50 Prepping Tasks To Do Indoors

During the winter months, the majority of people tend to spend a lot more time indoors. It’s cold, windy, gets dark early and generally gloomy.

This is also true during rainy seasons. What do you do when you’ve done all the rain collection one person can handle?

Or in the case of southerners, maybe it’s just too dang hot to do anything outdoors.

Or maybe you’re staying home to prevent spreading COVID-19 (or are quarantined).

There’s also the possibility that you just don’t want to go outside and that’s okay, too!

Whatever the case may be, there’s nothing wrong with hanging out inside and there’s PLENTY of preparedness tasks that can be done indoors.

Here are 50 prepper tasks to do indoors:

1. Take a look at your emergency preparedness plans
2. Look at checklists, update if needed
3. Inventory something, such as your bug out bag, get home bag, food and water storage, etc.
4. Watch YouTube videos
5. Create a list of outdoor preparedness projects
6. Read some books
7. Clean your home
8. Test alternative cooking options (if your alternative cooking options must be done outdoors, this is a good time to test your resolve for cooking outdoors in the cold or heat!)
9. Exercise inside (jog in place, pushups, lift weights with gallons of water, throw your bug out bag on and run around the house, etc.)
10. Start planning your garden
11. Practice sewing and/or leather making skills
12. Check your batteries
13. Check your medications
14. Look through the first aid kit(s)
15. Make something with your food storage
16. Make something fun out of paracord or gorilla/duct tape
17. Check smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers
18. Look through your bug out binder and update as needed
19. Manually sharpen your knives
20. Make fire starters
21. Bake ration bars
22. Make some limited ingredient bread
23. Dehydrate all the things
24. Go into canning frenzy mode
25. Download topographical maps onto your smartphone (I use the app called Topo+)
26. Make a faraday cage
27. Sprout some seeds
28. Make lists of skills you want to learn, books you want to read, preps you want to acquire
29. Look at your finances and if necessary, readjust your budget
30. Go through everyone’s clothes, toys, crafts, etc. and create a donation box
31. Make homemade MRE’s
32. Organize everything
33. Eat dinner by candlelight (preps should always be tested in every type of season and weather)
34. Lots of family game nights
35. Go camping indoors (break out the tent, a pretend fire (or real fire in your fireplace or wood stove), and eat some camping food)
36. Take a look at your flashlights and make sure none of the batteries have corroded inside
37. Get a planner and plan out your prepping tasks and needs weeks in advance
38. Play ‘what-if’ games with the family
39. Practice ‘bug in’ drills such as tornado drills, Earthquake, blackout, etc.
40. Complete indoor home improvement projects, such as painting, indoor security needs, plugging air gaps, etc.
41. Clean firearms
42. Write down ideas to start a side hustle to bring in extra income
43. Print out checklists or useful guides
44. Learn a new language or create your own
45. Don’t have your HAM license yet? Study up for it!
46. Do a safety and security audit of your smartphone, apps, social media, etc.
47. Practice dry firing
48. Learn how to manage stress, practice tactical breathing
49. Write out and/or print out a list of important recipes (food, hygiene, etc.)
50. Make your own candles

Bonus: Challenge yourself to do something in the extreme heat, rain or cold. For instance, go for a walk, make a fire, create shelter, etc.

No matter the reason you’re stuck indoors, there’s always tasks that can be done to help get us a bit more prepared for everyday life and beyond.

What are some other indoor prepping tasks?