Can you prove that any of your prepping will make you and yours better off that the non-preppers? I’m envisioning a scenario like Zimbabwe. I’d suspect that at least some white farmers had plans for shtf. Mr. Mugabe and his hit mobs made short work of them. Here’s hoping you fare better than they did.
“Can you prove that any of your prepping will make you and yours better off that the non-preppers?”
Can you prove it won’t? I can prove that without food you’ll get hungry and that without water you’ll die.
Why should I have to prove anything?
“Can you prove “
Stupid question. Unless you can predict the future nothing such as this is provable.
Zimbabwe is 98 percent black. The 98 percent made short work of the farmers you mention.
The situation is very different here in the US.
Start with 200 million firearms in private hands.
“Can you prove that any of your prepping will make you and yours better off that the non-preppers?.....”
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I’ve come to one conclusion—if SHTF comes, I want to be best buddies with folks such as ‘Kartographer”!
1raider1?..... well, not so much.
Your comparison is a poor one.
For the white population in Rhodesia, SHTF came when Carter forced South Africa to withdraw their support of Rhodesia, and Mugabe and his ZANLA thugs stole the election. The only “prepping” to do at that point was to liquidate your holdings and get the hell out...which literally began the very next day. Those who stayed behind, and are currently facing the wrath of Mugabe’s goons, are closer to the “non-preppers” you cite.
And many of the farmers and rural dwellers did, in fact, stock some supplies and arms against natural disasters and guerilla raids.
Your prepper items can also be used during short term fiscal problems. And due to our current depression, many, many people have had short term fiscal problems. So many, many people already know that prepping has already helped them.
Picture this:
Twenty-something going off to be “volunteer staff” at some comic convention. They get room and board, free attendance, tee shirts, etc.
Mother says: Take some food with you.
He replies: This convention provides really well, I’ve worked it before.
Mother says: Here is a short list, I’ll buy, you go get this stuff and take it in your backpack.
He gets half of the stuff on the list.
Comes home (after four nights) starved.
Said the food provided by the convention was OK, but not enough, nor enough fats and carbs. He was soooo glad he brought along the food I suggested.
Mother then feeds twenty-something big home-cooked meal.
I guarantee that is the last time I will have to convince him to bring ADEQUATE trip food along.
Prepping is a fluid discipline.
Do you live in New Zealand perhaps?
You really think that preparing for hardships is a waste of time and people who have no food, no water, no way to cook or light or heat their homes will be no worse off than those who’ve made preparations?
I don’t understand your comment.
Do you have insurance of any kind? Same principal. If nothing else it’s a hedge against inflation, unemployment, financial rough times or other bumps in the road.
If you don’t believe in prepping then no one is making you so don’t worry about it.