Ready HomesteadWhen it's safer to stay home, be the house that's ready.
Ready Homestead is a step-by-step preparedness planner for your household. It turns water, food, power, heat, sanitation and the family plan into small tasks you can tick off, and keeps track of what's on the shelf.
One payment. No subscription. Runs in your web browser on phone, tablet or computer.
- 18 areas313 practical tasks
- 90-day menufrom a 64-item pantry
- Offlineonce it has loaded
Up next
Illustration. Your areas and counts depend on your answers.
Everything you need to stay put, in one plan.
A short questionnaire about your home and household shapes the plan, so you only see the tasks that fit you.
The plan
313 tasks across 18 areas, each with the key ideas behind it. Tick them off and see what's left in each area.
Stock tracker
Record what you have on hand and compare it to what your household needs for the days you're planning for.
Pantry & menu
64 long-keeping staples, 50 recipes and a 90-day menu built from them, with a weekly shopping plan and water and food calculators.
Routines
25 recurring checks, from rotating water to testing the radio, so the plan stays current after the first push.
The 18 areas
- Know your risksMap what could go wrong before you spend a dollar.
- Home upkeep & safetyFire, water, air and doors: the fixes that prevent most emergencies.
- Documents & moneyThe folder you can grab, the cash you keep, backups that survive a flood.
- Shelter in placeOne room you can keep warm, cool and safe, with two ways out.
- Kit & medicalFirst aid, light and power, organized so you can find it in the dark.
- Food pantryA 3-month pantry built a few dollars a week.
- WaterStored so it stays clean, with a way to make more.
- SanitationToilets stop when water stops. Plan the bucket first.
- Heat & coolingOne warm room and the fuel to keep it warm.
- PowerSize the battery for what must run, then add solar.
- Pets, kids & eldersThe people and animals who can't plan for themselves.
- Family planWho does what, how you reach each other, where you meet.
- CommunicationsFour ways to reach each other, written down and tested.
- Hands-on skillsFire, knots, first aid and basic repairs.
- Outdoor space & animalsWater, wood, compost, hens and fencing, if you have them.
- When it happensShort playbooks for the events that actually occur.
- NeighborsA street that knows itself is the cheapest preparation there is.
- Keep it currentWalk the seasons, practice twice a year, update.
Built for the night the lights go out.
The "When it happens" area holds short playbooks, starting with what to do in the first ten minutes. Hazard-specific tasks elsewhere in the plan cover the weather your area actually gets.
- Power outage
- Boil-water notice
- Illness at home
- Evacuation
- House fire
- Heat wave
- Winter storm
- Hurricane
- Flooding
- Wildfire
- Earthquake
The guidance draws on public preparedness sources such as FEMA, Ready.gov and your county emergency-management office, rewritten for an ordinary household.
How it works
1. Buy once
Pay $9.99 through Stripe with the email address you'll sign in with.
2. Sign in by email
No password. We email you a link; open it on the device you want to use. Each sign-in lasts 14 days.
3. Use it anywhere
Up to 3 devices per purchase. Add it to your home screen, and once it has loaded it keeps working with no connection.
4. Share with your household
Optional: link your household's devices with a private code so everyone works from the same plan. Each person signs in with their own purchase.
Your plan is saved in your browser. Back it up to a file whenever you like, and restore it on another device.
One price. Yours to keep.
once, per person
- The whole plan, stock tracker, pantry menu and routines
- Up to 3 of your own devices
- Updates to the plan included
- No subscription, no ads
- Paid securely through Stripe
Questions before you buy? Read the support page or email [email protected].
Questions people ask before buying.
What does "bugging in" mean?
Sheltering at home during an emergency instead of leaving. For most events, from storms to outages, staying put in a prepared home is the safer and more comfortable choice. Ready Homestead is the plan for doing that well.
Is it an app I download from a store?
No. Ready Homestead runs in your web browser at app.readyhomestead.app, on phones, tablets and computers. You can add it to your home screen so it opens like an app.
Does it work with no internet?
Yes, once it has loaded on that device. The plan and your records are kept in the browser, and the app opens from a saved copy when there's no connection. You need a connection to sign in, which you do every 14 days, and for household sharing to catch up.
Do I need an account?
Only your email address. You sign in with a link we email you; there's no password. We use your email to check your purchase and to limit each purchase to 3 devices.
Where is my data kept?
Your plan, answers and stock list stay in your browser on your device. If you turn on household sharing, the shared plan is also stored in Google's Firebase so your household's devices can sync. See the privacy policy.
Is $9.99 really the whole price?
Yes. One payment per person covers the full plan on up to 3 devices, including updates. There is no subscription and no in-app upgrade.
Can my family use it?
Each person needs their own purchase. Household sharing then links everyone's devices to one shared plan, so the family works on the same list.
Can I get a refund?
Email [email protected] with your receipt. Once a purchase is refunded, it no longer opens the web app.