Prepper Tip: Stove + Map

Prepper Tip:

1. Keep a camping gas stove at home, with plenty of lighters and plenty of gas cannisters. In terms of cooking, even a longterm power outage becomes no big deal. One pot meals such as stew or spaghetti bolognase are good.

2. On a totally separate prepper aspect, you should expect your phone to be dead, and internet down, so have a road atlas for your country. And have OSI maps for your area. Road atlas will allow you navigate roads and they will often have city plans also. OSI map will allow you navigate across country; plus show you the whereabouts of water sources, forestry, trails, access to coastline...
Places you may use to forage food, collect water, wash, gather firewood, or take shelter.

Prepping – Where To Start

Prepping – Where To Start

Prepping is a big undertaking, and pretty daunting, as so much involved. When people ask me why I prep, I’m always equally surprised they’re not prepping.
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Some of the important things are:
1. A home-base set up to be without electricity; with it’s own natural water supply; compost toilet; and veg/fruit garden potential.
2. A wilderness-base in the woods and ideally on water; either freshwater or seawater.
3. Fishing gear and rifle for hunting.
4. Veg seeds and tools for gardening.
5. A bug out plan.
6. A bug out bag.
7. First aid training, first aid kit, first aid book and some medication.
8. Ability to map read/navigate. Road atlas for the country and OS maps for your larger general area.
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However one achievable win initially is to have a full year’s food supply/general supply laid up, stored somewhere clean and DRY, with attention paid to danger of damp and vermin.
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You could start easy; such as an approx year’s supply of soap, washing up liquid, toothbrush+toothpaste, plasters.
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In terms of tinned food, each week on your weekly shop, you could start buying a single slab of tins. This is an inexpensive way of doing it. Ideally pull-tab lids, and decent food like beans/peas/tomatoes/potatoes.
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Basically 1 tin equates to 1 meal per person, enhanced with wild forageables. So this time of year you may be adding dock leaf, nettle, plantain, younger bramble leaf to your pan of food.
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I plan to run some two-day or three-day Prepper Courses this coming year, 2025.
More details soon or email me to register your interest on info@outdoorsireland.com

Thanks, Nathan