No matter how well prepared you are for a survival situation, you will make mistakes.

That truism is as reliable as a star Quarterback throwing an interception, a fisherman having “one that got away” and appliances breaking about a week after the warranty is up.

The key is to avoid making the types of mistakes that can doom you or at least make your quest to survive much more difficult.

Having that as a goal means you must learn from the mistakes of others, as well as your own mistakes.

It also means that you have to avoid common mistakes everyone who is not warned makes as they assemble their survival strategy.

To learn about some incredibly stupid mistakes we must avoid at all costs, check out the next page.

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