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Holiday Preparedness Gifts

Give the gift of disaster preparedness.

Hey, it is gift giving time and for the person who has everything, I bet they don't have some of the gift ideas featured by 4Patriots, a disaster supply company.

No, I'm not endorsing them, since I don't know the company personally, but if it moves the needle of preparedness, check out their holiday gift guide linked above that features some of the items listed below.

  • Taste-first food and water survival kits (from 72-hour to one year)
  • Solar-powered fridges, stoves, cookers and blenders for tailgating, camping, etc.
  • Solar-powered lanterns, mosquito lanterns, lights, flashlights and fans
  • Solar-powered weather band radios and walkie-talkies
  • All-in-one emergency car and RV kits (food, water, power, first aid, roadside assistance)
  • Solar-powered generators in all configurations
  • Gravity-powered water filtration systems (personal and all-home)
  • Victory garden seed kits
Eric Holdeman is a contributing writer for Emergency Management magazine and is the former director of the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management.