{"title":"Flood Emergency Kits","description":"\u003cp\u003eA flood is the one emergency that takes away the first thing you'd reach for. The water comes up, and then the tap water is a problem too. Boil-water advisories are among the most common after-effects of flooding, and they can run for days after the water has gone back down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery kit here carries a way to treat questionable water, not just a few sealed pouches to get you started. Depending on the kit, you'll also find food that needs no stove, off-grid lighting, first aid, sanitation supplies, shelter, and other essentials for the first days of a flood emergency. All packed and ready when you need it.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hurricane-survival-kit-the-stormshield","title":"Hurricane Survival Kit - The StormShield","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen a storm is coming, your only job is getting your family ready. Let us handle the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHurricanes bring more than wind and rain. Power outages that last days, water you can't drink, sanitation problems, and communication blackouts. The \u003cstrong\u003eStormShield\u003c\/strong\u003e is a hurricane survival kit built for those specific challenges, so when a storm is on the horizon you're not scrambling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked in a waterproof, durable 5-gallon bucket that doubles as an emergency toilet, the StormShield keeps everything organized, protected, and easy to grab whether you're sheltering in place or evacuating. The bucket does three jobs: storage, carrying, and the one nobody wants to discuss until the water's off. Assembled by a kit specialist that's been building emergency kits since 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWater pouches for the first hours, plus purification tablets, because after a hurricane tap water isn't always safe. Food ration bars provide calories to stay energized. For an extended outage, you'll have an AM\/FM weather band radio, an LED lantern, a 4-in-1 emergency flashlight, mini flashlights, and light sticks. A first aid kit, hygiene essentials, sanitation supplies, emergency blankets, ponchos, and survival tools cover the rest of the first 72 hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're riding it out or heading out, the StormShield is \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/best-place-to-store-a-kit\" title=\"Where is the best place to store a home emergency survival kit?\"\u003ecompact enough to keep on a coat or hall closet floor\u003c\/a\u003e, indoors where heat and cold won't wear down the food, water, and batteries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike every kit we sell, this one sends $1 to the National Forest Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChoose your 2-person or 4-person StormShield kit below.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne decision before the season starts, and the bucket is already in the closet.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gear Up Survival Kits","offers":[{"title":"2 - Person","offer_id":46462328963289,"sku":"869-2","price":189.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"4 - Person","offer_id":46462328996057,"sku":"869-4","price":234.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/7546\/9529\/files\/stormshield_hero_image_lifesyle_image-compressed.webp?v=1793554022"},{"product_id":"urban-emergency-survival-bag-the-urban-escape-gear","title":"Urban Emergency Survival Bag - The Urban Escape Gear","description":"\u003cp\u003eGetting home is the urban emergency almost nobody plans for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot evacuating the city. Just the ordinary version: the trains stop, the roads gridlock, and you are eight miles from your house with a phone at 20%. It happens after storms, after outages, after a water main takes out a junction. The \u003cstrong\u003eUrban Escape Gear\u003c\/strong\u003e is built for the walk home and the night that might follow it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater is the part cities get wrong.\u003c\/strong\u003e Municipal water goes under a boil notice more often than it goes off, and bottled water can go quickly once one is announced. This kit carries water pouches plus Chlor-Floc purification pouches, so you can treat what you find rather than carry three days of it on your back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat else is inside.\u003c\/strong\u003e US Coast Guard-approved food rations with a five-year shelf life, needing no water and no cooking. A fully stocked first aid kit, a dynamo radio flashlight that runs on hand power, reflective sleeping bags, a tube tent, emergency ponchos, hand warmers, and hygiene supplies. Assembled by a kit specialist building emergency kits since 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt's a plain black backpack.\u003c\/strong\u003e No survival branding, nothing on the outside announcing what it is. Which mostly means it can sit at your desk or in a locker as a ready go bag without looking like you're expecting something.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich size.\u003c\/strong\u003e The 2-person kit is 15 pounds. The 4-person is 25 pounds, split across two backpacks so no one person carries all of it. If your household is spread across two locations during the day, \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/should-every-family-member-have-their-own-kit\" title=\"Should every family member have their own kit?