‘These are just ordinary people’: More Kansas Citians embracing ‘prepper’ way of life

More Americans are identifying as “preppers,” and they’re not just disaster-obsessed people.
STORY: www.kctv5.com/2024/04/22/thes...

[@TheresOnlyOneWayToRock]

Only idiots put the word "doomsday" before the word prepper.

[@NancyK-cu6xj]

Oh they're out there. Lots of idiots.

[@teddnagurski5583]

Please go get psychiatric help before you hurt someon.

[@lothean2099]

1st rule of prepping, dont tell anyone you're a prepper. 2nd rule of prepping...train yourself for most survival skills. 3rd rule of prepping...dont tell anyone youre a prepper.

[@bloodlove93]

yeah they could've at least asked to be blurred...

[@gramanatorof4527]

Really, did you need to use banjos??? I'm so sick of that stereotype!!!!

[@relicpathfinder2800]

Maybe those are the only smart people?

[@mayagar6796]

My thoughts too.

[@nealmcbaggins127]

Right?!? But I do like banjos lol

[@teddnagurski5583]

Stereotypes are created for a reason.

[@wellarmedwife166]

play the banjo music loud enough the weird neighbors avoid you

[@valerieannrumpf4151]

This would've been considered just a normal thing to do a generation or two ago. For them prepping was just a way of life.

[@relicpathfinder2800]

Modern privilege.

[@teddnagurski5583]

@@relicpathfinder2800 No it wouldn't, you liar.

[@People_R_Foolish]

As I was growing up in rural midwest, we did this every fall. We had to stockpile for the winter, never knew if we would be snowed in. Always a years supply of food, that we raised or grew. It was the life of everyone I know when I was a kid. Now these morons talk like it is new and they are geniuses. They are real idiots.

[@ES-gy1ti]

The sad part is that 50-60 years this was normal. Not to mention that FEMA encourages prepping.

[@NancyK-cu6xj]

FEMA barely puts it out there and at best they suggest a few days worth of food in hurricane season. We're talking Great Depression, 10 year readyness. Watch the movie Mr Jones. Based on a real people, real circumstances. Orwell, Animal Farm.

[@ES-gy1ti]

@@NancyK-cu6xj I know the book and I'm old enough to remember what I was taught growing up. From family who lived through the great depression.

[@teddnagurski5583]

No, it NEVER was, you liar.

[@blaydCA]

It was “Civil Defense” in those days, and it was up to the locals to prepare with some government assistance. FEMA was later on.

[@sherrieflynn252]

The difference now is that beginning with Carter, every President ( including Trump) has increased the government's authority to seize what you sacrificed for in order to give to those who didn't. This is the Government our Founding Fathers warned us about

[@Elburion]

during ww2, citizens were actively encouraged to grow their own food at their homes and stock up on survival goods in case of emergency or war, our current situation is no different.

[@l.austin2371]

The difference is they want to outlaw growing your own food

[@relicpathfinder2800]

Even in this modern age, especially if you're older, in rural areas people prepare to be iced in during the winter and flooded in during the summer. Prepper only means to prepare. Ever live in an area where the water quit running or the electric went off for three days or longer? Those (smart) people prepare for that event to happen again.

[@saracash7959]

A lot of people still haven’t learn from the pandemic. There’s nothing wrong with having extra. I was called crazy til the pandemic hit, but I had what they needed and didn’t have to run out to get anything.

[@consco3667]

Agree. Being responsible for your family suddenly has a negative lanel

[@relicpathfinder2800]

👍

[@nealmcbaggins127]

I'm back to being called crazy again, which blows me away more now than before the Wuhan bug

[@DakotaFord592]

All of these people were the ones protesting for fast food workers to go back to work and for the people to go back to work at the barbershop.... None of these preppers are ready. ​@@consco3667

[@NOLAgenX]

Half the citizens of South Louisiana are preppers. We have to be since even if we have no home damage from hurricanes, power can be out for anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 months. You have to be prepared for anything. It’s just part of living down here. There’s no “doomsday” attached to the word prepper. It’s just normal people who are responsible and prepare.

