We really do take things for granted. It seems that no matter how many times people watch the awful things that can happen to entire states of people when a devastating storm can hit some people refuse to prepare.
As a matter of fact most people do not prepare until danger is knocking on their front door. This is crazy! It is not only crazy it is irresponsible. The steps to be prepared are so simple and inexpensive that there is no reason that every family and individual is not prepared.
Statistics have clearly shown that people that adequately prepare long before a storm hits are much more likely to survive the storm in comfort. People that wait to the last minute insight panic and have a hard time making it through.
Being the person that is prepared means that you are taking your responsibilities to yourself and your family seriously. Have you ever tried to buy batteries before a storm is predicted to hit? Have you ever tried to buy a portable radio or flashlights even firewood? It is like last minute shopping on Christmas eve it is total mayhem.
Lessons Learned
There have been some pretty brutal storms that have struck around the globe leaving people isolated and afraid. Half the time when you are in an emergency situation you have no link to the outside world. This only makes matters worse.
You can not get any direction from civil authorities, you never know if it is just your area that is devastated you never know where to go for help unless you can at least have some contact with the outside world.
It may be hard to believe but even in this day and age the most reliable form of communication is the radio! Many people learned the hard way that sometimes you just can not buy enough batteries for your radio. When it is your only link to the outside world those batteries burn out rather quickly.
Options
You have to have as part of your emergency kit for your home or even your car a hand crank emergency radio. These radios generate their own electricity by simply using a crank to build it up. This is a great option because it addresses to issues:
Keeping in touch with the outside world. Staying powered up.
The beauty of these devices is that they will provide you with the important information you need so you know how to proceed in an emergency. They are always on the ready because you provide the power.
You never have to worry that the batteries will drain and you never have to worry about keeping a fresh supply of batteries with them. It can be absolutely impossible to remember things like batteries in a crisis situation.
One Small Step
Taking this one small step of buying a radio that you do not have to worry about supplying with power can save you so much despair. There is nothing worse than not knowing what to do in a crisis. If the power goes out and you need to evacuate you will not even know to do that without outside communication.
Emergency radios provide you with the information you need to make good choices for yourself and your family. Radios have always been the source of major information in times of crisis because the radio waves are consistent and do not require the kind of power that say television stations require.
Ham operators around the world have been able to share information and get that information to necessary authorities than the authorities using radios again will get it out to the public.
Such a small purchase can mean the difference between life and death. Tornadoes offer very little predictive warning. Getting information about a tornado heading your way can give you the chance to take cover as soon as you need to.
Don't Risk It
If you don't take the steps to make sure that you can keep communication with the outside world in an emergency you may very well regret it someday. Don't wind up regretting not purchasing something so important that is so inexpensive it is not worth the risk.
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