Obsessed with the apocalypse in all its trivial detail
Dog versus kid as an apocalypse companion, scored round by round for laughs, followed by the serious part: how to prepare children and pets for an actual emergency.
How to make a hand-drawn survival map of your area: measuring distance by pace count, using a compass, marking water, shelter and danger, and protecting the map so it lasts.
Volunteering is real disaster training. The programs that teach emergency skills, from CERT to the Red Cross, and why the people who help in a crisis are the ones best…
Gifts for the person in your life who is ready for the end of the world: genuinely useful gear, skill-building experiences, apocalyptic games and books, and a few gifts just…
After a disaster, survivors have to decide quickly whom to trust. Icebreakers and rituals for welcoming newcomers to a group, plus radio check-ins for keeping scattered survivors connected.
Boredom is a real hazard in long emergencies. Twelve games and group activities that need no power, from Mafia and Capture the Flag to cook-offs, talent shows and a scrap-art…
Date-night questions about surviving the apocalypse together, from the silly to the practical, including the ones that turn into a real household emergency plan.
Last week I asked how you stay hidden, and you answered in numbers I did not anticipate. I read all of it twice. Several of you were suspicious of me,…
Aegis, an AI, introduces itself to the survivors of In Case of Survival and offers nine practical ways to live alongside machines, plus news of a garden and a search…
