Prepping is an expensive "hobby". Many companies sell products that cater to these "hobbyists"
here's list of things typical Preppers are "looking into"
Decommissioned Nuclear Silos and other pieces of real estate where people feel they will be safe. (Switzerland? New Zealand? Private Island? or farmland where people can at least grow their own food?)
Shipping Containers
Armored vehicles
Surplus Army vehicles ( like thee army trucks that can use practically anything for fuel like Gas,Diesel, Motor Oil, Cooking Oil)
Weapons (Guns,knives, etc) + non lethals (Stun Guns)
Survival rations
Protection products ( bullet proof vests, geiger counters, radiation suits gas masks night vision goggles)
Water Filtration units.
Air Filtration units.
Gold and Silver Coins ( for when the Petro Dollar Collapses)
Scrap Gold and Silver
Survival Training courses
Guard Dogs
Bunker building construction services (Containers,Bulldozers,backhoes, architect, engineers)
Seeds. Farming products.
Pharmaceuticals ( Antibiotics, Iodine tablets, pain killers, )
Medical supply (First Aid kits,disaster preparedness kits)
Power Supply products (Solar, wind,or Gas or propane generator)
Communications equipment ( Ham Radio, CB Radio, Satellite phones)
investments (especially those that are a hedge against a perceived impending economic collapse)
Buying Information.( So many books. hardcover and digital ie Clickbank. that preppers feel they need and will pay top dollar for info like "How to videos")
Grocery Stock piling (Canned Goods, Mason Jars, Non persisables)
Dehydration and Vacuum seal units.
Camping Gear
RV's (land based Escape vehicle. take your house with you.)
Boats ( The perfect bug out escape vehicle)
Worried about EMP attacks? (constructing a Farraday cage around electronics? or around bunker?)
Vaults to protect valuables.
Security products (CCTV,motion detectors)
Luxury Prepping is a whole other level and there are affiliate programs for those too. (Secret gold vaults hidden underneath a liquor store or strip mall? Services that provide luxury executive "bug out" services. Escape via Private Jet or Yacht with your own security force for your family.
Self Defense Training ( hand to hand combat).
Entire Financial industry caters to Fear. And Fear is what drives Preppers to be Preppers. A financial planner could help scared Preppers to plan ahead and not worry about economic collapse.
Plus prepping isn't just your crazy Red neck in Appalachia. It's also your big money rich people who have taken all the money and made everyone poor and are scared the poor is going to get them.
many of the above products and services have sellers. And most of these sellers have affiliate programs. and many of the above are high ticket items.
Obviously these people are nuts. but we're not here to discuss the sanity of preppers we're here to discuss if a prepper or survivalist domain would sell. given the huge list above of products. Some of which go for $xxxx to $xxx,xxx.
and at 5-10% commission maybe 15%? It's no chump change.
This is a niche market therefore not much competition. Many make a fortune from specialized niches. No competition really just like how many here don't like it already and won't "go into it". Leaving the one who will COMPETITION FREE.
Plus the possibility for Cross selling is endless!
Someone who buys survival supplies might want or can be "sold" on the idea to buy Gold and Silver and be "sold" on buying a gun or camping gear.
You can go to the same watering hole all the animals come to drink or you can find a tiny puddle all to yourself and have it all to yourself.
By the way? Most preppers will buy their stuff on Ebay and Amazon and the smarter ones will buy in bulk because it comes out cheaper and you get more from company in China since there's where all products come from anyways. You may have heard of it? Alibaba?
Ebay,Amazon,Walmart,Alibaba etc etc. Each one has millions of products for preppers. Each one with it's own Affiliate programs.
see. Nobody likes to be the Garbage man. Yet the Garbage man makes more in a year than some college grads straight out of college.
There's big money in doing the thing that no one else would do.
Note : information can be expensive but most can find Prepper info on forums and torrent sites for free.
Plus with the news pumping "Doom and Gloom" 24/7 paranoid panicky people will always look into prepping like people with cancer looking for the "cure" and end up losing all their money and end up dead anyways.. Best part? Each pepper will convince a friend to join their panic. More money.
I have prepper domains. but to be fair. I have been sitting on them for a while now. not one offer yet. although haven't really put them up for sale or auction. now might be the wrong time since Trump is in office now and those who use to prep seem optimistic now I bet that America will be GREAT AGAIN and the Zombie Apocalypse has been put on pause.
but we'll see what happens when I finally get around to putting them up for auction on NJ.
(can't wait to hear the critics! I can guarantee at least one! lol)