What’s One Prep You Wish You’d Started Sooner?

[GarnetDusk]

Wish I'd gotten serious about water storage a lot earlier. I always assumed access to clean water wouldn’t be an issue, but after a boil advisory last winter, realized how wrong that was. Now I’m playing catch-up with rain barrels and filtration setups. Curious what others overlooked until later in the game—what’s one prep you wish you didn’t delay, and how did you fix it?

 

[EchoTangoFox]

Didn’t take comms seriously enough at first—thought a couple walkies would do it. Big mistake! Anyone else regret not getting their ham license sooner?

 

[EchoTangoFox]

Should’ve prioritized backup power sources way sooner. Had batteries and a little solar, but didn’t realize how fast you burn through juice running radios and charging devices if the grid’s down for more than a few hours. Ended up cobbling together a better setup after a big storm knocked us out for a weekend. Anyone else find themselves scrambling to keep gear powered when it really mattered?