\"\u003etwo kits in two places beats one kit at home\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTen minutes when it arrives.\u003c\/strong\u003e Walk your route home once, or at least look at it on a map, and note where you would stop. Then agree on \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/family-emergency-communication-plan-how-to\" title=\"How to make a family emergency communication plan\"\u003ewhere your household meets if phones are down\u003c\/a\u003e. The kit covers supplies. The route and the meeting point are the parts only you can decide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike every kit we sell, this one sends $1 to the National Forest Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEight miles is a long way in the wrong shoes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gear Up Survival Kits","offers":[{"title":"2 person","offer_id":48503328604377,"sku":"840-2","price":159.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4 person","offer_id":48503328637145,"sku":"840-4","price":189.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/7546\/9529\/files\/urban_escape_gear_in_office-compressed.webp?v=1787932106"},{"product_id":"72-hour-emergency-survival-kit-the-rapidshield","title":"72-Hour Emergency Survival Kit - The RapidShield","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost families know they should be prepared. The \u003cstrong\u003eRapidShield\u003c\/strong\u003e makes it easy to actually get there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis home emergency survival kit was built for individuals and families who want real emergency coverage without complexity or a high price tag. No cutting corners, just the essentials carefully chosen and packed as a ready go bag you can grab the moment you need it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're facing a hurricane, earthquake, flood, wildfire, power outage, or evacuation order, the RapidShield gives you food, first aid, shelter, light, communication, and a way to improve the water you find. It covers the gear side of the first 72 hours and leaves room for the personal items only you can pack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat sets the food apart: the USA-made, US Coast Guard-approved SOS brand food rations supply 1,200 calories per person per day and require no rehydration and no reheating. They were formulated with low sodium content so they won't make you thirstier in a crisis. The SOS water pouches are USA made and Coast Guard approved as well, and both carry a 5-year shelf life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat matters more than it sounds. Ration bars need no water at all, so every drop you have goes to drinking. Freeze-dried meals need clean water and heat to prepare, which are the two things hardest to come by in an emergency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the water filter, plainly.\u003c\/strong\u003e The kit includes a personal straw filter rated by the manufacturer for up to 1,321 gallons. It pairs a 0.1-micron ultrafilter, which removes bacteria and protozoa such as Giardia and Cryptosporidium, with a carbon filter that improves taste and odor. Drink through it directly or attach it to a water bottle, and clean it by backwashing. It is a filter rather than a purifier. It can't reliably remove viruses, and no filter makes water contaminated with chemicals or fuel safe to drink. If you're treating water of unknown quality, pair it with purification tablets or drops. The water pouches cover the first hours, and the filter extends what you can do with water you find after that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn AM\/FM weather band radio covers the frequencies NOAA weather services and public safety alerts broadcast on, so you stay informed when cell service goes down. Batteries are included and packed separately rather than installed, which keeps them from corroding inside the devices during storage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA first aid kit for cuts, scrapes, and blisters, safety goggles, signal whistle, multitool knife, light sticks, flashlight, weather protection, hygiene supplies, and our Emergency Preparedness Guidebook round out the kit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich size?\u003c\/strong\u003e The 2-person kit covers two people for 72 hours in one backpack at 12 pounds. The 4-person covers four in two backpacks at 21 pounds total, so the load can be split between two adults. If you live alone, the 2-person size gives you roughly six days of food instead of three. For households of three or five, size up rather than down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA note on the 4-person kit.\u003c\/strong\u003e The two backpacks are not identical. Some items come as singles rather than pairs, including the flashlight, the radio, the multitool, and the first aid kit. Open both when your kit arrives and split those between the bags, so neither adult is left without light or first aid. It takes about ten minutes and it's the most useful thing you can do with a new kit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuying for a senior parent or grandparent? \u003c\/strong\u003eChoose the 2-person size. Keep the kit somewhere reachable without stairs, and consider whether the person receiving it can comfortably move the 12-pound pack if it needs to be used as a grab-and-go kit. It is meaningfully lighter than the 4-person version.