What Is a Prepper
What is a prepper? Myths, reality and common-sense readiness
Forget the bunkers on TV. Most preppers are ordinary families with a few weeks of water and food, a first aid kit, a plan and a bag by the door, exactly what governments now recommend.
Guides
- Emergency kit What is a prepper? Who preppers are, where the term comes from, the difference between common-sense preparedness and the movie stereotype, and why European governments now advise every household to be ready for 72 hours.
- Emergency kit The reasonable prepper How to prepare for emergencies without fear, obsession or spending a fortune: real risks, basic needs, buying gradually, rotation, skills, discretion and a simple family plan.
- Emergency kit Checklist Three levels of preparedness Emergency preparedness in three steps: the essential level (3–7 days, what every home should have), the moderate level (2 weeks, plus skills and power) and the advanced level (a month or more, self-reliance). With checklists for each.
- Emergency kit Start here: preparedness in 7 steps You don't need a bunker or a big budget. The seven steps that get any family ready for a few days without power, water or shops.
- Emergency kit Checklist Complete supplies list The master list of supplies for a crisis of two weeks or more: water, food, cooking, heat, light, power, communication, first aid, hygiene, tools, clothing, documents and money. With priorities and tips so you do not waste money.
- Emergency kit Checklist 52-week preparedness plan An emergency preparedness plan split into 52 weeks: one small, affordable, easy step each week, ordered by season. By the end of the year your household is ready for two weeks.
- Emergency kit 12 beginner mistakes From stockpiles nobody eats to go bags too heavy to carry and generators run in the garage. The mistakes almost every beginner makes, and how to avoid them.
- Emergency kit Survival and preparedness myths The doorway in an earthquake, the "triangle of life", alcohol to warm up, butter on burns, rubbing frostbite with snow: common emergency and survival myths and what experts actually say.
- Emergency kit Checklist Emergency kit on a budget How to build an emergency kit step by step on a small budget: what to buy first with $50, what to add at $150 and what to complete at $300, plus everything you already own and don't need to buy.
- Emergency kit Maslow's pyramid in a crisis Maslow's hierarchy of needs used as a preparedness plan: from water and warmth to safety, family, skills and helping others. Interactive, level by level.