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I made a list to be a guide for myself and others on how to prepare for the future and a more systematic method. It’s not a strict list of rules. This list was intended for my preparedness/mutual assistance group. But you can use it for individual preparedness as well.
The levels are something that I just made up. They don’t necessarily mean anything, like the points on Who’s Line Is It Anyways. They’re just there to be a guideline on a reasonable order to do things in. Many of us, myself included, want to do the cool things of buying guns and ammunition before making sure we have enough food available and food preservation techniques in place 1st. So the levels help us organize those things in a more rational method. But that doesn’t mean that just because you’re on level 2 you can’t work on stuff from level 4 as well. Feel free to skip around as you see fit. But keep in mind that you need to take care of the most likely priorities 1st.
And like I said earlier this is designed for my preparedness and mutual assistance group. My group has several families in it. So some of the stuff should be for every individual, like storing food and developing skills. Other things can just be one person in the family, like owning an AR and storing ammunition, not to say that the whole family can’t do that as well. Use this as a guide to help your family make our own list.
Most prepping groups require people to meet certain requirements before they can join, like having a year’s worth of food. Personally I would rather have good people that are working towards being more prepared. I created this list so that we can hold ourselves and each other accountable to becoming more prepared and not slowly becoming just a social club.
Level 1
Come to 10 meetings
Come to 4 out of every 5 meetings
Simple EDC
Flashlight
Knife
Develop a healthy diet Plan
Develop a exercise plan
Develop a Spending plan
Start to develop skills that interest you
Like These:
First Aid
Medical
Wilderness Survival
Food Preservation
Canning
Storing Dry Goods
Dehydrating
Freeze Drying
Fire Starting
Self-Defense
Navigation
Gardening
Hunting
Fishing
Trapping
Energy Production
Mechanical and Repair Skills
Communication
Bartering and Trade
Herbal Medicine
Situation and Cleaning
Security
Foraging
Water Collection
Sewing
Community Building
Level 2
Level 1 for a year
EDC bag
Extra battery
Phone charger
1st aid kit
Snacks
Water bottle and filter
Basic emergency Kit
Phone charger and cables
Pen and paper
Snacks
Clothing
Soap
Cash
Water bottle
Medication
Start eating a healthy diet
Start exercises
Start using Budget
Learn gun safety
Food storage plan
Water storage plan
Start Gardening
Backup power plan
Backup heating plan
Backup cooking plan
Start teaching others skills
Life insurance/power of attorney/ final wishes
Documentation package
Important numbers
Friends/family
Repair Companies
Insurance Companies
Hotels
Maps with 3 routes to 3 locations with 3 rally points
Read 5 books
Level 3
Level 2 for a year
Car kit
Jumper cables
Tool kit
Water
Blankets
Tire Inflater
Plug Kit
Food
BOB (Bug Out Bag)
Sleeping pad
Poncho liner that you can wear (like this) or sleeping bag and warm clothes
Poncho or other rain gear and shelter
Clothing (mostly socks and underwear)
Food
Water
Water Purification
Am/fm radio
Extra battery
Cook kit
First aid kit
Medication
Saw
Knife
550 cord
Tent Stakes
Maintain Diet
Maintain Exercise
Maintain Budget
Learn Pistol Marksmanship
Learn Pistol Maintenance
Store 30 Days of Food
30 Days of Extra Medication
50% of Water Plan
Have a $1000 Emergency Fund
Expand Garden
Start Composing
Start Backup Power
Start Backup heating
Start Backup cooking plan
Be in charge of one of your skill areas
Berkey water filter
2 way radios
Read 10 books
Level 4
Level 3 for 6 months
Get a pistol
Glock 17 mag compatible
Flashlight
Holster
Learn rifle marksmanship
Learn rifle maintenance
Store 60 days of food
100% water plan
30 day emergency fund
50% of power plan
50% of heating plan
50% of cooking plan
Be in charge of multiple skill areas
Buy local meat from a farm
Area study
What Hazardous Chemicals are Used or Stored in the Area
What Roads Are Used For Shipping
Prevailing Winds
Crime Statistics
Rivers
Starting plants from seeds
25 books
Level 5
Get rifle
AR 15 in 5.56
Light
Sling
3 magazines
Store 90 days of food
90 days emergency fund
75% of power plan
75% of heating plan
75 % of cooking plan
Start meat production
Seed saving
Read 50 books
Level 6
Stocked RV
Minute man kit
Rifle (ar15 with light and sling)
Pistol with light
5 rifle mags
2 Pistol mags
Food
Water
Cleaning kit
Knife
Radio
Armor
Boots
300 rounds of 9mm
500 round of 5.56
Belt or chest rig
Self defense (Marshall arts)
Store 180 days of food
100% of power plan
100% of heating plan
100% of cooking plan
Get out of unnecessary debt
Store food for livestock
Read 100 books
Level 7
Bug out location
500 rounds of 9mm
1000 rounds of 5.56
Produce livestock food
Read 200 books