If you are like me resourceful, you have visited many website for valuable information, and you found both Prepper websites and homesteading websites, hold a lot of similar information, but the question is: Is there really a difference between the two. This post will explain the similarities and the differences between them.
First lets define what a PREPPER is.....
A Prepper is a person who believes a catastrophic disaster or emergency is likely to occur in the future and makes active preparations for it, typically by stockpiling food, ammunition, and other supplies.
"there's no agreement among preppers about what disaster is most imminent"according to the dictionary, "
Now let's define what a Homesteader is....
A Homesteader is a person who owns a Homestead, so lets define Homesteading to further clarify. Homesteading is a lifestyle of self-sufficiency. It is characterized by subsistence agriculture, home preservation of foodstuffs, and it may or may not also involve the small scale production of textiles, clothing, and craftwork for household use or sale.
In my opinion a prepper is getting ready for a specific event and a homesteader is just striving for a more self sustainable lifestyle. A prepper can be a homesteader or a homesteader can be a prepper. There are a lot of overlapping thought processes and each group can learn a lot from the other. We share some of the same goals. To be; self reliant, self sufficient, and self sustainable.
There are in recent years other groups popping up, that also share these same goals. Survivalists, and Bushcrafters just to name two. My opinion is that a prepper can be a homesteader, a homesteader can be a prepper. We all share in this wonderful idea and can all share our resources. This is what Steemit has really brought to me, a sense of community, as I am from a small community, with limited resources. Thank you all for sharing.
Happy Trails
Sources:
http://homesteadinguniversity.com/
http://www.freedompreppers.com/prepper-pantry.htm
http://theruraleconomist.blogspot.ca/2013/03/the-difference-between-prepper-and.html