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Designed for United States Residents: This website and mobile application were designed primarily for residents of the United States. Emergency telephone numbers referenced across the platform—including 911 (emergency dispatch), 811 (Before-You-Dig underground utility locate), and 1-800-222-1222 (U.S. Poison Control Center)—as well as regulatory standards (FCC Part 95/97 radio rules, EPA, CDC, USDA, FEMA, USGS, NOAA, and NEC Article 702 electrical codes) and radio frequency allocations (U.S. GMRS/FRS/MURS/NOAA weather channels) are specific to the United States and may differ, not function, or be unlawful in other countries or jurisdictions (where numbers such as 112 or 999 and distinct national laws apply).
100% Individual Responsibility & Expert Consultation: At the end of the day, verifying your local emergency numbers, maintaining your emergency contacts, following local laws, and making preparedness or survival decisions are 100% the sole responsibility of the individual user—and never the responsibility of this website, mobile app, or the Released Parties. Always use your own independent caution and judgment, and consult qualified local professionals and licensed experts before taking action.
All homestead building cost calculators, material estimators, root cellar concepts, greenhouse plans, livestock shelters, emergency debris shelters, and underground cache burial diagrams are conceptual planning aids only and DO NOT constitute licensed architectural blueprints or structural engineering plans.
- Always Call 811 Before You Dig: Before digging any underground supply cache, fence post, drainage trench, or root cellar, you must contact 811 (or your local utility locator service) to mark buried high-voltage electrical lines, pressurized gas mains, water pipes, and telecom cables.
- Building Codes, Permits & Structural Loads: Always verify local building codes, municipal permits, zoning laws, snow-load ratings, wind-shear limits, soil stability, and ventilation requirements with a licensed contractor or structural engineer before building.
- Trench Collapse & Child Entrapment Safety: Unshored trenches and underground pits can collapse without warning and cause fatal suffocation. Always lock and secure all barrels, chests, root cellars, and underground chambers to prevent child or animal entrapment.
All 20-year food storage calculators, calorie estimators, Mylar bag and oxygen-absorber charts, curing guides, and pet nutrition calculators are planning approximations and do not replace official food-safety inspection standards.
- Botulism Prevention (<10% Moisture Rule): Never seal foods with greater than 10% moisture content (or high-oil foods, fresh produce, or moist grains) in oxygen-free Mylar bags with oxygen absorbers, as anaerobic low-acid environments promote fatal Clostridium botulinum toxin growth.
- USDA Pressure Canning Standards: All low-acid foods (meats, poultry, fish, and vegetables) must be processed using a calibrated pressure canner in strict accordance with the USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning.
- Spoilage Inspection & Dietary Needs: Immediately discard any swollen, leaking, rusted, moldy, or foul-smelling food container without tasting it. Consult a physician or veterinarian regarding infant, pregnancy, diabetic, allergen, or pet dietary needs.
Drinking untreated or improperly treated water can cause severe or fatal illness from protozoan cysts (Cryptosporidium, Giardia), bacteria (E. coli, Salmonella, Vibrio), viruses, or chemical toxins.
- Boiling & Bleach Dosing Limitations: Boiling or dosing with plain, unscented household sodium hypochlorite bleach inactivates biological pathogens when applied per EPA/CDC contact-time rules, but DOES NOT remove heavy metals (lead, arsenic), pesticides, fuel spills, industrial runoff, cyanotoxins, or radioactive fallout.
- Bleach Concentration & Purity: Never use scented, splashless, or color-safe bleach for drinking water. Always verify active sodium hypochlorite percentage on the label and test free chlorine residual before drinking.
- Rainwater Catchment & Roof Runoff: Roof runoff from asphalt shingles, treated wood, or painted gutters may leach heavy metals, bird droppings, and hydrocarbons. Comply with state rainwater harvesting laws and use certified multi-stage filtration before potable consumption.
Wild plant, root, berry, nut, and mushroom identification carries severe, potentially fatal risks—including irreversible liver and kidney failure from Amanita amatoxins or respiratory paralysis from Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum) and Water Hemlock (Cicuta maculata).
- 100% In-Person Expert Verification Required: Never ingest, brew, or apply any wild plant, berry, nut, or mushroom based solely on digital photographs, text descriptions, or search results on this website. Always obtain 100% positive in-person verification from a certified local botanist or mycologist.
- Cooking, Allergies & Roadside Bioaccumulation: Many wild mushrooms and plants cause illness if eaten raw and must be thoroughly cooked. Never harvest near roadsides, railways, treated lawns, or industrial runoff. If poisoning is suspected, call 911 or Poison Control (1-800-222-1222) immediately.
Nothing on Prepper Field Guide—including the MARCH Trauma First Aid reference, Parkland Burn Fluid calculator, WHO Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) calculator, or 72-Hour Pack Weight calculator—constitutes medical advice, clinical diagnosis, treatment, or a physician-patient relationship.
- Always dial 911 or contact licensed Emergency Medical Services (EMS) whenever emergency medical care is reachable.
- Tourniquet application, wound packing, splinting, hypothermia rewarming, and oral rehydration require formal hands-on certification (such as Stop the Bleed, Red Cross, or Wilderness First Responder).
- Consult a licensed physician before carrying weighted packs or undertaking strenuous wilderness travel.
All solar watt-hour calculators, LiFePO4 battery sizing estimators, inverter load charts, and Faraday shielding guides are conceptual sizing tools and do not replace design or installation by a licensed electrician.
- Never Backfeed an Electrical Panel (NEC Article 702): Never backfeed a home electrical panel through a wall outlet or double-male cord—doing so can electrocute utility lineworkers and cause structure fires. All home backup power connections must use a UL-listed transfer switch or mechanical breaker interlock installed by a licensed electrician per NEC Article 702.
- Carbon Monoxide & Lithium Battery Fire Safety: Operate fuel generators strictly outdoors at least 20 feet from windows and doors with working carbon monoxide alarms indoors. Always use properly sized AWG cabling, Class-T fuses, and certified Battery Management Systems (BMS) on battery banks.
All radio frequency charts, downloadable CHIRP programming lists, Web Audio acoustic modem tones, GPS topographic maps, and land, water, and celestial navigation calculators are supplementary reference aids.
- FCC Part 95 & Part 97 Radio Compliance: Receiving public weather and radio broadcasts is legal without a license, but transmitting on GMRS or Amateur (Ham) frequencies outside an immediate life-or-death emergency requires the appropriate FCC license and type-accepted transceiver under 47 CFR Part 95 and Part 97.
- Navigation & State Hunting/Trapping Regulations: Always carry official paper USGS topographic maps, NOAA nautical charts, and a physical magnetic compass. All hunting, fishing, and trapping techniques described in reference sheets are subject to state and federal wildlife regulations outside bona fide life-threatening emergencies.
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