If you're new to preparedness, this 10-step quick-start guide will help you accomplish some of the basics that every preparedness plan needs.

The time to realize which of your preps work and which don't is before you're in a real survival situation. A grid-down weekend is the perfect test.

In a crisis situation, you may not be able to rely on credit cards or paper checks. Here are 4 reasons keeping cash on hand is a good survival strateg

Running out of toilet paper? This humorous (but accurate) guide will help guide you through difficult times and potential embarrassments.

With good planning and hard work, your subtropical yard could be completely self-feeding. Here are the plants and strategies that can make it happen.