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I'm trying to promote products that I think are cool (in my own small way). If you know about or have created a cool invention yourself that I might want to put on one of my Futuristic Inventions and Cool Stuff pages, please let me know about it. If I think it's cool or useful enough, I'll add it to my site as soon as possible. Remember, there has to be a web page, web site, blog, or YouTube video about it that I can link to. If you're the creator of the invention, it would be helpful if you'd provide a description that I can use or adapt. Thanks.
You never know what might happen in the future, so it helps to be prepared. Some products below are useful around the house and others are useful just about anywhere. Whether you go camping and get lost, your car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, or your boat or plane crashes, a few of these products might be nice to have in your emergency kit, backpack, or pocket. Some of these products might also be useful if your power goes out because of an ice storm, strong winds, a large asteroid hitting the earth, government oppression, civil war, earth changes, nuclear war and so on.
Credit Card Tool Kit The Tool Logic Ice Companion is as small as a credit card but contains a 2 inch serrated blade, can/bottle opener, flat screwdriver, awl, compass, 8x power lens, tweezer, toothpick, and a lanyard hole. Since it's clear, you can see everything you have. What a great thing to have with you at all times in case of emergency. Imagine if were lost in the woods or you're ship wrecked and you were stuck on an uninhabited island and you had this great little tool kit with you.
Instant Tent The durable 3-person, 3-season Wind Ridge Instant Tent sets up in seconds. Great for emergency situations when you can't spend hours setting up a traditional style tent. It's also great for camping so you can spend more time having fun and less time setting up camp.
Don't worry if it's dark, raining, or snowing, you can have this safe and reliable shelter up in less than a minute. The Wind Ridge Instant Tent is harder to pack up than it is to set up, but that's to be expected. The most important thing is that you can have a high-quality tent set up in seconds, right when you need it.
Fire Piston Ever see someone make fire using a bow? It can take hours of hard work to make an ember that way and there's no guarantee that the ember made from all of the dark wood dust will be good enough to start a fire. Well, a fire piston can make that ember in minutes, maybe even seconds. You just ram the piston into the cylinder to heat up the tinder you added and you should have a glowing ember. Quickly transfer the ember to your kindling and once you blow 'life' into it, you can add the wood that you already collected and you have a fire. It could take a few tries before you get a fire started, but that's better than wasting energy and hours of daylight rubbing pieces of wood together.
There are other fire making tools that are easier than rubbing sticks together, but you have to replace them after a certain number of uses. It seems as long as you have a good quality fire piston that will not break, you can pretty much use it forever. How to Start a Fire With Sticks
Carry Fire in Your Pocket Having a genuine government issue aviation magnesium fire starter in your pocket will help you make fire quickly in an emergency survival situation, even using wet materials. A fire piston is better overall, but try making fire with it if your materials are wet.
Make Fire with One Hand The BlastMatch Fire Starter is a unique one-handed fire starter that generates intensely hot sparks with minimal effort.
Spark-lite Firestarter and Tinder-quik
Emergency Whistle The JetScream Emergency Whistle emits an ear-piercing shriek audible above most natural noises.
Battery-Free Flashlight The NightStar Flashlight is the original patented, rechargeable LED flashlight powered by the Faraday Principle! In other words, it's a ShakeLight! Just 20 to 30 seconds of gentle shaking produces 10 to 12 minutes of light! NEVER buy another flashlight battery — it's magnet-powered. The bright LEDs are rated for 100,000 hours of operation which means that they should last for more than a decade.
It's one of the best flashlights to have during an emergency because you never have to worry if you have fresh batteries. You're always ready with this flashlight. Learn more at notanumberinc.com
Emergency Blankets SPACE® Brand ALL WEATHER BLANKET is a by-product of the super insulating materials originally developed by MPI for NASA. This blanket will reflect and help retain over 80% of radiated body heat, providing warmth and protection, even in sub zero temperatures. Manufactured by MPI since 1964, this is a premier accessory product for all outdoor activities.
The multi-ply laminated construction along with the reflective metal surface make this the "ideal outdoor safety blanket", for personal protection, shelters, ground covers, boating, hiking, sight visibility and it is a radar reflector. The ALL WEATHER BLANKET is a four ply laminate of clear polyethylene film, a precise vacuum deposition of pure aluminum, a special reinforcing fabric and a layer of colored polyethylene film. This new ASTROLAR® reinforcing fabric provides up to 50% more tear and puncture resistance than our previous product. The special four layer construction techniques of the ALL WEATHER BLANKET and its unique physical properties help to make it a perfect accessory item for all outdoor activities.
