Priority Prepping

Recently I compiled a pretty long list of categories and several subcategories of prepardness topics to write about to share with my readers and use to generate other advice from experts.  Wow!  Looking at my lists and notes, I can certainly see how someone new to the idea of self-reliance can easily be overwhelmed with no starting point in sight.  "Where in the heck do I begin?"

 

I created 12 major linked categories for prepping.  The last topic on my original list made more sense to move it straight to the top.  So my No. 1 prepper topic is... Determine Your Real Priorities.

 

"Well, that's a no brainer" many experienced preppers might say.  But let me explain more about what I mean by using this as a number one, top of the list, A1 item to start becoming more prepared.

 

There is a lot of information about how water, food, and shelter are keys to surviving a emergency situation or threat.  And they are certainly on my list as well.  However, if you already have an aquifer well on your 10 acre property,  water will probably be much further down your priority list.  The best  example I can relate is the immediate and critical life sustaining items that are needed well before getting to how much drinking water you have stockpiled.  If you have a severe type of diabetes, insulin or an insulin pump become item A1 in preparing for an emergency situation.  Without it you may have a few hours up to a few days to live depending on the severity of the disease. 

 

Similarly, people that require supplemental oxygen, shouldn't spend time thinking about what type of ammo is best for home defense.  Their survival A1 priority may be determining the resupply, availability, access, and cost for oxygen in an emergency.   After they have developed some viable solutions for O2 as their priority, they can move on to other items down their own list.

 

Too often many preppers think about the wrong things, in the wrong order and overlook the real need for survival.  An true and accurate assessment of your unique situation and survival needs will reveal what you need to be focused on first, second, and so on.  Someone living on the east coast having plenty of beans, bullets, and band-aids would be a little short sided if they did not have a primary and secondary evacuation route planned out. 

 

Developing a prepardness mindset is much more that getting stuff.  It is actually more akin to creating a strategic and tactical contigency plan for your family.