Los mejores suministros de emergencia

Emergency-supply checklists are abundant across the internet, but many roundups can be intimidating in their breadth and their specificity. In reality, for the most part you can assemble a basic emergency kit for your home from stuff you may already own. And there’s no such thing as a single kit that’s exactly right for everyone.

“I think we focus too much on there trying to be one right way to prepare,” said Jonathan McNamara, a regional communications manager for the Red Cross. “You should definitely feel free to customize it for your family.”

Continue reading to learn more, written by Ellen Airhart.

Foto miniatura Blog Autor
Associate writer at Wirecutter
Ellen Airhart

Ellen Airhart writes about emergency preparedness and sanitation. She's used blood and dog excrement to test cleaning products.

Menciones en los medios de comunicación

Sawyer’s spray offers an impressive 12 hours of protection against mosquitoes and ticks, and a little less (eight hours) against flies, gnats, and chiggers.

Korin Miller
Health, Lifestyle and Commerce Writer

Menciones en los medios de comunicación

Sawyer’s Permethrin spray has also worked as promised.

Mark Melotik
Freelance Writer

Menciones en los medios de comunicación

Sawyer, for example, checks to ensure that no pore size exceeds 0.01 microns, stating that “the filters are then checked four more times at crucial points of assembly for filter integrity before they make their way onto the shelf.”

Dan Hu
Escritor