What are some of the images that prepping and preppers are most likely to bring to mind? Chances are you’ll be thinking of the lone survivor, with next to no stores or provisions, deploying his or her full range of bushcraft skills in the desert, a jungle, or some other remote wilderness. Imagination is rarely a good clue to reality, of course. The far more realistic … [Read more...] about Prepping In A City
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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
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
Everyday prepping: it’s not just about Doomsday
Not every crisis or emergency heralds some Doomsday scenario. It sounds like a contradiction in terms, but most crises may come completely out of the blue but are, in fact, fairly run of the mill – practically, everyday occurrences. And for emergencies such as that, your best line of defence may be in everyday prepping. Prepping as a way of life An article by American … [Read more...] about Everyday prepping: it’s not just about Doomsday
Preppers Going Mainstream
As more people face the fact that even relatively “normal” events and setbacks can leave us temporarily at a loss to cope, being prepared for some unexpected, natural, or manmade crisis or emergency just seems like so much good sense. This means that being prepared – i.e. being a prepper - is much more mainstream. Middle-class preppers An article published by the BBC … [Read more...] about Preppers Going Mainstream





