This survival kit is beloved by celebs—we had a mom put it to the test

If there’s anything that the past couple of years have taught us, it’s that we shouldalwaysbe prepared. From a global pandemic, to raging wildfires, and destructive storms, the idea of personal safety and sustainability in situations where help may not be readily available, is a concept that many people have begun to explore and prepare for.

Always a bit of anover-preparer我自己，我在地下室里堆叠了几箱水瓶，购买了几个手电筒，但是除此之外，我不确定如果灾难影响我所处的地区，我还需要什么。

But, when I was first introduced toThe Safe, an emergency preparedness kit made by Judy, I immediately thought that it may be exactly the kind ofsurvival kitthat I’ve been looking for to ensure that no matter what the situation, my family will be prepared until help arrives. It’s beloved by celebrities from the Kardashians to奥普拉, so we decided to try it out.

What is The Safe by Judy?

该保险箱是由紧急准备专家设计的，是一个多合一的紧急套件，能够维持四人，最多三天，而他们从飓风到外星人入侵等任何事物进行掩护或庇护所。

坚固的11.5英寸x 15.5英寸乘11英寸，防水，盖子箱，包含63个挽救生命的必需品，保险箱的颜色是明亮的橙色，因此您可以在紧急情况下快速轻松地发现它。而且，尽管它到达了供应量的最高点，但它的重量仅为18磅，使得四处移动和存储变得方便。

朱迪还出售其他一些根据需求而不同的紧急套件，包括The Mover Max.

Here’s what’s in The Safe

保险箱包括六个盒子，每个盒子包含不同类别的项目：安全，温暖，急救，工具，水和食物。

• 安全包含两个紧急哨声，一双手套，四个防尘口罩，四个发光棒和四个雨披。
• Warmth contains one candle, one package of waterproof matches, four rescue blankets, and four sets of hand warmers.
• First Aid contains one package of wet wipes, one biohazard bag, one quick dry towel, one first aid kit containing 101 pieces, two hand sanitizers, and two packages of tissues.
• Tools contains one multipurpose tool, one hand crank radio/flashlight and charger, two multipurpose bags, and a mini roll of duct tape.
• 水含有16个保质期5年的水袋。
• Food contains 10 food bars with a 5-year shelf life.

What I liked

它的工具是合法的

打开保险箱，我立即对所有盒子的标签都印象深刻，使用书面单词和可识别的符号。渴望看到我现在可以使用的龙卷风或僵尸启示录设备，我认为标有“工具”的盒子听起来很合法，并首先打开了该盒子。

马上，我留下了深刻的印象。多用途工具绝对不会被弄乱，提供一系列刀具，螺丝刀，钳子等。与您在五金店中购买的高端工具相媲美，看起来它可以在需要时能够掌握工作，而且我几乎害怕如果我弄乱了太多，我可能会切碎我的手指。

The hand-crank radio took only a few cranks of the handle before the radio signal came in loud and clear, and its combination flashlight feature was surprisingly bright. The included tarp seems pretty standard and the mini roll of duct tape gave me a good chuckle, because, step down hurricane-force winds, duct tape fixes everything!

安全设施考虑了各种“灾难”场景

The safety box was up next and again, I was impressed with the variety of items. The whistles screech loud and clear and the glow stick’s shine far exceeds the novelty glow sticks most people are likely more familiar with.

The dust masks bear an KN95 imprint and their thickness would lead me to believe that they would do well filtering out air contaminants such as ash and dust, while the rubber coated gloves are a nice touch that I could definitely see coming in handy in a natural disaster situation.

The warming items are forwarding thinking, despite a small flaw

The warmth box is well thought out and contains a variety of useful items. The four warming blankets are clearly marked, as is the candle that I would assume is to have a continuous source for starting a fire (unless people often huddle around a candle for warmth).

There is also a box of fire-starting matches that are more impressive than what I have typically seen in the match department.

