The Prepare Now equipment library
Choose equipment you can understand, maintain and use.
A plan comes first. Equipment should solve a real problem, fit the person using it and remain useful when power or communications fail. Explore researched comparisons, practical checks and honest limitations.
22 practical comparisons
Ten options. Clear tradeoffs. No checkout.
Not a test-lab ranking or a list of things everyone must buy. Use what you already have where it meets your needs.
- Emergency backpacks: 10 bags to compare
An evacuation bag should fit the person carrying it, not a fantasy packing list.
- Dry bags and emergency storage: 10 options
Separate dry clothes, documents and electronics from wet equipment.
- Emergency headlamps: 10 hands-free lights
A headlamp lets you carry a child, read instructions or find a fuse-box label with both hands free.
- Wind-up and emergency radios: 10 to compare
A radio can provide another way to receive information when mobile data is unavailable.
- Emergency phone power: 10 power banks to compare
A charged power bank and the correct cable are usually a more predictable phone-power reserve than a tiny hand-crank charger.
- Emergency rain jackets: 10 shells to compare
Staying dry starts with suitable clothing you can move in.
- Warm emergency clothing: 10 layers to compare
Warmth is a system of dry base clothing, insulation, weather protection and rest.
- Everyday emergency multi-tools: 10 options
A useful multi-tool handles ordinary small repairs.
- First-aid kits and supplies: 10 options to compare
A first-aid kit should be organised around people, likely injuries and the skills available.
- Camping hammocks: 10 options and their limits
A hammock can be comfortable where suitable anchors exist, but it is not a universal emergency shelter.
- Emergency shelters: 10 bags, bivis and tents
Choose shelter around the situation: a brief stop out of the wind, an unexpected delay or a planned overnight stay.
- Low-water hygiene equipment: 10 useful options
Plan handwashing, clean eating equipment and dignified personal care before water becomes scarce.
- Emergency cookware: 10 practical kitchen options
A familiar pot, spoon and mug may already meet your emergency cooking needs.
- Ice grips for shoes: 10 traction options
A shoe grip may help on suitable snow or ice, but it does not make every route safe.
- Emergency outdoor cooking: 10 stoves to compare
Keep no-cook food first.
- Camp repairs and signalling: 10 practical products
A small, purposeful tool kit is more useful than a large collection of novelty gadgets.
- Emergency watches: 10 timekeeping options
A readable watch keeps basic timekeeping separate from a phone battery.
- Emergency water filters: 10 systems to compare
Start with a safe stored-water supply.
- Emergency kits: 10 useful products before gadgets
A ready-made survival tin can miss the things a household actually needs.
- Car emergency equipment: 10 useful products
A vehicle kit should support a safe breakdown or an interrupted journey, not encourage risky driving through floods or severe weather.
- Emergency storage: 10 access and organisation options
Hidden-key rocks and novelty containers can give a false sense of security.
- Emergency torches: 10 handheld lights to compare
Keep a straightforward torch where you can reach it in the dark.
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