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Ranked by how much each one would tell you about your house. Unasked domains stay wide on purpose.

Household Baseline Assessment

Quick snapshot of your household context, capabilities, and network.

Maps the household so later recs are measured, not guessed.

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Shelter-in-Place: 2-12 Weeks Home Without Outside Support

Doors stay closed for weeks. You're self-sufficient or you're not.

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Security & Sovereignty: Neighborhood Protection When Services Fail

When 911 isn't coming, your neighborhood becomes your jurisdiction.

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Every scenario

Short stories about real situations. Each answer narrows your picture. Unfinished ones stay off this list.

Household Baseline Assessment

Quick snapshot of your household context, capabilities, and network.

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Bunkhouse: Dormitory Conversion Tutorial

Your suburban house can sleep 8-12 people. Here's what it takes to make that work.

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Climate Control Failure: Heat or Cold Without HVAC

HVAC stops. House drifts toward outdoor temperature. Life-threatening within 24-72 hours.

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The Communication Grid: Building Your Analog Network

Radio isn't just for emergencies. It's a hobby, a network, and infrastructure that works when digital fails.

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The Evacuation Order

Fire approaching. 72 hours from warning to displacement.

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The Long Stay

Your neighbor's house burns. Family of 5 + dog need shelter for 30+ days.

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Food Shortage: 30-90 Days Without Grocery Stores

Supply chains break. Shelves empty. What's in your pantry?

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Medical Emergency: When Ambulance Is Delayed

Someone's hurt. Help is 20+ minutes away. You're the medical system now.

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Power Outage: 7-Day Grid Failure

FEMA reports grid fails 1-3 times yearly in most regions. Your fridge stops in 12 hours. Phone dies Day 2. Test your household and street capability through interactive exercises.

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Resource Disputes: Mediating When Neighbors Compete

Scarcity creates conflict. Someone has to mediate. Could it be you?

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Security & Sovereignty: Neighborhood Protection When Services Fail

When 911 isn't coming, your neighborhood becomes your jurisdiction.

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Shelter-in-Place: 2-12 Weeks Home Without Outside Support

Doors stay closed for weeks. You're self-sufficient or you're not.

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Water Disruption: 7-30 Days Without Tap

Municipal supply fails. Your faucet hisses. What now?

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Thursday Night Dinners: Build Your Coordination Network

One weekly meal creates relationships that multiply capability across 8-15 households.

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Workshop House: From Hobbyist to Neighborhood Maker Hub

Your garage isn't just storage. It's the neighborhood's repair shop waiting to happen.

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Rather browse by what you need?

The shelves are sorted across all twelve axes, not by disaster. Start there if you already know the gap.

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Not sure where to start?

Start with the household assessment. It draws a first picture of your house, and the scenarios above re-rank around it.

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