I think its a good plan.
My wife and kids used to make fun of my “prepping.” We never had lost power for more than an hour. We were always able to get gas. The water was always warm.
The power went out for a week after a freak snow/ice storm in October wiped out the grid.
We had power. We had food. We had gas to get us to work.
Now, they make sure they have preps in their cars whenever they go anywhere.
Its nice to be right once in a while.
Funny how things like that wake people up. A few weeks ago an electrical switch for our well pump got fried — between Saturday night and Sunday morning. We went one day - one day - without water in the house and it honestly felt like we were in the stone age.
Toilets don’t flush, no washing of hands or plates, no showers, nothing. We were lucky to have it repaired on the ensuing Monday, but I’ll tell you, it was a wake up call.
I like to think of it this way. You're right most of the time, it's just nice when it is recognized once in a while.
/grin