From The Urban Dictionary – 1. Prepper: Someone who focuses on preparedness, generally for various worst-case scenarios
By all indications political correctness has found its way into the ranks of the preparedness movement. In the late 1980s those preparing for an uncertain future embraced the term survivalist – a term Kurt Saxon claims to have coined.
Whether he did or not is beside the point as it seems that most survival planner’s are now embracing the more politically correct term “prepper.”
It appears that the term survivalist has been effectively demonized by the mainstream media and the liberal left. With survivalist themselves falling victim to this latest ideology toward political correctness.
It has always peeved me off when the mainstream news media lump together the terms white supremacist, militia and survivalist as if the same. When in fact they are very different.
According to the news media if you are a survivalist you are also a white supremacist, a militia member and may be even a skinhead or Klan member.
It is an effective tactic that has swayed the opinion of the public, as well as that of survival planners who are now trying to distance themselves from the politically incorrect term survivalist and the stereotype attached to it.
Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against the terms prepper or prepping – I’ve use them here on the survivalist blog in the past and will continue to do so. Not for purposes of being politically correct, but in trying to rank for those terms when people enter them in google search.
Who knows perhaps these new, less offensive labels will attract more people to the preparedness movement. At-least until the media starts a new smear campaign…
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I consider myself a "ninja," actually.
I consider myself a survivalist who is prepping for the worst all the while hoping it will not happen.
SKIDDLEKAT HERE…I GUESS I AM A PREPPER BECAUSE COLLECTING ITEMS FOR SURVIVAL IS EDUCATIONAL.THE TOOLS AND BOOKS AND SKILLS YOU LEARN FROM, PREPS YOU FOR ANY SURVIVAL SITUATION YOU MAY ENCOUNTER.ONES MINDSET MUST PREP FOR WHATEVER THAT COMES TO SURVIVE..HUMM! MAYBE THAT MAKES ME BOTH PREPPER AND SURVIVALIST…
I am preparing to survive. Label that what you will
I dunno. I halfway use the terms inner changeably. Suppose I have some elements of both.
political correctness is killing freedom! I am a non sheeple!
I consider myself a reformed Old Mother Hubbard.
Love your blog! I just recently discovered it, and I'm so glad I did.
I am all of the above. Without the media stereo typing.
I am both, I don't trust the goverment or police and I feel they are the main problem for
survial. They both take and take and give nothing but grief, taxes and fines. You dig deep enough and they are all trouble.
Survial in the end with prepping will win..
We can survive and will outlast most of them…
WE will win….
PREPARE FOR THE WORST, PRAY FOR THE BEST
TO PREP IS TO SURVIVE,I WOULD SAY THAT I AM PREPPING SURVIVALIST.FOM JAY IN NC
Are they not both the same thing?
My name speaks for itself. Screw political correctness.
Homesteader. But really it is all different slants on the same theme. I tend to think of a prepper as heavier into storing food, survivalist more into weapons and homesteader more into gardening… but that could just be me. (Notice I said MORE into). They are all just labels anyways.
From my experience it seems that anyone who considers themselves a survivalist uses the names interchangeably, and anyone who considers themselves a prepper is prepping for the worst while trying to avoid the stereotype of Gun Totting Anarchist that hides away in the mountains waiting for everyone else to die off.
I don't believe that stereotype of a survivalist after having met many but, as you said it is what the media make us out to be. I personally choose the Prepper tag because people are more receptive to it than the Survivalist tag. I want to help people get prepared and if using one word over another helps them get over there hesitancy then so be it.
Anyone who shuns the word prepper just because it's being accepted by the media and public currently is missing a great opportunity to reach out and help in my own opinion. Our responsibility is to help our family and by teaching others to be prepared we are taking one more starving mouth off the street after TEOTWAWKI. That helps my family because I have one less persons trying to get my stuff later.
I realize you aren't arguing over words M.D. but several people are and their attitude toward this scares me because they are missing the big picture. If you are so self righteous that you run away shouting "Political Correctness Sucks" then you are missing an opportunity that has presented itself in our current climate to make people aware, and that's just sad.
Here is a recent news article that explains why Preppers do not want to be considered Survivalists.
