Survivalism and self-sufficiency are exploding across America.

According to TruePrepper, a preparedness research group, nearly 23 million Americans now call themselves preppers – many fleeing big-city metros for rural areas where they can be self-reliant if calamity strikes.

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I offer some insight into this trend. A decade ago, I left the Washington, D.C., metro area and returned to my small ranch on the edge of the countryside just outside Pittsburgh – a place I’ll call........

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