Collections
Collections
Collections are short paths through the guide for a specific situation. Your kitchen is tiny and there's hardly any room, a baby has arrived, or you have to leave supplies at a cabin you don't visit every week: for each case we've gathered the right pages along with notes on where it's easiest to start.
The size of your supplies adapts to your life, not the other way around: in a small kitchen they fit in a single box, and that's still a real supply.
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Small kitchen, small supplies
When the kitchen has just a couple of cupboards, keep supplies compact: one shelf or one box, only the foods your family eats all the time, and strict rotation. Move grains into matching sturdy containers: they save space and keep pests out. Anything that doesn't fit is better not bought ahead.
- A check in one eveningGetting started
The five steps on the home page help you see which supplies you really need and which just take up space.
- Supplies without panicGetting started
The steps on choosing a spot and rotation matter most in a cramped kitchen.
- Storage termsIn depth
Rotation, airtight containers, the pantry and pantry pests in the guide's glossary.
Supplies for a family with a baby
With a small child, supplies take a bit more thought: the baby food and care products you normally use, water, a thermometer in the first-aid kit, medicines only as prescribed by a doctor, and all of it out of children's reach. It helps if both adults know where the flashlight, documents and paper phone list are.
- First-aid kit, documents and petsGetting started
Answers on what goes in the kit, expired medicines and the papers worth keeping in a folder.
- The kit and papers stepGetting started
A part of the how-to article that's easy to go through together with the other adult.
- Pets and special needsIn depth
The section of the guide about those whose supplies need separate planning.
Cabin or country house
Outside the city, power and water outages are fairly common, and when nobody's home, food easily falls prey to damp and rodents. Leave only a little food at the cabin in sturdy sealed containers, check it every visit, and keep a flashlight and batteries where you can see them. Never use generators or camp stoves indoors.
- Water, light and heatGetting started
Answers about flashlights and candles, phone charge and why a camp stove doesn't belong indoors.
- Outage termsGetting started
Flashlight, power bank, water supply and a paper contact list.
- Preparing for outagesIn depth
A step in the how-to article with a hypothetical example of an evening without power.
Related pages
Sources
- General household preparedness advice from emergency services (general principles)
- Ctokmarket editorial materials
Information is current as of the date it was prepared. Storage conditions and shelf life vary from product to product, so the label on the package is always your main guide. Your building management or local utilities will tell you about planned shutoffs and what to do during outages in your home.