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Survival Squads is a private network for families, friends, neighbors, and allies to plan, strategize, and pool their skills, resources, and knowledge — because we're all better prepared, together.
Two minutes: name your squad, pick your skills, invite your people.
Squad data is private to your squad.
- 119
- survival skills to map
- 13
- asset categories tracked
- 24/7
- National Weather Service alerts
- 100%
- of your plan available offline
How a squad comes together
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Map skills
Every member tags what they can actually do and the gear they can bring. Gaps light up.
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Build the packet
Roster, comms, meeting points and live alerts export to a printable file that works with no signal.
Start at step one — it takes about two minutes.
Everything a squad needs in one place
Build your squad
Start with family and loved ones, then add members whose skills and assets fill your gaps — everyone in one shared, private plan.
Map real skills
Pick from 119 survival skills across medical, comms, water, power, security, cyber and repair.
One shared plan
Meeting points, radio frequencies, rally routes and roles — visible to your squad only.
Alerts & weather
Local forecast plus active National Weather Service warnings for your squad's region.
Works when the grid doesn't
Download your full squad packet as a file you can read with no signal and no power grid.
Certifications
Highlight courses you've completed — and train up through Survival Squads programs.
Grid-down modeSee the offline doc center
The night the power goes out, the plan is already in your pocket.
Survival Squads is built for the moment the network isn't there. Everything your squad agreed on is downloadable, printable and readable with no signal.
Offline packet
One file with every rally point, frequency, role and contact — readable with no signal.
Comms plan
GMRS and ham channels, check-in windows and fallbacks agreed before you need them.
Rally routes
Primary and secondary meeting points with directions everyone has already walked.
Know what your squad actually owns
Generators, wells, radios, trailers and med kits logged once, visible to the people who'd need them.
Train up the gaps you find
Our courses and certifications turn a thin spot on your coverage map into a covered one.
Everything a squad can pool
119 survival skills across 10 disciplines, plus 13 categories of assets — from wells and solar arrays to trauma kits, trailers and trade goods.
Medical
13 skills
Trauma care, triage, nursing, childbirth, mental health support.
Communications
10 skills
Ham, GMRS, mesh, satellite, antenna building, net control.
Water & Food
16 skills
Wells, purification, gardening, canning, livestock, beekeeping.
Power & Energy
7 skills
Solar, battery banks, generators, wood heat, fuel storage.
Shelter & Construction
14 skills
Carpentry, roofing, masonry, chainsaw work, winterizing.
Technical & Repair
13 skills
Diesel, small engines, welding, machining, HVAC, 3D printing.
Security & Defense
13 skills
Watch rotations, SAR, de-escalation, ICS, evacuation planning.
Pandemic & Public Health
14 skills
Infection control, PPE fitting, home isolation, contact tracing, vaccination logistics.
Sanitation & Hygiene
8 skills
Water disinfection, waste handling, sterilization, clean-room setup.
Caregiving & Special Needs
8 skills
Elder care, disability support, hospice comfort care, pediatric and mental health support.
Navigation & Travel
10 skills
Map & compass, off-road, boats, convoys, celestial navigation.
Information & Cyber
6 skills
OPSEC, secure messaging, GIS mapping, drones, offline archives.
Community & Logistics
17 skills
Teaching, childcare, elder care, bookkeeping, cooking at scale.
Asset categories tracked
Power
Keeping the lights, pumps and freezers running.
- Propane generator
- Dual-fuel inverter generator
- Solar array
- LiFePO4 battery bank
- Portable power station
Water
Sources, treatment and storage you can share.
- Drilled well
- Hand pump / Simple Pump
- Spring or creek access
- Rainwater catchment
- Cistern or water tank
Food & Agriculture
Growing, storing and preserving calories.
- Market garden or plot
- Greenhouse / hoop house
- Seed bank
- Chickens or ducks
- Goats, sheep or cattle
Medical
Supplies that keep people alive until help arrives.
- Trauma kit (Level 2)
- IFAK
- AED
- Oxygen concentrator
- Medication fridge (cold chain)
PPE & Infection Control
Barrier gear that lets you keep helping without becoming a case.
- N95 / FFP2 respirators (box)
- FFP3 or P100 respirators
- Elastomeric half-mask + cartridges
- Surgical masks (bulk)
- Child-sized respirators
Pharmacy & Medications
Depth in the medicines a household cannot safely run out of.
- 90-day chronic prescriptions
- Insulin + cold-chain cooler
- Inhalers & spacers
- Epinephrine auto-injectors
- Adult & pediatric fever reducers
Home Care & Monitoring
Equipment for nursing someone through illness at home.
- Digital thermometers (x2)
- Pulse oximeter
- Blood pressure monitor
- Glucometer + strips
- Peak flow meter
Communications
Ways to reach each other when phones fail.
- HF base station
- VHF/UHF mobile radio
- GMRS repeater
- Handheld radios (set)
- Meshtastic nodes
Shelter & Property
Space, structures and land the squad can fall back to.
- Acreage
- Barn or outbuilding
- Cabin or bug-out property
- Basement / storm shelter
- RV or camper
Mobility & Transport
Moving people, gear and fuel.
- 4x4 truck
- Diesel truck + transfer tank
- Utility trailer
- ATV / UTV
- Tractor
Tools & Workshop
Fixing, cutting and building when there's no store.
- Chainsaws + PPE
- Welder
- Generator-run shop tools
- Machinist / lathe setup
- 3D printer
Security
Awareness and deterrence for the whole group.
- Gate cameras (solar)
- Thermal or night vision optic
- Motion alarms
- Safe / secure storage
- Perimeter fencing
Heating & Cooling
Surviving the temperature, not just the event.
- Wood stove + seasoned cord wood
- Kerosene heater
- Propane heater
- Mini-split with battery backup
- Evaporative cooler
Sanitation & Hygiene
The part everyone forgets until week two.
- Composting toilet
- Septic system
- Bulk soap & sanitizer
- Bleach / pool shock stock
- Camp shower
Supplies & Barter
Depth of stock that stretches across a squad.
- Fuel reserve
- Ammunition stock
- Batteries (bulk)
- Cash reserve
- Precious metals
Documents & Data
Records and knowledge that survive a dead phone.
- Printed squad packet
- Paper topo maps
- Reference library
- Offline drive / archive
- Copies of vital documents
Map your own skills and gear against this catalog — create your account and your squad page is live in about two minutes.
Create my accountYour first squad takes two minutes
Create a profile, list your skills and assets, then send a join code to the people you'd trust in a crisis.
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