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Help Japan and Be Prepared with Ready Set Go Emergency Kits

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Emergency can strike at any time, catching us off guard and putting us in immediate survival mode.

While volunteering with the American Red Cross, Amy Sandoz saw firsthand how difficult it was for busy families to prepare for emergencies. To aid families in emergency preparation, Amy launched Ready Set Go Kits, providing ready-made emergency survival kits and assorted disaster supplies.

I received the Emergency Kit for Kids to review, and having it in my vehicle gave me a sense of security, especially while driving in some harsh winter storms. I knew that if my car broke down, I would have emergency supplies within reach.

I am very impressed by the quality and durability of the Emergency Kit for Kids. I also appreciate how well it is organized and the fact that there is still plenty of room to add additional supplies and toys.

The Emergency Kits for Kids is just one of the many available kits for sale at Ready Set Go Kits. It comes packed in a child-sized backpack and is designed to meet the needs of a child 11 years old and younger.

Each kit contains the emergency supplies for a child during the first 72 hours of a disaster and space for your child to pack items that are important to him/her.

  • 6 Boxes of Aqua Blox Water Boxes – 5 year shelf life
  • 6 – 400 Calorie Food Bars (2400 Calories) – 5 year shelf life
  • 10 Water Purification Tablets – each tablet purifies 1 liter of water
  • Rechargeable Squeeze Flashlight – 3 LED flashlight
  • 3 – 12 Hour Green Emergency Glow Sticks
  • 5-in-1 Survival Whistle
  • Polar Fleece Blanket
  • 16-20 Hour Body Warmer
  • Emergency Poncho for Children
  • Warm Winter Gloves
  • N95 Respirator Dust Mask – NIOSH approved
  • 3 Pocket Tissue Packs
  • Hygiene Kit
  • 36 Piece Portable First Aid Kit
  • Activity Coloring Book
  • Children’s Toys

The survival kit was designed using advice from experts in the emergency preparedness industry. It follows guidelines given by government agencies and non-profit preparedness organizations.

Ready Set Go Kits offers emergency kits for home, car, kids, dogs, cats, schools and offices. They also offer disaster-specific emergency kits for earthquakes, hurricanes and tornadoes. You can also find a selection of emergency supplies.

Get Your Kit and Help Japan

In light of the terrible devastation in Japan, Ready Set Go Kits is doing their part to help the families of Japan recover. For every sale from now until the end of the month, Ready Set Go Kits will donate 10% of the proceeds to the Red Cross for Japanese disaster relief.

Win an Emergency Kit for Kids

We want to make sure one of you is prepared in the event of an emergency, by giving away an Emergency Kit for Kids.

Leave a comment below and you will be entered to win. Share the word about Ready Set Go Kits on Facebook or Twitter, and earn an additional entry. The giveaway is open to US shipping addresses only and will close on Friday, April 1st. We will announce our winner on Saturday, April 2nd. This giveaway is void where prohibited. Please see our site’s terms and conditions.

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  8. We’d love this packed in our van in our safety rubbermaid we keep flashlights, blankets, jumper cables and flares and other roadside emergency tools. We never want to think of being stranded for days or even hours with a child, but it did happen this winter as snow emergencies. Ya just never know what could be upon us…

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  12. I’ve been meaning to get one of these. I tried the “food bars” from my last kit and they were truly awful. I hope i never get hungry enough to consider that as food. But there are some great camping meals with a long shelf life that would be a great addition to anyone’s survival kit.

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  13. I would love to have this for safe keeping. I would hope never to use it, but it is a great thing to have if you do need it!!

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  15. It was really hard to hear about what happened in Japan. 🙁 We could use one of these packs to help us be more prepared because you just never know. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  25. Great idea. When disaster happens it would be a wonderful thing to know that you have something for the kids.

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  29. This is a great idea! Was just talking to the wife about these type of kits. The KIDS kit is something I never thought of. Putting together one for the family & one for the pets too. Also…think about putting together a bug-out-bag with some extra cash, clothes ( underwear, socks & shrits, etc.. ) copies of important documents ( birth cert., insurance papers, phone #’s for family, etc.. ) and for those military guys & gals ( GOD bless our troops ) extra magazines & ammo.

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  34. It really is a great idea. I think everyone needs an emergency kit and having another if you have young kids is great. I know if diaster strikes my young kids would like their own emergency kit.

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  36. What a great way to be prespared – I live in AR — we have had numerous earthquakes in the last few months, and they seem to be ‘ramping up’….love to win this for my family!!!((1955nursehjc4me(at)myway(dot)com)) Thanks for the chance….

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  39. What a well thought out and useful product…living in the Midwest in a rural are we get our share of tornadoes and blizzards, this would come in handy, thanks.

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  40. I definitely need one of these. As soon as we found out we were expecting, my partner kept saying we needed an emergency kit for the house and car. So far neither he nor I have made one. I’ll look into these for sure, but getting one for free would ne awesome!

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  48. Thank you for this. I have extended family that has lived in Japan and married into Japanese families. Thankfully they are safe so far.

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  50. How awesome that someone has put these together. It makes it so much easier than trying to figure it all out on your own!

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  59. I was actually trying to put together something like this for my family . WE are a large family and i’m sure we would need two of these. never hurts to be prepared

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  68. We live in an area with a large fault line, so earthquakes are on the minds of people around here, and we’re definitely in tornado territory, so this would be a great thing to win!

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  71. I’m in Southern California and would really like one of those kits. With everything going on in Japan, being prepared for the big one is at the forefront of my mind.

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  72. Wow, what a timely resource. My husband and I were just talking today about how we need to have supplies on hand, and get a plan together. With three small children, we can’t afford to not be prepared. Hope I win!

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