Chapter 23 · Prolonged collapse
23.15 Common mistakes
- Preparing for the spectacular scenario (EMP, total chaos) and neglecting the likely one (heat, medicines, water).
- Buying a gasoline generator for a ground-floor apartment.
- Buying a power station without calculating the Wh you need or testing it with the panels.
- Not filling up on water in the first hours, while there is still pressure.
- Staying in a stifling apartment "because the power comes back tomorrow."
- Isolating yourself from your neighbors out of distrust.
- Believing and sharing rumors without confirming them.
- Using up reserves at the normal rate during the first week.
