It not just the prepper either, if you have stuff you can help. If you have power you might not be able to power someone else house, but you can charge batties and electronics for them. If you have a way to cook you can cook a pot luck for your neighbors. And it’s not just about STUFF! If you have skills you can use them to help other. Maybe help with temporary repairs on their house for some one that can’t drive a nail. Provide news and comunications. First aid you share your training. isn’t that better than stand around on a bridge waiting for FEMA to bring you a bottle of water, a MRE, a warm banklet and a kiss for your boo-boo?
Preppers are force multiplers for first responders and in many case they are First Responeders!!
Well said. There is also the economic side of prepping that I think gets short shrift. Its prudent to prepare for financial calamity. Such as losing a job, a politician led depression, or extended bad times. How is doing that dumb or extreme?
Prepping is a spectrum. For some folks it means laying in a weeks worth of food. Others go much further. If what you’re talking about is prepping for the Zombie Apocalypse then I’m simply not of that persuasion. Not really critical of those who choose to do so, just not seeing the practicality if you live in the cities which most of us do.
Fortunately many preppers plan for the short comings of others too. This time around, I am not in the vicinity of anyone impacted by the disaster.
A couple years back when "Snowmaggedon" hit, I learned that
#1 Many of my neighbors thought I was a crazy gun nut
#2 That though we lived in a very rural area most around me did not have any preparations
#3 Most did not have basic survival skills/common sense. This became apparent when one family wanted to bring perishable items to my house (as I had the means to cook) that were defrosting in their freezer because they had no way to keep food cold/frozen............with four feet of snow on the ground.
This post isn't to pat myself on the back and belittle others; however, it IS to demonstrate to other preppers just how ill prepared others are.