Hello new person. *waves*

If it gets rough, how together are the teenagers? I'm not trying to be mean, I knew some who were already thinking about prep (JIM, Climberslacker) enough to come here. Others... not so much. In any case, talk with them, be open about what you are doing with the preps and why.

And the why is the good part. What kind of dangers do you have, how long do you think you can stay if you have to bug in, and if you have to bug out, where are you going? How are you getting there, becuase with a three year old you probably aren't walking.

So far, you've got a good start in terms of the gear. Take your time on the food and medical, you can do that in bits and peices as you are now. And a Blast Book is a serious tool, and very drool worthy if you can do a complete one. The third step is to plan, like I mentioned. What can go wrong naturally? What are y our man made threats? How to get out, and when that route turns into a parking lot, now what? That is the real tactical thinking in prepping IMHO.