I’d highly recommend a deep dive into a selection of episodes of @Jack Spirko ‘s The Survival Podcast. He’s one of the grand daddies of prepping and general life skill podcasting. And podcasting in general. He’s been at it for 17 years. His channel covers everything from food sovereignty to off grid capability to home defence. As far as the prepping journey goes, follow the “rule of threes”. start by laying up enough provisions to make it three days in a grid down scenario. Focus on abbreviated points parts of Maslow‘s hierarchy of needs. Water, shelter, heat, food, physical security. Then try to work up to three weeks of the same. Then try three months. Anything beyond three months, and chances are the nation has gone to shit and you’ll be either dead with your rifle still clutched in your hands, in detention, or hightailing it out of the area to your plan B spot with your “go bags” and any gasoline you’ve stored that you can carry.