Most power outage kits look like a camping aisle exploded into a plastic bin. Half of it is junk. I’ve sat through real multi-day outages as a homeowner and as a lineman working restoration. Here’s a power outage emergency kit based on what actually gets opened. I’m Mike – Prepper Evolution. Union electrical lineman in New Jersey. Working storms and outages week in and week out taught me what fails first at home: light, phone charge, cold food, and morale. The kit layers Layer 1 – tonight (0-6 h