This book is a common-sense guide to surviving an extended power outage or other potentially life-threatening disaster. It helps you define priorities and plan for the unexpected. It is for anyone who wants to improve their preparedness skills in different environments, urban, rural, hot, cold, wet, or dry. Each has a slightly different set of priorities, but only slightly. Water will always be number one or two on the list. If you’re freezing in Alaska, shelter and warmth might be your top priority. If the outage continues, societal breakdown will become a grave concern, and there are ways to cope with that and protect yourself and your family. There are methods to organize your neighbors and community to look after one another. Define those with special skills, such as doctors, carpenters, mechanics, and other skilled tradesmen. Set up emergency communication networks with flags, whistles, or mirrors. Again, much in this book is common sense, just things you’ve never had to think about before. Use it as a guide, not a “how to”.