"Large amounts of guns, ammo, survival gear found at Speight's home
By MARVIN HAMLETT/Editor
Friday, January 22, 2010 11:28 AM EST
Accused gunman Christopher Bryan Speight stockpiled food, water and sleeping bags outside of his home, an Appomattox County official revealed on Thursday.
In addition, investigators discovered night-vision equipment and ballistic body armor inside his home, located at 3030 Snapps Mill Road near Spout Spring.
"Also found within and outside the residence were large amounts of ammunition and a large number of weapons, including pistols and long guns," said Vicky Phelps, public information officer with the Appomattox County Administrator's Office.
Speight, 39, who is suspected of gunning down eight victims on Jan. 19, also planted "several improvised explosive devices" that were discovered both inside and outside the home, Phelps said.
"These devices have been rendered safe by Virginia State Police Bomb Disposal Unit," Phelps said.
Speight is currently facing one charge of first degree murder, but more charges are pending.
He is suspected of shooting and killing all eight victims, and he is also suspected of shooting at a State Police helicopter, forcing the chopper into an emergency landing.
All eight victims were transported last Wednesday to the State Medical Examiner's Office in Roanoke for positive forensic identification, examination and determination of cause of death.
Speight, 39, is being held at the Blue Ridge Regional Jail in Lynchburg without bond."
Nightshift chiming in…Yes the above article clip explains why many of us are trying to be the gray-man. I am both a prepper and survivalist. I am not a skin-head or a racist. I really don't say much about it to someone until I trust them and they are either on board or willing. As a LEO, I know for a fact that in my department, probably 10% plus of us are. I got one buddy with food, weapons, shelter, medical all cover but he only preps for hurricanes…..YEA…RIGHT….He has more than I do.
I read somewhere once…..think it was the old ASG…. that LEO's and Doctors were the highest % survivalists. For whatever that is worth. My 2 closest allies are Doctors.
In todays pc environment, keep your head down, I get away with the hurricane prep excuse. But is that why my my future storm/root cellar will have a PF of about 50 to 60?
If you know what PF is, your a survivalist. LOL
Screw labels. I'm just getting ready…
A prepper is anyone who prepares period. It's as simple as that. No made up definitions are needed. A prepper is a more generalized term. A prepper is not necessarily a survivalist. However, a survivalist would fall into the category of a prepper, simply because survivalists prepare, so would a homesteader, or an EMT, or someone putting away a few extra cans of food. I see nothing wrong with the word "survivalist" It's sad that the media has demonized the term. But I think there are also a lot of people who "claim" to be survivalists who are not befitting of the term, this also damages the credibility of "real" survivalists. I think to be a real survivalist you have to be seriously into it, have the actual skills and training that's involved. I think 75% of people who claim to be a survivalist simply are just preppers. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being a prepper. We want everyone to prepare, everyone, even if they don't have the skills or training to be a "survivalist" A survivalist to me is someone like Les Stroud or Bear Grills, or a Navy Seal, or anyone that can be dumped in the middle of the desert or the Amazon jungle with nothing but the clothes on their back and "Survive". Not some gun toting dude in a bunker, as the media has portrayed. If you don't have those skills to survive in extreme situations then you are either a wannabe "survivalist"….Or if you are serious about survival but don't have those skills then maybe you are a prepper. I get tons of emails from people who are just learning or just starting out who do not identify themselves as "survivalists" not because of the negative media attention but because they don't have those types of skills. So they are looking for a term that identifies "them" That's why the term "prepper" is catching on.
If you need some analogies look at it like this:
Prepper = Vehicle
Survivalist = Humvee
Farmer = Tractor
EMT = Ambulance
If you prepare, then you are a prepper, now decide what vehicle you want to drive and focus on that.
So to answer your question…Are you a prepper or a survivalist? That depends. If you are a survivalist then you are also a prepper. (Humvee = vehicle) If you are a prepper then you may or may not be a survivalist depending on what you prepare for. (Not all vehicles are Humvee's)
I don't consider myself a prepper or a survivalist, I'm just a country boy.
"Country Boy Can Survive"
Hank Williams Jr.
