Prepper path
72-hour home readiness
If you had to stay home for three days with the tap slow, the power out, or the roads a mess — this is the short list. Not tactical. No gear catalog. Just the work that keeps people watered, fed, clean, and reachable.
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Water for three days
A gallon per person per day, stored where you can reach it, plus a way to treat more. That's the whole first move.
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Food you don't have to cook
Three days of food you'll eat without a working stove if you have to. A manual opener if anything is in a can.
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Light
One flashlight you can find in the dark, spare cells, and a backup. Heat and cooking come after light.
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Hear news and reach people
A charged phone, a battery bank, numbers on paper, and a radio if you have one. Write it down before you need it.
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First aid you can use
A basic kit, several days of daily medicine, and the humility to know this is not a clinic. Read the disclaimer.
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If the toilet or trash stops
Bags, soap, paper, a wash plan. Illness from poor sanitation will ruin a week faster than a dark house will.
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