As a long-time practitioner, I'm a big promoter of outdoor sports and activities, particularly backpacking and camping. Besides the physical and mental benefits of exercising around beautiful places and fresh air, spending time in nature, and dealing with weather and other challenges with minimal gear and supplies, these activities force us to think about the basics of life support and comfort in practical and realistic manners. There's no need to comment on the importance of that for preparedness and survival. 

I've already written about Stealth Camping and Outdoor Overnighters, now it's time to take a look at Backyard Camping. It's a much more common tradition in the US and Canada than in my country – or at least it was – so much so that I got into backyard camping when I spent time studying in Colorado in the 90s.

Backyard camping fits well into my proposition of using our environments to practice preparedness. I advocate for that mainly because that's what we'll have to contend with in case some crisis or SHTF strikes, but also because our houses, streets, buildings, offices, and parks offer the perfect ground, making it easier and thus more sustainable to integrate preparedness training into our everyday routine. That's the essence of my Street Survivalism Training concept and also my upcoming book on Household Preparedness Training, which will go live in September.