Kits
Emergency kits: checklists for the home, the bag, the car and the office
Printable checklists you can tick off item by item, plus tools that build a personal list for your family.
Guides
- Emergency kit Checklist Complete supplies list The master list of supplies for a crisis of two weeks or more: water, food, cooking, heat, light, power, communication, first aid, hygiene, tools, clothing, documents and money. With priorities and tips so you do not waste money.
- Emergency kit Checklist Three levels of preparedness Emergency preparedness in three steps: the essential level (3–7 days, what every home should have), the moderate level (2 weeks, plus skills and power) and the advanced level (a month or more, self-reliance). With checklists for each.
- Emergency kit Checklist The 72-hour emergency kit What goes in a 72-hour go bag as recommended by FEMA and the European Commission, how heavy it should be and where to keep it. A tickable checklist, explained item by item.
- Emergency kit Checklist Home supplies for 2 weeks What to keep at home to get through two weeks of power cuts, snowstorms, lockdowns or water outages without worry. A complete checklist, by category.
- Food Checklist 14-day pantry meal plan A two-week menu made only from food that keeps without a fridge, with breakfast, lunch and dinner, a shopping list for one adult and the gear to cook without power.
- Emergency kit Checklist Car emergency kit Beyond what the law requires in your country, what to keep in your car so you're not stranded for hours in cold, heat or on a closed road.
- Emergency kit Checklist Office emergency kit What to keep at work for an earthquake, power cut or a day when public transport stops: walking shoes, water, snacks, flashlight, power bank, medicine. Plus a plan for getting home on foot.
- Emergency kit Checklist Everyday carry (EDC) kit A small kit, the size of a pencil case or waist bag, that is always with you: what goes in it, how to adapt it for the city, winter or children, and why it helps you get home after an earthquake, a blackout or a transport strike.
- Emergency kit Checklist Baby emergency kit What to pack in a baby's emergency kit: formula, bottles, diapers, clothes, medicine and documents. How to feed an infant without running water or power, and what to know if you're breastfeeding.
- Health Checklist First aid kit checklist The complete checklist for a family first aid kit, by category: dressings, instruments, antiseptics and common medicines. Plus what to add for children and for emergencies.
- Emergency kit Checklist Emergency kit on a budget How to build an emergency kit step by step on a small budget: what to buy first with $50, what to add at $150 and what to complete at $300, plus everything you already own and don't need to buy.
- Emergency kit Checklist Winter preparedness checklist The checklist to work through before the first hard frost: chimney and heating, alarms, supplies for a multi-day power cut, pipes, roof, car and winter trunk kit. Everything worth doing now, while it's still autumn.
- Health Checklist Pandemic preparedness Which supplies, medicines and protective items to keep at home for a flu epidemic or a pandemic, how to care for a sick person at home without the whole family getting ill, and how to avoid panic buying.
- Emergency kit Equipment Choosing a go-bag backpack Which backpack is worth it for a 72-hour emergency kit: volume, hip belt, materials, color and weight. We compare hiking daypacks, tactical packs, trekking packs and children's packs.