Scenario Playbook 01
Grid Down
The first hour, the first day, the first week without power.
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When it goes dark, there's no time to get ready.
Are you ready?Will your family be safe?
The power fails. Phones lose signal. Card readers die and the shelves are empty by morning. That first hour is when you find out what you're missing. These 13 survival guides and fill-in workbooks walk your family through a written plan now, while the lights are on.
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Answer honestly
Could you answer these right now?
- 01
If the power went out tonight, how many days of water are in your house?
- 02
Do your kids know where to meet you if the phones stop working?
- 03
How much cash is in the house if every card reader goes dead?
- 04
Which medicine runs out first, and where would you get more?
- 05
Who decides it's time to leave, and where do you go?
- 06
Would your plan still work with a dead phone?
If you hesitated on even one, you're not alone. That's exactly what the workbooks are for: they ask the questions in order, and you write down the answers before you need them.
Not a movie
It already happened.
Every one of these started as an ordinary day. None of them gave people time to get ready.
246Feb 2021 / Texas
people died after Winter Storm Uri cut power to millions of homes. 158 of them died from the cold, and 19 from carbon monoxide.
45%May 2021 / East Coast
of the East Coast's fuel supply stopped moving when a ransomware attack shut down the Colonial Pipeline.
45,000+Dec 2022 / North Carolina
customers went dark for days after gunfire hit two substations in Moore County. The county set a nighttime curfew.
8.5MJul 2024 / Worldwide
Windows computers crashed in one morning after a single faulty update. Airlines grounded flights, and banks, retailers, and rail networks went down.
5 secApr 2025 / Spain and Portugal
is how long it took Spain to lose about 60 percent of its power supply. Getting back above 99 percent took about 18 hours.
The whole idea
If you stay ready, you don't have to get ready.
When it goes dark, nobody remembers the article they meant to read. They remember what's written down, taped inside a cabinet, and talked through once at the kitchen table. Do the thinking now, on a calm night, so the worst night is just following the plan.
The library
13 guides. Every scenario. One shelf.
Each guide covers what to do in the first 60 minutes, the first 24 hours, and the first 7 days, and comes with its own printable workbook. These are the real covers.
Scenario Playbooks 01 to 07: what to do when it hits
Scenario Playbook 02
EMP and Solar Storm
When electronics and vehicles go dark with the grid.
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Scenario Playbook 03
Nuclear and Fallout
Where to shelter, how long to stay, and how to decontaminate.
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Scenario Playbook 04
War and Civil Unrest
Curfews, checkpoints, and the stay-or-go call.
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Scenario Playbook 05
Economic Collapse
Bank runs, cash, barter, and empty shelves.
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Scenario Playbook 06
Severe Weather
Ice storms, tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods.
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Scenario Playbook 07
Pandemic and Quarantine
Weeks locked in, done right.
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Just this one: $19Supply Systems 08 to 13: what to have on the shelf
Supply System 08
Water
Storage, filtration, and purification for your household.
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Supply System 09
Food and Seeds
Long-term storage and the garden that replaces it.
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Supply System 10
Power and Heat
Generators, solar, fuel, and safe heat.
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Supply System 11
Medical and Sanitation
Trauma care, medications, and waste.
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Supply System 12
Security and Defense
Home hardening and awareness.
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Supply System 13
Comms and Bug-Out
Radios, Faraday protection, and go-bags.
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Everything, one payment
All 13 survival guides + 13 fill-in workbooks
$97$247if bought one at a time
- 13 field guides. The first 60 minutes, the first 24 hours, and the first 7 days for every scenario.
- 13 printable workbooks. Fill-in-the-blank pages that walk you through building your family's plan, step by step.
- Fill in on screen or on paper. Type into the forms, or print them and keep them in a binder.
- Good, better, best gear lists. Buy once, buy right, and build in stages.
- Bonus: The First 72 Hours starter. A 38-page field guide and 10 fillable worksheets to set up your household plan.
- Your private library link. Download again on any device, any time.
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How it works
From "we'll figure it out" to a written plan.
- Download tonight.
Every guide and workbook is in your private library the minute you check out.
- Fill in your plan.
The workbook asks the questions in order: who's in your house, what everyone depends on, how much water you need, where you meet, and when you leave. You write the answers.
- Put it where everyone can find it.
Print it, put it in a binder, and walk your family through it once. Now everyone knows the plan, even if your phone is dead.
Every guide. Same system.
Know what to do. In the order you do it.
01The threat brief
How this scenario really unfolds, what fails first, and the past events that prove it.
02The first 60 minutes
The moves that matter most, while everyone else is still guessing.
03The first 24 hours
Water, food, power, heat, health, and comms rules for day one.
04The first 7 days
Sustain, organize your street, and know exactly when to leave.
05The gear
Picks tiered good, better, best, so you can build in stages.
Do the math
How much water is in your house?
The CDC's number is one gallon per person, per day. Most families are shocked at what two weeks looks like. Food math uses about 2,000 calories per person per day; active adults, teenagers, and cold weather need more.
56gallons of water
18cases of 24 bottles
112kcalories of food
Cases are 24 half-liter bottles. The Water guide shows how to store, filter, and purify it.
Get the full water plan $97Getting ready vs. staying ready
The night it happens, without a plan
- Searching drawers for flashlights in the dark
- Driving to three stores for water that's already gone
- Guessing whether to stay or leave
- Kids scared because nobody knows the plan
The night it happens, with the guides
- Lights, water, and cash already counted
- Supply targets sized to your household
- Written triggers for when to stay and when to go
- Everyone knows where to meet and who to call
The series
Follow the family. Vote on their next move.
When It Goes Dark follows one family through a crisis, one episode at a time, and viewers vote on what they do next. Every hard choice they face is covered in these guides, so you can make yours ahead of time.
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Start with the first 72 hours.
Get The First 72 Hours, a free 38-page starter guide: 12 action steps, a quick-action page, and a workbook with 10 fillable worksheets. Save it offline. Print the quick-action page.
What exactly do I get for $97?
All 13 survival guides and all 13 printable workbooks, as PDFs you download right after checkout. You also get a private library link so you can download them again on any device, plus the free First 72 Hours starter guide and its workbook.
Is this a subscription?
No. It is one payment of $97. Nothing renews and nothing is billed later.
What are the workbooks?
Each guide comes with its own workbook of fill-in-the-blank pages: your household, what everyone depends on, how much water and food you need, where you meet, and when you leave. Fill them in on screen in a PDF reader that supports forms, or print them and keep them in a binder.
Can I buy just one guide?
Yes. Singles are $19 each (Grid Down is $14 through November 30), and you can add more for $9 each at checkout. All 13 together are $97.
Is this a physical book?
No. Everything is a PDF you download right after checkout. Read on any phone, tablet, or computer, and print the plan pages so they work when your devices don't.
Is the advice based on real guidance?
The guides list their sources. The safety numbers in Grid Down were checked against official sources in October 2026, including the CDC, U.S. EPA, FoodSafety.gov, the FDA, and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This is general preparedness information, not medical, legal, electrical, or firearms advice.
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Are you ready?
The best time to make a plan is while the lights are on. Make it on a calm night, and the night it happens, all you have to do is follow it.
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