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWildfire season note\u003c\/strong\u003e: This kit is designed with room for your personal additions. If wildfire is a risk in your area, we recommend tucking in a NIOSH-marked N95 respirator for everyone it fits, plus a paper map of your local evacuation routes. NIOSH approves no respirators for children. Some older children can get a good seal with an adult-small size, but fit depends on the child's face, not their age. For younger children, the plan is filtered indoor air and leaving early. Children under two should not wear a mask. Both additions are inexpensive and they close the two biggest gaps in any pre-packed bag. No kit sold anywhere is wildfire-complete, ours included. Not sure whether a mask is genuine? \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/how-do-i-know-if-an-n95-mask-is-real\" title=\"How do I know if an N95 mask is real?\"\u003eHere is how to check\u003c\/a\u003e. Our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/emergency-preparedness-hub\/wildfire-evacuation-plan-family\" title=\"Wildfire Evacuation Plan\"\u003ewildfire evacuation plan guide\u003c\/a\u003e covers what to add and how to use it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you'll add yourself.\u003c\/strong\u003e No pre-packed kit can include the things specific to your household. Prescription medications are the big one, and the Red Cross recommends keeping a seven-day supply. Copies of insurance cards, IDs, and medical records in a waterproof bag come next, along with a phone charger and anything your family genuinely can't do without. Water purification tablets are worth adding alongside the filter. The first aid kit handles cuts and scrapes well, so if anyone in your household needs more than that, gloves, gauze, and tape are worth adding. If you're just getting started, our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/be-ready-basics-faq\" title=\"Be Ready Basics\"\u003eBe Ready Basics\u003c\/a\u003e guide walks through the whole picture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompact, lightweight, and available in black or red, the RapidShield fits in a closet, under a desk, or in an office, wherever you need it most.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike every kit we sell, this one sends $1 to the National Forest Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePreparedness doesn't have to be complicated. This is a good place to start.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gear Up Survival Kits","offers":[{"title":"Black \/ 2 - Person","offer_id":45776038265049,"sku":"860-2BA","price":101.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ 4 - Person","offer_id":46462305075417,"sku":"860-4BA","price":159.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Red \/ 2 - Person","offer_id":45776038297817,"sku":"860-2Red","price":101.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Red \/ 4 - Person","offer_id":46462305108185,"sku":"860-4Red","price":159.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/7546\/9529\/files\/rapidshield-2-person-black-860-compressed.webp?v=1787849870"},{"product_id":"72-hour-family-emergency-kit-the-guardian-go-bag","title":"72-Hour Family Emergency Kit - The Guardian","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou can't predict the emergency. You can decide right now whether you'll be ready for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost families mean to get prepared. They just never quite get around to it. The best time to pack an emergency go bag is a calm Tuesday, not the day a storm shows up on the radar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Guardian \u003c\/strong\u003eis for the family that's done waiting. More than a basic emergency go bag, this 72-hour family emergency kit brings together food, first aid, shelter, warmth, light, communication, and a way to treat water. It's pre-packed, organized, and ready to grab at a moment's notice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd because what's inside matters just as much as having a bag by the door, The Guardian is assembled by a kit specialist that's been building emergency kits since 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy families choose The Guardian\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrab and go, already packed. \u003c\/strong\u003eEverything is pre-packed and organized in one sturdy backpack. No assembling a kit from scratch, no last-minute checklist, and no scrambling around the house when you should be getting everyone out the door.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood that needs nothing but opening. \u003c\/strong\u003eUSA-made SOS emergency food rations provide 1,200 calories per person per day. There's no cooking or rehydration required, and they're formulated with low sodium so they won't make you thirstier. They also have a five-year shelf life, which means one less thing to constantly think about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater you can treat sitting down.