Hi, I’m Troy.

I’m a dad, an IT guy, and a lifelong learner who started asking a simple question a few years ago:

How prepared is my family when the systems we normally rely on aren’t available?

Not for the end of the world. For the things that actually happen—power outages, wildfires, winter storms, earthquakes, internet outages, evacuations, and other disruptions that can make everyday life suddenly more difficult. That question sent me down a rabbit hole.

Water storage led to water treatment. Backup power led to solar. Radios led to antennas and licensing. Emergency planning led to maps, offline information, practical skills, and a lot of things I hadn’t thought much about before.

I’m still learning, and that’s the point of The Ready Dad Project.

I’m not a survival expert. I’m a regular dad trying to make my family a little more capable and resilient, while separating practical preparedness from fear and hype.

Here I’ll share what I research, test, learn, get wrong, and improve—from household readiness and backup power to communications, water, offline information, practical skills, and technology.

The goal isn’t to worry about everything that could go wrong. It’s about being a little more informed, a little more capable, and better prepared when something doesn’t go according to plan.

Practical resilience for everyday families.
—Troy