Archive for the ‘product review’ Category

Aug
07

The NOAA Weather Radio - A Communication Tool for Your Hurricane Supply Kit

posted by Heidi VanderVelde in Hurricane Preparedness, product review, hurricane kit 0 comments

How will you get weather information if you don’t have power?  The NOAA Weather Radio can be the information source you need when and if the storm hits…
It’s still early in Hurricane Season 2008, and we’ve had five named storms so far.   We’re off to a fairly busy start, aren’t we?   When you […]

Jul
26

Product review: Ziploc Big Bags seal the deal

posted by Chris Bennett in product review, hurricane kit 1 comment

Ziploc Big Bags - This season’s plastic, fantastic hurricane accessory (4 out of 4 stars)
On a trip home to Philadelphia to celebrate my birthday, I had the dilemma of transporting 4 bottles of wine in an airplane. I had one suitcase, and one carry-on that could not contain liquids (a la TSA). I could just […]

Jul
25

Product review: Aqua Pod Kit emergency water storage device

posted by Chris Bennett in product review, hurricane kit 1 comment

Aqua Pod Kit - It’s like Orbitz for your bathtub. (4 out of 4 stars)
Today we’re going to put one of the more recent hurricane preparedness inventions to the test - the Aqua Pod Kit emergency water storage device. I picked up one for myself at the National Hurricane Conference this year. Let’s begin […]