Is Prepping an Addiction?

26 thoughts on “Is Prepping an Addiction?”

1. Hang in there young lady and ignore those that are ignorant. Love what you, and a lot of us are doing. Stay strong, stay healthy, and keep the faith. Thank you for all you do.

2. My farming grandparents and great-grandparents, I guess had a “prepping” addiction! Given the state of the economy, we should all have the “prepping” addiction since it will save on the cost of groceries and stave off hunger.

3. You and I are not addicted we are living a prepared lifestyle, like my parents who grew up in the depression or my grandparents who were born in the late 1800’s. Having a garden and canning is like a savings account that at todays prices pay a huge dividend.
   I am glad you are taking a stand Toni!

4. Hi Toni. I’m a prepared/preparing/homesteading/sustanability/gardening person. I’m also a professional in the mental health field. It’s not an addiction to prepare healthy foods for your use year round. Whoever, said that is deeply misinformed about the nature of addiction and seems more involved in managing their fear and anxiety through labeling others, than leaning into the realities that are facing us every day and dealing with them in a proactive way. Just my 2 cents. Keep doing what you do. I enjoy your channel, your practical advice and your ingenuity.

5. Hey Toni, I don’t see prepping as an addiction, I see it as a life style choice. The convenience of having what you want or need in your home speaks for itself. The ability to share what you have also speaks for itself. I am no longer a slave to running to the store to purchase much of anything. I go to the store to replace what I have used but not because I have run out of anything. I imagine our grandmothers or great grandmothers did the same. Thanks for sharing and it’s always good to see you.

6. I must say I actually feel for those who are younger or less fortunate to prep/ can/ or be prepared for whatever. Knowing I have fresh garden vegetables from my own personal garden makes me feel comfortable knowing I can provide for my family and perhaps someone else’s family if need be. It certainly is a lost art or process that isn’t done as much as it once was.I thank my grandparents for the skill. Thank you for your videos please continue to share them with us…✌️👍🇺🇲🌎🇺🇲✌️👍

7. I agree.

8. Toni, my Uncle came by one day and I gave him a quart of something, pickles maybe. He said what are you doing, making enough for the entire neighborhood? This was a couple years ago. It hurt my feelings. Yes I am glad to share but only after my family has plenty. People just don’t get it. I have been obsessed with food and sure don’t apologize for it. Some people always manage to find fault with everything people do. Sad isn’t it?

9. I have ocd so I understand

10. I agree Toni, its a choice. We will never know when this next phase in our existence will pass but I trust the food in MY pantry that I have rather than what /might/ be on a shelf. We are adults and when one has an issue with someone else putting food on their shelves you must ask them “why?”
    I went though a phase where I didn’t see the need for it, yes I was a teen but then after my first baby I WANTED more than one package of diapers on the shelf that I knew I would need, same went for formula…etc

    I guess that when you are being taken care of, like a child, you don’t think about putting things away but when the task falls on you to be the care giver and provider, you ‘grow up’ and know that having provisions is being responsible to not only your kids but yourself.

11. She will be the first person knocking on your door when the shelves go bare! Eating your own food without chemicals and preservatives and who knows what else they put in things now, is not only smart, but could save your life!! If you’re going to have an “addiction”, prepping your own food is definitely the one to have! Just did peach jam this morning…need to start my tomatoes! ❤️

12. I stumbled on your podcast accidently. I learn from your opinions and your demonstrations. As a Native American we are taught how to ‘prep’ for the next season, the next year. This is how my ancestors survived through 1000’s of years. And the fact I live about 100 miles from the nearest ‘box store’ like Sams Club, Home Depot, I must stock up on my bulk foods, equipment and supplies. It is a way of life, like you said. I have taught all my children how to live with an attitude of storing, preserving, reusing, recycling and prepping for what is to come. My adult children live in the big and small cities, I am the only one that live out in the ‘boony’ or the ‘sticks’. They all live the way they were taught at home while growing up. We have gardens, fruit and nut orchards. And I added 18 hens and a turkey to my little ranch. My ancestors were ranchers and farmers on the high desert of the Navajo Reservation. Keep posting your podcasts regardless of what the other says; one day they will regret their nearsightedness.

