"Ask Judy" Texting Service
The company offers a free "Ask Judy" texting service. Users can receive text messages with tips and reminders — like a friendly nudge to check your smoke alarm batteries or a recent one on how designated "errand-runners" should decontaminate themselves to avoid contracting COVID-19 after a grocery run — and can also reach out to the emergency preparedness experts on standby with questions about their particular region. I, for one, got a helpful reply within two hours.
Customized Action Plans
Another helpful offering? You can plug your zip code into the Judy site to get action plans for the targeted risks based on where you live. Mine served up printable guides for floods, snow, tornados, terrorism, and pandemics. For each, the PDF offers tips to prepare and what to consider during the event.
Emergency Checklists
Beyond the tangible products included in the kits, they also come with a checklist so that you have, all in one place, a hard copy of important phone numbers — doctors, vets, and even an out-of-state contact — as well as the recorded location of important items, like passports and fire extinguishers. The Judy even comes with a blaringly bright magnet that reminds you where yours is stored.
Quick Videos
In addition to unboxing videos and real users sharing how they put their emergency kits to use in their daily lives (for instance, one mom always pulls out a handful of packable essentials whenever she travels), the brand's short videos can enlighten you to easy things you can do to be ready. For instance, did you know that you should always keep a flashlight and a pair of shoes at your bedside and it's smart to always have a whistle nearby?
