Family preparedness blog
Clear guides to have water, food and a plan ready before you need them.
Despendo featuresBarcode scanner: what gets saved and where it comes from
How Despendo recognizes a product when you scan it, what Open Food Facts is, what data is stored in Despendo's own database and what never is.
Despendo featuresDespendo gift coupons: how to redeem them
What a Despendo gift coupon is, where to redeem it, how much time it adds and what rules it has. Step by step, with or without an account.
Despendo featuresHow Despendo calculates your days of food
Why 100 kg of sugar is not months of food. How Despendo counts your days of autonomy: what adds up, what does not and the cap for each group.
Despendo featuresShelves and categories: how to organize your pantry
What a shelf is, what a category is and why they are not the same thing. Examples to organize your pantry in Despendo without confusing the math.
Kits & plans72-Hour Emergency Kit: What to Pack and How to Keep It Fresh
What a family's 72-hour emergency kit should hold, how to split it across backpacks and how often to check it so it doesn't fail when you need it.
GardenContainer Vegetable Garden for Beginners: What to Plant
How to build a container vegetable garden even with little space: pot size, soil, sun, what to plant first and the most common mistakes.
Kits & plansFamily Emergency Plan: How to Build One in 6 Steps
A family emergency plan isn't just supplies, it's agreements. Six steps to decide where to meet, who to call and what each person will do.
Pantry & foodHow Much Food to Store Per Person: Start With One Week
How to work out how much food to keep for your family without overbuying: start with one week, grow to a month and build toward a three-month supply.
WaterHow Much Water to Store Per Person: A Family Guide
How many gallons of water to keep per person per day, where to store them, when to swap them out and what to do if you doubt your tap water.
WaterHow to Make Water Safe at Home: Boiling, Bleach and Filters
Three ways to make water safe in an emergency: boiling, bleach or filtering. How many drops to use, how long to wait and what no method can fix.
Pantry & foodHow to Rotate Your Pantry with FIFO and Cut Food Waste
The FIFO method without the jargon: how to arrange your pantry so the oldest food gets used first and your reserves stay fresh.
Power & outagesPower Bank, Portable Power Station or Generator: Which One?
How to work out how much power you need in an outage (watts and watt-hours) and what fits best: power bank, portable power station, solar panel or generator.
Power & outagesWhat to Do With Your Food During a Power Outage
How long food lasts in the fridge and freezer without power, what to throw out and how to get ready with a thermometer and ice before the next outage.
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