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Personal Safety Gadgets I Carry Since I Started Walking Alone at Night
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items Walking to my car after a late shift used to make my heart race every single time. I spent way too long researching what actually works versus what just looks good on a shelf. If you live alone, commute solo, or just want your family to stop worrying...
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Safety Apps and Subscriptions That Actually Send Alerts
Wearable Panic Devices for When Your Phone Is Out of Reach
Dash Cams and Car Safety for Solo Drivers
Home Security for People Who Live Alone
Lighting and Visibility Gear for Walking and Running at Night
Emergency Kits and Go Bags for Worst Case Scenarios
Safety Apps and Subscriptions That Actually Send Alerts
I downloaded like six apps before finding ones that didn't drain my battery or send false alarms to my mom at 2 AM. These are the ones that stayed on my phone.
Get this for anyone in your family who refuses to text back. My parents finally stopped calling me every hour after I set up location sharing. Worth it just for the peace of mind during road trips.
Gift a Life360 Gold Subscription | Family Location & Safety
Toss one in your bag, your car, your kid's backpack. I dropped my purse at a gas station last month and tracked it in eight minutes flat. For anyone who loses things or wants a backup location device.
Apple AirTag (2nd Generation) 4 Pack
Pair this with your keys if you're not in the Apple ecosystem. My roommate found her stolen bike using one of these clipped to the frame. Grab a couple before you travel anywhere unfamiliar.
Customer reviews for Life360 Tile Mate Bluetooth Tracker
Use this if you're on Android and AirTags won't work for you. Stuck one inside my luggage and watched it move through the airport in real time. Saved me from a lost bag situation in Denver.
Samsung Galaxy SmartTag2 Black
Keep this on your kid or clip it to an elderly parent's belt loop. My sister got one for our dad after he wandered from the yard twice. The alerts are fast and the battery lasts days, not hours.
GPS Tracker SIM for Jiobit PetChild Tracker for Pet
Wearable Panic Devices for When Your Phone Is Out of Reach
Phones die, phones get knocked out of your hand, phones are buried at the bottom of a tote bag. These sit on your body and work when you actually need them.
Wear this as a necklace and double press it to send your GPS location to five contacts. Nobody even knows it's a safety device. Perfect if you're a runner who doesn't want to carry a phone.
Invisawear Smart Jewelry Personal Safety Device Beaded
Pull the pin and this thing screams louder than a car alarm. Kept one on my keychain all through college. For anyone walking through parking garages alone, just having it there changes how you feel.
Safe Sound Personal Alarm, 5 Pack 140DB
Clip this to your bag and yank it if someone gets too close. The sound is absolutely piercing. My coworker scared off a guy following her to her car with this exact one.
She's Birdie Personal Safety Alarm strobe Light
Bring this hiking or anywhere without cell service. It sends SOS signals through satellites, not cell towers. I took it on a solo backpacking trip in Utah and my mom could track every mile.
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Tap the side button five times and it calls 911 plus shares your location with emergency contacts. Wear it on night walks. Fall detection alone makes it worth it if you live by yourself.
10 Pack Silicone Sport Bands for Apple Watch
Dash Cams and Car Safety for Solo Drivers
After someone followed me from a grocery store parking lot last year, I wired up my car like a mobile command center. Never driving without these again.
Stick this on your windshield and forget about it until you need footage. Caught a hit and run in my apartment complex. For anyone who parks on the street or drives late, this pays for itself once.
Vantrue Dash Cams in Dash Cam Brands(38)
Get front and rear coverage so nobody can bump you from behind and drive off. The night vision is shockingly clear. Wish I had this before someone sideswiped me in a Costco lot.
VIOFO, Dash Cam, A129 Plus Duo, 2K 1440P 60FPS
Keep this in your trunk so you never have to ask a stranger for a jump at midnight. It also charges your phone. Saved me on a dead battery night in a neighborhood I didn't know.
Customer reviews for Halo Bolt Ultimate 2.0 Portable
Swap your old jumper cables for this compact box. Started my SUV in freezing weather when the battery died at a trailhead. For anyone who drives older cars or parks outside all winter, grab it now.
