I’d bet the author has never seen a chicken or planted one seed outside 4th grade science class. Do NOT use your grandmother’s canning cookbook unless you want to die. While a stand alone freezer is a great prepping tool, it will only keep your food safe for 3-4 days without electricity. One firearm is not going to be enough when you’re the only one on the block with food. Anyone relying on this article might as well buy a purple sparkly unicorn to guard the fence line. Very poor information.
It is about starting. I guess you jumped out of the womb running with a full mouth of teeth and hair on your chest.
Depends on what you’re prepping for! If you suffer a personal economic disaster (lay-off, etc), that filled stand alone freezer will ease your worries significantly.