Essentials Emergency Kit
Our Essentials Emergency Kit is designed for people living in urban areas, providing practical preparation for situations where you’re likely to shelter safely at home rather than evacuate.
Designed to support a household of two people who are isolated at home without access to services such as power or water for up to three days, it can be easily expanded by adding extra water for larger households. The kit is intended to complement the items you likely already have at home, ensuring your household remains supported during isolation. All contents are recommended by Australia’s Emergency Service Providers.
The Essentials Kit comes in a custom-made, rescue-orange bag with waterproof zips and a transparent lid. It features strong webbing handles and includes tamper-proof, numbered zip ties to seal the kit—providing peace of mind that vital items have not been removed. Inside the lid is an instruction card with advice on set-up, customisation for your household’s needs, and details on how to replenish used items. A comprehensive manual is also included inside, explaining what to do and how to use the kit in a variety of common Australian emergency situations.
Emergency Manual
Our Emergency Kit includes an Emergency Manual prepared by local specialists, with advice tailored to large-scale emergency events and disasters in Australia.
It also provides important information for your household on what to do if you ever need to leave or evacuate during an emergency, as well as guidance on how to use the items in the Emergency Kit effectively.
The Emergency Manual outlines a clear system to help you prepare for, survive, and recover from common Australian emergencies.
An Essentials Emergency Kit will provide support
for 7 important aspects of your households needs:
You’ll notice our Essential Emergency Kit does not include fishing hooks, hunting knives, or fire starters. These items are not recommended by emergency service providers for Australian households.
Our kits are designed to support you at home or during an evacuation with items that keep your family cared for, connected, and safe.
Communication and Lighting
Rugged rechargeable AM/FM radio with built-in:
• Torch, lantern, and reading light
• Crank handle and solar panel
• 10,000 mAh power bank to recharge your devices
• SOS sirenA QR code on the radio helps you find your local emergency broadcaster, with space to record the details.
Optional 10W solar panel to charge your 10,000 mAh power bank or electronic devices directly. It fits neatly inside the transparent lid of the kit, allowing you to charge devices while keeping them protected from the elements.
High-visibility “Sheltering Here” and “Evacuated” sticker system for your front door, advising rescuers of your location.
Rechargeable strobe flare to attach to your front door when sheltering at home, helping rescuers locate you.
Sustenance
2 × 10-litre collapsible BPA-free water containers (providing three days of emergency water supply)
Optional food rations: “Survival Tabs” with a 25-year shelf life, providing 100% of the daily nutritional requirements of an average adult
A bag of lolly snakes
Support
Playing cards (because waiting out many emergencies can be boring)
Safekeeping
In an emergency evacuation, there are important items you may need to take with you. The kit includes:
Important document pouch (for copies of passports, licences, Medicare details, property deeds, etc.)
Key pouch for a spare set of keys with an LED torch keyring
Emergency Tools
Essential First Aid Kit (for basic wound care, splinters, burns, major bleeding, antiseptic treatments, and emergency shears)
Fridge thermometer for food safety
Pen and permanent marker
Emergency whistle for attracting attention
Safety
Tough leather gloves
P2 face masks
Safety goggles (all designed to help keep you safe during repairs and recovery activities in or after an emergency)
Repair and Recovery
Duct tape, plastic sheets, cable ties, and plastic bags for emergency repairs and clean-up
Our Emergency Kit includes detailed instructions for customising your kit to suit your household. Infants and pets will need special consideration, and additional items such as spare reading glasses can be added to meet your household’s specific needs.
The kit caters for a household of two people as standard, with add-on packs available to support additional people, ensuring everyone in your household is covered.
Add-on packs for each additional person include:
Face mask
Collapsible 10-litre water container
Food Rations
Food rations are available in quantities to match the size of your household. To keep the kit as affordable as possible, food rations are not included as standard, as many households already have enough food on hand for the recommended three days. However, if you live in an area where evacuation is a risk, we strongly recommend adding food rations to your Emergency Kit.
