Pack 4 of 8 · Ride out weeks
Pack 4: Hear the Warning
NOAA alerts and AM/FM when cell service dies
~$80
Hear NOAA weather alerts and local AM/FM when cell towers are down — the warning layer that tells you when to act.
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Your phone is useless when the tower is. This pack gives you warnings you can hear on battery, crank, and solar.
Midland ER310 Emergency Radio is the household radio. NOAA SAME alerts with automatic wake-up, AM/FM for local information, a flashlight, and USB charging for a phone from its own battery. It is the one emergency managers mean when they say own a weather radio.
RunningSnail MD-090 Emergency Radio is the budget companion for a bag or glove box. Hand-crank and solar charging, NOAA and AM/FM, and a light — smaller and lighter than the Midland so it can live in a pack without complaint.
Budget note: one ER310 covers a household. Add the RunningSnail for the car or a family member who needs their own.
Next step: Pack 5 — Feed the Household.
What is in this pack
- Midland ER310 Emergency Radio
The gold standard for emergency radios. 72+ hour battery, NOAA weather alerts with SAME technology, and a flashing SOS beacon.
- RunningSnail MD-090 Emergency Radio
Budget-friendly emergency radio with AM/FM/NOAA, flashlight, USB charging, and hand crank.