Start with the basics
Guides and checklists for a more prepared household.
Start prepping: a practical first weekend for a UK household
Cover lighting, drinking water, familiar food and essential contacts, then build on what your household actually needs.
Preparing for a power cut: what you actually need at home
Lighting, phone charging, an easy meal and reliable information: cover the essentials before spending money on larger backup systems.
Emergency water: how much should you keep at home?
Calculate your household’s drinking-water reserve, find manageable storage and know where to get help during an outage.
Build an emergency food cupboard you will actually use
Use ordinary supermarket food to put together complete meals, including options for a day without electricity.
Your household emergency contact sheet
Write down the information you would need without internet access, then agree a few clear arrangements with the people involved.
Build an emergency kit without buying everything at once
Prioritise the gaps that matter, use equipment you already own and add supplies through ordinary shopping.
YOUR HOUSEHOLD. YOUR PLAN.
Turn the reading into action with a household preparedness checklist.