A healthy amount of scepticism is a good thing

I think it is important to establish from the outset that I have a tendency to think ahead, to visualise possible scenarios that may follow from a specific event or circumstance. I then weigh up the probability of these possible events playing out in reality. Just because I may suggest things that are possible does not necessarily mean that I believe them to be fact – merely ideas that may or may not prove to be true.

To some people, the scenarios I suggest on occasion may seem convoluted, overly complex or implausible. My response to such people is simple, they greatly underestimate the ability, smarts and conniving of those in positions of power and influence. If I can think of these scenarios so too can the people I write about. And if they can do it, and it is to their advantage, then they will do it.

Why Irish people should be preppers

This articles assumes that you, the reader, are new to prepping or that you are curious about preppers and want to know why we do what we do.

Firstly, forget what you think you know about preppers. Forget the media nonsense and exploitative tv 'documentaries' and discover what prepping and survivalism is really about. Most preppers are not fanatical, do not believe in doomsday prophecies, and are not Rambo wannabes!

"Prepping" is simply a modern name for something people have always done, i.e. self-sufficiency and self-reliance. Up until only about two generations ago, families stored reserves of food and water for unexpected difficulties. They preserved surplus food grown during the summer, so it could be eaten during the winter. With large multi-national supermarkets and a global transport system, the necessity to store food diminished and we now have a situation where most families have no more than a few days worth of food in the cupboards at any one time. Seriously, take a look in your cupboards right now. Go on, I'll wait. How many days worth of food do you have for you and your family? How many days worth of toilet rolls or sanitary supplies? A few days? A week?