How can I use plastic wrap for emergencies?
Plastic wrap for emergencies? You mean cooking emergencies?
How can I use plastic wrap in an emergency?
I don’t have any plastic wrap. Should I get some?
Do you think plastic wrap is just for cooking?? If so, you may be surprised to learn of its many other uses. You may even decide to go out and buy some for your emergency stockpile.
It’s OK if you are worried about plastic products, but it’s very useful and will not take up a lot of space in your stockpile. So, I recommend you have at least one.
This post is a follow-up to my previous posts #87 and #88. Let’s pick up where we left off. Here are some more emergency uses for plastic wrap.
Plastic wrap uses include
I set up plastic wrap in the car too. Kids always have unexpected accidents.
When they do, it’s an emergency for the adults.
How to use plastic wrap?
First aid
You can use plastic wrap for first aid, but please only use it temporarily and only as a last resort.
★ Temporary bandage
★ Sling
Rope
Holding in odors
Wrap used diapers and food waste so that they won’t smell. (Please wrap your dog poo! )
Message board
With a permanent marker, you can write a message on plastic wrap as if it was a piece of paper, and attach it it to a window or a wall.
Covering a broken window
Attach plastic wrap to a broken window or — if you know beforehand that a disaster is coming — cover your windows completely. A plastic wrap covering can provide a little protection against something like hurricane winds, and more importantly, can prevent bits of broken glass from being scattered across the floor, if the glass should break.
Putting items together
Wrap small items together in small bundles, and then keep them all together in a larger container. When you use a see-through container, it’s easy to see what’s inside.
Now you know many different ways to use plastic wrap. We covered just about everything except for cooking. Keep these ideas in a corner of your brain. They will help you in an emergency.
I will show you which plastic wraps I picked up, in my next post.
See you next time.
Remember, “Protect your life by yourself” （自分の命は自分で守る). You need to survive first, and then you need your emergency supply. No matter how well you prepared your emergency supplies, if you die, then all of your preparations will have been for nothing. First and foremost, keep your health up all the time. Build your stamina so that if you need to, you can evacuate as quickly as possible. Stay healthy.