Readiness: Your Responsibility, with Ricky
Hey! My name is Ricky.
I have spent 25 years in security and 10 years in emergency management, and I have been prepping for over 20 years. Here is what all of that taught me:
Help is coming. It is just not coming to your house first.
So picture it. It is 9 at night and everything goes dark. Your kids want to know what happened. The garage door will not open. Your phone is at 12 percent.
How much water do you have? How long is the food in that fridge still safe? Which light do you leave on?
Most people cannot answer those. Not because they are dumb. Nobody ever walked them through it without trying to sell them something expensive.
Being ready does not start with a bunker. It can start with an extra case of water.
Free. Start here.
The power just went out. Are you good for 3 days?
The Lights Out Checklist is the one I would hand a friend. Most lists only tell you what to buy. This one also covers what to practice and what to do when it actually happens.
- Know exactly where you stand, with the 10 things to have in the house.
- Find out what fails before it fails on you, with 5 things to practice that do not cost a dime.
- Know what to do in the first hour, including the one light you leave switched on, and why.
- Stop guessing with a sniff test, and know what food stays and what goes.
Here is what happens next: click the button, put in your email, and the checklist opens right on the next page. I will also email you a PDF to print and stick on the fridge, then occasional readiness tips. You can unsubscribe anytime.
One honest thing: a checklist does not make anybody ready. You still have to do it. But you will know where you stand tonight, and that beats finding out in the dark.
Why listen to me?
I am not a faceless account reading a script off the internet. This is what I have actually done:
- 25 yearsin security, mostly high risk
- 10 yearsin emergency management, 7 volunteer and 3 paid
- 20+ yearsof prepping my own home and family
- InstructorStop the Bleed, BLS, CPR and First Aid
- SAR trainedsearch and rescue
- Husband and dadwhich is the real reason I do any of this
In the works
The 30-week readiness class
I am building the class I wish somebody had handed me 20 years ago. Thirty weeks, one topic at a time, starting with situational awareness and working through:
Canvassing your neighborhood. EDC. Home, vehicle and body readiness. Decision making during a crisis. Family readiness. Your digital self and cyber security. Communications. Bugging in, bugging out. Homesteading. Survival skills.
It is not open yet. Grab the checklist and you will be on the email list when it is.
Ready is on you.
Start tonight. It is free, and your family will never know how close you came to not doing it.
Get the free Lights Out Checklist