Question 1

Is the GoBagPlus library free to redistribute?

Accepted Answer

GoBagPlus's curated library is composed of US-Government public-domain works (17 USC §105) from Ready.gov, FEMA, and CDC, all with full source attribution. Discover Books — the in-app Project Gutenberg search — never hosts the files; users download from gutenberg.org themselves and import them as private uploads.

Question 2

Does GoBagPlus work offline?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every feature except cross-device sync works on airplane mode: inventory CRUD, scenarios, readiness scoring, PDF exports, library reading, EPUB / imported-book reading via QuickLook, and Documents Vault after biometric unlock.

Question 3

How much storage does the curated library take?

Accepted Answer

The curated public-domain library is small — under 50 MB across all collections. Imported books from Discover Books download to your private storage and you can delete them any time from My Files.

Question 4

Does GoBagPlus sell or share my inventory data?

Accepted Answer

No. Go Bag contents, household reserve, family members, health profiles, and Documents Vault all live in your private CloudKit container — never on our servers. Only your Apple sub ID, shared-with-Apple email, and the latest StoreKit transaction ID reach our backend. There are zero third-party analytics SDKs in the iOS app.

Question 5

Is there an Android version of GoBagPlus?

Accepted Answer

An Android app is in active development and nearly feature-complete. Until the Play Store beta opens, the full web app at gobagplus.app works on any modern Android browser — manage go bags, household reserve, family emergency plan, readiness dashboard, live hazards and the survival library.

Question 6

What is a go bag?

Accepted Answer

A go bag — also called a bug-out bag or 72-hour kit — is a pre-packed emergency kit containing what a person or family needs to be self-sufficient for 72 hours if forced to evacuate quickly. FEMA, the Red Cross, and Ready.gov all recommend every household maintain one.

Question 7

What should be in a 72-hour emergency kit?

Accepted Answer

A 72-hour kit should include water (1 gallon per person per day), shelf-stable food, a first aid kit, flashlight + batteries, battery-powered or hand-crank NOAA radio, copies of important documents, cash, prescription medications, an N95 mask, and a change of clothes. GoBagPlus ships vetted templates for each scenario based on FEMA, Red Cross, and Ready.gov guidance.

Preparedness, written carefully.

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