse, and more frequent. Large scale fires, too (and conditions that mean your house on a smaller scale,) are growing increasingly more frequent.
And that’s just weather related events. It’s best to have a plan in case things go bad. Even if it’s a vague “be in the basement, meet here or there.” Kind of thing. And these days, you can’t rely on FEMA aid being there quickly since politics are intruding. Even if you could, the first 72 hours or so, you’re basically on your own.