Know
A purchase is useful when it fits your home, works with your other equipment, and is available when needed. Preparing to stay home also means recognizing when the home can no longer meet essential needs.
Get
Gather essential paper records, useful local maps, a household-chosen cash reserve, and the supplies needed by children, pets, and anyone receiving care.
Product links identify the listed model or package. Check the retailer for current price, seller, shipping, and local availability. Online listings do not confirm stock at your store.
Enter what you already have to calculate your remaining purchases. An empty field means we do not know your stock.
Paper contacts, instructions, and local information are a preparation task using what you have — see Do below. Cash is a household-chosen amount and a task, not a retail purchase.
Infant food and feeding supplies
Your chosen product · Food · Choose a store
- Planned purchase
- Not on list
- Recorded so far
- Not entered
- Price
- Check current price
Use the household's established feeding arrangements and appropriate care guidance. No automatic substitution or concentration instructions.
Quantities, store, and receiving
Use the household's established feeding arrangements and appropriate care guidance. No automatic substitution or concentration instructions.
Why, limitations, and setup
Use the household's established feeding arrangements and appropriate care guidance. No automatic substitution or concentration instructions.
Quantity rule: Set quantity — enter the actual product, package, and amount you use.
View setup task — buying does not complete setup.
Reference reviewed 2026-11-14. Product links identify the listed model or package. Check the retailer for current price, seller, shipping, and local availability. Online listings do not confirm stock at your store.
Pet food, water, and care supplies
Your chosen product · Food · Choose a store
- Planned purchase
- Not on list
- Recorded so far
- Not entered
- Price
- Check current price
Enter actual daily use and storage needs. Pet water entered in the water calculator is not counted again here.
Quantities, store, and receiving
Enter actual daily use and storage needs. Pet water entered in the water calculator is not counted again here.
Why, limitations, and setup
Enter actual daily use and storage needs. Pet water entered in the water calculator is not counted again here.
Quantity rule: Set quantity — enter the actual product, package, and amount you use.
View setup task — buying does not complete setup.
Reference reviewed 2026-11-14. Product links identify the listed model or package. Check the retailer for current price, seller, shipping, and local availability. Online listings do not confirm stock at your store.
Do
Record where supplies are stored and who handles water, meals, charging, and care. Include children, pets, visitors, and anyone needing assistance. Print essential instructions. Practice an evening using your backup setup without interrupting medical equipment or other safety systems. Fix the gaps you discover. Follow official evacuation instructions, and leave when an immediate hazard or essential need makes staying unsafe.
Plan progress records tasks you have completed. It is not a prediction of safety or a guarantee of self-sufficiency.
Extended
Use 90 days as the planning target. Recheck storage, maintenance, replenishment, medical care, and household responsibilities. Extra supplies cannot guarantee that staying home will remain possible.
Sources
Prepare to stay home while it remains safe and can meet your household's essential needs. Follow official evacuation instructions and have an alternative if staying becomes unsafe.