Author: Antony Funnell

The ‘Prepper’ movement has become synonymous with apocalyptic fear-mongering and gun-toting paranoia, but as Antony Funnell discovers, there’s much more to the movement than camouflage clothing and underground bunkers.  Every scout knows the value of being prepared, but a growing subculture of so-called Preppers are taking preparedness to another level. At the extreme, members of the movement are stockpiling armaments, food, and clothing, whilst awaiting an inevitable Armageddon: be it religious, economic, social, or ‘all of the above’. While they’re often the most visible members of the subculture, they’re not the whole story. Truck driver Tom Martin believes that most…