THE 72-HOUR KIT What to Stock Before the Next Blackout, Hurricane, or Supply Chain Failure

FEMA says 72 hours. The Texas blackout lasted 10 days. Puerto Rico lost power for 11 months. The infrastructure report card for the US water system is a D+. The 72-hour recommendation was written in the 1970s and has never been updated. This documentation is built on the real number: 14 days. Water storage, filtration, food with no refrigeration, trauma medical kit, off-grid power, communications when cell towers go down — everything a household of 4 needs, organized by store, priced as of April 2026. Total investment: under $220. A s...