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Practical ideas for preparing your household, finding useful next steps and staying connected when everyday life changes.
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A Three-Day Emergency Meal Plan That Needs No Cooking
Category: Food & Cooking By the second evening of a power cut, the novelty of eating biscuits for dinner will probably have worn off. Someone will want a proper meal. The children may be asking for their usual breakfast. And whoever normally does the cooking will be looking through the cupboards, trying to make something… Read the guide
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A First Aid Kit Is Only the Start: Skills Every Household Should Learn
A first aid kit is reassuring to have in the cupboard. Open it, though, and a few questions may follow. Which dressing would you use for a wound that is bleeding heavily? What would you do if someone collapsed? When should you call an ambulance? The supplies matter. So does knowing what to do with… Read the guide
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How to Store Drinking Water Safely at Home
Finding room for emergency water is often harder than buying it. A few bottles fit behind the groceries. A three-day supply for several people takes a little more thought. Where you put that water matters, as does the container you choose and what happens after you open it. The aim is to have drinking water… Read the guide
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Your 3-day Power Cut Checklist: Lighting, Charging and Essential Equipment
The torch works. The power bank is charged. Then you discover that the torch batteries are almost flat and the charging cable fits an old phone. These are small problems to fix on an ordinary afternoon. They become rather more frustrating when the lights are out and somebody needs help finding the bathroom. Preparing for… Read the guide
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How Much Water Should You Store for a 72-Hour Emergency?
Most of us have little reason to think about how much water we use. We turn on the tap, fill the kettle, wash our hands and get on with the day. If the supply stops, those ordinary tasks quickly become part of the same calculation: how much have we got, and how long will it… Read the guide
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What to Do in the First Hour of a Power Cut
The lights go out, the television stops and, somewhere in the house, someone asks whether the Wi-Fi is working. Your first thought is probably to check when the electricity will be back. Before you get caught up refreshing an outage map, take a few minutes to check the people around you and make the house… Read the guide