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Serious preparedness, and a few unserious scenarios

What would you need?

Real emergencies are mostly won in advance, with a short list of ordinary objects and one page of agreed plans. These guides cover the situations that genuinely happen — power cuts, floods, fires, storms — and then, because being prepared should be enjoyable, a handful of scenarios that will not.

A cozy preparedness room with packed supplies, maps, a radio and a bright landscape beyond the window

Apocalypse Mode guides

A family calmly spending a power cut evening with lanterns, blankets, a radio and a warm mealApocalypse Mode14 things to sort

Power Cut

Light, heat, food and information when the electricity stops.

See what you'll need →A well-organized 72-hour emergency bag surrounded by water, food, first aid and practical suppliesApocalypse Mode16 things to sort

72-Hour Kit

One bag that covers the first three days of almost anything.

See what you'll need →Neighbours preparing calmly for a flood with packed bags, boots, documents and raised household belongingsApocalypse Mode16 things to sort

Flooding

Protecting what you can, leaving in time, and coming back safely.

See what you'll need →A household making a calm wildfire evacuation with packed car, masks, maps and a clear route awayApocalypse Mode14 things to sort

Wildfire Evacuation

Smoke, short notice and a route out that you already chose.

See what you'll need →A reassuring earthquake preparedness scene with sturdy shoes, a torch and organized household suppliesApocalypse Mode16 things to sort

Earthquake

Shaking is brief; the hours afterwards are the real preparation.

See what you'll need →A cozy household safely prepared indoors for a major storm with supplies, radio and secured windowsApocalypse Mode16 things to sort

Storm & Hurricane

Days of warning, one afternoon of preparation.

See what you'll need →A calm, well-stocked home cupboard with ordinary food, water, medicine and household essentialsApocalypse Mode13 things to sort

Supply Shortage

Keeping a calm cupboard when the shelves are not calm.

See what you'll need →Neighbours sharing supplies and information during a long grid outage in a warmly lit communityApocalypse Mode16 things to sort

Grid Down

A long outage: days without power rather than hours.

See what you'll need →A humorous, friendly zombie preparedness scene with ordinary supplies and a cheerfully packed backpackApocalypse Mode17 things to sort

Zombie Apocalypse

Entirely fictional. Suspiciously good preparedness practice.

See what you'll need →A playful alien arrival watched from a cozy prepared home with snacks, maps and camping suppliesApocalypse Mode14 things to sort

Alien Invasion

Fiction. Excellent excuse to own a wind-up radio.

See what you'll need →Friendly household robots causing comic mischief while people calmly organize practical suppliesApocalypse Mode15 things to sort

Robot Uprising

Fiction. A very good argument for owning paper.

See what you'll need →A whimsical night-sky asteroid scenario with friends gathered safely among camping and emergency suppliesApocalypse Mode16 things to sort

Asteroid Impact

Fiction, thankfully. The shelter list is real enough.

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Being written

We publish a guide once it is genuinely useful, not before.

In progress

Heatwave

Staying cool when the grid is straining.

Guide coming soon
In progress

Winter Storm

Being snowed in, comfortably.

Guide coming soon
In progress

Kraken Attack

Coastal, unlikely, in progress.

Guide coming soon