[@CharityS-Minnesota]

Same for us way up here in northern Minnesota! You never know when you’re gonna be snowed in for days. And when the nearest grocery store during the summer time driving is 40 minutes away. You tend to have extras on hand. And where I live, we lose power in the winter all the time so we make sure we have propane heaters extra water since we’re on a pump that’s run by electricity. And I have two Jackery solar generators in to gas generators. I don’t understand why everyone doesn’t have that lol

[@teddnagurski5583]

@@CharityS-Minnesota Half the citizens of South Louisiana are toothless, inbred, uneducated, hillbilly preppers." Fixed it for you.

[@bonniewatson178]

I guess my grandparents and parents were Preppers, because they used common sense that seems to be lacking today. They raised/grew most of what we ate, there was no running to a grocery store every week. All of our ancestors would prepare for lean times or we wouldn’t be here. The Bible instructs you to be prepared and it doesn’t call it prepping!

[@NHJDT]

I'm a professional white collar Asian woman and I consider myself a prepper, not a doomsday prepper. A few years ago when Texas had that huge freeze with no electricity, we were fairly comfortable as we used our wood burning fireplace and solar generator to run our devices and cooking appliances. Emergency food isn't super delicious but at least it's there

[@patriciacooke886]

Great job being prepared, heartbreaking seeing people who were not.

[@People_R_Foolish]

And when this happened, the texas senator took off to warm Mexico. Real winners you pick in texas.

[@AdventureswithB.O.B.]

This is a weird issue for me to watch happen. I grew up sw Florida and it was very normal to always have a little stock pile of 2 weeks of supplies. "Everyone" did it. The new told you at the beginning of season to make sure none of your stuff was expired and what to up date. The Red Cross passed out flyers about the importance of being ready before the storm. It's bizzar to see it as a bad thing

[@kenofken9458]

There's sensible prepping and loony prepping. A lot of the doomsday preppers, and it is a thing, spend enormous resources on weapons and ammo and tactical gear for the end of the world as we know it. Meanwhile they have little to no preparation for the emergencies that actually happen or even the financial resilience to get through a recession or job loss.

[@Sarah-psalm127]

After covid it probably put it in peoples mind how inportant it was. With a large family if we hadnt already stocked up some things we would have really struggled with the limits they placed on things.

[@kenofken9458]

@@Sarah-psalm127 The toilet paper hoarding was just beyond bizarre. It's not like Covid caused dysentery. It was also bizarre how many guns and ammo people bought during the pandemic. I used to ask people if they thought they could take out an enemy 100 nanometers in size with a bullet.

[@wellarmedwife166]

southwest Florida natives, still here, hit with Charlie head on in 2004...upped the game after that

[@rusticgardenretreat4892]

After Covid, I don't understand why everyone isn't stockpiling necessities. My own children got a wakeup call. That whole not in my lifetime. We are so beyond that mentality now. They got to see how society could break down over stuff like toilet paper! I am actually stocking less, because my kids are stocking more. What a blessing.

[@Spartan-Of-Truth]

After cold season? Covid? You mean government corruption?

[@pauljenkins6877]

I actually just put some more beans in Mylar bags with oxygen absorbers 15 minutes before seeing this video. I don’t think people necessarily need a bunker, but emergency stores of food, water, water purification systems, medical supplies and weapons make a lot of sense.

[@margritpiepes8242]

No no and no they are not out of touch . They don’t want stand in line like a doofus for a gallon of milk or some water . Listen to them it’s not a joke

[@NancyK-cu6xj]

It will be bug bergers. Not milk.

[@teripittman]

If you look, you can find photos of people from all decades, with cellars full of food. Anyone that remembers the great toilet paper shortage of the Covid year, understands that it's just smart to prepare for bad times.

[@yg996bb9ct7]

Over 20 years ago, some Canadians were hit by serious ice storm. Their government said electricity would be out for 6 or 7 Months ! Thick ice coated power cables, which snapped repeatedly. US power companies sent many electrical workers to help. Imagine being told no power in town, no medications, no food, no police or fire department, for 6 months. How would you fare ?

[@Nofretari]

My supplies sure came in handy in 2020. Not only was I able to help my family but other people too.

