Backyard Games Social Kit

Analog lawn games that quietly organize a crowd.

Hardwood Kubb set: the game that gets a whole street out onto one lawn, at any age.

Check current price at GSE Games & Sports Expert

Multi-tools and Tool Rolls

One tool on your belt and a roll to keep the rest together.

Leatherman Wingman: the always-in-a-pocket tool, with a 25-year warranty instead of a disposable one.

$49.95 · as of Nov 2, 2026

Solar Generators (Portable Power Stations)

A rechargeable battery with an inverter that you can fill from the sun and lend between houses.

Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 (LiFePO4): phones, lights, a router and medical devices through a multi-day outage, recharged by solar. A natural thing to lend between houses.

bundle approx. $749 - $949 with 200W solar (1x or 2x)

Garden Seeds & Seed Kits

Organic seeds for a small garden or a container.

Organic container seed collection: food from a balcony or a stoop, and a fair fit for renters. Saved seed passes easily between neighbours.

$23.9 · as of Nov 2, 2026

Tents & Cabin Kits

Large tents and small cabin kits for extra sleeping space.

A 12-person cabin tent: overflow space for a displaced family next door, and it doubles for block events.

Check current price at Ozark Trail

Incinerating & Bag Toilets

Toilets that need no sewer: electric incinerators and bag systems.

Cleanwaste GO Anywhere toilet: the one item that keeps a house livable when water or sewer stops.

Check current price at Cleanwaste

Water Purification

Filters, a distiller and a high-volume purifier.

LifeStraw Community: a 0.02-micron gravity ultrafilter with no power or pump. One unit can cover drinking water for several households when a boil notice lands.

Price shown on retailer site.

Household Ready Plan

A written plan, a comms card, and three names — the official starting kit.

Ready.gov "Make a Plan" is free and is the document every house on the street should already have before anyone coordinates.

Check current price at Ready.gov

First Aid, CPR & AED

The weekend class that makes the kitchen the first clinic.

A Red Cross first aid / CPR / AED class: the medical capability you cannot buy, only learn.

Check current price at American Red Cross

Official Alert Signup

WEA, local reverse-911, and a paper backup for the night the towers blink.

Ready.gov emergency alerts: free, and the first channel to get right before buying any radio.

Check current price at Ready.gov

Shelter in Place or Go

Two meeting places, one bag, a decision you made while the lights were on.

Ready.gov evacuation guidance: decide the go/stay rule and the meeting point as a street, ahead of time.

Check current price at Ready.gov

Home Fire and Ignition

Two ways out, working alarms, and the yard that does not invite ember.

NFPA Firewise USA is a free, neighbourhood-scale wildfire programme, built for exactly the unit Terrarium works at.

Check current price at NFPA

Home Repair Bench Starter Kit

A small, contained workbench that turns a corner into a repair bay.

DeWalt 142-piece mechanics set: the core of a street tool library. One good set, lent freely, beats ten junk drawers.

$109 - $160 (fluctuating)

DIY 'Talk to Your Neighbor' Game

Icebreakers and scenarios to build community resilience.

Conversation cube: a low-stakes way to actually learn your neighbours' names and stories.

$26 · as of Nov 2, 2026

Block Party Kits

A canopy, tables and lights for a street gathering.

Four folding tables rated to 2,000 lb: a block meal on a good day and a distribution point on a bad one.

$399 - $500 (4-pack, ~$100-$125/unit)

Cargo E-Bikes

Move kids, groceries and tools without a car.

Tern GSD: carries groceries, kids or a neighbour's supplies without fuel, and recharges from a wall or a power station. Expensive, so best owned by one house and lent out.

$7999 · as of Nov 2, 2026

CERT Kits & Trauma Response

Tourniquet and bleeding-control kits, and a CERT-style loadout, for the minutes before help arrives.

IFAK with two CAT-style tourniquets: the stop-the-bleed kit someone on every street should have and know how to use.

$127.98 · as of Nov 2, 2026

Fermentation Crocks & Jar Kits

Crocks and jars for fermenting vegetables without power.

Mason-jar fermentation kit. It keeps a harvest without electricity, and the skill outlives the kit.

Check current price at Fermentaholics (Cultures For Health as peer)

Toilet Waste Supplies

Urine diverters and gelling waste bags.

WAG BAG gelling waste kits by the 50-case: the consumable behind the toilet, and a good fit for a group buy.

Check current price at Cleanwaste (WAG BAG)

Modular Water Storage

Stackable water containers by the pallet.

WaterBrick 3.5-gallon stackable containers. Light enough to carry, they stack under a bed, and the pallet listing is set up for a group buy split across a block.

Check current price at WaterBrick

CERT Basic Training

Citizen emergency response — light search, fire, triage. Not a badge to impersonate.

