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Beyond 72 Hours: The Other Post Guide to a Month of Readiness, 2026–27 Edition
The official asks, the risks in the registers and printable checklists for New Jersey and Istanbul.
Prices checked Nov. 2 and Nov. 4, 2026
Most governments ask households to keep 72 hours of supplies. Their own risk registers describe blackouts that take up to a week to fix in full and solar storms that last one to two weeks. This guide takes the official lists and stretches them to 30 days for a family of four, in layers: three days first, then a week, then a month. It's a deeper buffer, not a government requirement.
It won't predict the next crisis, and it isn't a plan for everything. Start with three days. Build to a month.
What's inside
What governments ask for, side by side: how long each asks households to last, from 72 hours to 10 days in Germany, and how much water each counts. None asks for a month.
What the official scenarios say, and why governments stay vague: Britain's National Risk Register on outages that run past three days, three real cases (the Iberian blackout of April 28, 2025, the Baltic cable damage and the Silivri earthquake) and six reasons the official leaflets stay general.
The 30-day family plan, in layers: water (about 480 liters), food, cooking, heat and carbon monoxide safety, light, information, first aid, sanitation, documents, children and earthquake extras, with a check every six months.
Chronic medicines: questions to ask your doctor, pharmacist, insurer and vet now, with notes for the U.S., Britain and Turkey. No dosing advice, and no medicines are named.
Two orderable shopping lists, for New Jersey (about $1,460) and for Istanbul (about 48,950 lira, about $980). Brands are examples, not endorsements, and every price is dated.
Printable checklists in A4 and US Letter: the plan from 72 hours to a month, the medicine questions and both shopping lists.
A glossary and 41 numbered sources.
Who it's for
Families with children who want more than the official three days.
Anyone caring for someone who relies on daily medicines, refrigerated medicines or powered equipment.
Leaders who look after a household in another country and want the official advice in one place.
What it is not
A forecast. It won't predict the next crisis, and every risk figure is quoted from a named, cited source.
Medical, legal or investment advice. The medicines section gives questions to ask, not doses. Check your local official guidance.
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We will update this guide, and each edition will carry the date its prices were checked. Nothing here is investment, legal or medical advice. Check your local official guidance.