This PDF is not designed to get you through a ten-year apocalypse, though if you expand some of these principles, you can apply them to longer-term emergencies. Instead, this is about managing matters of hygiene, cleanliness, waste, and water during a temporary period when services are not working.

In this guide, we’re going to discuss drinking water, using the toilet, dealing with garbage, dealing with human and pet waste, and basic cleanliness when things aren’t working as they normally do.

Let’s get started and get you prepped for it!