Our community has been sharing practical ‘soft prepping’ tips – from stockpiling essentials to investing in off-grid power – while debating how necessary, affordable and realistic self-reliance really is in a major crisis
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Our community has been sharing practical ‘soft prepping’ tips – from stockpiling essentials to investing in off-grid power – while debating how necessary, affordable and realistic self-reliance really is in a major crisis
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