Three guides to get you started.
Printable, practical, no padding — the same thinking Mainstay runs on, ready for the fridge today.
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The 72-Hour Prep Checklist
The exact supplies a household needs to be self-sufficient for three days — printable, organized by category, nothing padded.
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Prepper Inventory & Expiration Tracker
A printable workbook for logging what you have, how much, and when it expires — the paper version of the Mainstay app.
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Family Emergency Plan Builder
Meeting points, contacts, and roles worked out before you need them — a fill-in plan every member of the family can follow.
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Every guide builds on the same baseline — the six categories of a 72-hour kit.
Water
One gallon per person, per day. Three-day minimum.
Food
Ready-to-eat, no cooking needed. Three full days.
Light & power
Flashlight, spare batteries, a way to charge a phone.
First aid
A stocked kit, plus a week of any prescriptions.
Tools & safety
Multi-tool, work gloves, dust masks, a hand-crank radio.
Documents
IDs, insurance, contacts — copies, sealed and dry.
The guides are the start. Field Notes is the habit.
A short, practical preparedness email every week — what to check, what to rotate, what actually matters. Subscribers get first access when the Mainstay app opens.