Call them survivalists. Call them “emergency preparedness experts” with underground bunkers full of freeze-dried foods. Call them crazy. Whatever you call those people who frequent forums and trade tips about surviving earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, terrorist attacks or any other natural or unnatural disasters by hunkering down in the padded soundproof walls of their own panic rooms whilst chowing down on ready-made resources, you’ve got to admit that they make you want to start packing your own survival kit to keep in the basement just in case.
One of the first things on the list you’ll find that folks have in their 21st century survival kits is a cell phone signal booster, such as the strong smartphone amplifiers sold by Wilson . As is generally the case, the earliest adopters of such signal boosters were the media and emergency personnel – generally the front line of defense for those entering disaster zones. That’s where it was discovered there was a great need to have a more reliable and stronger cell phone signal being sent to and from cell phone towers that could make it past weaker signals sometimes found in similar situations whereby storms or other inclement weather has negatively affected the signal.
For example, there’s the “ Sleek 4G ” vehicle cellular signal booster with 680 customer reviews on Amazon, proving that these smartphone amplifiers are only growing in popularity with the public. After all, a good portion of the general population considers ourselves “citizen journalists,” with access to high-quality cameras and social media sites at the push of an icon. The world of journalism is no longer relegated to a small few. We may as well enjoy the types of luxuries that on-the-scene reporters have been using for years.
What else should you have in your emergency stash?
Lest you think you only need a cell phone signal booster for on the road, be aware that signal boosters are also available for your home and office, all in hopes that you can receive a stronger cell phone signal when you’re at your house. They not only can grant you less dropped calls, but check for the ability to experience more rapid data download speeds as well.
Of course, it’s not always the technology that will help provide the warm fuzzies during any times of uncertainty. Perhaps this so-called “zombie apocalypse” that people speak of harkens to those times in the Bible whereby it speaks of the dead rising during the Second Coming. No matter what, having extra dried foods, fresh gallons of water, a power generator and extra batteries probably won’t hurt.
There comes a point, though, with all of our preparedness, we have to realize that everything is not under our own control. We can do the best we can to stock up on general needs – first aid kits, blankets, etc. – and leave the rest to heaven, hoping and praying that we’ll all be okay in the end, just as it should be.
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