Resource budgeting:

Hacksaw added a powerful insight differentiating gear and supplies of one-time or limited-time use [consumables] versus gear and supplies that with care offer survival support for an extended time.

Careful focus on needs versus wants to acquire skill / knowledge on creating replacements / substitutes for the consumables as a high priority seems as prudent as part of survival preparation.

While acquiring gear, and skills to use gear, that offer survival support for an extended time seems to share high priority, the needs versus wants analysis suggests minimizing resources committed to this stuff to only the most critical – at least until you have committed your resources to acquiring what you feel is a comfortable level of skill / knowledge on creating replacements / substitutes for the consumables.

Some disciplined choices here are bound to frustrate the desire for “toys,” at least at first.