The BeReady2Day team
We pack and check every box in the UK, and write plain-English guides to being ready for power cuts, floods and storms.
- Being ready
Build your kit bit by bit: a four-week plan
The government says build it gradually. Here's an order that gets the important things first.
- News
Get on the Priority Services Register this winter
A free list that means your energy companies know who needs help first. Five minutes to join.
- Being ready
Why there are no candles, flares or gas in our box
Some kits include candles, flares or gas. Ours doesn't, on purpose. Here's what we pack instead.
- Being ready
A power cut checklist before the first storm of winter
Ten minutes now saves a cold night later. What to check before the storms arrive.
- Being ready
Water: why 3 litres a day, when the old advice said 10?
The new checklist says 3 litres per person per day. The old advice said 10. Both are right, for different things.
- News
The government's Be Ready campaign, explained
Every UK household is now asked to be able to cope on its own for 3 days. Here's what that means in practice.