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An opened pocket knife.

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

Maggie Slepian est rédactrice et éditrice à temps plein dans le Montana. Elle a parcouru des milliers de kilomètres avec son sac à dos à travers les États-Unis et est une adepte du vélo, de l'escalade et du VTT.

Son travail a été publié dans Outside Magazine, Backpacker Magazine, Huffington Post, New York Magazine, Popular Mechanics, REI Co-op Journal, etc. Elle compte parmi ses clients des marques telles qu'Osprey, Marmot et KOA, ainsi que l'Appalachian Trail Conservancy et la Montana Wilderness Association.

Maggie teste du matériel de manière professionnelle depuis sept ans et est cofondatrice de BackpackingRoutes.com. Lorsqu'elle n'écrit pas, elle randonne sur un sentier obscur ou apprend à son chat à marcher en laisse.

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