There's a weird place between "preppers" and "homesteaders" that's pretty much this. I'd say I'm "prepper" enough that I'm heavily armed and have enough shelf-

There's a weird place between "preppers" and "homesteaders" that's pretty much this. I'd say I'm "prepper" enough that I'm heavily armed and have enough shelf-stable food to feed by family for a few months in an emergency - but I'm also "homesteader" enough that our garden seems to get bigger each year, I know all of my neighbors, and we regularly share skills and information. I don't think anything catastrophic is likely to happen, but it's had an overall very positive impact on my day-to-day life. If something does happen, I have far more tools to deal with it than either approach alone would give me.