Sometimes the tap goes quiet: a main break, a boil notice, a frozen pipe. A few calm steps, taken ahead of time, mean your family still has water for drinking, cooking and washing up while you wait.
What to do, step by step
- Store water now. Plan on 1 gallon per person, per day, for at least 3 days, plus extra for pets. Use clean, food-grade containers and label them with the date.
- Know your shutoff. Find your home's main water shutoff before you need it, so you can stop a leak or protect your pipes quickly.
- Follow local guidance. If your water utility issues a boil notice or other advisory, follow its instructions until it is lifted.
- Rotate and refresh. Swap water you fill yourself about every 6 months, and keep a pack of water in every go-bag.
- Choose an everyday filter. A good filter helps with taste and everyday use and helps you make the most of the water you have. Check each product page for what a filter does and doesn't remove.
Learn first: our Prep Guides
- A Beginner's Guide to Family Water Preparedness
- How to Shut Off Your Home's Water (and Prevent a Sewer Backup)
- How to Choose a Water Filter for Home and Off-Grid Use
- Off-Grid Water & Wood-Fired Kitchen Systems: Designing a Self-Reliant Homestead
Shop by need
A small, chosen set. Each item is here because it does one job well for this situation. Use what you already have first, then fill the gaps one at a time.
Water in a kit
Ready-made water for the first days.
- Preppi GoBox 3-Day Emergency Kit: 3 days of food and water for one person, in one box
- Preppi GoBox Family Emergency Pack: kits for the whole family
Everyday filtration at home
For the kitchen, every day.
- RKIN Zero Installation Countertop Reverse Osmosis Water Filter: countertop reverse osmosis; no plumbing install
- Flash Undersink Reverse Osmosis System with Chrome Lead-Free Faucet: under-sink reverse osmosis with its own faucet
- Whole House Carbon Water Filter System: carbon filtration for the whole house
Check your water
Know what's in your glass.
- RKIN Dual Function TDS Meter for Water Quality & Temperature: a simple meter that reads total dissolved solids and temperature
- Flash Undersink Reverse Osmosis System Replacement Filter Cartridge Kit: replacement cartridges for the Flash system
Light for the shutoff
Shutoffs are often in dark corners.
- Adaptev Headlamp - Inertial Gyroscope LED Rechargeable Smart Head Lamp: rechargeable headlamp, hands free
- FLATEYE™ Rechargeable FR-500 Flashlight – 500 Lumens: small rechargeable flashlight
Preppi kits are final sale, so check full contents on the product page. Check each product page for current price, full details and shipping. Not sure what fits your home? Send us a note. We're happy to help you choose.
Preparedness is love made practical—a quiet promise that when the world outside feels uncertain, your home remains a place of warmth, light, and steady hands.
— Ark Prep · Preparedness, designed into the everyday.