>I suppose I own an emergency solar powered radio but if a hurricane happened. does that reallyt change anything? The article gives several examples of doing j

>I suppose I own an emergency solar powered radio but if a hurricane happened. does that reallyt change anything? The article gives several examples of doing just that. "Essential" can mean essential like oxygen, or essential like having some candles for when the power goes out. I consider a good AM/FM/NOAA radio[0] "essential" in the second sense, but obviously it's no good if there's no stations. [0] Eg under $50 on eBay, but check that the printed label on it says "Weather": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiW0p9TTbXg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiW0p9TTbXg