Why I Prepare

[Prepper1]

[Highlander]

I cant say that I have told people that I am a prepper, not because I fear ridicule, but simply because the subject has never arisen, or/and I havent found anyone who I think will think along the same lines as me.

...but when that time comes, I will first explain that I hate the phrase `Domesday Prepper`, that is not what I am,.. I am an `Emergency Prepper`, and I like to think that I am preparing us here for anything that might come our way.

In the first instance, I store for a time when I might not be able to shop, the reasons are many,.. floods, snow, riots in a city,..any number of reason why I think it is a good idea

In the second instance,..I prepare us for more dangerous things, like the power grid going down, either due to a Solar flare, or terrisum, both are reasonable threats for most people to understand.

The UK nuclular submarines are not that far south of us, so I have it in mind that one day a terrorist group might target them, if the wind blows north I want to be ready

...am I nuts?, no of course not, everyone talks about the threats we face, but to talk about threats and do nothing but talk is stupid, especialy when there are things we can do,.. we try and prepare,... thats why I am a Prepper

[Straight Shooter]

I prepare because my family........ DO NOT....that simple

[Bucket]

I Prepare because of my location and that I'm a lazy sod.

Out here in the wilds of Orkney, it's a major thing even getting to the shops in Kirkwall (12 miles away), so running out of milk or something simple like that is at least a half an hour round trip.

And with the big city either an overnight ferry or an hour on the plane, well, being stocked up and partly self-sufficient is just normal.

[Highlander]

I Prepare because of my location and that I'm a lazy sod.

Out here in the wilds of Orkney, it's a major thing even getting to the shops in Kirkwall (12 miles away), so running out of milk or something simple like that is at least a half an hour round trip.

And with the big city either an overnight ferry or an hour on the plane, well, being stocked up and partly self-sufficient is just normal.

This I can well understand,.. ok so we have a wee shop four miles away we can get milk and bread, but to do our general shopping, buy clothes, funtiture, find a dentist,.. we have a 100 miles round trip to Fort William

I have also spent time on Orkney,..and I would be a prepper there too...

[bigpaul]

when i think about it i have always prepared, even when i was a single bloke living alone-long before i knew what a prepper was- i always had a store cupboard, might have run low but i NEVER actually ran out of food.

[Scythe13]

I prepare because I'm not a fan of being caught without.....or dying unnecessarily, when a little effort could have saved me.

[bigpaul]

i am a prepper because i will NOT rely on the govt(unlike the sheeple) to feed me in a crisis, i want to be in charge of my destiny not leave it up to some "jobsworth"!