I think you rarely hear of anyone being "prepared enough" for a situation, because if they were prepared, it's really a non-issue and not very noteworthy.

Headline: Guy gets lost in woods, is well-prepared, so he turns a dire situation into a camping trip. He was rescued a week later, tired and a bit hungry but otherwise in great shape. It's not good for TV without drama or fear.

If he still needed to be rescued he wasn't prepared enough. Part of be prepared enough is knowing where you are and how you will get to where you need to be -- self rescue. If you are injured and immobile, then you didn't prepare by bringing help.

I'd say "Yes". You can be prepared enough. However, you are never done getting prepared. You will always be on the lookout for items for your survival kits. Something smaller, something lighter, something with more multiple uses and so on.

Reminds me of a conversation I had with my daughter's boyfriend. We were talking about Katrina, and I offered the opinion that people who live in disaster-prone areas should be better at getting prepared, since they live through more potential disasters and disasters year after year.

He asked, "But how many times can you prepare for a disaster?"

And I answered, "You only have to prepare once. Thereafter, you do maintenance on your preparations."

Good point. Thanks for the input.