There are a lot of misconceptions out there that make people

think that preppers are off their respective rockers. While this may be true

for some of us (including me) it has nothing to do with prepping.

To understand why preppers tend to get a bad wrap and get labeled “crazy preppers” we need to look back to the 80’s and 90’s. Because of people like Kurt Saxon, Randy Weaver (Ruby Ridge), Timothy McVeigh, the term “survivalist” became synonymous with terms like extremist, anti-government, racist, and radical.

The term prepper or prepping came into use in the early 2000’s after the Y2K scare, but the principal of prepping has been around for centuries. Unfortunately, the term prepping had become synonymous with these extreme survivalists, and therefore all preppers must be crazy.

The truth is, most preppers are nothing like these extremists. In fact, most of us have more in common with people from the cold war era and depression era. We choose to take a proactive approach to life, rather than cross our fingers and hope for the best.

Fortunately prepping is starting to outlive the negative

stereotype it once had and is becoming more mainstream. While shows like

Doomsday Preppers tended to reinforce the “crazy prepper” stereotype, it also

shined a light on preparedness. As people learned more about prepping, they

learned that most preppers weren’t all that crazy after all.

Why Preppers Probably

Aren’t the Crazy Ones

Below are 10 reasons that preppers aren’t as crazy as many

people think. Preppers come in different shapes and sizes, but this list

probably applies to everyone that has an interest in preparedness. Some of these

may even be misconceptions we had when we began our preparedness journey.

1. Preppers will be less affected when anything happens (big or small)

While nothing is guaranteed, preppers are less dependent on others, and more confident about how to react in a disaster. Even with smaller disasters like an auto accident, preppers will have a leg up on someone who is unprepared to handle that situation.

Most preppers don’t just focus on the apocalypse. Preparing for natural disasters, civil unrest, active shooters and personal doomsday’s are just as important (if not more) than preparing for a nuclear war.

2. We don’t hate the government, we hate big government

This misconception is based around the idea that all preppers are extremists, but couldn’t be further from the truth. Most preppers understand that without government there would be complete anarchy.

The problem preppers have with government is the corruption, greed,