In the PNW of the US, there are many thriving prepper communities of all political persuasions and I find that the vast majority of them are not doomers, and in fact, try to avoid doomers and satirize them.
But now we have major, extended weather-related events once or twice a year (wildfires and winter storms). And then there was the pandemic.
So now, it's a mission-critical thing.
"No we are not going to be in a Mad max world in 2 years!"
When it happens at the atomic level, the larger government elements aren't really supplying timely assistance or even functional law enforcement.