Emergency Hand Crank Weather Radio

When the grid drops and the phone dies with it, information becomes gear. This emergency hand crank weather radio keeps three ways to power itself, the crank, a tilt-up solar panel, and a rechargeable battery, so the NOAA forecast is never further away than a minute of spinning.

• NOAA weather band (162.400 to 162.550 MHz) plus AM/FM pulls in alerts and stations when cell service is a memory.
• Hand crank and solar charging mean a dead battery is a delay, not a failure.
• LED flashlight, reading lamp, and SOS alarm cover the walk to the truck, the book in the tent, and the worst night.
• USB phone charging buys the calls and messages that matter most.
• Runs on its built-in rechargeable or standard AAA batteries, so spares from the junk drawer keep it going.

Keep it on the shelf by the door and it will be the calmest thing in the house when the lights go out.