Paranoia and prepping

Have you ever wondered, while you were reading an article on survival, if the author was wearing a tin foil hat while it was being written?  Or if he might have been checking the room for bugs & video cameras about every 30 minutes or so?  Or if he was bouncing his internet signal around half a dozen servers in four different countries so it couldn't be traced?


Maybe it's just me, but some of the prepping articles I read seem like they take a legitimate survival topic and present some sound advice, but the author loses the respect of the reader by portraying himself as some nut-job who overall does not have a good grip on reality.

This is unfortunate, because survivalism is a legitimate activity, and some of these nut jobs present sound ideas from time to time.

Why does the pursuit of preparedness seem to attract more than it's fair share of people who live a couple clicks off center?

I don't have all the answers, but it seems as though some people with paranoid type tendencies are drawn to survivalism by authors who create sensationalized articles that proclaim that, "The sky is falling!".  I think we've all read some of these pieces and recognize them for what they are, but certain people have problems distinguishing fact from fiction.

Anyhow, for whatever reasons, we see the paranoia out there as we attempt to educated ourselves and gain the information and knowledge that will assist us if things in our lives ever go sour.

I think the important thing to remember, especially for people new to the world of preparedness, is to keep the path and know that this is a legitimate pursuit that will assist you and your family in the long run irregardless of some of the bullshit that you occasionally come across.  When reading prepping articles, think of the diamonds in the rough.

Also, if you are a bit skeptical when reading about scenarios involving nuclear war, EMP's/coronal mass ejections, Impact Event, 2012 Doomsday Event or some of the other end time affairs that get written about, just keep in mind that even though these situations are theoretically possible the odds are fairly steep that they won't happen in our lifetime.  You don't have to believe in these to be an active prepper.

The things that will happen in our lifetime include floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards, thunderstorms and power outages, and they will be easier to overcome if you follow the principles of survivalism.

Other events that are somewhat less likely, but completely plausible, are hyperinflation, bioterrorism, and pandemics.  These events have all occurred in the past and are likely to occur in the future as well.  If you do some research on how these scenarios played out in the past, you will see that preparedness will make surviving them much more likely.

To conclude, even if you choose not to pursue or even believe in the extreme edges of survivalism theory, you and your family will definitely benefit from the practice of prepping.

As the man once said, "You pays your money, and you takes your chances....."




LWM out.............