https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/28/the-doomsday-preppers-next-door/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 07:13:24 -0400<![CDATA[While close friends visiting my home might be allowed a look at my haphazard bug-out bag, I mostly kept quiet about prepping, aware of the embarrassment I was courting. It was, therefore, with a measure of relief that I found myself this month among brethren Preppers who intuitively understood my desire to have at hand a packed supply of power bars or a LifeStraw personal drinking tool. You do meet Preppers in New York who are preparing for extreme events like solar flares or an eruption of the Yellowstone Caldera, but most say their concerns are more immediate, more local: chief among them being terrorist attacks, natural disasters and economic collapse.]]>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:00:39 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/28/the-doomsday-preppers-next-door-n99656