72-Hour Family Emergency Kit - The Guardian Go Bag

• 72-hour emergency kit for 2 or 4 people, pre-packed and ready to grab in under a minute
• US Coast Guard-approved SOS food rations, made in the USA, supplying 1,200 calories per person per day with a 5-year shelf life
• Chlor-Floc purification pouches and a folding 1-litre container, treating up to a litre per pouch and handling Giardia, bacteria, and viruses
• Weather band AM/FM radio covering NOAA and public safety alert frequencies, batteries included
• 118-piece first aid kit
• Reflective sleeping bags, tube tent, ponchos, and hand warmers for a night spent away from home
• Multitool, 50 feet of rope, and light sticks
• Emergency Preparedness Guidebook covering hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, and more
• 4-person ships as two backpacks, with room in both for your medications and documents

For families, couples, and caregivers who want to be genuinely prepared, not just planning to get around to it. Whether you're sheltering in place or evacuating, the Guardian Go Bag gives your household a reliable, grab-and-go foundation for the first 72 hours.

2-Person Kit

Organization:

• 1 Red Backpack
• 1 Weatherproof Poly Bag
  

Food & Water:

• 2 SOS Food Rations (3,600 kcal each)
• 12 Water Pouches (4.2 oz each)
• 1 Folding 1L Water Container
• 5 Chlor-Floc Water Purification Pouches (treats 1L each)
• 1 Instruction Page

Hygiene & Sanitation:

• 2 Toothbrushes
• 1 Toothpaste
• 1 Comb
• 1 Razor
• 1 Shaving Cream
• 4 Shampoo
• 1 Soap Bar
• 2 Feminine Pads
• 1 Washcloth
• 1 Toilet Paper Roll

First Aid:

• 1 118-Piece First Aid Kit

Light & Communication:

• 1 Rubber Flashlight (batteries included)
• 1 Weather Band AM/FM Radio (batteries included)
• 2 Light Sticks

Weather Protection:

• 2 Reflective Sleeping Bags
• 2 Emergency Ponchos
• 1 Tube Tent
• 2 Hand Warmers

Survival Gear:

• 1 5-in-1 Survival Whistle
• 1 Rope (5mm x 50 ft)
• 1 Roll Duct Tape
• 1 Pair Work Gloves
• 1 Multitool Knife
• 1 Deck Playing Cards
• 1 GI Can Opener
• 1 Emergency Preparedness Guidebook
• 1 Pencil
  

4-Person Kit

Organization:

• 2 Red Backpacks
• 1 Weatherproof Poly Bag

Food & Water:

• 4 SOS Food Rations (3,600 kcal each)
• 24 Water Pouches (4.2 oz each)
• 1 Folding 1L Water Container
• 5 Chlor-Floc Water Purification Pouches (treats 1L each)
• 1 Instruction Page

Hygiene & Sanitation:

• 4 Toothbrushes
• 2 Toothpaste
• 1 Comb
• 1 Razor
• 1 Shaving Cream
• 8 Shampoo
• 1 Soap Bar
• 4 Feminine Pads
• 1 Washcloth
• 1 Toilet Paper Roll

First Aid:

• 1 118-Piece First Aid Kit

Light & Communication:

• 1 Rubber Flashlight (batteries included)
• 1 Weather Band AM/FM Radio (batteries included)
• 4 Light Sticks

Weather Protection:

• 4 Reflective Sleeping Bags
• 4 Emergency Ponchos
• 2 Tube Tents
• 4 Hand Warmers

Survival Gear:

• 1 5-in-1 Survival Whistle
• 1 Rope (5mm x 50 ft)
• 1 Roll Duct Tape
• 1 Pair Work Gloves
• 1 Multitool Knife
• 1 Deck Playing Cards
• 1 GI Can Opener
• 1 Emergency Preparedness Guidebook
• 1 Pencil

The Guardian Go Bag is built for the full range of emergencies families actually face:

- Natural Disasters: Hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, wildfires, winter storms, and floods. The tube tent, reflective sleeping bags, ponchos, and hand warmers cover the night you spend somewhere other than home.

- Extended Power Outages: The flashlight, light sticks, and weather band radio keep you lit and informed without cell service or electricity. Batteries included.

- Evacuation Scenarios: Pre-packed and organized so you can grab and go in under a minute. The 4-person size splits across two backpacks so no one carries everything.

- Shelter-in-Place Events: Three days of food that needs no cooking, a 118-piece first aid kit, and hygiene supplies for the stretch when leaving isn't the safer option.

- Boil Water Advisories: Chlor-Floc purification pouches treat water from the tap or any fresh source, handling Giardia, bacteria, and viruses.

- Secondary Disasters: One emergency often brings another. Earthquakes start fires. Hurricanes bring flooding. The kit covers the second one too, because you won't be shopping for supplies in between.

• Store it where you'll actually use it. Keep your Guardian Go Bag near your main exit: a hall closet, a mudroom, or an interior room you pass on the way out. It should be the first thing you reach for, not something you hunt down.
• Personalize the extra space. The backpack is designed to leave room for the things only you know your family needs: prescription medications, important documents, phone chargers, baby supplies, or a comfort item for young kids.
• Check it twice a year. The SOS food rations and water pouches carry a 5-year shelf life, but make it a habit to inspect the kit every six months. Check the batteries, replace anything used from the first aid kit, and update personal items as your family changes. Pairing it with daylight saving time means you never have to remember a date.
• Try the Chlor-Floc once before you need it. Treating water takes a few minutes and one step people miss: straining the treated water through cloth to remove the settled sediment. The washcloth in the kit works. Doing it once at the sink beats reading instructions in the dark.
• Read the guidebook before you need it. The Emergency Preparedness Guidebook is most valuable when you've read it in advance. Spend 30 minutes with it now so you're not reading it for the first time under stress.
• Two backpacks for larger families. The 4-person kit splits across two packs so no one carries everything. The contents aren't divided evenly, so open both when it arrives and redistribute the singles.
• Wildfire season? Tuck in one N95 respirator per family member and a paper map of your evacuation routes. The backpack has room for both.

In 2024, the United States saw 27 separate weather and climate disasters causing at least a billion dollars in damage each, with 568 deaths, according to NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.

Most households mean to prepare and haven't gotten to it. That isn't a character flaw, it's a Tuesday problem. This kit is the version where you don't have to research anything first.

Common question: "Is this kit enough for a real emergency?"

The Guardian Go Bag covers the first 72 hours, the window when outside help is most limited. The SOS rations supply 1,200 calories per person per day with no cooking required. The Chlor-Floc pouches each treat up to a litre, so you can make more water than the kit carries. The Emergency Preparedness Guidebook gives you the plan for what comes next.

What it doesn't include is the part specific to you: prescriptions, documents, and stored water at home. That's true of every pre-packed kit sold, ours included. As a starting point for a household that wants real preparedness without the research, this is the one we'd hand a friend.