‘I wouldn’t call myself a survivalist, just a realist,” says “Craig,” a financial analyst in Cincinnati. In his 30s, with a wife and baby, Craig keeps a cache of supplies in his basement: magnesium ...

When Ben Hansen was organizing 2018’s edition of PrepperCon, the country’s premiere expo for preparedness and survival, he knew that he had to do something big and amazing. The previous year, for ...

Behind a locked door in Barry's house is a room he's been getting ready for the past year. Driven by uncertainty, he has been stockpiling food, first aid, torches and battery-powered lamps. "The ...

Every scout knows the value of being prepared, but a growing subculture of so-called Preppers are taking preparedness to another level. At the extreme, members of the movement are stockpiling ...

Inside a church on 189th Street, the New York City Preppers Network gathers for its monthly meeting. About two dozen men and women sit on plastic chairs facing a whiteboard. Jason Charles, a ...

Growing political polarization within the US is increasingly serving as a potent catalyst propelling the burgeoning "prepper" movement forward, reflecting a broader societal disquietude regarding the ...