Here’s another thing that you can do with the Survival Kit in a Bottle that we featured the other day – make coffee. PRESS-BOT is designed to work with a wide mouth, straight walled water bottle, such as those manufactured by Nalgene.
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The Survival Kit in a Bottle is a great idea. You can buy it off-the shelf or build your own quite cheaply. Putting your survival kit in a nalgene (or similar) bottle makes sure that it is always dry, safe and portable.
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The choice between a flashlight with a traditional Xenon bulb and one with LED is a difficult one. LEDs are more durable and can last virtually forever but at a cost of reduced brightness. With the Streamlight Twin Task 2L, you can have the best of both worlds.
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In the wake of Katrina and other high-profile natural disasters, there’s more awareness of the importance of power (or lack of it) in emergency situations. The Storm Station from Black & Decker is an all-in-one device that includes power, lights, and radio.
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LightCap by Simply Brilliant is, well, brilliantly simple. LightCap is a solar powered LED light and water bottle, which should be handy whenever you are out and about .
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