13. Prepping used to be just called getting ready for hard weather or poor harvests. It was continuously on the minds of all adults in our rural community in the 50s and 60s, so I grew up helping out in our farm kitchen and dairy and in the cottages of elderly friends in the village.
    When I moved to London in the 80s,there was a major strike that meant food was not getting to local small shops and we had no transport to get anywhere else. I fed my small children only because of having stuck to what was not an addiction but a habit. Thank goodness I did. A two and a four year old howling with hunger is far from what you need for almost two weeks when keeping them warm and safe without power is uppermost in your mind.
    I feel sorry for this foolish woman. A same up call may soon be upon her soon, possibly when it is too late.

14. Tony, prepping is just a new word for winter storage. A pantry was always part of life back in the day and I love keeping a few extras that I know will be hard to acquire as the year turns to snow and cold. Please do not let a silly comment by a person who obviously has never been hungry let alone to the point of starvation affect you. Stay true to your path. Escort the mean girl to the door, ask her not to come back. We are busy protecting our families and friends.

15. I don’t care if you are addicted to prepping, she shouldn’t either! I enjoy the results of your addition 😆😆😆. I’ve prepped for inflation, but it sure came in handy at lockdown! My daughter rang me and said her husband was out shopping and if I needed anything, which I didn’t, then she asked if I had prepped TP for her, which I had, and lots of other things too.

    I wouldn’t call prepping an addiction, I have a coffee addiction, so I’ve prepped 2 years of coffee beans, and powdered milk (all vacuum packed in glass jars)😍. The price of coffee has risen by roughly 58% in my neck of the woods (Europe), so for the next 2 years I’ll be drinking cheap coffee🙂. I’ll be happy and thriving! 😎🌸 and you will be too Toni😎🌸

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16. Dear Toni, I have been experimenting with canning for years because it’s fun to save money {and frankly we needed it} Spring of 2020 when SHTF and people were storming the stores for milk, bread and toilet paper I discovered that we had need for nothing due to my prep work. It was also a fantastic warm-up for the shortages and prices we’re now experiencing. Addictive? Possibly. Satisfying? Absolutely!

17. I’m on the same page as you. I’ve started prepping during the last year, particularly when I find a good buy on meat, vegetables and fruits. I now can stew, meat, potatoes, fruit. I look at it as being pro-active which in the long run is very cost effective. Thank you for sharing your wisdom.

18. Self-sufficiency is key, whether is prepping or stocking up. You are doing awesome and encourage me! Thank you so much 🙂

19. I grew up in a small town Saskatchewan. Even in my younger years, we didn’t have access to large chain grocery stores that shipped in lots of foreign foods and the stores were small. Many of the eldest of small towns came in from Ukraine and other countries to a barren land so they brought their skills with them. I learned canning from my grandparents and we even had a root cellar in an older home I grew up in. That was our way of life. The way I see things going, it makes me thankful that I grew up in a community where winter prepping and garden growing skills were passed down and can be readily used again. Besides, we lived healthier lives and less issues with disease back then because our food wasn’t drenched in preservatives.

20. I read a quote a couple of weeks ago, “If I’m wrong, I’ll EAT my mistakes. If you’re wrong, what will you eat?!” Haven’t been able to forget it. You are a sweet, kind, Christian lady and I’m happy to have found your channel. Thank you for your faithfulness. Prepping is NOT an addiction, in this time we are living in, it’s a necessity. God bless and keep you and yours.

21. I want to thank you for setting a goal of filling every single jar. I have taken that to heart, and I have been preserving every day. Some days are hard because I am multiply handicapped and have many medical challenges. It doesn’t take too much effort to fill up some dehydrator trays and set it and forget it. So even on bad days, I can usually end up with something. It gives me such gratification to look at my very full shelves and know that I am not done yet. I wish I had another freezer because mine is full, but I will figure things out. I have been storing up flour and sugar, and beans and oatmeal. Thank you, thank you..please keep giving your wonderful advice .

22. I am a member of the older generation and I do remember my grandparents and parents gardening, freezing and canning. They aren’t around anymore but for the first time in decades I canned tomatoes and tomato juice recently. I plan to make my garden bigger next spring and do more. I think what your detractor thinks is an addiction is actually common sense, something she may not be familiar with.

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