Make: Volume 82

Stronger Together

Then again, maybe, like Mac, we should try

thinking outside the box, and go at itin exactly

the opposite way. So, instead of isolating yourself,

perhaps your first move is toreach out and

connect with those around you who are all facing

the very same situation. Let’s face it, no one

individual or household can be prepared for every

contingency. There are simply too many variables

and curveballs to cover them all yourself.

But expand that to a group of say, 10 to 15

people or households,

that are connected

in even a low-key

network, and now the

potential resources for

responding to a crisis

grow dramatically —

if not exponentiall ...