
Food & storage
Portable gas stove with burner cans
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Cartridge stove for outdoor cooking only—never use indoors; keep a no-cook meal plan as backup.
Choose energy-rich food you can prepare quickly, with little water, or eat cold—grains, pasta, rice, crispbread, tins, beans, peanut butter, nuts, dried fruit, coffee or tea, and infant food if needed. Add one or two extras on normal shops rather than panic-buying. A camping stove and fuel help if power fails—use outdoors where safe.