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Guardian includes ready-to-drink emergency water pouches for immediate use, plus five Chlor-Floc purification pouches and a folding one-liter water container. Each Chlor-Floc pouch treats up to one liter of water and is designed to address Giardia, bacteria, and viruses. Depending on water temperature, a liter can take two pouches, so the five included treat between 2.5 and 5 liters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou treat the water in the container rather than drinking directly from the source, which matters if kneeling beside a stream or other water source isn't realistic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd here's something we think every emergency-kit company should tell you: \u003cem\u003eno backpack can realistically carry three days of drinking water for an entire family. \u003c\/em\u003eThat's roughly 100 pounds of water for a family of four. Keep additional emergency water stored at home alongside your Guardian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChemical contamination is also something Chlor-Floc pouches can't make safe, so always follow local emergency guidance during a chemical or hazardous-material advisory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStay informed when it matters most.\u003c\/strong\u003e The included NOAA weather band AM\/FM radio helps you stay connected to weather alerts and emergency information when power or cell service isn't available. Batteries are included and packed separately rather than installed, helping prevent corrosion inside the radio during long-term storage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShelter and warmth, not just a blanket.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Guardian includes reflective emergency sleeping bags, a tube tent, emergency ponchos, hand warmers, a first aid kit, a multitool knife, 50 feet of rope, light sticks, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn other words, this isn't just a backpack filled with a few emergency basics. It's designed for the possibility that you may actually need to spend a night somewhere other than home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIs The Guardian a go bag or a 72-hour emergency kit?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's really both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn emergency go bag describes how you'll use it: packed ahead of time, portable, and ready to grab if you need to leave home quickly. A 72-hour emergency kit describes what it's designed to help you through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Guardian combines the portability of a ready go bag with a broader range of supplies for the first critical days of an emergency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA note for wildfire country\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Guardian is designed with room for your personal additions. If wildfire is a risk where you live, we recommend adding a NIOSH-marked N95 respirator for everyone it properly fits, along with a paper map of your local evacuation routes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNIOSH approves no respirators for children. Some older children can get a good seal with an adult-small size, but fit depends on the child's face, not their age. For younger children, the plan is filtered indoor air and leaving early. Children under two should not wear a mask.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are inexpensive additions, but they close two important gaps in a pre-packed emergency bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note: no pre-packed emergency kit is wildfire-complete, including ours. Your family's medications, documents, clothing, evacuation routes, pet supplies, and other personal needs still matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gearupsurvivalkits.com\/blogs\/emergency-preparedness-hub\/wildfire-evacuation-plan-family\" title=\"Wildfire evacuation plan\"\u003ewildfire evacuation plan guide \u003c\/a\u003ewalks you through what to add and how to prepare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe knowledge to match the gear. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe included Emergency Preparedness Guidebook covers first aid, evacuation planning, and step-by-step guidance for hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, pandemics, nuclear events, and more. It's practical information for real families, not hardcore preppers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOne important note about the 4-person Guardian\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 4-person kit ships as two backpacks, which helps split the load between two people. However, the contents aren't divided evenly between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome supplies come as single items rather than pairs, including the flashlight, radio, multitool, and first aid kit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen your Guardian arrives, open both backpacks and redistribute the supplies based on who will carry each bag. That way, one adult isn't left without something important like light or first aid if your family gets separated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt takes about ten minutes, and it's ten minutes well spent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBuying for a senior parent or grandparent?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe recommend the \u003cstrong\u003e2-person Guardian.