FEMA's free independent-study catalogue: where CERT-adjacent training starts, at no cost.

Check current price at FEMA Emergency Management Institute

ICS Shared Language

IS-100 and IS-700 as vocabulary with responders, not a command structure for your block.

FEMA IS-100.C is free and online. It teaches the vocabulary responders use, so a neighbourhood can plug into the official response rather than talk past it.

Check current price at FEMA Emergency Management Institute

NOAA Weather Radio Path

The analog channel for the night phones and towers both sleep.

NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards keeps broadcasting when cell and internet do not.

Check current price at National Weather Service

Neighborhood Mesh Walkie Set

Handheld radios that quietly knit a street together.

LILYGO T-Echo Meshtastic handheld: licence-free off-grid text across a neighbourhood, with days of battery on an e-ink screen.

Check current price at LILYGO

Desktop 3D Printer

Print replacement parts at home.

Ender 3 V3 SE with auto-levelling: prints the knob, clip or bracket nobody stocks any more, for the whole block.

$199 · as of Nov 2, 2026

Cast Iron Skillets & Cookers

Single cast iron pieces that last for generations.

Lodge combo cooker: works on a stove, a grill or coals, and lasts generations. It keeps cooking when the power is out.

$60 - $70

Diverter Technology

Fittings that route a downspout into a rain barrel.

Oatey inline downspout diverter: the cheapest step from a roof to a rain barrel, using plumbing-aisle parts that are easy to fix later.

Price shown on retailer site.

Fire Pits & Outdoor Ovens

Outdoor heat and cooking that does not need the grid.

Ooni Koda 12 gas pizza oven: a 60-second bake for a whole block's worth of dinner. It is the kind of thing one house owns and the street gathers around.

$300 - $400

Play Street Kits

Cones, a slow-down sign and chalk to close a street for play, or mark a hazard when it matters.

Twelve reflective cones close a street for play, mark a hazard or route traffic around a downed line.

$70 - $110 per dozen (~$6-$9/unit)

Sanitation Stations

A portable hand-wash sink with its own water tank.

Foot-pump hand-wash sink with a 5-gallon tank: hygiene at a block event or during an outage, with no plumbing.

$73 - $116

Local Emergency Management Interface

Find your county OEM, your alerts, 2-1-1, and the CERT calendar.

211 is the human-answered door to local services. Knowing it before you need it is half the coordination.

Check current price at 211.org

Access and Functional Needs

Stairs, oxygen, language, kids, elders — the first clock fails here first.

Ready.gov planning for people with disabilities. A resilient street plans for its least mobile neighbour first.

Check current price at Ready.gov

Mesh Communication & Radio Kits

Off-grid connectivity for coordinated communities.

RAK WisBlock Meshtastic starter: an inexpensive fixed node for a window or rooftop that extends everyone's handhelds.

$34.97 · as of Nov 2, 2026

Cider Presses & Fruit Crushers

Turn spare fruit into juice, with a tool the street can share.

A basket press is the kind of tool one house owns and the whole street borrows each autumn. It turns windfall fruit into juice instead of waste.

roughly $60 - $100 (~$80 in summary table)

Solar Camping Showers

Warm water from sunlight, no plumbing.

A 5-gallon solar shower for under $30: warm water from sunlight alone.

Check current price at Coleman

Household Pets Plan

Crates, food, and a shelter that actually takes animals.

Ready.gov animal planning: people stay behind rather than leave an animal, so the plan has to include it.

Check current price at Ready.gov

Disaster Assistance Door

The form after the storm — not the plan for Tuesday.

The single federal application door after a declared disaster. Bookmark it now so nobody is searching for it on a phone at 5% battery.

Check current price at FEMA

Ham Technician Path

An FCC license study path — the radio comes after the privilege.

ARRL's guide to the Technician licence: one licensed operator gives a street a voice beyond the mesh.

Check current price at ARRL

Compost Bins, Tumblers & Worms

Bigger composters for a household or a few shared.

Dual-chamber tumbling composter: closes the food-waste loop for a household or two without attracting pests.

$86 - $130

Mushroom Growing Supplies

Logs, spawn and monotubs for growing mushrooms at scale.

Mushroom log bundle: protein from a shady corner and a few hardwood logs, fruiting for years with little upkeep.

$49.99 · as of Nov 2, 2026

VOAD and Spontaneous Volunteers

How unaffiliated helpers plug in without becoming a second incident.

National VOAD: how organised volunteers plug into a response. Read it before a disaster, when a street of willing helpers otherwise turns up uncoordinated.

Check current price at National VOAD

Neighborhood Skills Exchange Board

Post your talents, tools, and services to build a local circular economy.

A physical skills board makes "who knows what" visible, which is most of what coordination is.

Price shown on retailer site.

