Responding effectively to emergencies, from short power outages on up to natural disasters lasting weeks or months, is almost always a result of preparation. With a little forethought, know-how, and advance planning, makers with a DIY and community mindset are fantastically positioned to help themselves and others in extreme situations.In this issue of Make:, get a crash course in emergency prep with our HUGE makers survival guide filled with projects and resources that you can get started with today. Next, Mac Gyver creator Lee Zlotoff explains how a maker mindset can help you manage when a crisis seems overwhelming. Get an overview of how the growing Internet of Production helps communities respond faster and cheaper to disasters with locally-sourced resources and rapid manufacturing. Then, build a solar-powered lamp out of a soda bottle thats both decorative and resourceful. And, learn how to nuke-proof your ride from EMPs with superfast surge suppression. Plus, 55 projects you can build, including:Build a light-up kaleidoscope using wireless LEDs Make an easy solar-powered phone charger Twist bamboo to make a Japanese shiorido garden gate Make a weather station using battery-free perpetual computing Halloween projects: Smoking skull mask, edible eyeballs, spooky costumes, and more!