RealPrepare

How Ready Is Your Family?

The average family scores 32 out of 100 on our Readiness Assessment. Where do you stand?

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Example RPS Score:

38out of 100Getting Started

Most families are unprepared. Find out where you stand — before you need to.

15

Years Army National GuardSuperstorm Sandy · 2 deployments

40

Modules · 5 PhasesIce storms to grid failure

Based on Real DataFEMA & Red Cross household surveys

It Starts With One Moment

The Blackout

The power goes out. Your phone's at 10%. The kids are scared. You have no flashlight, no backup battery, and no plan. How long can your family last?

The Storm

A winter storm knocks out power for 4 days. Roads are impassable. Grocery stores are empty. Do you have enough water, food, and warmth for your family?

The Disconnect

Cell towers are down. You can't reach your spouse at work or your kids at school. Do you have a family communication plan that doesn't depend on your phone?

Most families aren't ready. The data says yours probably isn't either.

72%

of families have no emergency communication plan

59%

couldn't sustain financially for 30 days if income stopped

84%

have never practiced an evacuation route

Based on FEMA and Red Cross household surveys

Josh Rosenthal on deployment
Josh speaking on preparedness

Teaching preparedness

Josh with his family

Family man

Built by a 15-Year Army National Guard Veteran

Josh Rosenthal spent 15 years in the Army National Guard. He was activated for Superstorm Sandy and deployed to the Middle East twice. He's trained for the emergencies most families only worry about.

After his son was born, the stakes changed. He realized his family's safety plan was his job — and he didn't have one that worked without him. He built the Off Grid Game Plan for his own family first. Now it's yours.

Josh lives in the Northeast with his wife Amanda and their infant son Osias. He stores supplies under his staircase. No garage. No backyard. Just a real plan for a real family.

What's Inside

40 Modules · 5 Phases · Built for Beginners

The RealPrepare guide takes your family from zero to fully prepared — step by step, at your own pace.

Foundation

Mindset & family buy-in, threat assessment, baseline audit, the 72-hour kit, first aid & Stop the Bleed, financial preparedness, and document security. The groundwork everything else builds on.

10 modules · Months 1–6

Core Systems

Water, food storage & production, home & shelter, heating & cooling, energy & backup power, extended medical, sanitation, and tools & repair.

9 modules · Months 7–14

Building Capability

Home security, communication, navigation, vehicle readiness, family decision-making, preparing the kids, mental resilience, and inventory management.

8 modules · Months 15+

Scenario Playbooks

Step-by-step playbooks for natural disasters, extended power outages, economic hardship, disease outbreaks, civil unrest, cyberattacks, and cascading events.

7 playbooks

Sustainment & Mastery

Drills & practice, the annual review, skill progression, raising capable kids, community engagement, and legacy & estate planning. Ongoing — no end date.

6 modules · Ongoing

Plus 4 reference annexes, built-in workbooks, budget tiers at every step, and The 12 Essentials fast-start path.

What You'll Get

Your RPS Score

A single number that tells you exactly how prepared your family is on a scale of 0–100.

5-Domain Breakdown

See where you're strong and where the gaps are — water, comms, food, medical, financial.

Personalized Action Plan

Specific next steps tailored to your score, so you know exactly where to start.

Frequently Asked Questions

Your family's safety shouldn't depend on luck.

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