Another year has come and gone, and we are now facing 2024. I am hoping for a great year, but we start off the year with a bang. In Japan, there was a 7.5/7.6 earthquake (multiple reports show different magnitudes.) There are people trapped in a Shinkansen (Bullet Train), and power is out for a large number of residences and businesses. Many people are under mandatory evacuation. Here are the details from BBC.
I am not a fan of how a year starts with an event like this. And this is why we need to be prepared. I live life in happiness, peace and harmony, as I am always prepared. It saddens me that the year starts this way. I am hoping the rest of the year will not be this way.
If you haven’t started your preparation, today is the day to start.
Start with at least the essentials:
- Food and water for 2 weeks
- Shelter (a tent will do in most cases)
- Something to start fire to prepare additional food and water
- Clothing
- Water filtration system
- A full tang knife
- A multi knife
- First aid kit
- Blanket or sleeping bag
- Emergency radio or HAM radio
- Flashlight or headlamp
- Battery bank with required charging cables
- Solar panel (small but enough to charge battery bank)
- A bag to hold all of these items