Sourdough Starter Kit

Bread from flour and water, with no yeast packets.

Sourdough starter kit. A shared starter is the oldest neighbour-to-neighbour gift there is.

$30 - $90 (category range)

Ceramic Fermentation Crock

Traditional glazed crock for everyday fermentation.

Check current price at Mortier Pilon

Tabletop Weaving Loom

A compact loom for visible, quiet textile making.

Check current price at Ashford

Rocket Stoves & Wood-Fired Ovens

Wood-fuelled cooking that does not need gas or power.

Check current price at HillbullyMetalCo

Ceramic Countertop Compost Pail

A charcoal-lined crock that hides kitchen scraps in plain sight.

Check current price at Utopia Kitchen

Neighborhood Barter and Exchange Hub

Trade skills, goods, and services to build community resilience.

from $24.51 · as of Nov 2, 2026

Visible Mending Kit

Artfully repair and extend the life of your clothes.

Check current price at SilvanWoodturning

Botanical Colors Beginner's Dye Kit

Explore the art of natural dyeing with this comprehensive starter set

Check current price at WonkyWeaver

Compact Solar Generator 1000W

A suitcase battery that keeps the essentials running.

Check current price at Terrarium

Handforged Survival Toolkit

Hand-forged knife, axe and fire starter, bought piece by piece.

Check current price at Skogsman

Neighborhood Potluck Starter Kit

Simple tools for a low-friction, many-dish dinner.

Check current price at krikriceramics

DIY Rain Barrel Diverter Kit

Turn any food-grade barrel into a quiet water battery.

Price shown on retailer site.

Backyard Nomad Pavilion

Canvas shade that turns a lawn into a gathering room.

$45.99+

Cast Iron Skillet & Dutch Oven Set

Two pieces of iron that cook on anything, forever.

Check current price at Lodge

Home Composters & Worm Bins

Compost kitchen waste at home.

Check current price at BLHFarm

Garden Beds & Starter Plants

Raised beds and starter plants to grow food at home.

Check current price at PottingShedCreations

Compact First Aid & Trauma Kit

A small pouch with real bleed-control capability.

Check current price at Surviveware

Resource Sharing Calendar

Coordinate community tasks and equipment

Check current price at CaswellandGreen

Group Buy Cooperative Kits

Buy in bulk together and split it fairly.

Check current price at EverLastingFurniture

Community Digital Archive

A local cloud of resilience knowledge for your neighborhood.

Check current price at Synology

Soft-Glow Emergency Radio

A shelf-worthy radio with light, crank, and alerts.

Check current price at the retailer

Solar & Small Food Dryers

Dry herbs, fruit and jerky without a freezer.

Check current price at RSlasercutDesign

Glass Countertop Gravity Water Filter

Clear, sculptural drinking water on the kitchen counter.

Check current price at Zen Water Systems

Mesh Network Mini-Node

A low-cost LoRa board running Meshtastic, for learning how a mesh works.

Check current price at Heltec

Bio-Materials (Mycelium & Hemp)

Grow your own mycelium material at home.

Large (27L) ~EUR 118.34; Small (3L) ~EUR 32.43; volume discounts to 32% for 30+ units

Small-Scale Plastic Recycling

Shred and remold plastic waste with open-source machines.

mild steel kits from ~EUR 173.00; stainless (AISI 304) with hoppers EUR 326.00 - EUR 540.00

Rug Tufting

Make rugs and wall hangings with a tufting frame and gun.

Check current price at CraftsArtSupplies

Soil Test and Compost Starter Kit

Know your soil and start composting.

Check current price at WhiteHillGardens

Microgreens Growing Tray

Grow fresh, nutritious microgreens on your windowsill.

Check current price at TrueLeafMarketShop

Stackable Water Brick Storage System

Modular water blocks that hide in closets and crawlspaces.

Price shown on retailer site.

30-Day Emergency Food Bucket

Shelf-stable calories for one person for one month.

from $0 · as of Nov 2, 2026

Neighborhood Sharing Boxes

Kits for little free libraries, community pantries, and tool lending libraries.

Check current price at LittleFreeLibraryLTD

Communal Arts & Maker Kits

Group creative projects to build skills and community.

Check current price at 4thStreetStudios

Natural Wool Emergency Blanket

A heavy wool throw that doubles as insulation.

Check current price at Arcturus

Citizen Science & Sensor Kits

Community-powered environmental monitoring and research.

Check current price at AirGradient

Tea & Coffee Ceremony Sets

A slow shared drink is a good reason to sit down together.

Check current price at BlankMyth

Home Kombucha Starter Kit

Starter kits for brewing kombucha at home.

Check current price at TheGoodGut

Small Wind Turbines

A micro wind turbine as a storm trickle-charger, not a primary power source.

