James Walton heads up the Prepper Broadcasting Network, and has been on my podcast in which he chatted about the fundamental principles of preparedness (or, as the cool kids say, prepping), which can be summarised as
proactively preparing for emergencies, such as natural disasters, as well as other disasters causing disruption to social order caused by political or economic crises.
I love the idea of prepping for a number of reasons, primarily because, as James has expressed a few times, it reduces anxiety.
Prepping is healthy
Mental health is critical, not only to wellbeing, but also to survival. I mean, imagine a fat and unstable purple-haired Black Lives Matter lesbian preparing for an incoming hurricane.
I am an advocate of a low-carbohydrate lifestyle (which means eating lots of fat and protein), but, thankfully, long-term food storage is essential for catastrophic scenarios rather than daily living.
Our conversation
James and I bantered about
- eating and fighting kangaroos;
- getting out of busy cities;
- food items that last long;
- canned meats; and
- starting a fire.
I intend to have many more such conversations with James, since preparedness is a brilliant example of the white pill.