SPACE® Brand EMERGENCY BLANKET is about the size of a package of cigarettes, but opens to a 56" by 84" tough and durable blanket. Manufactured by MPI since 1964 of the finest polyester material and purest vacuum deposited aluminum for the reflective surface, this product has helped to save countless lives, by providing protection from the elements. Used worldwide in disaster relief, rescue, and by militaries, this product is a 2 ounce life insurance policy. Will help prevent hypothermia by reflecting and retaining body heat, it is also very effective in preventing trauma shock, using the same reflective qualities. Available in silver/silver for regular use and Orange/Silver for greater visibility against a snow or water background. Registered FDA Medical Device No. 1220702. This is the"ORIGINAL SPACE® BLANKET" made exclusively in America, since 1964. Do not be fooled by imitations without a reputation, or of suspect origin. When it's your life you want the "proven best".
6 Hours of Heat I walked through one of those huge stores where the shelves go up to the ceiling and I found chafing fuel that people use to keep food warm at parties. Since the stuff is supposedly safe, it seems like a great thing to have around in case of emergency. Warm up food or even cook some types of food in an affordable chafing dish or one of those emergency stove kits. Search Amazon.com for this product
Solar/Crank Radio and Light The Sun Tap Combo is an AM/FM 10-channel weather band radio with flashlight, lantern, siren, and red LED flashers that can be powered in 5 different ways! The solar panel on the top of the handle is always charging (even with indoor room lights). You can also plug it into an outlet, hook it up to your cigarette lighter, crank it a few times, or pop in a couple of batteries (as a last resort).
The Combo stores power in an internal non-memory energy cell for immediate or later use. This non-memory energy cell is unlike regular or rechargeable Ni-Cad batteries, which have a memory. This cell doesn't have to be fully discharged before it is recharged, giving it a much longer life. So The Sun Tap Combo is always recharging—even indoors.
What does The Combo do with all that power? It operates a flashlight which can be turned into a room-light-flooding lantern (just pull out the outer rim around the lamp), as well as an AM/FM radio with a 10-channel Weather Band. It even has a siren and red LED flashers for emergencies. All of which makes The Sun Tap Combo an incredibly dependable tool for camping, fishing, hunting, any indoor or outdoor sports, emergencies or blackouts. It's also environmentally friendly—it helps reduce the piles of dead batteries in our nation's landfills. Learn more at safetycentral.com
Folding Shovel The Coleman Folding Shovel is something everyone should keep in the car for emergencies or when going camping or hiking. You never know when it will be needed and since it doesn't take up much room, it's not a huge pain to find a place for it.
Non-Electric Water Purifier The Waterwise 1600 Non-Electric Distiller looks like a great thing to have while traveling, camping, boating or in emergency situations. High output and fast production of up to 16 gallons of pure, clean drinking water a day using the single most effective method for water purification...Steam Distillation! It's great to know that we can have distilled water even when there is no electricity.
If the Water Sucks, Use a Straw Pack a LifeStraw whenever you go on a trip or go hiking and if there is an emergency, you'll be able to drink just about any water you find.
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Sponsored Links Emergency Rescue Pop Up Folding Boat Books Worth Reading Essential Skills and Tactics to Get You Out of Anywhere - Alive (by Les Stroud, host of Survivorman)
Stuff You Need To Survive When Disaster Strikes
How to Prepare for Earth Changes, Power Outages, Wars & Other Threats
Emergency Food Storage & Survival Handbook Everything You Need to Know to Keep Your Family Safe in a Crisis
The Classic Guide for Realists and Dreamers
A Manual for Self-Reliance, Sustainability, and Surviving the Long Emergency
A Complete Guide to Home Storage and Physical Survival
Primitive Living, Self-Sufficiency, and Survival Skills
Be Alert, Be Aware, Have a Plan The Complete Guide to Personal Security
The US Armed Forces Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Survival Manual
Advanced Field Procedures For Emergencies
And How to Build Them
Wilderness Shelters and How to Build Them
Simply Survival
A Book of Earth Skills (includes articles by David Holladay and David Wescott seen in the "S.T.O.P.: Surviving as a Castaway Survivalists Documentary." on the special edition Cast Away DVD)
Stone Age Skills for the 21st Century
The Encyclopedia of Country Living An Old Fashioned Recipe Book Useful Links |
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Disclaimer Product descriptions are usually directly from or adapted from each web site. I have not used most of these products. Use them at your own risk. View this page and any external web sites at your own risk. I am not responsible for any possible spiritual, emotional, physical, financial or any other damage to you, your friends, family, ancestors, or descendants in the past, present, or future, living or dead, in this dimension or any other.
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