Build the emergency kit your household actually needs
Tell us who you’re preparing for, how long you want to be covered and what you already have. We’ll turn it into a specific list, with quantities and reasons.
Practical UK-focused recommendations. No unnecessary survival gear. Takes about two minutes, and there is nothing to sign up for.
The builder
Four questions
Change any answer and the list updates with you.
2 adults · Home kit · 48 hours · £100
27 items across 9 categories, fitted to £100 where possible
Built around publicly available UK emergency preparedness guidance. My Emergency Kit is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the UK Government or emergency services.
Don’t give me another checklist. Tell me what I need.
A generic emergency kit checklist treats a single flat and a family of five the same way. My Emergency Kit works out the quantities for your household, explains why each item is on the list, and starts from the things you already have.
- A list, not a lecture
- Every item says what it is for, how much of it your household needs and roughly what it costs.
- Written for the UK
- Storm power cuts, burst mains, flooding and winter driving: the disruptions that actually happen here.
- Nothing unnecessary
- Ordinary items from ordinary shops. No gadgets, no equipment you will never open.
- Built around what you own
- Tick off what is already in the cupboard. Most households are further along than they expect.
How it works
- Step 1
Tell us about your household
Who you are preparing for, where you need the kit, how long you want to be covered and what you can spend.
- Step 2
Get a list built for you
Quantities worked out for your household, with a plain-English reason for every item.
- Step 3
See what you are missing
Mark what you already have, then deal with the genuine gaps when it suits you.
Start from the kind of kit you need
- What goes in a UK emergency kitThe categories most households need, how much of each, and where a generic checklist falls short.
- Family emergency kitHow quantities change with children, and what to add for a baby or pets.
- 72-hour emergency kitWhat three days of cover means for water, food and storage space.
Guides
All guides
What to do in a power cutThe first things to check, who to call, why the fridge should stay shut, and what to do if it goes on for hours.
How much water should you store?A simple rule of thumb, what it comes to for your household, how to store it without losing a cupboard, and what to do under a boil notice.
What to put in a grab bagThe short list for a bag you could pick up and leave with: what belongs in it, what does not, and how heavy it should actually be.