Originally Posted by
genec
Gee, oddly the Boy Scouts teach teach these basics and no one calls them "preppers." They also use the motto "Be Prepared."
It seems to become "prepping" when you add in bomb shelters, arsenals and a certain world-view.
Different places have different needs. We went for a day hike in Malaysia's Cameron Highlands many years ago and I'm astonished at how totally ignorant and ill-prepared we were. Thank god we didn't take a wrong turn.
In northern climates warmth is the big thing. If your car (or bike) breaks down at 30 below you get very cold very fast and, if you have no way to keep warm, you will lose extremities to frostbite or simply die of exposure. In the spring and summer, insects (blackflies & mosquitoes) are a bigger issue.
Like the OP, I like to be appropriately prepared but am not a 'prepper'.