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72-hour kit: everything your family should have

The goal of a 72h kit: let your family survive 3 days without outside help. Below: critical and high-priority essentials.

Essential list

    Smoke detector per floor

    Housing & Safety

    Serviced 6kg extinguisher

    Housing & Safety

    ~60

    Water/gas shut-off key

    Housing & Safety

    ~12

    Bottled water (90 L for 4 people / 3 days)

    Water

    ~25

    Purification tablets (Micropur)

    Water

    ~15

    Varied canned food (7 days)

    Food

    ~50

    Manual can opener

    Food

    ~8

    LED flashlight

    Energy

    ~15

    AA/AAA battery pack

    Energy

    ~12

    First aid kit

    Health & First Aid

    ~35

    30-day medication reserve

    Health & First Aid

    Battery FM radio

    Communication

    ~25

    Printed emergency contacts card

    Communication

    Waterproof A4 pouch

    Important Documents

    ~8

    PDF scans (ID, record, health, IBAN)

    Important Documents

    Cash €200-500

    Finances

    Go-bag per member

    Evacuation

    ~80

    Valid first aid certificate

    Knowledge & Skills

    List of 5 neighbors (name + phone)

    Community & Network

    Bitwarden installed on all devices

    Digital & Cyber

    2FA enabled (email + bank)

    Digital & Cyber

    Monthly backup verified

    Digital & Cyber

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