Are You A Prepper Or A Hoarder

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And then there could be a thing called man made disaster like terrorist actions.

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Now back to prepper vs hoarder. By definition a hoarder is a compulsive maniac who cannot help themselves.

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That is sick and destructive and compulsive behavior and they could be considered an enemy of the state.

However, a prepper is not a hoarder but one who is organized and knows what they have and it is used on a regular basis. If food it is rotated to keep the fresh stock at the back and older stock being used up.

They are storing in a logical and orderly manner supplies for a time of need, like when the lights go out.

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Get several flashlights on hand to start with and have cheap Canada Goose them around the house where you can lay your hands canada goose coats on them at a moments and keep fresh batteries in them as needed. And buy canada goose jacket cheap a few more batteries on hand close to them.

And while you are at it, it may be a good idea to have one of those fancy dynamo radios. You know the kind that has a flashlight built in and generates it own power with a hand crank and will pick up weather channels.