Field Notes

Keeping It Quiet: OPSEC for Your Food, Water and Gear
Keeping It Quiet: OPSEC for Your Food, Water and Gear
The cheapest prep you will ever own is your own mouth. How to keep your food, water and gear private — without talking yourself into being alone when it counts. Read more...
Extreme Heat With No Power: Staying Cool When the Grid Fails
Extreme Heat With No Power: Staying Cool When the Grid Fails
A firefighter/EMT's guide to extreme heat when the power is out — cooling priorities, electrolytes, and the day-two mistakes that send people to the ER. Read more...
72-Hour Kit vs Bug Out Bag: Which One Do You Need?
72-Hour Kit vs Bug Out Bag: Which One Do You Need?
72-hour kit or bug out bag? What each one is actually for, which your family needs first, and how to build it without buying twice. Read more...
Go Bag for Evacuating With Kids: An EMT's Packing List
Go Bag for Evacuating With Kids: An EMT's Packing List
An EMT dad's packing list for evacuating with kids — what goes in each child's bag, what parents forget, and how to brief kids without scaring them. Read more...
Hurricane Kit for Apartments: What to Do With No Garage
Hurricane Kit for Apartments: What to Do With No Garage
No garage, no problem: a hurricane kit that fits an apartment — water, power, sanitation and trauma basics on one closet shelf. Read more...
After the Storm: The Week Nobody Preps For
After the Storm: The Week Nobody Preps For
The week after the storm is what nobody preps for: filthy water, infections, stomach bugs. A firefighter/EMT's shoebox-sized fix. Read more...
Building a 72-Hour Kit Without Going Broke
Building a 72-Hour Kit Without Going Broke
A finished 72-hour kit built slow beats a fancy one you can't afford. The priority order for building your family's kit on a tight budget. Read more...
When the Towers Go Down: Keeping Your Family in Contact Off-Grid
When the Towers Go Down: Keeping Your Family in Contact Off-Grid
When cell towers go down, texts and GPS can still get through — how off-grid mesh radios keep your family connected in a blackout. Read more...
The First Aid Kit Most Families Get Wrong (An EMT’s Take)
The First Aid Kit Most Families Get Wrong (An EMT’s Take)
Most family first aid kits are band-aid boxes. A working EMT on what's actually missing — and the few items that stop serious bleeding. Read more...
How Much Water to Actually Store for an Emergency
How Much Water to Actually Store for an Emergency
How much water your family actually needs stored for an emergency, where to keep it, and the cheap mistakes that ruin a supply. Read more...
What a Firefighter Packs for Hurricane Season
What a Firefighter Packs for Hurricane Season
What a working firefighter packs for hurricane season — the 72-hour priorities, what's a waste of money, and the one thing everyone forgets. Read more...