Collapse Ready: Family Compound is one of the most comprehensive guides ever written for families preparing to build a fully functional, self-sustaining homestead capable of surviving grid failure, supply-chain collapse, or long-term societal disruption. Grounded in real-world fieldcraft, homesteading practice, and multi-family operational planning, this manual walks you through every phase of creating a resilient, defensible, and productive compound.

Drawing directly from the manuscript:

“A well-organized compound of two to six family units… eliminates most of the fatal single-point failures that plague solitary homesteads.”

Inside, you’ll learn how to design, build, and operate a compound that produces its own food, manages its own security, and sustains its people for decades.

What This Manual Delivers

Complete compound planning system — governance, member vetting, role assignments, zoning, and financial models for multi-family resilience.

“The compound will succeed or fail based on the quality and compatibility of its members…”
Land selection & acquisition doctrine — acreage requirements, water sourcing, soil testing, defensibility, zoning, and due‑diligence checklists.

“Water is the most important single characteristic of any property under consideration.”
Infrastructure blueprints — solar systems, generators, wells, cisterns, septic, roads, communications, workshops, and security architecture.
Survival gardening & food production — calorie-dense crop planning, seed saving, soil building, irrigation, food forests, and year-round production.

“A survival garden is a food production system designed to produce the maximum calories per square foot.”
Livestock mastery — cattle, chickens, rabbits, and integrated protein systems with full how‑to guides for breeding, feeding, health, and processing.
Wild protein acquisition — deer management, field dressing, small game, trapping, fishing, and annual protein yield planning.
Operational checklists & appendices — land evaluation, startup phases, annual maintenance calendar, and a full recommended reference library.

Who This Book Is For

Collapse-aware families building long-term resilience
Homesteaders expanding into multi-family operations
Preparedness groups forming intentional communities
Off-grid builders seeking proven infrastructure doctrine
Anyone serious about food independence, security, and self-sufficiency

This is Book 7 of the Collapse Ready Household Series, and one of the most advanced volumes yet—your blueprint for a functioning, durable, and secure family compound.

When Systems Fail, We Don’t.

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Collapse Ready: Family Compound — Complete Guide to Building a Self-Sufficient Multi‑Family Homestead