The 72-hour household kit

The power will go out. Be ready before it does.

The Government's advice is blunt: every home should cope on its own for at least 72 hours.
No power. No heating. No shops.
ReadyHome packs that kit into one box, delivered to your door.
Sort it once. Forget about it.

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of households are only slightly - or not at all - prepared for an emergency

UK Public Survey of Risk Perception, Resilience and Preparedness 2026 (GOV.UK)

expect food disruption severe enough to empty supermarket shelves within two years

UK Public Survey 2026 (GOV.UK)

expect a power cut of 3 days or more in their local area within the next two years

UK Public Survey 2026 (GOV.UK)

properties in England are at risk of flooding from rivers, sea or surface water

Environment Agency, NaFRA 2024

By the time the warning comes, the shelves are already empty.

Panic buying clears shops in hours. No tills. No card machines. No cash machines.
When the power goes, the system that feeds your family goes with it.

42% of people expect empty-shelf food disruption within two years - UK Public Survey 2026 (GOV.UK)

The first 72 hours

What a blackout actually looks like

Scroll through the first three days. This is the window every household is told to be ready for.

Hour 1
Lights, heating, Wi-Fi and chargers all die at once. The house goes dark and silent.
Hour 6
Your phone - your map, your news, your lifeline - is draining fast.
Hour 12
Supermarket shelves are empty. Card machines and cash machines stop working.
Hour 24
No hot food. No hot water. The cold starts to bite - especially for children and the elderly.
Hour 48
Emergency help goes to the most vulnerable first. Everyone else waits.
Hour 72
The households still coping are the ones who prepared before it happened.

Illustrative scenario, not a prediction.

Twenty items, a weekend of research, one more thing on the list.
Or one box on your doorstep this week.

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Every pack follows the Government's household kit guidance at prepare.campaign.gov.uk.
We did the research, found the gear and packed the box.
The day you need it is the wrong day to start.

For 1-2 people

Essential

£149free delivery

The basic 72-hour system
Wind-up radio & torch
Phone power bank
First aid kit & batteries
Water, food, tin opener
Blankets & hygiene kit
Printed household plan

Complete

£399free delivery

Everything in Essential, plus:
20,000mAh power bank & lantern
Family first aid kit
Water container & purification
72-hour food rations
Thermal sleeping bag
Multi-tool, tape & paracord
Waterproof document bag
Personalised household plan

For 4 or more

Family

£499free delivery

Everything in Complete, plus:
READY GO evacuation grab bag
Extra food & water for the family
Child & baby supplies
Extra blankets & ponchos

The official checklist

What the Government says every home should have

Battery or wind-up torch (safer than candles)
Battery or wind-up radio, for updates in a power cut
Portable power bank for your phone + spare batteries
First aid kit, hand sanitiser and wet wipes
Bottled water - 2.5-3 litres per person per day (WHO guidance)
Non-perishable food that doesn't need cooking, plus a tin opener

In a power cut, dial 105 to report it (England, Scotland and Wales). Write important phone numbers down on paper - your mobile may be dead.

READYHOME

After the warning, it's too late to prepare.

While everyone else queues in the dark, you're already sorted.

Warm. Lit. Fed. In touch. Ready for whatever the next 72 hours brings.

Be the one who got things ready.

Half of UK households admit they are not ready. When the lights go out, the shops empty in hours and help goes to the most vulnerable first. The households that cope are the ones that prepared before they needed to.

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Questions

Everything else you're wondering

Which pack should I choose?

Essential covers one or two people with the full basic 72-hour system. Complete is the right call for households of three or four - deeper power, water, food and warmth. Family covers four or more, adding an evacuation grab bag and child and baby supplies.

How fast is delivery?

Delivery is free. We pack to order and deliver to your door - you'll get a delivery window by email as soon as your order is confirmed.

What comes with every pack?

Beyond the kit itself: the printed household plan, a preparedness checklist and an emergency contact card, ready to fill in and stick on the fridge. The plan walks your household through where you meet, who you call and what you take if you have to leave.

Couldn't I just buy all this myself?

You can - the official list is free at prepare.campaign.gov.uk. What you're buying is the weekend back: twenty-odd items sourced, checked against the guidance and packed properly, with one delivery and one returns window instead of six shops and a spreadsheet.

What if I never need it?

That's the best outcome, and the kit still earns its keep - the torch, power bank, radio and grab bag earn their place on any camping trip, festival or long drive. The rest sits in a cupboard until the day it's the most valuable thing in the house.

Is this a government scheme?

No. ReadyHome is a private company. We follow the public household kit guidance published at prepare.campaign.gov.uk so you don't have to source twenty items yourself.

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What if I change my mind?

Send the unopened pack back within 30 days for a full refund - just reply to your order confirmation email and we'll sort it.