Why do I need to get alcoholic beverages for my long-term stockpile? どうしてお酒が長期備蓄に必要か？ Most people might not think of alcohol as a necessity, but which one do you think people would prefer to have in a long-term emergency: alcohol? or gold? I likely won’t need gold in a true emergency, but I might seriously want […]
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Salt? Why should we set up salt in our long-term stockpile? 塩？どうして塩を長期備蓄に準備した方がいいのか？ Salt is essential for maintaining our health, and we can’t live without it. Quite often, we eat food without realizing that it contains salt. Maybe you have never checked the list of ingredients on your food’s packaging, and you failed to notice the
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Wait a minute. How to start a fire in an emergency situation… 災害時にどのように火をつけるといいのか Fire is the reason we can eat rice, meat, pasta, beans, etc. Even if we prepared everything in our emergency stockpile, without fire, we’re in trouble. Maybe eating cold food is OK for some situations, but having a fire is essential if
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Haven’t you forgotten something? “Domestic water!!” 生活用水を忘れていませんか？ Drinking water is the highest priority in emergency situations. We usually prepare drinking water first, as the top priority on our emergency list, and rightfully so. But we tend to forget about domestic water in our home because a lack of domestic water will not kill us. Remember,
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Where is there a river? creek? lake? or pond? near me? 近所に川や池があったっけかなあ？ In an emergency situation, do not completely rely on your cellphone or the internet. Nowadays, everyone is pushing “paperless this” and “paperless that.” Everyone seems to be “going paperless.” It is a ubiquitous buzzword and an unavoidable trend. But wait a minute. If
Do You Know Where a River, Creek or Pond Is Nearby? #13 どこに川・湖・池があるか知ってますか？ Read More »