Prepper checklist for beginners
Your prepper checklist, built for your home.
New to prepping? Enter your ZIP and answer a few questions. Prepper builds the exact list for your household and the order to buy it in, so you start with what matters most.
About 4 minutes. No account needed.
- Water
- 32 gal
- Meals
- 84
- Items
- 146
- Case of bottled water2 cases$10
- Canned tuna, chicken or salmon10 cans$20
- LED headlamp2 headlamps$60
- Home first aid kit1 kit$45
- Large cleansing wipes1 pack$8
- NOAA weather alert radio1 radio$35
Plus 140 more items, each with the quantity, a store link, and why it’s on the list.
What your list covers
Start here
What to buy first
Your list in order of what protects you most, so the first weekend's shopping counts.
Water and food
Two weeks at home
How much water and food your household needs, and which kinds keep without a fridge.
Power and first aid
The essentials
Light, backup power, a radio and a real first aid kit, sized to who lives with you.
The plan
What to do when it hits
Simple playbooks for the emergencies most likely where you live, and a family contact plan.
- 1Enter your ZIP
- 2Answer a few questions about your home
- 3Get your list, sized to your household