What’s One Prep You Regret Not Starting Sooner?

CrimsonWren145

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What’s One Prep You Regret Not Starting Sooner?

If I could turn the clock back, I’d have started building a proper water storage and purification system years before I did. It’s one thing to stock up some bottled water for a storm, but long-term reliable access takes a lot more planning and testing. After a flood event cut off municipal water for over a week, I realized my little supply wasn’t going to last and my makeshift filters weren’t up to the job—I really wish I’d invested time into rainwater harvesting and learning more advanced filtration methods much earlier.

Curious if others have a prep they regret putting off? Maybe skills you wish you’d started learning or something you thought could wait until “later” that turned out to matter a lot sooner? Would love to hear any lessons learned (the harder way or not). And if you went from beginner to