Disasters come in all shapes and sizes, and so do your preps. There are four different levels of disasters, from personal emergencies to a full-on SHTF end-of-the-world kind of thing. The good news is, no matter what your level of preparedness or your budget is like, there are things you can do to prep for each one.
Often we get new people on board in our group and they feel so overwhelmed because other folks are much further along in their preparedness efforts. You may be feeling like that yourself, reading this article and others like it. But don’t despair! Start out by prepping for Level 1 Personal Emergencies and Level 2 Short-Term Situations and then work your way through the other levels.
By dividing them up like this, it’s a whole lot less overwhelming and you will see ways that your Levels 1 and 2 preps can also help you through Levels 3 and 4 catastrophes.
Level 1: Personal Emergencies
This is often the thing that brings people into the outer edges of the preparedness world. I know it was for me. When my first daughter was born, my husband lost his job when she was just a few weeks old. We barely had any food in the house. We had no extra supplies like toilet paper or shampoo. We were penniless, had an infant, and it was terrifying.
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After things got better, I immediately began stockpiling food and home supplies that were on sale. I never wanted to be in that situation again. Years later, as a single mom, when I lost my job, my stash of supplies was what helped us to weather that personal economic crisis.
Personal emergencies can occur in many different ways, but it’s quite often about money or the lack thereof….