So, the obvious answer would be zero gear fear, take in good equipment, etc. But, I'm hoping for a bit of a more nuanced response. Perhaps some advice on stash organization? (I'm thinking about maybe only having a handful of guns, next to a rig loaded w/ammo, next to armor, ready to go for quicker gearing up)
The situation: Level 34. 44% Survival rate. 8.4 million rubles, 5,800 euros. Dollars, about tree fiddy. Hideout mostly fully upgrade (though my bitcoin farm has no GPU and sits idle – mainly use the 6k scav case). I do scav run a lot, and whether I'm on PMC or Scav I min-max the shit out of everything. I'm talking, ditch my rig in a bush, and take a dead body's rig even if it's the same one, even grab that pistol even though it's only worth 8k to sell.
I still find myself running low gear, I'm talking SKS, or vepr (vepr is probably my overall favorite gun. Hard habit to brea. 7.62 PS just has always gotten the job done for me) I still find myself rocking the 6b47 helmet more than anything, and I still save/repair armor, have a ton of half-chewed up armor/armored rigs.
Current Stash:
Scav box full of misc hideout junk/quest items.
1 money case.
2 dog tag cases (1 full)
2 mag boxes, both full
3 item cases (one with a bunch of respirators and half masks even though I've stopped doing quests lol) one with a few helmets, fuel, a golden TT and a bunch of open space, and the other with a few comtacs, a h andful of helmets, an SV98 and a bunch of grips for rifles.
1 Holodilnick case, full of food/drinks
2 med cases. 1 absolute full of IFAKS from making them in my med station and a few CMS kits, and the other with a variety of med supplies
1 ammo case
1 weapons case (AKMS x 4, AK74M, APB pistol, vepr Hunter, HK 416)
1 thicc weapons case (mosin x2, APB, glock 17, 5-7, SVDS, AKMSN, Ak103 x 2, M1a, Adar, AKMS, Vepr hunter)
Outside of that, AKM, P90, SVDS, SA-58 FAL x 2, Vepr, Tapco SKS, Mosin)
WT Rig x 3
Mrig x 2
Blackrock x 2
6B5-15 armored rig x7
6B3TM armored rig x2
Tactec armored rig
Press armor x 2
Gen4 full
Gen4 HMK
Killa armor
Other misc scopes, face masks, shitload of ssh-68 and 6b25 helmets.
Scav backpacks stacked 7 or 8 deep, a few berkuts stacked, like 5 or 6 MBSS, and a couple army bags lol
Say you're me and wanting to take your game to the next level, what do? I don't buy much, mainly ammo and the occasional gun mod, I mainly use things I loot, and hoard money/equipment just in case I go on a huge cold streak and lose everything (I know it sounds silly but that's where my mind goes)
Help me escape this rat way of life.
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/EscapefromTarkov/comments/fg2o3o/help_me_ascend_from_rat_to_chad/