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The Ready House  ·  Volume One  ·  by Jo Danner

The power goes out. Help is days away. Be ready.

I'm Jo. I live in a log cabin in East Tennessee with my husband Dale and an old shepherd named Sarge. This is the plan I wish I'd had the first winter: the first hour, the cold night, the ice storm shelf, the pantry and the bed, plus fifteen cheap fixes for the house itself.

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01  ·  When the lights go out

Five chapters for the days after the power fails

Mama got us through ice-storm weeks with twelve plain cans, a brick and a quilt tent. This is her way, written out with the rule, the safety catch, the cost and the time for every step. Each chapter ends with jobs you can do this week and a one-page card for the fridge or the nightstand.

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The first hour

Twelve things to do first when the power goes out and help is days away, counted down in order, with a Power Out Card for the nightstand.

PART FOUR

The cold night

Ten ways to stay warm with the power out, ranked deadliest to safest, and three jobs before the first storm.

PART FIVE

The ice storm shelf

Ten Dollar Tree buys before the first ice storm, and five things we never touch.

PART SIX

Mama's pantry shelf

Twelve plain cans and one hand opener that eat cold with the stove dark, plus the oldest-can damage check.

PART SEVEN

Mama's beds

Nine things she put in our beds when the power stayed off, each with its safety catch, and a Tonight's Bed card.

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02  ·  Inside the book

Steps, cost and time for every item

Inside pages: steps, cost and time for each fix

Every item gives you what to do, what it costs, how long it takes and the catch nobody mentions. Counted down, one page at a time, with a box to tick.

A shopping list with real prices closes each part. Print the cards, tape them up, and the plan is where you need it when the lights are out.

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03  ·  And the house itself

Dark house, safe house: fifteen fixes

A dark street is when a house gets looked at. Parts One and Two are the fifteen cheap fixes that make yours the one a burglar walks past, plus what to do if you ever hear someone inside, a room-by-room walkthrough and a going-away checklist.

When my sister Carol moved into a little house on her own, a company called her the first week: forty dollars a month for five years. I walked her house instead and wrote fifteen things on a yellow legal pad. That page is still taped inside her kitchen cabinet.

What it costs
Alarm contract, $40 a month for 5 years$2,400
The three jobs to do this weekunder $7
The whole book$27

04  ·  Start free

Try one page first: the Nightly Walk Card

The Nightly Walk Card, a one-page printable

Four minutes, every night. Front door, back door, slider, garage, windows, yard, curtains, alarm, keys and phone, plus what to do if you ever hear someone in the house.

One page. Print it and tape it inside a kitchen cabinet.

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05  ·  The honest part

What this book is not

Ten printables to tape up around the house

Ten printables, included

A separate PDF of the ten cards and sheets, from the Power Out Card to the Tonight's Bed card. Print them on plain paper and tape them up: by the front door, inside the cabinet, on the nightstand. US Letter size; on A4 choose "fit to page".

06  ·  A note from Jo

Jo Danner

I'm not a guru. I keep a house.

Jo Danner is the presenter of our YouTube channel: an Army veteran who lives in a log cabin in East Tennessee with her husband Dale and an old shepherd called Sarge. Every step in the book comes from the safety groups and agencies listed at the back, so you can check any of it yourself.

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07  ·  Order the book

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If the book isn't useful to you, email us within 7 days of buying and we'll refund you.

The Ready House, Volume One
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New chapters
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08  ·  Questions

Quick answers

Is it only about power outages?

The lead is the power-out plan: five chapters. The book also has the home security chapters, so a dark house stays a safe one.

What do I get?

A 120-page PDF book and a separate PDF of the ten printables. You get the download link straight away, and by email.

Can I read it on my phone?

Yes. It's a normal PDF, so it opens on a phone, tablet or computer.

Can I print it?

Yes. It's US Letter size. On A4 paper, choose "fit to page" when you print.

I rent. Is this for me?

Most of it, yes. Ask your landlord before you change locks or drill into a door frame.

Will I get the new chapters?

The book is one master book that grows a chapter with each video. New chapters are added to this same book.

Refunds?

If the book isn't useful to you, email us within 7 days of buying and we'll refund you.

Before the next storm

Be ready before the lights go out

The first hour, the cold night, the shelf, the pantry and the bed, plus ten pages to tape up. $27, one time.

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