Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a world where the unexpected can strike at any moment, a growing number of people are taking the concept of preparedness to ...

Hoarding food and supplies has suddenly become mainstream. But as any prepper—one whose lifestyle revolves around preparing for the day when the SHTF (shit hits the fan)—will tell you, the coming ...

The Urban Prepper explains why prepping is becoming mainstream and what that shift means for everyday readiness.

A few weeks ago, I became convinced I ought to buy a compass. Also a tent, a LifeStraw, and solar chargers. Was I embarrassed about this 48-hour panic? Yes. But reading an op-ed at two in the morning ...

Prepper forums keep recycling the same tired advice about beans and Band-Aids. Real preparedness isn’t about hoarding canned corn until your basement looks like a doomsday Costco. Smart prep means ...

Editor’s Note: Arianna LaPenne is a documentary filmmaker from New York City who has directed Emmy-nominated, and Peabody and Edward R. Murrow award-winning work in more than 50 countries. Her recent ...

“For Hurricane Sandy, while people were running to the grocery stores, trampling each other over bread and water and batteries and all that stuff, my family and I were sitting in our living room ...

The acclaimed post-apocalyptic TV series The Last of Us, based on a hugely popular video game, featured a character – Bill – who has managed to live through the nightmare because he has prepared for ...