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Household stockpile calculator
Enter the number of people and days to get drinking and cooking water, meals, and gas canisters.
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What you need
- Water (drinking and cooking)
- 42 L21 two-litre bottles, about 42 kg
- Meals
- 42 mealsCounted as 3 meals per person per day
- Gas canisters
- 12 cansAbout 6 per person per week, prorated by days and rounded up
- Water is 3 L per person per day for drinking and cooking only. Water for toilets and washing is extra.
- Three days is the minimum and one week is the target. If your home is in a flood or landslide risk area, plan for more, such as two weeks.
- If someone in your household has special dietary needs, such as infants, older family members, or food allergies, plan for at least two weeks.
The results are estimates. If a product label, manual, or your local government gives different figures, follow those. What you enter is calculated on this page only and is not sent anywhere.
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The guide explains where the numbers come from and how to choose, store, and rotate.
Counting household water and food for 3 days and a week