It’s not just sardines and dried beans. Self-identified preppers are also stashing luxuries like coffee and chocolate.

What exactly is a prepper? It’s anyone who anticipates a calamity resulting in some degree of social collapse, and makes plans—or prepares—to survive independently. Behind that definition lies a gamut ...

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TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING: In the aftermath of surviving Tropical Storm Helene, a surplus of goods — once a source of pride for preppers — now seems unmanageable and superfluous. Image design by Xpress ...

Darren McCollester / Getty ImagesIf any American went back a month in a time from the middle of March, things were still chugging along just fine. The stock market was at all-time highs, the Federal ...