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Braille Label Maker
Embosses tactile labels so containers can be identified without sight.
Survival scenarios
Pick a way the world ends. We will tell you what to buy for it — and link you to someone who actually sells it.
Two worlds are trying to occupy the same address.
5 things you would want→
It hunts by sound. You get one mistake.
5 items→
The city is yours until sundown.
5 items→
Keep moving south. Do not explain why.
5 items→
The power went out in February and stayed out.
5 items→
It is not a virus that makes you tired.
5 items→
Nothing is hunting you. Everything has simply stopped.
5 items→
Nobody is coming. Everyone is busy.
5 items→
Water is currency. So is petrol. So are you.
5 items→
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Embosses tactile labels so containers can be identified without sight.
Appears inBlindness
A magnetic needle and a transparent baseplate for working with a paper map. Nothing about it can be jammed or lose signal.
Appears inAvengers: DoomsdayAnnihilation
A receiver with a crank so it never needs a battery you do not have. Most also charge a phone, slowly.
Appears inAvengers: DoomsdayI Am Legend
An insulated outer layer rated well below freezing, with a hood that closes around the face.
Appears inThe Thing
Hangs from a branch and filters by gravity alone, so it works while you do something else. Look at the flow rate and the cartridge life, not the headline capacity.
Appears inA Quiet Place
Ordinary shelf-stable food bought in depth rather than special rations. Cheaper, and you already know you will eat it.
Appears inDon't Look Up
Approved container with a proper spout and vent. Fuel stored badly is a hazard, not a reserve.
Appears inGreenland
A barrier suit for dirty work, taken off and discarded outside. Taped seams are the difference.
Appears inOutbreak