Who do you take lessons from if you want to learn about survival? Who will you choose as your role models? As unlikely as it might seem, you could do worse than taking a leaf from the book of our closest primate ancestor, the monkey. That is a lesson drawn from an account published in Scientific American magazine on the 8th of April 2021. Lessons from Cayo … [Read more...] about How rhesus macaques thrived after Hurricane Maria
The 10 best survival movies
We all love a good survival movie. Watching someone or a group of people pit their wits against surviving a disaster or unexpected scenario can be scary, exciting – even life-validating. Here we share our pick of the best survival and disaster movies … 1. 127 hours This must qualify as one of the ultimate survival movies because shows just how far a … [Read more...] about The 10 best survival movies
Preparationists in Spain
Prepping is no longer the sole preserve of Anglo-Saxon followers in North America and the UK – it is fast taking hold among Latin populations and in Spain in particular, according to a story in Euronews on the 9th of April 2021. The story unravels events on one of the increasingly popular survival courses now springing up all over Spain. According to the article, in less … [Read more...] about Preparationists in Spain
Developing Your Prepper Skills
You might well be committed to prepping but what is it exactly that makes you a successful prepper? You’ve been laying down stores of food and water, you’ve packed your bug out bag, and if only you had a little more money, you’d soon be able to equip yourself with the newest, shiniest survival kit. You’d likely be pulled up with a start, therefore, if you realised that … [Read more...] about Developing Your Prepper Skills
Every Day Carry UK – Keep It Legal!
We often emphasise that good prepping is about being prepared for just about any crisis or emergency. It’s not going to be the Apocalypse just around the corner, but the risk of all manner of more mundane and commonplace disruptions to normal life – from minor inconveniences to potentially life-threatening episodes. Quite simply, many of the incidents for which you are … [Read more...] about Every Day Carry UK – Keep It Legal!