[@vikingprepper9847]

PREPPING IS JUST LIKE INSURANS 💯👍🍫🥫🕯🔦🪔🔫🗡🪓🏹🪃🛡💊🩹🩼🧼🧻🧯

[@buckeyedav1]

I think Prepper isn't really the right word either.. We should all have supplies ready for things like natural disaster, job loss, sickness, things like that where you can't get out to get what you need it also avoids Panic Buying. And as someone else mentioned this is what our Grandparents and Great Grandparents did all the time. My parents stocked food and I can remember the Blizzard of 78 here in Ohio.. we didn't need anything and thankful because no one was going anywhere. Anna In Ohio

[@relicpathfinder2800]

Too many rely on, and still believe, the government will come in to save them.

[@cheekyrabbit]

My parents told me stories about the Blizzard of 78. Lol. Snow past the eaves of their house. They lived in Wilshire OH, at that time.

[@Alison2436]

the video later called it self reliance. I think that's a good word for it

[@glenstribling6123]

Prepping is related to common sense. People don't learn cause and effect any more (common sense) and this is a big part of why so many think it's OK to be dependent on the government for disasters. Keep your prepping to yourself folks because every relative, neighbor, bad guy and National Guard will come for your supplies if things get bad.

[@teddnagurski5583]

No, it's a grift and you're the mark.

[@ladyhawk6999]

If you were raised on a farm or ranch , especially if you were from a family who lived through the thirties, you were taught to prep.

[@christinecortese9973]

I used to work for San Diego County and we sent out notices to everyone regarding how they should prepare for emergencies since most officials and first responders would not be instantly available to help in a widespread disaster scenario. It’s just the common sense thing to do. Hate how it’s been stereotyped and politicized.

[@NancyK-cu6xj]

For those who just refuse, they will first become a burden and then dangerous. Learning to prep. Prepping is a lot of work. Learning to prepare long term so your food will last and not go bad is critical. You cannot buy a bag of beans and rice and put it in a box in the basement, garage or the worst, in the shed. Figuring out water is a must. There is a lot to learn and it takes years to do properly. Absolutely buy food grade buckets and save every single jar. Lock top lids are the best. All, lock top is a regular every day screw on lid like your jelly jar. Wash, put in the oven at 180 degrees for 12 minutes to sterilize. Putting a bay leaf in your flour keeps the bugs out. The list us endless. Learn. Don't spend a lot of money.

[@kenyonbissett3512]

It doesn’t have to be a world or national disaster, it can be a personal disaster - think job loss or hours are cut. Someone gets sick and can’t work. There can be a snowstorm that cuts electricity for a week or two. Economic problems like Recession or Depression. I kept a year’s worth of food, house hold and personal care products for many years, I looked at it as part of a saving plan. I stocked up when items were at their lowest sale prices and that also helped keep my normal household budget extremely low. All food and supplies were stored and used on a rotating basis, I rarely had trouble with expiring food or other supplies. Many times if someone I knew was having trouble I put together a package for them. And, I could afford to give more because my cost basis was so low.

[@patriciacooke886]

Hello, I recently was told I’m pre diabetic. I have stored preps since 2015, rotating like we should, now all the pasta, beans etc are wrong for me. I need to learn to store better choices. I wonder if others have similar issues.

[@kenyonbissett3512]

@@patriciacooke886 I’m a controlled diabetic type 2. I can eat pasta and beans in smaller amounts. It’s about balanced, portion controlled meals and exercise. Pasta properly stored can last for decades, same with uncooked pasta. Instead of getting rid of the pasta and beans, focus on getting more canned proteins. Also, consider learning to hunt & fish or raise rabbits for meat. Rabbits need very little room, can be kept as “pets” with HOAs and are easy, inexpensive animals to keep. If there is a national emergency, you can definitely use the beans, rice and pasta for trading.

[@patriciacooke886]

@@kenyonbissett3512 Thank you this gives me hope to keep moving forward. Thru my county they have a 15 week program for pre diabetic and type 2. I now have understanding to control what I eat. But was concerned I would have to stop purchasing pasta and beans. I do eat pasta in moderation. Thank you

[@kenyonbissett3512]

@@patriciacooke886 it’s about intolerance. Start heavy on meats and veggies then add minimal fruits, pasta and beans until your body reaches intolerance and then cut back a small amount back to the last controlled bs/a1c. Also remember that illness can throw you bs out of whack, so eat fewer carbs while sick.

