Field Manual Nº 001 — Household Readiness
When the power goes out, supplies run low, or an emergency strikes, having a plan makes all the difference. The Family Preparedness Manual gives you practical steps to protect your household, prepare essential supplies, and face the unexpected with confidence.
Digital Field Manual · Printable Checklists · One-Time Purchase
Most families don't need more gear. They need a plan.
Emergencies don't announce themselves. The households that come through best aren't the ones with the most equipment — they're the ones that decided, in advance, what to do in the first hour, the first day, and the first week. This manual is that decision, written down.
The power fails at 9:14 PM. Chapter 4 is light, heat, and refrigeration — what to do in the first ten minutes, and what can wait until morning.
Seventy-two hours of severe weather inbound. Chapters 1–3 cover water, food, and cooking when the taps and the grid can't be counted on.
You have thirty minutes to leave. Chapter 8 is the checklist on the fridge — documents, medications, the meeting point, and the route you picked last month.
The Complete Manual
Be ready when it happens. The Family Preparedness Manual helps your household take practical steps toward emergency readiness — from the first 72 hours to water, food, power outages, evacuation, communication, and protecting the people who depend on you. Your one-time purchase also includes the Printable Preparedness Toolkit: 46 pages of worksheets and planning resources that turn information into a working household plan.
Illustrative samples — final worksheet layouts ship with the manual at launch.
Print-Friendly By Design
Every checklist is laid out to print cleanly in black-and-white, fit a clipboard, and survive being handled. If it can't be used with a flashlight in one hand, it doesn't make the cut.
Grant Wells
The Mission Behind the Manual
When something goes wrong, the people you care about shouldn’t have to wonder what comes next.
That’s the principle behind Grant Wells Preparedness. A straightforward approach to protecting your household, building essential supplies, and developing a plan before an emergency puts it to the test.
No unnecessary complexity. No panic. Just practical knowledge, clear instructions, and preparation you can put to work.
No. This is a digital product. You receive two downloadable PDF files — the 128-page manual and the 46-page toolkit. Nothing is shipped. Printing is encouraged: the worksheets and checklists are designed for paper, a clipboard, and the side of the fridge.
Ordinary households — couples, families with kids, people caring for older relatives, pet owners. It assumes no special equipment, no training, and about thirty days of small, manageable steps.
No. The manual starts with what you already own and adds only what matters, in priority order. The philosophy is plan first, supplies second — most households finish the core plan for less than a grocery run.
Chapter 11 helps you identify your local risks, and the manual always defers to official guidance — your local emergency management office, Ready.gov, the CDC, and the American Red Cross. It's an educational resource, not a substitute for professional or medical advice.
It's available now. Click any “Get the Manual” button on this page to buy through our secure Gumroad checkout for $35.99 — a one-time digital purchase — and download both PDFs instantly.
Two PDFs: The Family Preparedness Manual (128 pages, all 12 chapters) and its companion Printable Preparedness Toolkit (46 pages of worksheets and checklists). Both are included in the same $35.99 one-time purchase.
Yes. The toolkit is designed for personal household printing — print the whole binder or just the pages you need.
The manual contains the instructional chapters and preparedness guidance. The toolkit collects the printable worksheets, checklists, and planning resources for convenient household use.
Field Manual Nº 001
Twelve chapters. Thirty days. One household that's ready — yours.
Get the Manual — $35.99Inside the Manual
A separate 46-page companion PDF of printable worksheets, checklists, and reference cards — supply planning, water calculations, emergency contacts, evacuation routes, and more. Print what you need, fill it in, and put it to work alongside the manual.
