Frequently Asked Questions
What is PrepperDrills.com™?
PrepperDrills.com™ is an AI-assisted disaster preparedness platform where you can take a SurvivalIQ™ assessment which scores your preparedness skills in responding to a real-world disaster scenario. It also provides AI-assisted practice drills to improve your preparedness skills also based on real-life disaster scenarios in a way that both challenges and teaches you.
How is PrepperDrills.com™ different?
PrepperDrills.com™ is focused on the what do I do, when do I do it, and how do I do it? The first 5 minutes in nearly every life-threatening disaster are most important and critical to your survival. That is about skill and instinctual application of those skills. Checklists, which can be found in abundance on nearly every preparedness site, are wonderful to help you with the what - do I need to have to best be equipped for this disaster X - but does nothing to equip you to USE it when the SHTF.
Is PrepperDrills.com™ free to use?
Yes! You can take the 9-question SurvivalIQ™ assessment and access some skill practcie drills for free. Advanced and broader ranges of skills and other features require registration or an affordable subscription.
Do I need to register to use the site?
You can explore basic features and try skill practice drills without registering, but creating a free account lets you track your SurvivalIQ™, download certificates, and access more features.
What is the SurvivalIQ™ score?
SurvivalIQ™ is your personalized preparedness score, based on your performance in the AI-assisted assessment, plus the skill drills you practice. Our AI-assisted assessment of your skills coupled with our proprietary algorithm helps to show you the areas where you need to improve and the areas where you are already strong under real-world stressful conditions.
How do the AI-assisted skill practice drills work?
You start by identifying a disaster risk or risks. PrepperDrills generates a short practice drills using AI to simulate realistic necessary survival decisions for the skill (or skills) necessary to survive that disaster. You respond in a few sentences, and are provided feedback that helps you improve. Mastery of skills is only achieved through repetition, which PrepperDrills helps make fun and easy. Before you know it, YOU KNOW IT! You go from overwhelmed to capable - I got this!, then to confident - I CAN do this!, then to courageous - I can help OTHERS survive!
Can I access my results or progress later?
Absolutely! Just register for a free account and you will see your assessment results, practice skill drill history, and feedback all saved in your dashboard so you can review them anytime.
Is my data private?
Yes. PrepperDrills.com™ does not use Google Analytics or other third-party trackers. Your name and email are only used to store your progress.
What about certificates?
Prepperdrills provides training certificates on the subscription levels that you can download and use to have a visual record of your progress toward preparedness skill mastery! Master every skill and show the world how prepared you have become!