<story><title>Disaster prepping is mainstream again</title><url>https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/11/disaster-prepping-was-once-an-american-pastime-today-its-mainstream-again/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>walrus01</author><text>If I had a dollar for every disaster prepper I&amp;#x27;ve seen in the USA that has many thousands of rounds of ammunition, and none of the following:&lt;p&gt;a) water purification equipment with supplies&amp;#x2F;filter changes good for 6+ months of continuous use&lt;p&gt;b) a stockpile of the most common antibiotics and medical supplies (essentially what you could get spending $700 on a comprehensive first aid kit plus $300-400 of drugs that will require periodic replacement as they expire).&lt;p&gt;c) knowledge or tools and supplies related to implementing off grid photovoltaic or wind power systems, but lots of gasoline or diesel generators.&lt;p&gt;d) $400 goose down sleeping bags, 4-season camping equipment, but they do have lots of tactical clothing and accessories, plate carriers, dropleg holsters and such</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>hguant</author><text>In the US at least, stockpiling antibiotics is a little tricky - kind of hard to find a doctor who will just write you a prescription for cipro &amp;quot;just in case.&amp;quot;</text></comment>
<story><title>Disaster prepping is mainstream again</title><url>https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/11/disaster-prepping-was-once-an-american-pastime-today-its-mainstream-again/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>walrus01</author><text>If I had a dollar for every disaster prepper I&amp;#x27;ve seen in the USA that has many thousands of rounds of ammunition, and none of the following:&lt;p&gt;a) water purification equipment with supplies&amp;#x2F;filter changes good for 6+ months of continuous use&lt;p&gt;b) a stockpile of the most common antibiotics and medical supplies (essentially what you could get spending $700 on a comprehensive first aid kit plus $300-400 of drugs that will require periodic replacement as they expire).&lt;p&gt;c) knowledge or tools and supplies related to implementing off grid photovoltaic or wind power systems, but lots of gasoline or diesel generators.&lt;p&gt;d) $400 goose down sleeping bags, 4-season camping equipment, but they do have lots of tactical clothing and accessories, plate carriers, dropleg holsters and such</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>throwaway0a5e</author><text>They&amp;#x27;re prepping for different disasters than you want them to prep for.&lt;p&gt;When there&amp;#x27;s a disaster and there&amp;#x27;s no police to call having guns and ammo you can trade off is likely far better than gold bars, solar panels, etc because everyone without guns and ammo is gonna be wanting enough to keep themselves safe.</text></comment>