BUCKHORN CLIFFS

Preparedness: Organized

The field manual
for being ready

Knowledge, supplies, and self reliance. Ask it a question, or browse by what you need and what is happening.

390Entries 155Formulas 33Compounds 74Supplies 1305Questions

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When the grid goes down, this site goes with it. Paper does not. Membership opens every page and every recipe from the book, hands over all six field guides, and gives you My Manual: the tool that turns this site into one binder built for your household.

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My Manual · the reason to join

One manual, built from this site, that is yours alone

Every page here has a "Save to My Manual" button. Press it on the recipes, charts, parts lists, and whole field guides that fit your house, arrange them in the order you want, name it, and print one manual with a cover and a contents page. Or keep it as a PDF that opens with no signal. No book on any shelf fits your household this exactly.

  • It works when this site does notNo power and no signal means no website. A printed manual and an offline PDF still open, which is the whole point of writing any of this down.
  • Only your pagesThis site covers every household. Yours needs a fraction of it. Your manual holds the pages that match your water source, your climate, and your gear, so nobody digs through the rest under stress.
  • Anyone in the house can use itThe person who reads this site may not be the one home when it counts. A binder on the shelf, in the order you chose, with a contents page, is something a spouse or a teenager can follow.
  • One current copy, not a pile of printoutsEvery page prints in the same field guide layout with a cover, a contents page, and the print date. Change a page, print again, and the old copy is easy to spot.
  1. 1Save what fits
  2. 2Arrange it your way
  3. 3Print it or save a PDF
  4. 4Keep it current
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Membership

Save to My Manual is a member tool

Members build their own manual from the pages that fit their household, then print it or keep it as a PDF.

Why it matters

When the grid goes down, this site goes with it. Paper does not. Membership is how you get the whole manual off the screen and onto the shelf: every page in full, every field guide, and a binder built for your own household.

The field guide library

All six field guides. 206 pages. Included.

The complete Buckhorn Cliffs PDF set, yours to download, print, and keep from the day you join.

$60if bought one at a time

  • Cover of Stockpile Essentials Field GuideStockpile Essentials39 pagesEverything to keep on hand, category by category, plus the 20 multi-use items.
  • Cover of Survival Foods Field GuideSurvival Foods35 pagesStoring, extending, and using the food supply. Real shelf life by the numbers.
  • Cover of Chemical Compounds Field GuideChemical Compounds29 pagesThe 33 compounds: storage, top uses, hazards, and the never-mix chart.
  • Cover of Spare Parts and Repair Stock Field GuideSpare Parts and Repair Stock40 pagesWhat to keep on hand to fix the home and land when the supply chain breaks.
  • Cover of Walk-Around Preparedness AuditWalk-Around Preparedness Audit33 pagesFifteen systems scored 1 to 5, with the printable scorecard.
  • Cover of The Preparedness LogbookPreparedness Logbook30 pagesThe household information that needs to be on paper.

My Manual · included

Build your own field manual

The most useful thing a membership gives you. No book fits your household exactly. My Manual does. Save any page on this site, recipes, charts, and whole field guides included, arrange them in the order you want, and print one manual with your name on the cover. It holds only what is relevant to you, and nothing you would skip.

Why it matters

  • It works when this site does notNo power and no signal means no website. A printed manual and an offline PDF still open, which is the whole point of writing any of this down.
  • Only your pagesThis site covers every household. Yours needs a fraction of it. Your manual holds the pages that match your water source, your climate, and your gear, so nobody digs through the rest under stress.
  • Anyone in the house can use itThe person who reads this site may not be the one home when it counts. A binder on the shelf, in the order you chose, with a contents page, is something a spouse or a teenager can follow.
  • One current copy, not a pile of printoutsEvery page prints in the same field guide layout with a cover, a contents page, and the print date. Change a page, print again, and the old copy is easy to spot.

What to build with it

  • The house binderYour water source, your climate, your gear. Only the pages you would reach for.
  • A copy for the bug-out bag or truckA short version that travels: water, first aid, comms, and the recipes you rely on.
  • A copy for familyHand a parent or a grown kid a manual built for their house and their supplies.
  • The shop and the barnParts lists, repair skills, and the never-mix chart, kept where the work happens.
  • A recipe book of your ownThe cleaners, fuels, and remedies you make, with exact amounts, in one place.
  • An offline PDFSaved to a phone, a tablet, or a drive in the Faraday bag. It opens with no signal.

How it works

  1. 1Save what fitsPress "Save to My Manual" on any page: a recipe, a chart, a guide, a parts list, or a whole field guide.
  2. 2Arrange it your wayOn My Account, drag the pages into the order you want. Name the manual and add your household name.
  3. 3Print it or save a PDFOpen the preview, then print it or save a PDF. It is sized for 8.5 x 11 inch paper, with a cover and a contents page. Field guides go in exactly as the PDFs are laid out. No ads, no photos.
  4. 4Keep it currentAdd a page, pull one out, print again. The cover carries the date, so you always know which copy is the latest.

