Light & comms
Weather Radio NOAA
Receives the dedicated weather bands and wakes itself for alerts. The alert function is the reason to own one.
Scenario
The Mist
Something is in it. Do not go and check.
The fog came down the valley in an hour and did not lift. There are things in it. The building you are in is adequate and the argument inside it about whether to leave will kill more people than the fog does.
What kills you
Zero visibility, and whatever is using it.
Rules
- 01Nobody goes out alone. Nobody goes out to prove a point.
- 02Seal the gaps at floor level first.
- 03Whoever is certain is the one to worry about.
- 04Count everyone, hourly, out loud.
The kit
5 itemsThe only voice from outside you can be sure is not guessing.
The gap under the door is the one everyone forgets until it matters.
Shelter
Door Draft Blockers
Seals the gap under a door against cold air, and against smoke and dust.
Seeing twenty metres into it is worth more than any weapon you could carry.
Light & comms
High Lumen Spotlight
A long-throw beam for identifying something at distance. Enormous power draw for short runtime.
For when the batteries are gone and the argument is still going.
Light & comms
Emergency Candles Long Burn
Hours of light from a wick and wax, with no electronics to fail. They consume oxygen and need ventilation.
Sized for everyone in the building, not for one optimistic hiker.
Medical
Group First Aid Kit
The same idea as a compact kit, stocked for a household rather than a person.
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