Emergency kit for 5 people
Once a household grows beyond four, one lantern and one first aid kit are no longer enough. This kit is for two adults, a teenager and two children, following the authorities' recommendation to manage on your own for at least three days.
The kit for you
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Your kit
- 1×Emergency radio
- 2×First aid kit
- 2×LED lantern 'Retro'
- 3×LED headlamp 'Compact'
- 2×Power bank 20,000 mAh
- 2×Collapsible water carrier 20 L
- 1×Collapsible water carrier 10 L
- 5×Emergency sleeping bag
- 2×Emergency blanket 4-pack
- 6×Hand warmers (pair)
Prices will follow once our supplier prices are final. The kit is not in stock yet - first delivery is expected in spring 2027.
Water need
45 litres for 3 days - for drinking and cooking for the whole household, pets included.
What you need to add yourself
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Who is it for?
The big family - or the blended one, where there are often five or more under one roof. If you are more or fewer, adjust the household in the calculator; the kit follows, and so does the water need.
What's inside?
With five people you get two LED lanterns and two first aid kits, so you can be in two rooms and keep help close. The teenager counts with the adults and gets their own headlamp and hand warmers, and there are enough power banks for the older ones' phones. All five get an emergency sleeping bag, and the blankets are sized so there are enough for everyone.
Five people over three days means 45 litres of drinking water at three litres per person per day. We split it over large and small collapsible carriers, so you don't end up with more carrier than water.
Good to know in a large household
The more of you there are, the more it matters to know where things are. Consider splitting the kit between two places - a lantern and a first aid kit at each end of the home, for example - so nobody has to search in the dark. Give the teenager the job of charging the power banks and checking the radio once a year; it is a concrete task that makes readiness a shared family effort.
What you add yourselves
Food for five people for three days, everyone's medication and some cash. With many people at home, hygiene quickly matters if the water is off - read our guide to hygiene in home readiness. If you already have a radio, first aid kit or power bank, tick it and we take it out.
Read also
- Readiness for the whole family: children, elderly and pets
- 72-hour readiness: how to manage three days
- Hygiene in your emergency kit: managing when the water is down