Make water safer
Store the Ready.gov gallon-a-day baseline, then use boiling, EPA bleach doses, filters, tablets, SODIS, and distillation - and know what each method cannot fix.
Read the water guide
The full household survival guide
90 Day Blackout Guide for Families and Renters
A 90 day blackout guide starts with official U.S. baselines - several days of supplies (Ready.gov) and a two-week home supply (American Red Cross) - then adds water treatment, food safety, carbon monoxide rules, sanitation, heat and cold, communication, and lawful home defense so a household can last longer if the lights stay off.
90 Days Without Power from 90daysnopower.com is the full guide to survival during a long blackout. It is written for regular families, roommates, and renters, not a doomsday manifesto.
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Buy the Top 15 in one Amazon cart
The Top 10 plus five cheap gap-fillers (purification tablets, a bucket toilet, AA batteries, Midland two-way radios, and emergency blankets). One click loads all 15 into your Amazon cart.
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- Cart 2: items 6–10 — Coleman Classic 2-Burner Propane Camp Stove, First Alert Battery Carbon Monoxide Alarm (CO400, Kidde FA110 Home Fire Extinguisher, Energizer Vision HD+ LED Headlamp, Swiss Safe 120+32 Piece First Aid Kit
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What goes in the cart
- LifeStraw Personal Water Filter
- Sawyer Squeeze Water Filtration System
- Reliance Aqua-Tainer 7-Gallon Water Container
- Jackery Explorer 300 Portable Power Station
- RunningSnail Emergency Crank NOAA Weather Radio
- Coleman Classic 2-Burner Propane Camp Stove
- First Alert Battery Carbon Monoxide Alarm (CO400)
- Kidde FA110 Home Fire Extinguisher
- Energizer Vision HD+ LED Headlamp
- Swiss Safe 120+32 Piece First Aid Kit
- Katadyn Micropur MP1 Water Purification Tablets, 30 Count
- Reliance Luggable Loo Portable Toilet
- Anker Alkaline AA Batteries, 48-Pack
- Midland T51VP3 X-Talker FRS Walkie Talkies, 2-Pack
- SOL Emergency Blankets, 4-Pack
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What this 90 day blackout guide helps you do
Avoid carbon monoxide
Keep generators more than 20 feet from openings (CDC / CPSC), never heat with a grill or oven, and use battery CO alarms.
Read generator safetyKeep food and people safe
USDA times for a closed fridge and freezer, a first-aid and medicine plan, sanitation when the toilet will not flush, and a calm home-security chapter.
Read food safetyWhat’s inside the book
- Why some outages last hours and a few last weeks, using documented official reviews rather than invented customer counts
- A phase-by-phase timeline from the first hour through an uncommon 90-day disruption
- Household planning math, renter-friendly storage, and printable calculators
- Making any water safer to drink, including finding water already in the house
- Food safety using USDA / FoodSafety.gov times
- Power, light, fuel, and carbon monoxide
- Staying alive in extreme heat and extreme cold
- Medical care, medications, and powered devices
- Sanitation, communication, money and records
- Protecting your home and family: gray-man habits, door hardening, a safe room, and lawful defense
- The full gear list, by kit, with QR codes that open this website’s gear pages
- A verified Watch & Learn video library
- Pilot state editions for Arizona, Texas, California, Florida, and Minnesota
Get the General guide — $18 Add your state — $10 General + your state — $28 Northeast Premium — $38 Southeast Premium — $38 Midwest Premium — $38 South Central & Southwest Premium — $38 West & Pacific Premium — $38 All-States Library — $98 Browse the full gear list Paper maps
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Look inside the guide
Calm, visual pages with checklists, diagrams, and kit QR codes. These are final renders from the current edition — framed as print previews.
Start This WeekFive concrete moves before Sunday
Tier tables72 hours to 2 weeks, then optional depth
Gear kits + QRScan to current picks on this site
Safety diagramsCO, heat, cold, water methods
State notesClimate, grid, statute pointers
Premium cardsFillable Family Emergency Cards with regional Premium editions and All-States
You'll be able to...
