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Emergency preparedness is a SUPER important topic. Unfortunately, we’ve found that most people don’t talk about it enough. This is something we hope to change.
You can help!
If you want to get your friends and family more involved in emergency preparedness, here are a few things you can try.
Talk About the Emergency Preparedness Steps You’re Taking
Prepping is a way of life…
If you are consistently adding to your food storage, updating your 72-hour kit, and learning about emergency preparedness, these topics will naturally come up in conversations with friends and family. Don’t avoid talking about your prepping efforts. When others hear what you are doing, they are much more likely to want to do the same. Your passion can rub off on them.
‘Prepping’ used to be considered a pastime for conspiracy theorists. We think this stereotype has shifted. All preppers are not conspiracy theorists, and most don’t go to ‘doomsday’ extremes with their preps. People aren’t going to think you are nuts for prepping anymore — they are going to think you are smart!
With news stories circulating of empty store shelves, civil unrest around the world, and an uptick in natural disasters, more and more people are seeing why preparing for disasters and hard times is important. Tell friends and family what steps you are taking to prepare and this could motivate them to do the same.
Everyone should have a 72-hour kit ready for an emergency and everyone should discuss emergency plans with their family!
Invite Others to Participate in Emergency Preparedness Projects
Your friends and family probably wish they were better prepared for an emergency, but they probably don’t know where to start or they don’t want to spend time or money on it. There are many reasons why they haven’t put much thought into emergency preparedness and are not as passionate about it as you.
Here are a few things they might be thinking:
- Creating a 72-hour kit seems like a daunting task.
- Storing and rotating food requires real effort.
- Buying survival gear is expensive and I wouldn’t know how to use it.
- The government will help out if a disaster happens.
- Emergency preparedness is a never-ending chore.
Everything is easier when you’re working on it with a friend. The same applies to emergency preparedness efforts. Sometimes all your friends and family need is a little nudge and to know they won’t have to do it alone.
Tell others when you’re updating your 72-hour kit and invite them to do the same. Let them know when you see a great deal on some food storage items. Invite your friends to join you at emergency preparedness classes. You can even offer to help by showing them everything you are doing.
We have a great Facebook group dedicated to all things prepping. We often share deals we see on Amazon and share information about emergency preparedness. Come join our Facebook Group and invite your friends, too!
Give Emergency Preparedness Gifts
Our family is big into giving gifts related to emergency preparedness. This is an easy way to help people get started with their own emergency preparedness.
Emergency Preparedness Gift Ideas:
- Water Filter Straw
- No. 10 Cans of Food
- Freeze-Dried Foods
- Car Emergency Kit
- Survival Gear Kit
- Emergency Preparedness Books
- Small 72-Hour Kit Items
- Gift Card to Survival Frog
Share Emergency Preparedness Articles on Social Media
Some of the best emergency preparedness tasks don’t involve spending any money — discussing plans and learning skills. You can encourage people to get involved in emergency preparedness by sharing posts about it on social media.
We have tons of 72-hour kit resources and emergency preparedness articles here on PriorityPrepper.com that we’d love for you to share. Please subscribe and spread the word! We want to help everyone be more prepared.
Here are some great posts to share:
- How to Shut Off Your Utilities in an Emergency
- How to Make an Emergency Grab and Go Binder
- 17 Foods that Last (ALMOST) Forever
- How to Create a Family Disaster Plan
Do you have any other suggestions for getting friends and family involved in emergency preparedness? Please share your suggestions in the comments below.