The preacher man says it’s the end of time
And the Mississippi River she’s a goin’ dry
The interest is up and the Stock Markets down
And you only get mugged
If you go down town
I live back in the woods, you see
A woman and the kids, and the dogs and me
I got a shotgun rifle and a 4-wheel drive
And a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive
I can plow a field all day long
I can catch catfish from dusk till dawn
We make our own whiskey and our own smoke too
Ain’t too many things these ole boys can’t do
We grow good ole tomatoes and homemade wine
And a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive
Because you can’t starve us out
And you cant makes us run
Cause one-of- ‘em old boys raisin ole shotgun
And we say grace and we say Ma’am
And if you ain’t into that we don’t give a damn
We came from the West Virginia coalmines
And the Rocky Mountains and the and the western skies
And we can skin a buck; we can run a trot-line
And a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive
I had a good friend in New York City
He never called me by my name, just hillbilly
My grandpa taught me how to live off the land
And his taught him to be a businessman
He used to send me pictures of the Broadway nights
And I’d send him some homemade wine
But he was killed by a man with a switchblade knife
For 43 dollars my friend lost his life
Id love to spit some beechnut in that dudes eyes
And shoot him with my old 45
Cause a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive
Cause you can’t starve us out and you can’t make us run
Cause one-of- ‘em old boys raisin ole shotgun
And we say grace and we say Ma’am
And if you ain’t into that we don’t give a damn
We’re from North California and south Alabam
And little towns all around this land
And we can skin a buck; we can run a trot-line
And a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive
Aren't they both the same thing? Both prepare for disaster by stockpiling food and gear so why should they be considered different? A prepper is a survivalist and a survivalist a prepper.
As ex-military, I'm already labeled a right wing extremist. I don't care what they call me, I will survive to spite the bastards. Nuff said.
I am prepared to survive.6 of 1 – half dozen of the other.I'm not to worried about being P.C.
Anonymous 7:24 PM. Not necessarily. Look at it like this: Is a German Shepherd a dog? Yes, absolutely it is. But if you saw a dog and called it a German Shepherd would you be correct? Maybe, but what if that dog was a poodle?
Here's another way to look at it. What if you were to ask someone if they were a survivalist and they said "yes" and then you asked them what qualifies them to be a survivalist and they responded "because I read survival blogs all day" Would they truly be a "Survivalist"? Not in my honest opinion. But would they however be a prepper? I say absolutely because they are preparing by building their knowledge base with valuable information that they someday may need to survive. Education alone is a very important and a way to "Prepare" But to be a survivalist I think requires more Application.
Out of all the comments I've read here, I like Mayberry's the best though. "Screw labels. I'm just gettin ready…"
This came up on my blog two days ago. I was trying to decide how to organize my links. For links, I don't see a lot of difference.
Personally, I see a huge difference. The difference might only be the person's focus. I'm not planning to survive. All I need is a 72-hr kit to survive. I can survive in the woods. I want to do more than survive. I want to be able to recover quickly. I want to be able to replace any broken systems. I don't want to live in the woods. That is why I prep.
I may be oversimplifying. But when I hear survivalist, I think "woods". When I hear prepper, I think "homesteading" or "off the grid".
Again, that's a personal opinion. They are very, very similar with tons of overlapping skill sets.
Great site! Good luck and Godspeed,
Sledgehammer
I some times use preper once in awhile survivalist, but when talking to someone I feel my be receptive to the ideas I like to use the term Crisis Preparedness. I have found that the term Crisis Preparedness totally eliminates the knee jerk reaction survivalist and even some time preper brings with it. Not that I really care all that much about political correctness I have found that even liberals don't balk at this term.
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet."
Unfortunately labels matter in conversation precisely because they usually have some baggage associated with them. Frankly I hate the term "prepper" — it sounds dandified. I picture some guy wearing sandals prancing through a flower bed carrying a pink Airsoft "assault rifle". OTOH, I have neither the time nor the inclination to set everyone in the world straight. OTGH, I want everyone in the country to be prepared because everyone who is prepared is one less I'll have to worry about when the guano does hit the turbine.
So, when I talk to the unprepared, I'm a prepper.
People they are really the same thing only the term prepper is used by people who care what others think because it is more acceptable or correct.
Personally when I hear the word prepper I see a weaker and more timid individual or a wimp for lack of a better word.
Boy Scout Moto "Be Prepared" been a boy scout long time. Got to agree with both mayberry and Hank Jr.
I am definitely not politically correct so I must be a survivalist. If I'm considered a white supremacist or some kind of militia and it gets me thru this mess then so be it. I'm not about to back down because some ignorant leftist liberal tries to upset me with some label. I'll be ready and still standing while they're choking on their words.
