Uh Oh!

Every expert was once a student. Here are some of the most common prepping mistakes, and tips on how to fix them.

Not Educating Yourself

Education is key to any survival situation. If you don’t know what to expect, then how can you be ready for it? Build a robust collection of survival books and educational materials to stay informed. For book suggestions to start building your doomsday library, visit https://vocal.media/journal/doomsday-reading-materials. Take any wilderness and prepping classes you can find. Learning how to use a tool properly is more valuable than the tool itself. Whatever tool you add to your kit, educate yourself on the ins and outs of it.

Taking Care Of What You Had

Maintaining your tools is just as important as knowing how to use them. When buying items, focus on quality over the price. If it’s going to break, it will do so at the worst time. So, you’ll need things designed to last a very long time. It is also a good idea to buy in pairs for this reason. Don’t leave the batteries in your electronics to prevent them from leaking, destroying them over time. Keep blades sharp and rust-free. Rotate your items with expiration dates properly under FIFO, First In, First Out. Fresh product goes behind old product so old product is used first.

A Variety Of Food

Having a variety of meals on hand is a great way to combat food fatigue. Food fatigue is when you’re bored or overwhelmed by the thought of consuming a certain food item. Symptoms include gastrointestinal distress, vomiting, and headaches. To learn more about building a food pantry to prevent this visit https://vocal.media/lifehack/how-to-keep-the-yummies-for-the-tummy. Another way to combat food fatigue is to focus on the food you are going to eat. No matter what you have, you’ll never trick your body into eating food you don’t like.

Buying A Pre-Made Kit and Calling It A Day

Those pre-made kits available in stores or online are great at building a foundation with newbie preppers, but they shouldn’t be your only kit. Most of the tools are poorly made and will probably snap under the slightest stress. Replace the items that you use with better-quality ones. Your home kit or bugout bag should be tailor-made to fit your personal needs. Most of the time, those kits are designed to be a one-size-fits-all product in order to appeal to the general masses.

Making Things Too Heavy

There is a good chance that you’ll be fleeing a disaster on foot for whatever reason, so make sure your bug-out bag is something you can carry comfortably on your back. Your bug-out bag should be 10-15% of your overall body weight. Think about what you need to get from your location (home, office, school, etc.) to a safe house/shelter, and build around that. Perform monthly drills with your bag to trim off any weight you don’t need. Buy tools that perform multiple tasks. For more information about assembling a bug-out bag, visit https://vocal.media/lifehack/packing-it-right.

Not Making and Practicing A Plan

Most people often skip this part because it is boring. It is very important to have a plan in place so that everyone in your home knows where to go in a disaster. You don’t want to waste time running around collecting everybody, especially since the phones are going to be down, causing you to do a lot of guessing as to where they might be. People have died looking for loved ones, only for them to be in a safe place the whole time. To learn how to set up a disaster plan, visit https://vocal.media/lifehack/doomsday-paperwork.