I have been following a couple of Prepper forums/sites for the last few years, including this one. I have found them to be quite informative with coverage of various topics by knowledgeable people that are useful to most preppers. The discussions between members are always insightful. I have learned a lot and am grateful that I found these forums, and to the people who post on them regularly. While I don’t post that often, I try to follow the forums regularly.
I have noticed that over a longer time period many of the active members of the forums, me included, have gravitated toward what I call a homesteader mentality. It makes sense given our outlook on life and what it takes to obtain and maintain an independent lifestyle, not to mention that some of us are getting to retirement age. Regardless of this, I have also enjoyed the posts about various prepping topics such as bug-out bags, bug-out vehicles, communications, weapons, food storage, solar, etc. The list is long.
The real reason for this post is to present my perception that over the past few years the number of people interested in prepping, specifically as members of a forum such as this one, is on the decline. I write this because there seems to be far fewer new members each year than the last, and the number of active posters also seems to be on the decline. It appears that most of the posting is being done by the same few people. There is nothing wrong with this, but it does seem to be a trend. I am wondering if you are noticing this as well and if so, how you think it will affect us in general. I have noted over the years that when active membership in any organization starts to decline over a period of time it points to a change in the perception of the organization or movement. I could go on, but I am interested in what you think. Is this a concern?
