Gear guides for families who take stewardship seriously
Long-form guides on the categories that matter first. We size for real households, show the tradeoffs honestly, and never recommend gear we would not put in our own plan.
Emergency Water for Your Family: Store It, Make It Safe, Filter It
How much water to store per person, how to make it safe by boiling or with plain bleach, and which portable filters to pack. Based on Red Cross, CDC, EPA.
Read the guide72-Hour Emergency Food Supply for a Family: What to Actually Buy
What no-cook food to keep for 3 days and 2 weeks, how long fridge and freezer food stays safe in an outage, and when ready-made food buckets make sense.
Read the guideFamily-Scale Backup Power: Solar Generator Buyer's Guide
How to size a battery power station with simple watt math, avoid carbon monoxide danger from gas generators, and compare Jackery and EcoFlow picks.
Read the guidePower Outage Family Plan: Before, During and After the Lights Go Out
Write your family's power outage plan: what needs power, food-safety times, carbon monoxide rules, and a simple sheet to size a battery power station.
Read the guideWinter Storm and Ice-Outage Plan: Home and Car
Plan for an ice storm before it hits: the alert words, a warm room, carbon monoxide rules, a car kit, what to do if you get stuck, and who to check on.
Read the guideWater Filter Chooser and Boil-Advisory Card
Pick the right water filter for your house by situation, learn what filters can't do, and print a boil-advisory card for the day the notice comes.
Read the guideSevere Weather Plan: Tornado, Flood and Storm Season
Plan for tornadoes, flash floods and thunderstorms: alerts, a shelter spot, go-time rules for the family, and an insurance and photo inventory.
Read the guideEmergency Food Buyer's Checklist: Read the Label Before You Buy
Compare emergency food buckets by calories, not servings. Do the math for your family, spot the honest downsides, and take a printable scorecard shopping.
Read the guideCooking Without Power: Stove, Fuel and Meal Plan
Plan meals when the power is out: food that needs no cooking, how much fuel you need, carbon monoxide rules, and a week of pantry dinners for your family.
Read the guideFirst Aid Kit Build and Family Medical Info Sheet
Put a first aid kit where you need it, keep it stocked, and write each family member's allergies, medicines and doctors on a printable medical info sheet.
Read the guideNeighborhood and Church Readiness Plan
Organize your street or congregation before an emergency: a skills and supplies roster, a check-on list, a phone tree, meeting places and CERT training.
Read the guideFamily Emergency Binder and Vital Documents
Build a family emergency binder: what papers to copy, what to keep out (passwords, account numbers), insurance and cash, and a yearly review.
Read the guideGrid-Down Sanitation and Hygiene Plan
What to do when the toilet will not flush: a lined toilet or bucket, clean hands with little water, trash, and one sanitation tote that holds it all.
Read the guideKids and Pets Readiness Pack
Plan for your kids and pets: a comfort kit and a job for every child, the school pickup plan, and a kit, buddy and carrier plan for every pet.
Read the guideJoseph's Pantry: A Seven-Day Family Stewardship Devotional
A seven-day family devotional on stewardship: one KJV passage, one small pantry task and one table question a day. Stewardship, not fear.
Read the guideMore guides are in production. In the meantime, our vetted picks across every category live on the Deals & Gear page.