British prepping in the media

[Steve]

Some people are organized, some people aren't. That is the difference between "preppers" and "sheeple", it's not that they don't want to be insulated from emergencies, it's just that they aren't organized enough to actually do anything about it.

Some people manage to buy life insurance, home insurance, AA recovery, medical insurance and checkups. Many realize the importance of oil and filter changes too, but ask them if they have a store of drinking water and they'll look at you as if you never heard of "Taps".

Last week the village where my wife works had a water mains problem, the local cafe was inundated with people looking for tea and coffee, until their water stopped too. People did not have enough water to boil up a kettle. That, my friends, is absolute madness. I wonder how many of those mostly old folks now have a few litres of water in the larder - I'll wager there are a few more "preppers" in the village today.

I like corned beef. It has a shelf life measured in years. It's not going to get cheaper. Why on earth would I make a trip to the shops to buy a tin every time I'm hungry when I could buy ten tins and save travelling time and fuel ? This simple piece of common sense seems to elude most people.