GETTING READY TO HEAD TO THE HILLS
A CALL-CENTRE worker who believes Brexit will lead to riots and public disorder is splashing out thousands on doomsday prepping.
Mark McLean has spent more than £2000 so far hoarding food, medical supplies and camping gear in the run-up to March 29, when the UK is set to leave the EU.
The 33-year-old, who also thinks a Russian invasion is likely postBrexit, plans to flee his city-centre flat in Glasgow to live off the land in a remote part of the Highlands.
The “prophecy prepper” has spent the last six months practising for the doomsday scenario, including training himself to hunt deer and squirrels and collect rainwater for drinking.
Mark said: “Riots and public disorder are a guarantee with Brexit come March. It won’t be pretty for some time, I believe.
“When people in this country start to realise what is happening, it will be too late.
Mark expects public disorder, especially in cities, with Government and big business being targeted.
He said: “We rely on them for our food, water and electricity. If that all goes, you will quickly see panic and disorder kick in.”
His stockpiling has seen Mark amass two weeks’ worth of tinned and frozen food, along with a first-aid kit and basic medications.
A pal has given him British Army ration packs, which include meals, snacks, tea bags, electrolytes and waterproof matches.
His camping gear includes tents, sleeping bags, tarps, a bushcraft knife and axe, a head torch, rucksack and winter clothing.
Mark estimates he has already spent more than £2000 – and hopes to add to his stash during the January sales.
He said: “I don’t have any budget. BY JULIAN PERREIRA reporters@dailyrecord.co.uk If I feel I need something, or I like the look of something and its purposes, then I will buy it.
“Once my rations have gone and it starts getting serious, I will hunt or fish for my food.
“Living off the land in the UK, I would be hunting and eating rabbit, squirrel and deer, and fishing. There are wild berries, too. Less appealing food sources would be tree roots and plants.
“Also, it’s furthest away from military bases, as far as I am aware. These will be targets of an invading army, such as Russia.
“The more remote and isolated, the better the chance to avoid getting hurt or killed.”
While Mark is single and has no children, he does plan to use his survival skills to help his parents, brother and other family members.
However, his plans for a deep bunker will have to be put on hold.
Mark admitted: “To build a bunker requires a lot of planning and work. I would need proper JCB machinery, such as a digger, to create a big enough hole to put in something like a shipping container and build the bunker from that.”
Mark doesn’t view his predicted impending breakdown of society as an all-bad thing.
He said: “If there are any shortages of food at the shops, we’ll have to go back to a humble way of life.
“We already waste too much. You only have to look at Christmas and how much we waste or throw away. People will have to get thriftier.
“It will be the close-knit communities outside the cities that will come together more easily and help support each other post-Brexit.”