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In uncertain times, the prepper supply business is booming

by Elissa Castles

Sep 27, 2024

With the uncertainty of the upcoming presidential election stoking fear on both sides, doomsday prepping is taking off.

A person grabs a handful of emergency drinking water pouches at the California Surplus Mart, which sells survival gear.

Michael Robinson Chavez/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

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