Build your kit bit by bit: a four-week plan
When newspapers priced the government's full list on Amazon UK, it came to about £309. That's a lot in one go, and the government's own advice is to build your kit gradually.
A four-week plan
- Week 1: water and food. Bottled water (3 litres per person per day) and 3 days of food that needs no cooking.
- Week 2: light and news. A torch, spare batteries, and a battery or wind-up radio.
- Week 3: power and first aid. A power bank, kept charged, and a basic first aid kit.
- Week 4: warmth, hygiene and paperwork. Blankets, wipes and sanitiser, some cash, copies of documents, and a written list of numbers and medicines.
Tick things off as you go with our free checklist. Or, if you'd rather it was done, our box covers every line in one delivery.
Source: Express & Star. More: what a 3-day kit really costs.