The last anonymous comment makes my giggle. One speaks about being timid and a wimp yet doesn't say who they are
As the writer for the Kansas Preppers, I see it as re-branding, not being PC. Getting more people interested in being self-sufficient.
I am a goth chick, homesteading, food growing, preppers and a stayin-alivist. I am a mother, a writer, a friend. I am who I am no matter what labels anyone wants to put on me, and if I can help people that would normally shy away from "survivalist" blogs, then I am proud and grateful for the opportunity.
I consider myself a well-armed prepper…LOL But seriously, whatever keeps me under the radar is fine because prior to the media's damning of survivalists any gun owner could be a potential "a white supremacist, a militia member and may be even a skinhead or Klan member".
Typically a prepper, as depicted by the media, may have the same kinds of plans, preps and contingencies as a survivalist but eschews firearms. Perhaps they are smart enough to downplay that aspect of their preparations when interviewed by the media.
Anonymous January 22, 2010 10:12 PM
You may say that, but then that makes you no different than the media who paints a survivalist as right wing neo-Nazi skinhead. People need to stop with the stereotypes. I see more criticism towards "Preppers" coming from people who "claim" to be survivalists than criticism coming from the socialist liberal left. When I see that, it makes me feel that maybe survivalists deserve the bad media labels, but then when I think more about it, and understand that "True" survivalists who want others to get prepared aren't going to thumb their noses at Preppers and call them weak and timid or a wimp. James Rawles of survivalblog and Riverwalker of Stealth Survival come to mind when I think of "True Survivalists" They know and understand that everyone must get prepared and they promote preppers as a good thing. Basically what comes around goes around…do unto others as you would have them do unto you. If you don't like the stereotypes that come with "survivalism" then why do the same to preppers? Why make an enemy out of people who prepare and try to get others prepared?
I'm a doomer.
I think it's really funny that someone who would say that preppers are weak, timid, or wimpy because they choose a more "acceptable" name would also choose to post anonymously.
I'm niether a survivalist nor a prepper… just a survivor. I have the Big Three in plenty, but I'm not a prepper. Wilderness skills learned through a lifetime of living them, have done and taught wilderness survival, but I'm not a survivalist.
If the topic comes up, I'm preparing for the worst that can happen while keeping a foot in the current world. Having insurance on my car means I'm prepared for an accident, as is the fire extinguisher near the door. It's not that I'm 'prepping' for an accident or fire, but am prepared for them.
We get so lost in terminology these days- everythng has to have a label for some reason (like, a dog is just a dog, it ain't a cat, OK) and we get all bent out of shape when the fools of the world give bad connotations to anything they don't understand. Such as Speicht. Or any other person who has a gun and sleeping bag and tent. We're all 'terrorists' if we can believe our leaders.
Shy III
3/4 through the comments I have been trying to mold my mind to confirm that I am a homesteader and not a prepper.
Homesteader is a word that takes thought to understand the true meaning.
Mainstream media has been slowly taking the word prepper as if they found gold itself. One site that I go on "Survival Mom" has had an unusual amount of interviews lately and it is only a certain amount of time before we are…poop.
They can call me anything..prepper,survivalist or nut ..but if the shtf…they wont be calling me hungry..least for quite awhile
I'm a "Trekkie" not a "Trekker"…Oooops..wrong blog…sorry…. ;-)
Like the old man said in the movie "The Road" – "I ain't got nothin – here, see for yourself".
I don't call myself a survivalist or prepper, because I don't want anyone to know.
I'm just trying to be balanced, pay off my debts, live frugally & learning to be content with simple things. Maybe that makes me a survivor. I have a small place, so haven't alot of room for alot of stuff, so I have to be selective about what to store for emergencies. I have a small garden, am planning on planting more tomatoes than last year, will grow some other veggies in whiskey barrels which make great planters as they accommodate plants with large roots. An herb garden too. Living simply, not advertising or appearing to have alot of stuff is a protection. I am very interested in survival & preparedness, especially living in California and seeing all the sad devastation in Haiti. Magazines like 'Backwoods Home' have great articles; I appreciate this blog site too.
