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emergency officials used to say three days.
now several states say two weeks. here's why.

The families who get through the first two weeks aren't the ones with the most stuff in the garage. They're the ones who can make more of what runs out first.

Burt Tanner

Emergency Preparedness Expert

For years, the advice was simple. Keep three days of supplies, and you're covered.

 

That number assumed help would reach you within 72 hours. Stores would reopen, the roads would clear, and the tap would come back on.

 

But after a big disaster, that isn't always how it goes.

 

That's why several states have changed their advice. Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii now tell families to be "2 Weeks Ready." Oregon reasons that after a big disaster, first responders may not be able to reach everyone for days, and utilities like water and power may be out that long too.

 

Here's what most people don't think about. Water is the first thing to run out.

 

The standard advice is one gallon per person, per day. For a family of four, two weeks is 56 gallons, about 18 cases of bottled water.

 

And that's only drinking water. It doesn't cover cooking, washing dishes, cleaning up a scrape, or washing your own hands and face.

Stored water always runs out. The question is when.

When Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina in 2024, it wrecked Asheville's water system. The city stayed under a boil-water notice for more than seven weeks. It wasn't lifted until November 18.

 

That's almost two months of water you couldn't drink straight from your own tap.

 

For the families who got through it best, the answer wasn't a bigger stack of cases. It was being able to turn the water they had into water they could drink.

Floods, fires, and storms can mean leaving in a hurry. When that happens, nobody has time to search the house for the flashlight, the bandages, and the thing that starts a fire.

 

You grab what's by the door, and you go.

Most families already have some of this. There's a flashlight in one drawer, bandages in the bathroom, bottled water in the garage, and canned food in the pantry.

 

That's a good start. Keep all of it.

 

The trouble is it's scattered all over the house, and most of it can't leave with you. The official supply lists run dozens of items long. Most people start one, get halfway through, and put it off.

 

Having some of it isn't the same as having it all in one place.

That's the gap the PureFlow 14-Day Emergency Kit was built to close.

The PureFlow 14-Day Emergency Kit is one bag, packed for one person, with the basics that carry you through the first two weeks of an outage or disaster.

 

It isn't built around a stockpile that runs out. It's built around things you can keep using.

 

The heart of it is the PureFlow water filter straw. It filters up to 1,800 gallons of water from a creek, a pond, a rain barrel, or a tap you're not sure about. That's about as much as 570 cases of bottled water, which is more than your garage could ever hold.

 

It removes 99.99% of bacteria and protozoa from water, the germs most likely to make you sick from bad water. It does not remove viruses, chemicals, or heavy metals, so it's a filter, not a purifier.

 

Here's how the rest of the bag covers what you'll need:

 

Water. Sip through it like a straw, or the filter straw screws onto a water bottle, so you can fill it from almost any fresh water and fill a container. Stored water runs out, but the straw keeps going.

 

Warmth and shelter. An emergency tent, an emergency blanket, and a raincoat. If you have to leave home, or your home gets cold and wet, you've still got a way to stay dry and hold your heat.

 

Fire. A ferro rod fire starter and a blow tube. Fire lets you cook, stay warm, and boil water when you need to.

 

First aid. A pouch with bandages, gauze, tape, alcohol swabs, antiseptic pads, a tourniquet, scissors, and tweezers. When a clinic is closed, or the roads are out, you can clean and cover a cut yourself before it turns into something worse.

 

Light and signal. A flashlight and a loud whistle. If the power's out, you can see your way around, and if you need help, people can hear you.

 

Tools. A rope, a wire saw, a multi-tool card, and a hammer that can also break a car window. When something needs cutting, tying down, or fixing, you're not stuck waiting.

 

Finding your way. A compass, in case your phone is dead and the roads look nothing like they did yesterday.

 

Food. One box of compressed biscuits and a small fishing kit. The biscuits hold about 2,390 calories, which is roughly one day of food for an adult. This bag is not two weeks of food. Keep your pantry stocked, and let this cover everything else.

 

Water, warmth, first aid, light, and tools all go in one bag, and the water keeps coming.

Proof: Real Specs, Stated Plainly

PureFlow tells you exactly what's in the bag and what isn't.

 

It holds about 34 items and weighs under 10 pounds. That's light enough for almost anyone in the family to grab and carry. It fits on a closet shelf or under a bed, and it's a sling bag you wear across your body, so your hands stay free.

 

More than 2,600 have been sold.

 

They're also upfront about what it doesn't do.

 

It's not two weeks of food. The biscuits are a one-day bridge, not a meal plan. They contain wheat and dairy. The straw filters bacteria and protozoa, but not viruses or chemicals. The flashlight battery isn't included, so put one in the day it arrives.

 

They'd rather you know exactly what's in the bag than find out the day you open it.

“Excellent every household should have a couple of these!” - Don Geitshier

More Than Just a Bag

Most emergency kits are a pile of supplies that run out. The PureFlow 14-Day Emergency Kit is built around what keeps working.

💧 Make clean water. A filter straw good for up to 1,800 gallons.
⛺ Stay warm and dry. An emergency tent, blanket, and raincoat.
🩹 Handle first aid. A full pouch for cuts, scrapes, and bleeding.
🔦 See, signal, and find your way. A flashlight, whistle, and compass.

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PureFlow is currently discounting the PureFlow 14-Day Emergency Kit by up to 45%. Current pricing is on the company's site.

 

It's also backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee.

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No Big Promises. Just What's in the Bag.

A message from PureFlow:

 

We don't call it two weeks of food, because it isn't. We call it 14 days of readiness because the things that matter most over two weeks, like clean water, warmth, first aid, and light, are in one bag and ready to go.

 

Store it somewhere cool and easy to reach. The straw has no expiration date as long as it's stored dry. Don't let it freeze, and dry it out after use. The biscuits last at least three years in their sealed pack.

 

It's packed for one person, so most families get one bag for every person in the house. Many get one more for a parent who lives on their own, so the person they'd worry about most has everything in one place too.

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Sources

  1. Medford Water Commission (Oregon), "September is National Preparedness Month: Are You 2 Weeks Ready?"
  2. KING 5 News, "14 days, not 3, is the new emergency kit standard"
  3. Hawai'i Emergency Management Agency, "New Video Series Offers Tips to Get to '2 Weeks Ready' for Emergencies," July 27, 2023
  4. Columbia County, Oregon, "2 Weeks Ready: Beyond 72 Hours"
  5. U.S. EPA, "City of Asheville lifts systemwide boil water notice issued after Hurricane Helene," November 19, 2024
  6. CNN (via KVIA), "7 weeks after Helene, Asheville now has safe drinking water," November 2024
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