Prepping is not about hoarding food or training for a zombie outbreak. Instead, a prepper’s mentality is about expecting the unexpected and having ...
SINGAPORE: If your home catches fire, do you have a collapsible ladder to help your family climb into your neighbour’s home?
Many preppers are also trained in first aid. And those whom CNA Insider spoke to are involved in some degree of humanitarian work, not least because a prepper’s skills and inventory come in handy during disasters.This desire to keep a low profile or remain anonymous, as Samuel requested, is the preppers’ “grey man” concept — a form of self-preservation so other people do not flock to them when, in prepping terms, Shit Hits The Fan .
One bottom shelf is lined with empty petrol cans, which he plans to fill with about 10 litres of petrol in case there is restricted access to petrol stations during an emergency.Along the corridor leading to the bedrooms, a smoke detector is stuck to the ceiling with duct tape. This tape also secures the wires of a panel that controls the solar-powered lights in his bathroom, in case of a blackout.
In a crisis where his family need to be separated, he and his wife would split up, each taking a son and their respective bug-out bags. Ashton Law sees survivalist skills as part of being a prepper. He reckons many Singaporeans become complacent about safety in Singapore and therefore may get into trouble when they go overseas.
“Being a prepper is almost like being a borderline vigilante. Authorities still believe that if something were to happen, then you should seek help or call a number,” he says. “We don’t consider ourselves preppers because preppers prepare for may or may not come. For us, it’s about the way of life,” says Forest School volunteer instructor Ben Yang, 32.
“My mentor taught us to expect the unexpected : An emergency can happen when it’s 3am and it’s raining,” shares Michael. “I accepted the call then informed Debbie, who was with our friends at home. When we arrived at the scene, just a block away, we knew that we needed to do CPR. There were seven of us, excluding the medical professionals,” shares Michael.
“I’d establish a line of communication and find out what they need first. Normally with an extensive network of friends, you link up with someone, whether it’s an individual or an NGO. Then I start to coordinate things from Singapore,” he shares.
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