I don't think its so much that the media thinks all survivalists are crazy whacjobs so much as the only survivalists anyone hears about are the crazy whackjob ones. Usually after they do something horrendous, ie hate crime, murders, etc.
anyways, survivalist vs prepper:
I'd say a prepper is more involved with society still. Holds an unremarkable job, outwardly is indistinguishable from the guy next door. He just has enough supplies, and skills to get himself through X amount of time.
Survivalists are more withdrawn from contemperary society. They do things like, live in a travel trailer on some wasteland (as an example). This is part of why I'd say survivalists get that bad rep – most of them are off the radar.
-K
Me? I'm just a peckerwood who lives in the hills.
i'm just an "armchair survivalist". chubby, nearsighted, totally harmless. nothing for anyone to worry about here… (i spend most of my liesure time reading books, or trying to build toy airplanes out of balsa wood) yeh…totally harmless.
I'm a proactivist.
Labels don't matter, except that they are useful to the powers that be. They divide us from each other and distract us from the great heist that the corporations/government are executing right under our noses. It's about control and keeping the exploited masses compliant.
If you think for yourself and become self-reliant, you represent a threat to the existing powers.
THE SELF-RELIANT
My two cents regarding the definitions for the sake of labeling if one must.
Survivalist = Retreater
Typically within contemporary sources means one who is a "Retreater", meaning they have a well stocked and fortified survival retreat.
Primitive = exclusively focus on wilderness survival skills or primitive living skills but does not necesarily prep.
Prepper = probably does not have a retreat other than their suburban home but is much better skilled than the average citizen. The prepper may have some wilderness survival skills but probably not the technical knowledge of a "primitive". One potential benefit that the prepper has that the other two groups may not have is a community network of like minded individuals. A serious problem with the "retreater" and "primitive" philosophy is the issue of safety and security. No matter how well fortified your retreat you will not be able to hold out against a large well organized group of looters much less a mass of refugees. The primitive will be completely defensless (only able to hide out in the woods). The only solution to this problem is a community banding together. This could be a neighborhood of 200+ armed adults or a small rural community. Organizations such as the American Preppers Network is an excellant way to organize such a community now.
Survivalist. Never lose sight of the real goal – to make it when others cannot.
Survivalists prepare, Preppers Survive, call it what you want I want both of these types of good people in my community
I prefer the term "dystonaut", as that's what we are: just a bunch of people navigating through the American dystopia.
Interesting.
Been reading parts of the blog. I guess I am a preparer.. but I have gone hunting, fishing, trapping and others compared to the 90% who haven't. I have also built cabin out of timber fall, and twine. But then I living in Alaska give more opportunity to do survival tactics rather then play.
I think it is what you do now that will rule what you can do later. Good Blog.. but keep in mind not everyone has the same regional issues.
since not all people who prepare are white,(like me) I try to live providently. Been doing so since 1980. I am a liberal, which means willing to give or share with those unable to go it alone, but am no socialist.I have taught these lifestyle choices to many over the years including my now adult children. I am sick of the stereotype perpetuated that liberals are either communists or socialists. It does not matter whether repub or democrat, power corrupts people, if that power is not tied to faith in Christ. We need to stop worrying about "prepper or survivalist", but live our lives within our means, prepare for what ever hard times come our way, teach our neighbor or family how to, or at least lead them to water, it is their choice to go any further.
Normally I would say I was a survivalist. But that seems to draw pictures in the minds of most sheeple of people hiding in the hills in Arkansas shooting at anyone who comes around. And that scares most…at the very least it puts them off and think you are a nutcase. Though I have nothing against those in the hills (sorta wish I was there myself) I don't want to put out that impression. So I guess prepper would be a better word to use to those who are the sheeple and are blind to what is happening in the world. They don't have to know I'm prepping to possibly be one that's hiding in the hills trying to be self sufficient. That way I can continue to prep without being viewed as paranoid (you're not paranoid if they really are out to get you).
Well, as long as MD doesn't change the name of this site to "The Preppers Blog" I'll be happy. Just doesn't have the same ring to it.
Anonymous 10:44 PM,
You pretty much said it all – and proved the point of my post. The term survivalist has been demonized by the media so preparedness minded folks are now using the term prepper because it is more politically correct and less threatening in the mind of the general public. Even though both terms mean essentially the same thing.
Dan,
Not a chance – don't worry.
