Collect enough food and water for at least three days:
- canned or dried food
- bottled drinking water (3 litres per person per day)
- baby food
- pet food
- food for special dietary needs.
Check and replace food and water twice a year (for example, at daylight savings changeover times).
For more information about salvaging food and water see the flood page.
Equipment
Also think about the type of equipment you might need to prepare the food if power and water supplies are cut off. For example:
- can opener
- portable gas stove (primus) or barbeque to cook on
- matches or lighter
- extra water for cooking.