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Chlor-Floc purification pouches and folding container allow water to be treated while sitting down rather than requiring someone to kneel beside a water source. The first aid kit gives you options for handling minor injuries, while reflective sleeping bags and hand warmers provide additional warmth during a winter outage or other emergency without heat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt about 15 pounds packed, it's still important to think about where the bag will live. Keep it somewhere your loved one can reach without climbing stairs or struggling to move it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find more options and guidance in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gearupsurvivalkits.com\/collections\/senior-emergency-survival-kits\" title=\"Senior Emergency Kits\"\u003eSenior Emergency collection.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a couple, a growing family, or helping an aging parent get prepared, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/strong\u003e gives you a solid foundation for your household without making emergency preparedness another project on your to-do list.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd like every kit we sell, every Guardian purchased sends $1 to the National Forest Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChoose your kit size below, 2-person or 4-person, and get prepared on a calm day. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat's the best time to do it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gear Up Survival Kits","offers":[{"title":"2 - Person","offer_id":46462335516889,"sku":"861-2","price":159.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"4 - Person","offer_id":46462335549657,"sku":"861-4","price":219.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/7546\/9529\/files\/emergency-survival-red-backpack.webp?v=1787841079"},{"product_id":"72-hour-emergency-kit-the-sidebyside","title":"72-Hour Emergency Kit for Two or Four - The SideBySide","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaybe it's the two of you in a quieter house now that the kids have moved out. 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This one also holds a compass, a signal mirror, and a small waterproof container, all on a lanyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEveryday hygiene.\u003c\/strong\u003e A pack of pocket tissues for each person, plus nine wet wipes and three disposable face masks per person.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSomething to pass the time\u003c\/strong\u003e. A deck of 52 survival playing cards, each illustrating a survival skill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat it weighs.\u003c\/strong\u003e About 14 pounds for the two-person kit and 18 pounds for the four-person. It's made to live somewhere you'll remember, like a hall closet or the floor of a bedroom closet, and slide out easily when it's needed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe SideBySide is hand-assembled in the USA. 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There is usually a stretch of days where the storm has a name and a track and you still have time to decide what your household is going to do. This kit is meant to fill that window, so that when the decision comes, deciding is the only work left.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 72-hour emergency survival kit for two, built for hurricane preparedness, evacuation and extended power outages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuilt for hurricanes, useful well beyond them.\u003c\/strong\u003e The same supplies cover a winter storm that takes the power out for four days, a tornado warning that sends you to the basement, a wildfire evacuation, a boil-water advisory, or a grid failure in August. Hurricanes are simply the hardest version of the problem, because one storm can ask a household to shelter in place and evacuate in the same week. A kit built for that handles the easier cases comfortably.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChoose your container.\u003c\/strong\u003e The SafeHarbor comes two ways, with identical supplies inside and at the same price. The container is the only difference, and it should match what you would actually do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackpack.\u003c\/strong\u003e One multi-pocket pack, 14 lbs, 18 by 10 by 10 inches, contents sorted into waterproof bags. One person carries it to the car in one trip. This is the one for an evacuation zone, for a wildfire area, or for anyone who wants a ready go bag by the door.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBucket.\u003c\/strong\u003e A five-gallon bucket with a toilet seat lid, 14 lbs, 12 by 12 by 15 inches. This is the one for staying put, and the lid is the reason. When the water stops, the toilet stops, and \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/what-do-we-do-about-bathrooms-if-the-water-stops-working\" title=\"What do we do about bathrooms if the water stops working?\"\u003esanitation becomes urgent faster than most households expect\u003c\/a\u003e. Lift the supplies out and the bucket is ready. Empty, it also holds collected water, works as a seat or a wash basin, and carries debris during cleanup. A backpack cannot do any of that. We checked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot sure which? