Be Ready For Anything
Bug In Blueprint
A Blueprint For Turning Your House Into The Safest Place On Earth
- The Readiness Wheel framework organizes preparedness into 10 clear areas, so you always know what's covered and what's missing
- 3-month, 6-month and 1-year food stockpile plans, plus a 90-day meal plan with real recipes
- A calm, practical reference for staying put through blackouts, shortages and supply disruptions
What's inside
The Readiness Wheel framework covering 10 areas of home preparedness: long-term food stockpiles, water storage and purification, home security, power generation, communications, medical supplies, tools and gear, crisis-management skills, operational security, and DIY off-grid projects. Includes 3-month, 6-month and 1-year stockpile plans with a 90-day meal plan and recipes.
Shipping & delivery
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Delivery time
Domestic (U.S.) orders typically arrive within 5–10 business days once shipped. International delivery times vary by destination and generally take longer. You'll receive a tracking number via email once your order has shipped.
Where we ship
We ship internationally, including to the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and many other countries.
Is this a physical book or a digital download?
This is a physical book that ships to your door. (The companion Home Readiness Workbook is a separate digital download.)
Is this too advanced if I'm just starting out?
No. It's written for beginners, the guide organizes everything into The Readiness Wheel's ten clear areas so you always know where to start, and it's built as a calm reference, not a doom-and-gloom survivalist manual.
Will this still work if I don't own a house?
Yes. It's written primarily with houses in mind, but it scales down. Apartment and renter readers focus on the areas that apply to them, water storage and security tend to matter most.
What are the companion e-book add-ons, and do I need them?
They're optional digital e-books that go alongside the book: The Home Readiness Workbook Companion, No Grid Home Defense, and The Family Medical Kit Builder. Each normally costs $20, and you can add them to your order at a discount when you buy Bug In Blueprint, as a 1, 2 or 3 e-book bundle.
They're digital downloads, so nothing ships and they don't add to your shipping cost. They're completely optional: untick the box under the e-book options to order just the book.
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What Readers Are Saying
I'd been buying random stuff for years with no plan. The 3-month stockpile chapter finally gave me a list and an order to do it in, and the 90-day meal plan took the guesswork out of what to actually stock.
The Readiness Wheel made it obvious what we were missing. We had food, but nothing for water or communication. I printed the ten areas and stuck them on the fridge so the whole family can see what's left to cover.
Solid reference with clear tables and good color photos. The DIY projects section is short and I wanted more detail there, but the water and home security chapters are worth keeping on the shelf.
I'm not a prepper, I just didn't want to be caught off guard with two kids at home. It's easy to follow and it isn't doom and gloom. I keep going back to it like a reference.
It's written more with houses in mind, so I had to adapt some of it for my apartment. The framework still works for a small space, and the water storage section was the most useful part for me.
Big pages, lots of pictures and plain language. I started with the 90-day meal plan and built out from there, one section at a time.
Four Problems This Guide Solves
Know Where to Start
Most people just buy random supplies with no real plan. This book gives you one instead: a 3-month food stockpile plus a 90-day meal plan, so every purchase has a purpose.
Never Run Out of Clean Water
Learn how to store water long-term and make sure it's safe to drink, so a broken city supply doesn't leave your household stuck.
Secure Your Home Without a Fight
Simple, room-by-room ways to make your house a harder target, better locks and alarms, and how to deter looters without a confrontation.
Keep the Power and Radio On
A plan for backup power during a blackout and staying in touch when the grid goes down, plus the medical supplies and tools you'll actually need.
What Happens To Your Household When The Grid Goes Down For Two Weeks?
Most of us have a flashlight, a few canned goods, and a vague idea that “it'll be fine.” Then a storm, a blackout, or a supply disruption hits, and the gap between the vague idea and an actual plan shows up fast. It's a bigger group than you'd think: roughly 24.5 million U.S. adults, about 9% of the country, already consider themselves preppers, and most are ordinary homeowners in ordinary neighborhoods, not bunker builders. The question isn't whether disruptions happen. It's whether your house is ready to hold on while they do.
