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Practical guides on preparedness and food storage, plus notes from building Keepilo. Every post names its sources, none of them sells you fear.
On 10 September phones and sirens sound the alarm. What cell broadcast, NINA and siren signals mean, what to check that day, and what helps if your phone stays silent.
Read on: Germany's national warning day 2026: what happens at 11 a.m.
The German civil protection list as active ingredients rather than brands, the gap around regular medication, and how the stock stops expiring unnoticed.
Read on: Emergency medicine cabinet: a checklist by active ingredient
Which stove works in a flat, how many cartridges ten days need, why carbon monoxide is the real danger, and what is actually in the cupboard here.
Read on: Cooking without power: gas stove, fuel and the CO question
Why FM is the last source of information, what a crank really delivers, which lamp to buy first and the battery strategy that fills the cupboard.
Read on: Hand-crank radio and emergency lighting: what actually works
Why a cellar stockpile turns invisible, where paper lists and spreadsheets break down, and how stock plus household become one honest number.
Read on: Managing a stockpile: from a paper list to a range in days
What really belongs in a go bag, why weight is the actual difficulty, what children and pets need, and which popular pieces of kit you can safely leave out.
Read on: Emergency backpack: what really belongs in a go bag
Which papers matter when things go wrong, what belongs as an original and what as a copy, and how to keep an encrypted digital copy without a cloud.
Read on: The emergency document folder: what has to be within reach
The power is out. What to check first, how long the cold holds in the fridge, and why candles are the worst light source.
Two litres per person per day is the official planning figure. What that means for a household, what to store water in, and how far the supply stretches.
Read on: Emergency water supply: how much water per person you need
The official German stockpile table turned into a real shopping trip: quantities per person for ten days, water, pets, and the most common mistakes.
Read on: A 10-day emergency food supply: what belongs on the list