Ready in 72 Hours: The UK Household Guide (PDF)

Could your home manage for three days on its own?

In October 2026 the UK government asked every household to be ready to look after itself for at least 72 hours if normal life is disrupted. This guide shows you exactly how, in plain English.

Inside the 56 page guide:

• The full 72 hour kit list, with quantities for your household
• Water and food maths, with a 3 day menu
• Step by step actions for power cuts, water cuts and card, phone and internet outages
• Storms, flooding, extreme cold, heatwaves and carbon monoxide
• What to do if you are told to leave home
• Fill-in household plan, contacts, medicines and neighbour pages
• Kit, grab bag and car checklists, a maintenance calendar and a fridge quick reference page

Based on official UK advice from the Be Ready campaign, the Met Office, the Environment Agency, the Food Standards Agency and the NHS. Instant PDF download. Print the fill-in pages for your own household.

General guidance only, not official government advice. In an emergency call 999. Photographs are illustrative and were created with AI tools, then edited by Kev Works Nights.