Preparedness Guides

Know what matters before buying more stuff.

Practical guides, without the hype

Longer-term survival: Explore Long-Term Survival & Self-Reliance, with detailed guides to personal safety and food resilience and responsible small-livestock keeping during extended disruption.

NEW: Get-Home Bag and 72-Hour Evacuation Backpack Checklist — choose a practical bag, understand sleeping-system options and see real Highlander and Kombat UK equipment.

More practical UK guides: Cooking Without Power and Winter Car Preparedness explain safe steps before buying any new equipment.

New situation-specific guidance: Communications outages: phones, internet and family contact plans · First aid: practical skills and household kits. Both cover the whole UK and explain when ordinary equipment is sufficient.

Explore emerging concerns: UK Emergency Scenarios covers power and water outages, cyber incidents, banking disruption, shortages, floods, heat, pandemics and wider security concerns across the UK. See also internet and payment outages or food and fuel disruption.

Choose a topic from the guides below to prepare for real-world disruptions at home, on the road or outdoors. Start with what you already own and focus on the gaps that matter to you.

Not sure where to begin? Build your free personal preparedness plan. No account or purchase is required.

For additional general guidance visit the UK Government Prepare campaign. In an active emergency, follow emergency services and official local advice.