{"id":31492,"date":"2018-05-22T01:59:06","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T08:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=31492"},"modified":"2018-05-21T17:43:09","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T00:43:09","slug":"midland-er310-emergency-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/midland-er310-emergency-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Midland ER310 Emergency Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_36617\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Tcyt1hkEEEE?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>I picked this up for around $60 on Amazon. I never thought I\u2019d pay that much for a radio, but I\u2019ll show you why I did, and if you want for yourself, the Amazon link in the description helps support my videos and the Cool Tools blog.<\/p>\n<p>Chalk it up to paranoia or the fact that I live in earthquake country, but I\u2019ve recently been bolstering my emergency supplies. Browsing through an <a href=\"https:\/\/thewirecutter.com\/reviews\/emergency-preparedness\/\">emergency prep guide on The Wirecutter<\/a>, I came across <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2z03Xud\">this radio<\/a> as a clear, standout pick, and something I didn\u2019t have anything like.<\/p>\n<p>What you get is this relatively light, plastic brick with a ton of features, all of which can be run from an included rechargeable battery that you can recharge from the sun using the built-in solar panel, or by cranking it, or with a USB charging input. AA batteries can also be used as an alternative. The rechargeable battery is rated at 32 hours.<\/p>\n<p>For features, you get an AM\/FM radio, plus a National Weather Service radio band that can tell you about current and upcoming weather conditions. With that, you also get a weather alarm you can turn on that\u2019s tied to the weather service. So if a weather alert goes out, this thing sounds an alarm.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a nice, sturdy antenna here that gets good reception. I also like that there\u2019s a bright Cree brand LED flashlight on one side, which is also powered by the rechargeable battery. It has two brightness settings and an SOS flash mode.<\/p>\n<p>Below that there\u2019s this ultrasonic dog whistle, which you activate with a long press of the flashlight button. You can\u2019t hear it, but if it works, it\u2019s supposed to help rescue teams locate you.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, on the other side you also have a USB output so you can use the radio\u2019s battery to recharge other things, like your phone. There\u2019s also a headphone output if you want to be able to listen to the radio without bothering anyone else.<\/p>\n<p>All-in-all, it feels like a well-constructed, well thought out device. I keep mine set up in the window so it stays charged. And, I sleep better knowing that I have it. For me that\u2019s $60 well spent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Best emergency radio<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[12,2337],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31492"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/76"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31492"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31495,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31492\/revisions\/31495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}