My two cents on this...
you need to practice and then practice more
I personally noticed a lot when I practiced to bug out for a week last september
I thought I had thought out so many things and was going to be just fine but a month before I noticed I missed a lot and started to panic and made some urgent purchases which I do not regret but it was the start I needed
You will run into water and food problems right away so make sure you have food you like first, try it! You need to make sure you are going eat it
On water, you have think of multiple ways and not just rely on one way to have water and be able to carry all these things
This is my goal this year when I go back to camp in september
I want a better food situation and also some better tools
Quoting: Denholm Spot on!
Pretend the water is out for a day, then live that day using your stored water having to heat it to wash dishes etc. etc. take note of how much you need to drink wash and flush.
Turn off the heat For a day.
I guarantee you next day you will be running to the thrift store to buy long johns, gloves, wool socks, oversized warm house coats, down filled house shoes, Hot water bottles, wool blankets etc. and as a sidenote I had all of those things except the longjohns but they weren’t warm enough I rebought warmer clothing because of last winter it was so cold and we had no heat. I also bought wool blankets because the acrylic blanket I had along with a down comforter was absolutely not warm enough.
And then I learned that getting into a freezing bed at night you do warm up eventually but your feet are so freaking cold you feel cold and uncomfortable so that’s when I bought the hot water bottles to put by my feet in my bed. Now I’m toasty warm at night with the heat off!
Pretend your electricity is out
Etc. etc.
It is absolutely the best way to prep!
Take good notes of the things you need then as you come across them at thrift stores or garage sales begin purchasing and stock piling sticks for fuel.
