Use it or lose it. Just as in any other area of an active life you hold dear, unless you use your prepper skills, put them into practice, and test your fitness and knowledge of survival, you’re likely to lose any of the good work you’ve done. The principles Skills – and the knowledge of how and when to bring them into play – are talents you need to work at. Skills are … [Read more...] about The Importance Of Practising Prepper Skills And Testing Fitness
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Average Person Think They Can Survive For 2 Weeks In The Wilderness — But Most Can’t Start A Fire, Survey Reveals
There are times when there is a gulf between the way people imagine they could handle a situation and the reality of their being able to manage much longer than a second or two. And a piece on the American website Study Finds on the 24th of May shines a stark light on how this mismatch relates to the whole notion of prepping. The bottom line of the posting is that in a … [Read more...] about Average Person Think They Can Survive For 2 Weeks In The Wilderness — But Most Can’t Start A Fire, Survey Reveals
Prepping For A Natural Disaster
Some emergencies and crises are man-made – others are obviously natural disasters. In the UK, property damage and physical injuries may be caused by storms, floods, other extreme weather events involving snow and ice – and even earth tremors and minor earthquakes are not unknown. Since natural disasters may occur with even less warning and are potentially even more … [Read more...] about Prepping For A Natural Disaster
Developing Observational Skills
If you don’t know what’s going on around you, you cannot expect to stay one step ahead of the potential dangers fast approaching. Unless you are constantly on the lookout, threats – and opportunities – are likely to pass you by and leave you thoroughly unprepared for whatever happens next. We recently drew the link between spatial awareness and your personal safety – and … [Read more...] about Developing Observational Skills
Developing Situational Awareness
Prepping is all about being prepared for whatever might happen. A prepper does everything possible to be prepared for whatever lies just around the corner. Anticipation is one thing but how likely is it actually to happen? For that, a prepper needs to develop some personal skills that keep certain senses constantly switched on and alert. Those skills include powers of … [Read more...] about Developing Situational Awareness