Pack 1 of 8 · First 72 hours
Pack 1: Drink
Safe drinking water for your household
~$106
Make any river or tap water safe to drink — filter, store, and treat for a household without power.
Learn the skill: best-emergency-water-filters-2026 · boil-water-advisory-guide
Water comes first because nothing else matters if you cannot drink safely. This pack gives your household a working water system, not a single gadget.
Sawyer Squeeze Water Filtration System is the filter you will actually carry. It threads onto a soft bottle or the included pouch and handles bacteria and protozoa from rivers, ponds, and questionable taps. Keep the syringe it ships with nearby for backflushing.
… is the storage. Seven gallons, stackable, with a spigot you can open one-handed. Two of them cover a small household for the first 72 hours if you fill before a forecast event.
Aquatabs 49mg Water Purification Tablets (30 Pack) covers what the filter does not. Dissolve one tablet per liter, wait 30 minutes, and viruses are handled without a stove or fuel. Together the three steps are the stack: store, filter, chemically treat.
Budget note: if you already own a filter, start with just the container and tablets. The skill articles linked below teach the full stack and when to boil instead.
Next step: Pack 2 — Stop the Bleed.
What is in this pack
- Sawyer Squeeze Water Filtration System
High-flow filter rated for up to 100,000 gallons with proper cleaning. It removes bacteria and protozoa, not viruses or chemicals.
- Reliance Aqua-Tainer 7 Gallon Water Container (2-Pack)
Two BPA-free 7-gallon water jugs with spigots, about $26 each. Stackable, space-efficient, the standard container for home emergency water storage.
- Aquatabs 49mg Water Purification Tablets (30 Pack)
EPA and NSF certified water purification tablets. One 49mg tablet treats 1-2 liters in 30 minutes.