$130 - $160

Pocket Solar (Micro-generation)

A small foldable panel or solar power bank to keep a phone and radio charged.

Check current price at Harbor Freight

Guerrilla Gardening Kits

Seed balls for greening vacant ground.

Check current price at SeedSpheresForWomen

Neighborhood Bike Bus Gear

Vests, flags and a plan to ride to school or work as a group.

from $9.95 · as of Nov 2, 2026

Public Play Street Kit

Materials to turn a residential street into a temporary playground.

Check current price at SKCreatives

Community Bulletin Board

The neighborhood's central information hub

Check current price at SWANCROWN

Quiet Resilience Field Library

Readings you can have — field guides, rituals, and honest engine notes.

Check current price at Terrarium

Portable Composting Toilets

Waterless toilets you can use anywhere.

Check current price at JohnnyCompostToilets

Station as Civic Node

What a Terrarium is when the street can talk to itself and to the county.

Check current price at Terrarium

Block Party & Event Kits

Bundles of gear to host neighborhood gatherings and community events.

$121.00+ (sale 50% off, was $242.00+)

Paper Degrade Path

OEM URL, 2-1-1, three names, printed alerts — on the cabinet, in ink.

Check current price at Ready.gov

Hand-Wash Stations

Hands-free hand washing without a plumbed sink.

Check current price at TyeWorks

Dry-Flush Portable Toilet

A waterless portable toilet in a flat-pack cabinet.

Check current price at WeekenderOutdoors

Aquaponics Kits & Parts

Fish and plants in one loop: small kits and parts.

Check current price at Back to the Roots

Beekeeping Hives

Beehives for honey and pollination.

Check current price at Etsy maker (unnamed; TopBarBeehives shop also cited)

Low-Power FM Transmitter

A short-range FM transmitter that lets a street broadcast to ordinary radios.

from $99.99 · as of Nov 2, 2026

Electric Food Dehydrators

Larger electric dehydrators for preserving harvests.

from $449.95 · as of Nov 2, 2026

Edible Insect Agriculture

Mealworm and cricket farming, sold mainly as pet feed.

small $4.29 - $18.99; large $45.65

Edible Landscaping

Fruit trees and companion plants that feed a yard.

Check current price at Trees of Antiquity / Food Forest Abundance MN

Emergency Caloric Reserves

Bulk shelf-stable food for a household or a group buy.

from $2999.99 · as of Nov 2, 2026

Mushroom Kits in Multi-Packs

Mushroom kits and blocks in sets for growing together.

from $24.99 · as of Nov 2, 2026

Microgreens Trays & Growing Medium

Heavy-duty trays and coir for growing microgreens.

Check current price at Mary's Heirloom Seeds / MycoLabs (Gro-Plus)

Modular Greenhouses

Greenhouse kits, covers and dome connectors.

Check current price at TarpsNow (Planet Earth Garden Supply, Farm Plastic Supply also cited)

Potluck Kits

Plates and jars for shared meals.

Check current price at Ball

Chicken Coops & Fencing

Coops and electric netting for backyard chickens.

around $350 - $400

Seed Sovereignty / Preservation

Keep seed viable and pass it on.

Check current price at SeedCult

Compost Starters

Starters that get compost and Bokashi going.

from $45 · as of Nov 2, 2026

Thermal Regulation Textiles

Wool to stay warm, mylar to stop heat loss fast.

Check current price at DollarDays / Bags In Bulk

Stackable & DIY Vertical Planters

Stackable planters and print-it-yourself hydroponic towers.

Check current price at Mr. Stacky

Hydroponic Nutrients

Bulk nutrients for hydroponic growing.

$61.66 - $89.50 (25 lb)

Rain Chains

A chain in place of a downspout to guide roof water.

Check current price at TwistsOnWire

Vertical Hydroponic Towers

Grow salad greens indoors in a standing tower.

Check current price at ChosenCustomsStudio

Mushroom Cultivation Kits

Grow-at-home mushroom kits.

Check current price at RootMushroomFarm

Herbal Apothecary Gardens

Grow a few medicinal herbs and learn to make simple teas and salves.

Check current price at SeedTherapy

Geodesic Greenhouse Dome

Dome greenhouse kits for a longer growing season.

Check current price at SunriseDomes

Shed & Cabin Building Plans

Downloadable plans for a small shed, studio or cabin.

Check current price at DonBergDesigns

Meeting Facilitation Kit

What you need to run a neighborhood meeting well.

$15 - $25 (~$20)

Map Your Neighborhood (Block Scale)

Nine houses, one afternoon, names and skills on paper.

Check current price at Ready.gov

Stop the Bleed

A short class on life-threatening bleeding. Hands before a kit.

Check current price at American College of Surgeons

Window Status Cards

OK / Help in the window — a block that can be read from the street.

Check current price at Ready.gov