I get what you're saying in your last statement TorNicho, but I'm not sure how you think I'm meant to implement this. Are you suggesting that should (heaven forbid) some kind of SHTF event happen, that I should be looting places? Because I'm sure that if something like that happened, I wouldn't be the first person to have that idea. I'm a fairly small (and a bit weedy) woman and I sure as hell won't be putting myself up against potentially much larger people (man OR woman) in a situation where emotions would be running high. I would rather just get the hell out. To take Monday night as an example, if something had happened, I'd have been more concerned about coordinating getting my group (5 women in total) out of central London and to an area of relative safety. Luckily that would need something that I carry with me all the time - the knowledge of how to get out of town via back streets and avoiding most main roads. Also it's quite hard to have a safe store in London. In most places you'd be lucky if it just got nicked - anything remotely suspicious is more likely to be blown up in a controlled explosion!TorNicho wrote: Le Mouse: "....I wouldn't get far with some plasters, some alcohol gel and a small torch...."
One thing I have started doing recently, is mentally scouting the immediate area for items, that if S were to HTF when I'm out, I would be able to utilise these if I needed them.
Example:- Say you go out to a resturant or "poncy bar for someone's birthday", on the walk from the car to the venue, did you pass a Hardware store? A clothing store? Camping store? etc. etc.
These places would have items you may need if you don't have your own, or enough for the people you are with.
Maybe have a think about the areas you spend most of your time (work, home, pub, gym, gay bar), maybe there is a store (as in storage, not the yank for shop), of prepping gear within a few hundred meters (yards) that you hadn't concidered.
We are Preppers, Just because we are Without our Kit, doesn't mean we should be Unprepared.
In terms of prep this week, I have today off so once I have crawled out of my pit (ahem) I shall be looking for new sturdy work shoes because my current pair have a split sole and are making me feel like Neil from the Young Ones - they're letting in water. Also I need a new winter coat. I keep putting it off which is daft.
I have stupid small child feet. All other shoes are either extortionately expensive or hideously impractical. I'll keep looking. At least I have a replacement for my last walking boots and they make a much warmer substitute for a pair of wellies.