Formatted: * Learn to live without electricity or water for a week or two. * Grow a garden. * Move away from masses of unprepared people. * Learn to hunt (l

Formatted: * Learn to live without electricity or water for a week or two. * Grow a garden. * Move away from masses of unprepared people. * Learn to hunt (legally,) and fill your freezer with wild game. * Learn to shoot and learn to carry a gun legally where you live. If guns are "illegal," get a license. If you refuse to do that, learn to carry a knife. If all else fails, learn to carry a stick. Read "Stick Combatives" by Massad Ayoob, and practice. Then take a fencing class; that will help you with stick fighting. * Learn to repair things around your home yourself. * Keep extra food in the pantry, keep cases of bottled water. * Prepare go-bags, and test them on a camping trip, after you learn to camp. * Earn a Ham Radio license and learn to talk to your friends without Internet or phones. * Store data in such a way that you only need USB power to get access to it. * Rely on your vehicle when the power is out. Even the silliest little combustion powered econocar can recharge a ton of electronic devices if you have a low battery cutoff and devices with the right chargers. Most car chargers never get used, so most car chargers you buy will not last more than half a charge. * Test your gear. If you have something you have not tested, test it or throw it away.