40 Ideas for the Prepper Gift GiverAmanda Warren Congratulations you had a great Thanksgiving! And you didnt cave to the pressure to freeze in the cold night, suspend empathy and stampede your fellow man, pregnant woman*, child, old lady, disabled veteran, for overpriced made-in-China trinkets. So youre indoors, away from Black Fridays most dangerous zombies these ones can run! and maybe wondering what you could give your loved ones that circumvents the mainstream fishies way of life. Theres still a pressure to get the coolest gadget and maybe youve gotten or made handcrafted gifts that seemed chintzy and cheap. Ever notice how thrilled people are when someone has donated to a charity in the recipients name? Not so much. I could kick myself, because, again, I put stock in consumerism to show a token of friendship with gifts. I bought bulk organic makeup for my non-prepper friends it wasnt it claimed it was from the Amazon with clay it wasnt and I wasted money for foreign crap thinking it was a better way through the season. And I felt like a cheap snob. I quit! I mean, I really want to walk away from it all, no matter how difficult. Isnt it too late to be yearning for things that wont matter in the upcoming months concerning the times we live in? Too late to condone the 5-sense way of life with fake money? If I give a gift it will be one they can actually use to prepare for the future, or a gift that includes making a memory. Here are some gift ideas for your friends that will be there when the time is right and that your non-prepping friends and family wont spit on (mostly): Things that are storable, but do not take up too much space: Things that arent things: Use any type of skill, gift or talent to contribute to another person it shouldnt go unappreciated. Giving gifts isnt the only Love Language. Anything that involves not buying prepackaged garbage and does not support overseas money or economic gobblers here. Your family who doesnt get it might roll their eyes, but wouldnt they be grateful later? You think about their well being enough already, you can show it without actually showing what youre doing. And if people have the gall to scoff at those thoughtful gifts, then maybe ask Santa for new friends. Please add your own in the comment section below! *True story: I know a young girl who was 7 months pregnant out on Black Friday who got slammed and toppled over by a ruffian and she had to go to the hospital for early contractions! The older man did not help her but instead shouted Iss not my fault! I didnt do that! Yall saw it you cant sue me! Then everyone blamed her for going out. Wait a second, shouldnt a pregnant woman be able to shop without the fear of losing her baby? But, as for me: PASS. Read other articles by Amanda Warren Here 