Hey Joe (Same Joe T. on CPF?),

Regarding masks, I am thinking about that for my kit as well. Currently I've had the N95 masks, but I was thinking about adding a couple that have the charcoal filter in them as well. Maybe two charcoal and three N95s.

I suspect the charcoal aren't as good as a real resperator, but it could help if there is nasty stuff in the air. As for the 100s, I'm not sure it would be needed for dust or shoot. I suspect all that stuff is pretty big.

For what it's worth, I keep a half mask resperator in my trunk with NIB cartridges as well as dust-only inserts. The only rub is that in an earthquake, my car is likely to be a pancake since it's in a parking garage. A full mask would be better, but they are pretty pricey.

I don't know how warrented, but I've avoided the AOL Safey brand that seem to be in all the home centers and stuck with the 3M brand. You can find them in paint stores usually. Also, you can get them in silicon which is wonderful stuff. Soft and durable.

-john