We’re all preppers now.
That’s how one of my readers recently put it. He’s right. Everyone used to make fun of preppers. We considered them a fringe movement. We stereotyped them as loonies who hid canned soup under their beds and whispered about government takeovers. Now we’re turning to them for advice on how to get ready for floods, fires, and storms. Over the last few years, we’ve learned that the super rich are all prepping for the collapse of civilization. They even trade doomsday plans. It used to sound nuts to keep a bugout bag with you. When I heard that phrase the first time, I thought, “Who does this guy think he is, Jason Bourne?”
Now I have one.
I subscribe to r/preppers. I visit sites like The Provident Prepper. I think about simple things I could do to prepare. And you know what? It’s not crazy. As I mentioned last time, my town did get hit by a tornado. Prepping isn’t hard. In fact, the hardest part is probably overcoming the self-doubt and social stigma. Once you do that, it’s not that difficult to figure out what you need.