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Getting started with prepping
Supplies at home, equipment that works and a plan shared with your household. Find the essentials for the first 72 hours and what to add next.
Start with the basics
Where do you start with prepping?
Build a supply you will actually use in three steps.
Decide who you are preparing for
Count everyone in your household and note specific needs, such as baby food and pet supplies.
Gather what you already have
Bring food, drinking water, lighting and other emergency supplies together. Check what works and what is still within its shelf life.
Add what is missing
Use the checklist below. Start with the basics; build a larger supply once you know what your household uses.
The essentials for home
From drinking water to a complete emergency kit. Check what you already have and add what you need.
Water
Plan for your household size and the number of days. Browse drinking water for your emergency supplies.
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Choose according to the number of people, shelf life and dietary needs. Keep food ready that does not need heating, too.
Browse productsCooking
Consider where you can cook safely, which fuel is needed and what you can eat without cooking.
Browse productsLighting and power
Start with a light and a phone charger. Compare power output and connections if you want to run more devices.
Browse productsFirst aid and hygiene
Check what you already have and add personal care supplies separately.
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Compare the contents with your own list. A kit does not automatically cover everything your household needs.
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Compare contents and specifications, then choose what is missing.
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A kit can make gathering supplies easier. Compare its contents with what you are still missing at home.
You add the rest yourself
A basic kit as a starting point
The Basis Noodpakket with checklist brings together an emergency radio, first aid kit and emergency ration, among other items. You add the rest of your supplies yourself.
- Add water and a full food supply yourself.
- Also check separate lighting, blankets and personal essentials.
More items together
A ready-made emergency kit
Would you like several items in one package? Compare emergency kits by contents, number of people and what you still need to add.
- Choose a bag if you need to carry it, or storage for home.
- A kit's name does not guarantee it covers your entire household.
Always check the water quantity. Denk Vooruit recommends 9 litres per person for three days. The bucket kit's contents list states 3 litres, leaving another 6 litres to add for one person. Calculate the total for your whole household and check the current contents when ordering.
Calculate how much water to addCount the water you actually have
How much water is still missing from your emergency kit?
Bought an emergency kit or assembled your own? Count the drinking water. The calculation for three days starts at 9 litres per person. Enter only litres already stored.
Calculate your top-up
A filter, tablets or an empty container do not count as litres of drinking water.
9 litres calculation basis · 0 litres entered
Add another 9 litresIn 500 ml outer packs: 18 (rounded up). You can also add other drinking water.
Calculation basis: at least 3 litres per person per day. Plan separately for extra personal needs and pets. This calculation does not assess your entire emergency kit.
Count what is actually stored
Count drinking water with sound packaging and valid expiry dates. A filter, tablets or the capacity of an empty jerrycan are not a water supply.
Subtract your supply from the calculation basis
Calculate 3 litres × people × days. Subtract the litres already stored, with a minimum result of zero. One person with 6 litres needs another 3 litres for three days.
Choose how to top up
Use supermarket water, hygienically stored tap water or measured drinking-water packs. Check the date and storage instructions for each product.
Plan your next check
Note how many people and days your litres cover, where they are stored and when you will check them. Keep a clean portable container ready for an emergency water collection point.
Three ways to add water
Questions about your water supply
I have 6 litres. Is that enough for one person for three days?
The calculation basis is 9 litres. If you have no other drinking water stored, add 3 litres. That can be six outer packs of 500 ml or other safely stored drinking water.
Does a water filter count as stored water?
A filter adds no litres to the drinking water already stored. It may help with a suitable source; its performance depends on the product and contamination. Follow the instructions and, during a water disruption, your water supplier’s advice.
Is one Seven Oceans unit 500 ml or one small sachet?
The sales unit for item 70224825 is a 500 ml outer pack: five double inner sachets of 2 × 50 ml, making ten 50 ml portions. Count one outer pack as 0.5 litres.
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Make your emergency plan together
Supplies help. Knowing what you will do together matters just as much.
Where will you meet?
Choose a meeting place and a contact person. Write phone numbers on paper so you do not rely solely on your phone.
Who will collect children or help others?
Agree who will collect children and who will check on someone who needs help. Discuss what to do if the lift is not working, too.
Where is your emergency plan?
Keep it with your emergency supplies and give your emergency contacts a copy. Use the fill-in plan from Denk Vooruit to record your arrangements.
Start with the basics
Adapt the basics to your household
You live alone
Agree who you can turn to if communication fails. Write down important numbers and tell someone where your emergency supplies are kept.
You have children
Agree who will collect them and where you will meet if you cannot make calls. Explain the plan in a way that suits their age.
Someone needs extra help
Discuss support with mobility, medicines or medical equipment with those involved and their healthcare provider in advance.
Safe use
Storing and maintaining your supplies
Choose a dry, accessible storage place that your household knows. Have a bag ready for items you would need to take if you leave. Check contents and expiry dates every six months, and adapt your supplies when your household changes.
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Frequently asked questions
How much water should I store?
For 72 hours, allow 9 litres per person: 3 litres a day. Add food and drinking water for pets separately.
Do I need to buy a complete emergency kit?
No. First check what you already have and compare a kit with your own list. Personal essentials always depend on your needs.
What should I put in my emergency plan?
Agree how you will stay in contact, where you will meet and who needs extra help. Keep the plan in a known place and discuss it together.
Sources and further reading
Use this list as a starting point. In an emergency, always follow instructions from the authorities.
Add what you need
Only add what is missing.
Compare your own list with a kit's contents before choosing. Check which personal items you still need to add.