{"product_id":"emergency-kit","title":"Standby Emergency Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003e69% of UK adults say being prepared for an emergency matters, yet only 13% feel their household is well prepared (Cabinet Office survey, 2026). Not because they think it will never happen, but because sorting it out means forty minutes of research and a list of twelve things to buy separately. This is that job, done, in one box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBuilt to the official UK household list\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe government publishes what a household should keep for an emergency. We have followed it item by item: torches rather than candles, a power bank, a wind-up radio for updates when the power is out, spare batteries, a CE marked first aid kit, hand sanitiser and wipes, food that needs no cooking, a manual tin opener, and somewhere dry for your documents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are not endorsed by or affiliated with any government department. The list is public and we have simply used it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy we do not send water\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWater weighs a kilo a litre, and three days for two people is eighteen litres. Shipping that would add more to the price than the rest of the kit combined, and bottled water expires in your cupboard. So we send purification tablets and collapsible carriers instead. Fill them from the tap when you set the kit up, and top them up once a year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eA backup to your cupboard, not a replacement for it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe official advice is to keep tinned food you will actually eat and rotate it. We agree. The ration packs in here are a five year backstop for the day the shops are shut and the hob will not light, not three days of dinners. The printed guide tells you what to keep in the cupboard alongside them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe printed household guide\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery kit comes with a printed guide, not a download, because a PDF is no use in a power cut. It covers what to do in the first ten minutes of a power cut, a flood warning or a water outage, the numbers that matter, how to use everything in the box, and a rotation checklist. There are fill-in pages for your meeting point, your out-of-area contact and where your stop tap is. Spend five minutes on those and the kit is genuinely ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is not in here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour prescription medication, because only you can pack that. Baby formula and nappies. Pet food. Cash, since card machines need power. The guide says so plainly, and tells you what to add.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich one do I need\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePower Cut\u003c\/strong\u003e is the lean version for one or two people: light, radio, power and warmth, with no food or water treatment. \u003cstrong\u003eHousehold\u003c\/strong\u003e is the full three day kit for two people. \u003cstrong\u003eFamily\u003c\/strong\u003e is the same thing scaled for four, in a holdall rather than a crate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Standby","offers":[{"title":"Power Cut","offer_id":48589654491354,"sku":"SB-KIT-PC","price":84.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Household","offer_id":48589654524122,"sku":"SB-KIT-HH","price":154.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Family","offer_id":48589654556890,"sku":"SB-KIT-FM","price":234.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0844\/2953\/7498\/files\/IMG_0417_2.jpg?v=1793458850","url":"https:\/\/standbykit.co.uk\/products\/emergency-kit","provider":"Standby","version":"1.0","type":"link"}