It’s that time of year again. Flowers are blooming, birds are singing, and tornadoes are violently spinning past (and sometimes through) campgrounds. That’s why we carry a Midland WR300 weather radio (http://goo.gl/H4fMzy).
Every year severe weather claims the lives of innocent people. What can you do about it? GET A WEATHER RADIO! (Sorry for shouting.) A weather radio won’t stop the tornado, but with a timely alert at least you’ll have a fighting chance to find shelter.
The Midland WR300 weather radio offers a lot of nice features in a small RV-sized package. (Click the pic to GET A WEATHER RADIO!)
And no, my friends, an RV doesn’t really cut the mustard as storm shelter. Even the sturdiest RV may get smashed like a tin can by the weakest tornado.
We’ve owned our Midland WR300 weather radio for several years and have been pleased with its performance.
My general advice regarding weather radios is simply to get one. (Please note that I’ve lowered my voice.)
Any weather radio is better than no radio at all. We chose the Midland WR300 because it’s a little nicer than average in terms of features.
This weather radio offers many features that combine a traditional radio experience (AM/FM tuning, so you can catch National Propaganda Radio or the big ballgame) with modern weather functionality.
It accepts S.A.M.E. Codes, which means that weather alerts are specific to your local county (assuming you mastered collegiate level engineering and can successfully enter the code). Actually, entering these codes isn’t difficult. You can simply Google the latest codes; once entered, you’ll only get local updates.
For tuning, the radio employs an easy-on-the-eyes blue, backlit LCD.
This is what happens when RVs and severe weather get together. (Click the pic to GET A WEATHER RADIO!)
You get a convenient 10-alert memory, and you can add, edit, and remove unwanted alerts at any time.
The radio uses the supplied AC power adapter or four AA Batteries (which sadly are not included). With any weather radio, always make certain you have fresh batteries handy because you can expect power to fail during severe weather. Did you hear me? GET SOME BATTERIES! (There I go again with the shouting.)
The radio has a user-selectable warning system, which varies from a 90 dB siren alarm, voice alert, or an optional visual LED flasher. Trust me – you will NOT sleep once this thing starts squawking at you. It’s loud enough to bounce you outta bed, and that’s exactly how it should be.
The radio supports 23 programmable locations via a memory system. Yes, this means it allows for the user setting of up to 23 different counties/provinces. In reality this is far more than anyone will likely ever need.
Importantly, the Midland WR300 radio includes instant weather updates. Simply mash the big button to get instant information direct from the National Weather Service.
We like this weather radio because it’s reasonably small in size, yet it offers many features. And when the weather’s nice, it makes for a decent, albeit simple, old fashioned radio.
Severe weather should not be taken lightly: GET A WEATHER RADIO! (One last shout, but it’s for your own good.)