Every community has bad advice that gets repeated so often people start treating it like gospel. Prepping is no different. Today, I’m breaking down a couple of the biggest myths floating around Facebook groups and forums—the kind of nonsense that keeps people weak instead of making them stronger.

One of the most common mantras I see is: “First rule of prepping—don’t tell anyone you’re a prepper.”
Sounds clever, but let’s be honest—it’s garbage advice.

If you’re so paranoid that you never talk about prepping, how are you ever going to build a community? Lone wolf survival is a pipe dream. You can’t pull guard duty 24/7 by yourself. You need allies, you need friends, and you need a tribe.

I’m not saying you should hand out a map to your food stash, but hiding the fact that you prep is short-sighted. The more people you bring into preparedness, the stronger your community becomes. A world full of preppers is a world where panic buying and empty shelves don’t happen.

The next gem: “Only store what you eat now, because you won’t eat it later if you don’t eat it today.”
There’s a grain of truth here—you should rotate and eat from your stores. But it ignores reality.

Sometimes you store food not because you love it, but because it’s cheap calories and it lasts forever. Rice and beans aren’t glamorous, but they’ll keep you alive. Hungry people aren’t picky. Hungry is the best sauce.

I’ve stored foods I wasn’t eating at the time—like rice when I was on paleo and low-carb diets—because I knew it had value. Maybe I’d eat it later, maybe I’d use it to feed neighbors or barter. Prepping is about options, not just today’s diet plan.

Forget the Facebook myths. The first real rule of prepping is simple: prepare. Get your basics in place. Stock food and water. Build skills. Strengthen your community.

When people waste time arguing over slogans, they miss the point. Survival isn’t about winning debates—it’s about being ready when life punches you in the face.

Prepping myths might make for good social media posts, but they don’t hold up in the real world. Community matters. Flexibility matters. And at the end of the day, the only real “rule” is to keep preparing.

Listen to this episode of the Survival Punk Podcast to hear me break it down raw and unfiltered.

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