Name: Bunker
ISBN: 9781797110646

Bradley Garrett

Building for the End Times

Bunker

Matthew Royal

Garrett comes across as a rational skeptic, able to discern between reasonable folk and eccentrics. I've always been fascinated with the idea of having a secret passage, an underground house, a private island with an office 20 stories deep, and the prepping industry is designed to sell accessories for those dreams by fanning literally any fears. Who knew that Oppidum was cash-strapped vaporware?

Missing from the message of most preppers is what happens "after." A fair question to ask them for when the world collapses is "and then what?"

The most compelling messages I see in this book are from the Mormons. I love that they've already built their post-apocalyptic communities -- they've built pre-apocalyptic communities that have resource resilience at the individual and community levels. 

The best outlet for your prepper impulses is to build more resilience into your life: keep a pantry, figure out how you would make breakfast without any power or water, have an emergency plan and a basic emergency kit, build relationships with your neighbors and provide mutual support, participate in community disaster relief programs.

Bunker Building for the End Times

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