What’s Your Most Overlooked Prep Item?

[BlueSkyWanderer]

Reusable feminine hygiene supplies often get missed in lists—especially for longer-term scenarios. What’s the one item you consistently forget or see others overlook in their kits? Curious what folks here think is flying under the radar.

 

[ChrysanthiDream]

Vinegar—so many uses and rarely on lists! Cleaning, preserving, even soothing bug bites. Do most folks carry any multi-use cleaning stuff or just stick to wipes?

 

[StarlitNavigator]

So many great suggestions already—hadn’t thought about vinegar for bug bites, but I’ll be adding it to my kit now. One thing that I see missed a lot is plain old pencil and paper. Folks rely on phones for notes or directions, but those go dead fast in a power outage or run out of memory. Having

 

[ChamomileCraze]

Can’t believe how many folks skip over basic sewing supplies. A needle and sturdy thread can patch up gear, clothing, even a wound in an emergency (not ideal, but possible). Tiny and weighs nothing, but crazy useful. Anyone else keep a stash of safety pins or just me?