So, we recently ran a poll on our Instagram asking if you carried a dedicated GPS unit as a backup in your kit. The answers surprised us – 70% of those who responded actually said no.   Now we understand that those answering the poll may be just getting outdoors as a casual hobby, may...Read More

Well, why should you? In this day and age of same day delivery, an app for everything and a society ever reliant on tech why would you want to take a course in what some would say are old fashioned, unnecessary or out of date skills?   Whilst it’s true that thankfully the majority of...Read More

Following on from last weeks blog on get home and “Bug Out” bags, I’d like to share some of my thoughts and sensible preparations you can make when it comes to “Bugging In”. This isn’t a comprehensive guide on what to do by any means but it will hopefully give you an idea of what...Read More

What are they and do you need one? So, I’m assuming you read our piece on being prepared? If not go and take a look at that first… Ok so now we’ve convinced you that being prepared is sensible and were not going all “Doomsday Preppers” on you… if you’ve ever done a bit of...Read More

Background   If I told you I was a prepper I wonder what you would think? My guess is you would think of the US Television show “Doomsday Preppers”, conspiracy theory fans and possibly envisage me stood in the woods dressed like Rambo?   Now, think back to the very beginning of the UK’s Covid-19...Read More