Five branches, arranged by what is actually happening to you rather than by what we felt like writing. Start with the one that matches your week.
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Which branch should you read first?
Whichever one matches the last thing that went wrong in your house. Readiness built on a real memory gets finished. Readiness built on a scenario does not.
The five branches below cover most of what an American household actually deals with. They are not ranked by severity, because severity is the wrong sort. They are ranked by how often the thing happens, and the first two happen to nearly everybody.
Power Outages & Home Heat
The most frequent event by a wide margin, and the one where the order of your actions decides how much you lose.
Food & Water Storage
Two weeks of both, built out of what your household already eats, so nothing expires unnoticed.
Kits & Gear
What belongs in a 72-hour kit, what only looks like it does, and how a kit ages when nobody opens it.
Evacuation & Route Planning
Leaving in twenty minutes with the documents, and knowing where you are going before you need to.
Blades & Edge Care
The one category of gear a household buys once. Steel, grind geometry, handle material and field sharpening.