NOTE: My blog about Doomsday Preppers touched a lot of nerves in the prepper community. When I apologized, I offered space for preppers to describe who they are, what they do and how they do it. This ...

When people talk about getting ready for disaster, two groups always come up — preppers and survivalists. At first glance, they seem alike: both value self-reliance and readiness when life takes a ...

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Some "preppers" are worried about a doomsday-type nuclear attack. Others take seriously the Mayan prophecy that the world will end in 2012. Most are reluctant to share their secrets of survival.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - More Americans are identifying as “preppers,” and they’re not just disaster-obsessed people. Cory Hubbard and his team at Defcon Underground have been building underground ...

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