What’s Your #1 Most Overlooked Prep Item?

EchoTangoFox

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What’s Your #1 Most Overlooked Prep Item?

Hard to believe how often people forget backup power for their comms gear. Folks spend hundreds on radios and then have one cheap pack of AA’s in a drawer. In a real grid-down, you’ll need a plan for keeping handhelds and scanners running—solar chargers, battery banks, maybe even a hand-crank generator.

I’m curious, though—what’s the prep item you think is most overlooked? Not talking
 
Water filters, hands down. I see people store gallons of water, which is great, but very few have a way to make questionable water safe long-term. Even just a couple of those cheap Sawyer Minis can make a huge difference if things drag on. Anyone actually tried using a DIY filter in a pinch, or does everyone stick to commercial ones?