Here’s a really useful list of mistakes that many preppers makes when it comes to surviving in a city or urban environment. So read and learn…

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1 – Not Having an EDC

An emergency can happen at any time of day, in any location. That’s why it’s imperative you carry an EDC with you at all times to prepare you for anything.

This can include compact self-defense tools, multi-tools, first-aid supplies, lighting gear…anything that could help you out in a variety of emergencies.

2 – Disregarding Your Multi-Vitamin

The beauty of a multi-vitamin is its ability to give you the essential amounts of minerals and vitamins your body to thrive. However, the act of taking these often falls by the wayside once preppers find themselves in a crisis.

Keep your strength up and take your multi-vitamin every day – whether you’re in an emergency situation or not. Your body will thank you, and the health boost will push you forward when other preppers can’t keep going on.

3 – Not Prepping Your Car

First off, it’s imperative you constantly make sure you have enough gas in your tank to drive for long distances – and that means filling your tank ALL the way up (not just halfway). It’s also important to consistently fill it up completely when the tank is half-full. After all, it’s just as easy to fill it up at the half-way mark as it is on the “empty” mark!

Second, you need to always be prepared for a dead battery; make sure you have working jumper cables and a phone charger that doesn’t require your car’s power to work.

4 – Not Having A Home Security System

Now I’m not saying you have to spend hundreds of dollars on a fancy security system, but you MUST have a way to protect yourself (and your home) from an invasion.

This includes installing deadbolts, attaching motion-sensing lights to the ceiling near the door, and installing a compact alarm system that makes loud noise when your house is broken into.

5 – Not Planning Out An Escape

Surviving an SHTF situation often means planning out your steps beforehand – and that includes your escape plans. Get a city map, and plan various ways to escape from your building – these should include taking back alleys and side streets if the main roads can’t be used.

6 – Not Being Able To Purify Water

Urban preppers can’t afford to depend on their pipes for clean water; not only could the pipe break and stop water running altogether, but the tap water could become contaminated in a crisis, rendering you and your loved ones at the hands of dehydration.

Always have a water purification plan on-hand, and utilize survival tools that can purify water on-demand in a crisis. That way, you’ll never be without life-saving H2O in an emergency.

7 – Relying On A Firearm As Your Only Weapon

I’m continually surprised at how many urban preppers think they can solely depend on their firearm to help them survive. They think that once SHTF, they’ll have to use it as their only option to help keep themselves and their families alive.

However, firearms have many drawbacks in an urban environment; for one, these are practically useless for hunting around the city, but it’ll draw everyone’s attention to yourself when you use it.

Plus, think about it – the more people that know you have a gun, the more that will want to keep it for themselves. NOT good.

You’re better off using low-key survival tools that are easy to hide and that won’t cause as much attention.

8 – Not Being In Shape

Being a couch potato may come in handy during weekend-long Netflix binges, but it will NOT save your life in a crisis. Use the urban environment to your advantage and go to the local gyms and self-defense classes in order to get in shape.

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