What are your top 3 priorities?

[mitunnelrat]

We've got the thread on the top 3 pieces of gear, so how about something a little more intangible. What are your top 3 priorities in prepping?

My own are health, skills building, and wealth. The Reader's Digest condensed version is that with good health I am capable of providing for and protecting my family, preferably utilizing skills I can learn now and will find in demand after my own worst case scenario (EMP/ solar flare), and pocketing enough money to live as well as I'd like right now. I believe these 3 things are what solve the majority of the problems we're ever likely to encounter, and effective networking will solve a good bit more. Very little then is actually left to chance.

Your thoughts?

[jamesneuen]

Water food and shelter seem pretty obvious to me, anything too drastic happens while I am down here and there is next to no choice except to try and evacuate.

[oif0709]

good thread, for me it is to gain proficiency with the gear I have, develop ways to substitute it and then test it while I still have the ability to go home after. (I.e. makeshift fire starter, compass, water purification ) and lastly development of my plan to get to my contacts that aren't local.

[MegaCPC]

Health, OPSEC, skills.

[Vodin]

Security, Health and Skills

[robsdak]

health, contacts and need a good air rifle. if i can add 1? a good woman.

have most of the other stuff/things.

[bacpacker]

Faith, health, skills

[Brownwater Riverrat 13]

caffine, nicatine, and bottled water..........oh, wrong place, wrong time. Health, Clear head, sharp blade.

[ElevenBravo]

Security
Food & Water
Shelter


Top 3


There are many things under each umbrella, and many other priorities, but without these 3 as a base nothing else matters. Who gives a shit if you can transmit on your ham radio or if your generator works, if the MZBs are kicking in your door and you cant stop them... of if your freezing your ass off in the sleet, or your starving and dehydrated.

Notice I list security first, as my survivalist mindset dictates without that, everything else you have is subject to being taken away.

Skills are not on the list because it doesnt need to be, its one of those "goes without saying" items. Durp.

EB

[Sniper-T]

provisions
people
practical skills