[@WillieMakeit]

I think the government would let us know if anything would happen and the government is here to help us says no one ever!

[@trueblue_73]

😉🤣

[@singerjo5791]

The government will cause it.

[@Tactical-hg7ov]

Best laugh of the day!

[@WillieMakeit]

@@Tactical-hg7ov you like that

[@PeterLawton]

@@WillieMakeit yeah, I laughed right away, even before clicking "Read More". Thanks for the chuckle!

[@TisiphonesShadow]

Interestingly, law enforcement is believed to be the career field with the highest percentage of "preppers".

[@therooster6104]

Go to the store before a snowstorm in KC you’ll get it .

[@FloridaPreppers-mh7vl]

Just like in Florida before a hurricanne,,, Even FEMA says people should have 1 too two weeks of food

[@KellysCreativeDreams]

Prepping is about being prepared for anything. I was raised to have on hand what we needed. When I was a teenager, other than school, we only went to town once a month for major shopping. There was no running to the store for a gallon of milk or loaf of bread. We made our own bread and once a week Dad would go by himself to get the weekly necessities. My husband has always gone along with whatever I wanted to do, what made me happy. Our basement had everything we needed when the pandemic hit - even toilet paper - til things opened up again. then I started restocking. Now, he plans right along with me. I still stock the necessities. I also can foods in a variety of ways for long-term storage, and I have a large garden. As my husband prepares to retire, I'm doubling down on everything we use on a regular basis because our money situation will change drastically. Things always get worse before they get better. If the pandemic were to hit again tomorrow, would you have everything you need? Be Safe, Be Prepared, Be Blessed

[@TheEGA4421]

When wealthy people build underground bunkers then you know something is up.

[@adamhuffman3354]

When Covid just happened I walked into a grocery store and all they had was air fresheners. Didn’t have any food at home. The currency that was in my pocket was worthless.

[@catmom23]

I'm a 33 year old German female, I also started prepping last year

[@v.m.8472]

Many people just dehydrate food to keep it for when the budget gets tight. Hens don’t lay in winter so dehydrating extra eggs is an easy way to have food all year.

[@LizzieB888]

Funny thing is… we are considered stupid with tin foil hats… but im pretty sure when SHTF we will have the last laugh. While everyone is scrambling to get necessities we will be sitting at home with our feet propped up watching the crazy happen.

[@TheDoomWizard]

World is going to hell fast

[@ssm090]

Posted right before the devastating tornadoes that ripped through the Midwest 😒 unnecessary to have to solely focus on the extreme side of prepping

[@telosmonos_gustavo]

Despite the lazy callouts with banjo music and reference to Doomsday Preppers (arguably for context, I get it), this was a fairly straightforward and informative segment, well done KCTV for interviewing folks who are independent small business owners and regular citizens on this matter. Ms. Acosta's comments at the end are by far the MOST important takeaway for anyone seriously considering this life - COMMUNITY. The lone wolf prepper will only last so long in a SHTF scenario, unless they're massively wealthy and have laid in their provisions and preps years in advance. It will take a community of people with shared values and a solid array of experience, talent and skills to stand a chance going forward in that scenario. The challenge for anyone and any group considering this approach is the "shared values" part; any group or community working together under duress in dire circumstances has it hard on a good day, serious rifts based on differing values and beliefs can be catastrophic. And therein lies the rub, we're more apart and divided than ever before and I don't see that getting better anytime soon. Best bet is to find people who share your values who can contribute necessary skills to the community, and work together often to set those relationships down and maintain them.

[@intelligentdisobedience]

I am so happy there is diversity, that is so important in this community. DEI is important even in the end of the world!!!

[@milnaortega-qi1dr]

Need to report more about that topic....

[@alkggkla5643]

An important part of being prepared for anything is losing weight, being healthy, and having no addictions like alcohol or cigarettes

[@xlerb2286]

There's a big difference between being a prepper expecting some end of civilization scenario and simply being prepared. I grew up in the country. Roads weren't always passable, a bad storm could knock out the power for days. We kept a good amount of food and supplies on hand that didn't need electricity to preserve them. We had a standby generator. The house had a wood stove and we had a woodpile. We still keep a few week supply of essentials on hand. I don't expect any sort of societal breakdown - but I do expect mother nature to send a bad storm our way sooner or later.

