72-hour kit — a plain checklist
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Water, light, and a radio cover more outages than people expect. Use this as a starter list — your official country page wins if anything differs. Want quantities? Use the kit builder.
Water — labeled by country
- Canada: about 4 L per person per day (drinking, cooking, sanitation) — GetPrepared emergency kits.
- United Kingdom: 3 L per person per day for drinking; more for cooking and washing — Be Ready checklist.
- United States: about 1 gallon (~3.8 L) per person per day — Ready.gov Build a Kit.
- Ireland: CONFIRMED — 2–3 L drinking water per person per day — Be Emergency Ready / OEP Make a plan.
- New Zealand: CONFIRMED — at least 9 litres per person for 3 days (≈ 3 L/person/day) for drinking and basic hygiene — Get Ready supplies.
- Australia: to confirm nationally — Red Cross packing asks for enough safe drinking water but does not state a litres figure — Red Cross packing. Queensland SES / Get Ready QLD cite 10 L per person for 3 days as a state figure (not a national Red Cross number).
Basic checklist
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Official kit pages
- Canada — kit checklist
- US — Ready.gov kit
- UK — Be Ready
- Ireland — Be Emergency Ready
- Australia — Red Cross packing
- New Zealand — Get Ready supplies
Not medical advice beyond “keep prescribed meds; follow your clinician.” Not electrical advice. Never run generators, BBQs, or fuel heaters indoors.