What's in your emergency survival kits? The kit in your car probably includes blankets, water, and non-perishable food. Your hiking kit might contain a compass and whistle as well. In addition to basic survival tools like these, every emergency kit should also include an LED flashlight. An LED flashlight is a life-saving tool, as shown by some of the user testimonials below.
Lost Robert, a law enforcement official, was enjoying a two-hour hike in New Hampshire with his son's Boy Scout troop until unforeseen delays and obstacles threw them off course. The sun set, the temperature dropped, and snow began to fall. The trail was soon lost as markers were covered by the rising snow. Everyone was cold, tired, and wet. After finding shelter in the form of a cabin, the three troop leaders began retracing their steps, no easy task in dark, snowy conditions. Fortunately, the LED flashlight that Robert had pocketed almost as an afterthought helped lead the troop to safety by illuminating their footprints in the snow. Robert wryly remembers: "One of the adults lugged a 3 D-cell light up the hill only to find out it was dead."
Search and Rescue Sometimes travelers get injured or fall victim to an unforeseeable act of nature like an avalanche, earthquake, or unexpected inclement weather. Search and rescue can be difficult in these instances, especially in remote wilderness. For search and rescue teams operating during night hours, a bright LED light could help speed up the search and rescue process. Furthermore, if you're immobilized without the ability to create a signal or move to safety, an LED flashlight is exactly the tool to save your life by alerting search and rescue workers where you are located.
Home Invasion It's just after two o'clock in the morning. Your spouse is in bed next to you, your children down the hall in their bedrooms. Suddenly, your eyes open wide, and you're fully awake. You've heard something unfamiliar. You sit straight up in bed and realize that someone is in your home. What are you going to do?
In the dark of night, you're going to want all the brightness an LED bright light can offer; it's just the instrument you'll need to protect your family and ward off intruders.
Parachute Problems George, a former U.S. paratrooper, was participating in an airborne training exercise. Upon landing, his chute re-inflated and proceeded to drag him down the drop zone at a rapid and increasing speed. Thankfully, George was carrying an LED keychain light and knife combo. Using the knife, George cut away one of the riser straps in order to collapse the parachute and save his life. George's little LED keychain light, mainly used for finding his car on dark nights, saved his life because of one brilliant innovation. This final scenario, admittedly, is one most people are not likely to encounter, but this true tale is compelling nonetheless, and certainly applicable to more than just parachutes.
Whether you're an avid adventurer, homeowner, or even a paratrooper, an LED tactical torch will bring you comfort and aid if you should find yourself in a life-threatening situation.
~Richard McNeal, 2009
Would you like to be healthy and disease free? That's a pretty easy question, since the alternative is being sick and miserable.
So how do you go about it? One simple way to be leaner, healthier, and full of energy is to do what grandma told you?eat your veggies.
Why? Because vegetables are full of chemicals that your body uses to fight disease and stay healthy. These are things that you can't get anywhere else.
Plants are made up of chemicals. Some of the chemicals help the plants fight off viruses, bacteria and pests. It turns out that these same chemicals help our own bodies in countless ways.
The details would fill a book, but here are a few examples. :
Purple: plums, prunes, raisins, and other berries?these fight off cancer, heart disease and help your memory.
White: garlic and onions?these help fight cancer and infections, and they lower blood pressure.
Orange and yellow: peaches, sweet potatoes, and carrots?fight cancer and heart disease.
Green: broccoli, peas and cabbage?help your vision, fight heart disease and reduce risk of cancer.
Red: beets, apples, and tomatoes?lower risk of prostate and lung cancer, and help your circulation.
So how do you go about it? It's simple. Pick by the color. Eat a variety of colored fruits and vegetables, and you can't go wrong.
And it's particularly important if you are trying to take off weight. When you are reducing calories, you need to pack in all the nutrition you can. And these colored gems are the way to do it.
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