My wife and I have a running joke about being prepared. Where I am from in New England, if snow is forecast, everyone runs out and buys milk and bread. Down here in the South, the paper had a picture of two guys getting "ready for the big storm" carrying a case of beer, 2 bags of chips and a carton of smokes.

Everyone prepares differently. Some people's deliberate non-preparation is their preparation - "It can't happen to me".

I am not preparing to save the world, only my little corner of it. And if having some small tools readily available most of the time will help me do so, so be it.