As we prepare, we inevitably become more confident about our ability to get through any disaster we might face. At times though, we can be a little over confident and underestimate what a real disaster would look like. 

You may have heard people say (or said it yourself) that an SHTF event needs to happen because things are so out of control. On a big picture level this may be true, but on a personal level we can’t underestimate how that would affect our lives. 

While preppers may have better odds at surviving any sort of catastrophe, that doesn’t mean it will be easy. Being prepared give us the basic necessities, but life will still be completely different and much harder.

SPP272 How Life Will Change After the S Hits the Fan

In this weeks show Lisa and I went over some of the ways life will change after the S hit the fan. A short term disaster would be at the very least an inconvenience, but long term disasters are a different monster. 

Below are the topics we covered this week, and also a couple articles and podcasts we mentioned in this weeks show. 

Learning to Live Without: We referenced this podcast a few times in this weeks show and it goes into much more detail about what life may be like in any disaster scenario. 

Hard to Prep For Supplies: We also referenced podcast number 168 where we talked about some of the important aspects of preparedness and making prepping easier in general. 

Why are the Majority of Preppers American?

I have listeners all over the world including the UK, Canada and Australia, and that number is growing everyday. With that being said prepping is mostly an American thing. 

In my opinion this is because the U.S. was built by immigrants looking for a better life and willing to take that chance, people fighting against an oppressive government, and people willing to battle unseen dangers to live a better life.

While there is a large number of people that are happy to follow the heard, that renegade self-sufficient gene is still in some of us to this very day. This country was built by people who understood that their future was solely dependent on them. 

Life After SHTF for Preppers

Below are some of the things that will be different in a disaster scenario that lasts for an expended period of time. Preparing for a natural disaster or short term events while very important, are only a hiccups compared to the larger events. 

As we think about these disaster situations there is one thing that will affect just about everything, and that is electricity…or lack there of. An EMP, or anything that would take down the power grid could bring devastation consequences to our daily lives.  

Heating & Cooling: For those of us that live in northern states, we know how important staying warm is, but for some people keeping cool is a life threatening issue as well. 

Light: This is something most people tend to take for granted,