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Most of us need never fashion a gas mask from a soup can or an emergency candle from a can of Crisco (one can only hope). Should the need arise, you’ll be glad for a copy of “Survival Hacks: Over 200 ...

It’s almost impossible to fathom in our plugged-in, battery-driven existence, but there may come a time when the power goes out, the Netflix ceases to stream, and all the batteries breathe their last.