Preppers have gone more mainstream over the years. See this article about three versions of prepper style,
Portland’s Doomsday Preppers Will Help You Survive the End of the World. For a Fee.
We've often stressed that you can survive post-disaster via "urban camping." Although some are preparing to live in the wilderness as a way to get away from people in the city.
The version I'd like to call, "urban scrounging" is one I had never heard of before, but then ... I've never charged for hugs.
Eric Holdeman is a contributing writer for Emergency Management magazine and is the former director of the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management.