If you’ve ever taken even the briefest look at prepping and what it means to be a prepper, you will almost certainly have come across the importance of a bug out bag. At first glance, it might seem to be any old bag with odds and ends you have just thrown together on the off-chance of something happening to prevent you getting to your favourite restaurant on time or finding … [Read more...] about Need to know: Bug Out Bag UK
Beginners Prepping Tips
You’ve heard about preppers and the whole business of preparing for emergencies and crises in advance. You’re convinced it makes sense. So how do you go about starting on that journey to becoming a prepper? No one size fits all It’s the real world Focus on storage Whatever your approach, storage of the basics – water and food – is likely to loom large in … [Read more...] about Beginners Prepping Tips
Prepper FAQs
It might be a new word as far as you’re concerned, or a subject that is still some way beyond common usage – but the term “prepper” is becoming increasingly mainstream and one you are likely to be hearing a lot more about in the immediate future. So, here are some of the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the subject. As an article in Battle Box in March 2021 puts it, … [Read more...] about Prepper FAQs
Travel and The Rise of the Chief Prepper Officer
If you have any kind of naval background, you might immediately recognise the CPO as your Chief Petty Officer. So, you might be surprised to learn that the CPO has now turned up in a different guise as the Chief Prepper Officer for some travel companies. What’s that all about? Prepping for travel Just like for the rest of us, emergencies, crises, and unexpected events … [Read more...] about Travel and The Rise of the Chief Prepper Officer
What is prepping?
The answer is pretty well self-explanatory. Prepping is the activity of preparing for something. That something is typically unexpected and otherwise unplanned, can cause disruption and damage to lives and property, and may be the result of a natural phenomenon or because of man-made causes. Following on from that definition, you get the title of “prepper” for someone … [Read more...] about What is prepping?