The Problem With How Most People Try To Fix This
Most survival advice starts with a bag, a route, and a way to leave. It's dramatic, and it's the plan most people picture. But it overlooks something obvious: your house already has the walls, the storage, and the address your family knows. The other common approach is random buying, a few extra cans here, a lantern there, a gadget that looked useful. Without a system, you end up with stuff and no plan, and no way to tell whether you're actually covered.
What Changed
Instead of handing you another checklist, the book organizes home preparedness into a single framework called The Readiness Wheel, ten areas that together cover what a household needs to keep going: food, water, security, power, communication, medical supplies, tools, and skills. It's a reference you build your plan from, not a novel.
This Book Versus Other Survival Guides
| Bug In Blueprint | Other Guides | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for staying in your home through a long crisis, not just leaving it | ||
| Organized as one system, The Readiness Wheel, instead of scattered checklists | ||
| Written for zero land and zero prior experience | ||
| A physical book that works with no power or wifi | ||
| 30-day guarantee if it arrives damaged or defective |
By the numbers
Why This Matters Right Now
of preppers are homeowners, and most live in ordinary urban or suburban neighborhoods, not remote bunkers
estimated U.S. preppers today, about 9% of adults
in U.S. disaster damage between 2016 and 2022 alone
From Purchase to Confidence
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Phase 1
Map Your Gaps
Use The Readiness Wheel's ten areas as a checklist to see what your household already covers, and where you have nothing.
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Phase 2
Stock Your Food
Follow the gradual 3-month stockpile plan and 90-day meal plan, then extend toward 6 months and a year.
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Phase 3
Secure the Essentials
Set up water storage and purification, home security, power for blackouts, grid-down communication, and medical supplies.
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Phase 4
Build Skills and Stay Quiet
Add the crisis-management skills, tools and gear, operational security, and DIY off-grid projects that keep the whole system running.
Optional add-on
Want To Go Further?
The Home Readiness Workbook Companion (E-BOOK)
A 50-page fillable workbook that turns the book's framework into a written plan for your own house, a planning companion, not a how-to, the technique stays in the book.
- Score your household 0–3 across all ten preparedness areas
- A worked example, glossary, and seasonal reference calendar
- Situational guidance for apartments, renters, kids, and pets
- A 30-day action plan and a household meeting agenda
Is This Right For You?
This Is For You If
- Homeowners and renters who want a plan for staying put through a long outage, not just a bug-out bag
- Beginners who've never prepped before and want a clear starting point, not scattered advice
- Parents who want practical readiness without the doom-and-gloom tone
This Isn't For You If
- Hardcore bug-out preppers looking for wilderness or off-grid survival content
- Readers wanting a narrative read rather than a reference guide
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this for?
Homeowners and families who want a plan for staying put through a long outage or disruption, and beginners who don't know where to start.
How is this different from other survival guides?
Most survival guides are built around leaving your house. This one is built around staying in it, and organizes everything into one system, The Readiness Wheel, instead of scattered checklists. It's written for zero land and zero prior experience, works as a physical book with no power or wifi required, and comes with a 30-day guarantee if it arrives damaged or defective.
I don't have land or a homestead, will this still work for me?
Yes. The framework is written primarily with houses in mind, but it scales down. Readers in apartments and smaller spaces focus on the areas of The Readiness Wheel that apply to their situation, water storage and security tend to matter most.
What's the companion e-book?
The Home Readiness Workbook is a 50-page companion, built by Veinly, that turns the book's Readiness Wheel framework into your own written plan. Score your household, work through each of the ten areas with a worksheet, and use the reference calendar to keep it current. It's a separate digital download, not a summary of the book, and not required to use it.
Who publishes this book?
Bug In Blueprint is published by Veinly. It is built around the Readiness Wheel framework for home preparedness.
Shipping and delivery
Orders are processed within 1–3 business days. Domestic (U.S.) orders typically arrive within 5–10 business days once shipped, international delivery times vary by destination and generally take longer. You'll receive a tracking number via email once your order has shipped. We ship internationally, including to the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and many other countries.
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