Preppers who were stockpiling supplies for end-of-the-world scenarios when Obama was president have relaxed under Trump, and aren't buying as much.

Do you have your “bug-out bag” (BOB) ready for when the “s*** hits the fan” (SHTF), or will you “bug in” for “the end of the world as we know it” (TEOTWAWKI)? This jargon is well understood within ...

Editor’s Note: Arianna LaPenne is a documentary filmmaker from New York City who has directed Emmy-nominated, and Peabody and Edward R. Murrow award-winning work in more than 50 countries. Her recent ...

In a world where the unexpected can strike at any moment, a growing number of people are taking the concept of preparedness to heart. Preppers, as they're known, have a knack for collecting items that ...

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 ...

Emmett Thomas is in his ninth season as head baseball coach at MMI. Over the past four years, the core of his current Prepper team has grown not only in number, but in camaraderie as well. Now, with ...

Doomsday preppers may have stockpiles ready to ride out the COVID-19 pandemic, but they won't have been prepared for how people have come together during the outbreak, according to one author.

If the polls are to be believed, Hillary Clinton seems likely to win on November 8 — a reality that doesn't sit well with the "Prepper" movement. For preppers, a Trump loss signifies a broken ...

“Prepping,” or getting ready to live without societal support, is apparently a largely American activity, and a recent one. Companies that cater to people who want to be self-reliant for food, water, ...