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gearupsurvivalkits.com\/pages\/how-do-we-know-whether-to-stay-home-or-evacuate\" title=\"Shelter in place or evacuate?\"\u003eMany emergencies call for sheltering in place rather than evacuating\u003c\/a\u003e, so the bucket may suit more households than they expect. Plenty of families keep one of each, one by the door and one in the garage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is inside, either way:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree days of food for each of you.\u003c\/strong\u003e A 3,600-calorie ration bar per person, with a three to five year shelf life and nothing to cook, heat, or add. Each bar is portioned at 1,200 calories a day for three days. That's an emergency ration, not a normal day's eating, but it keeps everyone going. No stove, no power, no hot water required, which is the whole point when the kitchen is out of action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater to drink now, and a way to make more.\u003c\/strong\u003e Twenty-four sealed 4 oz pouches, twelve per person, which comes to 48 ounces each, about a third of a gallon. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/how-much-water-does-my-family-actually-need-in-an-emergency\" title=\"How much water does my family actually need in an emergency?\"\u003eReady.gov, FEMA's preparedness campaign, recommends a full gallon per person per day\u003c\/a\u003e for drinking and sanitation together, so treat the pouches as the supply that gets you started. Then there are twenty purification tablets, each treating one liter, which is a little over five gallons in total. A flat fold two gallon carrier and two 1-liter hydration bags with straws give you somewhere to put it. That combination is as useful during a boil-water advisory as it is after a storm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA weather radio with no batteries to buy.\u003c\/strong\u003e The 4-in-1 dynamo unit hand cranks into a NOAA weather band radio, a flashlight, a siren, and a phone charger. NOAA weather band carries watches and warnings straight from the National Weather Service for every kind of severe weather, tornadoes and winter storms included, and it keeps working when the cell network is congested and your phone is at nine percent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLight in four forms.\u003c\/strong\u003e An LED lantern for a room, the dynamo flashlight for your hands, an emergency candle, and an emergency bright stick. A bright orange help flag goes in a window so anyone working down the street knows which house to stop at.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShelter and warmth for two.\u003c\/strong\u003e Two emergency survival sleeping bags, two hooded ponchos, a two-person tube tent with cord, and two instant body warmers. This is the part that matters in a winter outage, when the furnace goes quiet along with the lights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTools for the days after the storm, not just during it.\u003c\/strong\u003e A metal hatchet, a pack of nails, a roll of duct tape, safety goggles, rubber-palm work gloves, and fifty feet of nylon rope. A branch down across the driveway, a window that needs covering, wet debris to move out of the way. A multitool is fine during an emergency, but cleanup takes more than that. Alongside those, a multi-function pocket knife, a flint starter, a sewing kit, and a notepad and pencil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst aid and hygiene that hold up for days.\u003c\/strong\u003e A deluxe soft shell first aid kit covers bandages, gauze, topical ointments, and medicine for the cuts, scrapes, and blisters that come with cleanup. The hygiene kit covers two people: toothbrushes and toothpaste, soap, shampoo and conditioner, deodorant, lotion, razors and shave cream, combs, washcloths, eighteen wet wipes, sanitary napkins, pocket tissues, face masks, and an infectious waste bag. Any long outage is dirty work, and staying clean is part of staying well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSomething to do.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fifty-two survival playing cards, each one illustrating a real skill. A long evening with no power goes faster with a deck of cards, and the kids pick something up without being taught.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho it is for.\u003c\/strong\u003e Two people in one household. A couple, a parent and a teenager, or an adult child putting a kit in a parent's coat closet. If you live on the coast, buy it before the season. If you live inland, it is still the kit that covers the week your power goes out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeeping it ready.\u003c\/strong\u003e Check it twice a year, and the daylight saving weekends make an easy reminder. Replace the food and water if they are past date, and put back anything you have used. That is the whole maintenance list.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe SafeHarbor is hand-assembled in the USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike every kit we sell, this one sends $1 to the National Forest Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePacked long before you need it, and forgotten until you do.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gear Up Survival Kits","offers":[{"title":"Backpack","offer_id":50578664063193,"sku":"SKHR-BBP","price":142.