Get in shape. You need to be able to run.

Keep some luxury items on hand for barter. Coffee, tobacco, liquor, weed, and porn will be in high demand, and can get you out of a sticky situation.

Never let your car get below 1/2 tank. If you live in a city you’ll need to flee, don’t let it get below 3/4 tank. Wrapping aluminum foil around electronic parts will help with EMP shielding.

If you’re already in a safe area and don’t need to bug out, get a generator, one that’s big enough to run your house. 6500W is enough for most 3 bedroom homes. In natural disasters, they’re the first things to sell out. Make sure you have fuel on hand too. At least 20 gallons of ethanol-free, treated with Seafoam or Stabil. A dual-fuel generator is even better, since propane will still be available after gasoline is gone.

TBH I am scared of a nation wide black out or internet, or at the worst, electricity

Back in July I started spending about $20 extra a week at the grocery store buying stuff to store. I now have easily a two week supply (for 2 people and multiple pets), plus what we already have in the house will certainly last us a good month or more. It seemed overwhelming at first, then next thing I knew I was pretty full up.

Knock on doors. Make a Facebook group for your county. Print flyers. Form a local militia. Network with other militias. Create a vigilant town watch. Hold town meetings. Stay up to date on Antifa tactics.

They're already knocking on doors, posing as pollsters, and attacking anyone who answers their questions wrong. Soon it will be executing. Neighborhood watch needs to be vigilant scouts.

Don't forget a well packed bug out bag in the event shit hits the fan.

Have games that don't require electricity. Have enough books, including children's books. For kids, have stuffed animals at the back of the closet. Have movies on DVD in case the internet isn't available. Have a Bible and the Psalms. Have a paper calendar. Have paper maps. Have strong boots and shoes and plenty of good socks. Agree on a meeting place. Have plenty of Goya beans of all kinds, cooking oil, spices, pasta, and vitamin pills. There should be a flashlight on everybody's key chain. Emergency nightlights that plug into electric outlets go on automatically if the power fails. A few solar lanterns might be useful.

Buy land out of the city.

Buy livestock pigs,goats,sheep and chickens they are easy to raise and butcher your self. If you have enough pasture so they have plenty of food they will not wander off with minimal fencing. goats,sheep and chickens all get along and can share pasture as long as they have suitable housing. You will have milk, meat and eggs.

Plant a garden.

Plant a lot of native trees so your house and barn are not visible from main roads. Get some solar panels, a small wind turbine, or a water turbine if you have running water, so you have power if and when there are black outs, have a generator for back up in a shed with noise dampening insulation and exhaust system/fan for the gen.

Have a nice wood stove or wood boiler for easy sustainable heat (well until you need to do it with out a chainsaw, then doing it with an axe or saw will not be so easy...... but you will still be glad you have it)

Get some cameras with motion sensors, and perimeter alarms (they help with predatory animals as well)

Get a livestock dog to keep small predators away (back up perimeter alarm)

Buy a high quality .22 LR (very good at humanly killing your livestock when its time to butcher and quite enough the neighbors won't complain if you have any.

Buy a shotgun to hunt

Buy a good Rifle to hunt bigger game.

Dig a giant dugout/pond stock it with a hardy fish that can winter in your climate.

Buy a fishing rod.

Buy ice skates if you live in an area where your pond will freeze.

Realize that country life is better you are happier in better shape from all the hard work you do and sleeping better then ever. Have a bunch of kids and teach them hard work is its own reward. Be thankful you moved out of the city every day even if the doomsday event never comes.

Sounds silly, but make sure you have a compass or are familiar with determining cardinal directions using landmarks or the position of the sun in the sky. It’s also good to learn which highways lead where and to keep a list of names, numbers and addresses of people you care about. I find younger people have a difficult time finding their way around without using their phones. Also, buy paper maps.

BUT MY JOB! - everyones wife.

Sound advice. Prep at least a little. Definitely be armed. Have extra stocks in the pantry, gas in the car, cash.

