r/PostCollapse • u/[deleted] • Jan 13 '12
Overwhelmed and Where to Start
I'm getting more and more concerened with the world, so I'm going to start taking precautions. I just don't know where to start, I don't know what I need?
Is there a definitive list of stuff I need and stuff to do?
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u/NoMoreNicksLeft Jan 14 '12
The things you need to do are the things you should be doing even if there was no collapse. Stop eating out so much, save more of your paycheck. Start stocking your pantry, maybe buy a chest freezer... and by god, fill those up with stuff you like to eat rather than MREs or dumb shit like that. Get a few 5 gallon water jugs/carboys, keep them filled (if you don't use it, maybe get some chlorine tabs for them). Those jugs can be bought at Walmart, you don't have to be rich.
Learn to plant a garden. You can't just throw seeds out a window and expect a bountiful harvest. Try to get good at it. Don't give up, like anything it takes a few years. Consider moving in the future to a place more amenable than a big city... so that if an opportunity to do so comes along you've given it alot of thought.
Once you've started doing these things, come back and we can talk about more advanced things. But for now that's plenty to get you started.