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Be the one your family counts on when everything stops working.

DEAD READY turns real survival skills into done-for-you checklists. Zombie outbreak or week-long blackout, you'll be ready in one weekend, even if you've never prepped a day in your life.

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Ready in one weekend
300+ pages
31 printable checklists
Checked against FEMA, CDC & Red Cross guidance

Most people won't see Day 4. Here's why.

When it hits, most people do what they always do: wait, refresh, and hope someone's coming. Then they find out they can't answer the basics.

How much water do you need per person per day, and how do you make dirty water safe to drink?
Your friend is bleeding hard from the leg. What do you do in the next 60 seconds?
The power's out. Where can you safely run a stove or a generator? (Not the garage. Even with the door open.)
A stranger knocks at night. Do you open the door?
Three weeks in, the toilets don't work. What kills more people than the disaster itself?

If you hesitated on even one of those, you're the character who doesn't make it to the mid-season finale. Good news: every one of them is learnable in a weekend, and we've already done the hard part for you.

Here's the twist

Zombie-proof is disaster-proof.

The scenes are fiction. The skills are real: the same water, first aid, fire safety and radio basics that get people through blackouts, hurricanes, wildfires and floods.

Real World Mode

Every chapter ends with a Real World Mode box showing exactly how that chapter's skill applies when the power goes out for a week, a storm is coming, or you get 15 minutes to evacuate. A fun read tonight. The most useful book in your house on the worst day of your year.

How it works

Download it tonight. The guide, the checklists and the weekend plan land in your inbox the second you pay.
Do the One-Weekend Prep Plan. Eight blocks across a Saturday and Sunday. Water, food, go-bags, first aid, power, comms. Tick the box, move on.
Sunday night, you're ready. Further ahead than almost everyone on your street. Read the full chapters whenever you like.

What's inside the guide

Day Zero: The First 72 HoursThe first-hour playbook, the stay-or-go decision tree, and how to get ahead of the crowd.
Water: Three Days to LiveHow much to store, where to find it, and how to make it safe (boil, bleach, filter).
Food: Eat Smart, Last LongerA 2-week no-cook pantry, rationing, cooking without power, and the foraging rules that keep you alive.
The SafehouseChoosing it, hardening doors and windows, fire and carbon-monoxide safety, light and noise discipline.
The Bug-Out Bag & the Go PlanThe full bag list by weight, routes, rally points, vehicles, kids and pets.
First Aid When No One's ComingStopping heavy bleeding, CPR, choking, wounds, burns, fractures, heat and cold.
Fire, Light & PowerFive ways to start a fire, safe stoves and generators, batteries and solar.
Moving Through Dead GroundMap and compass, navigating without GPS, moving quietly, day and night.
Comms: Who's Still Out ThereEmergency radio, walkie-talkies and what needs a licence, signals and a family comms plan.
Security: Don't Be Seen, Don't Be FoundAwareness, watch rotas, early warning, barricades, and a trust protocol for strangers.
The GroupRoles, rules, leadership, keeping morale up, kids and elders, trading.
The Long HaulSanitation and hygiene, gardening and seeds, and the skills that matter from month 2 to year 1.

Everything you get, in one download

DEAD READY

The DEAD READY field guide"I don't know where to start"300+ pages, 12 chapters, every fact checked against official guidance. Phone-friendly, with a clickable contents page.
The One-Weekend Prep Plan"I don't have time"Eight blocks across one Saturday and Sunday, each pointing to the exact checklist. Ready by Sunday night.
The Printable Survival Pack"I'll forget half of it"37 pages: all 31 checklists from the book plus family comms cards, a water & food tracker, watch rota and supply log.
First-Aid Pocket Cards"I'll panic in the moment"Stop the bleed, CPR, shock, burns, heat and cold on one cut-and-fold sheet. One in your wallet, one in the car.
Lifetime updates"What if the advice changes?"Every new edition, free, forever.

US$37 one time

Less than a tank of gas. Less than one first-aid course. And it covers your whole household.

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Who's behind this?

We make Beyond the Dead, a YouTube channel about zombie stories, what-ifs and the shows we've all binged. After hundreds of hours of asking "would they really survive that?", we wanted the real answers. So we went to the actual sources (FEMA, the CDC, the American Red Cross, the EPA, the US Army survival manual) and turned them into the field guide we wish existed.

Before you buy

I don't have time to read 300 pages.

You don't have to. The One-Weekend Prep Plan turns the book's checklists into eight blocks over one Saturday and Sunday. Do a block, tick it off, move on. Read the chapters whenever you like.

Is this a real survival guide or just for fun?

Both. The scenes are fiction. The skills are real and were checked against official guidance from FEMA/Ready.gov, the CDC, the American Red Cross, the EPA, NOAA and the US Army survival manual. Every chapter lists its sources.

Do I have to spend a fortune on gear?

No. Most of the plan uses things you already have or can pick up cheaply: water containers, a pantry of food you already eat, a first-aid kit, a battery radio. The book tells you what matters first.

I don't live in the US. Is it still useful?

Yes. Water, food, first aid, fire and shelter work the same everywhere. Measurements are given in both US and metric. Where rules differ by country (radio licences, for example) the book says so.

What format is it?

A PDF designed to read easily on your phone, tablet or computer, plus printable PDFs for the survival pack, the weekend plan and the pocket cards. You get them instantly after you pay.

Is it medical advice?

No. The first-aid chapter is general education based on Red Cross and Stop the Bleed guidance. In a real emergency, call your local emergency number. We strongly recommend taking a real first-aid course.

Is this connected to any TV show?

No. Beyond the Dead is an independent channel. DEAD READY is our own book, set in our own zombie world, and isn't affiliated with or endorsed by any show or studio.