[appleseed]

Perhaps you think of a gun-toting loner in Mid-West America, who lives in a shack surrounded by tinned food and emergency water supplies.

Must have interviewed one my neighbors down the road. They don't like loud noises or my private property tresspassers will be shot sign.

a sweat-stained vest.

A squirt of Fabreeze or scented lysol can take care of a nasty vest. Just a little note. Or as my wife says, " Just sayin".

[appleseed]

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[Batrachian]

"And possibly AK47s to fire over the heads of any guys, depending on how bad things become."

Good politically correct comment, but not good strategy, especially if you're up against flesh-eating zombies.

[Prodigal Son]

Well, if society collapses... And it gets really bad... I might switch to cannibalism for a while until agriculture and an economic system gets back on its feet. Stave off hunger and get rid of pesky liberals at the same time.

[mylife]

Crowd Control problem? Saiga 12 solution:

[GOP Poet]

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[AAABEST]

But today there is a new breed of survivalist – and they're well-heeled, well-educated and more likely to wear an immaculately pressed suit than a camouflage flak jacket.

This is what has been bothering me. It's not like Y2K when a bunch of mostly tinfoil types were ranting and raving whle stocking up on beans and water purification stuff.

What we see now is a lot of smart and respected people very worried about a bad moon rising, and they're worries are often based largely on logic and clear thinking.

It's enough to give even the wise optimist pause.

[bgill]

I don't know if I should laugh or cry at the responses at the site. It's not rocket science nor is it extremism for a month of preparedness. It's nothing. It's a no-brainer. It should be common sense and a responsibility.

[appleseed]

Added to the DHS right wing watch list aka Self Reliant/Survivalist ping list.

[southernnorthcarolina]

I'm not a "survivalist' in the sense of the word most often seen, which is to say "kook," but taking basic precautions against the effects of societal breakdown (which I view as unlikely, but not outside the realm of possibility) makes sense. Prepare, to the extent you reasonably can, for the worst, while hoping for the best.

I'm in the process of building a new house, and I have most definitely weighed the possibilities of cataclysmic events, whether natural disasters or major civic unrest, in its design.

First, and perhaps most importantly, my new house is way out in the sticks -- 25 miles from downtown Charlotte. Away from "the hood," in other words. Living in the auto-dependent exurbs might not meet with Algore's approval, but I don't much care. I won't be in the line of fire in the case of civil unrest.

I'm in well-and-septic territory, largely immune from service interruptions and environmental terrorism. I'm considering getting a diesel-fired emergency generator so I can keep the pumps running in the case of a prolonged power outage. My heating will be natural gas, but I'll have a large fireplace (gas logs but able to burn wood).

I'm having a small safe put in, which will contain important documents, a gun or two and ammo, and some gold coins.

Will I be secure against all eventualities? Of course not. But I'll be in better shape than most.

[WVNight]

LOL I can completely understand this.

[Taffini]

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[Arrowhead1952]

Survivalist ping

[Wisconsinlady]

“My suggestion is not to build bunkers, but to build relationships and find effective ways to minimise economic and sociological risk on a national and international scale. Mr Biggs should, in my opinion, spend his money in promoting effective sociological policy, rather than stockpiling beans and assault rifles.
J Mann, London”

Above was one of the remarks to the British article. What a moron. Can’t we all just get along???