What should I know about the short-term stockpile? 短期備蓄について何を知っとくべき？ The effort you put into preparing emergency food pays off when you have to evacuate. Your stockpile determines to what extent you can keep your normal life after a disaster. But actually, the short-term stockpile will really only work if your home survives after a disaster, […]
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What is the short-term emergency stockpile? 災害用短期備蓄とは？ Have you ever checked how much time your government needs to send relief supplies to a disaster area? It varies of course, but it could be hours, days, or even weeks before help arrives. Before we criticize what may seem like a slow government response, and it may
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Does preparing your emergency stockpile give you stress? 災害用備蓄の準備があなたにとってストレスになっていますか？ If you can maintain mental separation between your normal, daily food and the food for your emergency stockpile, without getting stressed out, then you will be fine. Stockpile stress There are several ways preparing your emergency stockpile might cause stress or anxiety. It might seem like
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How can I avoid wasting long-term stockpile food? どうやったら長期備蓄の無駄を防ぐことができる？ Long-term emergency situations might happen only once in a blue moon. We might not even have one in our lifetime. Preparing for “the big one” is kind of like gambling, or if you prefer, like investing in the stock market. You might have heard about food
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Don’t use a nearby supermarket as your refrigerator. 近くのスーパーを冷蔵庫のように利用しないで No, no, no! Do not expect somebody to help you in an emergency, especially in a long-term emergency. In our last post (#40) we discussed the long-term stockpile. Let’s continue on that topic. Remember, during the COVID-19 pandemic, how it was impossible to find certain items
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