Preppers are simply people from all walks of life and in many, many countries that understand they are responsible for the well being of themselves and their families. They understand that governments or law enforcement agencies are REACTIVE entities and will not be there, until after there is an event. Preppers plan for being able to fill the gap between the event and the arrival of what ever help may arrive. Preppers do not expect the government to come save them, they will save themselves. We will not be looking for FEMA to provide shelter or food, we will do that our selves. We would really prefer that Law Enforcement agencies could and would provide protection of us and out families but we will are also ready to do that if needed. If being smart enough and wise enough and accountable enough to plan for our own independent futures is a subculture, then I am sorry for the rest of the culture. What we do is not rocket science, it does not require a mass fortune but it does require some common sense and the ability to learn from the past. Modern people need to understand they are not invincible due to their advanced technology but actually in more danger than past civilizations. Preppers of today are not advocating (well maybe a few are) returning to the 18oo but we also are smart enough to understand a large Solar Flare could drop our electrical grid out for years. Tornadoes just killed 23 in Alabama, the surviving folks in that area are going to need food, water, and much more. Want to bet a few sure wish they had some extra food and water on hand. Preppers are NOT the survival idiots painted on TV and in the movies. They are bakers, lawyers, doctors, nurses, EMT's, cops, fathers, sons, mothers, daughters and just about anybody with an I.Q. over 10 and the ability to reason. Preppers are the smart and very self reliant people of every nation and walk of life. Preppers are the people that would rather buy and store extra food, than buy the latest video game. We would rather have better medical kits, than bigger TV's. We want to be free to be self reliant and not have to be fed, clothed and sheltered by the government. It may even surprise you to learn that many are not even conservatives but caring progressive that are simply smart enough to not want to be spoon fed any B.S. They want to be able to stand tall and help their neighbors in times of crisis. There is no single type of prepper. I am an URBAN prepper, many are rural preppers, some are nomadic type preppers. the only common determining type / characteristic is the desire to be self reliant. There you have had your interview.
