Food, water, and power for outages and storms
Ready Stocked helps households plan for the outages, winter storms, and hurricanes that actually happen. Start with what you need for a few days, then build from there at your own pace.
Start with the food and water calculator
Enter who lives in your home, any pets, and how long you want to plan for. You get gallons of water, daily calories, and a shopping list in cases, jugs, and servings. Every number comes from Ready.gov, the CDC, the Red Cross, or USDA guidance, and each one is listed on the sources page.
Four levels of preparedness
Most people start at level one. Each level builds on the one before it, so nothing you buy early goes to waste later.
Level 1: 72 hours
A starter kit and a first outage plan: water, easy food, light, and a way to charge a phone.
Start with the free printable 72-hour household plan, two pages you fill in once and keep on the fridge.
Guides: building a 72-hour kit, storing water at home.
Level 2: Two weeks
Storms, winter outages, and boil-water notices. The amount FEMA and the Red Cross suggest keeping on hand.
The power outage planner turns your household into a one-page plan: water, food, what needs power, and a checklist.
Guides: a winter power outage, food safety when the power goes out, a boil water notice.
Level 3: Three months
A deeper pantry you rotate through, more stored water, and backup power for the things that matter most.
The power station runtime calculator shows how long a battery station runs what you pick and how big a station a longer outage needs.
Level 4: One year and beyond
Long-term food storage, rainwater, solar, and gardening. Practical skills that make a household steadier.
The calculator already plans for all four. Guides for levels three and four are being written and will appear here as they pass review.