This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The Economic Collapse Blog.
As our society descends into chaos, vast numbers of people are choosing to pull the plug and walk away. Of course, it is nearly impossible to completely escape the ubiquitous madness that is seemingly all around us, but many are finding that an “off-grid” lifestyle gives them the best opportunity to insulate themselves as much as possible.
When you become less dependent on the system, what happens to the system has less of an impact on you. Unfortunately, it appears that our system is heading into a full-blown meltdown, and a significant portion of the population is feverishly making preparations in anticipation of what is coming.
According to Reuters, it has been estimated that there are now approximately 20 million “preppers” in the United States…
Brook Morgan surveyed booths at the “Survival & Prepper Show” in Colorado that were stocked with boxes of ammunition, mounds of trauma medical kits, and every type of knife imaginable.
A self-described “30-year-old lesbian from Indiana,” Morgan is one of a new breed of Americans getting ready to survive political upheaval and natural catastrophes, a pursuit that until recently was largely associated with far-right movements such as white nationalists since the 1980s.
Researchers say the number of preppers has doubled in size to about 20 million since 2017.
There is a subset of that group that has decided that the best way to prepare is to go “off-grid”.
It is being reported that “more than 250,000 people in the U.S.” have chosen to adopt such a lifestyle…
As energy costs and home prices continue to rise, more Americans are choosing to live off-grid. According to one estimate, more than 250,000 people in the U.S. have an off-grid lifestyle. While the potential cost savings are certainly
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