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8 guides on emergency planning.
The Power Outage Emergency Kit: What You Actually Need
Most outage kits are built around candles and a flashlight, which covers the first hour and nothing after it. Here is what a kit needs to carry you through a full outage, and what the food in your fridge is doing while you wait.
When the Lights Stay Off: Planning for a Multi-Day Blackout
A four-hour outage is an inconvenience. A four-day one is a different problem: heat, water, food spoilage, and a decision about whether to stay. Here is how to think about each.
The Bug Out Bag You Would Actually Carry
Most bug out bags fail the same way: they are packed for every scenario and too heavy to walk anywhere with. Here is how to build one around a weight budget instead of a wish list.
The Family Emergency Plan: What to Actually Write Down
Supplies are the easy half of preparedness. The harder half is what your household does when it is scattered across town and the phones are not working. That part has to exist on paper.
When to Leave: Building an Evacuation Plan Before You Need One
The people who get out cleanly are rarely the fastest packers. They are the ones who decided the threshold in advance and had a list for fifteen minutes, one hour, and six.
The Natural Disaster Kit: What Changes by Disaster Type
About eighty percent of a disaster kit is the same everywhere. The other twenty percent, and the warning time you get, is what separates a hurricane from an earthquake. Here is what to change.
The Complete 72-Hour Emergency Kit Checklist
The first 72 hours after a disaster are the hardest to plan for and the easiest to get wrong. Here's exactly what belongs in your kit, room by room.
How Much Water Should You Really Store? A Complete Guide
Water is the single most important resource in any emergency plan, and the one people most consistently under-budget for. Here's how to size your storage correctly.