Preppers – and their art of prepping – have taken on an air of normality and respectability in the face of the social and economic disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, argued a piece in the Mirror newspaper on the 30th of October 2021. Who’s paranoid now! The story mentions the origins of prepping –…
It was the playwright George Bernard Shaw who said that Britain and the United States are two “nations separated by a common language”. Little did he know that the sentiment is likely to be shared by new generations of preppers in those two countries – the language is often the same, but the practice and…
Things tend to take on a smoother, more successful, and reliable pattern when they’ve become routine. That’s not to say that you’re taking things for granted, more that they’ve become a part of your everyday life. And that’s just the way that the most effective and successful prepping is likely to develop and take hold…
You’ll be aware of that well-worn phrase that familiarity breeds contempt. It might be something never truer than when you are driving your car. After all, you probably spend a lot of time behind the wheel for one reason or another – the daily commute to work, taking the kids to school, popping out to…
Are you truly aware of everything that’s going on around you? You might think you move through life with your eyes wide open. You might give any new situation a good look around before taking stock of what is going on. But situational awareness is likely to take rather more than simply keeping your eyes…