@fecklessanimus I can't help but suspect that actual preppers are very well prepared. They might be annoyed if rotating stock is on their schedule and supply lines are delayed, but I bet that would quickly shift to "good thing I don't rely on just-in-time delivery." They do seem to get bogged down in readiness for *every* possible calamity, but for a relatively shallow one like this (heavy use of facilities they might not even live anywhere near in the first place + no particular need for highly specialized equipment), they are probably overprepared.
There are a lot of prepper-adjacent communities who, when you scratch 'em, really just like military imagery and guns, though, and I'd guess they are poorly prepared.
@fecklessanimus First phone call with my culturally-prepper parents and they were complaining that their favorite beverage was out of stock at their rural grocery store.
They have more than enough mormon food buckets to last several of their lifetimes, yet they were still willing to venture out for their favorites.
I think there are a few survivalists, who will enjoy eating unleavened crackers for the next month, and then there's crazy prepper wannabes who are going to find out that you can't eat ammunition for dinner.
@fecklessanimus That article has a nice overview of how to do food storage right, too. Honestly, having stored food and supplies is just good citizenship - there will always be plenty of people who need first responders and food/shelter in a crisis. Contributing to minimizing that helps a community cope.
@caitlinburke @lonely-chair Thanks, folks. Didn't know that a certain type of survivalism was part of Mormonism. I was curious in particular about the food buckets. Interesting to see those white buckets again. I had some friends who put together their own supply for Y2K. They had a bunch of those buckets full of powdered milk and rice and dried beans. They also had some much larger buckets, more like barrels though, above waist-high made from a sort of burnt orange hard plastic.
There are a lot of prepper-adjacent communities who, when you scratch 'em, really just like military imagery and guns, though, and I'd guess they are poorly prepared.
They have more than enough mormon food buckets to last several of their lifetimes, yet they were still willing to venture out for their favorites.
I think there are a few survivalists, who will enjoy eating unleavened crackers for the next month, and then there's crazy prepper wannabes who are going to find out that you can't eat ammunition for dinner.