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Almost everyone has had that fantasy where you start a project, a job, a relationship, or even your life over with the knowledge you have now.
It can be incredibly frustrating when you do something that, looking back on it, was obviously a mistake. If only you could start over! Hindsight is 20/20, especially if you’re a prepper.
Unfortunately, we can’t know everything and we can’t see the future, so the best we can do is learn from the mistakes of others. As Brandon Mull said, “Smart people learn from their mistakes. But the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others.” So if you’re a real sharp one, check out this article and be sure you don’t make the same mistakes I did.
21 Prepper Tips I Wish I’d Heard BEFORE I Started Prepping

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Bonus: Root Cellar That Can Be Used as a Bunker
Do you remember the old root cellars our great-grandparents used to have? In fact, they probably built it themselves, right in their back yard.
If you want to learn how to build a backyard bunker like your grandparents had, without breaking the bank, then you need Easy Cellar.
Easy Cellar will show you:
- How to choose the ideal site
- Cost-effective building methods
- How to protect your bunker from nuclear blast and fallout
- How to conceal your bunker
- Affordable basic life support options
Easy Cellar will also reveal how a veteran, with only $421, built a small nuclear bunker in his backyard.
Also included:
- America's Natural Nuclear Bunkers: Find the Closest One to Your Home
- 56 Items to Stockpile in Your Easy Cellar