The Model for Urban Preppers

Urban lifestyle is distinct from rural living.

Both have their own unique sets of custom, rules, and cultures.

The majority of content around prepping seems to come from military veterans living in rural areas.

However, since 80% of the U.S. population lives in an urban environment much of the advice being shared isn't useful for urban preparedness.

There are no wood to hide in; no hills to head for.

The only people using bushcraft outside in the city are the homeless population living on the sidewalks and in parks.

The key differences that matter to urban preppers are going to be in the fashion they wear, the tools they use, and the ways they operate.

The model, then, for urban preppers is not that of bushcraft or outdoor survival.

Military-style prepping stands out way too much in the city.

Therefore, the ideal model for urban preppers is that of Executive Protection.

Executive Protection agents operate regularly in urban environments.

They wear everything from suits to business casual attire, yet maintain a lethal level of tools on them.

EP agents work in small teams similar in size to most peer groups, meaning their tactics can be easily adopted by most urban prepper groups.

They are not military or law enforcement, so they do not have an overtly offensive posture.

They are distinctively defensive in nature.

Their level of defensive preparations are exactly the kind measures we've identified as necessary for serious, meaningful urban preppers to adopt.