One of the mistakes we make preparing for shortages is assuming the valuable things will always be the obvious things....

Every fall I move a few things out of the garage before the first hard freeze. Not because I am...

Most people think a water emergency begins when the faucet stops working. I think the more dangerous situation is the...

There is a particular kind of household chaos that starts the moment somebody wakes up with a fever. Nobody can...

If a major EMP knocked out large parts of the electrical grid tomorrow morning, most Americans would notice within seconds....

There was a time when I gave very little thought to the water coming out of my kitchen faucet. Turn...