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GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Size Your Battery Bank to the Fridge, Not the Box Art

Solar generators are great at some household loads and useless at others. Learn which is which before the lights go out, not during.

The Rule of Threes Tells You What to Fix First

Three minutes without air, three hours without shelter, three days without water, three weeks without food. The order is the whole point.

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Boil It, Filter It or Drop a Tablet In It

Three ways to make backcountry water safe, what each one misses, and the mistake that ruins a filter without leaving a mark.

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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The Bag in Your Desk for the Day the Roads Close

Fourteen miles is a five-hour walk in good shoes and a very long night in the ones you wore to the office.

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Six Survivors and the One Decision That Kept Them Alive

None of them were the toughest person on the mountain. They made one good call, usually early, usually boring, and it held.

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What was your first ever job?

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Three Blasts, Then Wait

A whistle, a mirror and a fire can do what a dead phone can't. Learn the signals rescuers are actually trained to look for.

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

A Tarp, a Hundred Feet of Paracord and Three Knots

It won't replace a real shelter, but it'll keep your people and your gear dry the night the roof opens up. Learn it in the backyard first.

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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Wet Wood Still Burns If You Split It Open

Rain doesn't stop a fire. Soaked tinder, soggy ground and bad technique do. Here's how to get flame when everything outside is dripping.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Teach Your Kids to Hug a Tree Before They Ever Need To

Three rules a six-year-old can remember, and a pocket kit that costs less than a pizza, for the day one of your kids walks the wrong way.

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Day Nine Is the Hard One in a Two Week Outage

The first 72 hours run on adrenaline and a kit. The other eleven days run on a schedule, a fuel budget and clean socks.

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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Stay With the Car, Clear the Exhaust, Wait It Out

The blizzard doesn't kill you in the driver's seat. It kills you two hundred yards from the door, walking toward a light that was three miles off.

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GuideSam Ortiz23 Sept 20265 min

Drill Your Kids for Emergencies Without Giving Them Nightmares

A four-minute drill, a nine-word script and the phrases that keep a scared kid calm — what actually works with children under twelve.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Crate the Cat Before the Wind Picks Up

The pet plan that works is the one you build on a quiet Tuesday: carrier, records, microchip, and a hotel two counties inland that takes dogs.

GuideNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

What to Do Before the Power Goes Out When You Live Alone

One pair of hands changes the math on every emergency plan. Here's the version that actually works for a household of one.

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GuideRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

Your Emergency Fund and the Cash You Can Actually Reach

When the card readers go down, the guy with twenties in his pocket eats dinner. Here's how to set up both halves of household money readiness.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

6 min

Flood Prep Starts Thirty Days Before the Rain

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What Your Parents Need Before The Next Three-Day Outage

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GuideSam Ortiz23 Sept 20266 min

Build a Family Emergency Plan Your Kids Can Recite

The binder in the closet isn't a plan. Here's how to get every person in your house to the same information without a phone.

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Paper Chars at 451 Degrees. Your Safe Should Know That.

A weekend project that turns a lost house into a paperwork inconvenience: what to scan, what to buy, and where the cheap fire safe fails.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

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Family plans in Preparedness

Size Your Battery Bank to the Fridge, Not the Box Art

Nothing That Burns Fuel Comes Inside the House

Heat One Room and Cook Outside When the Power Quits

Pressure Can the Green Beans, Water Bath the Jam

Rice, Beans and a Mylar Bag That Actually Seals

Eat the Oldest Can First and Your Prep Never Expires

The Rule of Threes Tells You What to Fix First

Boil It, Filter It or Drop a Tablet In It

The Bag in Your Desk for the Day the Roads Close

Six Survivors and the One Decision That Kept Them Alive

Three Blasts, Then Wait

A Tarp, a Hundred Feet of Paracord and Three Knots

Wet Wood Still Burns If You Split It Open

Teach Your Kids to Hug a Tree Before They Ever Need To

Day Nine Is the Hard One in a Two Week Outage

Stay With the Car, Clear the Exhaust, Wait It Out

Drill Your Kids for Emergencies Without Giving Them Nightmares

Crate the Cat Before the Wind Picks Up

What to Do Before the Power Goes Out When You Live Alone

Your Emergency Fund and the Cash You Can Actually Reach

Flood Prep Starts Thirty Days Before the Rain

What Your Parents Need Before The Next Three-Day Outage

Build a Family Emergency Plan Your Kids Can Recite

Paper Chars at 451 Degrees. Your Safe Should Know That.