{"title":"The Grid-Down Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe offline survival kit: the Grid-Down app, all of English Wikipedia, medical guides, Army and FEMA manuals, maps of your state and offline AI. As a digital download you build yourself, or preloaded on a drive we build and check for you.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"grid-down-drive-pocket","title":"The Grid-Down Kit — Pocket Drive (256 GB)","description":"\u003cp\u003eEverything in the Grid-Down Kit, already built, checked and loaded on a 256 GB USB stick, with the map data for your state. Plug it into a laptop and open START-HERE.html. No overnight downloads, no setup scripts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOn the drive\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Grid-Down app\u003c\/strong\u003e for every phone and computer, working with no internet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Field Manual\u003c\/strong\u003e and every kit guide (Day and Night editions), plus the Start Here guide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe offline library, about 180 GB:\u003c\/strong\u003e all of English Wikipedia with images, WikiMed, MDWiki, WikEM, public-release Army and FEMA manuals, the USDA canning guide, expert Q\u0026amp;A on repair, gardening, cooking, cars and radio, Appropedia and energypedia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaps:\u003c\/strong\u003e an offline street map of the US and OpenStreetMap data for the state you choose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOffline AI:\u003c\/strong\u003e small open-licensed models (Qwen, Apache 2.0) and llama.cpp, ready to run on a laptop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReader apps\u003c\/strong\u003e for Mac, Windows, Linux and Android, with source code, and the library builder so you can refresh it yourself every April and October\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCredits:\u003c\/strong\u003e every file, its maker and its licence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow we build it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormatted exFAT, so Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and iPhone can all read it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery library file is checked against its publisher’s checksum, and every drive is checked file by file against our master copy before it ships.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilt to order and shipped by us in 5–10 business days. If we ever can’t meet that, we’ll email you a new date and you can cancel for a full refund.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt’s a drive, not a Wi-Fi hotspot. A laptop can share the whole library over Wi-Fi to every phone nearby; the Start Here guide shows how.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe stick’s brand and colour may vary with supply. The capacity is always 256 GB or more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWant every USGS topo map for your state and a printed Field Manual? Choose the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/grid-down-drive-core\"\u003eCore Drive\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe offline AI makes mistakes. Check numbers and safety steps against the printed guide.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral preparedness information, not medical, legal or engineering advice. In an emergency, follow local officials and call 911.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"SOS.city","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50652218753186,"sku":"SA-GDK-POCKET-256","price":149.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0844\/6532\/0098\/files\/sos-p-drive-pocket.jpg?v=1792280259"},{"product_id":"grid-down-drive-core","title":"The Grid-Down Kit — Core Drive (1 TB SSD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe full Grid-Down Kit on a 1 TB SSD: everything on the Pocket Drive, plus every USGS topo map, elevation and water data for your state, the whole-US map data, and the printed Field Manual in the box. Fast, sturdy, and with room for your own documents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOn the drive\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEverything on the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/grid-down-drive-pocket\"\u003ePocket Drive\u003c\/a\u003e: the Grid-Down app, every guide, the offline library (all of English Wikipedia with images, medical, manuals, expert Q\u0026amp;A), the US street map, offline AI and reader apps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEvery USGS US Topo map sheet for your state\u003c\/strong\u003e as GeoPDFs (a typical state is 25–60 GB of maps), plus 1-arc-second elevation and the USGS water data for your state\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhole-US OpenStreetMap data\u003c\/strong\u003e for map software such as QGIS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Spanish edition of Ready.gov\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCredits for every file, its maker and its licence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIn the box\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 1 TB SSD, formatted exFAT for Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and iPhone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Field Manual, printed\u003c\/strong\u003e in full colour on US Letter (65 pages)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow we build it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery library file is checked against its publisher’s checksum, and every drive is checked file by file against our master copy before it ships.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilt to order and shipped by us in 5–10 business days. If we ever can’t meet that, we’ll email you a new date and you can cancel for a full refund.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA GeoPDF opens as a picture in any PDF reader. A map app that supports GeoPDF, such as Avenza Maps, can show your GPS position on it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe SSD’s brand and colour may vary with supply. The capacity is always 1 TB.