Ever wonder why the “P” word seems to have a negative connotation when brought up in a conversation with non-preppers? It wasn’t that long ago that everyone was a prepper. In today’s fast paced world, most people cannot think back to what happened on their social media accounts last week let alone think about how difficult life would’ve been like just 100 years ago. It is completely foreign for some to think that hard times could befall them in today’s modern age. We that consider ourselves “Preppers” know and understand that it is stark possibility. Not because we live in a fantasy world or are hopeful something like and EMP will happen. Those that want an EMP to occur are literally crazy! There are enough fiction books out there that paint just how terrible an EMP would be for us all, even Preppers. There are also enough real-world events to prove why it is imperative that we all must have some level of self-sufficiency and preparedness.
Ever hear knowledge is power? Well, knowledge is so much more than that. Knowledge can save your life, the lives of your family, friends, neighbors, community and quite possibly our country. In striving to get my wife on board with prepping, we started watching the series Alone. After watching people do some remarkable bush crafting, she asked out loud how they even know to do that stuff, where do they learn that. I told her that we can buy all the fancy gadgets, water purification systems, solar systems, bug out bags, firearms that money can buy, but without core knowledge of survival and self-reliance, all that stuff is useless without training and learning.