The warmth box also contains four sets of hand warmers, but unfortunately, they are not marked—surprising since The Safe does such a stellar job labeling nearly everything else—and I had no idea what they were until I popped one and it got warm. On the upside, the hand warmers work great.

What I didn’t like

The first-aid box confused me

前两个盒子经过深思熟虑，库存，以至于当我打开急救箱时，我感到有些失望，尤其是当乍一看时，我不确定有些物品是什么。

There was a stack of folded plastic and a piece of cloth, that I assumed were a tarp and maybe material to be used as a sling, but upon reading the website description I realized they were biohazard bags and a quick-dry cloth. And again in honesty, I have no idea what a quick-dry cloth is and Google wasn’t any help.

The hand sanitizers appeared to be missing, but there was a package of wet wipes and two packs of tissues. The First Aid box also contains a mini first-aid kit in a handy little pouch, stocked with bandaids, gauze, Q-tips, cleansing wipes, and two safety pins.

Overall, I see where Judy was going with this, but I can’t help but wonder how useful q-tips will be if we are in a situation so dire that we are depending on an emergency kit to sustain us.

I would have preferred to see something along the lines of an Ace bandage, over-the-counter burn cream, or a tourniquet included for the type of injuries most often seen after natural disasters.

I spilled more water than I drank

The water box disappointed me, as well. While I can understand the thinking behind the water pouches (space saving, lighter for travel), I just can’t get behind the design, especially in a family setting. The pouches were difficult to drink out of, and, for my toddler, it was nearly impossible.

There’s also no way to set them down without spilling the contents so you have to drink the pouch all at once; another task that proved to be difficult for my children.

我希望朱迪至少有包括collapsible cup for young children, individuals with disabilities, or anyone who might have trouble drinking from a pouch or drinking all of the pouch at one time. Since hydration is a critical need during an emergency, this is a big issue for me.

The food box doesn’t work for people with gluten allergies

I could not test the meal replacement bars in the food box at all, because they contain wheat, which I am allergic to. This is a big issue for a lot of people.

In fact, the meal replacement bars contain several common allergens, so anyone with food allergies who does invest in The Safe is going to want to replace these bars with something else.

Judy’s website claims that the company is working to change this, but as of now The Safe does not meet the standards of survival for allergy families.

除此之外，我丈夫对他们的味道感到惊喜，他很容易地承认他愿意再次吃掉它们。

A few items are mislabeled

我强烈建议您熟悉安全的内容，并且通常会定期做笔记。某些包含的物品的用途可能并不容易显而易见，而您想做的最后一件事就是通过一盒您不熟悉的物品在黑暗中恐慌或摸索。

Should you buy The Safe by Judy?

The Safe offers a convenient way to attain the safety and security that families need to be prepared for, by containing a variety of items that overall I can see being useful in an emergency disaster situation, all readily available in one convenient purchase.

It’s a huge time saver to be able to buy everything all together rather than shopping for all the items individually, and that alone may mean the difference between being prepared in the event of an emergency, or being left with an unfinished to-do list and a lot of regret.

Many of the items, such as the multipurpose tool and the fire-starting matches, are well made, and quite a few of the items, such as the rubber coated gloves, are things that I would not have thought of adding to a homemade emergency kit on my own, yet they serve a very important purpose. The items are organized and packaged in a way that is well adapted to an emergency situation, and the bright orange bin is not only perfect for storage, but also perfectly designed for locating and utilizing should an emergency occur.

Overall, you could save a little money by creating your own emergency preparedness kit by shopping and purchasing the items on your own, but if time-saving convenience is what you are after, Judy’s The Safe may be the perfect kit for you.

最重要的是，我们生活在一个不可预测的世界中，并为无法控制的情况做好准备，是在无法预测的情况下重新控制控制的最佳方法。

The Safe offers that security in the easiest way possible and if the price fits into your budget, I highly recommend purchasing The Safe by Judy.

Get The Safe by Judy from Judy for $295

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