I would do the same thing if I lived in Western North Carolina, or the pacific northwest or even if I lived in Hollyweird California. Every area has it's dangers, from forest fires to winter storms to earthquakes to civil unrest (LA Riots). Survivalism isn't nutty -- it's simply being prepared for any possibility. Folks who think survivalist in a negative way have a deliberately skewed (by the media!) view of being prepared for dark times. The media loves to paint folks who are ready for the unexpected as being nuts because they want to dissuade other folks from following the example set by the Boy Scouts of being prepared. Folks who are prepared don't need the government to swoop in as nanny state storm troopers to rescue the downtrodden and oh yeah instill some martial law that never goes away.
Our esteemed congressgal Maxine Waters has declared that we don’t have riots in LA, we have rebellions (against the man).