NOCO Boost GB40: 1000A 12V UltraSafe Portable Lithium
Clip this to your sun visor. It cuts seatbelts and shatters windows in seconds. Hopefully you never use it, but for the price of a coffee, just keep one in every vehicle you own.
resqme Emergency Car Escape Tool, Seat Belt Cutter
Home Security for People Who Live Alone
Coming home to a dark apartment used to stress me out more than it should have. These made my place feel like someone was always watching out for me, even when nobody was there.
See who's at your door before you open it, even when you're not home. A delivery driver left a package with a neighbor and I watched the whole thing from my office. Setup took maybe 15 minutes.
Video Doorbell Wired with Plug-In Adaptor
Stick this in your living room and check the feed from anywhere. Caught my landlord entering without notice. For renters who can't install a full system, this is the move.
Blink Mini User Guide: A Guide On How To Setup
Point this at your front yard for under 40 bucks. The color night vision actually works. My neighbor caught a porch pirate with footage from one of these and the police used it.
Wyze Cam Pan v3 White Security Camera
Set this up without drilling a single hole. Perfect if you rent and can't modify walls. Took it with me when I moved apartments and reinstalled it in an hour.
SimpliSafe KT043-01RUS 8 Piece Wireless Home Security
Peel, stick, done. These scream if someone opens a window or door. Put them on my ground floor windows after a break-in on my block. Cheap and loud, exactly what you want.
Philips Personal Security Window and Door Alarm, 4-Pack
Lighting and Visibility Gear for Walking and Running at Night
I used to jog after sunset in all black like some kind of ninja. A friend nearly hit me with her car and that was the wake-up call I needed.
Throw this on over your jacket and cars can see you from 600 feet away. Looks a little ridiculous but my neighbor complimented it and then bought one. For runners and dog walkers after dark.
Customer reviews for noxgear Tracer2 - Running Vests
Carry this in your pocket. It's tiny but throws a beam that could blind someone temporarily. Used it to check my backseat before getting in the car at night. Rechargeable so no buying batteries.
Olight Warrior X Pro 2100 Lumens USB Magnetic
Strap these to your fists while you jog and you can actually see the sidewalk cracks. Stopped tripping over uneven pavement. For anyone running in neighborhoods without streetlights, these are a relief.
Knuckle Lights Colors
Grip this while you run and point it wherever you need to look. Way better than a headlamp bouncing around. Spotted a coyote on the trail before it spotted me, so that was fun.
NATHAN Zephyr Fire 300 RX Hand Torch
Snap this on your dog so drivers can see both of you. My black lab was basically invisible on evening walks until I got this. Neighbors started asking where I found it within the first week.
Customer reviews for Led Lighted Up Dog Collar Flashing
Emergency Kits and Go Bags for Worst Case Scenarios
A power outage that lasted three days taught me I was wildly unprepared. Now I keep a bag by the door that could get me through 72 hours without thinking twice.
Toss this in your closet and stop pretending you'll build your own kit someday. Has food, water, blankets, first aid. Bought one after a tornado warning and felt immediately less panicked.
Ready America, 2 Person Emergency Kit (3 Day Backpack)
Keep this charged when the power goes out and your phone is dead. Hand crank works when batteries don't. During the ice storm last February this was my only source of information for two days.
Eton American Red Cross Radio
Bring this on hikes, road trips, camping, anywhere. Sealed waterproof so everything stays dry. Patched up a nasty trail cut with this and avoided a very expensive urgent care visit.
Adventure Medical Kits, Ultralight Watertight Medical Kit .7
Drink straight from a stream or questionable tap water in an emergency. Weighs nothing and fits in any bag. For hikers and preppers alike, just throw it in your car and forget about it until you need it.
LifeStraw Personal Water Filter Straw
Stock up now because scrambling for batteries during a blackout is its own kind of nightmare. Powered my flashlights and radio for three days straight during the last outage. Buy the big pack while it's available.
Reviews for Energizer MAX AA Batteries (36-Pack)