Hello Mr. Rawles,
My wife wasn’t exactly skeptical, but her focus was defined by other requirements. Her family history showed her that keeping family close and healthy was a first priority. So her natural drive was in that direction.
My re-entry into the world of prepping came from critiquing the television show Jericho
things in the plot. When we talked about it one night, I saw an interest in her eye, and the prepping drive came to the fore front, with dedicated
efforts in the open.
I believe that getting a skeptical spouse on board calls for some visual example. A movie, show or well done documentary or news series detailing cause and effect will go a long way in helping disorganized emotions and
concerns evolve into planning. Getting to the point where these are a lifestyle will naturally follow. For us, it was Jericho. For others, it might be “The Book of Eli” or some other movie. One friend was convinced
by a good series of news stories on the markets, and reading FerFAL‘s letters.
Show and Tell. It works well. I heartily recommend it. – LP
Sir,
I wanted to chime in with a bit of my experience here, my wife is a pretty typical citizen, while some of my firearm purchases were done against her best judgment I found we both began getting involved with preparations when it came to food and household goods. We stocked our basement with shelves of day-to-day food and supplies like canned fruit, pasta, peanut butter, oils and other stuff that lasts a while, toilet paper, toothpaste, soap and detergent, mostly from Costco. Once we had a couple months of food in rotation, we went for the 55 gallon water containers and big stockpiles of grain and dehydrated food. Lately we’ve been expanding our supplies of medicine. She still thinks I am a bit obsessive at times but I think she feels good now knowing that we have a two-year plan, and we’ll hopefully be adding a third year of food provisions soon. I think if you approach it by saying “lets go buy some shelves and start stocking food in the basement”, then the rest will follow more easily. She will find it very convenient being able to grab an extra bottle of olive oil from the basement when she runs out. I think the backup generator likely gave her the impression that you just wanted a new and expensive toy and that gave her doubts.
Also, if flood is a consideration, might I suggest purchasing a box of sandbags to contain the flood, that would perform double-duty to reinforce your house during a riot or societal breakdown. – Jeff M.