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THE FIELD MANUAL / OFF-GRID & SURVIVAL

THE FIELD GUIDE.

Practical, detailed guides for keeping a household safe through outages, storms and evacuations. Each guide has a table of contents, safety warnings and a checklist you can work through.

01 / OFF-GRID ESSENTIALS

Water & storage ↗

How much water your household needs, how to store it safely, where to find hidden water at home, and how to make questionable water safe to drink.

  1. Why water comes first
  2. How much to store
  3. Choosing containers
  4. Filling and sanitizing your own containers
  5. Where and how long to store it
  6. Hidden water already in your home
  7. Making water safe to drink
  8. Water for hygiene and sanitation
  9. Keeping the plan going
02 / OFF-GRID ESSENTIALS

Backup power ↗

Work out what truly needs power, size batteries and generators correctly, run a generator without risking carbon monoxide poisoning, and keep food and medicine safe through an outage.

  1. Start with a power audit
  2. Running watts and starting watts
  3. Medical devices come first
  4. Your options, small to large
  5. Generator safety: carbon monoxide
  6. Fuel and refueling
  7. Keeping food and medicine cold
  8. Heat, light and cooking without power
  9. When the power comes back
03 / AT HOME

Food & supplies ↗

Build a food supply your household will actually eat, store and rotate it properly, keep food safe during outages, and round out the non-food supplies that matter most.

  1. The goal: eat normally for two weeks
  2. What to stock
  3. Plan for everyone in the household
  4. Storing food properly
  5. Rotation and shelf life
  6. Cooking without power
  7. Food safety during an outage
  8. The supplies besides food
04 / BUG OUT

The go-bag ↗

What a go-bag is for, how to choose one, a complete packing list for the first 72 hours away from home, and how to keep each household member's bag ready.

  1. What a go-bag is for
  2. Choosing the bag
  3. Water and food
  4. Health and first aid
  5. Documents and money
  6. Light, power and communication
  7. Clothing and shelter
  8. For children, older adults and pets
  9. Where to keep it and how to maintain it
05 / COMMUNICATIONS

Stay connected ↗

Make a household communication plan that works when phones don't, get official alerts reliably, keep devices charged, and understand which radios you can use and which need a license.

  1. Why a plan beats a phone
  2. Write the plan down
  3. Choose meeting places
  4. Text first, call second
  5. Get official alerts
  6. Keep devices charged
  7. Radios: what needs a license
  8. Practice the plan
06 / BUG OUT / STAY HOME

Stay or go? ↗

How to decide between sheltering in place and leaving, what to do for storms, chemical and radiation emergencies, how to plan evacuation routes, and how to return home safely.

  1. Two decisions, planned in advance
  2. Know your local risks
  3. When to stay: sheltering in place
  4. When to go: evacuating
  5. Plan your routes and destinations
  6. Before you leave
  7. Keep your vehicle ready
  8. Coming home safely