Most UK households have no real plan for a bad few days: a long power cut, a flood warning, a cold snap, a water or broadband outage. None of it needs to be a disaster film. It’s just an inconvenient week, and most people only find out how unready they are once it’s happening.

The Ready Home is a calm, practical guide for ordinary British homes. No bunkers, no doomsday talk, no American checklists that don’t fit a UK house.

What’s inside

• The foundations: water, food, power and light, warmth, first aid, staying in touch, cash and documents, a grab bag
• Playbooks: power cut, storm and flooding, cold snap, heatwave, supply disruption, water and broadband outages, a few days unwell
• UK numbers and advice pointing to official sources such as GOV.UK Prepare
• Printable checklists you can act on straight away

Included free: The Ready Home Binder (24 printable pages)

Fill-in pages for your household: emergency contacts, where your stopcock, gas meter and fuse box are, utilities, insurance, documents, money, family meeting points, a grab bag and expiry tracker, plus one-page playbooks for power cuts, floods and cold snaps. Print it, fill it in, keep it where you can find it in the dark.

Written by Ryan Ferris of Ryan Preps, for ordinary UK households.

Instant PDF download. General guidance only. For official UK government advice see prepare.campaign.gov.uk.