- Size water and food with Ready.gov and Red Cross baselines, then deepen if you choose
- Run a first-hour card without opening every fridge door
- Place a generator safely and keep working CO alarms
- With a regional Premium or All-States: fill Family Emergency Cards for school pickup and meeting places
- Open kit QR codes on this site for current gear, without store links inside the book
Get the General guide — $18 Add your state — $10 General + your state — $28 Northeast Premium — $38 Southeast Premium — $38 Midwest Premium — $38 South Central & Southwest Premium — $38 West & Pacific Premium — $38 All-States Library — $98
Northeast Premium — $38 includes the General guide, the fillable Family Emergency Cards, and all 12 states in the region: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Southeast Premium — $38 includes the General guide, the fillable Family Emergency Cards, and all 10 states in the region: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Midwest Premium — $38 includes the General guide, the fillable Family Emergency Cards, and all 12 states in the region: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
South Central & Southwest Premium — $38 includes the General guide, the fillable Family Emergency Cards, and all 9 states in the region: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah.
West & Pacific Premium — $38 includes the General guide, the fillable Family Emergency Cards, and all 8 states in the region: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming.
Free guides that answer the searches people actually type
How to prepare for a 90-day blackout
Stages from 72 hours to an optional 90-day cushion.
How much water to store for 90 days
A live calculator using the official one-gallon baseline.
Power outage preparedness checklist
A printable-style list aligned with Ready.gov and the Red Cross.
How to stay cool without power
An Arizona-aware heat plan that does not rely on a fan alone above about 90°F.
State editions
Five pilot editions add climate, grid notes, documented past outages, and a sourced self-defense statute note. A state index lists all 50 states; dedicated editions beyond the first five are marked coming soon.
Arizona · Texas · California · Florida · Minnesota
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Print it your way
After you buy, you get an instant download you can open on your phone, tablet, or computer the same day. Print the pages you need at home, or take the PDF to a local print shop for hard copies. Fillable Family Emergency Cards come with regional Premium editions and the All-States Library.
Print at home
Open the PDF on any device and print letter-size pages on a home printer. Double-sided printing keeps the full guide compact.
Hard copies at a print shop
Upload or bring the PDF as a file. Ask for double-sided letter pages, or request spiral binding for a desk copy. Check your local store for pickup timing.
Fillable Family Emergency Cards
The All-States Library ($98) includes every finished state edition plus fillable Family Emergency Cards. Each regional Premium ($38) also includes them. Print on cardstock and laminate if you want them to hold up in a go-bag.
Print-upload pages that load today (not partnerships — check your local store for options and timing):
- FedEx Office copies — print online, pick up in store
- Walgreens Photo document printing — same-day pickup at many stores; check your local store
- Staples Print & Marketing — copies, binding, and in-store pickup
- The UPS Store print services — copies and custom print at participating locations
Tips: send the PDF as a file rather than screenshots; print the full guide double-sided or have it spiral-bound if you want a desk copy. Cardstock and lamination are useful for the fillable Family Emergency Cards included with Premium and All-States.
Frequently asked questions
Is a 90-day blackout likely?
No agency treats a 90-day nationwide blackout as the most likely Tuesday. Ready.gov starts with several days of supplies, and the American Red Cross recommends a two-week home supply. 90 Days Without Power treats those official baselines as the first steps and the 90-day layer as an optional cushion.
How much water should I store?
Ready.gov and the Red Cross use a baseline of one gallon of water per person per day for drinking and sanitation. Ready.gov notes that needs can double in very hot weather. For four people, two weeks is 56 gallons at the baseline; 90 days is 360 gallons, which few homes can store, so you also need a way to treat more.
What is the safest way to make water drinkable?
CDC says to bring water to a rolling boil for 1 minute, or 3 minutes above 6,500 feet. EPA’s emergency disinfection page also lists bleach doses for microbial risk on otherwise drinkable water. Do not boil or bleach water that officials say is chemically contaminated.
Where should I run a generator?
CDC and CPSC say to run generators outdoors, more than 20 feet from windows, doors, and vents, never in a garage even with the door open. Use a battery carbon monoxide alarm near sleeping areas.
Does the printed book include Amazon affiliate links?
No. Amazon Associates rules do not allow affiliate links inside e-books and similar paid digital files. QR codes in the book open pages on this site. Buy buttons on the gear pages here may be affiliate links.
Is this medical or legal advice?
No. The book and this site summarize public guidance from agencies such as CDC, EPA, USDA, and Ready.gov. Confirm medications with your clinician. Self-defense notes point at statutes; they are not legal advice.
Can I download right away and print at home or at a store?
Yes. After purchase you get an instant download you can open on your phone, tablet, or computer the same day. Print pages at home, or take the PDF to a local print shop for hard copies. Fillable Family Emergency Cards come with regional Premium editions and the All-States Library. FedEx Office, Walgreens Photo, Staples, and The UPS Store all accept document PDFs at many locations — check your local store for pickup timing. See Print it your way for links and tips.