[Vince Ferrer]

...interest in the survivalist movement “is experiencing its largest growth since the late 1970s,”

More like 1999. This is something I have noticed too. Previous to the bubble collapse, the only people that seemed worried were the far right. But now when I look at housing blogs, there seem to be a lot of left wing economic apocolyptics around, perhaps in the majority now. They are usually very pro-Obama, although I'm not sure why.

Such as: The World Made by Hand

[Kozak]

I’ve always felt having a couple of months of food on hand was just common sense and cheap insurance for my family.