“War is upon you whether you wish it or not.”
While the war of violence is still small, it is growing. Sides will be chosen and you will go to war only with what you have put aside. Prepare now with the basics:
- guns and ammo
- reloading supplies
- first aid supplies
- water storage
- food
While that is not all you need, it will be a good start. Also develop the associated skills:
- how to shoot
- how to maintain and repair your weapon
- how to reload
- how to apply basic fighting tactics (defense, patrol, over watch, etc)
- first aid skills (consider classes up to paramedic 1)
- how to filter and purify water
- how to store food and rotate stock
- how to can
And learn how to make a simple, emergency type soap - road kill fat and hard wood ash. People are forgetting soap. Without soap theres plague.