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The 72-hour home kit checklist covers water, food, light, health and warmth, based on UK Government advice.
Practical household preparedness for the UK
Be ready for the things that actually happen.
Power cuts, floods, storms and supply problems. Plain-English guides for ordinary households. No bunkers, no panic.
Free to read. No sign-up. Most first steps cost nothing.
Your first ten minutes
Eight small jobs you can do right now. Tick them off as you go.
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That is a solid start. Pick a guide below to go further.
Choose where to start
Each guide is short and ordered by what matters first. Read one, do the first step, and stop whenever you like.
Water
How much to keep, what to store it in, and what to do if the supply stops.
Read the guideFood
Three days of food that needs no cooking, built from what you already eat.
Read the guidePower and light
Eight jobs for your first ten minutes, and what to do during a power cut.
Read the guideWarmth
Staying warm and safe at home when the heating or electricity fails.
Read the guideFirst aid and health
A sensible kit, your regular medicines, and keeping it all ready.
Read the guideStaying informed
Emergency Alerts, a battery radio, and keeping in touch when networks are busy.
Read the guideNot a prepper? You are who this is for.
Most of this is ordinary household sense: being able to cope for a few days if the power, water or shops let you down. We explain what you need and why, and we tell you when something is not worth buying.
No scare tactics
Calm, practical advice. We will never tell you the end is near.
No jargon
If a term needs explaining, we explain it in a sentence.
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