Light and heat
The first hours are about not sitting in the dark. Torches that work, batteries you can find, and a way to keep one room warm.
Preparedness for ordinary households
Three days ready.
For the week the power stays off. Kit, water and a plan for three days without mains — calm, practical, and nothing that looks like a bunker.
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Start with the day it happens
Most people do not need a year of supplies. They need to be fine for three days, in the situation most likely to occur where they live.
Water
Mains water can fail with the power. Nine litres per person covers drinking and basic hygiene for three days.
Food and information
Food you will actually eat, cooked without power if needed, and a radio so you know what is happening.
The kit, at three levels
Same idea at different depths. Start where you can and build up — a good 50 pound kit beats a perfect plan you never bought.
Essential
£50
The basics that cover the first night.
- Two torches and batteries
- Water for two people for one day
- Wind-up or battery radio
- First aid basics
Three days
£150
The full 72-hour standard for a household.
- Everything in Essential
- Nine litres of water per person
- Water filter and purification
- Power bank and charging cables
- Three days of food you will eat
Household
£300
For a family, or a longer outage.
- Everything in Three days
- Water for four people
- Camping stove and fuel
- Lighting for two rooms
- Warmth without mains
Why three days
UK advice has long been to hold at least three days of supplies. It is the gap between a disruption starting and help arriving — and in a storm, a flood or a long power cut, it is usually the whole of the event.
It is also a sane amount to own. Three days fits in a cupboard. It does not require a second freezer, a generator or a change of personality.
What we will not do
No fear. No camo. No claims that the end is coming. If a product is not useful in an ordinary British outage, we do not stock it.