What does hurricane prep cost?
Enter your household and get an itemized storm-preparation budget: water, food, batteries, window protection, generator fuel, and the cash reserve everyone forgets. Florida emergency management recommends 7 days of supplies per person.
Your household
Florida emergency management recommends at least 7 days of supplies.
Plywood panels, pre-cut and labeled before season.
The supplies people forget
- Cash in small bills. ATMs and card readers die with the power grid. $200 in small bills covers gas and groceries during a multi-day outage.
- Fuel before the cone. Buy generator and car fuel when a storm is still days out — stations run dry and lose power too.
- Pre-cut plywood. Measuring and cutting plywood with a storm 24 hours out is miserable. Pre-cut, label each panel, and store them dry.
- Prescription buffer. Refill critical medications early in the season so a 7-day disruption doesn’t become a medical emergency.
- Charged battery bank. A 20,000 mAh bank holds several phone charges — your lifeline for alerts and family contact.