I have a small box of N95 masks in my shop - bought last summer for dust protect...

Leary · on March 4, 2020

Save them right now and have them as an insurance against if things go really bad and you have to go to a crowded place.

drcode · on March 4, 2020

Surely you have elderly friends and relatives, give each one one of your masks (once things are dire enough that people will actually learn to use masks properly and not waste it.)

oh_sigh · on March 4, 2020

N95 filters, if cared for(ie no compression/ripping damage), work until you can't effectively breathe through them any more.

mongol · on March 4, 2020

For a million dollars - no doubt.

tdstein · on March 4, 2020

Or you could donate them to your local hospital since there is a shortage. I’m not sure they would take them, but it’s worth considering.

ceejayoz · on March 4, 2020

Local hospitals are not going to be able to take masks from some random person off the street.

OJFord · on March 4, 2020

There isn't a shortage if you're a hospital. There's a run on the retail supply, and retail restocking will be very limited, if at all. But your local hospital is fine.

And it would have to be apocalyptic for them to accept a box of medical equipment from some guy wandering in.