Every Prepper Has a Blind Spot—What’s Yours? | Episode 398
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Every Prepper Has a Blind Spot—What’s Yours? | Episode 398
The Danger of Overconfidence
Every prepper has one area they obsess over—guns, food, first aid, comms—but very few have all the bases covered. It’s human nature to focus on what we like or what we’re good at. The problem? Your blind spot is where reality punches you in the face.
In Episode 398, we’re talking about those blind spots—what they are, how to find yours, and why being strong in one area won’t save you if you’re weak in another.
Common Prepper Blind Spots
1. Medical Knowledge
Many preppers are stacked to the ceiling with ammo but barely have a trauma kit—and no idea how to use one. If you or someone in your group gets injured, it doesn’t matter how much gear you have if you bleed out in 10 minutes.
2. Fitness & Health
You can have the best bug-out bag in the world, but if you can’t carry it 3 miles, it’s a liability. Prepping isn’t just storing supplies—it’s prepping your body to endure stress, movement, and discomfort.
3. Mental Resilience
Everyone loves the gear talk. Few talk about mental health. Can you stay calm in a panic? Can you function under pressure? Will you hold your group together—or break down when it gets hard?
4. Water Storage & Purification
So many preppers have shelves of food but no plan for water past a few cases of bottled spring. Water is heavy, it’s life or death, and it’s one of the first things to disappear in any real disaster.
5. Communication
If the grid is down and phones are dead—how will you contact your family? Do you know how to use a ham radio? Do you even own one?
6. Real-World Testing
It’s one thing to have a plan. It’s another to run it. Have you ever tested your bug-out plan? Have you ever done a no-power weekend? A zero-spend week? Theory and experience are two very different things.
How to Find Your Blind Spot
- Audit your preps. Use categories: food, water, shelter, security, medical, comms, energy, sanitation, morale.
- Ask someone you trust. Sometimes others see our weaknesses clearer than we do.
- Run a simulation. Try living 72 hours without power. Or go on a hike with your bug-out bag. The gaps will show up fast.
- Journal your assumptions. Write down your plan—and poke holes in it. What if roads are blocked? What if your group is split up? What if you’re injured?
Final Thoughts
Prepping is about humility. It’s not about being invincible—it’s about being ready to fail smart. Every prepper has blind spots. The good ones go looking for them. The great ones fix them.
So ask yourself: what’s the thing you don’t want to think about? That’s probably where you need to focus next.
Don’t wait until it’s a problem. Find it now. Fix it while you can.
Because the disaster won’t care about your strengths. It’ll attack your weaknesses.
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