A Work Emergency Kit Is Really About Getting Home
Put your commute into a map on walking mode. That number decides the whole kit.
Editorial team · Self-Reliance & Household Resilience Editor
Sam L.
Sam covers water, food storage and household resilience — for real homes, real budgets and the storage space you actually have.
Sam L.
I'm interested in the kind of preparedness that actually fits into normal life — real homes, real budgets, kids, pets, limited storage and all the messy stuff most guides skip. I love simple fixes that make a home more resilient without making it feel like a survival compound. I'm also pretty skeptical of advice that only works if you own a truck, a barn and forty acres. If it's useful, affordable and easy to live with, I'm interested.
What I cover
- Water storage
- Food storage
- Household resilience
- Sanitation
- Family preparedness
- Apartment preparedness
- Low-cost preparedness
Latest by Sam L.
4 published articles.
Buying guide
Guide
Preparing an Apartment When You Have No Garage and No Generator
Apartment emergency preparedness without a garage or a generator: stairwell evacuation, water in small spaces, safe heat and cooking, and your building.
Buying guide
A Pet Emergency Kit Starts With the Carrier, Not the First-Aid Pouch
Shelters can turn animals away. That single fact reshapes the whole plan.
Guide
Emergency Preparedness for Seniors Starts With Medication and Power
Emergency preparedness for seniors, built around the things that actually change: medication supply, power-dependent devices, mobility and who is coming to help.