Sometimes we are so busy prepping we focus on food and water and forget there are other things in our household that we use and need and if you don’t have access to them, you will wish you did. Don’t take for granted the things we do have access to because it may not always be this way. A disaster can happen at any time, to anyone, and in any state, no one is exempt from disasters and trouble. We will experience an economic collapse at some point. Be prepared and stay prepared. Here are my prepping tips from my previous blog posts:
The world is changing on us, many things are happening. As believers, we are told be alert but we must not live in fear either. So prepping is not for you to live in fear of something happening, it’s so you and your family can be less stressed in knowing you have what you need when times get bad. You not going to be able to prepare for every single little thing, but there are things you can do and should consider for your own peace. The other day my main laptop battery went completely dead, nothing is wrong with the charger it was the actual laptop battery. When I realize that, I had to order the battery then I realize- how come I didn’t have any backup battery or charges for my laptops; I buy batteries for everything else, and never this. So today I will remind you of some extra prepping tips to not forget.
- Extra batteries in all sizes for everything you have that uses a battery, even your laptops. I would also advise on purchasing parts that may be hard to find one day for these things as well just in case something breaks.
- Extra charges for laptops, phones, and everything else you own that uses a charger.
- Don’t rely only on tap water or city water make sure to keep some freshwater bottles for drinking and additional water in a larger gallon for other things. Water is essential you can’t live without it. I use both a water filter and have bottled water. I haven’t drunk tap water since I was a teenage!
- If you have a home printer, purchase extra ink, drums, and paper. Remember the majority of our supplies come from out of the country, the supply chain can be broken at any time.
- Do not store all your documents, pictures, and memories completely digital or rely on digital-only, the grid can go down at any time and erase everything. Also save some things on a USB drive, basically don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
- Teach your children what to do in case of an emergency, even the little ones and what to do if you are not around. They should know where to find what’s important.
- Don’t forget extra items for your children as well. There are things they may want to still have access to or to be able to do.
- Don’t forget extra car parts (replacement parts), oils, batteries, emergency car supplies.
- Extra parts for equipment that you own, such as a sewing machine, such as the pedal, radios, T.V, cords, extension cords, desktop computers, farming equipment, machinery, electric things, etc.
- A few extra items you can sell without taking from your stash, there will always be someone who didn’t buy what they needed. Also, you may have to purchase extras for family members ( you know who they are) that won’t prepare and may rely on you for help.
- Invest in more solar and battery-operated things rather than appliances that rely on electricity.
- Don’t assume you will get or find help, have a plan for yourself and your household.
- Don’t create debt to purchase preps, take your time and buy what you can when you can.
- Don’t save or put all your preps in one location but make sure you have access to it when needed.
- Invest in waterproof containers to store items, especially if you live in a flood zone.
- Extra canning supplies, glass jars, food preservations items, oxygen absorbers, buckets, and mylar bags, wax for cheese storage.
- Try out the foods you buy to store long term before purchasing in large qualities, you may find you don’t even like them. Like myself, I found that I don’t like chicken in a can, so I can my own in a pressure canner and there’s a lot of things I simply don’t eat nor do my family so there will be no point in storing these items.
- Purchase quality things so you don’t have to keep purchasing the same things over and over. Most quality products can last 5-10 years easily with no problem.
- Own a business? Make sure you have the extra supplies for your business to keep it open and operating.
- Consider indoor gardening. There are so many options these days, plant something. And don’t forget to stock up on extra seeds, and supplies. Last year there was an actual seed shortage! Yes, you can use the seeds from your harvest, however, it never hurts to have backups. Be sure to check out my previous blog post: Are You Prepared?
~Blessings from Milly J
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