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      Mark H., Idaho

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      Paperback · 302 pages · Full colour

       312 reviews · 4.8 out of 5

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      70 projects in one book

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      Every project shows cost, difficulty and time

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      No experience needed

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      Printed on paper, works with the power off

      Update: First print run is limited. When it is gone, the next batch is weeks out.

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      What's inside

      Eight chapters. Seventy projects. Nothing theoretical.

      Rainwater capture and filtration. Cold storage and preserving without a freezer. Backup power and heat. A working greenhouse. The small systems that make a property less dependent on everything going right.

      Every project opens with three numbers: what it costs, how hard it is, how long it takes. You will know whether it is an afternoon or a season before you pick up a tool.

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      It works when nothing else does

      A video needs a signal. A PDF needs a charged battery. This needs daylight.

      That is the whole reason it is printed on paper, in a size you can leave open on a workbench while both your hands are busy.

      Why a book and not a playlist

      Videos need a signal. Kits run out on day three. A book on the shelf does neither.

        A stack of videos A 72-hour kit
      Works with the power off
      Tells you the cost first
      Difficulty and time per project
      Parts list and where to buy
      Covers more than three days
      Still useful in twenty years

      Most people know. Few are ready.

      A 2025 survey of 1,200 US households found the gap between worrying about an outage and being ready for one is wide. This book is built to close it, one project at a time.

      What Americans told SafeHome in 2025

      55%

      expect a lengthy blackout

      More than half think a long outage is coming.

      19%

      have any backup power

      Fewer than one in five could keep a fridge running.

      5%

      have a full emergency kit

      One in twenty is actually set up for it.

      Source: SafeHome.org Home Emergency Preparedness Study, July 2025, n=1,200.

      What people built

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        Finally used my tools for something

        Every project says how long it takes and how hard it is, so I could pick one for a Saturday. Root cellar is next.

        Greg P., Michigan

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        Clear enough for a beginner

        I am not handy. The photos show every step and the parts list told me exactly what to ask for at the store.

        Linda S., North Carolina

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        Worth it for the water chapter alone

        After the boil notice last year I wanted a real plan. Built the filter setup from chapter one over a weekend.

        Tom W., Texas

        Questions people ask

        Some of it, yes, scattered across a hundred videos of wildly different quality. What you are paying for is having it in one place, in a sensible order, with the costs and parts lists worked out. And for it still working when the internet does not.

        No. It is written and photographed by named authors, and every project is shown with real photographs. Look through the interior spreads above.

        [X-Y business days], with tracking, shipped from [COUNTRY]. You get a tracking number by email as soon as it leaves.

        Sixty days, full refund, and you keep the book. Email us and we will take care of it.

        Yes. support@orfela.com or [PHONE]. A person answers, usually the same day.

        Not especially. Every project is rated for difficulty, and plenty are straightforward for a first-timer with basic tools.

        No. Most people who buy it want lower bills, more food they grew themselves, and not to lose the contents of the fridge the next time the power goes out for four days.

        Yes, and a lot of people do. There are two- and three-copy bundles, and you can add a gift note at checkout.

        Yes. A 302-page full-colour paperback. That is the point of it.

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        Sixty days. Keep the book either way.

        Build something from it. If it is not worth what you paid, email us and we will refund you, and the book stays yours.

        We would rather you had it than not.