Self-reliance empowers the weak, it allows the poor the dignity to feed and clothe themselves and their family without having to beg from the State, and it provides an almost infinite testing ground for the strong to prove their own mettle. Prepping is not just for hardcore survivalists, it's for everyone who cares about their own health, their life, their environment and their future. When the oil runs dry and the electricity goes off and the supermarkets empty of food, will you be prepared? What if you lose your job and can't pay your mortgage? What is your backup plan?