One thing preppers tend to focus on is acquisition – acquiring new gear and acquiring new skills. But, for some though, that's where it stops. Kit gets packed away, unopened and unused. It simply gets ticked off a checklist you downloaded from the internet. It’s the same with skills, people learn some self-defence or acquire a new skill and then think they know it and file … [Read more...] about The Importance of Training
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Preppers Guide To Fire
Included in our Beginners Guide to Prepping in the UK and in countless other blogs we have stressed the importance of fire whenever you are in a survival situation or any other emergency when your access to everyday comforts and conveniences is compromised. In some climates, of course, a fire will be essential for keeping you and your group warm, as well as providing the … [Read more...] about Preppers Guide To Fire
What Is Urban Scouting?
Back on the 19th of May 2021, we blogged about rucking – or yomping or tagging, as it’s also known. We talked up the benefits of this practice as a way preppers can help themselves to keep fit. Urban scouting is rucking and more. It’s a version that will not just keep you fit but also teach you and give you valuable – potentially life-saving – insights into the patch of the … [Read more...] about What Is Urban Scouting?
How To Succeed In A GPS-Denied Environment
Our title’s just a fancy way of asking how you’re likely to make out finding your way around when you don’t have an internet signal and your GPS is down. Let’s take a look at why that’s important – and what to do about it. What is a GPS-denied environment? A “GPS-denied environment” is essentially a military term and a useful example is set out in a paper on Artificial … [Read more...] about How To Succeed In A GPS-Denied Environment
4 Things You Can Do Every Day To Help Prep
Being prepped isn’t just a case of getting your kit together and then forgetting about it. Being prepped requires a number of different elements to be successful, such as mindset, keeping on top of your physical and survival skills, and regularly refreshing your knowledge of the items in your prepper kit so that, if you need them, using them becomes second nature. Here are … [Read more...] about 4 Things You Can Do Every Day To Help Prep