A few days ago it was drizzling and I knew, with much work to do, nothing other than my house becoming a disaster would get accomplished with the kids at home. Therefore, with kids in tow we set out for a local play place. The thought process was the kids would play have a great time and mom would get her work done courtesy of wifi and an outlet.
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It was going great, the kids were unplugged and enjoying laser tag, bowling etc, so nicely only resurfacing for food or drink.
Then it happened..
The drizzle turned into a downpour, the lights flickered and the wifi was lost!…. Yes please process that, here I am in a play place with the kids, macbook, iPad, iPhone all plugged in and this place is losing power?! Did I save that last edit? Did my last tweet go through? Oh NO! I have to make my DEADLINE!
Side note the kids were clueless to the panic that was consuming me at the moment. Quickly I gathered them up and made a dash for the car, as I thought what if we were stranded? What happened to the survival kit I once maintained in my car at all times? Another hanging on the back of our front door?
It was clearly time to re-evaluate our survival kit, or lack there of since our move. The obvious items to most are important documents in a ziplock bag, water, peanut butter, and blankets to name a few. However in todays world of technology priorities are shifting and although some essentials remain at the top of the list others have been added.
If you have little ones yourself you are aware their is a constant need for more energy. Having recently switched to Rayovac we can attest the Fusion battery lasts 35% longer than than the competition, to deliver a boost of power for the ‘Always On’ generation, aka our kids. Clearly a pack in each size has been added to both backpacks.
With devices attached to them at all times, and the meltdown that ensues when they receive a pop up window of a low battery, a battery pack is high on the priority list of essentials for our survival kit. Rayovac offers a palm size charger in a variety of colors, with 2 ports and provides 3 FULL charges, anywhere, anytime.
Posting numerous pictures to social media can drain a smartphone battery rather quickly. Although not an emergency, I did take the Rayovac battery pack to NY Toy Fair where although I didn’t last the full day my smartphone did. A rare occurrence as you may relate to.
Another must have item is the Rayovac Indestructible Flash Light, just don’t let the kids see it because it is ideal for flashlight tag! With a 130 meter beam distance and a battery life of five hours you will never get the kids in before bedtime. So once it arrives slip it into the side pocket of your survival backpack undetected by little preying eyes. You can rest assured it will be ready when you are as it arrives equipped with 2 AA batteries and a lifetime warranty.
As you know I am a good sharer and I wouldn’t dream of dangling these must have products in your face without offering you a giveaway!
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For a complete list of the recommended emergency essentials to include in your survival kit visit the Prepare, Plan website.
Disclosure: We were provided Rayovac products for a review and giveaway, all opinions expressed are as always completely our own.
Great blog!!! Good reminder!!! I definitely need to look at my Survival Kit & update!!!! ASAP!!!! A power source is something I must add!!!! I really can’t believe I don’t have one in there!!!! I did.. but.. when it died. I never replaces it.. I got a little radio with a USB port. It would power that up & keep me informed. Fortunately (at times unfortunately) everyone I know has a cellphone. In a survial situation (serious or not so serious) a power source is a necessity!!! I will definitely re-evaluate!!! Thanks for the great ideas!!!
Love the phone charger! My phone barely makes it to lunchtime so I’m not sure what I would do in an emergency!!
I absolutely need a good flashlight in my Survival Kit.
I really need a phone charger in my Survival Kit. My phone is too old, so its battery runs out so fast 🙁
Thank You for the chance
I’d like to add some solar powered items to our emergency kit. I’ve heard the solar powered lanterns are reliable.
For me I definitely need a phone charger in my survival kit!
I would need flashlight, batteries, first aid kit, and snacks. Also probably some blankets!
It is definitely important to be prepared. We have some ray0vac products in our emergency kit, too.
Oh wow, as a fellow blogger and someone who relies on technology just a little too much I would have freaked out, too! Especially if I didn’t know if something I had worked on so hard had saved or I was on a tight deadline. It’s ALWAYS good to have an emergency kit at the ready!
One thing that is an absolute must have would be a flashlight!
These are going to my emergency kit. It’s good to have a reliable flashlight and a charger too! That’s going to help in natural disasters.
I really love this post. Its important to be ready on emergencies. The phone battery and a flashlight for survival. I love this kit
These are must have products! It is never fun when your are caught without any power and are in need of light or some charge.
Water is number one on my list, thanks for the chance!
I definitely need to keep my emergency kit updated. I live in Texas, where weather is VERY unpredictable. Thanks for the reminder!
This is really important on any emergencies. I really love this kit
This sounds great. I would love to have a flashlight and charger on my emergency kit 🙂
I always have my rechargeable flashlight on full charge. You’ll never know when you’ll need it. Thanks for these great reminders to re-evaluate and update our emergency and survival kits at home. I’d love to have that phone charger!
I love Rayovac, they’ve gotten me through many days and night. I need to create my own kit
I can’t even tell you if my batteries in my flashlight are working. Spring is almost here and we’ll need an emergency kit like this.
I so need to put together a survival kit like this! We recently lost power in the snow storm and I hated that I didn’t have one. I’ll make sure I include Rayovac in it!
I think I need to do better at organizing my survival kit. I also need to update my car kit too! Thanks for the reminder.
Sounds they have a great product. Really need this, thanks for your reminder.
nice list! everything is must for survival love that you mention everything that i could think of
Rayovac products seems like a great idea. Having access to emergency tools when in dire need such as cell phone charger & flashlight is a must. I have no survival kits in place but this will come in handy for me
I always need a good flashlight in my survival kit!
I have no survival kit, not all together which is probably not a good idea if I needed to find a few of the objects in a hurry. Gonna have to remedy that. Thanks for the chance
The one thing I absolutely need in my survival kit is a good flashlight!~!!!!
A must have for me (along with batteries and the regular essentials0 is dental floss!!
I absolutely must have a strong, long lasting flashlight in our emergency kit. Plus a pack of protein bars to keep the fridge from being opened during a power outage as much as possible
I most definitely need a flashlight and a lot of extra batteries.
I have a heart condition, so I always keep a week supply of fresh medicine in our emergency kit!Plus many other things!
Need that flashlight fam.
Love this doll!!
Survival kit is one thing we haven’t put up together. This is a great reminder to do that, thank you!
I absolutely need a good knife.
So many things, but I think a flashlight is really important to have.
Water is a must!
Would have to have a portable charger for sure.
a flashlight is needed
Batteries and a charger!
A survival kit in the house or even in the car is definitely a must-have. We should always be prepared.
Water and a flashlight!
have to have a good flashlight to see when the lights go out!
I think I would have to have a good light.
I always have these in my survival kit but thanks for the reminder. Good Luck to all those who will join the giveaway.
My survival kit needs a battery charger. I cannot leave home without one as I never know how long my phone battery is going to last and literally freak out if I am unable to use my phone when I need it.
In my survival kit we have to have food packs, candles, batteries and flashlights as well as many other things. They are so important to have.
I love the reuseable batteries and charger. It comes in handy especially as a photographer. Its never good when your battery dies in the middle of a shoot lol