Disaster Deep Dive

Breaks down what to do in different disaster situations.

Use it to create your personalized checklists, and to run drills with your family. No internet deep dive required.

What it contains:

• Useful info about the most common disasters, and a few rarer ones
• Guides for fully preparing for specific disasters
• Guides and templates to help you create checklists and drills for specific disasters

Why you need it:

• Your location and other variables determine your disaster risk; you’re more at risk for some disasters than others
• Each chapter gives you a clearer view of how preparing for and reacting to each disaster will work for your family

How we make it easy:

• What you do in the event of a disaster need to be customized for your household, but a general list of rules of thumb makes making them a lot easier
• You can’t do a task until you can formulate a task; we’ve formulated a pretty comprehensive list of tasks for you to choose from

The Disaster Playbook

Your step-by-step guide to creating a nimble, effective disaster plan.

Fun graphics, corny jokes, and silly asides break up the boredom and keep you engaged.

What it contains:

• Concise instructions for completing your disaster preparations in three parts: gear, planning, and practice
• Baseline disaster info and gear explanations to contextualize your prep and help you develop a sense of what aspects matter most to you
• Plenty of jokes, cartoons, photos, stories, and activity pages to keep you going whenever the utilitarian core of the content rears its boring head
• Emotional intelligence (this game is 90% mental!)

Why you need it:

• DIY prep means hours of research, which we’ve already done for you
• Most people trying to prepare without a guide give up before they’re fully prepared!
• You want to prep so you’ll be safe and comfortable when there’s a disaster… not so you can live off-grid forever

How we make it easy:

• Preparing is a complex task; the Playbook makes sure you’ll keep returning to where you left off until you’re done
• We meet you where you are and give you the “preparing to prepare” tools you need to succeed
• We’re pretty funny, if you like gallows humor

I Will Thrive Manual

The Playbook’s steadfast companion. Simply fill it out to record your personal disaster plans here.

You get two — one for your Go Bag and one for your Stay Bag.

What it contains:

• Fillable forms for emergency contacts, family photos, home safety diagrams, designated meeting places, evacuation and emergency scenario checklists, and more
• Tips to keep your group safe (and sane) in a disaster

Why you need it:

• Keeps everything in one place for easy reference during a crisis
• Organizes what you’ve learned from the Disaster Playbook
• Keeps your disaster prep moving forward; the end is in sight!

How we make it easy:

• It’s a workbook! If you hate guesswork, fill-in-the-blanks are for you.
• It’s not TOO MUCH. Thrive by being comprehensive… not obsessive.

Important Papers Pack

Dominate the bureaucracy post-disaster. Use this checklist to track all your important papers. It also stores your docs!

Keep the original docs in a safe, and make copies for your Important Papers Packs. You get two – keep one in your Go Bag and Stay Bag.

What it contains:

• A guide to collecting and maintaining all of the papers you’ll need to rebuild your life
• A handy pocket to keep them from falling out while you’re on the run

Why you need it:

• Bureaucracy will be the last vestige of human society to fail
• The list is built in — no need to keep a mental list while you’re gathering them

How we make it easy:

• Fun tools are inspiring; the beauty of the folder will help you fill it faster
• Pairs perfectly with the I Will Survive Manual for easy access during an emergency; keep them in your Go Bag and Stay Bag!

Grab & Go Checklist

Decide ahead of time what to grab if you have to get out and get out quick.

Post your checklist in your kitchen and bedroom for easy access. One for you and one for your partner: divide and conquer without dwelling on decision-making.

What it contains:

• Instructions for crafting effective evacuation lists and assigning responsibilities
• A full page for responsibilities ranked by importance
• Individual lists for evacuating in 30 seconds, 5 minutes, or 1 hour

Why you need it:

• Doing all your thinking now will make you act faster later
• Emergencies can make you forget important steps; writing them down makes it easier to complete all necessary tasks

How we make it easy:

• It’s beautiful enough to keep on display, which makes accessing it in an emergency even faster
• Color coding on the item lists will keep your group on track

Master of Disaster

The Master of Disaster aka Official Out-of-Town Contact is the linchpin in a well-thought-out disaster plan.

Fill out this digital guide to make sure your Master of Disaster has everything they need to know if they get called to duty.

What it contains:

• Great resources and all of the contact info your Official Out-of-Town Contact (aka Master of Disaster) will need to be your personal emergency dispatcher
• Advice on how to be a good leader and a great helper in a crisis
• Space to personalize it with any additional details your OOTC might need

Why you need it:

• Gathering these important tips into a single location makes them more accessible to your OOTC in an emergency
• Your OOTC will perform better with a clear system of action than with a DIY solution

How we make it easy:

• It’s strikingly beautiful and thoughtfully made; it makes it easier for your OOTC to remember it exists and that they are your lifeline
• It’s a single digital file (or you can print it) that you can easily update annually

Emergency Buddy

Your pocket-sized emergency cheat sheet. Includes designated meeting places, important contact information, and health reminders.

Keep one in every purse, backpack, and glove compartment!

What it contains:

• All of the important core info your absent-minded friends and family might need while they’re out and something bad happens
• Personal details for better results if you are incapacitated during a crisis
• Designated meeting places and tips for reacting to disasters and emergencies

Why you need it:

• Having important phone numbers and designated meeting places on-hand can help a separated child reunite with family more easily
• Receiving care at an out-of-network hospital is a disaster all its own
• Losing your phone or depleting your battery can happen anytime; the Emergency Buddy is your back up plan

How we make it easy:

• It fits right in your pocket, wallet, purse, backpack — anywhere you have space for a credit card.
• You don’t need to be crafty to create an effective tool that goes everywhere with you; you just need a pen (included for FREE in the Disaster Bundle!)