Story about preppers in Salina Journal - part 2 of 3

Gordon Fiedler at the Salina Journal has written a great 3-part series about preppers and APN. 

According to the Editor's note: "Today we begin our three-part series on "preppers," those who believe in being prepared for whatever calamity befalls us by setting aside food, water, emergency equipment and even guns. Preppers who spoke with the Journal did so with the understanding that their names would not be used for fear that their supplies might become targets."

Preppers a diverse group
by Gordon D. Fiedler, Jr - Salina Journal

Smoke curled from the modest campfire and wafted aloft through the cottonwoods. An aluminum coffee pot warmed over some coals. The day was sunny, cool, with just a whisper of wind, a near perfect Kansas fall.

Relaxing around the fire on this Saturday in early October were almost two dozen folks, many meeting for the first time. They had journeyed here -- to Ottawa County State Fishing Lake north of Bennington -- from all over Kansas.

It was a diverse bunch. All different shapes, sizes, ages, gender and political persuasions.

Some were ex-military. Some never served. Some were unemployed, some had jobs. A few were retired.

But they all shared a common bond: They call themselves Preppers, and they had gathered to share ideas, demonstrate various skills, enjoy each other's company and to put faces to the online names they use to disguise their identity. ...

continue reading Part 2 of 3 on salina.com

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