Where to start?

[AnotherShirtRuined]

I have been thinking a lot about prepping lately but have absolutely no idea where to even begin. So what would be your no. 1 tip to start prepping, and why would that be the best place to begin, please?

Also, what are you prepping for? I'm trying to be realistic so I'm thinking mainly natural disasters such as flooding and hurricanes or other events such as extended power cuts or maybe cyber attack/hacking (no zombies!)

I'm also thinking about a go bag to be kept in the bedroom closet so I could just grab the kids and jump out the window (ground floor) in case of, say, a housefire. But what should I pack? What would be the essentials?

My prepping is mainly for low level things such as bad weather, water supply or electricity cut off for a few days and similar. Perhaps some cyber hacking. Not WW3 or other SHTF situations, at least not for now. Which is why I'm concentrating on food and water atm. Though I'm also planning an emegency bag (with copies of important papers, photos, etc.) to grab and go in case of a house fire.

Thanks for all the great water tips. I will definitely order some water purification tablets with my next Amazon order.