Thread: Prepper vs Prudent

Originally Posted by tiddle

I know where I'm headed when the zombie apocolypse/ wwz starts. Got room for one more?

oh course he does, neighbors and friends come in real handy when the food stocks run low... my daddy taught me that back in the bad old days when the preppers were outfitting fallout shelters (which now days make excellent wine cellars)

In all seriousness, I think the difference is that a prudent has a more realistic assessment of the odds for which he is preparing.

I mean, if you prepare for the annual fuel cost difference, that is prudent and realistic.
Ditto if you prepare for the annual forest fires, or the snows, or things which you either know are going to happen, or which have the ods going for them.

If you prepare for a nuke strike over omaha, and you invest all your money into it, and you sacrifice everything 'fun' for your family in favor of prepping because you're sure that the nuke will come any day now... then you're a bit off.

Given all the preppers I've seen on the discovery channel, I think the difference between prepper and prudent is a skewed view of the odds.

Originally Posted by Bruno

In all seriousness, I think the difference is that a prudent has a more realistic assessment of the odds for which he is preparing.


Given all the preppers I've seen on the discovery channel, I think the difference between prepper and prudent is a skewed view of the odds.

I agree, but many of the preps are just common sense, I believe you have to give some stupid scenario to even be on the show ie: I would never make the show even through my "Preps" are much better than all but the very outlandish ones, because "Winter is rough here" isn't all that exciting...


Edit: Methinks I shall call it the "Impending Climactic Weather Shift from Temerate to Ice Age Temps" and apply for the show.. Bet they never figure out I mean "Winter"

Well, when I lived in the city I did as city people did. But when I moved to the country, I put away city things

I mean, you can prepare and be prudent in a city, but really if something disastrous occurs I'd say the best approach is the central coordination of a Govt. run process over 500,000 people all doing their own thing.

Even where you have well-run and efficient government-run emergency services, they will take time to get to you. What you do in that time for yourself could make all the difference in saving lives, homes, possessions etc.

James.

I lived in the city before we moved here, in fact the epitome of suburbia we lived on a freaking Cul-d sac..
The only real changes are
A tractor
A bigger generator
A well and the knowledge to keep water coming out
A chain saw and the knowledge of how to use it

Yep pretty much it

most people arnt prepared for anything !! i see people getting tires changed cause they dont know how or dont know where the jack or spare tire is on there vehicle .. im laughed at because i carry QUIKCLOT sponges/bandages in my car , shooting bag , and in the medicine cabinet .. my x wife says " your crazy , what do you think your gonna get shot every where you go ? " i say no but if im in a severe car accident or any other event where me or me in the kids is in a life threatening situation where rapid blood loss occurs id like to increase the chances of not watching my child or another bleed to death .. she say hhmmm , good point !!
its kinda like cutting extra fire wood for the winter , sure its more work and you might not need it but its there if you need it and id rather not get caught with my pants dont so to speak .. i try to be ready and prepared for anything i can and have been like this for as long as i can remember ..

I don't think you need to label it - it's just part of how you've set up your life. We get bush fires, so we have bushfire kits in both cars, and a box with important documents in an easy to access part of the house if we have to leave quickly. I clean the gutters weekly during bushfire season and have a pump that can wet down the roof using our bore water if necessary.

Prepper? Prudent? I think it is just taking responsibility for your own life. Why on earth would anyone else do that for you?

James.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

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Prepper? Prudent? I think it is just taking responsibility for your own life. Why on earth would anyone else do that for you?

James.

See Jimbo, you have to understand that your (and mine) mentality is honestly made fun of in certain circles of American culture.. We are looked at as being throwbacks, dinosaurs, and not understanding that the State will provide for you..

I joked about this on my FB page as we got 3 ft of snow from Mon night - last night I was out in the blizzard keeping the road open to the house... So I said " Hey where is the National Guard, Where is Obama, and where is my $2000 FEMA credit card" All I got in response was "You chose to live there" I felt that I could have said the same to the "Victims" in most every emergency situation recently..

Buying food, ammo, and stores for a financial crisis= prudent. Doing all the same for a zombie apocalypse = prepper.