A Montana woman known as the “Housewife prepper” is helping millions of people get ready for emergencies and be prepared in the event of a natural disaster, conflict with a foreign nation or another ...

In a perfect world, we would be able to store everything in the cloud. Unfortunately, tangible things take up space. No one knows this better than apocalypse preppers. But unlike the stars of A&E’s ...

Troy McKinley, organizer of the Minnesota Prepper Expo, poses for a portrait with the cart he affixed with skeletons at the Minnesota Prepper Expo at the Morrison County Fairgrounds in Little Falls, ...

In Arizona, groups like the Dewey preppers are ready for the apocalypse and for whatever might come after Nov. 5. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff Thomas Gibbons-Neff reported from Dewey-Humboldt, Ariz., and ...

If you hear the term "survivalist" and it conjures images of militants and conspiracy theorists— residing on the fringes and on compounds, armed to the teeth—well, it's time to reset your doomsday ...

Preparing for emergencies has become a hobby and lifestyle for an increasing number of people throughout the U.S. who call themselves 'preppers.' Preppers are enthusiasts of all things emergency ...

As cases of the coronavirus rise in the United States, preppers have watched with a mix of concern, weariness and even some hope that Americans will learn from their example. By Alan Yuhas For weeks, ...

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 ...

A few weeks ago, I became convinced I ought to buy a compass. Also a tent, a LifeStraw, and solar chargers. Was I embarrassed about this 48-hour panic? Yes. But reading an op-ed at two in the morning ...