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Bucket","offer_id":50579710050521,"sku":"SKHR","price":142.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/7546\/9529\/files\/safeharbor_both_kits-compressed.webp?v=1790878344"},{"product_id":"1-person-72-hour-emergency-kit-the-solosteady","title":"1-Person 72-Hour Emergency Kit - The SoloSteady","description":"\u003cp\u003eLiving on your own means the emergency plan is all yours. Nobody else is going to remember where the flashlight went, or whether the radio has batteries. If the power went out and the roads stayed closed for a few days, would everything you need be in one place?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eSoloSteady\u003c\/strong\u003e is a 72-hour emergency kit for one person, packed in a backpack. Food, a starter supply of water, a way to treat more, light, a radio, first aid, warmth, a few handy tools, and a full hygiene kit are all ready to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy the SoloSteady is a good fit:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood for three days.\u003c\/strong\u003e A 3,600-calorie food bar divided into 18 individually wrapped pieces, so it's easy to portion across three days. It needs no cooking, tastes like shortbread, carries a shelf life of up to five years, and meets U.S. Coast Guard requirements, according to the manufacturer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA starter supply of water, and a way to treat more.\u003c\/strong\u003e Twelve 4 oz water pouches, also rated for up to five years, cover the first stretch. Ten water treatment tablets each treat one liter, and a 1-liter hydration bag with a straw gives you something to fill and drink from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLight and news without the grid.\u003c\/strong\u003e A hand-rechargeable flashlight needs no batteries, and a 30+ hour candle gives steady light for the long evenings. An AM\/FM radio, with batteries included, keeps you on local news and emergency broadcasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA full hygiene kit.\u003c\/strong\u003e A toothbrush and toothpaste, soap, shampoo and conditioner, deodorant gel, lotion, a comb, a washcloth, a razor and shaving cream, maxi pads, pocket tissues, and nine wet wipes. Day two of an outage feels a lot more manageable after you've brushed your teeth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTools for small jobs.\u003c\/strong\u003e A multi-function pocket knife, a pair of safety goggles, a small sewing kit, and a notepad and pencil for writing down phone numbers when your phone is dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarmth and weather cover.\u003c\/strong\u003e An emergency blanket, an emergency poncho, and a hand and body warmer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst aid for minor cuts and scrapes.\u003c\/strong\u003e A compact first aid kit with adhesive bandages, gauze pads, alcohol cleansing pads, and cotton swabs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA whistle to signal for help.\u003c\/strong\u003e A whistle is on Ready.gov's basic emergency kit list. This one is a 5-in-1 emergency whistle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSomething to pass the time.\u003c\/strong\u003e A deck of 52 survival playing cards, each illustrating a survival skill. Solitaire counts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat it doesn't cover.\u003c\/strong\u003e This kit carries a starter supply of water, not three days' worth. Ready.gov, FEMA's preparedness campaign, recommends one gallon per person per day, which is three gallons for one person over three days. Keep stored water at home alongside the kit. \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/emergency-preparedness-hub\/why-your-kit-doesnt-come-with-3-days-of-water\" title=\"Here's why most kits don't include three days of water\"\u003eHere's why most kits don't include three days of water.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you'll add yourself.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Red Cross recommends keeping at least a seven-day supply of medications with your emergency supplies, along with copies of important documents. Spare glasses and a phone charger are worth tucking in too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe SoloSteady is hand-assembled in the USA. It was designed with advice from emergency preparedness experts and follows guidelines from government agencies and nonprofit preparedness organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery kit we sell sends $1 to the National Forest Foundation, and the SoloSteady is no exception.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree days of the basics for one, packed and ready.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gear Up Survival Kits","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50622864654553,"sku":"SKXK-BBP","price":89.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/7546\/9529\/files\/solosteady_lifestyle_in_kitchen-compressed.webp?v=1793554022"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/7546\/9529\/collections\/flood_collection_banner_image_v2.jpg?v=1790883606","url":"https:\/\/gearupsurvivalkits.com\/collections\/flood-survival-kits.oembed","provider":"Gear Up Survival Kits","version":"1.0","type":"link"}