It’s time for another Amazon Christmas-shopping list. Today’s theme: warmth and light. That covers a lot of territory, with some items for preppers, and some cozy things for anybody at all.<\/p>\n
Here we go:<\/p>\n
1. Natural Comfort Microfiber Comforter<\/a> — a lightweight “down-alternative” comforter that’s gotten rave reviews.<\/p>\n 2. If you or somebody on your Christmas list has all-electric heat (as we in the Northwest tend to), an indoor propane emergency heater is handy to have. I know from experience. The Mr. Heater Portable Buddy<\/a> and Big Buddy<\/a> are old reliables. Mr Heater makes something bigger<\/a>, too. And there are other choices<\/a>, (all assuming you or your giftee don’t live in one of the Big Nanny states where they can’t sell them). Good for camping or in a cold workshop, too.<\/p>\n 3. hand-cranked radios<\/a> make great prepper gifts. Their features are getting better all the time — as are their prices. And yes, they belong in the warmth-and-light category because nearly all have built-in lights. Sometimes even flashing lights and sirens — oh boy!<\/p>\n 4. For enough warmth to cook up a pot of coffee or some nourishing soup when the power’s out, emergency stoves<\/a> come in a wide range of prices, fuels, and styles, some for indoors, some for outside. (A few of these are inexpensive enough to make good stocking-stuffers.)<\/p>\n 5. Flannel sheets … Mmmmm!<\/a> One of you kind folks got me a set of these last Christmas and oh are they wonderful this time of year. Amazon has dozens of choices in a variety of prices. I’ve just linked to one pretty set; a search will find you lots more.<\/p>\n 6. Those flannel sheets are even better with a mattress heater<\/a>.<\/p>\n 7. So fripperies like comforters, flannel sheets, and mattress warmers are too civilized for the person on your gift list? How ’bout sleeping bags<\/a>?<\/p>\n 8. Now I admit I’m cheating by putting this next thing in a “warmth and light” category. But some people would tell you there’s nothing more warming to the heart than tasty chocolate<\/a> on a dark winter’s day.<\/p>\n 9. Another good item to warm your innards (or gift to a prepper friend): emergency soup<\/a>!<\/p>\n 10. Emergency home lighting systems for power outages are becoming more and more popular. You can get ones that range from the more elaborate<\/a> (but still moderately priced) to the pretty basic<\/a>.<\/p>\n 11. And you know that no Christmas list by me would ever be complete without a selection of the coolest flashlights. Cool covers a lot, from this common, astonishingly inexpensive floating lantern, complete with battery<\/a> (another good stocking-stuffer) to this industrial-chic Ryobi high-intensity flashlight<\/a>, from this clamp-on emergency light<\/a> to this nice little camplight that hangs from a hook<\/a>. Choose a screaming-bright spotlight<\/a> or go low-tech with a handy and atmospheric candle lantern<\/a>.<\/p>\n Happy shopping and thanks always for using my Amazon links! Remember that, even if you don’t see anything you like here, anything you buy when you enter Amazon through one of these links will still be credited to my Associates account.<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n In case you missed it:<\/p>\n