Where Most Prepping Falls Short:

[Steve]

I fail to understand those who think we will be transported back to the stone age. A knowledge of edible plants is obviously useful, I've mentioned before that growing edible plants that most people don't recognize is a smart strategy, but attempting to gather enough to survive on from the tiny hedges left by modern farming methods is an impossible task.

Grow your own food, keep a well hidden stash to tide you over if your crops fail or are stolen, replenish your stash after each harvest. These methods have worked before, and they'll work again.

Learn about medicines, you won't learn everything, trade some bacon with a doctor who does know.

Of course, this only applies if you manage to leave the towns/cities in time, you're not going to find edible plants in the car park at Tesco.

If I was in the suburbs now I'd be learning as much as possible about farming / growing / livestock and I'd be buying a van and caravan. When TSHTF I'd be off like a shot to the furthest decent land with all my useful kit, which would include a great stock of seeds and gardening books, once there I would be offering my services to a farmer ( average age 59 ) in return for a plot.

It will be a hard life for a while, compared to our current cossetted existence.