 | 2400 Calorie ER Bar - Emergency Food Ration (4 Pack)
Buy new: $11.55 Food - These seem to get the best reviews. Imagine if you were one of the evacuee's in one of the recent disasters, a 3-day supply of high energy, low thirst food would have helped while waiting for the support systems to kick in. Lasts for 5 years, Package resists heat and cold.
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 | LifeHammer Orange Original Emergency Hammer
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $13.99 Safety - I just saw these products on the Myth Busters cable TV program. The one like this is designed to break a car window & did so even when under water...if done soon enough! They proved that it works. If car goes in water, try not to panic, unbuckle seat belt, lower windows (electronics work for several mins under water), or use this device.
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 | Emergency BRW Made In U.S.A. Survival Sleeping Bags - Pack of 4 Bags PLUS Four HeatMax 18 Hour Body Warmers.
Buy new: $14.35 Shelter - safety - warmth - This is a great combo - emergency blankets and a heater pack to be sure to keep warm! Some Mylar blankets can also be used inside out, to protect you from sun exposure too.
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 | R-1630 All Hazard - Weather Alert Radio
Buy new: $119.99 / Used from: $98.88 Know what's coming. Has S.A.M.E (alerts targeted to your county) Includes all new All Hazards, E.A.S, Tornado, Amber, and NOAA weather alerts.* U can cancel sirens for Alerts U dont want. Has EOM (End of Message) - auto-switch back to prior state after voice alert. Has external antenna jack. 1650 has AM/FM radio. *not Midland 300, it has no EOM, and newer alerts need 2B set manually.
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 | Xantrex Powerpack 600 Watt Jumpstarter, Power Inverter and Backup Power Source
Power - If your power/electricity goes out, pull this out of a closet and plug in a lamp, a radio and listen to the news/weather, recharge a cell phone. Just recharge device periodically, or before a storm. Several sizes available - Most have regular wall charger & a 12 volt DC socket to be recharged via your car's cigarette lighter. Xantrex has a good reputation.
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 | American Red Cross FR400 Emergency Radio, White
one of the better portable WBand radios. uses NOAA's weather band to pickup severe weather in your region. good reviews. costs more than the FR300, but includes the A/C wall charger. TV band won't work after 2008. hand-crank for power too. Can't be set to auto receive alerts, no S.A.M.E.
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 | Wind 'N Go Portable Lantern/Radio
Buy new: $25.67 Light (safety & Comfort) makes life easier during power outage or emergency at home or in a shelter. powered by hand crank or 12 volt DC (car). Plus radio, emergency red blinking lights, mosquito repeller and emergency siren, charges cell phones too! Our power went out in Mts., this would have come in handy @ night. Coleman has several as well.
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 | Black & Decker StormStation All-In-One Rechargeable Power Source/Radio/Light #SS925
Buy new: $117.00 Power - another, smaller rechargeable power generator using battery power.
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 | Windstorm Whistle
Buy new: $11.99 Safety - This whistle is a bit larger, but is made to carry over distances and cut through wind. Also got good reviews. Can even be heard under water - scuba divers use it.
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 | Thermo-Lite 2 Bivvy
Buy new: $26.45 keep warm
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 | Water Filtration Bottle
Buy new: $28.60 Water - safety - during disasters or floods - water can be a precious commodity - these can be useful.
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 | Personal 3 Day Emergency Response Kit
Safety, shelter food water - Designed to U.S. Govt All-Hazard Preparedness guidelines. Provides essential supplies for 3 days in case of a severe emergency: emergency instructions, dust mask , first aid pack, emergency thermal blanket and poncho for personal warmth and shelter, water & food (5-year shelf life - U.S. Coast Guard app'd), & items to provide communication, light and sanitation.
