Where we get our information
Trusted Resources
The outside sites we have read ourselves and would send you to. Not a directory. A short, annotated list per domain, with the reasons written down.
How we choose
Read first, list second.
A site is listed only after someone here has read at least three of its pages on the day it is written up. We record who publishes it, when it was last updated, how it makes its money, whether other authorities cite it, and whether its safety numbers match the primary sources we work from: CDC, EPA, USDA, FDA, NFPA, Ready.gov, and the land-grant extension system.
Three things end a candidacy on the spot. Fear as the business model. Content that exists to carry affiliate links. A safety number on a sampled page that is less conservative than the primary source. Several good programs have missed the list on that last point; we tell them what we found, and a corrected page earns a second read.
Each domain page holds fifteen to thirty entries at most. Past that it is a directory, and the web has enough of those. New World Survival has no affiliate or sponsorship relationship with anyone listed. Where an organization sells something or serves an industry, its entry says so.
Browse by domain
Seventeen lists, one per domain and one for hazards.
Linked domains are published. The rest are being read now and open as each list is ready.
14 entries
Water
Agencies, extension programs, and lookup tools for drinking water, wells, storage, and treatment.
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Food
Food safety, preservation, and storage authorities a household can rely on.
In progress
Energy
Power, heating, fuel, and outage guidance from the people who set the standards.
In progress
Shelter
Home systems, weatherization, and structural safety references.
In progress
Communications
Radio, alerts, and staying in touch when networks are strained.
In progress
Medical Readiness
First aid, medication, and health guidance from clinical and public health sources.
In progress
Transportation
Vehicles, fuel, and getting around when routes and supplies are disrupted.
In progress
Tools
Hand tools, maintenance, and workshop safety references.
In progress
Skills
Training programs and institutions that teach practical skills.
In progress
Fitness
Physical readiness guidance from exercise science and public health.
In progress
Land
Land use, water rights, zoning, and growing-space references by state.
In progress
Avocations
Guilds, societies, and teaching sites for the practical hobbies.
In progress
Planning
Household planning templates and authorities on insurance, documents, and money.
In progress
Disruptions
Help lines and agencies for job loss, housing strain, and other disruptions.
In progress
Recovery
Disaster recovery assistance and rebuilding references.
In progress
Community
Mutual aid, civic organizations, and neighborhood preparedness programs.
18 entries
Hazards
Official alerts and response, then the agencies that watch each hazard: weather, geological, infrastructure, public health, societal.
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A note for the sites on these pages.
If your site is listed, we have read it and we mean the endorsement. We re-read every entry about once a quarter and retire the ones that go stale or change hands. If you see something we got wrong, the contact page is the fastest route to a correction.