Family preparedness blog

Clear guides to have water, food and a plan ready before you need them.

Kits & plans

72-Hour Emergency Kit: What to Pack and How to Keep It Fresh

What a family's 72-hour emergency kit should hold, how to split it across backpacks and how often to check it so it doesn't fail when you need it.

3 min read
Garden

Container Vegetable Garden for Beginners: What to Plant

How to build a container vegetable garden even with little space: pot size, soil, sun, what to plant first and the most common mistakes.

3 min read
Kits & plans

Family Emergency Plan: How to Build One in 6 Steps

A family emergency plan isn't just supplies, it's agreements. Six steps to decide where to meet, who to call and what each person will do.

3 min read
Pantry & food

How Much Food to Store Per Person: Start With One Week

How to work out how much food to keep for your family without overbuying: start with one week, grow to a month and build toward a three-month supply.

3 min read
Water

How Much Water to Store Per Person: A Family Guide

How many gallons of water to keep per person per day, where to store them, when to swap them out and what to do if you doubt your tap water.

4 min read
Water

How to Make Water Safe at Home: Boiling, Bleach and Filters

Three ways to make water safe in an emergency: boiling, bleach or filtering. How many drops to use, how long to wait and what no method can fix.

3 min read
Pantry & food

How to Rotate Your Pantry with FIFO and Cut Food Waste

The FIFO method without the jargon: how to arrange your pantry so the oldest food gets used first and your reserves stay fresh.

3 min read
Power & outages

Power Bank, Portable Power Station or Generator: Which One?

How to work out how much power you need in an outage (watts and watt-hours) and what fits best: power bank, portable power station, solar panel or generator.

4 min read
Power & outages

What to Do With Your Food During a Power Outage

How long food lasts in the fridge and freezer without power, what to throw out and how to get ready with a thermometer and ice before the next outage.

3 min read