Although I'm not a fan of the huge consumer free-for-all this time of year, there are some great stocking stuffers for overall #disaster #preparedness you might consider for friends/family - will add to this as a thread.

1. Emergency blanket (mylar) - costs less than 80 cents each in bulk. Great for winter travel (ie upcoming storm), backpacking/hiking, any disaster prep kit. Lots of brands.

2. Luci light - about $15.00, other brands too. Solar powered inflatable lantern. Works great for camping, or when PG&E or SCE turns off your power during a #PSPS.

3. Leatherman/SOG/Gerber multi-tool. Get a good brand, cheap ones break or just don't work - in an emergency need reliability. *VERY* good deals on these at Home Depot/Lowe's around Black Friday. (couldn't believe the prices on Leathermans at HD last year...)

4. Etekcity ultralight backpacking stove. Strange off-brand Chinese (?) stove which (surprisingly) gets really high reviews. < $15.00 (!!!) - dual purpose, outdoors for backpacking/camping, or your disaster kit.

5. Bic lighters. Again, many purposes, but throw a few of these in the disaster kits. Matches are unreliable compared with a (good) lighter. These work a lot better than the random dollar store brands.

6. Sawyer water filter. About $20. Another dual purpose item, works for those who camp/backpack, but also suitable for filtering rainwater from your rain barrel in an earthquake.

7. Hand sanitizer. Any brand. Useful every day any day in general (ps. stop sneezing in your hands folks). Very useful in a disaster/emergency/power shutoff/anytime you don't have water too.

8. Power bank for USB charging. I like the Belkin products (local LA area company) - range of prices/capacities. Useful again normally, but also in a disaster (again when PG&E or SCE shuts off your power randomly ;-)

9. Maglite Mini - 2AA size. About $8-10. Because you can never have too many flashlights (and kids love these things too). Yes, there are brighter ones, LED ones, etc. but this is a standby.

10. Duct tape (or Gaffer's tape). A million (and one) uses. Great for disasters... or anything, really. One year my daughter made a duct tape wallet - great craft project. Once taped a rooftop cargo back together after a winter storm on the Angeles Crest using duct tape.

11. Nalgene bottle. Great for the trail, for using at work or around town, school. Reusable, tough. Cold? (on the trail or you lose power in a cold location) - boil water and put it in one of these and tuck it into a sleeping bag with you (cozy warm!).

12. FRS walkie talkies (preferably, AA or AAA battery powered). Work when cell phones don't. Useful between cars if you had to travel in a disaster; for keeping in touch down the block; while camping (and yeah, kids can't resist them). (Midland LTX118's here $25)

13. First aid kit. Useful in your car, work bag, hiking, at home. This ultralight one (from Adventure Medical) is a good one for hiking, about $25 (this one on Black Friday prices at REI).

14. Paracord. A true stocking stuffer is a "paracord bracelet" (this one with a compass and whistle). There are some of these for < $7. Purists will prefer the large spool of Paracord instead.

15. Freeze dried/backpacking food (ie Mountain House). Although this is more of an outdoors activity kind of thing, it again usable in a disaster/emergency. Chili Mac is the best. I also keep a few in my SUV in case of an earthquake, they last forever.