Yeah but I'm just going for the extreme version that preppers like Jagoff think is always just around the corner. Why the hell else did he get that freeze dryer, push for tower gardens and wanted a place with a creek running through it with two houses he could build. One for him and Hammy and one for Jr & Jr? He's expecting the country to fall and possibly the Tribulation meaning he'd be one of those that believes the rapture happens halfway through it or at the end.
I've never really gotten the feeling that Jack's any level of prepper - If I just missed a straight up admission in one of his vlogs then I'll take the L, but the rest of his behavior is pretty easily explained. He got the Freeze Dryer because he thought it was cool, and thats why it got used seemingly once and then put up as a display piece in his damned office of all things. Maybe he thinks it makes him cool to be the chef that can do the unusual things, maybe he saw some freeze dried dessert videos and the wendigo got ahead of what little common sense he has left.
Tower gardens are the same deal, they're cool and they're supposed to be a "all the produce, little of the effort" way to have fresh food. The Wendigo probably had to deal with wilted lettuce the same day he heard about these things, and concluded they're obviously the perfect solution. Even the most money rich and sense poor prepper wouldn't bother with a tower garden for any survival use as they aren't suitable for most root vegetables or grains, so the staples you actually need to grow aren't available.
As for the property, Jacks pure boomer energy through and through, so the idea of being a big old landowner with a creek to fish with the boys in probably tickles something primal in what's left of his thinking meats. Stuff like a guest house and running water probably make him think "wealthy and successful" and of course he's got to have them because he's a successful celebrity chef. He's done absolutely nothing that we've heard of to do any development of the property, I haven't even heard of him trying to plant a garden or garden beds. Only thing growing out there is the rust on the new smoker graveyard.
Meanwhile I haven't even seen any sign that Jack stores water or food at any level beyond a relatively normal pantry and freezer. He's no gun nut and shows no signs of anticipating any need to use violence on people. His entire life and hobbies rely on the internet and travelling to restaurants, and his literal mobility and basic existence depends on a reliable source of electricity - and he doesn't even have a generator or gas on property. While a smart prepper might have them and just not talk about them, Jack has no filter and loves showing off new toys, we'd know if he had an emergency generator he just bought. Jack hasn't done any cooking with any sort of field/low tech techniques (Even just a dutch oven in coals, you can do that in your yard) unless you count his smokers.
If Jack does lay claim to the prepper title, he's a prepper in the same way that a facebook fact checker is an authority on truth. Which is actually disappointing to me, It'd be so much fun to watch Jack completely fuck up being a Prepper. I can only imagine how bad his deep pantry would be, what his 'survival rifle' might be, or how he thinks he'll defend his property from roving liberals while shooting from his scooter.
Although... how's he going to watch a movie now that he's starting his "carnivore diet"? This guy can't go to the movies without stuffing his face with popcorn and last time I checked, popcorn isn't included on that diet.
$5 that he says 'I only ate a few pieces then gave it away'. But if he actually commits to it, he'll probably bring in like five pounds of various jerky's and steak nuggets. We'll know which way he went if there's reports of a gas attack in his region, those protein farts are going to be weapons grade.