5-BY / EVERYDAY PREPAREDNESS
A clear signal in a noisy world.
Everyday prepping for everyday people. Calm, practical, and free.
THE IDEA
Prepared, not panicked.
Power cuts, burst pipes, floods, a bad month. Most emergencies aren’t the end of the world: they’re ordinary bad days that go better if you’ve thought about them first. 5-by is plain, practical information to help you get ready for them, one small step at a time.
No bunkers. No scaremongering. No telling you what to think. Just what you need to know, and how to find out more for yourself.
01 / THE BASICS
Start here
New to this? Begin with these three:
Why People Prepare
What preparing really is, and why it’s nothing new.
Make a Household Plan
The free first step that makes everything else easier.
Basic Stores: Water
The most important thing to have in.
Done those three? There’s plenty more.
02 / STAY INFORMED
The Weekly Five
Five stories. Five minutes. One clearer week.
Five stories from the past week that could affect your household, in about five minutes. Supply problems, outages, recalls, weather, scams. What’s happened, what it could mean, and where to read more. No politics.
Our first Weekly Five is in preparation.
03 / KEEP LEARNING
Going Further
Done the basics and want more? Going Further covers the next steps: dehydrating and storing your own food, making soap from scratch, cooking without power, and more. It’s free. Just sign up with your email.
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04 / KEEP IT FREE
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Everything on 5-by is free and will stay that way. If it’s helped you and you’d like to say thanks, you can buy us a coffee.
Information, not advice. In an emergency, call 999. About 5-by