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Your car gives out in the middle of nowhere and you forgot your cell phone.  You have not passed any mailboxes for a long time and the only light you see is coming from your own headlights.  You hear one of your kids start to cry in the back seat and you wonder what you can do.

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Hiking can be a wonderful way to get exercise, and provided you take the proper precautions it’s an activity that can be enjoyed year-round.  Additional caution is needed when hiking in the winter, of course, as winter weather can create a number of perils that wouldn’t even be a concern during the summer.  Should you be planning a hiking trip in winter, it’s important that you protect yourself from both colder temperatures and potential winter hazards.  This can be done by making sure that you have the right equipment for your hike as well as taking extra time planning so that you can avoid many potentially dangerous situations altogether.

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LED emergency lights are portable lights that you can use during a power outage or a major disaster. Examples include flashlights, torches or lanterns that you can use to light the darkness in the event of a power outage at your home or office.  (more…)

Because of the many uses for a knife, they were created to not only be useful but easy to carry around. After it was no longer socially acceptable or frankly, necessary to carry around a knife in a scabbard, a folding knife was developed. A folding knife is a style where the blade can be folded back into its handle. This design is meant to be both safe and portable.  (more…)

Have you ever reached beneath a cabinet to pull out a flashlight, only to find that the one you’ve chosen just does not work? When flashlights were invented, they were wonderful to have around. Being able to have light in the palm of your hand was fantastic. People appreciated knowing that in times of peril or emergencies they would be able to make artificial light quickly. Flashlights became increasingly popular while camping, hiking, cave exploring, and just being in a car at night.

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Though it’s never pleasant to think of being caught in an earthquake or other natural disaster, taking the time to prepare an earthquake kit beforehand will help ensure that you have all of the supplies that you need if the worst should happen.  Not everything that you should put into an earthquake kit will be immediately obvious, however. Making sure that you double-check your kit every few months to make sure that all of your needs are covered will give you and your family some piece of mind.

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