Which safe is good for emergencies? どの金庫が災害用に適してる？ Nowadays, a safe is not just for money, gold bars, and expensive jewelry. You can think more casually about having a safe. It’s your very own keepsake storage — a secure, small box in your home. Think about this for a minute. What is your most important possession […]
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What emergency cold-weather gear should I prepare for a blackout? 大停電時用にどの災害用防寒具を準備しておくべき？ After a big disaster, if you don’t need to evacuate from your home, you will be lucky. How lucky? Well, it depends on how well you prepared. If there is a major power outage, a blackout on an unprecedented scale across town, can you
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How good are butane canisters for our emergency stockpile? 災害時にガス缶はどのように便利なのか？ Nowadays, many people use electric cooktops, thinking they’re safer than gas cooktops, and less of a fire hazard. But is everybody ready for a sudden, emergency power outage? Fire is not the only emergency. We might have to deal with other disasters, someday. I would
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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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