Also included

  • The entire site, unlockedAll 158 member pages open in full: exact amounts, every step, every warning, every parts list. Nothing held back.
  • Every recipe and resource in the bookAll 138 recipes and 33 compounds from Prepper's Chemical Survival Guide, with exact amounts, every step, every warning, and the reference charts.
  • A clean PDF of any entryOne press turns any page into a field guide sheet for the binder, the truck, or the shop wall.
  • Checklists and audit scores that follow youSaved to the account, so the phone, the laptop, and the shop computer always match.
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Browse by need

What do you need to cover?

WaterStore it, purify it, and prove it is safe17 entriesFoodEat-now, cook-from, and long-term bulk100 entriesCooking, Fuel and FireCook a meal, make heat, and start a fire14 entriesMedicalStop bleeding, treat wounds, and buy time54 entriesHygiene and SanitationStay clean and contain waste30 entriesCompounds and CleaningClean, disinfect, and treat with a few stable compounds60 entriesTools and RepairCut, fasten, patch, and fix28 entriesPower and LightKeep power and light when the grid is down10 entriesCommunicationsRadios, satellite, and staying in contact8 entriesWarmth and ShelterStay warm and dry7 entriesSecurityDeter, protect, and stay aware8 entriesGarden and LivestockGrow and protect your own food30 entriesKits and PlanningGo-bags, documents, and the plan24 entries

Browse by event

What is happening?

BlackoutThe power is out and nobody knows for how long.Winter stormCold, ice, closed roads, and often no power.Wildfire and evacuationYou have minutes to leave and may not come back soon.FloodWater is rising, or the cleanup has begun.Water outageThe tap is dry, or the water is no longer safe.Nuclear and radiationFallout, a plant accident, or a radiological event.EMPElectronics and the grid go down together.Rising prices and shortagesShelves thin out and prices climb.No doctor availableHelp is hours away or not coming.

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Where to begin, the order to build in, what I recommend, and a full tour of everything on this site.

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The reference shelf

Shelf life table199 items, sortable, with real lifespan and best storage. How do I...Every question the manual answers, grouped by need. Never-mix chartThe compound pairs that must stay apart, with a two-tap checker. Walk-around auditScore 15 systems from 1 to 5 and see the weakest link. Multi-use matrixTwenty items, eight jobs. See what covers the most ground. Glossary233 terms in plain language.

Print it, keep it

The six field guides

Each one is a printable PDF built to live in a binder: checklists, charts, and numbers you can use with the power out. Buy one for $10, or get all six with membership.

Walk-Around Preparedness Audit cover

Start with this one

Walk-Around Preparedness Audit

It tells you what to fix before you spend a dollar. Every other guide makes more sense once you know your weakest system.

15 systems scored200 checkpoints1 to 5 readiness scale33 pages

Stockpile Essentials Field Guide cover

The master checklist

Stockpile Essentials Field Guide

239 items across 16 categories, with the 20 multi-use items that earn their shelf space. Use it to shop with a plan.

16 categories239 items to check off20 multi-use items39 pages

Survival Foods Field Guide cover

For the pantry

Survival Foods Field Guide

Real shelf life for 64 foods against the date on the label, how much to store, and how to tell when something has turned.

50+ foods & staples18 sections4 appendices35 pages

Chemical Compounds Field Guide cover

For the compound shelf

Chemical Compounds Field Guide

All 33 compounds on quick cards: what it does, how to store it, how long it keeps, and what never to mix.

33 compoundsA-Z every entry listed9 never-mix pairs29 pages

Spare Parts and Repair Stock Field Guide cover

For the house itself

Spare Parts and Repair Stock Field Guide

260 parts across 27 systems. The cheap parts that fail, listed so you can buy them before you need them.

27 categories260 parts listedBuy 2 store 140 pages

The Preparedness Logbook cover

For the binder

The Preparedness Logbook

25 sections of fill-in pages: contacts, medical, documents, plans, supplies. The record your family uses when you are not there.

4 parts25 sections161 fill-in fields30 pages

Or get all six

Membership includes every field guide, and a lot more

Six guides bought one at a time cost $60. Membership is $49.95 per year and adds every member recipe with exact amounts, every recipe and resource from the Prepper's Chemical Survival Guide, the full audit and logbook, all the reference charts, and My Manual: your own printed binder.

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Take it off the grid

The book and the field guides

This site works while the internet does. The printed book and the PDF field guides work when it does not. Members can also build a manual of their own from any page here and print it.

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