Sustain Supply Comfort 2 review: a two-person 72-hour kit with hot meals and a way to cook them outdoors

This is a research-based review, based on manufacturer specs and published data. We do not test products. The contents list comes from Ready America's product page for the Sustain Supply Comfort Kit 2 Person, SKU 70491, checked November 1, 2026. Sustain Supply Co. is a Ready America brand, and the page notes that actual contents may vary from the photo. We compare the kit against Ready.gov's Build a Kit list and CDC guidance on water and carbon monoxide.

Most 72-hour kits feed you with ration bars: dense, dry and identical for three days. The Comfort 2 swaps most of that for four emergency meal kits plus a small wood stove, cookware, bowls and sporks, so two adults can heat a meal over twigs outdoors. It adds two filter straws for found water and a battery lantern for the evenings.

We list it in our best emergency kit for a power outage roundup as the pick for couples who want hot food. Here is what the contents do and do not cover.

Who should buy it

• Couples who want a go-bag that includes meals and a way to cook them, not only bars.
• Households that might evacuate to a campground, a car or a relative's yard, where a small outdoor stove is useful.
• Anyone who wants a lantern rather than lightsticks as the main light in the bag.

Who should skip it

• Anyone expecting to cook indoors. The wood stove, fire starters and ferro rod are outdoor tools only.
• Families of four. Ready America also sells a four-person Comfort kit; for a cheaper family bag, see the Ready America 70385.
• Anyone who needs a radio in the bag. None is listed.

Strengths

• Meals, not only bars. Four Emergency Meal Kits plus a 2,400-calorie bar.
• A complete small cook set. Stove, cookware, bowls, sporks, two fire starters and a ferro rod.
• Two ways to drink. Four 1-liter AquaLiter boxes with a 5-year shelf life, plus two survival filter straws for found water.
• Real light. A lantern with 3 AA batteries, backed by four lightsticks.
• Hygiene and first aid. A Shower in a Bag 8-pack and a 107-piece first aid kit.

Drawbacks

• Outdoor-only cooking. A wood fire makes carbon monoxide and smoke, so the stove is no help inside a house during a storm.
• About 1 gallon of stored water for two people. Four liters is roughly 1.06 gallons; CDC advises at least 6 gallons for two people over three days.
• Meal calories not listed. The product page gives no brand or calorie figure for the meal kits.
• No radio. Ready.gov lists a battery or crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio.
• Heavy. 20.65 lb is a lot for one person to carry, so split it between two.

How it compares

Three pre-built kits with different priorities. Figures are from each maker's product page.

Using it in a long outage

Cook outside, every time

In a winter outage, the safe way to heat food at home is an outdoor stove on a porch or patio, or a no-cook meal. If you plan to cook at home for days, a propane two-burner such as the Coleman Classic is faster and easier to control than a twig stove, and our how to cook without power guide covers the options.

Water: stored, then filtered

CDC's guidance is at least 1 gallon per person per day for at least 3 days, and a 2-week supply if possible. For two people that is 6 gallons for three days. The kit's four liters are a start; add sealed water at home. Ready America does not list a removal rating for the filter straws, so treat them like other portable filters: the CDC says most portable water filters remove parasites but not viruses, and advises filtering water before disinfecting it with chlorine dioxide or bleach, or boiling it. Drops such as Aquamira are a light add-on.

What to add

• A radio with NOAA alerts, such as the Midland ER310.
• Spare AA batteries for the lantern and a phone power bank.
• Dust masks, duct tape and plastic sheeting, which Ready.gov lists and this kit does not.
• Medicines, glasses, copies of documents and cash.
• More food if you will be away longer than three days; check meal dates when the kit arrives.