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The world of prepping has become considerably more complex in the last few years. Covid earns at least some credit for this, as we’ve all learned a lot about dealing with major disasters that affect society.
But there’s more to it than that; prepping has also broadened. One clear example of this is how gardening and homesteading has become so mainstream in prepping, when it used to be rather rare.
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As time goes on, we learn more and more about what it takes to be truly prepared and truly self-sufficient. We’re also drawing skills into our midst that were commonplace for our great-grandparents, but aren’t as commonly known in modern times. This is all good, as it ultimately makes us more prepared.
One of the things that I do is to constantly ask myself what we’re missing. That can take on a number of different forms such as doing after-action reviews of disasters that happen and playing through different scenarios to look for holes in my plans.
Nevertheless, I recognize that I am fully capable of missing something important, simply because I have preconceived notions about how things should be. That’s why I also look at what others say about prepping and talk to other preppers. I’m always looking for holes in my own plans and preps.
The thing is, some things that might be critical for our survival through a disaster, which we would overlook. That’s why I work so hard to find those areas. Here’s a few that you might have missed:
1. Get in Better Shape
Modern life doesn’t exactly lend itself to being in great physical shape. The only shape that sitting in front of a computer or a television gives us is round.
That’s not exactly what we need, when we’re going to be gardening or cutting wood all day. Survival is hard work, and if you don’t get ready to handle the physical part of it now, you’re going to have a much harder time when you have to do that physical work to survive.
There’s actually three separate but interrelated parts to this. The first is to lose weight, if you need to. The second is to gain physical strength, and the third is to gain stamina. All three can be worked on at the same time, as they overlap; but they have to be worked on. Sadly, it doesn’t come automatically.
2. Get Healthy
In addition to getting in shape, you need to be concerned about your overall health. This is more of an issue for older preppers than it is for the young ones.
If you’ve got problems with blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol or any other such thing, you should be working with your doctor to get them under control. That doctor may…