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The Best Emergency Supplies for Safety During a Disaster

We are at a climate-change tipping point that shows no signs of mitigating the causes. Where I live in Montana, wildfires are a growing threat, and we spend a good amount of our summer with an eye on the radars to monitor conditions and blazes. One of the ways people (myself included) who live in zones under threat of natural disasters can prepare is by having an emergency kit.

This doesn’t just mean a first-aid kit (though those are important to include) but a portable collection of items you can grab-and-go in the event of an outage or evacuation. This includes floods, fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, broken-down cars, and everything else that puts you in situations where you need extra supplies. To put it simply: It’s better to be prepared.

Continue reading to learn more about emergency supplies for a disaster, written by Maggie Slepian.

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Maggie Slepian es escritora y editora a tiempo completo residente en Montana. Ha recorrido miles de kilómetros con mochila por todo Estados Unidos y es una ávida mochilera, escaladora y ciclista de montaña.

Su trabajo ha aparecido en Outside Magazine, Backpacker Magazine, Huffington Post, New York Magazine, Popular Mechanics y REI Co-op Journal, entre otros. Sus clientes van desde marcas como Osprey, Marmot y KOA hasta Appalachian Trail Conservancy y Montana Wilderness Association.

Maggie ha probado material profesionalmente durante los últimos siete años y es cofundadora de BackpackingRoutes.com. Cuando no está escribiendo, practica senderismo o enseña a su gato a caminar con correa.

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