# Latest SHTF and grid-down articles · Dark Grid Prep > Source: https://darkgridprep.cc/articles ## Latest articles Every guide on the site, newest first, filed by section. ### Threats and scenarios [Everything in Threats and scenarios](/threats) [ ](/threats/emp-vs-solar-flare) #### [EMP vs solar storm: what each would do to your house ](/threats/emp-vs-solar-flare) A solar storm wrecks grid transformers but spares an unplugged phone or car. A nuclear EMP can hit the grid and your home electronics at once. How to prepare for each. 9 Nov 2026 ### Grid-down living [Everything in Grid-down living](/grid-down) [ ](/grid-down/carbon-monoxide-safety-during-power-outage) #### [Carbon monoxide safety when the power is out ](/grid-down/carbon-monoxide-safety-during-power-outage) Where the generator goes, which heaters and grills poison a house, how to keep CO alarms working with the grid down, and what to do when one sounds. 10 Nov 2026 [ ](/grid-down/safe-indoor-heaters-for-power-outages) #### [Safe indoor heaters for a power outage, and the ones that kill ](/grid-down/safe-indoor-heaters-for-power-outages) Which heaters can warm a house with the grid down (electric on a generator, indoor-rated propane, K-1 kerosene, a wood stove) and which ones fill it with carbon monoxide. 9 Nov 2026 [ ](/grid-down/long-term-power-outage-survival) #### [How to survive a long-term power outage at home ](/grid-down/long-term-power-outage-survival) What a family does in the first hour, day and week when the power stays out: food, water, heat, sanitation and generator safety. 8 Nov 2026 ### Stockpiling [Everything in Stockpiling](/stockpiling) [ ](/stockpiling/how-much-cash-to-keep-at-home-for-emergency) #### [How much cash to keep at home for an emergency ](/stockpiling/how-much-cash-to-keep-at-home-for-emergency) Size the cash your household needs when ATMs and card readers lose power: a two-week formula, which bills to hold, where to hide them and the insurance limit. 10 Nov 2026 ### Bug-out and evacuation [Everything in Bug-out and evacuation](/bug-out) [ ](/bug-out/bug-in-vs-bug-out) #### [Bug in or bug out: how to decide before you have to ](/bug-out/bug-in-vs-bug-out) Stay home unless water, fire, toxic air or an evacuation order makes the house the danger. The triggers, the questions and the prep that let you decide in minutes. 8 Nov 2026 ### Communications [Everything in Communications](/communications) [ ](/communications/frs-vs-gmrs-vs-ham-radio) #### [FRS vs GMRS vs ham radio for your family ](/communications/frs-vs-gmrs-vs-ham-radio) FRS needs no license and reaches a mile or two. GMRS needs one inexpensive license with no exam and covers your relatives. Ham takes an exam and reaches farthest. 9 Nov 2026 ### Browse by section [ Threats and scenarios What an EMP, a geomagnetic storm, a cascading blackout, a currency or banking crisis, civil unrest or a pandemic would actually break, in what order, and which preparations cover several of them at once. ](/threats) [ Grid-down living How to keep a house livable with the power out for days or weeks: light, heat and cooling, refrigeration, water pressure, sanitation, generators and fume safety. ](/grid-down) [ Stockpiling Building a crisis stockpile at home: water, food, medicine, fuel, batteries, cash and hygiene, how much per person per day, where to keep it in a normal house and how to rotate it. ](/stockpiling) [ Home defense and security Securing a family home when police response is slow or absent: doors, windows, lighting and layers, operational security, neighborhood cooperation, safe-room planning and the legal limits of self-defense. ](/home-defense) [ Bug-out and evacuation Deciding between bugging in and bugging out, and planning the trip: grab bags for the car and for each person, vehicles and fuel, routes and maps, rally points and destinations. ](/bug-out) [ Communications Staying informed and in touch when phones and the internet fail: alert receivers, AM/FM and shortwave, FRS, GMRS and amateur radio, scanners, licensing, and a written household comms plan. ](/communications) [ Medical when help is delayed Handling injuries and illness when emergency services are delayed: bleeding control and trauma kits, stocking medications, chronic conditions, power-dependent medical devices, hygiene and disease prevention. ](/medical) [ Family emergency plans Writing and practicing a household plan for emergencies: roles, rally points, children away from home, older parents, pets, documents and money, drills, and working with neighbors. ](/family-plan) ### Where to begin New to preparing? Read [grid-down living](/grid-down) first, because a long power outage is the emergency most American households will actually face, and almost everything else on this site builds on it. Then move to [stockpiling](/stockpiling) for the supplies and [the family plan](/family-plan) for the paperwork. Each section page lists its own articles, and [all topics](/topics) shows the whole map on one screen. --- [ ](/) Dark Grid Prep is a survival magazine for American families who want to be ready when the grid, the economy or the supply chain fails: the threats (EMP, long blackouts, collapse, civil unrest), and how a household plans, stockpiles, communicates and secures its home through them. 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