eBay has begun doing a deal of the day similar to WOOT. Today 4/11 they have a great deal on a NOAA weather radio with a storm alert alarm for only $18.99 with free shipping. Regular price is $100.
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It's got a lot of extra goodies that any tourer would love:
-Hand crank recharge
-Can plug into a phone and use the hand crank to recharge the phone batteries.
-Alarm
-Flashlight
-AM/FM/NOAA Radio
And for those touring in tornado country it has a storm alert alarm.
It is sold through eBay by BUY.com (not me).
I am sure there are many people getting ready for a U.S. tour who could use this.