[@ecobasetech4558]

What is a "Citian"?

[@DakotaFord592]

All of these prepper people. If all of you remember when the coronavirus first happened. And everything was shut down. It was these people that were protesting so fast food workers go back to work and the people at the barbershop go back to cutting hair. And remember all of the drama because of toilet paper?? This country would never survive in any situation like that. Most Americans are only good for watching the news and maybe The view.

[@teddnagurski5583]

A fool and his money are soon parted.

[@pnowikow]

My family always put back extra things just in case. I still do it today but everything I'm moderation.

[@T_1357_F]

Prepping is inversely proportional to how citizens views our government ability to manage a crisis.

[@FloridaPreppers-mh7vl]

In Florida see it every time people run to the stores to get thing when a storm heads this way, get your supplies before the storm hit what if you loss your job, or get sick and cannot work if you have good food supply that is one thing that you do nto have to worry about

[@beck1365]

I just watched “Fallout” on Prime. So now this seems apocalyptic

[@stevehartman1730]

Wish theyd told the prices

[@user-bi8ko7kc6h]

Used to be a normal thing back in my grandma’s generation when grocery stores and shopping malls weren’t a thing. Many preppers aren’t doomsday preppers. If you live in places with regular natural disasters that’s just normal life. Not everybody stocks up 10, 20 years worth of food. If you go up undeveloped countries, pretty much everyone are ‘preppers’. 😅

[@robinh.524]

Its not really prepping for most. Its going back to the old ways. Before modern production and supply took over

[@l.austin2371]

Yes keep telling ur business that way when its time they know who has bulk supplies and will come get them from you

[@user-oj3wk3th7i]

When the shtf I'm going out in the blaze of glory ! Not crawling into some stinken tomb .

[@mikhailkalashnikov4599]

Mark Zuckerberg approves this message.

[@blaydCA]

I’m not a “preppier”. I just use common sense in case of a natural disaster.

[@robertvazquez2964]

Looks like an underground jail cell

[@octoberwhatever8033]

With definition used everyone could be considered a prepper.

[@wellarmedwife166]

been preppers since 2004..not for doomsday. Seriously, food will NEVER cost less than it does today. In our 60s now, upped the ante and added ducks and chickens, and over the years have semi mastered gardening, canning dehydrating etc. Never had to fight mobs for tp in 2020...and never have to fight mobs for water in hurricane season. It is called common sense. Plus, we have made so many friends who want organic duck eggs and when you can find them in the store they are $6 for a half dozen...ours are $7 a dozen and they get to visit the ladies when they stop by. It has been hard work over the years getting things up and going...vacations ...dream on...but we get to eat clean food, no gmos, no fertilizer (chicken poo only) and no pesticides...our animals are not given anti biotics...

[@jasonbowman7190]

😢 I'm a preper... Every time I drive to work I make sure to bring a cellphone to call for help, to talk to family, listen to my favorite music... I could even trade it for my life 😊 🔫

[@flaminigo1]

Government officials prepping. Silence. People doing what should be done and has done since the dawn of time. Bad. Maybe the local news can do more reports on how to prep... 🙄

[@ethereal369]

"Out of touch"?? Preppers are more aware of what's really going on than most people. That's WHY THEY'RE PREPPERS.

[@suzz1776]

When extremely rich people like Zuckerberg r buying bunkers and starting to prep, maybe us normies should take that advice and store some food and supplies. What do they know that we dont.....

[@bratpain]

He stole that from Rupaul cause that’s what he says 😂

[@toddtomaszewski4626]

The prepper lifestyle is based on simple common sense. The government has the responsibility to provide for the common defense of the country. Not the regulation and control of private citizens.

[@E4K9]

Honestly being called a conspiracy theorist is a badge of honor at this point lol. We literally told you that over 99% of the things that have happened in the past decade would happen.

[@WorldOfWonder66]

I think the more we are watching the protests happening in our streets that is concerning a war, the more we are becoming worried about what is going to happen in our own country. If you have ever studied what Britain went through during world war II, if definitely shows what any nation could face if we go to war here in A😮

[@JohnORourke-hr8bg]

How much does one cost

[@FloridaPreppers-mh7vl]

people are so dumb they forgot covid lock down, making people stay home, having to stand in line for food not me got 1 year of food, water, land

[@Alison2436]

why act like prepping is weird when all your billionaires are building underground bunkers and complexes right now?

