In any tornado/ hurricane alley, if you don't have a tornado/ hurricane proof shelter, you are again a fool.
This is a SHORT term emergency. Some stored water & food, sure. Prudent.
I was talking about a collapse of society. Yes, “I” would be looking out for MY family FIRST. I would not be capable of providing for the general public. How long would your stored food last if you gave it away to everyone else? We are talking “survival” here, not camping.
Your neighbors would become like zombies trying to kill you for what you have. A stark reality. Stick your heads in the sand if you want to. Feel comfortable because you have a few thousand in the bank and a bunch of canned goods in the basement. You would be better off stocking up on guns & ammo. Then you could obtain whatever you need from day one, and keep it. Again, we are talking “SURVIVAL” during a complete break down of society. Can't happen here? Sarajevo?
Rwanda, Somalia, Egypt, Libya, Syria, on & on.
Half measures will be less than useless.
Clearly you have made up your mind and aren’t going to change it, so would it be logical or useful to anyone to debate you? Clearly you have already label people who prep as being fools any further debate with you would only be heated, ugly and unproductive.
I will add this your type scare me more than the ‘zombies’ they will just want preppers’ stuff, where as you will want their ‘stuff’ as well as punishing them for being right. Nothing as dangerous as a zelot proven wrong by those he considers ‘fools’.