I see the prep movement as being self-sustaining. Get off grid, get out of debt and produce your own food. This is for SHTF situations and homesteading.
The survival movement seems to be more about making it through alive at any cost and being able to rule your own fiefdom after TEOTWAWKI.
Given the choice of 1 gun only, the prepper will take a 22LR, the survivalist will take an AR/AK.
This post is more important than it appears on the surface. What we call ourselves, especially to others, suggests any number of implications. I come from a "Civil Defense" background and just that term alone not only dates me but has its own connotations. When I discuss the issues that your blog covers with various people I know, I tend to use different terms for the same thing depending on the person I'm talking to. There is no cowardice or deception involved when I do this, but is done to be understood. I need to use a particular term so that others will clearly know what I mean. Needless to say, on your blog, I could call myself a prepper or a survivalist, but probably never a civil defense person. That term would most certainly be misunderstood. Yet, to some extent, they all mean the same thing. On the other hand, some of these terms were adopted by all sorts of different and diverse groups and people that changed peoples' perceptions. There were other influences that twisted the intentions and definitions of the word "survival". Back in the 80's, a magazine named "Survive" was published for a very short time and was designed for those who would find your blog appealing. It was actually a very good magazine with lots of great articles in it. Unfortunely, it did not have a wide readership and was not a financial success. It was taken over by the magazine "Soldier of Fortune". "Soldier of Fortune" honored the remaining subscription period for those who had subscribed to "Survive". What does that say? I definitely would NOT call myself a soldier of fortune – at least as far as the accepted definition is concerned. They had "hijacked" the term. Now all those civil defense people, preppers and survivalists had a "Soldier of Fortune" subscription. What did this say to them as well? Certainly, this is not what I wanted and I promply cancelled the remaining subscription. There were a few articles in the magazine that I found OK, but really – soldier of fortune I'm not. From that point on I knew that the term "survivalist" was going to imply more than I wanted. Nevertheless, as far as your blog goes, the terms survivalist or prepper can best be solved by Shakespeare when he said, "A rose by any other name—etc." (W)
Over the years terms have changed their meanings … back in the 70′s I was called a “self-reliant hippie”, in the 80′s a survivalist, now I guess I am a prepper, but more like “all of the above” … same attitudes, beliefs and actions – different names …
To me a Prepper, specifically is a person who considers what can happen: while at home, on the way to work, vacation (air, land or sea), from nature, from bad luck and clumsiness, spiritual, to human caused. Kind of like an adult Boy Scout – Always prepared for anything, anywhere. A Prepper will have a contingency plan to account for the best way to not only avoid such a situation in the first place (whenever possible), but also how to live through such an event and continue to prosper and be happy and content with life.
There are various levels of Preppers and at the highest level you reach Survivalists.
Survivalists also have various levels to them. The most common perception being; the extreme Survivalist who lives in the boonies and off the land in a very “times of yore” way. Yet, you also have wilderness guides who know all kinds of skills in case the worst happens – Another type of survivalist. Military personnel are taught how to make it through being separated from the rest of their team or troupe; How to survive the worst that can happen in a war situation. Again, another type of Survivalist.
If you really stop and think about it, most people are Preppers, at least in some small way. How so? Most of us have insurance for our health, home, vehicles and major “toys” and possessions. Insurance is in case the worst happens is it not? Ha – a Prepper. Many country and northern folk have alternative energy and food stores because winter storms often take out electricity, phone service and the ability to travel safely for days and even weeks. Again – Preppers. If you have a first aid kit in your home, boat, auto or RV you are preparing for the chance you might need it. A Prepper. If you live in an area that is prone to earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, avalanches, mud slides or floods you no doubt have some kind of plan to get you through each occurrence. Another type of Prepper.
I have long been a hiker and backpacker. I love the outdoors and nature. I love the idea of being self-reliant and have been researching, learning and planning for moving to a rural area with a small, as self-reliant as possible homestead. I want to be independent from as many utilities and outside entities as possible; for my food, energy, health, water, sanitation and all the rest of my basics needs. A homesteader, a small farmer/rancher, a country/rural person – A Prepper.
“Politicians and diapers must be changed often and for the same reason.” Mark Twain
“Today is the Tomorrow that you worried about Yesterday”
From a 50 Something, soon to be rural homesteading, Prepper ;-}
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