Preparedness

Storms, outages, emergencies. Calm, practical readiness for the household, without the paranoia.

The BRO Survival & Preparedness GuideThe printable family manual: a kit and go-bag builder, water and food calculators, the core skills and a family emergency plan.Get ready, calmly

← Newer articlesPage 4 of 201

GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

When the Internet Goes Down, the Radio Still Works

How to set up a weather radio, program it for your county, and keep getting real information when the cell towers are overloaded.

GuideWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

What a Week Without Power Actually Takes

Seven days off the grid isn't one big problem. It's four small ones, and each has a clock on it.

Ask BRO

Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

Ask it

GuideWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Get the House and the Truck Ready Before the Ice Comes

Your gas furnace still needs electricity, your freezer has 48 hours, and your tires lost air last week. Fix all three this weekend.

Shirts.com — Design it with AI. Wear it this week.

PartnerShirts.com

6 min read

Twenty Feet From the House and Other Generator Rules

Where to put it, how big to buy, and the wiring shortcut that can kill a lineman working your street.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Where To Shelter From A Tornado In Every Kind Of House

Pick your spot on a calm Tuesday, not during a warning. A room-by-room plan for basements, slabs, apartments and manufactured homes.

GuideWes DunbarSep 23, 20265 min

How Much Water to Store for an Outage and How to Keep It Safe

One gallon per person per day is the official number. Here's what that actually looks like stacked in your garage, and how to keep it drinkable.

CancerDefying.com — The research, protocols and reading in one place

PartnerCancerDefying.com

GuideWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The Hurricane Checklist You Should Start in May

Atlantic season runs June 1 to November 30, and almost everything worth doing is easier before a storm has a name.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideWes DunbarSep 23, 20265 min

Build a Pantry That Feeds Your Family for Two Weeks

Ready.gov says keep two weeks of food and water at home. Here's the calorie math, the shelf list, and the mistakes that leave you eating dry pasta.

GuideWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The Go Bag and the Thirty Minute Wildfire Plan

When the deputy knocks, you get one lap through the house. Decide now what you grab, what you wear, and who does what.

Ask BRO

Pressure-test my business idea

Ask it

GuideWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The Seventy-Two Hour Kit Your Family Will Actually Use

Twelve gallons of water, a can opener nobody stole, and the six things people forget until the lights are already out.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

PartnerCoconut.com

The Prairie Had No Trees, So They Built Houses of Grass

Homesteaders who reached the treeless Plains had 160 acres and no lumber. What they built from the ground itself is a lesson in grit.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideGarden & YardWes DunbarNov 8, 20265 min

Beans Don't Feed Your Corn This Summer. They Feed Next Year's

Tuck bush beans between the hungry crops, but know when the nitrogen actually pays out, and what to do with the plants in September.

GuideCan You Fix ItWes DunbarNov 8, 20266 min

The Drip Under Your Sink Isn't Where the Leak Is

A leaking sprayer hose can ruin a cabinet floor in months. Find the real source with a paper towel, fix it for under thirty bucks, and know when to call a plumber.

GermProof.com — An invisible germ barrier on your skin for hours

PartnerGermProof.com

StoryHistoryMarcus ValeNov 8, 20264 min

A Wire Crew Finished the Pony Express in 112 Days

In the summer of 1861, crews strung wire across roughly 2,000 miles of wilderness in the middle of a war. When they finished, ten days became minutes.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

Food6 min

Why your rice is gummy, and the ten minutes that fix it

Home5 min

Seal the rim joist and your basement stops fighting you

Ask BRO

Rehearse the raise conversation with me

Ask it

GuideGarden & YardWes DunbarNov 8, 20265 min

Build a Rain Barrel That Actually Lasts Through July

One barrel, one downspout, about a hundred dollars and a Saturday. Here's the sizing math and the mistakes that leave most barrels empty by midsummer.