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlaska’s full topo set is very large; if you choose Alaska we’ll email you before building to agree the coverage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe offline AI makes mistakes. Check numbers and safety steps against the printed guide.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral preparedness information, not medical, legal or engineering advice. In an emergency, follow local officials and call 911.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"SOS.city","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50652218785954,"sku":"SA-GDK-CORE-1TB","price":349.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0844\/6532\/0098\/files\/sos-p-drive-core.jpg?v=1792280259"},{"product_id":"grid-down-kit","title":"The Grid-Down Kit — Digital","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Grid-Down Kit puts the knowledge you would normally look up online onto your own phones, computers and drive, so it still works when the power, the cell towers or the internet don’t. This is the digital edition: you download it today and build the offline library on your own drive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat’s in the download\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Grid-Down app.\u003c\/strong\u003e One file that runs in the browser of any phone or computer with no internet: eighteen “what’s happening” situations (earthquake, tsunami, wildfire, water rising, tornado, thunder and lightning, power out, unsafe water, severe bleeding, CPR, choking, heat, cold, gas or CO, evacuate, can’t reach family, lost outdoors, snake bite), the full guide, tools (bleach amounts, water to store, the fridge clock, find my way, shadow-stick direction, battery time, go-bag list), a private family plan and every way to reach people. It reads pages aloud with your device’s own voices.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Field Manual\u003c\/strong\u003e (65 pages) and every kit guide: \u003cem\u003eYour First 72 Hours\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe 72-Hour Atlas\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eGo-Bag\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHome\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCar\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFamily Needs\u003c\/em\u003e kits. Day editions to print (US Letter and A4) and Night editions with glowing text for your phone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEmergency Now\u003c\/strong\u003e for your phone (one screen per emergency, with the steps in big type), \u003cstrong\u003eThe Prep Pack\u003c\/strong\u003e (the printable One Page for your fridge, drills and a year plan) and five phone lock screens.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe library builder.\u003c\/strong\u003e A script for Mac and Linux that downloads the whole offline library from its original publishers onto your drive and checks each library file against the publisher’s checksum. Pick Pocket (about 180 GB, fits a 256 GB stick) or Core (about 240 GB plus your state’s topo maps, for a 1 TB drive). Windows users get the full download list.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Start Here guide.\u003c\/strong\u003e How to set everything up on Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and iPhone, share the library over Wi-Fi with no internet, and run the offline AI.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat the library holds\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll of English Wikipedia with images, plus a phone-size top-50,000 edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedical: WikiMed, MDWiki and WikEM emergency medicine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublic-release US Army manuals (survival, first aid, field sanitation, cold weather), FEMA’s \u003cem\u003eAre You Ready?\u003c\/em\u003e and CERT manual, the USDA canning guide and \u003cem\u003eNuclear War Survival Skills\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpert Q\u0026amp;A on home repair, gardening, cooking, car repair, the outdoors and ham radio; Appropedia and energypedia for off-grid water, power and building\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn offline street map of the US, OpenStreetMap data for your state, and on Core every USGS topo sheet, elevation and water data for your state\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall open-licensed AI models (Qwen, Apache 2.0) with llama.cpp, to run on a laptop or newer phone with no connection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree reader apps for Mac, Windows, Linux and Android, with their source code\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou need your own drive and an internet connection for the one-time build (leave it running overnight). Don’t want to do that? Get the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/grid-down-drive-pocket\"\u003ePocket Drive\u003c\/a\u003e and we build it for you.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe offline AI is a small model. It’s useful for finding your way around a topic, and it makes mistakes. Check numbers and safety steps against the printed guide. It is not a doctor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn iPhone, the app file may open only as a preview without its tools; keep the PDF guides too.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe library content is open-licensed by its makers (Wikipedia CC BY-SA, OpenStreetMap ODbL, US government works public domain). The kit lists every source and licence. The Grid-Down app is open source. Our guides are © SOS.city.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral preparedness information, not medical, legal or engineering advice. In an emergency, follow local officials and call 911.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"SOS.city","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50652228190370,"sku":"SA-GDK-DIGITAL","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0844\/6532\/0098\/files\/sos-p-kit-digital.jpg?v=1792280260"}],"url":"https:\/\/sos.city\/collections\/the-grid-down-kit.oembed","provider":"SOS.city","version":"1.0","type":"link"}