Are you prepared?

What do you do if the power goes out and doesn't come back on for several days? The water stops running, the toilet won't flush. You try to find answers about what you can do, but the internet is down.

Prepping has in recent years gone from being a narrow underground hobby to a trend - and finally mainstream. This is a personal book by two of Sweden's most famous experts in the field. Lena Wilderäng (formerly Padukova) is a professional adventurer with survival as an integral part of her profession, and Lars Wilderäng is a novelist, among others. Stjärnklart - the book that got the Swedish population to start prepping. Their shared burning interest in prepping results in lots of inspiring tips. The text is generously spiced with personal experiences and stories.

Are you prepared? This book takes a broader perspective on the subject. It introduces survival thinking, various principles in times of crisis, touches on a number of mental factors, and inspires a mindset that will help you both in different crisis situations and in different aspects of everyday life.

Are you prepared? methodically goes through all the parts you need to know. Lars and Lena start from the accepted rule of three: three seconds without hope, three minutes without oxygen, three hours without shelter, three days without water and hygiene, three weeks without food and three months without medicine. You will learn, among other things, how to control your psyche during an ongoing crisis, seamanship, what to do if you get lost, fireproof your home and put out fires, how to grow your own food and how to build essential things such as showers, toilets and makeshift wind and weather protection. You will also get help with prioritizing which parts you should put into practice.

Are you prepared? can be used both as a toolbook, a source of knowledge and inspiration.

"We hope this will be your last book on prepping. No, not because we believe the apocalypse will come as soon as the hungry reader has turned the last page. Not at all - we believe and hope that readers will not need to apply their newfound knowledge. It's a paradox - why are we writing a book with prepping tips?

What we mean is that we want "prepping" to cease to exist as a concept, and be replaced with what it really is - "common sense". Few people have missed that all households are expected to survive for at least three days, preferably a week or more. There simply should not be people who are so unprepared that they do not have water, heat, knowledge or information to survive in a crisis situation!

Prepping itself is not really the focus. It's your ability to cope - and your willingness to do so - that's important. All the tips and suggestions we give you are just tools for you to build a broad understanding of what's possible, and what should be prioritized. Then you're the one in charge."