Water — nine litres per person
Three days, three litres a day. Two litres to drink, one for hygiene. Store it somewhere you will remember when the lights go out.
Start here
Three days, in stages.
You do not have to buy a kit to be ready. Work down this page in order and stop when you have covered three days.
Light you can find in the dark
A torch per person, plus a head torch for the person who fixes things. Batteries stored with the torch, not in a drawer somewhere else.
Food you already eat
Three days of food that needs no cooking, or that you can cook on a camping stove. If you would not eat it on a normal Tuesday, do not buy it in bulk.
A way to hear what is happening
A battery or wind-up radio. Mobile networks congest quickly and masts lose power. Local radio is usually still on air.
Warmth for one room
Enough to keep one room usable: blankets, warm layers, and a way to heat it safely if the outage is in winter. Never use a camping stove indoors.
The boring bits
First aid kit, prescription medicines, cash in small notes, a printed list of phone numbers, and a spare charger for the phone.
What the kits contain
Three levels, same principle. Prices are draft and will be confirmed against real stock before anything is sold.
Essential
£50
- Two LED torches plus batteries
- Head torch
- Wind-up radio
- First aid kit
- Water for two people, one day
Three days
£150
- Everything in Essential
- Water storage for two, three days
- Water filter and purification tablets
- Power bank and cables
- Three days of food
Household
£300
- Everything in Three days
- Water for four people
- Camping stove and fuel
- Lighting for two rooms
- Warmth without mains
Nothing here is a substitute for a plan
Write down where the water is, who has the torch, and which neighbour might need checking on. A kit you cannot find is not a kit.