Hand Powered Emergency Kit

Every home emergency kit should have a hand powered, or wind up crank style radio. This ensures you have an information source and it eliminates the need for batteries. During an emergency, the last thing you would want is to reach for is your flashlight, radio, or cell phone and discover the batteries have gone dead. To ensure that this will not happen to you, we have packaged the products that you will need the most during an emergency in one handy emergency kit and designed them to not depend upon fresh batteries to operate.

The Dynamo Emergency Kit contains an AM /FM radio, a flashlight, and cell phone charger that can all be powered by turning (or squeezing) the handle. It also includes a four function whistle so you can summon help. The wind up radio is also great for camping.

The AM /FM radio features a collapsible antenna, built in flashlight, earphone jack, and a jack for an optional AC adapter. Cranking the handle for about one minute will power the radio for about 30 minutes. The radio lasts longer than the cell phone charger.

The cell phone charger includes adapters for 8 different cell phone brands: LG, Nextel, Motorola, Motorola Razor, Samsung, Sony Erickson, Kyocera/Audiovox, and Nokia. Cranking the handle for about three minutes will give you enough power to have a conversation lasting between 2 to 8 minutes or about 30 minutes of standby time. Use the extension cord that comes with it so you are not jiggling the connection.

The flashlight features a wrist strap and on /off switch. Squeezing the handle for 10 seconds provides about 8 minutes of light. When it runs low, you simply squeeze the handle again to get eight more minutes.

The whistle includes a built-in keychain, thermometer, compass, and magnifier. The thermometer and compass provide relevant information. The magnifier can start a fire if you need to by focusing the suns rays on available tinder.