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90-Day Home Readiness
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items The things I'd keep at home to plan for longer than a few days, beyond the basics in my Hurricane Kit. Water tablets and pantry storage, a pressure canner and garden seeds, a camp stove and a propane heater, fuel and charging basics, fire and carbon ...
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Water & Food Storage
Cooking & Heat
Fuel & Power
Safety & Communication
Sanitation & Repairs
Water & Food Storage
Water treatment tablets in two 50-count bottles. A small backup for treating stored or tap water. Follow the label dosing.
Potable Aqua Water Purification Tablets PA Plus, 2x50
A hand-crank cast iron grain mill for grinding wheat, corn and other dry grains without power. It clamps to a table or counter edge.
Victoria Manual Cast Iron Grain Mill 2400g
An airtight screw-on lid that fits 3.5 to 7 gallon buckets, so a bucket of pantry staples opens and closes easily.
Vittles Vault Gamma Seal Lid for 3.5-7 Gal
A 23-quart pressure canner for putting up beans, vegetables and other low-acid foods at home. Stick to a tested canning recipe and the instructions in the box.
Presto 01781 23-Quart Pressure Canner and Cooker
35 heirloom, non-GMO vegetable varieties in paper packets, with plant markers. Seeds for a backyard garden that keeps producing after the pantry runs low.
Gardeners Basics Survival Seed Vault Kit
Cooking & Heat
A one-burner camp stove that runs on an 8 oz butane canister or a 16.4 oz propane cylinder, with a carry case. For boiling water and cooking when the kitchen stove is out. Check the manual for where it's OK to use.
Gas One GS-3400P Dual Fuel Portable Stove
A fuel filter for the Mr. Heater Buddy that goes between the heater and a hose, for setups that run off a 20 lb tank like the propane hose above. Read the heater manual first.
Mr. Heater Fuel Filter for Big & Portable Buddy
A 6 foot hose that lets a 1 lb propane appliance, like a portable propane heater or a camp stove, run off a 20 lb tank instead of small cylinders. Read your appliance manual first; heaters like the Mr. Heater Buddy need the separate fuel filter below...
6ft Propane Hose Adapter 1lb to 20lb Converter
Fuel & Power
Fuel stabilizer for gas you keep on hand for a generator or mower. One 32 oz bottle treats 80 gallons.
STA-BIL Storage Fuel Stabilizer, 32 oz
A 5 gallon gas can with a spill-proof SmartControl spout. Store fuel outside the house and follow local code.
Scepter 5 Gal Gas Can, Spill Proof, Red
A hand siphon pump for moving gas from the can into a generator or mower without tipping a full can. Also listed for diesel, kerosene and non-potable water.
TERA PUMP Durable Manual Fuel Transfer Pump Siphon
Keeps spare batteries sorted by size in one case, with a built-in tester so you know which ones still have charge.
Ontel Battery Daddy Organizer Case w/Tester
A folding 28W solar panel with USB-C and USB-A ports that charges a phone or power bank straight from the sun, no power station needed.
BigBlue 28W Solar Panel Charger Dual USB
Safety & Communication
A battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm, so it keeps working when the house power is out. Worth having anytime a generator, grill or propane heater is part of the plan.
First Alert Battery Carbon Monoxide Alarm
Two 2.5 lb multi-purpose extinguishers rated 1-A:10-B:C for small household fires. I'd keep one in the kitchen and one in the garage, and read the label steps before you ever need them.
Kidde Basic 110 Fire Extinguisher 2 Pack
Two fire blankets in pull-tab pouches for smothering a small stovetop or grease fire. Hang one near the stove where you can grab it.
Prepared Hero Emergency Fire Blanket 39x39, 2 Pack
A pack of 20 3M Aura N95 respirators (model 9205+), so I like having a stack of masks on hand for the kit.
3M Aura N95 Respirator 9205+, Pack of 20
The Gen 7 C-A-T tourniquet from North American Rescue. It's only worth having if you know how to put it on, so pair it with a hands-on class like Stop the Bleed.
North American Rescue C-A-T Tourniquet GEN 7
A pair of GMRS two-way radios with headsets for keeping the household in touch when phones are spotty. GMRS use requires an FCC license.
Midland GXT1000VP4 GMRS Two-Way Radios 2 Pack
Sanitation & Repairs
A 20-pack of NIOSH-approved N95 respirators, flat-fold and individually wrapped. Handy for dusty cleanup jobs. Follow the fit instructions on the box.
A snap-on seat and lid that turns a standard 5 gallon bucket into a backup toilet if the water or sewer is out. Comes with 3 waste bags.
Camco Bucket Toilet Seat w/ Lid & Bags
A 10-pack of double-layer waste bags with powder, made to line a bucket toilet like the Camco seat above.
Camco Biodegradable Toilet Waste Bags 10-Pack
A big pump bottle of hand sanitizer to keep by the sink for when running water is limited.
Germ-X Hand Sanitizer 67.4oz Pump Bottle
A gallon refill of Clorox Clean-Up cleaner with bleach for counters, bathrooms and the bucket toilet. Follow the label directions.
CloroxPro Clean-Up Disinfectant Cleaner Bleach 128oz
A 20 x 20 ft, 10 mil poly tarp with grommets, big enough to cover a damaged section of roof or a broken window until it's repaired.
Amazon Basics Waterproof Poly Tarp 20x20 ft
Heavy-duty black duct tape for quick patch jobs, holding a tarp edge down, or sealing up a bag.
GORILLA Heavy Duty Black Duct Tape 1.88x50yd