If you have freezer space:

• buy fresh produce like tomatoes, onions, peppers, beans, and cut into various sizes to ziploc in meal prep portions then freeze. Do those you need to blanch first as well if space and skills.

• Do the same with as many fresh fruit and citrus as you can, sliced then frozen in single layer ziplocs so it's easy to separate small amounts out in future.

• nuts- in no larger than quart sized bags shelled of various kinds stored frozen to keep from turning.

• baking supplies, the basics like baking soda and powder, yeast, sugars, butter, salt, vanilla, etc should be heavily stocked up on. Flour too when you find it. All tightly air and moisture sealed and away from heat.

• suss out local closeby/home raised supplies for honey, dairy, eggs, meat. Many small ops may cost more now, but if you keep them in business they will be there for you when shtf.

Buy and start at least 2 deep potato boxes, one for smaller red or yellow, one for big ones. Place in semi sheltered spot with direct sun and no torrential water and should grow through winter.

• research and purchase (local direct store if possible) portable solar plus car plug in recharging batteries/array for cells, laptop.

• invest in heavy duty watertight seal screwtop food storage pails for dry goods. Costco or similar bulk food places have them usually. Pet stores also carry more expensive similar containers.

PS put bags of rice in the freezer for 12 hours before storing to kill all bugs. Can do similar for oats etc if worried about ulit, but rice and wheat grains are the most at risk.

• buy an alternate cooking option if all electric house- can be an outdoor bbq pit with stash of wood or charcoal, camp stove and lots of white gas fuel, etc. Assess ability to shelter/cover site for poor weather usage and protection.

• waterproof matches, flint starter, etc.

• hand coffee grinder. Or at minimum one you can put rechargable batteries in. French press. A stash of filters. Lots.

• More ziploc bags then you can ever imagine using- trust me, even with careful reuse of above you will burn though way more than you think.

• Produce stayfresh bags- look around in the fresh food or plastic goods aisles, or order online greenbags. These seriously really work and extend the life of refrigerated produce by weeks if used properly.

If you have a yard or garage to stash in:

• a burn barrel and a compost pit (2 eventually) to dispose of most non plastic waste in case garbage svc disrupted. And one smaller tightly sealable trash bin for the worst you can't.

If you do not have yet:

• insulated lightproof window coverings for all rooms; both to lower warm/cool needs and to seal light visibility.

• Practical books and instructions on basic self sufficiency, plants, repair, etc. Download fully and print out or buy hard copies.

• Scope discount stores like Tuesday Morning or Big Lots for surprisingly good options on toiletries, general medical/care items disguised as pampering or kidstuff, cast iron or household storage, school learning supplies. Even for soft goods if stocking back up towels and sheets and blankets.

These are all great things, but honestly it is all temporary (and that could be all that is needed), but the best thing to do is church up or join large like minded groups. There will always be safety in large numbers of prepared based people than solo or small group.

Some things I would add: -Disposable utensils, plates and cups to conserve water in the event the government shuts your water. -Bottle of bleach in case you might have to sanitize your water -Matches or lighter -Portable chargers [make sure they’re always charged and ready to use]

Only southern states can start a useful garden right now, but there was a seed shortage this spring, so prepare for next spring by purchasing seed and making a green house or cold frame with supplies for starting seeds. If you haven't gardened before, start preparing the soil now

Have been doing some of the stuff mentioned here. Installed redundant systems around house in case of power cuts. Allocated space for installaition of additional refrigerators/freezers. Next car I buy will be a minivan. Investing in security around the house - cameras, alarms that can be triggered remotely. Thinking about active perimeter defense measures.

We are also purchasing a second indian pump and will have have these and metal soil rakes at the ready whenever our local forest fire threat is elevated. (We've already doused one would-be forest fire caused by dragon's breath rounds.) Know your terrain and conduct a threat analysis.

Also, stock up on any OTC or Rx medications your family / pets need.

Correct this: NO Distilled Water. DO not drink Distilled Water. DuckDuck it.