These survivors or “preparers” often secure places of refuge and stock up on food, water, medicine, fuel, and sometimes weapons. Many preparers are part of an online survivor community. Preparers are preparing to minimize the challenges that life poses to them. They do this by carefully evaluating their risks and understanding their vulnerabilities.
Then, preparers take steps to mitigate the potential harm that those risks can cause. But for a segment of the population, preparing for the worst was a way of life even before the pandemic. Preparers or survivors, as they are known, have been around for years, buying elaborate survival kits, non-perishable food supplies all year round, and even elaborate underground bunkers. Charles of the New York network, don't expect the general public to accept his “pessimistic and gloomy” perspective even though, for now, they appreciate the preparers next door.
The media often paints preparers in an unattractive light due to a few extreme preparers who make an impressive, but unrealistic story. Bounds, an assistant professor of sociology at Queens College, was researching a book on urban preparers. Misleading content, such as claims about the healing properties of essential oils and colloidal silver, is still a problem in preparer networks, where distrust of the authorities may increase. I've alluded to this before, but what I like most about being a coach is that I don't usually run out of anything.
Financial stability, saving money and a stash of cash or precious metals is the worthy goal of many preparers. A couple of years ago, I flew to Chiang Mai, Thailand, to interview a wealthy Canadian offshore oil rig worker and doomsday preparer who asked me to refer to him as “Auggie. Trainers are adults who recognize the value of these concepts and choose to be prepared, both in mind and body, to care for themselves and their families, regardless of the challenges they face. As the country prepared for closures and began to see a shortage of crucial supplies last March, people found themselves woefully unprepared.
Truly committed and well-funded preparers are known to spend millions of dollars on bunkers or other types of off-grid shelters, even underground. Preparers are constantly considering “what if” scenarios that allow them to carefully consider possible options and mentally develop the best course of action. Preparers tend to buy in bulk and stock up at retail prices, leading to a significant reduction in food bills. Preparers overcome barriers of age, race, culture, socioeconomic status, and religion as they come together to help each other every day, as well as when disaster strikes.
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