7Days
Know what comes first.
Answer the first-week questions: What will we eat? Where is our water? How will we reach each other?
Explore the first 7 daysTHE 90-DAY HOUSEHOLD PREPAREDNESS GUIDE
When the power
goes out,
have a plan.
Keep your household fed, supplied, and connected when normal life is interrupted. Build your first 7-day plan with Prepper Joe, then work toward 30 and 90 days of readiness.
For beginners & busy householdsPlan around your budget
EPUB ebook & printable PDF checklists · Available now
MEET YOUR GUIDEPrepper Joe
Get to know Joe 50 Practical chapters5 Parts, from basics to practice7 / 30 / 90 Days of readiness to plan for
THE EBOOK + CHECKLISTS
One guide.
A plan you can build on.
Food, water, backup power, and the decisions that tie them together. Build your plan with 50 chapters, 24 diagrams, and printable checklists.
Coming soonThe 90-Day Household
The 90-Day Household
Preparedness Guide
Your household plan, from the first hour to the first 90 days. Organized so you can start small and build on what you already have.
YOUR $4.99 USD PURCHASE INCLUDES
- The first 7, 30 & 90 daysThree stages covering household essentials and longer disruptions.
- Nine hazard playbooksOutages, storms, floods, wildfire, earthquakes, bad air, and quarantine.
- A plan that stays usefulPractical skills, an annual check, and the household challenge.
- Printable household checklistsA separate PDF, plus worksheets, quantity tables, budget lists, glossary, and sources in the guide.
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30Days
Keep your household going.
Plan for a longer interruption: a working pantry, backup water, essential power, and your household’s medical needs.
Explore the first 30 days90Days
Prepare for the long haul.
Build a sustainable routine around supplies, repairs, finances, and support from neighbors. Then test the gaps.
Explore the first 90 daysMEET PREPPER JOE
A practical voice.
A more prepared home.
Joe is the face of Prepper Joe: everyday preparedness, explained in plain English. The focus is the household you have, the people you care for, and the next useful step you can take.
Start with your household.
An apartment or a house. Children, older adults, or pets. Build around the needs that make your plan yours.
Give every purchase a job.
Put useful basics first. Know what problem a piece of gear solves before it earns a place on your list.
Practice before you need it.
Use the drills and household challenge to turn a written plan into something your family knows how to follow.
Prepper Joe is a fictional educational host.
LOOK INSIDE THE PLAN
Find the questions
your plan needs to answer.
Browse all 50 chapters and six appendices. Open a section to see its chapters, or start with the first 7 days.
PART 01The First 7 Days16 chapters
- 1Survive the First 7 Days: Your Household Emergency Plan
- 2The First Hour: Home Safety, Utilities, and Carbon Monoxide
- 3Emergency Water: How Much Your Household Needs and Where to Keep It
- 4Your First Two Weeks of Food: Meals Your Family Will Actually Eat
- 5Food After a Power Outage: What to Check, Keep, and Discard
- 6What to Buy First: Everyday Supplies on a Budget
- 7When the Toilet Stops Working: Your Household Sanitation Plan
- 8Cooking Without Electricity: Build a Practical Backup Plan
- 9When Phones and Internet Fail: Your Family Communication Plan
- 10Emergency Documents, Cash, and Contacts: Build a Grab-and-Go Folder
- 11Stay Home or Evacuate? How to Make the Decision
- 12Build an Evacuation Bag You Can Actually Carry
- 13Preparing With Children, Older Adults, and People With Disabilities
- 14Preparing With Pets: Supplies, Shelter, and Evacuation
- 15Emergency Lighting and Charging: What You Actually Need to Power
- 16Your First 24-Hour Drill and the Beginner Mistakes It Reveals
PART 02The First 30 Days10 chapters
- 17When a Short Emergency Becomes a Long One
- 18The 30-Day Pantry: Meals, Portions, Storage, and Rotation
- 19When Stored Water Runs Out: Build Your Backup Water Plan
- 20Staying Warm When the Heat Stops Working
- 21Staying Cool When the Air Conditioning Stops Working
- 22Fuel on Hand: Gasoline, Propane, and Safe Storage
- 23First Aid, Prescriptions, and Serious Injury When Help Is Far Away
- 24Away From Home: Everyday Carry, Your Vehicle, and the Get-Home Plan
- 25Apartment Prepping: Prepare When Space Is Limited
- 26What a Month of Emergency Supplies Really Looks Like
PART 03The First 90 Days12 chapters
- 27What Changes After Month One
- 28Build a 90-Day Food Supply and Store It Right
- 29The Supplies You Use Up: Plan Beyond Food and Water
- 30Solar, Batteries, or a Generator? Match Backup Power to Your Needs
- 31Clean Clothes, Clean Hands, Clean Home Without Normal Utilities
- 32The Repair Kit: Tools and Spare Parts That Keep a Household Working
- 33Running Out of Money: Job Loss, Financial Shock, and Barter
- 34Stress, Sleep, and Routine: Keeping Your Household Steady
- 35Home Security, Discretion, and Self-Defense
- 36Prepping With Neighbors: Build a Small Support Network
- 37Getting Around for the Long Haul: Transit, Fuel Shortages, and Relocation
- 38Test Your 90-Day Plan: Find the Gaps Before You Need It
PART 04Hazard Playbooks9 chapters
- 39Extended Power Outage
- 40Winter Storm
- 41Hurricane
- 42Flood
- 43Wildfire
- 44Tornadoes and Severe Storms
- 45Earthquake
- 46Bad Air: Smoke, Chemical Releases, and Shelter-in-Place
- 47Pandemic and Quarantine
PART 05Keeping the Plan Alive3 chapters
- 48Skills You Can Practice Now
- 49Your Annual Preparedness Check
- 50The Prepper Joe Household Challenge
A–FAppendices6 appendices
- AOne-Page Household Plan Worksheet
- BQuantity Tables
- CRotation and Inventory Log
- DShopping Lists by Budget
- EGlossary
- FSources
The final edition: 50 chapters across five parts, 24 diagrams, and appendices A–F.
A FEW THINGS TO KNOW
Before you get started.
How do I get the ebook?
Pay $4.99 USD once through Stripe. Download your EPUB ebook and PDF checklists after payment; we also email you a download link. No account is needed.
What format will I receive?
You receive an EPUB ebook for apps such as Apple Books or Send to Kindle, plus a separate PDF of printable checklists. No physical book is shipped.
Is this for someone who has never prepped?
Yes. The outline begins with a first-week household plan and builds toward 30- and 90-day readiness. Budget priorities and beginner mistakes are covered early.
Does it cover apartments and different household needs?
The guide includes apartment prepping, children, older adults, people with disabilities, and pets, along with home and evacuation planning.
What emergencies does it cover?
Nine playbooks cover extended power outages, winter storms, hurricanes, floods, wildfires, tornadoes and severe storms, earthquakes, bad air, and pandemic or quarantine planning.
What comes with the workbook?
Appendices A–F include a one-page household plan, quantity tables, a rotation log, budget shopping lists, a glossary, and sources. A separate printable PDF is included.
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Build a plan.
Then build on it.
One household. One practical step at a time.