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Start small
Preparedness for real life
Ready starts with what you do next.
Straightforward plans for ordinary households—built around your budget, your space, and the people who count on you.
Plan calmly
Use what you have
Buy with purpose
Practice the plan
A sensible order of operations
Five foundations.
One manageable plan.
Preparedness gets easier when you stop trying to solve every emergency at once. Start with the needs that matter in almost every disruption.
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Begin with one gallon per person, per day.
Water
Store what your household can rotate, then add a dependable way to filter more.
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Aim for familiar, shelf-stable food first.
Food
Build from meals you already eat instead of buying a mystery bucket for the garage.
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A headlamp beats searching in the dark.
Light & power
Cover safe lighting, phone charging, and the few devices your household truly depends on.
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Paper still works when a battery does not.
Communication
Write down contacts, meeting places, and the plan everyone should follow when service fails.
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Pack for your real family, pets included.
Leave safely
Gather copies, medication, clothing, and essentials in something you can actually carry.
Choose the situation
Start where life is most likely to interrupt you.
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Stay home
A calmer power outage
Plan for light, food safety, temperature, medical needs, and the uncomfortable second night. See the outage plan →03
Move quickly
Your leave-now plan
Know what goes, where you meet, and how you reconnect before weather or an emergency decides. Plan the exit →Our editorial promise
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