What’s Your Go-To Skill for Long-Term Survival?

[PrepperLinda65]

If I had to pick one, I'd say first aid is my top skill for long-term scenarios—injuries and illness don’t wait. Curious what others focus on. Do you prioritize water sourcing, food production, or maybe security over medical skills?

 

[CeruleanScribe]

First aid is definitely high on my list too, but I keep coming back to food production, especially gardening and basic foraging. In a true long-term scenario, you can have all the canned goods in the world, but if you can’t grow or gather more, you’re gonna run out eventually. I've spent years learning which

 

[AquaFern1028]

First aid is definitely high on my list too, but I keep coming back to food production, especially gardening and basic foraging. In a true long-term scenario, you can have all the canned goods in the world, but if you can’t grow or gather more, you’re gonna run out eventually.

That’s so true—your food stockpile only lasts as long as it lasts, and after that, you’re relying on the skills you’ve built up. Gardening has been a real focus for me, not just the planting but also saving seeds and knowing when to rotate crops. Foraging is something I’m still brushing up on; there’s