Communications
Meshtastic for emergencies: build an off-grid text mesh
A practical guide to setting up, securing and testing a small Meshtastic network before mobile and internet service fail.
14 September 2026 · 9 min read
Guides & articles
Guides & articles
Field-tested preparedness, written plainly.
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Economy
How to Prepare for a Financial Downturn Before Income Falls
A household plan for weaker income, higher costs or job loss: know your survival budget, build liquid reserves, reduce fixed commitments and decide what happens first.
9 September 2026 · 10 min read
Medical
Magnesium in Long Emergencies: Muscles, Nerves and Heart Without Supplement Myths
Magnesium is essential for muscle, nerve and heart function. Build it into a long-duration food plan, recognise real loss risks and avoid unsafe supplement shortcuts.
5 September 2026 · 8 min read
Medical
CoQ10 and Heart Resilience in Emergencies: What It Can — and Cannot — Do
Coenzyme Q10 is central to cellular energy, but a supplement is not a shield against emergency stress. Here is the evidence and the heart-smart plan that matters first.
5 September 2026 · 8 min read
Food
Vitamin E in a Long Food Disruption: What to Store and Where Tocotrienols Fit
A practical, evidence-based plan for protecting vitamin E intake when fresh food variety collapses — including the real role and limits of tocotrienols.
5 September 2026 · 8 min read
Skills
Own the Copy: Why Physical Media Belongs in a Preparedness Plan
Streaming is convenient, but access can vanish. Preserve the books, music, films, photographs and files that matter with physical originals, usable digital copies and tested offline backups.
5 September 2026 · 9 min read
Communications
Offline-First: Maps, Messages and Knowledge With No Signal
When the network drops, the maps, messages and answers you rely on vanish exactly when you need them. Put the essentials on your devices and in your hands before that happens.
24 August 2026 · 7 min read
Medical
The Medication Fridge: Keeping Insulin and Meds Cold Without Power
Insulin, EpiPens and some vaccines lose potency silently when they get warm. A practical, low-tech plan to hold the cold chain through an outage — and where stored power fits in.
24 August 2026 · 7 min read
Power & Energy Autonomy
Staying Warm (and Cool) When the Power Is Out
When the grid fails in winter or a heatwave, temperature — not light — is the first threat to health. Practical, low-tech ways to keep a safe core temperature without electricity.
24 August 2026 · 8 min read
Power & Energy Autonomy
Energetic Autonomy: Making Your Own Power
You cannot control the grid, but you can control how much of it you depend on. Energetic autonomy is the art of generating, storing and stretching your own electricity.
22 August 2026 · 9 min read
Skills
Internet-in-a-Box: A Library That Survives When the Network Doesn't
When the internet goes down, local knowledge stops flowing. Internet-in-a-Box puts a whole offline library — medical guides, maps, Wikipedia, training — on a tiny server you control.
20 May 2026 · 8 min read
Skills
Demurrage, Detention and Dwell Time: The Hidden Cost of Port Congestion
When containers sit instead of move, costs compound. Understand demurrage and dwell time, and how visibility helps you avoid both.
14 April 2026 · 9 min read
Skills
Cold Chain Preparedness: Keeping Temperature-Sensitive Goods Safe
Vaccines, food and reagents all fail quietly when the cold chain breaks. Build integrity with monitoring, buffer and a clear failure plan.
13 April 2026 · 9 min read
Skills
Real-Time Cargo Visibility: Why Knowing Where Things Are Beats Guessing
Visibility is the difference between a managed delay and a surprise outage. Here is how real-time cargo tracking changes preparedness for businesses and households alike.
12 April 2026 · 10 min read
Skills
Supply Chain Disruptions: A Practical Preparedness Guide
When shelves run thin, the households and businesses that prepared simply notice less. Build resilience to supply shocks with buffer stock, supplier diversity and visibility.
10 April 2026 · 11 min read
Skills
A Calm Approach to Preparedness
Why readiness is about reducing ordinary disruptions — not fearing rare catastrophes.
12 March 2026 · 5 min read
Security & Safety
Everyday Home Safety That Pays Off in a Crisis
Smoke and CO alarms, stopcocks, fuse boxes and fire extinguishers — the boring basics that prevent emergencies becoming disasters.
5 March 2026 · 6 min read
Communications
Staying Informed When Networks Fail
Alerts and contact without the internet: radios, SMS, and an agreed plan that actually works.
1 March 2026 · 5 min read
Food
Emergency Food Planning Without the Hype
Build a rotating food buffer that your family will actually eat — calm, affordable, no bunker required.
23 February 2026 · 6 min read
Water
Water Filtration and Treatment Basics
What filtration does and does not do, and how to choose a method that fits your risk.
16 February 2026 · 6 min read
Scenarios
Preparing to Evacuate Quickly
Leave faster and safer by deciding now what you will grab, where you will go, and who you will tell.
9 February 2026 · 7 min read
Family & Pets
Making a Family Emergency Plan
One page that answers: who checks in, where do we meet, and what do we grab?
2 February 2026 · 6 min read
Power & Energy Autonomy
How to Prepare for a Long Power Outage
Keep lights, communication, food and warmth going when the grid is down for days.
25 January 2026 · 8 min read
Water
How Much Water Should You Store?
Drinking, cooking and hygiene needs, plus how to store water safely and treat it when supplies are uncertain.
18 January 2026 · 7 min read
Skills
How to Build a 72-Hour Emergency Kit
A practical, affordable starter kit that covers the first three days after any disruption — without fear or guesswork.
12 January 2026 · 9 min read