Prepare for the consequences. Build the capabilities.
Practical preparedness for everyday people. Learn essential skills, protect your household’s lifelines, and build the capabilities to face life’s unexpected challenges.
THE ALTA SURVIVAL APPROACH
Knowledge First. Skills Second. Gear Third.
Preparedness isn’t measured by what you own. It’s measured by what you understand, what you can do, and what you’ve proven works.
KNOWLEDGE
Understand your risks, identify the consequences, and learn how to protect your essential lifelines.
SKILLS
Turn knowledge into action through practice, real-world exercises, and demonstrated capability.
GEAR
Choose equipment that supports your skills. Understand its limitations, maintain it, and prepare alternatives.
Knowledge is the beginning. Capability is the goal.
Learn what you need to know. Practice what you need to do. Choose equipment that supports your skills. Then prove your capabilities through the Alta Survival Preparedness Passport.
THE PREPAREDNESS PASSPORT
From Prepared to Field Ready
A clear path from understanding to demonstrated capability. Learn it. Practice it. Prove it.
LEVEL I
PREPARED
I know it.
Develop the knowledge to understand risks and protect essential lifelines.
LEVEL II
CAPABLE
I can do it.
Practice essential skills and demonstrate what you can do.
LEVEL III
FIELD READY
I’ve proven it.
Validate your capabilities through practical challenges.
BUILD YOUR CAPABILITIES
Six Areas. One Path to Preparedness.
Explore the essential capabilities that help you prepare for emergencies, protect your household and become more self-reliant.
01
SURVIVAL
Develop essential capabilities in water, fire, shelter, food and fundamental survival skills.
02
NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION
Learn to navigate with maps and compasses, communicate during emergencies and signal for help.
03
PERSONAL SAFETY
Build situational awareness, develop everyday readiness and learn to protect yourself and your household.
04
VEHICLE
Prepare your vehicle, develop roadside emergency skills and build the capabilities to get home safely.
05
DISASTER READY
Prepare for emergencies, protect household lifelines and develop effective evacuation and shelter-in-place plans.
06
LONG-TERM READY
Build sustainable food, water, power and sanitation capabilities for prolonged disruptions.
THE PREPAREDNESS PASSPORT
Your Step-by-Step Journey to Becoming More Prepared
Build real-world skills, track your progress, and earn recognition as you develop the confidence and capabilities to handle life’s unexpected challenges.
START HERE
Essential Knowledge for a More Prepared Life
New to preparedness? Start with these four practical guides. Build your knowledge, develop useful skills, and take the first steps toward becoming more capable.
FOOD & WATER STORAGE
Simple, practical steps to build a reliable emergency supply for your household.
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
Learn emergency radio skills and keep your family connected when normal communications fail.
FIRST AID BASICS
Learn essential first aid skills, assemble a practical medical kit and prepare to respond to common emergencies.
HOME PREPAREDNESS
Make your home safer and more resilient with practical steps for power outages, severe weather and everyday emergencies.
THE ALTA SURVIVAL FIELD GUIDE
Practical knowledge for real-world preparedness. Explore step-by-step guides, equipment reviews, and field-tested skills designed to help you prepare, survive, and thrive.
SAFE WATER
Learn to find, collect, filter and disinfect water when your normal supply becomes unavailable.
FIRECRAFT
Learn essential fire-starting techniques, select dependable tinder and build fires for warmth, cooking and emergency water treatment.
EMERGENCY KITS
Build practical emergency kits for your home, vehicle and everyday carry. Learn what to include and how to customize your gear.
PREPARE. SURVIVE. THRIVE.
Preparedness isn’t about having all the answers. It’s about building the knowledge, skills and capabilities that give you more options when circumstances change.
Knowledge first. Skills second. Gear third.