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
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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
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