Comments on: Modern Day Survival – Survivalist’s http://offgridsurvival.com/survivalists/ Online Survivalist information on survival topics and Off Grid Living. From Wilderness Survival and Hiking information to Backpacking and Off Grid Living we are your source for surviving any situation. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:54:02 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Goodwin http://offgridsurvival.com/survivalists/comment-page-1/#comment-5534 Goodwin Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:57:16 +0000 http://offgridsurvival.com/?p=354#comment-5534 Of all possible apocalyptic futures, Id have to cast my lot in the "zombie" category. But seriously. I consider myself a survivalist. Why all the time effort and money? I enjoy it. I love the craft as well as the tools and occasionally, the "survivalist community". Why occasionally? A lot of these guys ARE a bit whacked. Or have an axe to grind. Or have a political/social/racial agenda. Which unfortunately makes all of us seem a bit a bit whacked. People think its funny sometimes, but hey, I lived through Katrina. Lots of folks didn't. Of all possible apocalyptic futures, Id have to cast my lot in the “zombie” category.

But seriously. I consider myself a survivalist. Why all the time effort and money? I enjoy it. I love the craft as well as the tools and occasionally, the “survivalist community”. Why occasionally? A lot of these guys ARE a bit whacked. Or have an axe to grind. Or have a political/social/racial agenda. Which unfortunately makes all of us seem a bit a bit whacked. People think its funny sometimes, but hey, I lived through Katrina. Lots of folks didn’t.

]]> By: Jim Shy Wolf http://offgridsurvival.com/survivalists/comment-page-1/#comment-304 Jim Shy Wolf Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:56:50 +0000 http://offgridsurvival.com/?p=354#comment-304 I think one reason the media has such an outlook on 'preppers' is the 'Mad Max'/Zombie horde/28 Weeks type of stuff made popular by Hollywierd. This genre has been popular with many and caused them, in their fantasies, to begin 'preparing for the zombies' and these were the first kind of people to make headlines as 'preppers'. Then add in a mix of neo-militia style, cross-breed them and you have the medias ideal 'prepper'. Someone they can poke fun at, laugh about and sensationalize as being wierdoes, not worthy of emulating. Then there are the 'Red Dawn'/Jericho' genre where the John Waynes/Swayze came and allowed the current paranoid world view to come forward. Of course, honest preppers know it's a combination of the above coupled with a crashing world economy wherein the Zombies are aided by the invading nations after all that America has to offer. (Tongue is poking hole thru the cheek there.) Shy I think one reason the media has such an outlook on ‘preppers’ is the ‘Mad Max’/Zombie horde/28 Weeks type of stuff made popular by Hollywierd. This genre has been popular with many and caused them, in their fantasies, to begin ‘preparing for the zombies’ and these were the first kind of people to make headlines as ‘preppers’. Then add in a mix of neo-militia style, cross-breed them and you have the medias ideal ‘prepper’. Someone they can poke fun at, laugh about and sensationalize as being wierdoes, not worthy of emulating.
Then there are the ‘Red Dawn’/Jericho’ genre where the John Waynes/Swayze came and allowed the current paranoid world view to come forward.
Of course, honest preppers know it’s a combination of the above coupled with a crashing world economy wherein the Zombies are aided by the invading nations after all that America has to offer. (Tongue is poking hole thru the cheek there.)
Shy

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