What’s Your Most Overlooked Prep Item?

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What’s Your Most Overlooked Prep Item?

We all have the basics covered, but I’m curious—what’s one prep item you think gets overlooked the most? For me, it’s quality work gloves. So many kits I see skip them or toss in cheap ones that’d fall apart fast. You’re gonna need your hands protected for a ton of tasks in a real crisis. What small item do you think most folks miss in their preps
 
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We all have the basics covered, but I’m curious—what’s one prep item you think gets overlooked the most? For me, it’s quality work gloves. So many kits I see skip them or toss in cheap ones that’d fall apart fast. You’re gonna need your hands protected for a ton of tasks in a real crisis. What small item do you think most folks miss in their preps

Work gloves are such a good call—funny how you never realize how essential they are until something needs fixing or hauling and you’re wrestling with splinters. One thing I rarely see in kits (but always stash) is a pair of decent nail clippers. Hangnails and torn nails turn into big problems when you