Whats Your Most Overlooked Prep Item?

MeadowWhisperer

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Whats Your Most Overlooked Prep Item?

Seems like everybody remembers water, food, and first aid, but I rarely see much talk about spare prescription glasses. I keep an extra pair sealed up just in case, since losing mine would be a real problem if things went downhill. What’s an uncommon item you stash that others might neglect? Always curious what others think is essential beyond the basics.
 
Dental repair kits get overlooked all the time—nothing like a broken filling to make a bad situation worse. Anyone else stash things for dental emergencies?
 
What’s an uncommon item you stash that others might neglect? Always curious what others think is essential beyond the basics.

I always keep extra reading glasses in my kit—funny how you don’t realize how essential they are until you’re squinting at instructions or seed packets. That’s definitely my most overlooked item!