Don't be alarmed or caught off guard when the power outages hit your zip code. This list prepares you to be able to go without comfortably.
Sections
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Power/Fire
Food/Water
Medical/Hygiene
Gardening
Communication
Power/Fire
Can power small and large items such as phones, laptops, cars, and refrigerators. Charge intially w/ a wall outlet then use solar panels when power is out to recharge.
Jackery Explorer 300v2 Auto Kit 300W Continuous/600W Peak Portable Power Station with 12V Battery Charging Cable
When your power is out and you want hot food, this portable stovetop with butane fuel is an option.
Coleman Tabletop Portable Butane Gas Camping Stove, 1 Burner, Gray
Wood to start fires.
Billy Buckskin 2lb Fatwood Fire Starter Sticks
Ferro Rod to start fires
VVAAGG 4 Inch Ferro Rod Fire Starter Kit
Food/Water
7 gallon bpa free and food safe, water storage
Reliance Aqua-Tainer Water Storage Container 7 Gallon
Freeze dried chicken fried rice. Just add hot water directly into the pouch, cool, and enjoy.
Mountain House Chicken Fried Rice, Gluten-Free Freeze-Dried Food, 2 Servings
3 buckets of food, 1 month supply, 25+ years shelf life. Nice to have as a backup when your canned goods are depleted.
1 Month Mega Food Supply
2 person, 3 day supply of food and water
10 Year Food and Water Kit - Ready America | The Disaster Supply Professionals %
Medical/Hygiene
When the power is out, you can't flush the toilet. Just add a black bag to this portable toilet and do your business. Holds up to 300 lbs.
Ozark Trail Folding Portable Toilet
Waste bags to go with your portable toilet. Designed specifically to handle human waste.
Ozark Trail Portable Toilet Waste Bags, 6 Count
I stopped buying baby wipes for my son and started buying these because my HSA paid for it at the time, they last longer, and did not irritate my son or myself. So add these to your list.
Equate Baby Everyday Clean Wipes with Aloe Vera and Vitamin E, 240 Wipes
Gardening
All the seeds I ever bought from her shop, not only healthily sprouted but were delicious! Grow your own food and don't allow THEM to starve your household.
TheOkraLadyLLC
This soil helped grow my watermelons and green beans this year 2026.
FoxFarm Ocean Forest Potting Soil 1.5cu ft 2 Pack
Works for indoor and outdoor plants. Blood Meal promotes rapid leafy growth and corrects nitrogen deficiencies in plants.
Back to the Roots Organic Blood Meal - USA
Helps with aeration and drainage if you are growing in pots.
Back to the Roots Organic Perlite - USA
Even if you rent, you can still grow your own food.
