Vladimir Lenin is said to have warned that all societies are three square meals from chaos. But in the modern world, it is only a Wi-Fi signal that separates us from anarchy. Every aspect of our lives ...

Some people buy portable backup generators for peace of mind that they can maintain essential power during blackouts and extreme storms. While they may keep critical appliances running with minimal ...

What exactly is a prepper? It’s anyone who anticipates a calamity resulting in some degree of social collapse, and makes plans—or prepares—to survive independently. Behind that definition lies a gamut ...

Earlier this week I spent a few days at my mother’s house helping her recover from knee surgery. In addition to assisting with physical therapy and daily tasks, that translated to cleaning up around ...

In a world where the unexpected can strike at any moment, a growing number of people are taking the concept of preparedness to heart. Preppers, as they're known, have a knack for collecting items that ...

Meal prepping. If you would have said that phrase to me two years ago, my mind would have started racing with preemptive stress over how much time and work that would take. A pile of questions would ...

There are so, so, so, so many scenarios for the apocalypse. Natural disasters: fires, floods, tornadoes. And man-made: biochemical accidents, wars, mass shootings. The stereotype of a prepper—borne of ...

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Tom Doig receives funding from the Creative Australia Literature Board for the book project "We Are All Preppers Now" Jordan McKenzie receives funding from an ARC Discovery Project 'How parents manage ...