The journal
One note about the week we are in, and then everything this site has published, newest first. If you want it in your inbox instead, the dispatch goes out once a week.
Mid-September: the peak of the season
NOAA puts the climatological peak of the Atlantic hurricane season on 10 September. Whatever your stored water looks like after the hot months, this is the week to count it, refill it, and test the flashlight before the sky does it for you.
Run the household water plan, then check the 48-hour power plan. Both take about three minutes and cost nothing.
Written 11 September 2026. We replace this note every Monday.
Everything, newest first
- ·30-day pantry, priced this monthWhat a month of food costs at today's federal average prices, scaled to the calories you want covered.
- ·Generator or battery, by stateYour state's outage hours, a typical outage length, and the watt-hours your list actually needs.
- ·Water from air, by cityGrams of water per cubic metre of your air, and how much air one gallon really takes.
- ·Drought map, by stateYour state's five drought bands, the people inside them, and how the number moved in a year.
- ·Water treatment dose, by containerHow much bleach, iodine or calcium hypochlorite for the container you have, how long to wait, and what none of it removes.
- ·The blackout kit you already ownHow many gallons and how many hours the things already in your house cover, and the one gap left.
- ·Rain barrel calculator, by stateGallons your roof catches per inch of rain, per month and per year, plus what overflows.
- ·48-hour power plan for an apartmentWater in gallons, power bank in watt-hours, and the fridge clock for your household.
- ·The day after a stormWater, power, and the three lines to write down, in that order.
- ·Water Freedom SystemDigital build plans for a water-from-air rig, plus the household water plan that tells you how many gallons your house actually needs.
- ·Water storage basicsHow much to keep, what to keep it in, and what to rotate.
- ·Rainwater harvesting basicsCatchment, overflow and the local rules to check before buying a barrel.
- ·A herb garden when space is tightWhat actually grows on a balcony, and in what order to plant it.
- ·First-time foraging rulesRule things out before you eat anything. The habits that matter more than any plant list.
- ·Smart Water BoxDigital build plans, not a device, with roughly $106 of parts on top. The seller gives 60 days.
- ·Medicinal Garden KitA box of non-GMO seeds for ten cottage-garden plants people have grown for generations, with a growing guide.
- ·The Forager's Guide to Wild FoodsA printed and digital guide to 400+ edible wild plants, with colour photographs and the poisonous look-alikes beside them.
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