Along with suggestions, the latest batch of readers responding to the item had some strong comments about those who are unprepared.
This reader zeroes in on a specific demographic group.
Here's what she had to say.
LindaLee Law writes:
They won't listen. I talks to young twenty-something women: no flares, no litter for weight, no flashers, nothing. Remind these folks that if their phones die, they might need to help themselves. DIY is the common term.
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