Our name in every tab and link preview
Version 2026.11.08
- Improved Browser tabs, search results and shared links now carry our name, Emergency72, and links to the checklist and articles show a preview image when you share them.
- New The checklist now has a two-week option, following Austria’s guide, alongside 72 hours, 1 week and 10 days.
- New The top of the guide now shows the essentials of a 72-hour kit laid out at a glance, with a darker version in emergency mode.
The readiness test in 24 languages
Version 2026.11.04
- Improved No more cookie banner: we replaced Google Analytics with cookie-free analytics that runs on our own server in Germany and shares nothing with anyone. The privacy policy is updated.
- New The readiness test (A to F grade, a basket for what you are missing and a printable certificate) is now available in all 24 languages, at /<language>/quiz/.
- New Kit reminders: tick the box in “Email me my list” and we email you every six months to check use-by dates. Every email has a one-click stop link.
- New Article: what the Iberian blackout of 28 April 2025 taught Europe.
- New 60 articles published in English, from water storage to pets, babies and winter power cuts.
9cc32dc - New Press kit with logos, charts and the full country-by-item data as CSV.
9cc32dc - New Privacy policy listing every cookie and stored value, with a button to change your cookie choice.
9cc32dc - New Cookie banner in 24 languages. Analytics only load after you accept.
9cc32dc - New This changelog, plus the version and last update date at the bottom of every page.
- Improved Recommended products are checked for stock every morning; out-of-stock picks are hidden from the basket.
9cc32dc - Improved Amazon links now go to your own country's store in Germany, the UK, France, Italy and Spain.
9cc32dc - Improved New “E72” logo.
9cc32dc - Fixed The readiness test no longer confused the “wears glasses” question with the glasses item in the kit.
emergency72.eu goes live in 24 languages
Version 2026.11.03
- New The site moves to its own address, emergency72.eu.
- New The checklist is available in all 24 official EU languages. Opening emergency72.eu takes you to your language automatically, and you can switch at any time.
- New “Email me my list” sends your checklist to your inbox. Links in the email point to this site, never to a shop.
- New First six articles, starting with the 72-hour checklist and why 72 hours.
Prototype: the kit as a catalogue
Version 2026.10.28
- New Prototype v10: the kit as a catalogue, every item with its photo and what it is used for.
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First versions
Version 2026.10.27
- New First version of Seventy-Two: one checklist built from the official preparedness guides of European countries, with the source of every item, and a 3D shelf view (v2).
3c069f2 - Fixed Pages opened without a trailing slash now redirect, so images and styles load.
2d7fe06 - New Prototype v3: colourful kit cards with free-licence photos.
af251c8 - New Prototype v5: seven moments of a crisis, with the next item to buy always one tap away.
1e00e14 - New Prototype v7: nine illustrated plates that fill in as your kit grows.
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