another tip for lighting is to get the cheap, outdoor solar lights. Keep them outside during the day to charge, and then bring them inside at night to use as lighting. They don't produce much heat and are safer than candles (and re-usable!).
Learn how to pressure can meat, storing away protein will be important when it is too expensive or non-existent at the grocery store. Learn to make bread, and store away basic ingredients like bread flour, salt, sugar, oil, and yeast. Plant a garden, even if you only produce a couple of tomatoes and a cucumber, you are 1 step closer to not depending on the system. There is a learning curve to gardening, so start now.
Think about what life would be like without power, running water, sewer, etc. How would you get water, how would you use the bathroom, how would you dispose of waste?
another tip for lighting is to get the cheap, outdoor solar lights. Keep them outside during the day to charge, and then bring them inside at night to use as lighting. They don't produce much heat and are safer than candles (and re-usable!).
Learn how to pressure can meat, storing away protein will be important when it is too expensive or non-existent at the grocery store. Learn to make bread, and store away basic ingredients like bread flour, salt, sugar, oil, and yeast. Plant a garden, even if you only produce a couple of tomatoes and a cucumber, you are 1 step closer to not depending on the system. There is a learning curve to gardening, so start now.
Think about what life would be like without power, running water, sewer, etc. How would you get water, how would you use the bathroom, how would you dispose of waste?