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 | Wenzel LED Fan Light
Buy new: $16.48 / Used from: $34.95 Comfort - Safety - If your power goes out during a heat wave, especially for those with kids, or an older person, heat exhaustion can be dangerous. A fan can blow air across your skin and bring down your temperature several degrees. (battery powered)
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 | Emergency Mylar Survival Sleeping Bags - Pack of 4 Bags. SSB-4
Buy new: $12.50 Shelter, Warmth - these may be cheap, but I understand that they work in a pinch. There are various types and brands. check them out under emergency blankets or survival blankets. Protect you from sun exposure too, when inside out.
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 | 55 Gallon Water Storage Barrel
Water - When we lost power at our vacation home - flushing the toilet became a problem as our water is pumped from a well. If you pour water in the tank, it flushes, but wouldn't refill. A water barrel like this would have come in handy. Most regular homes don't use an electric pump, but can hold a family's drinking water too.
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 | Coleman Taos 25-Degree Mummy Sleeping Bag
Buy new: $41.78 Shelter, Warmth - comfort - This got good reviews for the price. think comfort if you have to evacuate to a shelter, or even hole up in your basement.
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 | Wenger Self-inflating Mat
Comfort - make sleeping rough, or in a shelter, more comfy
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 | Swiss Gear 7 by 7-Foot Three-Person Sport Dome Cheval Tent
Shelter - this tent got great reviews for the price. Another good one was Columbia Ice Crest Three-Person Dome Tent - List Price: $124.99. Price$89.77, or Columbia Frosty Ridge Backpacking Two-Person Tent. Might be a better option than the "Super Dome."
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 | Key Chain Alarm w/light
Buy new: $8.89 Safety- personal safety device, both to warn someone off if you fear attack, or to alert a rescuer to your location - in a disaster, or even hiking in a park. Anyone can fall and twist an ankle. I sure beats yelling for help. Light gives comfort, helps rescuers too.
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 | Princeton Tec Yukon Xenon/LED Hybrid Headlamp (Black)
Light - Hands free - Saftey - imagine having to evacuate at night, or being huddled in your basement during a tornado warning. Headlamps give you light, but keep your hands free
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 | LRI PRK Photon II LED Keychain Micro-Light, Red Beam
Buy new: $11.45 Light - These have gotten good reviews and allow you to see what you need to see, without messing up your night site, i.e. blinding you because your eyes are used to the dark. not sure if need to squeeze and hold, or if has dedicated on off switch.
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 | Princeton Tec Impulse Multi purpose Light Red LED (Black Body)
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $7.99 Light - Keep on keyring or in purse, briefcase, jacket pocket. good reviews, red (to preserve night vision) or white light available. click once for on, click twice for signal blink, press three times for off.
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 | Coleman Family-Sized Rugged Rechargeable Battery Lantern
Buy new: $27.96 Light - Comfort - During a power outage, tornado warning, or situation where you have to evacuate, a rechargeable lantern like this can make life much easier. They work for camping too! AC/charge or DC/12 volt car charger
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 | Macks® SafeSound® Soft Foam Earplugs
Buy new: $3.99 Comfort - If you get stuck in a shelter, this could make sleeping much easier. I have small ears, these fit the best. Ear plugs should be replaced when dirty. or try these Mack's Pillow Soft Silicone Earplugs, Value Pack 6 Pair by Dream Essentials $4.95
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 | Lewis N. Clark Comfort Eye Masks - set of 2
Buy new: $16.99 Comfort - These would make sleeping in a shelter easier. got good reviews. I have Bucky eye shades. search amazon for other sleep shades.
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 | Deck of 52 Playing Cards
Buy new: $1.95 Entertainment - Comfort - also try the Uno card game, and also the scrabble folio/travel scrabble, a portable scrabble game, get a book of card game rules.
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 | Miniature Travel Duct Tape - 2 rolls
Buy new: $5.94 General - patch your boots, ripped jacket, sleeping bag, tent. Stick up plastic on windows if sheltering in place. Multiple uses
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