Daniel Vega
Editor de preparación para emergencias · Valencia
Llevo 8 años escribiendo sobre preparación para emergencias. Vivo en Valencia, una zona DANA real. He pasado tres alertas rojas y un apagón de 12 horas en mi propio bloque. Aquí cuento lo que he probado en propia carne, no lo que se vende en blogs genéricos.
Why this blog
I started taking emergency preparedness seriously in October 2019, the day my father needed oxygen at home and we discovered the concentrator battery did not last an hour during a power cut. Nothing happened that night, but something happened in my head: we were not ready for 12 hours without power.
What I do here is not selling products to sell. I report what I have tested, what I have seen fail, and what worked when it really mattered. If I recommend a flashlight or power station, it is because I had it on in my kitchen with the lights out — not because someone passed it to me on Aliexpress.
What I have lived through
- DANA octubre 2024: 5 días sin agua corriente en Picanya
- Apagón ibérico abril 2025: 12 horas sin red en mi bloque
- Tres temporadas voluntario en simulacros de evacuación municipal
- Mi familia tiene un kit operativo desde 2019 — revisado cada 3 meses
Training and credentials
- Formación en primeros auxilios y RCP (Cruz Roja Española)
- Voluntario de Protección Civil de Valencia desde 2019
- Más de 60 productos de emergencia probados en propio terreno
I verify every article recommendations against official sources: Public Safety Canada, Canadian Red Cross, WHO and Environment Canada.
How I test products
My methodology is simple: I buy the product with my own money, use it at home for at least 30 days under normal conditions, then put it through a realistic scenario (simulated 24h power cut, evacuation backpack with 5kg over 5km, etc). I document every test with dates, photos and measurable data (lumens, hours, weight). If something fails, I say so.
EmergencyKitLab Canada earns commission when you buy through Amazon.ca links. That means it costs me nothing to recommend the $40 CAD model instead of the $200 model if it works the same. My bias is telling the truth, not the price.
Contact
Want to flag an error, suggest a product to test, or ask something specific? Write to me via contact. I read everything that comes in.
More about EmergencyKitLab Canada
This is my personal page as editor. To learn more about the project — mission, editorial methodology, affiliate transparency and product selection process — visit About us.
Some of my most thorough articles: 72h emergency kit for families, Best flashlights for blackout, Water filter vs purification tablets and the urban snowstorm guide.