'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 ...

This story is part of a Globe Magazine special report, appearing in print on Sunday, March 29. It was reported between March 11 and 13. From an undisclosed location somewhere in rural Maine, a man ...

The Docket: True crime, court news and legal buzz from around San Antonio, delivered to your inbox. Many preppers have an origin story, when they realized the world was a more fragile and ...