If you ask most preppers or survival enthusiasts why they prep ? The answer is always focused on the big stuff : hurricanes , earthquakes ... economic collapse ..etc. However, when you make prepping a lifestyle , you notice that you get - along the way - small bonus dividends time to time.

Let's share these smallish gains that do not make it to the news , or not given as possible insentives to reluctant would-be preppers.

Last few weeks , my hand is having some medical issues. Even small tasks like writing is becoming painful or at least uncomfortable. I ended up bribing the kids to write for me shopping lists ..etc.

One of the most annoying part of this is that small stuff like opening a snack packet is becoming very painful. Having a granola bar in a coffee break at the office is something welcome ususally, but the pain assciated with it has become a burden.

So comes the little pocket knife. Usually a knife is not needed for opening these packets, but in my case, having the knife offered me lots of relief.

The knife has made so much difference for me, that I thought it was worth to write and say it.

So, has your prepper lifestyle offered you any "hedges" against life small but frequent problems like it did for me ?