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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 é escritora e editora a tempo inteiro e vive em Montana. Já percorreu milhares de quilómetros de mochila às costas pelos EUA e é uma ávida ciclista, alpinista e ciclista de montanha.

O seu trabalho foi publicado na Outside Magazine, Backpacker Magazine, Huffington Post, New York Magazine, Popular Mechanics, REI Co-op Journal, entre outros. Os seus clientes vão desde marcas como Osprey, Marmot e KOA até à Appalachian Trail Conservancy e à Montana Wilderness Association.

A Maggie tem testado equipamento profissionalmente nos últimos sete anos e é co-fundadora do BackpackingRoutes.com. Quando não está a escrever, está a fazer caminhadas num trilho obscuro ou a ensinar o seu gato a andar com uma trela.

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