About us
About The Ready Homestead
The Ready Homestead helps regular people get their homes ready for storms, outages and hard weeks. We keep it calm and practical. No doom, no gear hype, no jargon.
Who writes our guides
The Ready Homestead was founded by Alvin Dean, who sets the standards every guide follows. We are not doctors, lawyers or electricians, so we do not guess. We check every safety fact against official sources and link to them on every guide. Read exactly how in our editorial policy.
What we cover
- Water: Store it, clean it and never run short.
- Power: Lights, heat and backup power, done safely.
- Food: Build a pantry you will actually eat.
- Build: Simple projects that make your home tougher.
- Skills: Plans and know-how for when things go wrong.
- Community: Neighbors, family and getting ready together.
How we write
Short sentences. Plain words. Every guide ends with one clear next step you can do today.
New to getting ready?
Start with the 72-hour home emergency checklist, then learn how much water to store for an emergency.