30 Days Off-Grid: The Practical Guide to Living Without Power or Running Water

When the power and water go out, the first days decide how the rest goes. 30 Days Off-Grid turns official emergency guidance into one clear, illustrated plan you can read in an evening and use right away.

The book is organized into six color-coded parts, with a tab on every page so you can find what you need fast. A quick-find panel at the front sends you straight to the right page when something goes wrong.

WHAT'S INSIDE

Part 1 · Water
• How much water you need and where to find it, including hidden sources in your home
• Making water safe: boiling, bleach dosing tables, tablets, solar disinfection (SODIS) and filtering
• Storing water safely for 30 days

Part 2 · Food
• What to stock, with a sample 30-day food plan per adult
• What to keep and what to throw out when the fridge loses power
• Keeping food from spoiling: drying, salting, fermenting and cool storage without electricity
• Gathering wild food safely, and why expert identification comes first

Part 3 · Home safety
• Cooking, heat and light without the grid, including safe generator use and carbon monoxide prevention
• Low-fuel cooking with a hay box
• Staying warm and staying cool at home

Part 4 · Health
• Hygiene, sanitation and building an emergency toilet
• Dehydration, oral rehydration, heat illness and hypothermia: the signs and what to do
• First aid essentials, medicines that need refrigeration, and staying well through a long disruption

Part 5 · Contact & navigation
• Communicating when phones are down
• Navigating without GPS, using the sun, a shadow stick and the stars
• What to do if you're lost, and distress signals

Part 6 · The 30-day plan
• A step-by-step plan for the full month
• A master supply checklist
• A one-page quick-reference card with the key numbers from every chapter

ALSO INCLUDED
• 14 illustrated diagrams, including a water treatment flowchart, bottle filter cross-section, food safety timeline, generator placement, shadow-stick compass and star map
• Fill-in page for your local emergency contacts
• Two pages of sources, with links to the official guidance

WHY THIS GUIDE
Every figure comes from published guidance by organizations such as the CDC, EPA, FEMA, USDA and FDA, plus university extension services, written in plain language with sources listed. No guesswork and no hype.

DETAILS
• Format: PDF, 46 pages, US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), printable
• Delivery: instant download after purchase
• Works on phone, tablet and computer. We recommend printing a copy, because you may not be able to charge your devices.
• License: personal use for your household. You may print copies for your own home. Resale and sharing are not permitted.

IMPORTANT
This book is educational information, not medical, legal or professional advice. Always follow your local authorities first. Never eat wild plants or mushrooms based on a book alone. Vortex One Digital is not affiliated with or endorsed by any agency or organization named in the book.