Paranoid Guides AND Checklists

Guides to read, checklists to print. The guides make the case and cover the edge cases; the checklists are the same ground stripped down to one page you tick off standing at a table.

Paranoid Checklists

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Emergency Action Plan

Read this before the others. What to check in the first minutes, how to decide stay or go, then a short list either way.

Evacuation Bag Checklist

Everything you need in a bag you can grab in under two minutes. One A4 page, ten sections, real tick boxes. Free, one email.

First Aid Kit Checklist

From adhesive bandages to trauma gear, on one printable sheet covering wound care, medications, tools and family-specific supplies.

Emergency Food Supply Checklist

What to stock and how much, from water and grains through to what you can put up yourself, on one sheet by the pantry door.

Documents and Financial Checklist

Which documents to copy and protect, cash and metal, and the family crisis plan that costs nothing and is the one most people skip.

First Aid, Food Supply and Documents are one $9 pack on Gumroad — buy any card above and get all three.

Paranoid Guides

Evacuation10 min read

How to Build an Evacuation Bag: The Paranoid Way

Everything you need in a bag you can grab in under two minutes, by category: water, food, shelter, documents and cash, comms and the rest.

Medical12 min read

How to Build a First Aid Kit: The Paranoid Way

From adhesive bandages to trauma gear. A full reference covering wound care, medications, tools, and family-specific supplies.

Food10 min read

Emergency Food Supply: The Paranoid Way

What to stock and how much. Water first at three litres per person per day, then grains, proteins, fats, seasonings and long-term options.

Finance11 min read

Documents and Financial Resilience: The Paranoid Way

Which documents to copy and protect, how much cash to hold, and the family crisis plan that costs nothing and is the one most people skip.

Security10 min read

Safes and Secure Storage: The Paranoid Way

Fire ratings, lock types, bolt-down against portable, concealment furniture and small concealment, and what each one actually buys you.

Security8 min read

Concealment and Diversion: The Paranoid Way

Diversion safes, concealment furniture, and DIY hiding ideas for every room. Hide valuables in plain sight.

Finance3 min read

Cash at Home: The Paranoid Way

How much to hold, in what notes and currencies, and where it should not be. Key things, then how to store it.

Finance6 min read

Physical Gold and Silver: The Paranoid Way

What the physical form does in a preparedness plan, what it costs to hold, and the rules for buying and storing it. Live prices and the long chart.

Trade5 min read

Barter Goods: The Paranoid Way

What people actually run short of and will trade for, and why a skill beats a stockpile every time.