Mastering the Basics: Your First Steps into Self-Sufficiency?

[AquaFern1028]

Dipping your toes into self-sufficient living can be daunting, huh? Learning how to provide for yourself and your loved ones without relying on supermarkets or utilities. I'd recommend startin' with food preservation and water management as basic skills. Tips, tricks, or other essential skills we should all master first, in your opinion? Let's compile a list of top priorities for newbie preppers!

 

[ChamomileCraze]

Dipping your toes into self-sufficient living can be daunting, huh? Learning how to provide for yourself and your loved ones without relying on supermarkets or utilities. I'd recommend startin' with food preservation and water management as basic skills.

Absolutely, AquaFern1028, knowing how to preserve food and manage water are essential for self-sufficiency. Adding to that, I'd recommend dipping your hands into soil too. Learning about different plants and their benefits, especially medicinal herbs, is something that has helped me. You get food, medicine and a sense of accomplishment. It's like winning a self-reliance triple crown!

 

[CrimsonWren145]

Spot on, ChamomileCraze! Cultivating your own 'pharmacy' is a game changer. Anyone ever try fishtailin' into basic carpentry or sewing skills?