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Ready America 70280 72-Hour Emergency Kit (2-Person)
If $40 is what you can spend this week, the 70280 still covers two people with bars and pouches.
- People
- 2 people
- Calories
- 4,800 kcal
- Water
- 1.5 L
- $ / person / day
- $6.57
- Verdict
- If $40 is what you can spend this week, the 70280 still covers two people with bars and pouches.
- Amazon rating
- Last verified
- August 24, 2026
- Price as checked
- $39.44
From the listing
What the listing gives you
- $39.44 on the listing we checked.
- Ready America shows up on Red Cross recommended-product lists.
- Two 2400-calorie bars and twelve 4.225 oz pouches are printed.
What the listing leaves short
- Stored water is about 1.499 L for two people.
- The write-up notes you will want to add a knife and a fire starter.
Listing details (checked August 24, 2026)
- ASIN
B000FJQQVI- Price as checked
- $39.44
Baseline math
Arithmetic from the maker's published counts and FEMA's 1 gallon per person per day water line. Not a lab test. Calories sit against a sitewide 2,000 kcal per person per day planning figure.
- Water vs FEMA
- Need 6 gal (22.7 L) for 2 people × 3 days. Maker pouches or boxes: 1.5 L.
- Calories vs 2,000 kcal/day
- Need 12,000 kcal for 2 people × 3 days. Maker food: 4,800 kcal.
- $ / person / day
- $6.57 at the checked price.
Ready America shows up on Red Cross recommended-product lists. The backpack is red and easy to leave in a closet or a trunk. College apartments buy it, and so do people stuffing a car before hurricane season.
Ready America publishes the loadout as two 2400-calorie bars and twelve 4.225 oz water pouches. A 33-piece first-aid kit rides along. Their spec lists 7.75 lb.
Ready America’s 70280 list
- Two 2400-calorie food bars
- Twelve 4.225 oz water pouches
- 33-piece first-aid kit
- Two survival blankets, two ponchos, two dust masks
- Nitrile gloves, whistle, two 12-hour light sticks, tissues
- Red backpack
You will want to add a knife and a fire starter on your own. Families who need four names on one receipt usually look at the Deluxe 4 from the same brand.
Amazon shows 4.7 stars from 4,369 reviews.