Not so long ago, "prepper culture" used to be viewed as an edgy, paranoid, sorta right winger thing not too many people were into.
Now, this Reuters article claims 20M Americans are preppers, including "people considered left-of-center politically." Take away the negative stigmas, and prepping culture is just part of a philosophy of self-sufficiency, freedom, and non-reliance on government.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/prepping-disaster-diversifies-more-americans-lose-trust-2024-03-09/