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In reply to the discussion: Can you survive one month without any outside support? Then you are a prepper says this article [View all]ret5hd
(20,573 posts)1. I feel safe...
(not a minority)
and I don't consider us "preppers". I consider us as being prepared for things beyond our control...weather to war.
I (we) could easily live fairly comfortably for well over a month. We have "practice runs" (well, actually it's just camping).
1) food
2) water and water filtration
3) shelter (outfitted van with solar)
4) a bit of liquor
5) a bit of cash (just in case!)
I would say the biggest problem we would have would be air conditioning in the summer...but you just head north and head up (altitude).
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Can you survive one month without any outside support? Then you are a prepper says this article [View all]
Demovictory9
Mar 11
OP
Too many articles like this are written from an exclusively upper-middle-class perspective.
surrealAmerican
Mar 11
#10
I'd draw a distinction between people who are stocked up for an emergency and preppers.
meadowlander
Mar 11
#17
When I think of a prepper, I think of some guy with an insufferable personality, a rat's-nest beard,
Aristus
Mar 12
#33