[@Amber-mv8wz]

Personally, I view people who don't prepare for emergencies to be the idiots. People have health insurance, auto insurance, & homeowners' insurance but don't have enough food, medicine, or money set aside to survive for even a month if they were to lose their job tomorrow. That is incredibly naive & shortsighted.

[@glenngriffon8203]

A Survival Bunker that is only good for 60 Days? What a piece of junk. Firstly, it should be a Cylinder for Structural Strength. It needs to be buried at least Four Metres Deep in Concrete covered by Soil. The Air Intake and exhaust must be concealed at least 30 Mtrs away. You need an Underground Chamber, at least twice the Size of your Bunker that all Waste is pumped to with a One Way Valve. You don’t want to swim in your own muck. This Chamber Must have a pipe to the surface to expel Methane ant other Gases. Suggestion, conceal it inside an old Tree Stump. The Air Intake a run up inside a Tree to a Height of Sixty Feet. All Combustible Grass etc is kept clear of the Trees. Well clear. If you are going to build a Survival Shelter do it correctly. An Escape Tunnel is also a necessity. That has its own Construction Requirements. Do it right or you will just build a Large Coffin. G.

[@kenofken9458]

So all you need is a half million to spare and you're good to go....

[@petepete66]

I love doomsday … 🔥🔥🔥✌️🥷✌️🔥🔥🔥🔥😜✌️🔥🔥🌎🔥🔥🔥

[@Observer-cp4if]

Here. I have an extra 'z'. Z You can have it. I don't need it.

[@flaminigo1]

Maybe if KC wasn't a sell out city !!

[@parler8698]

2020 did this.

[@artyfuffkin7805]

It happens around the time of the nfl draft

[@debbieframpton3857]

I don't like the term prepper I am a person that has stocked up for 50 years plus. Years ago used to Garden raised chickens and rabbits. I don't like the taste of tame rabbit but my now ex-husband did. I try to keep one to two years on most items that I eat or use depending on expiration date. I'm not going to have a bunker in my backyard or an arsenal of guns.

[@wanda5213]

The Bible talks about preping

[@Tattiepoo1]

Can’t spell. Citizens. Lol

[@kpage592]

Omg it’s people from kansas city. Kansas citians. Not misspelled. Exactly what was meant.

[@PeterLawton]

@@kpage592 Here's what puzzles me: If people from north of the US are called Canadians, then why isn't that country called Canadia? People from American are called Americans.

[@nealmcbaggins127]

Conspiracy theory, or conspiracy FACT?

[@ACarter-rg1wj]

Let me prepare make us ready Jesus is coming 🎉🎉

[@trademarktaz]

Ask preppers what exactly they’re preparing for and it’s always a nutty response. Watch what happens as mental illness gets worse over the next few decades with these folks 😂

[@johnevans1969]

Sheep and sheep DOGS 🐕, Man that's alot of welding on those babies, I was curious as to how you prevent bad guys from flooding you out? I'm sure there's a method/countermeasure. Very cool

[@mattb3283]

I like bunkers and banjos!!!

[@wakinyanredwolf6949]

It would be nice if they used that same energy to solve the issues that they are supposedly prepping for. Just goes to show how much people care about themselves over their communities and the rest of humanity though... Good Job KC, really a bright beacon of light in this dark world.

[@JohnSmith-rw6vo]

You can't prepare others for disaster if they aren't willing to do it themselves. What exactly do you expect these preppers should do?

[@consco3667]

It’s funny that you see it in a negative light. Of course I care about my family more than my so called community. Don’t you?

[@Tactical-hg7ov]

Ignorant comment of the day award

[@CharityS-Minnesota]

So I’m guessing you were one of the people running to the store at the last minute panic buying right before the lockdown, huh?

[@consco3667]

@@CharityS-Minnesota 😂must be a bot. A real person wouldn’t be that stupid,

[@NatureOfDuality369]

"Out of touch"?? Preppers are more aware of what's really going on than most people. That's WHY THEY'RE PREPPERS.